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| U54NS065736 | U.S. NIH Grant/Contract | View source |
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| National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) | NIH |
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The autonomic or automatic nervous system helps control blood pressure. Diseases of the autonomic nervous system may result in a drop in blood pressure on standing in many cases leading to fainting. Diseases that affect the autonomic nervous system include pure autonomic failure, multiple system atrophy and Parkinson's disease, and can present with very similar symptoms and it is sometimes difficult to determine an exact diagnosis. The purpose of the study is to find out if the blood pressure response from taking a single dose of the medication atomoxetine can help in the diagnosis of these diseases.
This is an observational, prospective three-year longitudinal study. The investigators will enroll participants with primary neurogenic orthostatic hypotension. All participants will undergo an extensive neurological and cardiovascular evaluation, including detailed autonomic testing and quality of life assessment. The investigators will then determine the magnitude of the pressor effect produced by 18 mg atomoxetine given orally, measured 1 hour after drug administration. Participants will be followed annually or more often if there is a significant change in their clinical condition. During follow up at year 3, the investigators will repeat the initial neurological, cardiovascular and autonomic evaluation. The primary endpoint would be the final diagnosis made at year 3 after the initial evaluation (at the end of the follow-up period) or if they develop significant worsening of symptoms during follow-up phone assessments, based on specific clinical criteria.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Neurogenic Hypotension | Patients with neurogenic hypotension, which includes those with Pure Autonomic Failure (PAF), Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) and Parkinson Disease (PD) |
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| Final Diagnosis (pre vs post ganglionic autonomic failure) based on clinical criteria. | Probable MSA - PAF with urinary incontinence or an orthostatic decrease of 30 mmHG in systolic blood pressure within 3 minutes of standing and poorly levodopa responsive parkinsonism or a cerebellar syndome. For Possible MSA - parkinsonism or a cerebellar syndrome and one additional feature. Probable PAF - orthostatic hypotension and impaired autonomic reflexes in the absence of clinical signs or symptoms of neurodegeneration. For Parkinson's Disease: diagnosed based on the United Kingdom Parkinson Disease Society Brain Bank clinical diagnostic criteria. | 3 years |
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participants with neurogenic orthostatic hypotension, which is a drop in systolic blood pressure of at least 30 mmHg within 5 minutes of standing with associated impaired autonomic reflexes.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Italo Biaggioni, MD | Vanderbilt University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Harvard) | Boston | Massachusetts | 02215 | United States | ||
| Mayo Clinic |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 12417543 | Background | Birkenfeld AL, Schroeder C, Boschmann M, Tank J, Franke G, Luft FC, Biaggioni I, Sharma AM, Jordan J. Paradoxical effect of sibutramine on autonomic cardiovascular regulation. Circulation. 2002 Nov 5;106(19):2459-65. doi: 10.1161/01.cir.0000036370.31856.73. | |
| 2012253 | Background | Esler MD, Wallin G, Dorward PK, Eisenhofer G, Westerman R, Meredith I, Lambert G, Cox HS, Jennings G. Effects of desipramine on sympathetic nerve firing and norepinephrine spillover to plasma in humans. Am J Physiol. 1991 Apr;260(4 Pt 2):R817-23. doi: 10.1152/ajpregu.1991.260.4.R817. |
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| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Department of Neurology | View source |
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| Rochester |
| Minnesota |
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| United States |
| New York University | New York | New York | 10016 | United States |
| Vanderbilt University | Nashville | Tennessee | 37232 | United States |
| 9869555 | Background | Gilman S, Low P, Quinn N, Albanese A, Ben-Shlomo Y, Fowler C, Kaufmann H, Klockgether T, Lang A, Lantos P, Litvan I, Mathias C, Oliver E, Robertson D, Schatz I, Wenning G. Consensus statement on the diagnosis of multiple system atrophy. American Autonomic Society and American Academy of Neurology. Clin Auton Res. 1998 Dec;8(6):359-62. doi: 10.1007/BF02309628. |
| 18725592 | Background | Gilman S, Wenning GK, Low PA, Brooks DJ, Mathias CJ, Trojanowski JQ, Wood NW, Colosimo C, Durr A, Fowler CJ, Kaufmann H, Klockgether T, Lees A, Poewe W, Quinn N, Revesz T, Robertson D, Sandroni P, Seppi K, Vidailhet M. Second consensus statement on the diagnosis of multiple system atrophy. Neurology. 2008 Aug 26;71(9):670-6. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000324625.00404.15. |
| 9028643 | Background | Goldstein DS, Holmes C. Metabolic fate of the sympathoneural imaging agent 6-[18F]fluorodopamine in humans. Clin Exp Hypertens. 1997 Jan-Feb;19(1-2):155-61. doi: 10.3109/10641969709080812. |
| 2510587 | Background | Goldstein DS, Polinsky RJ, Garty M, Robertson D, Brown RT, Biaggioni I, Stull R, Kopin IJ. Patterns of plasma levels of catechols in neurogenic orthostatic hypotension. Ann Neurol. 1989 Oct;26(4):558-63. doi: 10.1002/ana.410260410. |
| 12736730 | Background | Horimoto Y, Matsumoto M, Akatsu H, Ikari H, Kojima K, Yamamoto T, Otsuka Y, Ojika K, Ueda R, Kosaka K. Autonomic dysfunctions in dementia with Lewy bodies. J Neurol. 2003 May;250(5):530-3. doi: 10.1007/s00415-003-1029-9. |
| 15452307 | Background | Kaufmann H, Nahm K, Purohit D, Wolfe D. Autonomic failure as the initial presentation of Parkinson disease and dementia with Lewy bodies. Neurology. 2004 Sep 28;63(6):1093-5. doi: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000138500.73671.dc. |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D007024 | Hypotension, Orthostatic |
| D054970 | Pure Autonomic Failure |
| D019578 | Multiple System Atrophy |
| D010300 | Parkinson Disease |
| ID | Term |
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| D054971 | Orthostatic Intolerance |
| D054969 | Primary Dysautonomias |
| D001342 | Autonomic Nervous System Diseases |
| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D007022 | Hypotension |
| D014652 | Vascular Diseases |
| D002318 | Cardiovascular Diseases |
| D001480 | Basal Ganglia Diseases |
| D001927 | Brain Diseases |
| D002493 | Central Nervous System Diseases |
| D009069 | Movement Disorders |
| D000080874 | Synucleinopathies |
| D019636 | Neurodegenerative Diseases |
| D020734 | Parkinsonian Disorders |
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