Clinical trials: Traumatic Brain Injuries
Post-Concussion Symptoms, Concussion
Safety and Feasibility of Early Active Rehabilitation in Children After Concussion
It has been suggested that activity immediately following concussion is detrimental to recovery and may lead to long term impairments.
- Trial name
- NCT03103529
- Testing
- Active Rehabilitation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Brain Concussion
Telephone Follow-Up on Outcome After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to see whether providing education and counseling after a mild traumatic brain injury will help in preventing symptoms from becoming chronic over the first six months after injury.
- Trial name
- TBI (NCT00483444)
- Testing
- Scheduled telephone follow-up
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 366 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Concussion, Mild, Neurocognitive Dysfunction
Biomarker Levels as A Predictor of Concussion Severity OUTcomes (BlacOut)
The overall research aim of this pilot study is to determine if the structural brain protein calpain-cleaved αII-spectrin N-terminal fragment (SNTF) can be used as a blood biomarker to accurately identify patients who will have…
- Trial name
- BlacOut (NCT02992327)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Brain Concussion, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Neuromodulation and Neuroimaging in Older Children With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) often causes persistent motor and cognitive deficits in children resulting in functional limitations.
- Conditions
- Brain Concussion, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Motor Disorders, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- CI-tDCS (NCT05762796)
- Testing
- tDCS in Youth with mild traumatic brain injury
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
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
Concussion, Brain, Sleep Disorder
Addressing Sleep in Adolescents Post-Concussion ("ASAP Study")
Hundreds of thousands of adolescents experience protracted recoveries from concussion, which can affect all aspects of their lives and create family and societal burden.
- Trial name
- ASAP (NCT05736692)
- Testing
- Brief Sleep Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Traumatic Brain Injury, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Score Predicting Lesion Development on CT Following Mild TBI
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is one of the most common reasons behind emergency department (ED) visits. A small portion of mTBI patients will develop an intracranial lesion that might require neurosurgical intervention.
- Trial name
- SELECT-TBI (NCT04995068)
- Testing
- Head CT to determine presence of traumatic intracranial lesion
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Craniocerebral Trauma, Head Injury, Minor
Exercise in Patients With Post-Concussion Symptoms
Physical activity and exercise have traditionally not been much of a focus in treatment of postconcussion symptoms and posttraumatic headache.
- Conditions
- Craniocerebral Trauma, Head Injury, Minor, Postconcussion Syndrome, Posttraumatic Headache
- Trial name
- NCT04001192
- Testing
- aerobic exercise program
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
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
Concussion, Brain
Development of a Concussion Management Platform for Children and Youth
This multi-centred, randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effectiveness of a pilot tested mobile device Application built to guide youth in recovery from concussion.
- Trial name
- Back2PlayApp (NCT05471791)
- Testing
- Back2Play App
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 181 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
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
Cognitive Dysfunction, Acquired Brain Injury
Fareon Open Label Device Clinical Trial
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and feasibility of an at-home MMT treatment in patients with cognitive dysfunction related to acquired brain injury, Long COVID, traumatic brain injury, myalgic encephalomyelitis…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Dysfunction, Acquired Brain Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT07600320
- Testing
- Fareon device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Concussion, Brain
Reduction of Concussion Symptoms Through the Use of Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy
Concussion incidence in high school and collegiate sports is high, especially in football. Once diagnosed, return to play is dependent on recovery from symptoms followed by a specific protocol for clearance; the sooner the…
- Trial name
- NCT04063618
- Testing
- Osteopathic Manipulative Therapy, Standard of Care Concussion Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Matthew T. Mcelroy, DO
Traumatic Brain Injury, Immuno-Deficiency
Effects of Immunonutrition on Biomarkers in Traumatic Brain Injury
Background: Head injury is one of the top three diagnosis leading to intensive care unit (ICU) admission in Malaysia. There has been growing interest in using immunonutrition as a mode of modulating the inflammatory response to…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Immuno-Deficiency, Nutrient Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT03166449
- Testing
- Neomune, Fresubin® HP energy
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University of Malaya
Traumatic Brain Injury
Age of Blood in Brain Injury
Donated red blood cells vary in how old they are, that is, how long they have been stored since being collected from donors. Blood that has been donated is stored for a maximum of 42 days, after this time it is expired.
- Trial name
- NCT00141674
- Testing
- Blood Transfusion
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Prognostic Model for Predicting Outcome After Moderate to Severe Paediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
Due to ethical and logistical challenges related to paediatric research, there is limited age-appropriate evidence for managing paediatric traumatic brain injury (pTBI).
- Trial name
- PROMPT (NCT07538440)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Traumatic Brain Injury, Intracranial Hypertension
Effect of Ketamine (Ketalar) on Intracranial Pressure
Objectives: Ketamine is an effective, short-acting anesthetic drug, which does not decrease blood pressure. It is widely stated that Ketamine increases intracranial pressure (ICP), which prevents its use in many emergency…
- Trial name
- NCT00437814
- Testing
- Ketamine, effect on intracranial pressure
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
Concussion
Protection Against Potential Brain Injury During Competitive Football
Significant morbidity, mortality, and related costs are caused by traumatic brain injury (TBI). An externally-worn medical device that applies mild jugular compression according to the principle of the Queckenstedt Maneuver (the…
- Trial name
- NCT02696200
- Testing
- Q Collar
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Evaluating a Novel Method of EEG Evoked Response Potential Analysis in Sport Concussion Assessment - Test Stability and Effect of Concussion
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), also known as concussion, occurs commonly in sport. Despite ongoing research, there is no highly sensitive clinical test for cognitive function.
- Trial name
- NCT01535339
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ElMindA Ltd
Brain Concussion
Effects of Neuromuscular Training on EEG Adaptations in Young Athletes
The purpose of the current project is to determine the effects of augmented neuromuscular training on brain neuroplasticity. Specifically we aim to evaluate the potential of augmented NMT (aNMT) to alter brain neural performance…
- Trial name
- NCT03913975
- Testing
- Neuromuscular training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati