Clinical trials: Postural Assessment
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, Orthostatic Intolerance
Hemodynamic Response of Neuropathic And Non-Neuropathic POTS Patients To Adrenoreceptor Agonist And Antagonist
The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that patients with non-neuropathic POTS will have different responsiveness than patients with neuropathic POTS to direct alpha-1 adrenoreceptor agonist therapy (droxidopa) and…
- Trial name
- NCT03070730
- Testing
- Droxidopa, Atenolol
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Stroke, Balance; Distorted
Explorations of the Benefits of the ZeroG TRiP System to Improve Balance in Patients Following Stroke
Strokes are neurological events that can lead to devastating physical and cognitive deficits, such as the inability to ambulate, impaired balance regulation, and loss of coordination.
- Trial name
- NCT04919161
- Testing
- Body weight support system control group, Body weight support system with balance perturbations
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gaylord Hospital, Inc
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Efficacy and Safety Study of Efgartigimod in Adults With Post-COVID-19 POTS
The study aims to investigate the safety, tolerability, efficacy, pharmacodynamics (PD), pharmacokinetics (PK), and immunogenicity of efgartigimod compared to placebo in participants with post-COVID-19 postural orthostatic…
- Trial name
- POTS (NCT05633407)
- Testing
- Efgartigimod
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- argenx
Orthostatic Hypotension, Idiopathic Parkinson Disease
Lundbeck TOMs Orthostatic Hypotension
Orthostatic hypotension (OH), which consists in a significant reduction in blood pressure levels upon standing from a seated position, may affect approximately one in three patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).
- Trial name
- NCT04510922
- Testing
- Droxidopa 100 MG [Northera]
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Alberto Espay, MD, MSc
Down Syndrome, Postural Balance
Balance Bike Training in Down Syndrome
Background: Children with Down syndrome (DS) present with hypotonia, impaired balance and poor gross motor proficiency which lead to difficulty learning new motor skills, decreased engagement in physical activity, and limited…
- Trial name
- NCT03677245
- Testing
- Strider Balance Bike
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Postural Kyphosis, Thoracic Region
Physical Therapy Treatment Once a Month Versus Once a Week for Posture Improvement in Children and Adolescents
This study is design in a clinical setting for testing whether physical therapy treatment that includes postural awareness exercises for strength flexibility and endurance is improving low back pain and postural behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT03046472
- Testing
- Physical Therapy treatment for Postural Behavior
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assuta Hospital Systems
Stroke
Motor Control Physical Therapist Support Stroke
The purpose of this study is to systematically determine the effect of unnecessary physical therapist assistance in individuals after stroke during the practice of an upper limb task on an individual's task performance and their…
- Trial name
- NCT04856527
- Testing
- Physical therapist support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Post-COVID Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Open Label Extension of Efgartigimod in Adults With Post-COVID-19 POTS
The OLE study aims to investigate the safety, efficacy, pharmacodynamics (PD), pharmacokinetics (PK), and immunogenicity of efgartigimod in participants with post-COVID-19 postural orthostatic.
- Trial name
- POTS (NCT05918978)
- Testing
- Efgartigimod
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- argenx
Stroke, Stroke, Acute
A Multisite Exploration of Balance Perturbations With and Without Body Weight Support
ZeroG is an FDA-listed robotic body weight support system (BWSS). Mounted on an overhead track, patients are fitted in a harness system tethered to said track, and are able to practice gait and balance activities without the risk…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Stroke, Acute, Balance; Distorted, Balance; Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT05110300
- Testing
- Body weight support system control group, Body weight support system with balance perturbations
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Gaylord Hospital, Inc
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Effect of Dietary Sodium Intake on Vascular Endothelium
The investigators will test the hypothesis that markers of vascular endothelial dysfunction will be exaggerated acutely with an extreme high sodium diet compared to an extreme low-sodium diet.
- Trial name
- NCT01550315
- Testing
- Pulsitile Arterial Tonometry (PAT) Protocol, Calf Blood Flow in Reactive Hyperemia (CBF-RH), Evaluation of Forearm-Mediated Dilation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Parkinson Disease
Parkinson's Disease: Enhancing Physical Therapy With Brain Stimulation for Treating Postural Instability.
This trial aims to understand the mechanism and to test whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) combined with transcranial ultrasound (TUS) (tDCS+TUS) combined with physical therapy (PT) will induce significant…
- Trial name
- NCT03981055
- Testing
- Active Comparator: Active tDCS and Active TUS, Physical Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Standing Cognition and Co-morbidities of POTS Evaluation
The purpose of this study is to evaluate cognition in patients with postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) while lying down and standing and to assess the prevalence of hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome in POTS.
- Trial name
- SCOPE (NCT03602482)
- Testing
- Standing, Supine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 139 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center