Clinical trials: Neural Tube Defect
Spina Bifida
Nerve Rerouting Treatment for Neurogenic Bladder in Spina Bifida
The goal of this study is to evaluate a surgical procedure (operation) that reroutes lumbar to sacral nerves in the spinal column to improve the bladder's ability to empty properly in patients born with Spina Bifida.
- Trial name
- NCT01096459
- Testing
- Nerve Rerouting
- Sponsor
- Kenneth Peters, MD
Spinal Cord Injuries, Spina Bifida
Downstream Effects of Personalized 'Top-down' Participation-based Interventions Among Youth With Physical Disabilities
Participation in community-based activities is essential to the health and well-being of youth with physical disabilities; yet, it is extremely restricted.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Spina Bifida, Musculoskeletal Disorder, Juvenile Arthritis
- Trial name
- NCT05784285
- Testing
- Engagement in a 8-week community-based activity program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida
The Effects of a Powered Knee Orthosis on Gait Kinematics of Children With Knee Extension Deficiency
Crouch gait/walking, characterized by an 'over-flexed' knee when the leg is supporting body weight, is common in children with diagnoses of cerebral palsy, spina bifida and other incomplete spinal cord injuries.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, Spinal Cord Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT05330052
- Testing
- Agilik
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Spina Bifida, Neurogenic Bladder
Use of a Diurnal Indwelling Urethral Catheter to Improve Quality of Life
This is an interventional study examining the effects of closed diurnal indwelling catheterization (CDIC) for neurogenic bladder management.
- Trial name
- NCT03573726
- Testing
- Closed diurnal indwelling catheter (CDIC)
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Shriners Hospitals for Children
Spina Bifida
Retrograde Colonic Irrigation to Manage Spina Bifida Functional Digestive Sequelae: a Multicenter, Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial
Spina Bifida is a developmental congenital disorder caused by the incomplete closing of the embryonic neural tube, leading to serious malformations of the nervous system.
- Trial name
- IRRICO (NCT02361450)
- Testing
- Retrograde Colonic Irrigation, Usual Care
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital
Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy
Evaluating Long-term Use of a Pediatric Robotic Exoskeleton (P.REX/Agilik) to Improve Gait in Children With Movement Disorders
Background: People with cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy, or spinal cord injury often have muscle weakness and problems controlling how their legs move. This can affect how they walk.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy, Spina Bifida, Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT05726591
- Testing
- EA-KAFO
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Chiari Malformation Type I, Tonsillectomy
PFDD Versus PFDRT in Chiari Decompression Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a posterior fossa decompression and duraplasty with or without tonsil manipulation results in better patient outcomes with fewer complications and improved quality of life in…
- Trial name
- NCT06079125
- Testing
- Posterior fossa decompression with duraplasty, PFDD with tonsillar resection/reduction
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Spina Bifida, Neurogenic Bowel
Bowel Continence Across the Lifespan in People With Spina Bifida
The goal of this observational study is to learn how different enema programs affect bowel control in children and adults with spina bifida.
- Conditions
- Spina Bifida, Neurogenic Bowel, Bowel Incontinence
- Trial name
- BCALS (NCT07390318)
- Testing
- Retrograde Enema, Antegrade Enema
- Where
- 24 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 943 people
- Sponsor
- David Chu
Myelomeningocele, Spina Bifida
Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation for Children and Youth With Spina Bifida
A study to use transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation to characterize sensorimotor deficits in a pediatric population of individuals with spina bifida.
- Trial name
- NCT06918119
- Testing
- Transcutaneous stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy
The Impact of Community-based Wellness Programs on The Triple Aim
People with disabilities experience a staggering incidence of secondary conditions that can result in death or negatively impact their health, participation in the community, and quality of life.
- Conditions
- Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Cord Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT02938130
- Testing
- Wellness Programs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 119 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Spina Bifida
Physical Capacity of Spina Bifida and Factors Affecting
Objective: It was aimed to evaluate the physical characteristics of the cases with spina bifida and to review the factors that may affect the etiology of the disease.
- Trial name
- NCT06541366
- Testing
- case-control study
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gazi Yasargil Training and Research Hospital
Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida
A Peer E-mentoring Intervention to Improve Employment
Despite the strong business case of hiring people with disabilities, a significant proportion of youth with disabilities leave high school and neither work nor continue their education and are unprepared to meet the demands of a…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, Juvenile Arthritis, Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT02522507
- Testing
- Empowering youth towards employment
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Neural Tube Defects, Congenital Abnormalities
Birth Outcomes In Eswatini After Transition To Dolutegravir-Based Treatment
The goal of this observational study is to assess the birth outcomes of HIV-positive women delivering in hospitals in Eswatini who are receiving dolutegravir (DTG) or other anti-retroviral (ARV) drug regimens.
- Conditions
- Neural Tube Defects, Congenital Abnormalities, Teratogens
- Trial name
- NCT05883761
- Where
- 5 sites in Eswatini
- Volunteers
- 50,075 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation
Intraventricular Hemorrhage, Spina Bifida
Micro Ribonucleic Acid (miRNA) Markers of Hydrocephalus in Intraventricular Hemorrhage (IVH)
A collection of biological samples (cerebrospinal fluid [CSF] and blood) from patients under 6 years of age who are diagnosed with intraventricular hemorrhage or spina bifida.
- Trial name
- NCT02386228
- Testing
- collection of CSF and blood
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury, Muscular Dystrophy
Evaluating a New Knee-Ankle-Foot Brace to Improve Gait in Children With Movement Disorders
Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disorder in children. CP often causes crouch gait, an abnormal way of walking. Knee crouch has many causes, so no single device or approach works best for everybody.
- Conditions
- Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury, Muscular Dystrophy, Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy
- Trial name
- NCT01961557
- Testing
- EA-KAFO
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Spina Bifida
Incidence of Pregnancies and Births With Spina Bifida in Denmark in 2008-2014
Neural tube defects cover a group of severe embryo malformations such as anencephaly and spina bifida. The most severe forms of spina bifida causes numerous disabilities that demand lifelong treatment by a team consisting of…
- Trial name
- NCT02685813
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 350,000 people
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Spina Bifida
Improving Genetic Counseling for Patients With Spina Bifida Using Next Generation Sequencing
The main objective is to improve genetic counseling in patients with Spina Bifida, by the characterization of variants in new genes using high throughput sequencing either on a panel of targeted genes or on exome in families.
- Trial name
- EXOSPINA (NCT02854150)
- Testing
- characterization of variants in new genes using high throughput sequencing either on a panel of targeted genes or on exome in families.
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital
Spina Bifida
QUALAS Validation in Dutch
Rationale Patients with spina bifida often experience a decreased quality of life compared to patients without spina bifida. The Quality of Life Assessment for Spina Bifida (QUALAS) is a validated questionnaire to assess the…
- Trial name
- NCT06723951
- Testing
- QUALAS survey
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Urinary Tract Infection
Probiotics in Girls With Spina Bifida
Girls with spina bifida also have bladder problems. This is because they need temporary placement of a tube into the bladder to remove urine. This thin flexible tube is called a catheter.
- Trial name
- NCT00767988
- Testing
- Urex-cap-5 (2x10^9 cfu each of Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Spina Bifida
Effectiveness of Biofeedback Training in Children with Neurogenic Bladder and Bowel Disorder Wıth Spina Bifida
The aim of this study is to examine and compare the bladder and bowel functions, activation of pelvic floor and abdominal muscle groups and quality of life of children diagnosed with spina bifida who did not receive any treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT06618378
- Testing
- Biofeedback exercise combined with breathing exercise, urotherapy educational group
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Hasan Kalyoncu University