Clinical trials: Disorders of the Autonomic Nervous System
Horner Syndrome
Exploration of Pupil Dilation in Horner's Patients Taking Flomax
This study is evaluating the pupil dilation of Horner's Patients who have ever taken an alpha blocker such as Tamsulosin. Patients will undergo eye dilation as would occur at a yearly eye examination, but their pupil dilation…
- Trial name
- NCT03615508
- Testing
- 10% phenylephrine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Hypertension
Impact of Citrulline and Arginine Supplementation on the Post-exercise Hypotension (PEH)
Post-exercise hypotension (PEH) is a established phenomenon as one of the non-pharmacological ways of reducing blood pressure, producing important impacts, particularly in hypertensive individuals.
- Trial name
- PEH (NCT03378596)
- Testing
- L-citrulline + L-arginine, L-arginine, L-citrulline
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Juliano Casonatto
Multisystemic Atrophy
Motor Activation in Multiple System Atrophy and Parkinson Disease: a Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Study
Background: Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) is an atypical parkinsonian syndrome including cerebellar impairment and poor response to dopatherapy.
- Trial name
- MSAJOY (NCT01044992)
- Testing
- H215O PET, Levodopa
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Orthostatic Hypotension, Ischemia
Evaluation of the ORTHO-LBNP System
The pilot study aims to evaluate a prototype system that enables military pilots to train under conditions of orthostatic hypotension and ischemic hypoxia.
- Conditions
- Orthostatic Hypotension, Ischemia, Hypoxia
- Trial name
- ORTHO-LBNP (NCT03354234)
- Testing
- Head up tilt (HUT), Lower body negative pressure (LBNP), Head down tilt (HDT)
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Military Institute of Aviation Medicine
Tay Sachs Disease, Canavan Disease
Efficacy Study of an Online Educational Module Before Carrier Genetic Screening in Persons of Ashkenazi Jewish Descent.
The investigators have developed a new website to educate persons of Ashkenazi Jewish ancestry about their increased risk for having children with certain genetic conditions, and the genetic testing the investigators offer.
- Conditions
- Tay Sachs Disease, Canavan Disease, Familial Dysautonomia
- Trial name
- NCT01999257
- Testing
- Online pre-test genetic education tool
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Neuropathic Pain, Depression
The Effect of Diet on Chronic Inflammation and Related Disorders Following Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord Injury (SCI) is a condition commonly associated with a state of chronic low-grade inflammation due to a variety of factors such heightened risk for infection and development of metabolic disorders.
- Conditions
- Neuropathic Pain, Depression, Cognitive Impairment, Somatic Neuropathy
- Trial name
- NCT02099890
- Testing
- Omega-3, Vegetation Protein Powder, InflanNox
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brock University
Orthostatic Hypotension, Syncope
The Effect of Water Carbonation on Orthostatic Tolerance
The primary purpose of this investigation is to determine whether water carbonation can improve orthostatic tolerance in healthy control volunteers.
- Conditions
- Orthostatic Hypotension, Syncope, Vasovagal Syncope
- Trial name
- NCT05621460
- Testing
- 500mL carbonated water, 500mL still water, 50mL still water
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Simon Fraser University
Orthostatic Hypotension, Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia and Orthostatic Hypotension
Elderly patients generally have a tendency for having sarcopenia which refers to muscle loss that may be related to many factors. These patients also have a tendency to falls and injuries.
- Trial name
- NCT03732716
- Testing
- blood pressure measurement
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital
Parkinson's Disease, Parkinsonian Disorders
Gait Analysis in Neurological Disease
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether speed-dependent measures of gait (so called gait signatures) can be identified in patients with neurological conditions that affect gait, particularly in subjects with…
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Parkinsonian Disorders, Atypical Parkinson Disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Trial name
- NCT02994719
- Testing
- Anti-Parkinson medication, Deep Brain Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Autonomic Nervous System Disorder
Is Acupoints Sensation Necessary for Acu-TENS to Elicit Physiological Changes in Healthy Subjects?
Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) practitioners believe that health can be maintained if the body has a balanced ying-yang or the qi flows in correct strength and quality along the meridians.Stimulation of the acupoints such as…
- Trial name
- Acu-TENS (NCT01804192)
- Testing
- Acu-TENS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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
Parkinson Disease, Multiple System Atrophy
Retinal Abnormalities as Biomarker of Disease Progression and Early Diagnosis of Parkinson Disease
To determine whether retinal abnormalities, as measured by high definition optical coherence tomography (HD-OCT) and visual electrophysiology techniques can be used as a clinical biomarker to monitor disease progression overtime…
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Multiple System Atrophy, REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, Pure Autonomic Failure
- Trial name
- NCT02640339
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Postexercise Hypotension
Continuous vs Aerobic Postexercise Hypotension
This study examines the effect of obesity and gender on postexercise hypotension with three different randomized exercise protocols or varying intensity.
- Trial name
- CAPER (NCT03313375)
- Testing
- Continuous Exercise, Aerobic Interval Exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Neurally Mediated Syncope
Italian Cardioneuroablation Study for Neurocardiogenic Syncope Patients
Multicenter Italian interventional "proof of efficacy" clinical trial that aims to evaluate the incidence of asystolic pauses and heart rate in patients with CNS who performed severe CNA identified through asystolic pauses…
- Trial name
- ItalianCNA (NCT05751330)
- Testing
- Transcatheter ablation of cardiac ganglionated plexi
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Policlinico Casilino ASL RMB
Parkinson Disease, Multiple System Atrophy
Augmenting Effects of L-DOPS With Carbidopa and Entacapone
An experimental drug called L-DOPS increases production in the body of a messenger chemical called norepinephrine. Cells in the brain that make norepinephrine are often gone in Parkinson disease.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Multiple System Atrophy, Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT00547911
- Testing
- Droxidopa, Carbidopa, Entacapone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Chronic Pain, Low Back Pain
High Frequency Stimulation Trials in Patients With Precision Spinal Cord Stimulator System
Study designed to compare the conventional stimulation programming versus the high frequency stimulation programming of the spinal cord stimulator for subjects who already have a spinal cord stimulator.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Low Back Pain, Radiculopathy, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Trial name
- HFSCS (NCT02265848)
- Testing
- High frequency stimulation, Low frequency stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Center for Clinical Research, Winston-Salem, NC
ME/CFS, Long COVID
Is Swimming a More Tolerable Form of Movement for Individuals With Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/ Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
Individuals with ME/CFS experience profound exercise intolerance and post-exertional malaise. This remote (app-based) pilot study explores whether light, fully self-paced, swimming may be a tolerable form of movement for people…
- Conditions
- ME/CFS, Long COVID, Post- COVID-19 Syndrome, POTS - Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
- Trial name
- ME/CFS (NCT07454395)
- Testing
- Swimming, Cycling
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Simon Fraser University
Diabetes Mellitus, Hypoglycemia
Mechanisms of Hypoglycemia Associated Autonomic Failure
Intensive glucose control in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is associated with clear health benefits. However, despite development of insulin analogs, pump/multi-dose treatment and continuous glucose monitoring, maintaining…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Hypoglycemia, Autonomic Failure
- Trial name
- NCT00678145
- Testing
- naloxone, fructose, exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome, Orthostatic Intolerance
Peripheral Dopamine in Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
The purpose of the proposed research is to determine how changes in kidney dopamine (DA) activity influence urinary sodium excretion.
- Trial name
- NCT00685919
- Testing
- Carbidopa
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Alpha-Synucleinopathy, Parkinson's Disease
Study to Evaluate a Potential PET Radioligand for Imaging Alpha-synuclein Deposits in the Brain
The overall goal of this protocol is to evaluate [18F]MNI-1216 (also known as [18F]ACI-12589) as an α-synuclein targeted radiopharmaceutical in 3 parts as follows: Part 1: first in human (FiH) imaging Optional Part 2: expansion…
- Conditions
- Alpha-Synucleinopathy, Parkinson's Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Multisystem Atrophy
- Trial name
- NCT06445465
- Testing
- [18F]MNI-1216
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Invicro