Clinical trials: Autonomic Dysfunction, open to volunteers
Spinal Cord Injuries, Nerve Injury
Closed-Loop Deep Brain Stimulation for Refractory Chronic Pain
Chronic pain affects 1 in 4 US adults, and many cases are resistant to almost any treatment. Deep brain stimulation (DBS) holds promise as a new option for patients suffering from treatment-resistant chronic pain, but traditional…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Nerve Injury, Pain, Postoperative, Post Herpetic Neuralgia
- Trial name
- NCT04144972
- Testing
- Medtronic Summit RC+S or Percept RC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Epilepsy, Functional Neurological Disorder
EXercise-induced PhysioLogical Adaptations In Neurological Disorders
The goal of this study is to investigate how a one-time exercise session influences different parameters of brain function in people with neurological diseases compared to healthy volunteers.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Functional Neurological Disorder, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
- Trial name
- EXPLAIN (NCT07883720)
- Testing
- Acute Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
A Study of Pyridostigmine in Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
This is a 3-day study comparing pyridostigmine versus placebo in the treatment of postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS). The researchers expect pyridostigmine to improve tachycardia and stabilize blood pressure.
- Trial name
- NCT00409435
- Testing
- pyridostigmine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Beta-3 Enhanced Autonomic Therapy for POTS
The study will test the hypothesis that mirabegron is more effective than a placebo in alleviating postural orthostatic tachycardia (POTS) symptoms.
- Trial name
- BEAT-POTS (NCT07585513)
- Testing
- Mirabegron
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Cardiovascular Diseases
NightWare and Cardiovascular Health in Veterans With PTSD
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the effectiveness of a prescription wrist-wearable device called NightWare (NW) on improving sleep in Veterans with nightmares related to posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Conditions
- Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Cardiovascular Diseases, Autonomic Dysfunction, Vascular Stiffness
- Trial name
- NCT06419959
- Testing
- NightWare
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Childhood Obesity, Morbid Obesity
Whole Transcriptome Profiling and Metabolic Phenotyping in Children With ROHHAD Syndrome
Rapid onset Obesity, Hypoventilation, Hypothalamic dysfunction and Autonomic Dysregulation (ROHHAD) is a syndrome named in 2007. The hallmark of the syndrome is the rapid onset obesity and dysregulation of central ventilation.
- Trial name
- NCT02602769
- Testing
- Transcriptome profiling
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Alzheimer Dementia (AD), ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Ultra-High Resolution PET in Aging, Neurodegeneration and Psychotic Disorders
The goal of this study is to use ultra-high-resolution (UHR) PET imaging to better understand how the brain and spinal cord change in healthy aging and in neurological and psychiatric disorders such as Alzheimer's disease (AD)…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Dementia (AD), ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Parkinson s Disease, REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (iRBD)
- Trial name
- NCT07509125
- Testing
- UHR PET/CT scan of the brain with ¹⁸F-FDG, UHR PET/CT scan of the brain with ¹⁸F-PE2I, UHR PET/CT scan of the brain with ¹⁸F-SynVesT-1
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Multiple System Atrophy
A Phase 2a Study of Foralumab Nasal in Patients With Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)
A Phase 2a Study of Foralumab Nasal in Patients with Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)
- Trial name
- NCT06868628
- Testing
- Foralumab Nasal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Tiziana Life Sciences LTD
Dysautonomia of Adolescence
Effect of Ivabradine on Adolescent Dysautonomia
Dysautonomia of Adolescence (dysautonomia) is an umbrella term used to describe symptoms experienced by adolescents and young adults related to dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system.
- Trial name
- ADAPT (NCT07881302)
- Testing
- Ivabradine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Kathryn Armstrong
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome, Orthostatic Intolerance
Hypercapnia and Orthostatic Tolerance in Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
The mechanism behind postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) involves many causes including a sympathetic nervous system problem.
- Trial name
- NCT04271878
- Testing
- RespirAct™ system (Thornhill Research Inc., Toronto, Canada)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
Low-Dose Naltrexone for the Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
The investigators are testing treatment with low-dose naltrexone (LDN) for symptom relief of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).
- Trial name
- LDN-CRPS (NCT02502162)
- Testing
- LDN
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Spinal Cord Injury, Orthostatic Hypertension
Non-invasive Spinal Cord Stimulation and Blood Pressure Regulation After Spinal Cord Injury
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if non-invasive spinal cord stimulation intervention improves blood pressure regulation in individuals with chronic spinal cord injury.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Orthostatic Hypertension, Autonomic Dysreflexia
- Trial name
- NCT07504055
- Testing
- Spinal Cord Transcutaneous Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) Type I
Ultrasound and Somatosensory Median Nerve Evaluation in CRPS I
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a disorder falling within the sphere of neuropathic pain, characterised by a plethora of symptoms.
- Trial name
- MEDICUS (NCT06978608)
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes), CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) Type I
Perineural Incobotulinumtoxin-A for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome - An Open-label Feasibility Study
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) is a chronic pain condition characterized by severe regional pain, sensory disturbances, and functional impairment.
- Conditions
- CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndromes), CRPS (Complex Regional Pain Syndrome) Type I, CRPS Type II
- Trial name
- PINCom (NCT07473635)
- Testing
- Perineural Incobotulinumtoxin-A 200 U
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Bo Biering-Soerensen
Autonomic Dysfunction, Orthostatic Intolerance
Continuous and Non-invasive Measurements by Task Force® CORE/CARDIO in Autonomic Function Testing (AFT)
Background: The investigational device, "Task Force® CORE" (TFC, CNSystems Medizintechnik GmbH, Graz, Austria) together with the "Task Force® CARDIO" (TFCARDIO, CNSystems Medizintechnik GmbH, Graz, Austria) medical device…
- Trial name
- NCT05977335
- Testing
- Autonomic Function Testing
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- CNSystems Medizintechnik GmbH
Orthostatic Hypotension, Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension
Hypercapnia in Orthostatic Hypotension
The Autonomic (or "automatic") Nervous System (ANS) regulates internal processes, including control of heart rate and blood pressure (BP).
- Trial name
- NCT05295810
- Testing
- Sequential Gas Delivery
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Parkinson's Disease (PD), Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)
[18F]ACI-15916 PET in α-synucleinopathies
The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether we can reliably and safely measure the accumulation of pathological protein α-synuclein [involved in some diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Lewy body dementia and Multiple…
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease (PD), Multiple System Atrophy (MSA), Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB)
- Trial name
- NCT06891703
- Testing
- [18F]ACI-15916
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AC Immune SA
Parkinsons Disease
First-in-Human Study of ALN-SNCA in Adult Participants With Early Parkinson's Disease (PD)
This study is researching an experimental drug called ALN-SNCA (called "study drug"). The study is focused on people with early Parkinson's disease, a disorder of the nervous system that affects movement.
- Trial name
- NCT07216066
- Testing
- ALN-SNCA
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Neuromuscular Diseases (NMD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Effects of Whole-body Electrical Muscle Stimulation Exercise on Adults With Neuromuscular Disease
This single-arm pilot study evaluates the effects of whole-body electrical muscle stimulation (WB-EMS) exercise on neuromuscular and physical function in adults with neuromuscular disease (NMD).
- Conditions
- Neuromuscular Diseases (NMD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis, Lambert-eaton Myasthenic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT07478172
- Testing
- Whole-body Electrical Muscle Stimulation Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Multiple System Atrophy, Parkinson Variant
A Trial of ONO-2808 in Participants With the Parkinsonian Subtype of Multiple System Atrophy (MSA-P)
The main goal of this clinical trial is to learn if ONO-2808 works to treat adults with the Parkinsonian subtype of Multiple System Atrophy (MSA-P).
- Trial name
- NCT07825402
- Testing
- ONO-2808
- Volunteers
- 486 people
- Sponsor
- Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.