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NCT number NCT04493372
Other study ID # 23-005772
Secondary ID
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date November 13, 2020
Est. completion date June 28, 2025

Study information

Verified date June 2024
Source Mayo Clinic
Contact PI
Phone 507-255-4058
Email solinsky.ryan@mayo.edu
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study looks to characterize gradients of dysfunction in the autonomic nervous system after spinal cord injury. The autonomic nervous system plays key roles in regulation of blood pressure, skin blood flow, and bladder health- all issues that individuals with spinal cord injury typically suffer. Focusing on blood pressure regulation, the most precise metric with broad clinical applicability, the investigators will perform laboratory-based tests to probe the body's ability to generate autonomic responses. For both individuals with spinal cord injury and uninjured controls, laboratory-based experiments will utilize multiple parallel recordings to identify how the autonomic nervous system is able to inhibit and activate signals. The investigators anticipate that those with autonomic dysfunction after spinal cord injury will exhibit abnormalities in these precise metrics. The investigators will further have research participants wear a smart watch that tracks skin electrical conductance, heart rate, and skin temperature, which can all provide clues as to the degree of autonomic dysfunction someone may suffer at home. The investigators will look to see if any substantial connections exist between different degrees of preserved autonomic function and secondary autonomic complications from spinal cord injury. In accomplishing this, the investigators hope to give scientists important insights to how the autonomic nervous system works after spinal cord injury and give physicians better tools to manage these secondary autonomic complications.


Description:

This study looks to characterize gradients of dysfunction in the autonomic nervous system after spinal cord injury. To accomplish this, we are enrolling both individuals with and without spinal cord injuries (see inclusion criteria). Individuals will undergo the listed diagnostics as part of a battery of laboratory testing. These will be correlated to clinical histories of autonomic dysfunction the ADFSCI and COMPASS-31 surveys (noted in outcome measures).


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Recruiting
Enrollment 69
Est. completion date June 28, 2025
Est. primary completion date May 30, 2025
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years to 50 Years
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: All subjects - age 18-50 years old. Participants with spinal cord injury - Adult onset, traumatic spinal cord injury. - American Spinal Injury Association Impairment Scale, A-D, to encompass a spectrum of autonomic dysfunction after spinal cord injury. - Neurological level of injury, C1-T12, as defined by the International Standards for Neurological Classification of Spinal Cord Injury. Incorporating level of injury down to T12 to encompass a broad range of autonomic dysfunction. Exclusion Criteria: - History of cardiovascular disease, hypertension, neurologic disorders (with exception of spinal cord injury), or diabetes. - Women who are pregnant or lactating. - Currently taking blood thinners. - Pacemaker, implanted defibrillator, or intrathecal pump incompatible with MRI scanning. - Cognitive issues preventing informed consent for participation. - Body mass index >30 kg/m2 for controls, in an effort to limit effects of early cardiovascular disease and diabetes in control population. Body mass index has not proven to be a good estimate of these factors following spinal cord injury.

Study Design


Intervention

Diagnostic Test:
Tests of sympathetic inhibition
Bolus phenylephrine infusion using the Oxford technique will generate the need to inhibit sympathetic activity. Similarly, resting state Mayer waves will be assessed with regard to heart rate and blood pressure responses.
Tests of sympathetic activation
Cold pressor test of the hand will be used to cause sympathetic activation. Valsalva's maneuver will assess the ability to buffer against blood pressure fall (phase II).
Testing of autonomic dysreflexia
Cold pressor test of the foot and bladder pressor response (in individuals with SCI) will be tested.

Locations

Country Name City State
United States Mayo Clinic Rochester Minnesota

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Mayo Clinic

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Valsalva Maneuver Phase II Presence or absence of phase II on Valsalva maneuver testing, which takes approximately 15 seconds to complete. This will be repeated x3. During laboratory diagnostic testing session
Secondary Beat-to-beat heart rate Electrocardiogram will record continuous measures with changes in R-R interval (ms) quantified and compared to baseline. During laboratory diagnostic testing session
Secondary Beat-to-beat blood pressure Non-invasive continuous blood pressure monitors will be used, with changes in systolic and diastolic pressure (in mmHg) from resting baseline measured. During laboratory diagnostic testing session
Secondary Continuous galvanic skin response Changes from resting state conductance with be quantified with a smartwatch. During laboratory diagnostic testing session
Secondary Continuous wrist temperature Changes from resting state temperature with be quantified with a smartwatch. During laboratory diagnostic testing session
Secondary Quantify autonomic dysreflexia and orthostatic hypotension Participants will be given the Autonomic Dysfunction Following Spinal Cord Injury questionnaire (score range 0-436, with higher scores indicating more autonomic dysfunction). Baseline, prior to laboratory diagnostic testing session
Secondary Quantify secondary autonomic complications Participants will be given the Composite Autonomic Symptom Score (range 0-100, with higher scores indicating more autonomic dysfunction). Baseline, prior to laboratory diagnostic testing session
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