Status:

COMPLETED

Hypoglycemia and Autonomic Nervous System Function-B

Lead Sponsor:

Brigham and Women's Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Conditions:

Hypoglycemia

Healthy

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-55 years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

This study tests the hypothesis that, compared to prior normal blood sugar, prior low blood sugar impairs cardiovascular autonomic function. The proposed studies will also test the hypothesis that the...

Detailed Description

This study involves three interventions, which are performed in random order. Each intervention involves a 3-day inpatient visit. There is a space of 1-3 months between interventions. The three interv...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Healthy volunteers
  • Males and females age 18 to 55 years

Exclusion

  • Pregnancy
  • Lactation
  • Clinically evident coronary artery, cerebrovascular, or peripheral vascular disease, or presence of systemic illness that might affect autonomic function. Such illnesses include diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, hypertension, renal, pulmonary, hepatic disease, anemia, malignancies, untreated thyroid disease, and alcoholism.
  • Current major depressive illness
  • In all subjects, any individuals on oral, injected, inhaled or topical corticosteroids within the last year or oral contraceptives within the past 3 months will be excluded.
  • Use of medications other than thyroxine
  • Known hypersensitivity to nitroglycerin, nitroprusside and/or phenylephrine.
  • Blood pressure \> 140/90 mmHg
  • Creatinine \> 1.5 mg/dL
  • Serum potassium \>5.2 mmol/L
  • Estimated GFR \< 50 mL/min
  • Use of Viagra, Cialis, and similar drugs within 72 hours of admission.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 17 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 25 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

28 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03429946

Start Date

July 17 2013

End Date

November 25 2025

Last Update

January 2 2026

Active Locations (2)

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Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115

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Brigham and Women's Hospital

Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02115