Clinical trials: Upper Motor Neuron Disease
Upper Extremity Impairments, Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Obi Medical Robot: Evaluating Effectiveness Related to Usability
This mixed-methods usability study evaluates the effectiveness of the Obi Gen 3 robotic feeding device in meeting user needs among providers, caregivers, and patients.
- Conditions
- Upper Extremity Impairments, Cerebral Palsy (CP), ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Rett Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT07151950
- Testing
- One-week trial of Obi Medical device, which provides robotic assistance with feeding to persons with upper extremity impairments who are unable to self-feed in the traditional manner using utensils
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Desin LLC
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
A Registry Based Randomized-Controlled Trial of an Upper Limb Exergaming Intervention for Children and Adolescents With Spinal Muscular Atrophy
This is a multisite randomized controlled registry-based trial to evaluate the efficacy of an 8-week home-based exergaming intervention as compared to usual care on occupational satisfaction of children and youth (8-18 years old…
- Trial name
- INFORM SMA (NCT06396325)
- Testing
- Tales from the Magic Keep™, Usual Care
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Maryam Oskoui, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FAAN
Cerebral Palsy
Whole Body Vibration in Rehabilitation of Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Spasticity is one of the most common features in children with cerebral palsy (CP) and is evident in the majority of CP types such as hemiplegia, diplegia, quadriplegia, etc.
- Trial name
- WBV (NCT06077136)
- Testing
- whole body vibration, standard physical therapy
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- University of Hail
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Assessment, Self
Development of a Space Exploration Assessment for Children With Spinal Muscular Atrophy
The aim of this randomized study is to develop a new motor assessment of space exploration in a 2D environment with upper limbs for children with spinal muscular atrophy 1 and 2 from 3 until 16 years old.
- Trial name
- ExplorASI (NCT03223051)
- Testing
- Motor assessment
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Centre d'Investigation Clinique et Technologique 805
Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne, Orthotic Devices
The Effect of a Muscle-mimicking, Fabric-type Shoulder Orthosis on Functional Movements of the Upper Limb in Patients With Neuromuscular Disorder
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effect of a muscle-mimicking, fabric-type shoulder orthosis on functional movements of the upper limb in patients with neuromuscular disorder.
- Conditions
- Muscular Dystrophy, Duchenne, Orthotic Devices, Upper Extremity, Neuromuscular Diseases (NMD)
- Trial name
- NCT06363357
- Testing
- Shoulder orthosis
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Neurologic Diseases, Hemiparesis
NuroSleeve Powered Brace & Stimulation System to Restore Arm Function
The purpose of this study is to investigate if a person with weakness or paralysis in one or both arms, can use the NuroSleeve combined powered arm brace (orthosis) and muscle stimulation system to help restore movement in one…
- Conditions
- Neurologic Diseases, Hemiparesis, Quadriplegia, Muscular Dystrophies
- Trial name
- NCT04798378
- Testing
- Neurosleeve
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Effects of Motor Imagery and Action Observation on Motor Function in Unilateral Cerebral Palsy
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of action observation therapy and motor imagery methods, provided in addition to a conventional physiotherapy and rehabilitation program, on gross motor function, upper and lower…
- Trial name
- NCT07612371
- Testing
- motor imagery, Action observation therapy, Conventional physiotherapy group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3
Spinal Cord Stimulation for the Treatment of Motor Deficits in People With Spinal Muscular Atrophy - Upper Limb
Spinal cord stimulation (SCS) has shown remarkable efficacy in restoring motor function in people with spinal cord injury by recruiting afferent input to enhance the responsiveness of spared neural circuits to residual cortical…
- Conditions
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type II, Spinal Muscular Atrophy 4
- Trial name
- NCT06300996
- Testing
- Spinal Cord Stimulator (Octopolar Medtronic Vectris Leads)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marco Capogrosso
Child Development, Upper Motor Neurone Lesion
Validity and Reliability of the PROprioception Measurement Tool (PROMT)
This project assesses the feasibility, reliability, and validity of the PROMT in children with a UMN lesion. The study questions are: is the newly developed PROMT a feasible, reliable, and valid tool to assess lower limb…
- Conditions
- Child Development, Upper Motor Neurone Lesion, Cerebral Palsy, Proprioceptive Disorders
- Trial name
- PROMT (NCT05405881)
- Testing
- Proprioception measurement tool
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich