Effects of Midodrine and Droxidopa on Splanchnic Capacitance in Autonomic Failure
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- STATUS
- Recruiting
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- End date
- Aug 16, 2023
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- participants needed
- 34
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- sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Summary
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the effects of midodrine and droxidopa, two medications used for the treatment of orthostatic hypotension (low blood pressure on standing), on the veins of the abdomen of patients with autonomic failure. The study will be conducted at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and consists of 2 parts: a screening and 2 testing days. The total length of the study will be about 5 days. About 34 participants will be screened for the study.
Description
Patients with multiple system atrophy, pure autonomic failure or Parkinson disease, and orthostatic hypotension will be studied in a randomized, double-blind, 2-arm parallel design to compare the effects of droxidopa and midodrine on stoke volume during head up tilt. A total of 34 participants will be enrolled in the study (17 patients in each arm).
Screening Procedures: Potential participants will be screened in the Vanderbilt Autonomic Dysfunction Center (ADC). Medications affecting blood pressure, blood volume and the autonomic nervous system such as pressor medications, fludrocortisone and carbidopa will be withdrawn for at least 5 half-lives before studies. Patients will undergo a complete history and physical examination, ECG, routine clinical laboratory analyses and a blood pregnancy test for women with childbearing potential. Autonomic testing including a tilt table testing and a posture study with plasma catecholamines is then performed to determine if they meet the inclusion/exclusion criteria.
Eligible participants will then be randomized to the droxidopa or the midodrine treatment group. All patients will be studied on two separate days, two days apart: one day with the active drug (droxidopa 300mg PO or midodrine 10mg PO) and one day with placebo.
On each study day, two tilt table tests will be performed. Patients will be instrumented to measure blood pressure and heart rate (continuously and intermittently), segmental impedance, cardiac output (inert gas rebreathing technique and/or impedance cardiography), and venous capacitance. Baseline measurements will then be taken in the supine position for about 30 minutes, and during head-up tilt for ≤10 minutes at 60 degrees. Supine baseline measurements will include the estimation of splanchnic venous capacitance. At the end of the head up tilt (HUT), patients will be asked to rate severity of their orthostatic symptoms.
Patients will then be placed in the seated position (time 0) and will receive a single oral dose of either droxidopa 300 mg or placebo, followed two hours later by a single oral dose of placebo or midodrine 10 mg. On the placebo day, both groups will receive a placebo pill at time 0 and at 2 hours. After ~3 hours of first drug administration, a second tilt table test will be performed, and outcome measurements will be repeated while supine and during HUT. The investigators may apply abdominal compression of 40 mmHg with an inflatable binder at the end of the second HUT. Outcome measurements will be repeated during 5 minutes of compression.
Details
| Condition | Autonomic Failure, Pure Autonomic Failure, Multiple System Atrophy, Parkinson Disease, Orthostatic Hypotension |
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| Treatment | Placebo, Droxidopa, Midodrine |
| Clinical Study Identifier | NCT02897063 |
| Sponsor | Vanderbilt University Medical Center |
| Last Modified on | 16 June 2022 |
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