Can a simple pill stabilize blood pressure after spinal cord injury?
NCT ID NCT05839652
First seen Aug 10, 2026 · Last updated Aug 11, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial compares two blood pressure medications—midodrine and droxidopa—against compression stockings and a placebo to see which best stabilizes blood pressure in people with spinal cord injury. Participants have a traumatic injury between C1 and T6, are at least a year post-injury, and are non-ambulatory. The study measures blood pressure, brain blood flow, and symptoms like dizziness and fatigue during tilt-table tests.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Midodrine hydrochloride and droxidopa (blood pressure medications), plus compression stockings
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could identify the most effective drug and dose to manage orthostatic hypotension in people with spinal cord injury, improving daily comfort and safety.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small Phase 4 trial with 25 participants, so results may not apply to everyone. Medications may cause side effects like high blood pressure when lying down.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 25 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2023
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.
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 to 60 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: * traumatic spinal cord injury * at least 12 months post injury * injury level of C1-T6 * AIS A, B or C * non-ambulatory * non-ventilator Exclusion Criteria: * Active psychiatric disorder * Stroke or cerebrovascular disease * Alzheimer's Disease or dementia * Unmanaged cardiac arrhythmias * Concurrent systemic, hepatic, or renal disease * Suspected or diagnosed malignancy * Neurological disease other than SCI * Self-reported history of three or more symptomatic episodes of AD per day
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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James J Peters VA Medical Center
RECRUITINGThe Bronx, New York, 10468, United States
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Kessler Foundation
RECRUITINGWest Orange, New Jersey, 07052, United States
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