Clinical trials: Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
Concussion, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Impact of a Paced Breathing Exercise Intervention on Autonomic Nervous System Function After Pediatric Concussion (Acute Phase)
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to assess the feasibility of administering a paced breathing exercise intervention program to children and adolescents in the acute period after concussion.
- Trial name
- Breathe - PED (NCT07572734)
- Testing
- Paced breathing exercises
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
IVF in Pediatric Concussion
Children with concussion may improve with intravenous fluids.
- Trial name
- NCT02214316
- Testing
- Hypertonic Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Traumatic Brain Injury
Safety Study of Umbilical Cord Blood To Treat Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to determine if it is safe to use stored autologous Human Umbilical Cord Blood (hUCB) to treat pediatric patients that sustain a severe or moderate Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), and have not fully…
- Trial name
- NCT01251003
- Testing
- Autologous cord blood
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Charles Cox
Healthy
Normative Oculomotor and Vestibular Data in Pediatric Population
The purpose of this study is to use a device called I-Portal® Portable Assessment System (I-PAS) to record eye movements in response to a number of visual and auditory stimuli designed to evaluate neural brain pathways related to…
- Trial name
- NCT04107610
- Testing
- I-PAS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neurolign
Concussions, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion
Mindfulness-Based Intervention for Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Formal MBIs, such as Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), have been shown to increase resiliency and teach affect regulation.
- Conditions
- Concussions, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Concussion Mild
- Trial name
- MBI-4-mTBI (NCT07272941)
- Testing
- Mindfulness Based Intervention (MBI)
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 362 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Traumatic Brain Injury
Ketogenic Diet Following Moderate to Severe Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and safety of using the ketogenic diet (KD) in children who sustained moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Trial name
- NCT04933448
- Testing
- Ketogenic Diet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
Sports Related Concussion
Concussion Goody Bag Study
For the pilot study, thirty eligible participants will be provided a concussion goody bag at their initial concussion evaluation visit.
- Trial name
- NCT07884604
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Acquired Brain Injury, Stroke
Feasibility of tDCS as an Adjunct to Outpatient Physiotherapy in Children With ABI
This study will evaluate the feasibility of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as an adjunct to an outpatient motor skills-based physiotherapy intervention for children and youth with acquired brain injury.
- Conditions
- Acquired Brain Injury, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Hemiparesis
- Trial name
- NCT05637957
- Testing
- active transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD)
Intensive Multimodal Neurorehabilitation Targeting Neuroplasticity in Pediatric Neurodevelopmental and Chromosomal Disorders
This observational study evaluates functional and developmental outcomes in pediatric participants undergoing a two week intensive multimodal neurorehabilitation program.
- Conditions
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD), Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Developmental Abnormalities, Developmental Delay (Disorder)
- Trial name
- GEN-HOPE (NCT07493096)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Healing Hope International
Brain Concussion
Active Injury Management (AIM) After Pediatric Concussion
The proposed interventions of this study will determine the ideal discharge recommendations related to activity
- Trial name
- AIM (NCT03869970)
- Testing
- REST, ACTIVITY, mHEALTH
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 237 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Brain Injuries, Acquired Brain Injury
Human-Animal Interaction to Promote Recovery Following Pediatric Brain Injury
This study evaluates the addition of therapy dogs in inpatient physical and occupational therapy. Data will be collected across 10 PT and 10 OT sessions, half of which will incorporate a therapy dog.
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Acquired Brain Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- AAT (NCT04016961)
- Testing
- AAT - Dog, TAU - No Dog
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Intracranial Hypertension
Non-invasive Intracranial Pressure (ICP) Monitoring in Pediatric Patients
The purpose of this study is to prospectively evaluate the accuracy and safety of non-invasive intracranial pressure (ICP) measurements using the HeadSense-1000 (HS-1000) device compared to the current invasive external…
- Trial name
- NCT02695264
- Testing
- HS-1000 recording
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- HeadSense Medical
Concussion, MTBI - Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Online Treatment Recovery Assistance for Concussion in Kids
The investigators propose to develop a software platform, OnTRACK (Online Treatment Recovery Assistance for Concussion in Kids), for children and adolescents recovering from concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).
- Trial name
- OnTRACK (NCT05065099)
- Testing
- Online Treatment Recovery Assistance for Concussion in Kids (OnTRACK)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 408 people
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Concussion Post Syndrome, Headaches Posttraumatic
Pediatric Concussion Outcomes
This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded trial in which subjects with a post concussive headache meeting inclusion criterion will be assigned to one of two treatment groups: placebo or nortriptyline.
- Conditions
- Concussion Post Syndrome, Headaches Posttraumatic, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- PeCon (NCT04226365)
- Testing
- Nortriptyline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lancaster General Hospital
TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)
VR Cognitive Rehabiliation for Pediatric TBI
Childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI) poses significant impairment in children's executive functions (EFs) for moderate to severe injuries, yet interventions specifically designed for children's EF rehabilitation post-TBI and…
- Trial name
- NCT04526639
- Testing
- Virtual Reality-based Interactive Cognitive Training Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Prognostic Value of Pediatric GCS-Pupil Score in Pediatric Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury
There are studies reporting that the survival rate in pediatric patients with abnormal pupillary response is 23% and that pupillary response is effective on mortality and patient outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT05419739
- Testing
- Glasgow coma scale
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Uludag University
Brain Injuries
MRI Markers of Outcome After Severe Pediatric TBI
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading cause of death or disability in children. Each year in the United States, pediatric TBI results in an estimated 630,000 emergency room visits, 58,900 hospitalizations, and 7000 deaths.
- Trial name
- NCT02688660
- Testing
- MRI Scans
- Where
- 21 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
Validating a Blood Test for the Detection of Traumatic Brain Injury in Children
The primary objective of this study is to establish if Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) and Ubiquitin C-terminal Hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) are predictive of computed tomography (CT) findings in pediatric traumatic brain…
- Trial name
- NCT06940232
- Testing
- Blood Test for Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) and Ubiquitin C-terminal Hydrolase L1 (UCH-L1) Acute Biomarkers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 330 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury - Knowledge Translation
Blunt head trauma (BHT) accounts for >450,000 emergency department (ED) visits for children annually in the US. Fortunately, >95% of head trauma in children is minor in nature.
- Trial name
- TBI-KT (NCT01453621)
- Testing
- Computerized clinical decision support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28,669 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Acquired Brain Injury
Effect of Methylphenidate on Ecologic Function in Paediatric Acquired Brain Injury Population
The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of Methylphenidate in pediatric acquired brain injury population, regarding ecologic (every day) function.
- Trial name
- NCT02227056
- Testing
- Methylphenidate
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Loewenstein Hospital