Spinal Cord Stimulation for Orthostatic Hypotension
Orthostatic Hypotension
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Orthostatic Hypotension focused on measuring spinal cord stimulation, hypotension, hemodynamic effects
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Age 18-85 years
- Suspected orthostatic hypotension (having a history of syncope and/or pre-syncope that occurred during the transition to an upright position, with complaints of recurrent dizziness that occurs during the transition to an upright position) or documented orthostatic hypotension.
- The patient who signed the informed consent form
Exclusion Criteria:
- Orthostatic hypotension caused by acute hypovolemia or bleeding.
- Chronic heart failure III-IV functional class (NYHA)
- Structural heart disease of the following: hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with obstruction of the left ventricular outflow tract, acute coronary syndrome, restrictive cardiomyopathy, hemodynamically significant valvular heart defects, uncorrected hemodynamically significant congenital heart defects.
- Ongoing acute illness.
- >90% paced cardiac rhythm.
- Permanent atrial fibrillation.
- A history of transient ischemic attack or stroke within 3 months before the enrollment and/or incomplete recovery.
- Pulmonary embolism <1 month ago.
- Epilepsy.
- The presence of an implantable pump.
- Patients with contraindications to the use of the patch electrodes used in this study, as indicated in the relevant instructions for use.
Sites / Locations
- Almazov National Medical Research Centre
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Sham Comparator
Spinal cord stimulation
Sham stimulation
Before tilt testing, adhesive patches are applied to subjects' back skin. Single stimuli are delivered to the patches in order to define the stimulation threshold under the guidance of neuromyography. An investigator says loudly: "I am initiating high-frequency stimulation". Stimulation is initiated within 2 min before tilting the table. Then verticalization of the table 45 degrees is performed, and the test is continued for 15-30 min. Beat-to-beat blood pressure recording is carried out and 10 min after blood pressure complete stabilization the test is ended.
Before tilt testing, adhesive patches are applied to subjects' back skin. Single stimuli are delivered to the patches in order to define stimulation threshold under the guidance of neuromyography. An investigator says loudly: "I am initiating high-frequency stimulation". No stimulation is initiated. Two minutes after, verticalization of the table 45 degrees is performed, and the test is continued for 15-30 min. Beat-to-beat blood pressure recording is carried out and 10 min after blood pressure complete stabilization the test is ended.