Clinical trials: Brain, Trauma
Concussion, Brain
Role of Rehabilitation in Concussion Management: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Approximately 420 professional and amateur athletes will participate in rehabilitation during recovery after sports-related concussion. Participants will be cluster randomized, by study site, to a specific study arm.
- Trial name
- NCT02988596
- Testing
- Multidimensional Active Rehabilitation, Enhanced Graded Exertion
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 251 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Brain Trauma
Plasma Neurofilament Light and Its Relationship With Omega-3 Status and Soccer Heading in Women Soccer Players
The purpose of this study is to (1) assess how a competitive season of purposeful gameplay soccer heading in collegiate women soccer players is related to a blood biomarker for sports-related brain injury, plasma neurofilament…
- Trial name
- NCT05457023
- Testing
- Plasma Neurofilament Light (NF-L), Omega-3 Index, HeadCount Questionnaire
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Brain Tumor, Childhood Cancer
Biomarkers of Brain Injury in Children With Brain Tumors
The goal of this observational study is to identify biomarkers of treatment-induced brain injury in children treated for primary brain tumors.
- Conditions
- Brain Tumor, Childhood Cancer, Childhood Brain Tumor
- Trial name
- BiomarkCBT (NCT07381959)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 560 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder, Concussion, Brain
The COSP-RBD Study: Concussions and Contact Sports in RBD vs Controls
The goal of this observational study is to investigate concussions and contact sports practices in REM sleep behaviour disorder (RBD).
- Trial name
- COSP-RBD (NCT06270290)
- Testing
- Exposure to contact sports or history of concussions
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Post-Concussion Syndrome
Cerebellar TDCS for SRPCS Treatment
This study is investigating the immediate and long-term effects of bilateral cerebellar transcranial direct current stimulation on cognition, balance, and symptom severity in people with sports-related post-concussion syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT04760899
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Traumatic Brain Injury
Combinated Cues and Virtual Spatial Navigation
Many patients suffer from a topographical disorientation after a traumatic brain injury. Virtual Reality settings allow us to develop navigational cues, in order to rehabilitate patients or to help them in daily life.
- Trial name
- CombiVirtual (NCT03534128)
- Testing
- Evaluation of the effect of cues on virtual spatial navigation using a virtual district
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Ressources Francilien du Traumatisme Crânien
Perinatal Brain Injury, Healthy Participants
Sparking Potential, Revealing Infant Neurocognitive Traits
This research focuses on the long-term cognitive development of children, including healthy infants and those who had a perinatal brain injury. As part of this research study, children complete virtual game and assessments.
- Trial name
- SPRINT (NCT07390136)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Acquired Brain Injury (Including Stroke)
Stimulus Equivalence Learning in Acquired Brain Injury.
Stimulus Equivalence Learning (SEL) is a form of learning in which stimuli (such as words, pictures, or sounds) become linked to one another in memory, even though this specific connection has not been directly taught.
- Trial name
- NCT07345481
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klimmendaal Revalidatiespecialisten
Concussion
Vascular Assessment of Regulation Index Arrays Registry
The objective of this patient registry is to collect and analyze physiological data associated with baseline and brain injury identified in standard clinical practice (Normal Values, Recovery Curves, Correlation between Symptoms…
- Trial name
- VARIA (NCT02435082)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NeuroChaos Solutions, Inc.
Concussion
Primary Prevention of Concussion in Youth Ice Hockey Players
1. Background and Rationale: Little is currently known about intrinsic risk factors for sport-related concussion in youth ice hockey players.
- Trial name
- NCT03360786
- Testing
- Specific intervention, Control intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sport Injury Prevention Research Centre
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Elucidate the Mechanisms, Development and Effectiveness of Balance Control and Gait Strategy After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Develop Innovative Design of Computerized Dual-task Balance Module
The purpose of this study is to innovatively design and develop computerized dual-task balance training modules and home modules, and conduct proactive clinical verification to focus on the effectiveness of balance control and…
- Trial name
- NCT05638659
- Testing
- Computerized dual-task balance and home program, Medical consultation and traditional balance training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Trauma
Functional Brain Imaging in PTSD
Patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have abnormalities in the function of the amygdala and medial prefrontal cortex (particularly anterior cingulate), in addition to abnormalities of hippocampal volume.
- Trial name
- NCT02053532
- Testing
- Positron emission tomography/magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Traumatic Encephalopathy, Chronic
Cohort Study of Blood Biomarkers for TES
In this study, high-throughput screening and multi-omics (transcriptomics and proteomics) joint analysis technology will be employed to explore potential CTE/TES biomarkers (RNA and protein) in blood and its exosomes.
- Conditions
- Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy, Traumatic Encephalopathy, Chronic, Traumatic; Encephalopathy, Postcontusional
- Trial name
- NCT04928534
- Testing
- Blood tests, Cognitive function tests, head MRI (plain scan and DTI sequence) examination and head PET (FDG-PET, Tau-PET and Amyloid-PET) examination
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tianjin Medical University
Motor Disorders, Healthy
Non-invasive BCI-controlled Assistive Devices
Injuries affecting the central nervous system may disrupt the cortical pathways to muscles causing loss of motor control. Nevertheless, the brain still exhibits sensorimotor rhythms (SMRs) during movement intents or motor imagery…
- Conditions
- Motor Disorders, Healthy, Spinal Cord Injuries, Muscular Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT05183152
- Testing
- NMES Feedback, Visual Feedback, TESS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Concussion, Mild
Use of 31P MRS to Assess Brain NAD+ in Healthy Current and Former Collegiate Athletes
Can nicotinamide riboside (750 mg/day for 12 weeks) affect the levels of NAD+ in the brain as measured by 31P MRS?
- Trial name
- TRMC-004 (NCT02721537)
- Testing
- Nicotinamide Riboside
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Real-time fMRI and Neurofeedback of Brain Networks Mediating Trauma Memory Recall in PTSD
The purpose of the current study is to develop a better understanding of the brain mechanisms involved in psychological treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Trial name
- NCT02500719
- Testing
- Computational Model - Real-time Support Vector Machine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Traumatic Brain Injury
Therapeutic Resources for Attention Improvement With Neuroimaging for TBI
One of the most common symptoms suffered by traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients is disruption in attention. Lack of attention impacts daily life including academic or professional tasks, and interpersonal relationships.
- Trial name
- TRAIN-TBI (NCT02082509)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury
An Exploration of the Relationship Between Chronic Pain and Suicide Attempt Among Veterans
The purpose of this study is to explore the relationship between attempted and/or completed suicide and reported experience of chronic pain among an adult veteran population.
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Suicide Attempt
- Trial name
- NCT01502436
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 230 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
Gulf War Syndrome
Assessing Neuroinflammation in GWI Using MRS
The primary aim of this study is to determine if Gulf War Illness (GWI) likely involves neuroinflammation. The investigators hypothesize that GWI involves neuroinflammation.
- Trial name
- NCT04638998
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging, Blood draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Spinal Cord Injury Cervical, Stroke
BoMI for Muscle Control
People with spinal cord injury (SCI), stroke and other neurodegenerative disorders can follow two pathways for regaining independence and quality of life. One is through clinical interventions, including therapeutic exercises.
- Trial name
- NCT04641793
- Testing
- Motion and Emg Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab