Status:

COMPLETED

The Pathophysiology of Orthostatic Hypotension

Lead Sponsor:

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Conditions:

Autonomic Nervous System Diseases

Orthostatic Hypotension

Eligibility:

All Genders

12-70 years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

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. These patients frequently have had ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • severe orthostatic hypotension and other autonomic symptoms but do not meet criteria for standard diagnosis
  • non-smokers
  • drug-free
  • able to give informed consent
  • free of pulmonary, renal, hematopoietic, hepatic and cardiac disease

Exclusion

  • medications affecting the autonomic nervous system
  • any chronic illness
  • anemia (Hct\<30)
  • women of childbearing age who are pregnant or nursing
  • smokers

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 1996

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2020

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00748059

Start Date

December 1 1996

End Date

December 1 2020

Last Update

May 12 2021

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Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232

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