Clinical trials: Spinal Injury
Acute Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injuries
Safety, Feasibility, and Efficacy of TSCS on Stabilizing Blood Pressure for Acute Inpatients With SCI
Current forms of pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatments for hypotension and orthostatic hypotension (OH) remain inadequate during acute inpatient rehabilitation (AIR) following a traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Conditions
- Acute Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injuries, Neuromodulation, Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT06000592
- Testing
- Digitimer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Jill M. Wecht, Ed.D.
Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy
Assessing Transition Practices for Children With Disabilities: Pathways to a Successful Adulthood
Transition to adult care is a purposeful and structured movement of youth with complex disabilities from child centered to adult oriented services. This complex and potentially challenging period requires careful planning.
- Conditions
- Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Cord Injury, Spastic Paraplegia
- Trial name
- NCT07706517
- Testing
- Chart review, Semi-structured interview
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Spinal Cord Injury
Synchronous Tele-Resistance Training to Improve Upper Extremity Function in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury
This study investigated the effects of resistive exercises applied with synchronized telerehabilitation on upper extremity functions in patients with SCI who use wheelchairs.
- Trial name
- TELERES-SCI (NCT07115693)
- Testing
- Telerehabilitation-Based Resistance Exercise Program, Home Exercise Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacer Önen Tekin
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
Spinal Cord Injury
Stem Cell Therapy in Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is to study the effect of stem cell therapy on common symptoms in patients with spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT02009124
- Testing
- Autologous bone marrow mononuclear cell transplantation
- Where
- India
- Sponsor
- Neurogen Brain and Spine Institute
Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Pediatric Powered Wheelchair Standing Devices: An Exploratory Study
For children who use a power wheelchair, a powered wheelchair standing device (PWSD) may be considered for daily use. A PWSD allows a child to electronically move between sitting and standing and can be driven in either position.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Cord Injuries, Spina Bifida
- Trial name
- NCT05117827
- Testing
- Power Wheelchair Standing Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Grand Valley State University
Tbi, Intracranial Edema
Comparative Effectiveness of Family Problem-Solving Therapy (F-PST) for Adolescent TBI
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most common cause of acquired disability in youth and a source of significant morbidity and family burden.
- Conditions
- Tbi, Intracranial Edema, Brain Edema, Craniocerebral Trauma
- Trial name
- NCT02368366
- Testing
- Therapist Guided Face to Face Family Problem Solving, Therapist Guided Online Family Problem Solving, Self-Guided Online Family Problem Solving
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Tethered Cord, Tethered Cord Syndrome
Investigation of Surgical Sectioning of the Filum Terminale in Treating Occult Tethered Cord Syndrome Patients
The investigators hypothesize that surgical release of the filum terminale (strand of fibrous tissue at the end of the spinal cord) is a more efficacious treatment option for symptomatic relief than medical management in subjects…
- Conditions
- Tethered Cord, Tethered Cord Syndrome, Occult Spina Bifida, Spina Bifida Occulta
- Trial name
- OCCULT (NCT05163899)
- Testing
- Release of filum terminale
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Cervical Radiculopathy, Cervical Myelomalacia
Cervical Spinal Cord Signal Abnormalities in Patients With Cervical Radicular Pain
This prospective observational study aims to determine the prevalence of cervical spinal cord signal abnormalities, including myelomalacia, among adult patients presenting to a tertiary pain clinic with cervical radicular pain.
- Trial name
- CSCS (NCT07823426)
- Testing
- Clinical and Cervical MRI Assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Spinal Cord Injuries
Spinal Cord Stimulation and Training
This study will help the investigators better understand the changes in short-term excitability and long-term plasticity of corticospinal, reticulospinal and spinal neural circuits and how the changes impact the improvements of…
- Trial name
- NCT05472584
- Testing
- Electrophysiology assessment - corticospinal tract, Electrophysiology assessment - reticulospinal tract, Electrophysiology assessment - spinal motoneuron
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Spinal Cord Injuries, Stroke
Motion Sensor and Feedback System Efficacy to Refine Movements After Injury
The purpose of these case studies is to determine the efficacy of the Kinesthetic Awareness Training (KAT) device in facilitating the restoration of desired movement patterns when people with acquired central nervous system…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Stroke, Acquired Brain Injury, Movement Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT05032378
- Testing
- Kinesthetic Awareness Training, Provision of KAT-assisted physical or occupational therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- PantherTec
Spinal Cord Injury
Effects of System Suspended Robotic Lokomat Gait in Patients With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
Patients with incomplete spinal cord injury
- Trial name
- NCT02342080
- Testing
- Training sessions, Lokomat system (Hocoma AG Switzerland)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Spinal Cord Injuries, Neurogenic Bladder
Pediatric Locomotor Training Bladder Study
Bladder dysfunction is one of the most important factors influencing duration and quality of life in children with spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT03559036
- Testing
- Locomotor Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke
Investigating Techniques to Enhance the Sense of Embodiment in Immersive Virtual Reality
Embodiment is an important aspect of virtual reality because it affects how natural and engaging the experience feels and can influence performance and learning in VR-based applications, including rehabilitation [McAnally \&…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT07870044
- Testing
- Immersive Virtual Reality Embodiment Manipulations
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Communication Disorders
Adaptive and Individualized AAC
This project will test the feasibility of developing a smart augmentative or alternative communication (AAC) system that is effective in delivering communication capabilities that automatically adapt to the users' physical…
- Trial name
- NCT04247828
- Testing
- Experimental AAC, Generic AAC
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Altec Inc.
CerebroSpinal Fluid (CSF) Leak
The Freiburg Registry on SpontanEous IntercrAnial Hypotension (SIH) & Post-duraL Puncture Headache (PDPH)
Spinal CSF leaks are considered as rare disease. They cause a variety of symptoms, mainly culminating in a chronic headache syndrome. Crucially, yet often disregarded, the disease holds the potential for cure.
- Trial name
- SEAL (NCT06711731)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Freiburg
Spinal Cord Injuries
Minocycline and Perfusion Pressure Augmentation in Acute Spinal Cord Injury
While research in animal models of spinal cord injury have provided many promising insights, human studies have failed to produce effective therapies.
- Trial name
- NCT00559494
- Testing
- Minocycline, SCPP augmentation, SCPP control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injury Subacute
Spinal Stimulation With Gait Training to Improve Lower Limbs Motor Recovery in Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury (SCI) often results in partial or complete loss of movement. In the subacute phase (< 6 months), the central nervous system shows increased potential for neuroplasticity, making it more responsive to…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injury Subacute, Locomotion, Gait Disorder, Sensorimotor
- Trial name
- CIMELocomotion (NCT07375745)
- Testing
- Protocol 2: Gait training combined with an effective tSCS
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal
Cervical Injury Spine
Subaxial Cervical Traumatic Injuries
The aim of this study is to assess the mid-term outcomes of treating subaxial cervical traumatic injury cases admitted to the Trauma Unit of Assiut University Hospital.
- Trial name
- NCT06297395
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Spinal Cord Injuries, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Diaphragmatic Pacer Placement: Anesthetic Management (DP)
The diaphragmatic pacemaker (DP) has proven its utility in replacing mechanical ventilation (MV) in patients with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), by improving the patients quality of life…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Respiratory Paralysis
- Trial name
- DP (NCT02942953)
- Testing
- Diaphragmatic Pacer
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Guttmann