Effect of Raised Head of the Bed on Lying Blood Pressure in Autonomic Failure
NCT04502225
This study is recruiting at 1 US site in 1 state, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
Many persons with autonomic failure often have high blood pressure when lying down (supine hypertension). This study is exploring the impact of decreased venous return to the heart (achieved by raising the head of the bed) to lessen supine blood pressure. If decreased venous return to the heart is effective at lowering supine blood pressure, these approaches may be utilized to treat supine hypertension non-pharmacologically. Raising the head of the bed decreases the amount of blood returning to the heart due to the effects of gravity.
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Supine Hypertension
- Autonomic Failure
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 18 to 85 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- November 6, 2025
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
Tennessee · 1
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center · Nashville, TN
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.