Clinical trials: Degenerative Spinal Conditions
Rare Disorders, Undiagnosed Disorders
Rare Disease Patient Registry & Natural History Study - Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford
The Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford (CoRDS) is an international patient registry that serves as a centralized resource for rare disease research.
- Conditions
- Rare Disorders, Undiagnosed Disorders, Disorders of Unknown Prevalence, Cornelia De Lange Syndrome
- Trial name
- CoRDS (NCT01793168)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people
- Sponsor
- Sanford Health
Friedreich Ataxia
Efficacy of Stabilometric Platform to Improve Standing Balance in Patients With Friedreich's Ataxia
The primary objective is to evaluate the potential effectiveness of an individualized intensive rehabilitation intervention using the "Prokin 252" stabilometric platform in the treatment of adolescent and adult patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT06692296
- Testing
- Balance training over stabilometric platform, Balance training by means of conventional rehabilitation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Friedreich Ataxia, Cardiomyopathies
Phase IA and IB Study of AAVrh.10hFXN Gene Therapy for the Cardiomyopathy of Friedreich's Ataxia
The purpose of this study is to test the safety and preliminary efficacy of AAVrh.10hFXN to treat the cardiomyopathy associated with Friedreich's ataxia (FA).
- Conditions
- Friedreich Ataxia, Cardiomyopathies, Cardiac Hypertrophy, Myocardial Fibrosis
- Trial name
- NCT05302271
- Testing
- AAVrh.10hFXN, serotype rh.10 adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene transfer vector expressing the cDNA coding for human FXN, Prednisone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Lumbar Degenerative Disease, Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
Perioperative Nutrition Management in Patients Undergoing Open Posterior Lumbar Surgery
Patients undergoing open posterior lumbar fusion surgery often experience postoperative gastrointestinal problems, such as bloating, constipation, and delayed passage of gas and stool, and may be at nutritional risk.
- Conditions
- Lumbar Degenerative Disease, Lumbar Spondylolisthesis, Lumbar Disc Herniation
- Trial name
- NCT07893938
- Testing
- Oral nutritional supplements (ONS), Carbohydrate loading (OCL), 'Probiotics (Bifidobacterium and Lactobacillus triple live capsules)'
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
Friedreich Ataxia
Neurology Measures in FA Children
The purpose of this study is to identify ways to follow progression of Friedreich's Ataxia (FA) and be able to measure changes over time in children with FA.
- Trial name
- NCT03418740
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Degenerative Disc Disease, Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
The Five-repetition Sit-to-stand Test for Lower Back Pain or Radiculopathy
The five-repetition sit-to-stand test (5R-STS) has been used in many medical disciplines, but has never been correlated with or validated in regard to degenerative spinal diseases.
- Conditions
- Degenerative Disc Disease, Degenerative Spondylolisthesis, Herniated Disc, Stenosis, Spinal
- Trial name
- 5R-STS (NCT03303300)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 237 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marc Schröder
Disc Degeneration
Lumbar Spine on MRI and Low Back Pain in Elite Cross-country Skiers
The investigators will examine the prevalence of low-back pain and disc degeneration among Finnish elite skiers between 16 and 35 years of age and compare these findings with the data collected among healthy volunteers studied…
- Trial name
- NCT05641857
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Orton Orthopaedic Hospital
Ataxia, Gait
Ataxia GAA-FGF14 - Descriptive Genetic and Clinical Study
Cerebellar ataxias of late onset are of undetermined etiology in many cases. A new cause of late-onset cerebellar ataxia was discovered in January 2023 corresponding to an expansion of GAA triplets in intron 1 of the FGF14 gene.
- Trial name
- GAA-FGF14 (NCT05884086)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Friedreich Ataxia
Idebenone to Treat Friedreich's Ataxia
This study will determine whether a drug called idebenone is safe and effective in reducing the level of oxidants that are believed to damage the nervous system and hearts in patients with Friedreich's ataxia.
- Trial name
- NCT00229632
- Testing
- Idebenone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Neurodegenerative Diseases, Parkinson Disease
Neurodegenerative Diseases Progression Markers (MARKERS-NDD)
MARKERS-NDD is a prospective, observational, longitudinal study, which aims to collect data from patients affected by neurodegenerative diseases (NDD) followed longitudinally for routine examinations performed as part of normal…
- Conditions
- Neurodegenerative Diseases, Parkinson Disease, Synucleinopathies, Lewy Body Disease
- Trial name
- MARKERS-NDD (NCT06596746)
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Casa di Cura San Raffaele Cassino
Friedreich Ataxia
Efficacy Study of Epoetin Alfa in Friedreich Ataxia
Friedreich's ataxia (FRDA) is a rare genetic disorder characterised by severe neurological disability and cardiomyopathy. Friedreich's ataxia is the consequence of frataxin deficiency.
- Trial name
- FRIEMAX (NCT01493973)
- Testing
- Epoetin alfa
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Federico II University
Hereditary Ataxia
Clinical and Molecular Correlations in Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 10 (SCA10)
OBJECTIVES: I. Clinically evaluate members from families with a dominantly inherited ataxia and collect blood, skin and muscle samples for detailed molecular studies. II.
- Trial name
- NCT00004306
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Office of Rare Diseases (ORD)
Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Lumbarsacral Orthosis
Is Postoperative Bracing Necessary After Spine Surgery for Degenerative Conditions
This study was started from Oct. 2015. This study aimed to evaluate the outcome of bracing following transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF) in patients with degenerative lumbar spine diseases.
- Conditions
- Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Lumbarsacral Orthosis, Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion
- Trial name
- NCT03560401
- Testing
- Knight-Taylor [chairback] brace
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Friedreich Ataxia
Early and Longitudinal Assessment of Neurodegeneration in the Brain and Spinal Cord in Friedreich's Ataxia
Friedreich's ataxia is characterized by progressive alterations in the function of the cerebellum accompanied by an atrophy of the spinal cord.
- Trial name
- NCT01776164
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Rare Diseases
European Registry on Rare Neurological Diseases
The recent implementation of European Reference Networks for Rare Diseases (ERNs) is an unprecedented move to improve the care of patients suffering from rare health disorders by transnational collaboration.
- Trial name
- ERN-RND reg (NCT04319796)
- Testing
- Data set as defined by the ERN Research Workgroup of the European Commission
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Friedreich Ataxia
Friedreich Ataxia Global Clinical Consortium UNIFIED Natural History Study
This project is a global, multicenter, prospective, longitudinal, observational natural history study that can be used to understand the disease progression and support the development of safe and effective drugs and biological…
- Trial name
- UNIFAI (NCT06016946)
- Where
- 34 sites in United States, Australia and 15 more
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance
Ataxia Telangiectasia
Ataxia-telangiectasia: Treating Mitochondrial Dysfunction With Nicotinamide Riboside
Study design: Single arm open-label clinical trial in ataxia-telangiectasia to test the effects of nicotinamide riboside on ataxia scales, immune function, and neurofilament light chain.
- Trial name
- ATNAD (NCT06324877)
- Testing
- Nicotinamide riboside
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Queensland
ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
NYSCF Scientific Discovery Biobank
The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute is performing this research to accelerate diverse disease research using cells from the body (such as skin or blood cells) to make stem cells and other types of cells…
- Conditions
- ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Alzheimer Disease, Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset
- Trial name
- NCT06203106
- Testing
- Biological Sample Collection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- New York Stem Cell Foundation Research Institute
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Familial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia 1
Baby Detect : Genomic Newborn Screening
Newborn screening (NBS) is a global initiative of systematic testing at birth to identify babies with pre-defined severe but treatable conditions.
- Conditions
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Familial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia 1, Phosphoglucomutase 1 Deficiency, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young
- Trial name
- BabyDetect (NCT05687474)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 6,824 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
Lumbar Disc Herniation, Lumbar Degenerative Disease
Multivariate Analysis and Risk Factors Were Used to Predict the Short-term Postoperative Pain of Degenerative Lumbar Spine
The objective of this retrospective clinical study wasto study the risk factors for short-term low back and leg pain after PLIF in patients with lumbar Degenerative disease, and to establish a risk prediction model for short-term…
- Conditions
- Lumbar Disc Herniation, Lumbar Degenerative Disease, Sarcopenia
- Trial name
- NCT06628583
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Contrast
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 936 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hao Liu