Clinical trials: Brain Injury, Coma
Brain Injury, Coma, Cardiac Arrest (CA)
Prediction for Coma Recovery With Comaweb
The general objective of the comaScore project is to provide an external validation of the accuracy of the comaScore, a score derived from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), to predict 1 year outcome of patients unresponsive to…
- Conditions
- Brain Injury, Coma, Cardiac Arrest (CA), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhages (aSAH)
- Trial name
- COMASCORE (NCT03874208)
- Testing
- MRI sequence, MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 611 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Disorders of Consciousness, Vegetative State
Effectiveness of tTIs for Improving Consciousness in Patients With DoC
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a new type of brain stimulation called theta-burst patterned temporal interference stimulation (tTIs) works to improve awareness in people with disorders of consciousness (DoC).
- Conditions
- Disorders of Consciousness, Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State
- Trial name
- NCT07539740
- Testing
- Theta-burst Patterned Temporal Interference Stimulation (tTIs)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- Zhujiang Hospital
Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury
Validation of the FOUR Coma Scale in Russia.
The purpose of this study is to examine the validity of the Russian version of the FOUR Full Outline of UnResponsiveness (hereafter FOUR) scale in adult ICU patients with an acute cerebral insufficiency clinic (hereinafter…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- FOUR-RUS (NCT04018989)
- Where
- 3 sites in Russia
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- Russian Federation of Anesthesiologists and Reanimatologists
Consciousness Disorders
Measuring Brain Complexity to Detect and Predict Recovery of Consciousness in the ICU
Disorders of consciousness (DoC) caused by severe brain injury affect millions of people worldwide each year. A patient's level of consciousness in the intensive care unit (ICU) significantly impacts the recovery from disability…
- Trial name
- COMPASS (NCT06568536)
- Testing
- Repeated behavioral assessments, functional electroencephalography and brain imagery, TMS-EEG
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Anoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Study for the Improvement of Long-Term Outcome Prediction in Patients in Coma After Cardiac Arrest
The primary objective of HOPE is to improve the accuracy of outcome prediction in anoxic-ischemic encephalopathy following cardiac arrest by bringing under close scrutiny some of the existing methods used for this purpose (e.g.
- Trial name
- HOPE (NCT02231060)
- Where
- 16 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Disorders of Consciousness Due to Severe Brain Injury, Minimally Conscious State
Assessment of Consciousness With CRS-R and SECONDs
Accurately determining the level of consciousness in patients with severe brain injury is essential for treatment planning, prognosis, and ethical decision-making.
- Conditions
- Disorders of Consciousness Due to Severe Brain Injury, Minimally Conscious State, Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome
- Trial name
- AssessConsc (NCT07456020)
- Testing
- Simplified Evaluation of CONsciousness Disorders (SECONDs), Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- BDH-Klinik Hessisch Oldendorf
Caregiver Distress, Emotional Distress
The Coma Family Program (COMA-F): A Resilience Program for Caregivers of Patients With Severe Acute Brain Injury
The purpose of this research study is to determine whether COMA-F is more efficacious at reducing emotional distress in caregivers of patients with severe acute brain injuries, compared to health education control.
- Conditions
- Caregiver Distress, Emotional Distress, Caregivers, Resilience
- Trial name
- COMA-F (NCT07331324)
- Testing
- Coma Family Program 1, Coma Family Program 2
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Brain Injury, Coma
Brain Death and Organ Donation in Tunisian Intensive Care Units
The goal of this observational study was to identify factors associated with the progression to brain death in critically ill patients with severe brain injuries in Tunisian intensive care units (ICUs).
- Conditions
- Brain Injury, Coma, Organ Transplants
- Trial name
- BDOD-TN (NCT06948669)
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Faculty of Medicine, Sousse
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Post Traumatic Stress Among Relatives of Brain-dead, Withdrawal of Life Support, and Sudden Death Patients
This study concerns the nearest relatives of patients who have passed away within 3 days of admission to an ICU due to: (1) brain death with multiple organ donation +/- tissues or (2) death via limitation and / or cessation of…
- Trial name
- NCT01412502
- Testing
- IES-R and HDAS scores
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 119 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Brain Injuries, Acute, Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Antiseizure Medication in Seizure Networks at Early Acute Brain Injury
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the effect of FDA-approved antiseizure drugs in the brain connectivity patterns of severe and moderate acute brain injury patients with suppression of consciousness.
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Acute, Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Brain Ischemia, Brain Hypoxia
- Trial name
- NCT06081283
- Testing
- Phenobarbital Sodium Injection, Levetiracetam, Lacosamide Injectable Product
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Cerebral Hematoma, Traumatic, Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Traumatic
Interest of Real Time Measurement of Autonomous Nervous System for the Detection of Brain Death
Context: A major lack of organ donors is a serious public health problem. It determines a prolonged delay before a transplant can be performed and thus a significant number of deaths of patients waiting for transplantation.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Hematoma, Traumatic, Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Traumatic, Traumatic Brain Hemorrhage, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- MEANS (NCT00918970)
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Chronic Consciousness Disorders, Vegetative State
Vagal Nerve Stimulation in Coma Patients
Minimally Conscious (MCS) or Vegetative State (VS) are disorders of consciousness which often occur following traumatic brain injury or ischemia.
- Conditions
- Chronic Consciousness Disorders, Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State, Akinetic Mutism
- Trial name
- SNV (NCT02591069)
- Testing
- stimulation device
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Traumatic Brain Injury
Sodium Lactate in Severe TBI
This is a safety phase 2 clinical trial of intravenous infusion of sodium lactate in patients with severe TBI. This study is intended for patients in the acute setting in an intensive care unit at centers that have been selected…
- Trial name
- NCT06701760
- Testing
- Sodium Lactate
- Volunteers
- 264 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, Post-Cardiorespiratory Arrest Coma
Cerebral Oxymetry and Neurological Outcome in Therapeutic Hypothermia
This study is designed to assess the effect of cerebral oxygen saturation as an early predictor of neurological outcomes in patients undergoing therapeutic hypothermia after cardiac arrest
- Conditions
- Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, Post-Cardiorespiratory Arrest Coma, Cardiac Arrest
- Trial name
- NCT03024021
- Testing
- Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) (INVOS®, Covidien)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Tepecik Training and Research Hospital
Aortic Dissection, Stroke
Neurological Complications and ICU Workload After Emergency Repair of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection
Single-center retrospective cohort at China Medical University Hospital (Taichung, Taiwan) using fully de-identified electronic health records.
- Conditions
- Aortic Dissection, Stroke, Paraplegia, AKI - Acute Kidney Injury
- Trial name
- ATAAD-ICU (NCT07167628)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 274 people
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Traumatic Brain Injury, Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Patients in Comatose State
Some patients with severe traumatic brain injury cannot respond at the bedside, yet about 1 in 4 may be aware but unable to show it - a hidden state called cognitive motor dissociation.
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Disorders of Consciousness Due to Severe Brain Injury, Coma, Traumatic
- Trial name
- NCT07719595
- Testing
- Dual-Site Transcutaneous Auricular Nerve Stimulation (taVNS + taTNS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Sima Mofakham
Consciousness Disorders, Brain Injuries
tDCS in Patients With Disorder of Consciousness Due to Severe Acquired Brain Injury
The present observational study is aimed at reporting the short-, mid- and long-term outcomes of patients with Disorder of Consciousness (DOC), in Vegetative State (VS) or Minimally Conscious State (MCS), due to a severe Acquired…
- Conditions
- Consciousness Disorders, Brain Injuries, Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State
- Trial name
- NCT03367078
- Testing
- Anodal tDCS, Usual care
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Montecatone Rehabilitation Institute S.p.A.
Cerebral Hypoxic Injury, Cardiac Arrest
Monitoring of Cerebral Oxygenation Using Jugular Oximetry in Comatose Patients After Cardiac Arrest
The use of protective ventilation (to maintain normoxia and normocapnia), optimise haemodynamics, diagnose/treat seizures, therapeutic hypotermia etc is recommended for ICU management of patients who have had cardiac arrest and…
- Trial name
- NCT02806778
- Testing
- BIS Monitor-guided sedation, Jugular bulb catheter
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Ostrava
Disorder Related to Lung Transplantation, Brain Death
Ex-Vivo Lung Perfusion to Increase the Number of Organs for Transplantation
The recent introduction of ex-vivo lung perfusion (EVLP) as a tool to evaluate and recondition lungs from marginal donors has opened a new era in the field of lung transplantation.
- Conditions
- Disorder Related to Lung Transplantation, Brain Death, Graft Failure, Primary Graft Dysfunction
- Trial name
- EVLP_MI (NCT01967953)
- Testing
- EVLP Group
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Policlinico Hospital
Disorder of Consciousness, Traumatic Brain Injury
Validity and Feasibility of the CRSR-FAST
The CRS-R is a standardized and validated bedside assessment of conscious awareness. It is used routinely for diagnosis and prognosis of patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC) as well as in research settings.
- Trial name
- CRSR-FAST (NCT03549572)
- Testing
- Coma Recovery Scale-Revised
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital