Clinical trials: Back Injuries
Rupture of Anterior Cruciate Ligament
Analgesic Benefits of Genicular Nerve Blocks of the Posterior Knee for Patients Undergoing ACL Reconstruction
Outpatients scheduled to have ACL surgery typically receive a femoral nerve block to provide analgesia for the front of the knee. Postoperatively, these patients will often report pain in the back of the knee.
- Trial name
- NCT02008617
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Preservative free normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury, Spine Injury
Dose Escalation Study of AST-OPC1 in Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of cross sequential escalating doses of AST-OPC1 administered among 5 cohorts at a single time-point between 21 and 42 days post injury, inclusively, to subjects with subacute…
- Conditions
- Cervical Spinal Cord Injury, Spine Injury, Spinal Cord Trauma
- Trial name
- NCT02302157
- Testing
- AST-OPC1
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Lineage Cell Therapeutics, Inc.
Neuromuscular Scoliosis
Wound Vac Bandage Comparison After Spinal Fusion
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of incisional vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy in the prevention of infection after posterior spinal fusion for pediatric neuromuscular scoliosis, in comparison to a…
- Trial name
- WV (NCT03000010)
- Testing
- Incisional Wound Vac, Standard Bandage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Neuropathic Back Pain, Spinal Cord Injury
Injecting Botulinum Toxin A Underneath the Skin to Treat Spinal Cord Pain in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury
Back pain is a common secondary condition of both acute and chronic spinal cord injury (SCI). Current existing treatment including both pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic are limited by marginal efficacy or intolerable side…
- Trial name
- NCT02736890
- Testing
- Botulinum Toxin A
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Lumbar Spine Injury
The Use of Dantrolene to Improve Analgesia in Posterior Lumbar Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether administration of a non-centrally acting muscle relaxants will improve the Overall Benefit of Analgesia Score (OBAS), and Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale (RASS) scores in…
- Trial name
- NCT03762109
- Testing
- Dantrolene
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center