Clinical trials: Head Trauma
Traumatic Brain Injury
Effects of Hypothermia Upon Outcomes After Acute Traumatic Brain Injury
Induction of hypothermia to < 35˚C by < 2.5 hours after severe traumatic brain injury, reaching 33˚C by 4 hours after injury and maintained for 48 hours in patients aged 16-45 will result in an increased number of patients with…
- Trial name
- NABIS:HIIR (NCT00178711)
- Testing
- Hypothermia
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 232 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Traumatic Brain Injury
Assessment of Noninvasive Neuromodulation in a Group of Traumatic Brain Injured Patients and Healthy Volunteers
Background: Severe traumatic brain injury, particularly diffuse axonal injury (DAI), often leads to lasting neurological issues.
- Trial name
- NCT07373366
- Testing
- Subjects in the intervention group receive low-frequency radioelectric therapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Post-Concussion Syndrome, COVID Long-Haul
Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Field Stimulation (PENFS) in Patients With Post Concussion Syndrome (PCS)
The purpose of this study is to test the effect of Auricular Percutaneous Electrical Nerve Field Stimulation (a Neurostim device) on children with pain and Post Concussion symptoms.
- Conditions
- Post-Concussion Syndrome, COVID Long-Haul, COVID-19
- Trial name
- NCT04978571
- Testing
- percutaneous electrical nerve-field stimulation, PENFS, percutaneous electrical nerve-field stimulation, PENFS (COVID active device)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Orange County
MTBI - Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Mild
Evaluation of Helmet Technology and Head Impact Exposure
The purpose of the study is to monitor longitudinal changes in brain structure and function between the preseason and postseason, in a population of football playing athletes grouped by helmet make and model.
- Trial name
- NCT03883451
- Testing
- Helmet Model
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Respiratory Disease, Muscle Weakness
Respiratory Muscle Training in Acquired Brain Injury Patients.
Background: Respiratory health problems are one of the main causes of morbidity and mortality in adult people with acquired brain injury (ABI).
- Conditions
- Respiratory Disease, Muscle Weakness, Acquired Brain Injury, Older People--Abuse of
- Trial name
- NCT06070831
- Testing
- Inspiratory muscle training, Expiratory muscle training
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
Brain Injuries
Telephone Intervention After Traumatic Brain Injury
This study seeks to determine if telephone counseling improves the outcome for persons with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Trial name
- NCT00483522
- Testing
- Self-management telephone counseling
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 433 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Brain Concussion
LED Therapy for the Treatment of Concussive Brain Injury
A double blind randomized trial of light-emitting diode (LED) therapy for patients suffering from mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).
- Trial name
- NCT02383472
- Testing
- MedX Health Console model 1100
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Gait Impairment, Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Clinical Investigation to Validate the Safety and Performance of the ABLE Kids Device in Pediatric Patients With Neurological Gait Disorders in a Clinical Setting
The primary objective of the study is to validate the safety and clinical performance of the ABLE Kids device in pediatric patients with neurological gait disorders or muscular weakness during a 10-session gait training program…
- Conditions
- Gait Impairment, Cerebral Palsy (CP), Neuromuscular Diseases (NMD), Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)
- Trial name
- NCT07745712
- Testing
- ABLE Kids
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- ABLE Human Motion S.L.
Stroke, Cerebral Palsy
Functional Engagement in Assisted Therapy Through Exercise Robotics
The investigators have assembled an integrated knowledge/technology/client team to develop a novel motion capture-based home therapy program for children with hemiparesis (cerebral palsy, acquired brain injury (ABI)) and older…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Cerebral Palsy, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- FEATHERS (NCT02290353)
- Testing
- FEATHERS
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Concussion, Brain, Musculoskeletal Pain
The Impact of Eye and Body Training on the Injury Rate of Concussions in Female Soccer Players
The research project aims to find out how special training influences the frequency and severity of injuries among female footballers in the top Swiss league.
- Trial name
- NCT06473883
- Testing
- Training recommendation
- Volunteers
- 209 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BrainCare Medical Group
Stroke, Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
Comparing the Ceriter Stride One, a Pressure-sensitive Smart Insole, With Gait Parameters Measured on the GRAIL in Neurological Populations
Ceriter Stride-One soles have been available on the market for several years. One of the features of these soles is that they can measure gait parameters while patients walk around in a functional environment.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Acquired Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT07237386
- Testing
- Wearing smart insoles
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Traumatic Brain Injury
Growth Hormone and Insulin Growth Factor 1 Deficiencies in Children/Adolescents Following Traumatic Brain Injury: The Impact on Growth and Neuropsychological Development
The purpose of this study is to look at the relationship between growth hormones, and recovery from a TBI - traumatic brain injury. It is believed that a TBI may interfere with the body's ability to produce growth hormones.
- Trial name
- NCT00929045
- Testing
- Growth Hormone Replacement
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Children, Only, Traumatic Brain Injury
Neurophysiological Measurements Using the NeuroCatch™ Platform in Pediatric Concussion
EEG signals have been collected and studied since the early 1990's as a way of assessing brain function at a gross level. As early as the 1930's a derivative of the raw EEG signal - event-related potentials (ERPs) - have been…
- Conditions
- Children, Only, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Mild, Pediatric ALL
- Trial name
- NCT03889483
- Testing
- NeuroCatch™ Platform
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Michael Esser
TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)
Depth Electrode Detection of Cortical Spreading Depolarization After Traumatic Brain Injury
Preliminary evaluation of depth electrode recording and novel algorithms to determine Cortical Spreading Depolarization's (CSD) following traumatic brain injury (TBI) requiring neurosurgical intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT05205174
- Testing
- depth electrodes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Traumatic Intracranial Haemorrhage
OPtimal Timing of Thromboprophylaxis in Traumatic IntraCranial Haemorrhage (OPTTTICH Feasibility Study)
Victims of trauma with severe head injury who have bled into their brains are at high risk of developing blood clots in their legs. These blood clots can break off and travel through the bloodstream to the lungs causing death.
- Trial name
- OPTTTICH (NCT01589393)
- Testing
- Enoxaparin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Trauma, Brain, Pediatric
Quantifying Brain Injury on Computed Tomography in Hospitalized Children
Lay Summary: To evaluate a novel early diagnostic tool for hospitalized children with traumatic brain injury. The Problem: Children who present with decreased level of consciousness after injury require urgent medical attention…
- Trial name
- QBIct (NCT04176640)
- Volunteers
- 425 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Concussion, Brain, Motor Vehicle Accident
Research Evaluating Sports ConcUssion Events - Rapid Assessment of Concussion and Evidence for Return
RESCUE-RACER is jointly sponsored by the University of Cambridge and Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. The RESCUE-RACER programme evaluates motorsports competitors at baseline (CArBON) and post-injury (CARS).
- Trial name
- RESCUE-RACER (NCT03844282)
- Testing
- Clinical assessment (SCAT5), ImPACT, CANTAB
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cambridge
Concussion, Brain
Role of Rehabilitation in Concussion Management: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Approximately 420 professional and amateur athletes will participate in rehabilitation during recovery after sports-related concussion. Participants will be cluster randomized, by study site, to a specific study arm.
- Trial name
- NCT02988596
- Testing
- Multidimensional Active Rehabilitation, Enhanced Graded Exertion
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 251 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Brain Injuries, Malaria
An MRI Ancillary Study of a Malaria Fever Investigation
This study will seek consent from parents of children enrolled in the Malaria FEVER study to obtain neuroimaging and 12-month neuropsychiatric outcomes data and kidney function on their child.
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Malaria, MRI Imaging, Neurocognitive Deficits
- Trial name
- MRIA (NCT05746819)
- Testing
- Aggressive antipyretics therapy of fever vs usual care in the Malaria RCT study
- Where
- 2 sites in Malawi, Zambia
- Volunteers
- 181 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Laryngectomy
Effect of Zinc and Probiotics Supplementation on Laryngeal Cancer Patients Undergoing Laryngectomy Surgery to Improve Prognosis and Better Wound Healing
using zinc and probiotics supplementation for providing better prognosis for laryngeal cancer patients under going total or partial laryngectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT06674564
- Testing
- Zinc Acetate 50 Mg Oral Capsule, Probiotic
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University