Clinical trials: Sympathetic Disorder
Myocardial Infarction With Nonobstructive Coronary Arteries
The Prognostic Role of Indices of Sympathetic Nervous System Overdrive in MINOCA
Myocardial infarction with non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA) occurs in 1-13% of all patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI).
- Trial name
- PRISMA (NCT04681612)
- Testing
- MSNA, Heart Rate Variability, Blood Pressure Variability
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Hippocration General Hospital
Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease
Renal Sympathetic Denervation for Reduction of Pain and Improvement of Insulin Sensitivity in Adult Polycystic Kidney Disease
In patients with polycystic kidney disease, pain may be resistant to drug therapy and may reduce quality of life. This study investigate the effect of renal denervation on this pain.
- Trial name
- NCT02062671
- Testing
- renal denervation
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Type I
Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Neridronic Acid in CRPS-I
This clinical trial is being conducted to demonstrate the efficacy of neridronic acid in the treatment of pain associated with complex regional pain syndrome type I (CRPS-I).
- Trial name
- NCT02402530
- Testing
- Neridronic acid 62.5 mg
- Where
- 59 sites in United States, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 459 people
- Sponsor
- Grünenthal GmbH
Hypertension
The Effect of Renal Denervation on Biological Variables
Hypertension is a major and growing public health concern. Chronic elevation of sympathetic nervous system (SNS) activity has been identified as a major contributor to the complex pathophysiology of (essential) hypertension.
- Trial name
- NCT01427049
- Testing
- renal denervation
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht
Ventricular Tachycardia
REnal SympathetiC Denervation to sUpprEss Tachyarrhythmias in ICD Recipients
The objective of this trial is to determine the efficacy and safety of adjunctive catheter-based renal sympathetic denervation (RSDN) in the primary prevention of implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) therapy in patients…
- Trial name
- RESCUE (NCT01747837)
- Testing
- Boston Scientific Vessix Renal Denervation System
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Czechia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Vivek Reddy
Dysautonomia, Familial, Baroreflex Failure Syndrome
Carbidopa for the Treatment of Excessive Blood Pressure Variability
The overall study objectives are to determine whether carbidopa (Lodosyn®) is safe and well tolerated and to assess whether it can inhibit catecholamine-induced paroxysmal hypertension and normalize or reduce the exaggerated…
- Trial name
- CarbiFD (NCT02553265)
- Testing
- Carbidopa Low-Dose, Carbidopa High-Dose
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Arterial Hypertension, Hemodialysis
Mechanisms and Phenotypes of Hypertension in Patients in Chronic Hemodialysis
The goal of this study is to evaluate interdialytic blood pressure changes of the patients in chronic hemodialysis. The main question to be answered is: What is the relative importance of weight gain, the renin angiotensin…
- Trial name
- NCT06764277
- Testing
- There will be no intervention
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Bernardo Rodríguez Iturbe
Healthy, Obesity
Fat Tissue Microperfusion to Measure Leptin Secretion and Its Relations With Fat Breakdown in Humans
Leptin is a hormone that acts in the body as a chemical messenger. It is produced in fat cells and is believed to regulate body weight in humans. Leptin decreases appetite and influences the energy balance of the body.
- Trial name
- NCT00001722
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Hypertension
Safety and Efficacy Study of Renal Artery Ablation in Resistant Hypertension Patients
This is a prospective, multicenter, feasibility study on the safety and efficacy of renal denervation in patients with resistant hypertension.
- Trial name
- EnligHTN-I (NCT01438229)
- Testing
- St. Jude Medical renal artery ablation system: RF ablation generator (IBI 1500T11.5) and Renal artery ablation catheter (DS3D001, DS3D002)
- Where
- 4 sites in Australia, Greece
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Chronic Pain
VCOM Pain Free Research Collaborative
Studies estimate that 30% of people worldwide experience chronic pain. The mechanisms causing this pain can vary: a neuropathic offender, such as nerve compression; a structural offender, such as long-term effects of soft tissue…
- Trial name
- MERCI (NCT06533345)
- Testing
- Behavior Change Coaching, Nutrition, Autonomic Recalibration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Hypercapnia
End Tidal CO2 and Masks: Is There a Correlation?
In light of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, wearing a mask has become a universal standard as an attempt to reduce the spread of COVID-19. As of 2020, more than half of all U.S.
- Trial name
- NCT06437301
- Testing
- Baseline measure of ETCO2 without mask, Baseline ETCO2 with mask, ETCO2 after 200 meter walk with mask
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CHRISTUS Health
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy of Upper Limb, Stroke
Peripheral Magnetic Stimulation to Treat Patient With Post-stroke Shoulder-hand Syndrome
Shoulder-hand syndrome is a common complication following stroke, constituting of excessive pain, swelling, heat, limited range of motion, and trophic change of the affected limbs.
- Trial name
- NCT05112094
- Testing
- peripheral magnetic stimulation, physical therapy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Urinary Bladder, Overactive
Effects of TENS in Autonomous System in Women With Overactive Bladder
The International Continence Society (ICS) defines overactive bladder ( OAB) as a clinical syndrome characterized by urgency with or without urge incontinence , usually accompanied by frequency and nocturia , since in the absence…
- Trial name
- NCT02456441
- Testing
- Intervention group
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)
Effect of Rotigotine Patch Treatment on Cardiovascular Markers in Idiopathic Restless Legs Syndrome
Several studies report association between restless legs syndrome (RLS), HTA and cardiovascular diseases . The mechanisms involved in this relationship remained unknown, but several evidences favor the role of periodic limb…
- Trial name
- NCT01823770
- Testing
- Rotigotine
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Type 2 Diabetes
ATP Release and Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Patients With Type II Diabetes
Type II diabetes (T2D) is characterized by endothelial dysfunction, resulting in a poor tissue perfusion and function as well as an increased risk of cardiovascular events.
- Trial name
- NCT02001766
- Testing
- Exercise training
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Anders Rasmussen Rinnov
Hypertension,Essential
Brain BOLD fMRI in Hypertensive and Normotensive Participants
This study will explore the brainstem activity in response to stress in hypertensive patients and normotensive subjects. In addition, it will evaluate if the response in hypertensive patients can be modulated by blocking the…
- Trial name
- BRAIrdN (NCT03473275)
- Testing
- Cold Pressor test, PinPrick test
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Diabetic Autonomic Neuropathy
Bromocriptine-QR Therapy on Sympathetic Tone and Vascular Biology in Type 2 Diabetes Subjects
The main objective is to demonstrate the effects of early dopaminergic activation on the autonomic nervous system in subjects with newly diagnosed vs. established type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT02682901
- Testing
- Cycloset
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Eastern Virginia Medical School
PTSD
Efficacy of Cervical Sympathetic Blocks for PTSD
Millions of people suffer from anxiety disorders, including posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-a condition that can profoundly disrupt daily life.
- Trial name
- NCT07087015
- Testing
- Cervical sympathetic nerve block, Ropivacaine, Normal Saline
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
End-stage Renal Disease (ESRD), Kidney Disease
Sympathetic Activity in Patients With End-stage Renal Disease on Peritoneal Dialysis
Hypothesis: Patients starting peritoneal dialysis with a glucose-based regimen have high sympathetic activity in response to an increase in leptin and insulin.
- Trial name
- SAPD (NCT01228279)
- Testing
- DIANEAL, EXTRANEAL
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Muscle Dysfunction in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD): the Role of Sympathetic Activation
The objective of the project is to better understand the causes of exercise limitation, dyspnea and neurohumoral activation in patients with COPD.
- Trial name
- NCT01750489
- Testing
- non-invasive ventilation (NIV)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Goettingen