Clinical trials: Brain Stroke
Atrial Fibrillation, Venous Thromboembolism
Prothrombin Times Outside the Therapeutic Range in Otherwise Stable Patients
Warfarin is very effective for the prevention of blood clots (thrombosis). A test of coagulation, the prothrombin time (PT) is used to monitor the effect.
- Conditions
- Atrial Fibrillation, Venous Thromboembolism, Ischemic Stroke, Myocardial Infarction
- Trial name
- FORESPEAK-0 (NCT00814177)
- Testing
- warfarin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Stroke
Correlating Brain Tissue Oxygen and Regional Cerebral Oximetry
Controversy surrounds the use of regional cerebral oximetry (rSO2) as a measure of true cerebral oxygenation because of extracranial signal contamination and unmeasured confounding of cerebral a:v ratio.
- Trial name
- NCT03128957
- Testing
- IVOS cerebral oximeter, Licox cerebral oxygenation monitor, Cerebral oxygenation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Stroke
The Feasibility, Usability, and Acceptability of Using the Oculus™ Virtual Reality Gaming Technology in Stroke Survivors for Upper Extremity and Cognitive Rehabilitation
The purpose of this study is to test the (a) feasibility, (b) usability, and (c) acceptability of using the Oculus Virtual Reality (VR) for chronic stroke survivors who have mild-moderate cognitive and unilateral arm impairment…
- Trial name
- NCT05672628
- Testing
- Oculus VR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Stroke
Stimulating Language in Subacute StrokE
The investigators will study the effects of transcranial direct current (tDCS) stimulation during language therapy for naming in individuals with aphasia in the acute and subacute post stroke period.
- Trial name
- SLISSE (NCT02674490)
- Testing
- A-tDCS (1 mA), SALT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Cryptogenic Symptomatic Transient Ischemic Attack, Cryptogenic Ischemic Stroke
Study of Continuous Cardiac Monitoring to Assess Atrial Fibrillation After Cryptogenic Stroke
The 2006 American Heart Association / American Stroke Association Council on Stroke Guidelines for Prevention of Stroke in Patients With Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic recommended that patients with cryptogenic stroke take…
- Trial name
- CRYSTAL-AF (NCT00924638)
- Testing
- Reveal® XT Insertable Cardiac Monitor
- Where
- 55 sites in United States, Austria and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 447 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Stroke
Study of Tenecteplase (TNK) in Acute Ischemic Stroke (TNK-S2B)
The purpose of this study is to determine which of 3 different doses of tenecteplase (TNK) is better for treating stroke patients and if TNK offers an advantage over currently available treatment with tissue plasminogen activator…
- Trial name
- NCT00252239
- Testing
- tenecteplase, tissue plasminogen activator, tPA
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Stroke, Cardiovascular Diseases
Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Early After Stroke Using Feedback-controlled Robotics-assisted Treadmill Exercise
The propose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and the clinical efficiency of feedback-controlled robotics-assisted treadmill exercise (RATE) technology for cardiovascular rehabilitation early after stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT01679600
- Testing
- Feedback-controlled robotics-assisted treadmill exercise, Robotics-assisted treadmill exercise
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Bern University of Applied Sciences
Pediatrics, Muscle Spasticity
BOTOX® Treatment in Pediatric Upper Limb Spasticity
This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of BOTOX® (botulinum toxin Type A) in pediatric patients with upper limb spasticity.
- Conditions
- Pediatrics, Muscle Spasticity, Cerebral Palsy, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT01603602
- Testing
- botulinum toxin Type A
- Where
- 45 sites in United States, Canada and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 235 people
- Sponsor
- Allergan
Depression, Stress, Psychological
Rural Dementia Caregiver Project
Rural caregivers face challenges of geographic isolation and lower health care access and quality. Many rural dementia caregivers experience serious health consequences due to caregiving responsibilities that can limit their…
- Conditions
- Depression, Stress, Psychological, Self Efficacy, Loneliness
- Trial name
- NCT04428112
- Testing
- Building Better Caregivers Workshop, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 418 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Stroke
Safety Study of External Counterpulsation as a Treatment for Acute Ischemic Stroke
The purpose of this study is to determine if external counterpulsation (ECP) is feasible to perform, tolerable, and safe as a treatment for patients with acute ischemic stroke (i.e., a blockage of one of the arteries supplying a…
- Trial name
- CUFFS (NCT00983749)
- Testing
- Full-pressure ECP
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Stroke
Feasibility and Practice Characteristics of FNS and Gait Robot
Conventional therapies do not restore normal gait for many stroke survivors. The long-term goal of this work is to restore volitional lower limb motor control and gait following stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT00508755
- Testing
- Gait Robot, Functional Neuromuscular stimulation with intramuscular electrodes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Stroke
Heart-Brain Retraining for Stroke Rehabilitation
The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of how different types of exercise can help people after a stroke. The investigators want to study if different types of exercise will improve the use of arm and hand…
- Trial name
- NCT02076776
- Testing
- Repetitive Task Practice (RTP), Voluntary cycling + RTP, Assisted cycling + RTP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Stroke, Gait, Hemiplegic
Gait Training Combined With Behavioral Strategies for People With Stroke
A variety of rehabilitation techniques focused on improving disability after stroke have shown significant changes on walking speed, and endurance. Also, the administration of combined techniques showed better results.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Gait, Hemiplegic, Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
- Trial name
- NCT04546217
- Testing
- Treadmill training + transfer package (TT+TP), Treadmill training (TT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Stroke, Atrial Fibrillation
GLORIA-AF Registry Program (Phase II/III - EU/EEA Member States)
In this part of the Registry Program patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) at risk for stroke are enrolled to characterize the target population and to collect real world data on important outcome events.
- Trial name
- NCT01671007
- Where
- 522 sites in Austria, Belgium and 20 more
- Volunteers
- 10,471 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Stroke
The Effect of Electrical Stimulation on Impairment of the Painful Post-Stroke Shoulder
Examination of the effects of short-term use of TENS and t-NMES on passive pain-free ROM of the painful post-stroke shoulder. Treatments are compared with no stimulation.
- Trial name
- NCT03683901
- Testing
- TENS, t-NMES, No stimulation
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Aphasia, Non-fluent Aphasia
Combining tDCS and CILT in Non-fluent Aphasia
The long-term goal of this work is to determine if combining a highly intensive, task-specific behavioral language intervention with modulation of the efferent cerebellar-cortical pathway using transcranial direct current…
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Non-fluent Aphasia, Stroke, Brain Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT05561400
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack
Comprehensive Post-Acute Stroke Services
The purpose of this pragmatic study is to investigate whether implementation of a comprehensive post-acute stroke service model that integrates Early Supported Discharge (ESD) and Transitional Care Management (TCM) for stroke…
- Trial name
- COMPASS (NCT02588664)
- Testing
- COMPASS Intervention
- Where
- 40 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6,024 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Stroke, Peripheral Neuropathy
Arm Motor Control on Bi and Uni ADLs
This study is being performed to assess how certain chronic disabilities - stroke, upper extremity (UE) amputation, spinal cord injuries (SCI), cerebral palsy (CP) - differ from healthy subjects in their ability to perform ADLs.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Peripheral Neuropathy, Spinal Cord Injuries, Cerebral Palsy
- Trial name
- BiAs (NCT02778529)
- Testing
- Bilateral assessment robots (BiAS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Stroke
Optimizing Parameters of Low-Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Cortical Modulation in Stroke Patients
The purpose of this research study is to find out the optimal intensity and frequency of Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound (LIFU) that is safe and tolerable in people who have had a stroke.
- Trial name
- LIFU (NCT05016531)
- Testing
- Low Intensity Focused Ultrasonic Stimulation, Low Intensity Focused Ultrasonic Stimulation Frequency
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Ischemic Stroke
Albumin in Acute Ischemic Stroke Trial
The goal of the trial is to determine whether human albumin, administered within 5 hours of symptom onset, improves the 3-month outcome of subjects with acute ischemic stroke.
- Trial name
- ALIAS (NCT00235495)
- Testing
- Albumin, Saline
- Where
- 89 sites in United States, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 841 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami