Clinical trials: Sympathetic Nervous System Diseases
Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes
The Effects of Weight Loss on Neuroadrenergic Function
Elevated subconscious nervous system activity is a characteristic of the obese state and contributes importantly to the risk of heart disease and diabetes.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT01771042
- Testing
- Dietary weight loss at 25% energy deficit
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Baker Heart Research Institute
Plasma Exchange, Autonomic Failure
Plasma Exchange for Autoimmune Autonomic Failure
This study will explore whether an antibody is influencing the autonomic nervous system, and if its removal will eliminate signs and symptoms of failure in that system.
- Trial name
- NCT00359346
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Chronic Insomnia
Impact of Suvorexant on Sympathetic Nerve Activity and Baroreflex Function in Chronic Insomnia
This study aims to evaluate the effect of Suvorexant on sympathetic nerve activity and baroreflex function in subject with chronic insomnia.
- Trial name
- NCT03768713
- Testing
- Suvorexant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Montana State University
Light
Cardiometabolic Outcomes With Light Exposure During Sleep
This study tested the hypothesis that acute exposure to light during nighttime sleep adversely affects cardiometabolic function.
- Trial name
- NCT05317559
- Testing
- room light
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Spinal Cord Injury
A Longitudinal Examination of Aging With a Spinal Cord Injury: Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular and Cognitive Consequences
The general population is aging, today 12% of the United States population is older than 65 and it is estimated that by 2020 the number of people in the United States older than 65 will outnumber children younger than 5.
- Trial name
- NCT03023163
- Testing
- Longitudinal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Heart Failure Acute, Heart Failure
Cardiac Output Autonomic Stimulation Therapy for Heart Failure - Hemodynamic Effects
A single-arm study to observe NeuroTronik Cardiac Autonomic Nerve Stimulation (CANS) Therapy System hemodynamic and other physiologic effects.
- Trial name
- COAST-HF FX (NCT03542123)
- Testing
- NeuroTronik CANS Therapy® System
- Where
- Paraguay
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- NeuroTronik Inc.
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Vertigo
The Cardiac Autonomic Control System Response to Vestibular Stimulation in Subjects With and Without BPPV
The vestibular system in the inner year is an important system in the body which is responsible for balance. In addition, there is evidence that the vestibular system plays a role in maintaining blood pressure while changing body…
- Conditions
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo, Vertigo, Autonomic Nervous System
- Trial name
- NCT03867019
- Testing
- Heart rate variability parameters monitoring
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clalit Health Services
Hypoglycemia
Hypoglycemia and Autonomic Nervous System Function
The goals of this proposal are to determine the effects of hypoglycemia on the autonomic nervous system.
- Trial name
- HypoANS (NCT01816893)
- Testing
- Hypoglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp, Euglycemic hyperinsulinemic clamp
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Hypertension
Effects of Thiazide Diuretics on Sympathetic Nervous System in Hypertension
Thiazide medications are often prescribed for individuals with high blood pressure, but research has shown that they may increase an individual's risk of developing diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT00353652
- Testing
- Study#1: chlorthalidone (CTD), titrated dose, Study #1: spironolactone (SP), titrated dose, Study# 2 chlorthalidone (CTD), fixed dose
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Spinal Cord Injury
Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular, and Cognitive Function in Spinal Cord Injury
Increased life expectancy in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) present clinicians with the challenge of managing the secondary complications of SCI with the chronic diseases common in an aging population.
- Trial name
- NCT02122991
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Post Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, Long COVID
Dual Sympathetic Blocks for Patients Experiencing Sympathetically-Mediated Symptoms From Long COVID
The main purpose of this study is to gather data and assess changes in patient-reported outcomes with the stellate ganglion blocks as treatment for their sympathetically-mediated long COVID symptoms.
- Conditions
- Post Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, Long COVID, Long Covid19, COVID-19 Recurrent
- Trial name
- DSBLongCOVID (NCT05638620)
- Testing
- stellate ganglion block with 0.5% bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Jonathann Kuo, MD
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
Renal Denervation for Management of Drug-Resistant Hypertension
INSPiRED is a multicenter parallel-group trial comparing usual medical treatment (control group) or usual medical treatment plus renal denervation (intervention).
- Trial name
- INSPiRED (NCT01505010)
- Testing
- Renal denervation
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Essential Hypertension, Older Adults
Effects of Antihypertensive Drug Treatment on Brain Blood Flow, Cognition, and Regulation of Nervous System in Older Adults With Hypertension.
High blood pressure (BP) is a public health problem worldwide. Nearly three-quarters of older adults (age ~60 years) in the United States have high BP. High BP links to many health problems, like stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT06287580
- Testing
- chlorthalidone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Efficacy and Safety of Intravenous Neridronic Acid in CRPS
The aim of this trial was to investigate the efficacy and safety of intravenous neridronic acid in subjects with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS).
- Trial name
- NCT03530345
- Testing
- Neridronic acid 100 mg
- Where
- 71 sites in United States, Australia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 182 people
- Sponsor
- Grünenthal GmbH
Chronic Kidney Diseases, Heart Failure
REducing Sympathetic Activity Through Ultrasound-based Renal deneRvation in Excessive Cardiovascular Risk populaTions.
The is a non-randomized pilot trial, open-label evaluation of the physiologic response of native kidney denervation using the Paradise denervation system in CKD, End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD), and Heart failure (HF)
- Conditions
- Chronic Kidney Diseases, Heart Failure, End Stage Renal Disease
- Trial name
- RESURRECT (NCT05703620)
- Testing
- Renal Denervation
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Perth Hospital
Shoulder Hand Syndrome, Complex Regional Pain Syndromes
Tolerability of Suprascapular and Median Nerve Blocks for the Treatment of Shoulder-hand Syndrome
Shoulder-hand syndrome (SHS) in stroke patients is painful and lowers quality of life. Unfortunately, the cause of SHS is not known, diagnosing SHS can be difficult, and treating it can be hard.
- Trial name
- NCT03291197
- Testing
- Suprascapular and median nerve blocks
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Rosacea
Role of the Sympathetic Nervous System in Rosacea
Rosacea is a common skin disorder which causes facial redness and inflammation in about 16 million Americans, from an unknown cause.
- Trial name
- NCT03989492
- Testing
- systemic and local stressors
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kristen Metzler-Wilson
Hypertension, Vascular Stiffness
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) on Arterial Stiffness and Blood Pressure
Uncontrolled blood pressure represents the main factor in the development of target organ lesions and, consequently, cardiovascular events, which are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Vascular Stiffness, Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
- Trial name
- TENS (NCT02365974)
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation, No Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Base
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Effects of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Treatment by Fixed CPAP and by Auto-CPAP (Somnosmart2)
The main purpose of this study is to investigate if treatment of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) by continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) given by a traditional CPAP device administering a fixed air pressure, or by…
- Trial name
- NCT00633711
- Testing
- Automatic (variable, automatically controlled) pressure CPAP, fixed continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione C.N.R./Regione Toscana "G. Monasterio", Pisa, Italy