Clinical trials: Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction
POTS - Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
RESET-POTS: Multimodal Phenotyping and Stellate Ganglion Block in Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
RESET-POTS is a pilot study for adults with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), a condition that can cause a rapid increase in heart rate, dizziness, weakness, fatigue and other symptoms when standing.
- Trial name
- RESET-POTS (NCT07837804)
- Testing
- Bilateral Sequential Stellate Ganglion Block
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Autonomic Dysfunction in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and SUDEP
The study aimed at detection of autonomic dysfunction among cases with temporal lobe epilepsy; using different electrophysiological techniques.
- Trial name
- NCT06269822
- Testing
- Sympathetic skin response, heart rate variability test, quantitative EEG
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Cardiovascular Diseases
NightWare and Cardiovascular Health in Women With PTSD
The purpose of this study is to determine whether NightWare therapeutic intervention improves biomarkers of vascular and renal function in premenopausal women with PTSD-related nightmares, and examine whether these improvements…
- Conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Cardiovascular Diseases, Autonomic Dysfunction, Vascular Stiffness
- Trial name
- NCT07021014
- Testing
- NightWare
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs), Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
Autonomic Reactivity and Personalized Neurostimulation
Disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) affect up to 25% of U.S. children. Patients often suffer from disabling, multisystem comorbidities that suggest a common root (sleep disturbances, fatigue, anxiety, etc).
- Conditions
- Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs), Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome, Functional Dyspepsia, Dysautonomia
- Trial name
- NCT06863207
- Testing
- Percutaneous electrical nerve field stimulation, Hypnotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Chronic Pain, Low Back Pain
Research Protocol for Karuna Labs Inc.: Safety and Efficacy of Virtual Reality Graded Motor Imagery for Chronic Pain
The purpose of this study is to investigate, in two phases: (1) the feasibility and safety of Virtual Embodiment Therapy in treating chronic pain of lower back and upper limbs and (2) the efficacy of Virtual Embodiment Therapy on…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Low Back Pain, Fibromyalgia, Upper Extremity Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT04060875
- Testing
- Karuna Labs Virtual Reality Software
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karuna Labs Inc.
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
Type 1 Diabetes
Mechanisms of Hypoglycemia Associated Autonomic Dysfunction, Q4-Atomoxetine
This study is aimed at determining if the drug Atomoxetine (Strattera-used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder(ADHD) has effects on the body's ability to defend itself against low blood sugar.
- Trial name
- NCT00780650
- Testing
- Atomoxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Chronic Kidney Disease
Depressed Cardiac Autonomic Modulation in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Diagnosed by Spectral Analysis
Background/Aims: To evaluate the sympathovagal balance in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) on conservative treatment. Methods: In a cross-sectional study, patients with CKD stages 3, 4 and 5 not yet on dialysis (CKD…
- Trial name
- HRV (NCT01376635)
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Core Educational Research and Treatment in Nephrology
Fibromyalgia
Peripheral Arterial Tonometry (PAT) Evaluation of Sleep in Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is characterized by the presence of widespread pain, chronic fatigue and typical sleep disturbances.
- Trial name
- NCT01151163
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy Type 2, Perioperative Complication
Effect of Diabetes Mellitus on Cardiac Autonomic Function in Surgical Patients Undergoing General Anesthesia
Because autonomic neuropathy affects the constriction of thermoregulatory blood vessels, it is more difficult for diabetic patients to maintain their own body temperature in cold environments than normal people, and therefore it…
- Conditions
- Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy Type 2, Perioperative Complication, Temperature Change, Body
- Trial name
- NCT06432270
- Volunteers
- 388 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhujiang Hospital
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis
The Norwegian Study of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome in Adolescents: Pathophysiology and Intervention Trial
The purpose of this study IS to explore the underlying pathophysiology of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) in adolescents, particularly focusing on genetics, infections/immunology, endocrinology, autonomic control and cognitions to…
- Trial name
- NorCAPITAL (NCT01040429)
- Testing
- Clonidine, Lactose capsula
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Hypoglycemia
Differing Levels of Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia can produce a spectrum of pro-inflammatory and pro-atherothrombotic changes. To date no studies appear to have investigated the effects of differing levels of hypoglycemia on the vasculature and pro-atherothrombotic…
- Trial name
- NCT02445781
- Testing
- Glucose clamp
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Syncope, Blood Injury Phobia
fMRI in Blood Phobia Syncope
We plan to study patient who faint in response to the sight of blood and compare them to healthy subjects who do not. We are going to use a special type of MRI scan (functional MRI) to determine if there are differences in brain…
- Conditions
- Syncope, Blood Injury Phobia, Autonomic Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT00715065
- Testing
- fMRI Scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Exposure to Pollution, Heart Failure
Effects of Air Pollution Exposure Reduction by Filter Mask on Heart Failure
Exposure to air pollution is associated with increase in cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Controlled human exposure studies have demonstrated impaired vascular function and heart rate variability on healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT01960920
- Testing
- Filtered diesel exhaust, Unfiltered diesel exhaust, Clean air
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- InCor Heart Institute
Fibromyalgia, Autonomic Dysfunction
Association Between Autonomic Dysfunction and Choroidal Vascularity Index in Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is frequently accompanied by autonomic nervous system dysfunction, often characterized by sympathetic predominance.
- Trial name
- NCT07345546
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dr. Cemil Tascıoglu Education and Research Hospital Organization
Autonomic Dysfunction, Chronic Renal Failure
Autonomic Dysfunction and Inflammation in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients
This study investigates the relationship between autonomic dysfunction and chronic inflammation in hemodialysis patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00878033
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
Brain Blood Flow, Neurovascular Control
Cardiovascular and Neurovascular Regulation in GWI
Brain blood flow regulation and autonomic dysfunction will be measured in Veterans with and without Gulf War Illness who served in the Gulf War between 1990 and 1992.
- Trial name
- NCT04586049
- Testing
- MRI, Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound, Sympathetic Nerve Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Autonomic Dysfunction
Low-intensity Focused Ultrasound and Autonomic Response
Studying the effects of Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound (LIFU) to the dorsal posterior insula (dPI) and dorsal anterior cingulate cortex (dACC) on autonomic control using a test to probe the autonomic system.
- Trial name
- NCT05834829
- Testing
- Low-intensity focused ultrasound neuromodulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Spinal Cord Injuries, Cardiovascular Diseases
The Swedish Spinal Cord Injury Study on Cardiopulmonary and Autonomic Impairment
The main aim of this study is to gain an in-depth knowledge of cardiopulmonary and autonomic health consequences, and related risk factors among people with long-term high-level spinal cord injury.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Cardiovascular Diseases, Pulmonary Disease, Autonomic Dysfunction
- Trial name
- SPICA (NCT03515122)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Parkinson Disease, Prodromal Stage
Slowing Cognitive Decline in Alpha-synucleinopathies by Enhancing Physical Activity
α-Synucleinopathies, including Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies, are the second most common neurodegenerative diseases.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Prodromal Stage, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Basal Ganglia Diseases
- Trial name
- ALPHA-FIT (NCT07324330)
- Testing
- Increase of physical activity volume and intensity with the use of a motivational smartphone application
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bonn