Clinical trials: Autonomic Dysfunction
Menkes Disease
NORTHERA (DROXIDOPA) for Dysautonomia in Pediatric Survivors of Menkes Disease
This clinical trial will evaluate the safety, tolerability, dosing, and efficacy of Northera (Droxidopa) in children with Menkes disease aged 7 to 17 years who survived the major neurodegenerative and neurocognitive effects of…
- Trial name
- NCT07398508
- Testing
- Droxidopa Oral Product
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Stephen G. Kaler
Multiple System Atrophy
Open-Label Access to ATH434 for Patients Who Completed Study ATH434-201 in France
This multicenter open-label extension study conducted in France is designed to provide ATH434 orally BID to eligible patients who completed the Phase 2 study ATH434-201, and who may benefit from this treatment according to the…
- Trial name
- NCT07729852
- Testing
- ATH434
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Alterity Therapeutics
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs), Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
Autonomic Reactivity and Personalized Neurostimulation
Disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) affect up to 25% of U.S. children. Patients often suffer from disabling, multisystem comorbidities that suggest a common root (sleep disturbances, fatigue, anxiety, etc).
- Conditions
- Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs), Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome, Functional Dyspepsia, Dysautonomia
- Trial name
- NCT06863207
- Testing
- Percutaneous electrical nerve field stimulation, Hypnotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Neurally Mediated Syncope
The Iliac Arterio-venous Fistula for Treatment of Neurally Mediated Syncope Study
The purpose of the study is to investigate the efficacy of the ROX coupler in treating patients with tilt test proven Neurally mediated syncope.
- Trial name
- SHAM-ROX NMS (NCT02388087)
- Testing
- ROX COUPLER, Right heart catheterisation and routine care
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- East Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust
Horner's Syndrome
Clinical Efficacy of Supraclavicular Block for Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of supraclavicular and interscalene brachial plexus blocks in the patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01958801
- Testing
- Supraclavicular block, Interscalene block
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Daegu Catholic University Medical Center
Parkinson Disease, Dystonia
Osteopathic Manual Treatment Parkinson's Disease and Truncal Dystonia
This study will determine if posture and heart rate variability will significantly improve in Parkinsons disease with camptocormia after osteopathic manual treatments dystonia.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Dystonia, Autonomic Dysreflexia
- Trial name
- NCT03307161
- Testing
- osteopathic manual therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- New York Institute of Technology
Health Care Utilization, Diet, Healthy
Assessment of the Rate of Oseointegration Surrounding Nano-coated Orthodontic Titanium Miniscrew
The current study was directed to evaluate rate of oseointegration surrounding nano-coated orthodontic titanium miniscrew.The current study will conduct on eighteen Egyptian males orthodontic patients for three months.
- Conditions
- Health Care Utilization, Diet, Healthy, Frey Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT05898724
- Testing
- Blank group, Silver hydroxyapatite, Zinc oxide
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Al-Azhar University
Familial Dysautonomia
Carbidopa for the Treatment of Nausea and Vomiting in Familial Dysautonomia
This is a pilot clinical trial of carbidopa to treat disabling attacks of nausea and vomiting in patients with familial dysautonomia (FD, also known as Riley Day syndrome or hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type III).
- Trial name
- NCT01212484
- Testing
- Carbidopa
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
ROHHAD Syndrome
Treatment of Rapid Onset Obesity, Hypoventilation, Hypothalamic Dysfunction, and Autonomic Dysregulation (ROHHAD )
ROHHAD (rapid onset obesity, hypothalamic dysfunction, hypoventilation, and autonomic dysregulation) syndrome is a rare pediatric disorder associated with a cancer called neuroblastoma and presumed to be driven by an attack of…
- Trial name
- NCT02441491
- Testing
- Cyclophosphamide
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Parkinson Disease, Orthostatic Hypotension
Effect of Levodopa on Cardiovascular Autonomic Function in Parkinson's Disease
Levodopa is a precursor of dopamine and is the treatment of choice to treat the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD); however, the effect of levodopa on cardiovascular autonomic function in PD is poorly understood.
- Trial name
- NCT05487300
- Testing
- Autonomic testing on and off levodopa
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, External Hydrocephalus
Head Circumference Growth in Children With Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Who Develop Dysautonomia Later in Life
It is known that 33-50% of Classic and Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome patients eventually develop dysautonomia, otherwise known as "POTS" (Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome).
- Conditions
- Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, External Hydrocephalus, Dysautonomia, Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT01367977
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Genetic Disease Investigators
POTS - Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Does a Periaqueductal Gray-vagus Nerve Interface Malfunction Explain the Nat hx With Its Numerous Co-morbidities?
Postural tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a common and disabling disorder among adolescents. No epidemiologic data exist to support the often cited 0.5 to 2% prevalence.
- Trial name
- NCT06616363
- Testing
- Questionnaires to be competed, Provide list of medication and lifetime events, Use phone App to record new life events
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Autonomic Nervous System Diseases, Orthostatic Hypotension
The Pathophysiology of Orthostatic Hypotension
The purpose of this study is to determine the cause of low blood pressure in selective patients who have problems with their involuntary (autonomic) nervous system.
- Conditions
- Autonomic Nervous System Diseases, Orthostatic Hypotension, Dopamine Beta-Hydroxylase Deficiency, Orthostatic Intolerance
- Trial name
- NCT00748059
- Testing
- Standing or upright tilt, Microneurography, QSweat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Syncope, Vasovagal, Neurally-Mediated
Clinical Trial for the Prevention of Vasovagal Syncope
The main question in the study is whether people taking fludrocortisone are less likely to faint than people taking an inactive pill called a placebo. Fludrocortisone is a drug that stimulates the body to retain salt and water.
- Trial name
- NCT00118482
- Testing
- fludrocortisone acetate
- Where
- 14 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 213 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Neurodegenerative Diseases, Parkinson Disease
Neurodegenerative Diseases Progression Markers (MARKERS-NDD)
MARKERS-NDD is a prospective, observational, longitudinal study, which aims to collect data from patients affected by neurodegenerative diseases (NDD) followed longitudinally for routine examinations performed as part of normal…
- Conditions
- Neurodegenerative Diseases, Parkinson Disease, Synucleinopathies, Lewy Body Disease
- Trial name
- MARKERS-NDD (NCT06596746)
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Casa di Cura San Raffaele Cassino
Childhood Obesity, Morbid Obesity
Whole Transcriptome Profiling and Metabolic Phenotyping in Children With ROHHAD Syndrome
Rapid onset Obesity, Hypoventilation, Hypothalamic dysfunction and Autonomic Dysregulation (ROHHAD) is a syndrome named in 2007. The hallmark of the syndrome is the rapid onset obesity and dysregulation of central ventilation.
- Trial name
- NCT02602769
- Testing
- Transcriptome profiling
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Somatosensory Assessment and Rehabilitation of Allodynia (SARA)
This pilot study will test a new therapy, somatosensory rehabilitation, for the painful sensitivity experienced by persons with nerve injuries and/or complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS).
- Conditions
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Peripheral Nerve Injuries, Hand Fractures
- Trial name
- SARA (NCT02070367)
- Testing
- Somatosensory rehabilitation, Usual treatment: physiotherapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Does Improving Vagal Tone Increase Mitochondrial Bioenergetics
This study evaluates the effect of auricular neurostimulation on mitochondrial bioenergetics and inflammation through vagal nerve modulation via non-invasive percutaneous electrical nerve field stimulator in children with…
- Conditions
- Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Dyspepsia, Functional Abdominal Pain Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03931330
- Testing
- Percutaneous neurostimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome Type I
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in Children: Impact of Bergès Relaxation on the Autonomic Balance
Complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) is a disease provoking chronic pain in the limbs, following a trauma. Patient care is complicated by the variable clinical picture and response to treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT03309774
- Testing
- questionnaires, holter electrocardiogram, blood pressure
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Neuromuscular Diseases (NMD), ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
Invasive Home Ventilation in Denmark
The aim of this study is to describe national trends over the past 10 years in patients receiving invasive home mechanical ventilation (HMV) in Denmark.
- Conditions
- Neuromuscular Diseases (NMD), ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
- Trial name
- HOMEVENT DK (NCT07467187)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet