Clinical trials: Brain Injury, Coma
Consciousness Disorders, Persistent Vegetative State
Multimodal Assessment and Prognosis in Disorders of Consciousness After Severe Brain Injury (CyDoC-MAP)
After a severe brain injury some patients survive but cannot communicate, and deciding early which of them are likely to recover consciousness remains one of the hardest problems in neurocritical care.
- Conditions
- Consciousness Disorders, Persistent Vegetative State, Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome, Minimally Conscious State
- Trial name
- CyDoC-MAP (NCT07736820)
- Where
- Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Nicosia General Hospital
Trauma
The Predictive Performance of Glasgow Coma Scale in Relation to Time
The study aims to assess whether time between injury and first Glasgow Coma Scale measurement will affect its predictive value.
- Trial name
- NCT03450525
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 16,000 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Traumatic Brain Injury
Comparison of Effectiveness of Pentobarbital and Thiopental in Patients With Refractory Intracranial Hypertension
Objective: to assess the effectiveness of pentobarbital and thiopental to control raised intracranial pressure (ICP), refractory to first level measures, in patients with severe traumatic brain injury.
- Trial name
- NCT00622570
- Testing
- Pentobarbital, thiopental
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari Son Dureta
Brain Death
Non-randomized, Open-labeled, Interventional, Single Group, Proof of Concept Study With Multi-modality Approach in Cases of Brain Death Due to Traumatic Brain Injury Having Diffuse Axonal Injury
This is the proof of concept study with multi-modality approach (using intra-thecal bioactive peptides, stem cells, laser and transcranial IV laser and Median Nerve stimulation as adjuvants) in cases of brain death due to…
- Trial name
- NCT02742857
- Testing
- BQ-A Peptide Extract, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Transcranial Laser Therapy
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bioquark Inc.
Disorders of Consciousness, Severe Brain Injury
Effect of Repeated tDCS Sessions on Cognitive Improvement in Patients With Disorders of Consciousness
In this study, researchers will show to caregivers of patients how to use a tDCS device (this device was designed to be easy to use, with fixed parameters and only one button to press to run the stimulation).
- Conditions
- Disorders of Consciousness, Severe Brain Injury, Post-comatose Non-communicative Patients
- Trial name
- rtDCS in DOC (NCT02394691)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Consciousness Disorders, Brain Injuries
tDCS in Patients With Disorder of Consciousness Due to Severe Acquired Brain Injury
The present observational study is aimed at reporting the short-, mid- and long-term outcomes of patients with Disorder of Consciousness (DOC), in Vegetative State (VS) or Minimally Conscious State (MCS), due to a severe Acquired…
- Conditions
- Consciousness Disorders, Brain Injuries, Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State
- Trial name
- NCT03367078
- Testing
- Anodal tDCS, Usual care
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Montecatone Rehabilitation Institute S.p.A.
Sepsis, Septic Shock
Central Venous Catheter Colonisation Among Critically Ill Patients in Intensive Care Units
Background: Central Venous catheter insertion technique and indwelling time are major risk factors for CVC colonisation. Colonisation occurs through microbial migration and biofilm formation along the catheter insertion tract.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Septic Shock, Post-cardiac Surgery, Post-Cardiorespiratory Arrest Coma
- Trial name
- NCT03270774
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Disorders of Consciousness
mindBEAGLE: Unlocking Functional Communication for Patients With Disorders of Consciousness
The goal of this clinical trial is to test how effective the mindBEAGLE device is in allowing people who are unconscious (due to a brain injury or other condition) to communicate using brain waves to answer Yes/No questions.
- Trial name
- NCT06426602
- Testing
- mindBEAGLE daily device use
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Amy Wagner
Disorders of Consciousness, Severe Brain Injury
Use of Analgesic Treatment to Reduce Signs of Pain in Patients With Disorders of Consciousness.
The purpose of this study is to characterize and improve pain and nociception management in patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC).
- Conditions
- Disorders of Consciousness, Severe Brain Injury, Post-comatose Non-communicative Patients, Vegetative State
- Trial name
- NCT04330547
- Testing
- Analgesic administration
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Brain Injuries, Acute, Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Antiseizure Medication in Seizure Networks at Early Acute Brain Injury
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the effect of FDA-approved antiseizure drugs in the brain connectivity patterns of severe and moderate acute brain injury patients with suppression of consciousness.
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Acute, Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Brain Ischemia, Brain Hypoxia
- Trial name
- NCT06081283
- Testing
- Phenobarbital Sodium Injection, Levetiracetam, Lacosamide Injectable Product
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Infant, Extremely Premature, Brain Injuries
Safeguarding the Brain of Our Smallest Infants Phase III
the SafeBoosC-III trial investigates the benefit and harms of treatment based on near-infrared spectroscopy monitoring compared with treatment as usual.
- Conditions
- Infant, Extremely Premature, Brain Injuries, Death, Brain, Death; Neonatal
- Trial name
- SafeBoosC (NCT03770741)
- Testing
- Modify cardio-respiratory support to avoid cerebral hypoxia, Treatment as usual
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,601 people
- Sponsor
- Gorm Greisen
Acute Brain Injury Coma
Circadian Rhythmicity During Coma Awakening
Acute brain injury is a major cause of admission to intensive care units, as well as of mortality and morbidity, worldwide and for all age groups.
- Trial name
- COMARHYTHM (NCT06245434)
- Testing
- Repeated behavioural assessment, Act-Pass paradigm, Biological measures of circadian and monoamines biomarkers
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Disorder of Consciousness
Information of the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised for Neurobehavioral State and Recovery of Consciousness Prediction
Background: The Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R) is the most recommended instrument to examine the neurobehavioral condition of individuals with disorders of consciousness (DOCs).
- Trial name
- CRS-R_Info (NCT05819177)
- Testing
- Rehabilitation program
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 171 people
- Sponsor
- Hospitales Nisa