Clinical trials: Postural Dysfunction
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
Subacromial Impingement Syndrome, Frontal Plane Postural
RELATION BETWEEN BODY POSTURE AND SHOULDER DYSFUNCTION
The purpose of this study will be to investigate if there is any correlation between shoulder dysfunction and the lateral alignment of the spine, scapular dyskinesia, pelvic tilting angle, Shoulder height angle, and trunk side…
- Trial name
- NCT06473142
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
Muscular and Cutaneous Dysfunction in POTS
POTS patients seem to experience orthostasis-dependent muscle weakness and pain as well as increased muscle fatigue upon physical activity, which can be improved by regular aerobic exercise.
- Trial name
- NCT04170725
- Testing
- Patient and Healthy Volunteers training protocol
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Postural Tachycardia Syndrome
Phenotyping Mitochondrial and Immune Dysfunction in POTS With Targeted Clinical Intervention.
The mechanisms underlying POTS are not well understood. Though heterogeneous in nature, patients often present with symptoms that include fatigue, orthostatic lightheadedness and tachycardia, "brain fog", shortness of breath, and…
- Trial name
- NCT05409651
- Testing
- Time restricted eating
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Parkinsons Disease
First-in-Human Study of ALN-SNCA in Adult Participants With Early Parkinson's Disease (PD)
This study is researching an experimental drug called ALN-SNCA (called "study drug"). The study is focused on people with early Parkinson's disease, a disorder of the nervous system that affects movement.
- Trial name
- NCT07216066
- Testing
- ALN-SNCA
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Vertigo, Headache
Study of Oculomotor Dysfunction Leading to Children Vertigo
The eye movements of vergence allow binocular vision whatever the viewing distance or the body movements are and the perception of depth. Vergence dysfunction can lead to erroneous visual sensation of movements.
- Conditions
- Vertigo, Headache, Anomaly of Vergence System, Accommodation Disorders
- Trial name
- VERVE (NCT01153789)
- Testing
- orthoptic rehabilitation, Orthoptic diagnostic
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 183 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Long COVID, POTS - Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Long COVID Immune Profiling
Parasympathetic nervous system (PNS) is part of the body's autonomic nervous system(PNS) protects body against inflammation. Study shows that reduced PNS function activity is associated with persistent inflammation.
- Conditions
- Long COVID, POTS - Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, Autonomic Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT06027255
- Testing
- IL-6, cytokines (IL-17, and IFN-ɣ), Compass 31
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Pain, Chronic, Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Comparison of Respiratory Muscle, Pain, Functional Performance and Cognitive Status in Obstructive Lung Diseases
In the literature, there are a limited number of studies evaluating postural awareness, cognitive status, respiratory muscle strength and endurance, functional capacity, and pain in people with obstructive pulmonary disease, and…
- Conditions
- Pain, Chronic, Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Cognitive Impairment, Functional Disturbance
- Trial name
- NCT04048408
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Role of Spinal Load in the Pathophysiology of Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
This study is to improve the understanding of the role of postural and ambulatory biomechanics for symptoms in patients with sLSS and to correlate patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) with dynamic compensation (difference…
- Trial name
- RoLSSroice (NCT05523388)
- Testing
- Collection of health-related data
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 122 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Aging, Foot Muscle Dysfunction
Effects of Rehabilitative Exergame Training on Foot Muscle Activity, Balance, and Mobility in Older Adults
This study is designed as a randomized controlled trial. A total of 40 healthy older adults residing in private and public nursing homes and rehabilitation centers in Mersin will be enrolled.
- Conditions
- Aging, Foot Muscle Dysfunction, Sarcopenia, Age-Related Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- EXG-FOOT (NCT07357662)
- Testing
- Exergame-based Balance and Foot Muscle Training, Conventional Functional Balance Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Tarsus University
Age Problems, Cognitive Impairment
Feasibility Aquatic Physical Exercise to Reduce Falls in Institutionalized Elderly
This is a pilot randomized control trial with single blinding of the assessor that will be conducted in two nursing homes residence to evaluate the applicability of a physical exercise program performed in an aquatic environment…
- Conditions
- Age Problems, Cognitive Impairment, Elderly, Postural Balance
- Trial name
- PrePhysFalls (NCT03019211)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ramon Llull
Prevention Pelvic Muscle Dysfunction
Preventing Pelvic Floor Dysfunction With Pelvic Floor Exercises
Study participants will be randomised into 2 groups. Group 1: 1st assessment + 6 weeks of Global Postural Reeducation training plus standard pelvic floor exercises + 2nd assessment + 6 weeks of Global Postural Reeducation…
- Trial name
- NCT06204718
- Testing
- Standard pelvic floor exercises, Involuntary reflexive pelvic floor exercises
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
CRI in POTS in Adolescents
The investigators aim to study whether the Compensatory Reserve Index (CRI) (an FDA approved device that assesses intravascular volume) can be used to evaluate severity of Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) and…
- Trial name
- POTS (NCT03974737)
- Testing
- CRI device (non-invasive vitals sign measurement)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
POTS, POTS - Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Pathophysiology of Dysautonomia and Postural Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) in Post-viral Syndromes and COVID-19
This study aims to better understand the biological mechanisms underlying dysautonomia and postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS), including how these conditions may be related to COVID-19.
- Conditions
- POTS, POTS - Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, Dysautonomia, Autonomic Dysfunction
- Trial name
- fBRI (NCT07405515)
- Testing
- Blood Sample Collection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Elderly Population, Cognitive Dysfunction
Effects of Balance Training with and Without Gaze Stability Exercises on Cognitive Function Balance and Dynamic Postural Stability in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment
The study aims to evaluate the effects of balance training, with and without gaze stability exercises, on cognitive function, balance, and postural stability in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
- Trial name
- NCT06672367
- Testing
- Balance training group, Balance training combined with gaze stability exercises
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Foundation University Islamabad
Aging, Parkinson Disease
Beam Walking Across the Lifespan for Falls Prediction
Background: Dynamic balance keeps the vertical projection of the center of mass within the base of support while the center of mass moves. The age-related decrease in dynamic balance is a risk factor for falls.
- Conditions
- Aging, Parkinson Disease, Stroke, Dementia
- Trial name
- BEAM (NCT03532984)
- Testing
- Beam test to predict falls
- Where
- 5 sites in Brazil, Germany and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 432 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Parkinson Disease, Freezing of Gait
Decoding the Neural Mechanisms Underlying Postural Instability and Gait Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease
The purpose of this study is to learn how brain signals are related to freezing of gait (FOG) and balance problems in Parkinson's disease (PD) and to study how different deep brain stimulation (DBS) settings may affect these…
- Trial name
- NCT07748962
- Testing
- Multiple Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Conditions, Moving Overground in a Virtual Environment (MOVE), Cleveland Clinic Stair Ambulation and Functional Evaluation of Gait (SAFE-Gait)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Osteopathic Manipulation, Postural; Defect
The Ability of Osteopathic Structural Evaluation to Assess Gait
Movement and loading asymmetry have been associated with injury risk for a variety of both acute and chronic musculoskeletal injuries.
- Conditions
- Osteopathic Manipulation, Postural; Defect, Somatic; Functional Disturbance
- Trial name
- NCT04860999
- Testing
- Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Autonomic Failure, Dysautonomia
Concentration and Attentional Deficits in POTS and Other Autonomic Neuropathies
People with POTS, autoimmune autonomic neuropathy (AAN), pure autonomic failure (PAF), SFN and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) do not only suffer from orthostatic symptoms such as dizziness, headache, neck pain, blurred vision or…
- Conditions
- Autonomic Failure, Dysautonomia, Cognitive Impairment, Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
- Trial name
- POTSKog (NCT03681080)
- Testing
- leg crossing
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RWTH Aachen University
Children, Only, Vestibular Function
Normative Data of Vestibular and Postural Function in Danish Children
The goal of this age-based cohort study is to provide normative data of vestibular function in the general Danish pediatric population.
- Trial name
- VASIC (NCT06229730)
- Testing
- video Head Impulse Test, Cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential, Ocular Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gødstrup Hospital