Clinical trials: Sympathetic Nervous System Diseases
Sympathetic Nervous System Diseases, Sympathetic Nervous Structure Injury
Hydroxyephedrine PET/CT in Sympathetic Nervous System Disease
To evaluate the potential usefulness of 11C/18F-HED positron emission tomography/ computed tomography (PET/CT) for the diagnosis of primary and metastatic lesions in various Tau-related disease patients.
- Conditions
- Sympathetic Nervous System Diseases, Sympathetic Nervous Structure Injury, Sympathetic Nerve Injury
- Trial name
- NCT06951984
- Testing
- 11C/18F-HED
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tianjin Medical University
Central Sympathetic Nervous System Diseases
Role of Sympathetic Activation in Ischemia Reperfusion Injury
This study is designed to assess the effect of forearm ischemia-reperfusion injury on sympathetic nerve activity. To determine whether reduced sympathetic responsiveness is a contributor to the protective effects of remote…
- Trial name
- NCT04479813
- Testing
- Moxonidine 0.2 MG
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Royal Perth Hospital
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, Stress, Psychological
Effectiveness of Prazosin on the Urinary Sodium Excretion Response to Mental Stress
High blood pressure, or hypertension, is a serious problem in the African-American (AA) population which affects nearly 7 of every 10 AAs in our area.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Stress, Psychological, Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- NCT02431936
- Testing
- Prazosin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Augusta University
Heart Failure, Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Molecular Pathways of Cardiac Remodellation in Patients With Acute and Chronic Left Ventricular Disfunction
Chronic heart failure represents an extremely complex clinical syndrome, defined as the inability of the heart muscle to generate a volume adequate to the metabolic needs of peripheral tissues, or to do so only in the face of…
- Trial name
- HFrEF (NCT05745571)
- Testing
- Blood sample
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Pain, Trigeminal Neuralgia
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Effects on Pain Perception
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation on pain perception.
- Conditions
- Pain, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Neuropathic Pain
- Trial name
- NCT00349050
- Testing
- laboratory pain assessment, transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Dysautonomia, ACCUVEIN
Screening for Alterations in the Autonomic Nervous System
Dysautonomia is an alteration of the autonomic nervous system that manifests itself in different forms, some of which are very disabling. Dysautonomia accompanies many pathologies.
- Conditions
- Dysautonomia, ACCUVEIN, Superficial Veins, Sympathetic Nervous System
- Trial name
- SYMPA-VEIN (NCT07029191)
- Testing
- Progressive standing test
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Cardiovascular Consequences of Intermittent Hypoxia in Healthy Subjects
The study is a prospective field evaluation to assess the effects of the chronic Intermittent Hypoxia exposure in 12 healthy humans.
- Trial name
- NCT00746928
- Testing
- Chronic Intermittent Hypoxia
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Down Syndrome, Autonomic Dysfunction
Exploring Sympathetic Nervous System Function in Individuals With Down Syndrome
Down syndrome (DS), the most common genetic cause of intellectual disability, is associated with widespread organ dysfunction, including abnormalities in the autonomic nervous system (ANS).
- Trial name
- DIVE (NCT07238465)
- Testing
- Cold Stress, Maximal Dynamic Exercise, Isometric Handgrip Exercise with Post-Exercise Muscle Ischemia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Spinal Cord Injury
Impact of Age on Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular and Cognitive Health in Spinal Cord Injury
As the spinal cord injured population ages, these individuals are being exposed to an increased prevalence of age-associated diseases, which coupled with the secondary complications of the injury may contribute to the reduced…
- Trial name
- NCT01984476
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Parkinson Disease, Neuroendocrine Tumors
124I-MIBG Tracer Evaluation of Myocardial Sympathetic Denervation and Assessment of Neuroendocrine Tumors.
The Feasibility of Novel 124I-MIBG Tracer in Evaluation of Myocardial Sympathetic Denervation and Assessment of Neuroendocrine tumors. Comparison with 123I-MIBG.
- Trial name
- NCT01931488
- Testing
- MIBG label with I123 or I124, SPECT imaging
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Blood Pressure, Nervous System Diseases, Sympathetic
"Effects of Manual Lymphatic Drainage in the Neck in Healthy Subjects. Experimental Randomized Crossover Study"
Drainage manoeuvres described in different Manual Lymphatic Drainage methods, suggest modificactions in vital signs, by changes at nervous system, that would involve modifications to heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure…
- Conditions
- Blood Pressure, Nervous System Diseases, Sympathetic, Heart Rate Low, Lymphatic Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT03709407
- Testing
- cervical stimuli, terminus, Control group
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Europea de Madrid
Familial Mediterranean Fever, Autonomic Dysfunction
Investigation of Autonomic Dysfunction in Patients With Familial Mediterranean Fever
Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) is the most common inherited autoinflammatory disease affecting 150,000 patients worldwide. Periodic febrile exacerbations, peritonitis, and pleuritis are characteristic disease features.
- Trial name
- NCT05596643
- Testing
- Composite Autonomic Symptom Score-31, r-r interval variability with normal breathing, r-r interval variability with deep breathing
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Healthy, Hyperalgesia
Positron Emission Tomography to Measure Pain and Pain Control
This study will examine how the brain processes pain signals and how the different parts of the brain work with each other in response to painful stimuli.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Hyperalgesia, Pain, Peripheral Nervous System Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00001307
- Testing
- Oxygen-15 Water, Capsaicin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 273 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Spinal Cord Injury
Sympathetic-Somatomotor Coupling in Human Spinal Cord Injury
Significance: The long term objective of this study is to improve physical therapy and fitness programs in people with spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT02115685
- Testing
- Treadmill Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Major Depressive Disorder
Stress and the Sympathetic Nervous System in Adults With Depression
To test our hypotheses, we will enroll healthy adults having no history of mood disorders and adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) having a broad range of depressive symptom severity.
- Trial name
- NCT04838262
- Testing
- Acute Stressors
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Autonomic Nervous System Disease, Healthy
Study of Norepinephrine Levels and Sympathetic Nervous System Activity
Brain and nerve cells communicate with each other by releasing and picking up chemicals called neurotransmitters. Norepinephrine is a neurotransmitter used by part of the nervous system activated during stress called the…
- Conditions
- Autonomic Nervous System Disease, Healthy, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT00001329
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema, Autonomic Dysfunction
Evaluation of Sympathetic Skin Response and Its Relationship With Clinical Response to Complex Decongestive Therapy in Patients With Postmastectomy Lymphedema
This prospective observational single-center study aimed to evaluate sympathetic skin response (SSR) in patients with postmastectomy upper extremity lymphedema and to investigate the relationship between SSR parameters and…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema, Autonomic Dysfunction, Postmastectomy Lymphedema
- Trial name
- BCRL-SSR (NCT07585253)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gaziler Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Education and Research Hospital
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Autonomic Dysfunction in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and SUDEP
The study aimed at detection of autonomic dysfunction among cases with temporal lobe epilepsy; using different electrophysiological techniques.
- Trial name
- NCT06269822
- Testing
- Sympathetic skin response, heart rate variability test, quantitative EEG
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Brown Adipose Tissue and Body Mass Index
In this study the investigators aim to investigate whether the sympathetic stimulation of BAT, as assessed with a 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine single-photon emission computed tomography computed tomography scan, differs between…
- Trial name
- NCT02173834
- Testing
- 18F- fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography Computed Tomography scan and 123I-metaiodobenzylguanidine-single-photon emission computed tomography scan
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)