Status:

COMPLETED

Autonomic Failure Patients for RNA Blood Sampling

Lead Sponsor:

Vanderbilt University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Western Michigan University

Conditions:

Pure Autonomic Failure

Multiple System Atrophy

Eligibility:

All Genders

50-75 years

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to identify 15 patients with autonomic failure and obtain blood samples for RNA from those participants and 15 control subjects within the same age range. The stabilized b...

Detailed Description

Patients with one of the following autonomic problems will be recruited to participate in this study: multiple systems atrophy (MSA), pure autonomic failure (PAF) or Parkinson's Plus. The study consis...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria for patients:
  • presumed or probably diagnosis of autonomic disorder characterized by orthostatic hypotension
  • age between 50 - 75 years
  • Male or female
  • Able and willing to provide consent
  • Inclusion Criteria for controls:
  • Absence of neurological disorder
  • age between 50 - 75 years
  • Male or female
  • Able and willing to provide consent
  • Exclusion Criteria:
  • inability to provide consent

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    July 1 2008

    Trial Type :

    OBSERVATIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    February 1 2009

    Estimated Enrollment :

    30 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00742586

    Start Date

    July 1 2008

    End Date

    February 1 2009

    Last Update

    October 18 2016

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    Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232