Clinical trials: Brain Concussion
Concussion, Mild
Delivery of Digital Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Following Concussion
Concussion is common and patients can go on to suffer with a constellation of symptoms which impacts their functional outcome and quality of life.
- Trial name
- HEADON (NCT05069948)
- Testing
- HeadOn
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Insomnia, Traumatic Brain Injury
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Veterans With TBI
Many Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom/Operation New Dawn era Veterans have suffered a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), and now cope with multiple post-injury symptoms, including sleep disturbances (especially…
- Trial name
- NCT02658669
- Testing
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia, Sleep Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Combining Attention and Metacognitive Training to Improve Goal Directed Behavior in Veterans With TBI
Veterans with mild traumatic brain injury continue to deal with symptoms that interfere with their ability to engage in productive activities.
- Trial name
- NCT04044456
- Testing
- Goal Management Training, Attention Training, Brain Health Workshop
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Brain Concussion
Enhanced Problem-Solving Training
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is among the most common injuries sustained by Veterans of Operations Enduring and Iraqi Freedom.
- Trial name
- E-PST (NCT03759223)
- Testing
- Enhanced Problem-Solving Training (E-PST), Healthy Living Messages (HLM), Enhanced Problem-Solving Training (E-PST) (non-randomized)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Concussion, Brain, Traumatic Brain Injury
Ghrelin (OXE--103) for Acute Concussion Management
Concussions are the leading form of mild traumatic brain injury. Management of concussions and mild traumatic brain injury is a high priority medical focus, social concern, and research topic.
- Trial name
- NCT04558346
- Testing
- Ghrelin (OXE-103)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Michael Rippee
Brain Concussion
BCAA Supplementation for Concussion
This study is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, therapeutic exploratory clinical trial of branched chain amino acids (BCAA's) in the treatment of concussion.
- Trial name
- HIT_HEADS (NCT01860404)
- Testing
- Branched Chain Amino Acids
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Concussion, Brain
Developing an Implementation Strategy for Post-concussion Communication With Low Health Literacy Parents in the Emergency Department
Investigators will conduct a hybrid implementation-effectiveness evaluation of an educational intervention that supports communication with families post-concussion in the emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT04112914
- Testing
- Post-concussion education for families
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Mild Concussion, Brain Concussion
High Dose Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Treatment of Sport Related Concussions
Concussions are defined as a complex pathophysiological process affecting the brain, induced by traumatic biomechanical forces. Currently the standard of care in the treatment for concussions is cognitive and physical rest until…
- Conditions
- Mild Concussion, Brain Concussion, Cerebral Concussion
- Trial name
- NCT01814527
- Testing
- Docosahexaenoic acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI), Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Transcranial Electrical Stimulation for mTBI
mTBI is a leading cause of sustained physical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral deficits in OEF/OIF/OND Veterans and the general public.
- Trial name
- TESmTBI (NCT03244475)
- Testing
- TES
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Concussion, Brain
Salivary Biomarkers for Concussion Recovery
The overarching purpose of this proposed research is to determine whether BDNF and/or specific miRNAs can serve as biomarkers for recovery from a concussion during prescribed exercise.
- Trial name
- NCT05379920
- Testing
- High Volume Aerobic Exercise, Low Volume Aerobic Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Traumatic Brain Injury, Post Concussive Symptoms
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for the Treatment of Deficits After Traumatic Brain Injury
Patients with mild-moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) sustained between 3 months and 5 years ago with prolonged postconcussive symptoms will be recruited.
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Post Concussive Symptoms, Depression, Executive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT02613936
- Testing
- Anodal tDCS, Cognitive training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Concussion
Smart Phone Application for Postconcussion Symptom Reduction
The proposed study will address a very important issue for the VA both currently and in the future -- the high percentage of OIF/OEF/OND Veterans who have been medically diagnosed with a mild traumatic brain injury (mild TBI) and…
- Trial name
- NCT02501642
- Testing
- Concussion Coach, Treatment as usual
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 479 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
OPTIMA-TBI Pilot Study
This is a double-blind, randomized controlled trial comparing the effect of omega-3 fatty acid versus placebo on blood biomarkers of brain injury, inflammation and neurogenesis.
- Trial name
- OPTIMA (NCT03345550)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Persistent Post Traumatic Headache, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Remotely Supervised tDCS for Persistent Post-traumatic Headache
This pilot study is designed to provide preliminary data for a large scale, randomized clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of remotely administrated at home transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) with real-time…
- Trial name
- tDCS for PTH (NCT04012853)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Concussion, Mild, Concussion, Brain
The Effects of a Sub-maximal Exercise Program on Adolescents Who Sustained a Concussion
Patients who sustain a concussion will undergo a sub-maximal exercise protocol throughout their recovery. Cerebrovascular function, heart rate, and symptom severity, and exercise volume will be monitored throughout.
- Conditions
- Concussion, Mild, Concussion, Brain, Concussion, Severe, Exertion; Excess
- Trial name
- NCT03170856
- Testing
- Sub-maximal exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Concussion, Headache
Sphenopalatine Ganglion Block for Headache After Concussion
This clinical trial will enroll participants to evaluate the effects of SPG block on post-traumatic headache. The study hypothesizes that patients that receive a SPG block with lidocaine vs.
- Trial name
- NCT04650282
- Testing
- Lidocaine in SphenoCath device, Saline Solution in SphenoCath device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Post-Concussion Syndrome
The Effectiveness of Biofeedback for Individuals With Long-term Post-concussive Symptoms
Most concussions resolve within 7-10 days, but approximately 40% of individuals do not fully recover and suffer from persistent post-concussive symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT03338036
- Testing
- Heart Rate Variability Biofeedback, Neurofeedback
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Western University, Canada
Concussion
Concussion Testing: A Novel Non-invasive Concussion Detection Device
The purpose of this study is to establish and evaluate a distinctive signal for concussion.
- Trial name
- NCT02370914
- Testing
- Nautilus NeuroWaveTM System, SCAT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jan Medical, Inc.
Concussion, Mild, Convergence Insufficiency
Spectacles Lens in Concussed Kids
We will be looking at 3 treatment arms in the form of different type of glasses to see if one is superior to helping kids have sustained a concussion and are symptomatic.
- Conditions
- Concussion, Mild, Convergence Insufficiency, Accommodation; Insufficiency
- Trial name
- SLICK (NCT03123822)
- Testing
- Glasses
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Distress-based Psychopathology
One-Day Life Skills Workshop for Veterans With TBI, Pain and Psychopathology
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the signature wound of Veterans returning from the recent operations in Iraq and Afghanistan (i.e OIF/OEF/OND), with up to 20 percent experiencing persistent post-concussive symptoms.
- Conditions
- Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Distress-based Psychopathology, Chronic Pain
- Trial name
- NCT02844946
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development