Clinical trials: Sympathetic Nervous System Diseases
POTS - Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
RESET-POTS: Multimodal Phenotyping and Stellate Ganglion Block in Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
RESET-POTS is a pilot study for adults with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), a condition that can cause a rapid increase in heart rate, dizziness, weakness, fatigue and other symptoms when standing.
- Trial name
- RESET-POTS (NCT07837804)
- Testing
- Bilateral Sequential Stellate Ganglion Block
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type 1
Intravenous Immunoglobulins in Complex-regional Pain Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to determine whether intravenous immunoglobulins are effective in the treatment of complex-regional pain syndrome.
- Trial name
- PAINLESS (NCT00949065)
- Testing
- intravenous immunoglobulins
- Where
- Germany
- Sponsor
- University of Giessen
Willis-Ekbom Disease, Restless Legs Syndrome
Analysis of Sympathetic Activity in Willis-Ekbom Disease
Willis-Ekbom disease (WED), also known as restless legs syndrome (RLS) is a common neurological sensorimotor disorder that typically impairs sleep and quality of life, likely consequent to a central dopaminergic dysfunction…
- Trial name
- MIBG-RLS (NCT02929732)
- Testing
- Sympathetic nervous activity measurement
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
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
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Shoulder Hand Syndrome
Effects of Motor Imagery Technique With and Without Virtual Reality on Pain Intensity ,Functional Disability and Quality of Life in Patient With Post Stroke Shoulder Hand Syndrome
the current study is a randomized controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of motor imagery techanique with and without virtual reality on pain intensity , functional disability and quality of life for individual with post…
- Trial name
- VR-SHS (NCT07610889)
- Testing
- motor imagery with virtual reality, motor imagery alone
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Green International University
Neuralgia, Postherpetic Neuralgia
Effects of Pennsaid on Clinical Neuropathic Pain
The purpose of this study is to see if the drug Pennsaid (Diclofenac) can help reduce pain felt by people with chronic nerve pain. The drug will be used 2-4 times each day for 2 weeks. The U.S.
- Conditions
- Neuralgia, Postherpetic Neuralgia, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Trial name
- NCT01508676
- Testing
- Pennsaid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Cardiac Disease, Risk Factor, Cardiovascular
Virtual Reality Based-therapy Applied to Physical Therapy in Cardiology.
The aim of this study is to investigate engagement, motivation, and the barriers to adherence of virtual reality based therapy (VRBT) in patients with cardiac diseases and risk factors to the development of cardiac diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT03377582
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita Filho
Hypertension
Effect of Exercise and Diet on Inflammation in Hypertensive Individuals
In addition to high blood pressure, hypertension is characterized by inflammation, which is the body's response to injury or infection. Inflammation has been found to cause plaque formation on artery walls.
- Trial name
- NCT00338572
- Testing
- Exercise Program, Combined Exercise and Diet Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 185 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
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
Hypertension, Cardiovascular Diseases
Sympathetic Activity in Post-injury Outcomes: Impact on Sleep and caRdiovascular Health InvesTigation
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the long-term health of United States military service members who were injured during combat.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Cardiovascular Diseases, Sleep Disorder, Arrythmia
- Trial name
- SPIRIT (NCT05971433)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Arterial Hypertension, Resistant Arterial Hypertension
Systemic Microvascular Function in Patients With Resistant Hypertension After Renal Sympathetic Denervation
It has been proposed that the modulation of the activity of the sympathetic nervous system, through renal sympathetic denervation, besides reducing blood pressure, would promote an improvement in vascular reactivity and…
- Trial name
- NCT03243045
- Testing
- Renal sympathetic denervation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Cardiology, Laranjeiras, Brazil
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Role of the ANS Dysregulation in the Persistence of Fatigue in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Treated With Anti-TNF
Despite the large therapeutic arsenal available since one decade allowing a strong reduction of inflammation process, rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients claimed pain, fatigue, sleep problems and other quality of life outcomes.
- Trial name
- ANSRA (NCT02475486)
- Testing
- VistaO2
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Complex Regional Pain Syndrome of Upper Limb (Disorder)
CRPS - Diagnostics, Pathophysiological Mechanisms, and Response to Treatment With Noninvasive Brain Stimulation
This is a sham controlled, randomized, double-blind, navigated repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (nrTMS) study for the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS types 1 and 2).
- Trial name
- NCT04439669
- Testing
- Active nrTMS and open phase
- Where
- 2 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Spinal Cord Injury, Autonomic Dysreflexia
The Effects of Normalizing Blood Pressure on Cerebral Blood Flow in Hypotensive Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury
Dysregulation of blood pressure (BP), secondary to decentralized autonomic nervous system (ANS) control of the cardiovascular system, often results in chronic hypotension and orthostatic hypotension (OH) in persons with spinal…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Autonomic Dysreflexia, Baroreceptor Integrity, Sympathetic Integrity
- Trial name
- NCT02893553
- Testing
- Midodrine Hydrochloride, Pyridostigmine Bromide, Mirabegron
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Hypertension
Role of Sympathetic Activity and Splanchnic Capacitance in Hypertension
The purpose of this study is to better understand the role of the abdominal veins (splanchnic capacitance) and the sympathetic nervous system in human hypertension.
- Trial name
- NCT02425566
- Testing
- Trimethaphan, Nitroglycerin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Cardiovascular Effects of Agomelatine and Escitalopram in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
There is strong evidence that patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) are at increased risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD).
- Trial name
- NCT01483053
- Testing
- Agomelatine, Escitalopram
- Where
- 3 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Heart Failure
Interval Versus Continuous Training in Heart Failure
BACKGROUND: The physiopathology of the heart failure involves compensatory mechanisms as exacerbated neurohormonal activity, endothelial dysfunction and consequently the muscle disability and exercise intolerance.
- Trial name
- NCT02448147
- Testing
- Interval training, Continuous training
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Type 2 Diabetes
SGLT2i, Hepatic Glucose Production, and SNS
In this study, PI will test the hypothesis that distinct mechanisms account for the SGLT2i-induced stimulation of ketogenesis and lipolysis versus endogenous (hepatic) glucose production in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D)…
- Trial name
- NCT07053293
- Testing
- Empagliflozin 25 MG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Complex Regional Pain Syndromes, Postherpetic Neuralgia
The Comparison of Sympathetic Blockade of Stellate Ganglion Block and Thoracic Paravertebral Block
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral block (TPVB) when performing sympathetic block for upper limb pain control.
- Conditions
- Complex Regional Pain Syndromes, Postherpetic Neuralgia, Phantom Limb Pain, Chronic Post Surgical Pain
- Trial name
- NCT04876989
- Testing
- US-SGB, US-TPVB
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University
Autonomic Nervous System Disease, Healthy
Blood Sampling for Neurochemical and Genetic Testing
This study involves sampling blood from both normal volunteers and patients with diseases known or suspected to involve body chemicals called catecholamines.
- Conditions
- Autonomic Nervous System Disease, Healthy, Hypertension, Pheochromocytoma
- Trial name
- NCT00001147
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)