Clinical trials: Sympathetic Nervous System
Insulin Resistance, Healthy
Role of Sympathetic Vasoconstriction on Insulin-Mediated Microvascular Recruitment and Glucose Uptake in Obesity
The purpose of this study is to better understand the contribution of sympathetic vasoconstriction to impaired insulin-mediated vasodilation and subsequently insulin-mediated glucose uptake.
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Healthy, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03318094
- Testing
- Phentolamine, Saline, Sodium Nitroprusside
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Spinal Cord Injury
Improving 24-hour Blood Pressure Stability in Spinal Cord Injury With Low Oxygen Therapy
This study examines the effects of low oxygen therapy (LOT) on the stability of 24-hour blood pressure in persons with chronic cervical spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT06691165
- Testing
- Low oxygen therapy (LOT)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Glen Foster
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Type I
Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Lenalidomide in the Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type 1
The purpose of this multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Lenalidomide in adult subjects with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Type 1.
- Trial name
- CRPS-002 (NCT00109772)
- Testing
- lenalidomide
- Where
- 27 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- Celgene Corporation
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Investigation of the Efficacy of tDCS in the Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS) Type 1
The efficacy of the current standard non-pharmacological treatments for complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), a painful syndrome mostly occurring after musculoskeletal trauma, is suboptimal.
- Trial name
- NCT01960400
- Testing
- Graded motor imagery (GMI)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Pseudopheochromocytoma
Clinical Autonomic Disorders: A Training Protocol
Background: The autonomic nervous system helps control things that happen automatically in the body, like blood pressure, heart rate, and digestion. When it doesn t work properly, it s called dysautonomia.
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Pseudopheochromocytoma, Healthy Volunteers, Neurocardiogenic Syncope
- Trial name
- NCT02154009
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
PTSD, Trauma-related Mental Health Symptoms
Integrative Bilateral Cervical Sympathetic Blocks for Trauma-Related Symptoms in Special Operations Veterans: A Prospective Case Series
This study prospectively evaluates the effects of Integrative Bilateral Cervical Sympathetic Block (BCSB) on trauma-related symptoms in Special Operations Veterans, comparing outcomes in those receiving BCSB alone versus BCSB…
- Conditions
- PTSD, Trauma-related Mental Health Symptoms, Moral Injury, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07473505
- Testing
- stellate ganglion block with 0.5% ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Reset Medical and Wellness Center
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Type I
Pain Exposure Physical Therapy (PEPT) Versus CBO in Patients With Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I (CRPS-1)
The current Dutch CBO guideline treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I (CRPS-1) is very disappointing with chronification, disability and subsequent high medical costs and personal suffering.
- Trial name
- PEPTOC (NCT00817128)
- Testing
- PEPT, CBO standard
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Schizophrenia
Alleviating the Metabolic Side Effects of Antipsychotic Medications
The use of antipsychotic medications has increased over the past decade. While more recently developed medications are improved with regards to extrapyramidal side effects, the use of atypical antipsychotics has been associated…
- Trial name
- NCT01567124
- Testing
- Moxonidine
- Where
- 4 sites in Australia
- Sponsor
- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Spinal Cord Injury
Transcutaneous Spinal Electrical Stimulation to Improve Exercise Function After Spinal Cord Injury.
Our overall objective is to decrease the prevalence of multiple sedentary-related diseases that are secondary consequences of spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Injury
- Trial name
- NCT07692191
- Testing
- Transcutaneous spinal electrical stimulation (TSES)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Pain, Neuropathy;Peripheral
Morphological and Metabolic Changes of Dorsal Root Ganglion and Sympathetic Ganglion in Patients With Postherpetic Neuralgia on MRI
Object: Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is pain that persists for 1-3 months after herpes zoster onset. It is the most common complication of herpes zoster and occurs in 15-40% of patients with herpes zoster.
- Trial name
- NCT04880408
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Acute Ischemic Stroke, Pneumonia
Predictors of Early Chest Infection in Acute Ischemic Stroke
Pneumonia is a frequent complication of acute stroke and is associated with increased mortality and long-term impairment in the affected subjects.
- Trial name
- PRECAST (NCT00906542)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 530 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rostock
Stress, Sympathetic Nervous System
Glucose Levels as a Biomarker for Stress in Firefighters
Stress is known to cause physical structures in the brain to dysregulate, resulting in health problems like cancer, cardiac disease, metabolic disorders (obesity), and depression.
- Conditions
- Stress, Sympathetic Nervous System, Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal
- Trial name
- NCT06899373
- Testing
- Continuous glucometer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Renal Failure
Assessment of the Sympathetic Nervous System Blockade of the Upper Limb After a Brachial Plexus Block in Patients With End Stage Renal Failure
The purpose of this study is to investigate what effect a local anesthetic nerve block of the arm in patients with end stage renal failure has upon blood flow in the skin of the arm.
- Trial name
- NCT01135979
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Hyperhidrosis, Children, Adolescents
Thoracoscopic Sympathetic Chain Interruption for Palmar Hyperhidrosis in Patients Below 18
In this study, the investigators aim to present fifteen years' experience of thoracoscopic sympathetic chain interruption for primary palmar hyperhidrosis in children and adolescents; evaluation of 3 different techniques…
- Conditions
- Hyperhidrosis, Children, Adolescents, Thoracoscopic Sympathetic Chain Interruption, Sympathetic Disorder
- Trial name
- MISforPPH (NCT06113978)
- Testing
- Thoracoscopic sympathectomy, Thoracoscopic sympathotomy, Thoracoscopic sympathetic chain clipping
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- dr. Muhammad Abdelhafez Mahmoud, MD
Prediabetes, Obese
Inflammation Inhibition in Prediabetic Humans
Prediabetes, characterized by elevated fasting blood sugar or exaggerated blood sugar response to sugar ingestion, effects over 79 million adult Americans and is a precursor to the development of Type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- INCITE (NCT01977417)
- Testing
- Salsalate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gary L. Pierce
Syncope
Evaluation of Chronic Orthostatic Intolerance
This study will conduct tests with patients with primary chronic orthostatic intolerance (COI) to learn more about this disorder of the autonomic nervous system.
- Trial name
- NCT00069693
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Pain, Postoperative
Heart Rate Variability and Postoperative Pain
Postoperative pain stimulates the autonomic nervous system, induces the production of pro-inflammatory substances, reduces patient mobility and impairs vital functions.
- Trial name
- ECG-Spectral (NCT00438035)
- Testing
- ECG spectral
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Traumatic Brain Injury, Dysautonomia
Dysautonomia and Systemic Interactions in Traumatic Brain Injury
Following brain injury, complex interactions between the nervous system and other organs are frequently encountered. Systemic effects may be induced by dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and the autonomic…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Dysautonomia, Sympathetic; Imbalance, Inflammation, Brain
- Trial name
- DYSI-TBI (NCT05515640)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Healthy
Brain Receptors in Sympathetic Nervous System Regulation
The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of brain receptors called alpha2-adrenoreceptors in regulating the sympathetic nervous system, which maintains the supply of blood and fuel to the body's organs in times of…
- Trial name
- NCT00029627
- Testing
- Yohimbine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Traumatic Brain Injury
Role of Combined Therapy of Propranolol and Gabapentin in Paroxysmal Sympathetic Hyperactivity in Traumatic Brain Injury
Paroxysmal sympathetic hyperactivity (PSH) is a syndrome that comprises a series of signs and symptoms reflecting exacerbated sympathetic activity, including arterial hypertension, fever, tachycardia, generalized perspiration…
- Trial name
- NCT05427474
- Testing
- Propranolol , gabapentin
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Zagazig University