Scientists map Brain-Heart communication during standing and emotions
NCT ID NCT06785181
First seen Jul 06, 2026 · Last updated Jul 07, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at how the brain, heart, and blood vessels interact in healthy adults. Researchers will measure heart activity, brain waves, blood pressure, and blood flow while participants rest, stand up, and watch emotional videos. The goal is to better understand the body's automatic control systems in healthy people.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could improve understanding of how the brain and heart work together, potentially aiding future diagnosis of autonomic disorders.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small observational study in healthy people, so findings may not apply to those with medical conditions. It does not test any treatment.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * age older than 18 years * spontaneous sinus rhythm * signed informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Definite diseases of the Autonomic Nervous System (SNA) or the cardiovascular system * Central nervous system disorders * subjects under drug therapy that may affect the cardiovascular system * pregnancy * previous diagnosis of depression
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS Policlinico San Donato
RECRUITINGSan Donato Milanese, Milano, 20097, Italy
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