Clinical trials: Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Spinal Muscular Atrophy and Cardiac Autonomic Function
Respiratory dysfunction is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). Air stacking is a clearance airway technique frequently used but its effects on cardiac autonomic function in…
- Trial name
- NCT01522079
- Testing
- Air stacking manuever
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Universitário Augusto Motta
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
Hemodynamic Effects of Compression in POTS
When an individual with Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) stands up, their heart rate increases significantly (>30BPM) and they may experience symptoms such as lightheadedness, dizziness, shortness of breath, nausea and mental…
- Trial name
- NCT03484273
- Testing
- LifeWrap Compression Garment
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Breast Cancer, Cardiotoxicity
Exercise Prescription Guided by Heart Rate Variability in Breast Cancer Patients
Breast cancer is a chronic disease that has seen a boom in research into its treatments, improvements and effects in recent decades.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Cardiotoxicity, Autonomic Imbalance
- Trial name
- NCT05040867
- Testing
- Physical exercise program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- GO fit Lab- Ingesport
Vasovagal Syncope
Syncope Prediction Study
The purpose of this study is to perform a prospective evaluation of the vasovagal syncope prediction algorithm, called Tilt Test Analyzer, during head up tilt testing tests in one center in the United Kingdom.
- Trial name
- SPS (NCT02140567)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic BRC
Stroke
MTPr With Shockwave on Pain & Function of SHS in Stroke
Background: shoulder-hand syndrome is considered a significant reason for the reduction of upper limb functions after stroke. Purpose: To investigate the influence of Myofascial Trigger Points (MTrPs) release and shockwave…
- Trial name
- NCT04627636
- Testing
- Myofascial trigger points pressure (MTrP) release, Shockwave therapy application, conventional therapy
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- October 6 University
Spinal Cord Injuries
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Autonomic Recovery in Inpatient Rehabilitation After Acute SCI
This study is a randomized, single-blind, two-arm sham-controlled clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) over the lower thoracic and upper lumbar spinal cord segments…
- Trial name
- NCT06540859
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Hypertension
Effects of Inspiratory Muscle Training on Blood Pressure Levels in Hypertensive Individuals
This research aims to evaluate the effects of inspiratory muscle training (IMT) on blood pressure, in inspiratory muscle mechanoreflex, autonomic cardiovascular control in subjects with hypertension.
- Trial name
- NCT02275377
- Testing
- Inspiratory muscle training (IMT)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Intra-Sessional Autonomic Arc Detection in Ketamine-Assisted Therapy for PTSD: A Signal Characterisation Pilot Study
This study examines whether a continuous wearable biosensor and a proprietary signal detection algorithm (JungleCODE, Open Medicine Studio) can detect and characterise the autonomic nervous system arc - a trajectory from a state…
- Trial name
- OMS-KAT (NCT07614581)
- Testing
- Continuous wearable physiological monitoring (EmbracePlus, Empatica), Ketamine-assisted therapy (independently arranged), Structured pre- and post-session interviews
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Adriaan Dirk van der Wart
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea Diagnosis by Respiratory Polygraphy
Respiratory polygraphy (RP) can be used to detect obstructive sleep apnea syndrome in children (OSA) , but it underestimates the obstructive apnea-hypopnea index (OAHI) because hypopneas associated with cortical arousals are not…
- Trial name
- NCT06754800
- Testing
- Polysomnography in routine care
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I of the Upper Limb
Effects of Repetitive Electric Sensory Stimulation (RSS) as Intervention in Complex-regional-pain-syndrome Type I (CRPS)
The purpose of this study is to test a specific nerve stimulation protocol as therapeutic option in patients diagnosed with CRPS (complex regional pain syndrome) of the upper extremity.
- Trial name
- NCT01915329
- Testing
- RSS (repetitive sensory stimulation)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Ruhr University of Bochum
Stroke
Effects of Task-Based Mirror Therapy for Post-stroke Shoulder-Hand Syndrome
The study aims to determine the effects of task-based mirror therapy on edema, pain and upper limb motor function with shoulder-hand syndrome in post stroke patients.
- Trial name
- NCT07428811
- Testing
- Task based mirror therapy, Conventional exercises
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Complex Regional Pain Syndromes
Prognostic Factors for Complex Regional Pain Syndrome
The investigators would like to examine the role of some relevant biopsychosocial factors in the development of persistent CRPS.
- Trial name
- CRPSPrognosis (NCT05337501)
- Testing
- Collecting data
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Syncope, Vasovagal, Neurally-Mediated
Assessment of the Durability of Cardioneuroablation Using Physiological Indices of Heart Rate Reactivity
Cardioneuroablation is a novel treatment option for reflex-mediated syncope. It involves thermal destruction of neural tissue in the close proximity of heart using catheter introduced to the heart through vein in the groin.
- Trial name
- NCT06697145
- Testing
- Cardioneuroablation
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Wroclaw Medical University
Multiple System Atrophy, Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB)
Multi-Center Study of Natural History in Atypical Parkinsonian Syndromes (MAPS-NH)
This goal of this observational study is to clarify the variations in the natural course of atypical parkinsonian syndromes (APS, including MSA, DLB, PSP, and CBD), such as the progression rate of motor and non-motor symptoms and…
- Conditions
- Multiple System Atrophy, Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD)
- Trial name
- NCT07805967
- Testing
- We did not apply any interventions; only observational research was conducted.
- Where
- 20 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
Disorder of Consciousness
Hydrocephalus Treatment on Persistent Disorder of Consciousness
After acute brain injury or haemorrhagic stroke, hydrocephalus might participate to consciousness disorder. We plan to explore whether ventriculoperitoneal shunt insertion improves consciousness in patients with vegetative or…
- Trial name
- HYCO (NCT05219331)
- Testing
- Ventriculoperitoneal shunt
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Type2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases
Dapagliflozin and Measures of Cardiovascular Autonomic Function in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of dapagliflozin, a FDA approved diabetes medication, on measures of nervous system function of the heart in patients with type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT02973477
- Testing
- Dapagliflozin, Glimepiride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Healthy Volunteers
A Study to Determine the Relative Bioavailability of Capsule and Tablet Formulations of GDC-0941 and the Effect of Food and Proton Pump Inhibition on GDC-0941 Tablet Pharmacokinetics in Healthy Volunteers
This is a Phase I, randomized, two-part, single-center pharmacokinetics (PK) study to assess the relative bioavailability of capsule and tablet formulations of GDC-0941 in the fasted state (Part 1) and to determine the effect of…
- Trial name
- NCT00999128
- Testing
- GDC-0941, rabeprazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Genentech, Inc.
Parkinson Disease
Parkinson Disease Before and After Medication and Rehabilitation Treatment
In this three-year project, our research teams are going to consecutively explore these important clinical, drug and physical rehabilitation treatment effects, noradrenergic network, autonomic dysfunction and microRNA signalling…
- Trial name
- NCT02672943
- Testing
- Rehabilitation treatment, non-rehabilitation treatment
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Multiple System Atrophy, MSA - Multiple System Atrophy
Study to Evaluate Investigational Allogeneic Cell Therapy Product hOMSC300 for Treatment of Early to Moderate Stage Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)
Purpose of this phase 1 study is to assess the safety of intrathecal administration of allogeneic human oral mucosa stem cells (hOMSCs) in patients suffering from early to moderate stage Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)
- Trial name
- NCT05698017
- Testing
- hOMSC300
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Cytora Ltd.
Multiple Sclerosis
Exercise Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis
Exercise or active rehabilitation is a non-pharmacological approach increasingly used for people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), in support of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs), with the aim of improving the quality of life and…
- Trial name
- RehaMS (NCT04294979)
- Testing
- Physical Therapy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele Roma