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SUBMITTER: Wecht JM
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7483245 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Wecht Jill M JM Weir Joseph P JP Katzelnick Caitlyn G CG Chiaravalloti Nancy D ND Kirshblum Steven C SC Dyson-Hudson Trevor A TA Weber Erica E Bauman William A WA
Spinal cord 20200317 9
<h4>Study design</h4>Clinical trial.<h4>Objectives</h4>Individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) above T6 experience impaired descending cortical control of the autonomic nervous system, which predisposes them to hypotension. However, treatment of hypotension is uncommon in the SCI population because there are few safe and effective pharmacological options available. The primary aim of this investigation was to test the efficacy of a single dose of midodrine (10 mg), compared with placebo, to in ...[more]