Clinical trials: Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Phenotyping of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
This is an observational study to deeply phenotype the disorder of POTS using multiple testing modalities.
- Trial name
- NCT06292104
- Testing
- multimodal diagnostic testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I
Longitudinal Follow-up Study About Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Patients
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a post-traumatic chronic pain condition characterized by pain and other symptoms typically affecting a distal limb.
- Trial name
- NCT04703647
- Testing
- Administration of questionnaires for prospective group, Blood samples for prospective group, Blood samples for control group
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinique Romande de Readaptation
Spinal Cord Injury
Testosterone and Neural Function in Men With Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury (SCI) disrupts the nerves controlling movement, along with those that regulate functions like heart rate and blood pressure (known as the autonomic nervous system, or ANS).
- Trial name
- NCT06130449
- Testing
- Natesto testosterone intranasal gel, Ayr Saline Nasal Gel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Pain
Pilot Study of the Effect of Transcutaneous Stimulation of the Vagus Nerve on Pain Perception and Parameters of the Autonomic Nervous System
The increased incidence of pain syndromes requires the investigation of pathophysiological coherences as well as searching for new therapies.
- Trial name
- NCT01174498
- Testing
- Cerbomed t-VNS® transcutaneous stimulation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- cerbomed GmbH
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
The Effect of Physical Activity Autonomic Response of Autism Spectrum
This study will investigate the effect of physical activity on autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in individuals with ASD of different age groups through measuring the hemodynamic, heart activity and respiratory system parameters.
- Trial name
- NCT05725733
- Testing
- Physical Therapy
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Jazan
Autonomic Dysfunction
Cardiac Autonomic Modulation in Older Hypertensive Individuals Submitted to Different Types of Physical Training
Sixty-one sedentary older hypertensive individuals were randomized to four groups: continuous aerobic training (CA), interval aerobic training (IA), resistance training (R), and control (C) group.
- Trial name
- NCT05135247
- Testing
- Exercise
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Hypoglycemia, Cerebral Blood Flow
External Carotid Blood Flow in Individuals With Post-Bariatric Hypoglycemia
This is a pilot study (small-scale study) that aims to understand more about how blood flow changes in people who have low blood sugar after bariatric surgery (post-bariatric hypoglycemia) compared to those who have had surgery…
- Trial name
- NCT07082478
- Testing
- in-ear device measuring blood flow
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Joslin Diabetes Center
Orthostatic Hypotension, Spinal Cord Injury
Safety and Efficacy of L-NAME and Midodrine to Increase MAP
After a spinal cord injury the brain is no longer completely in control of the body below the level of injury. This affects many organs and systems in the body, we are interested in understanding how a spinal cord injury affects…
- Trial name
- NCT00835224
- Testing
- L-NAME, Midodrine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
PET Scan in Patients With Neurocardiologic Disorders
This study is designed to use PET scans in order to measure activity of the sympathetic nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system is the portion of the nervous system that maintains a normal supply of blood and fuel to…
- Trial name
- NCT00001418
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 335 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Elevated Blood Pressure, Hypertension
The Effects of Pumpkin Seed Oil Supplementation on Cardiovascular Function in Postmenopausal Women.
Postmenopausal women have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) disease than age-match men. Growing evidence from rat studies have demonstrated CV-protective effects of pumpkin seed oil (PSO).
- Trial name
- NCT03716960
- Testing
- Pumpkin Seed Oil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marymount University
Atopic Dermatitis
Comprehensive Investigation of Heart Rate Variability as a Measure of the Autonomic Nervous System in Atopic Dermatitis
The purpose of this research is to study heart rate patterns in people with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis and how itching affects those patterns.
- Trial name
- NCT00691366
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University
Hypertension, Autonomic Dysfunction
Autonomic Regulation of Blood Pressure and Heart Rate During Orthostasis and Exercise in Healthy and Hypertensive Individuals
The goal of this observational study is to assess arterial stiffness and autonomic regulation of blood pressure and heart rate in healthy adults and people with arterial hypertension during orthostatic stress and graded physical…
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Autonomic Dysfunction, Orthostatic Hypotension
- Trial name
- NCT07482462
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
PSP, PSP - Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
The CurePSP Genetics Program
This study is an observational, prospective genetic study. It aims to obtain DNA for research and testing from patients with PSP, CBS, MSA, and related neurological conditions and their families.
- Conditions
- PSP, PSP - Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Syndrome, Corticobasal Syndrome(CBS)
- Trial name
- NCT06647641
- Testing
- Whole genome sequencing will be performed at the NIH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Long Covid19, Autonomic Dysfunction
Autonomic Nervous System Affection Due to Post Covid Syndrome
Post-Covid syndrome is defined as symptoms that develop in addition to respiratory symptoms in individuals who have had Covid-19 infection for more than 12 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT05502094
- Testing
- Heart Rate Variability Measurement
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University
Iron-deficiency, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Iron Sucrose in Patients With Iron Deficiency and POTS
This study aims to investigate whether the treatment of non-anemic iron deficiency with intravenous iron sucrose will result in decreased symptom reporting and improved cardiovascular indices in patients with Postural Orthostatic…
- Trial name
- NCT04855266
- Testing
- Sucrose, Tilt Table Test
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Orthostatic Hypotension, Dysautonomic
Cardiovascular Function and Response to Stimulation Within the First Year After Spinal Cord Injury
The study aims to explore how cardiovascular function changes in the first year after a spinal cord injury, and to see how different treatments, like spinal stimulation through the skin (transcutaneous spinal stimulation), affect…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Orthostatic Hypotension, Dysautonomic, Cardiovascular, Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation
- Trial name
- NCT06841198
- Testing
- spinal cord transcutaneous stimulation, Ice testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
Breast Cancer
Validation of Molecular Diagnostic Assays to Detect Cancer Biomarkers in Blood & Primary Tumor in ER+/HER2- MBC
Conventional biopsy and surgical tumor resection are invasive procedures that capture only one instance of the progression of the tumor. However, the genome of tumor is not static, but it is constantly altered during treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT04480814
- Testing
- PIK3CA kit
- Where
- 4 sites in Greece
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pharmassist Ltd
Colitis, Ulcerative, Sleep Quality
Clinical Characteristics of Sleep Disorders in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis
Ulcerative colitis(UC) is one of the two main forms of inflammatory bowel disease(IBD), which seriously affects the quality of life of patients.
- Conditions
- Colitis, Ulcerative, Sleep Quality, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Autonomic Nervous System Imbalance
- Trial name
- NCT06359808
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xijing Hospital
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, Hypocapnia
Chemoreflex and Baroreflex Alterations Causing Postural Tachycardia Syndrome With Orthostatic Hyperpnea and Hypocapnia
Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is the most common chronic cause of postural lightheadedness, and upright confusion afflicting many Americans, mostly young women.
- Conditions
- Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, Hypocapnia, Hyperventilation
- Trial name
- NCT05923840
- Testing
- Chemoreflex Testing, Baroreflex testing, Orthostatic stress testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York Medical College
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
Local Vasoconstriction in Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
The investigators study will determine how often blood flow regulation abnormalities and abnormalities of sympathetic regulation produced by nitric oxide, angiotensin-II, and oxidative stress occur in POTS and the mechanism(s) of…
- Trial name
- NCT01210430
- Testing
- Losartan, Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Normal Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York Medical College