HYPOTENSION

This study compares two methods for managing blood pressure during and after surgery. It tests whether giving a continuous medication called noradrenaline is better than the standard approach at preventing dangerous drops in blood pressure. The trial involves 750 adults having no…

This study aims to find the best bedside test to predict which unconscious patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) with low blood pressure will improve after receiving IV fluids. Researchers will compare several simple, low-cost methods, like leg raising, against more complex m…

This study is testing if a brief, guided breathing exercise can help prevent a common and significant drop in blood pressure that often happens after spinal anesthesia for a planned cesarean section. Researchers will enroll 150 pregnant women and randomly assign half to do a 5-mi…

This study is testing a non-invasive method to help people with chronic spinal cord injury who experience dangerous drops in blood pressure when they sit up, a condition causing dizziness and fatigue. Researchers will use gentle electrical stimulation on the skin over the spine w…

This study aims to find out which of two add-on drugs helps a numbing injection work faster for patients having arm surgery. Researchers will compare dexmedetomidine and dexamethasone when mixed with a standard numbing medicine called ropivacaine. The goal is to see which combina…

This study is testing if a gentle, non-invasive electrical stimulation on the spine can safely raise and stabilize low blood pressure in people who have had a recent spinal cord injury. It aims to help these individuals avoid dizziness and nausea when sitting up, which currently …

This study aims to find the better of two ultrasound-guided nerve block techniques for reducing pain when patients with a broken thigh bone need to sit up for spinal anesthesia before surgery. It will involve 70 adults with femur fractures. The main goal is to see which method ma…

This study aims to find out which of two common blood pressure medications works better to prevent a dangerous drop in blood pressure during spinal anesthesia for a planned C-section. Researchers will compare norepinephrine and phenylephrine, given by a controlled IV drip, in 140…

This study aims to find out which of two common blood pressure medications works better to protect blood flow and oxygen delivery to the brain and other organs during brain tumor surgery. Researchers will compare noradrenaline and phenylephrine in 32 patients undergoing surgery. …

This study is testing if a simple, non-invasive skin sensor can predict which elderly cancer patients will experience a dangerous drop in blood pressure during spinal anesthesia for urologic surgery. Researchers will monitor 102 patients aged 65+ to see if changes in skin moistur…