Clinical trial for Hypertension
Official title Overnight Trials With Heat Stress in Autonomic Failure Patients With Supine Hypertension
ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03042988
What this study is testing
- What it's testing
- The study wants to find out if applying local heat to the abdomen during sleep reduces supine hypertension and to learn why heat affects blood pressure in these patients.
- Who it's for
- Adults who have autonomic failure and experience high blood pressure while lying down.
- What's involved
- Participants will have a heat device placed on their abdomen while they sleep, and their blood pressure will be measured during the night.
- Time commitment
- The involvement is limited to one overnight stay with monitoring visits.
Which group you join is decided by chance.
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Who can take part
Ages 18 to 80
You may be able to join if
- Male and female patients, between 18-80 yrs., with primary autonomic failure (Parkinson Disease, Multiple System Atrophy, and Pure Autonomic Failure)...
- Patients able and willing to provide informed consent.
You likely can't join if
- Pregnancy
- Significant cardiac, renal or hepatic illness, or with contraindications to administration of pressor agents or with other factors, which in the...
The study team makes the final eligibility decision.
Where it is enrolling
- Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Questions & answers
Do participants get paid in this trial?
This listing doesn't specify compensation. Many trials still reimburse travel or offer a stipend, so it's worth asking the study team when you connect.
Is it free to join, and do I need insurance?
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How long does this study last?
The listing doesn't state an exact length. The study team walks you through the schedule and number of visits before you decide to enroll.
Who can join this trial?
This study is enrolling all sexes, 18 years to 80 years. The study team makes the final eligibility decision.
Where is this trial taking place?
This study is enrolling now at Nashville, Tennessee, United States. Enter your location above to see the nearest enrolling site and check your eligibility.
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