Clinical trials: Brain Stroke
Cerebral Palsy, Perinatal Stroke
Single-session tDCS in Cerebral Palsy
The goal of this study is to characterize individual responses to a single application of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in children with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP), and to test which electrode configuration…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Perinatal Stroke, Periventricular Leukomalacia
- Trial name
- NCT03635775
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
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
Cerebrovascular Accident
FINGER Robot Therapy Study
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of training hand movement using FINGER robot after stroke. FINGER is a robot that measures finger movements and allows users to play computer games using those movements.
- Trial name
- NCT02048826
- Testing
- FINGER I, FINGER II
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Stroke
Strength Training for Skeletal Muscle Adaptation After Stroke
Chronically disabled stroke survivors experience accelerated skeletal muscle atrophy and other detrimental changes to muscle and surrounding tissues on the paretic side.
- Trial name
- NCT00827827
- Testing
- Exercise- Strength Training, Exercise- Stretching Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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
Zambia Stroke Unit Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the impact of a locally adapted stroke unit on outcomes of adults with stroke in Zambia.
- Trial name
- ZASUS (NCT06457048)
- Testing
- Stroke Unit
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Chronic Ischemic Stroke
Study of Modified Stem Cells (SB623) in Patients With Chronic Motor Deficit From Ischemic Stroke
Controlled study of stereotactic, intracranial injection of SB623 cells in patients with fixed motor deficits from ischemic stroke
- Trial name
- ACTIsSIMA (NCT02448641)
- Testing
- SB623 Implant (2.5M), SB623 Implant (5.0M)
- Where
- 65 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 163 people
- Sponsor
- SanBio, Inc.
Stroke
Maraviroc to Augment Rehabilitation Outcomes After Stroke
After stroke, the combination of progressive skills practice in an adequate dose, exercise for fitness, and reduced sedentary time will augment motor and cognitive outcomes.
- Trial name
- MAROS (NCT03172026)
- Testing
- Maraviroc 300 mg, Rehabilitation therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular Safety of Febuxostat and Allopurinol in Participants With Gout and Cardiovascular Comorbidities (CARES)
The purpose of this study is to see whether subjects with gout who receive febuxostat or allopurinol for up to 9 years have a higher rate of serious heart and blood vessel complications (major cardiovascular events).
- Trial name
- CARES (NCT01101035)
- Testing
- Febuxostat, Allopurinol
- Where
- 203 sites in United States, Mexico
- Volunteers
- 6,198 people
- Sponsor
- Takeda
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, 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, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Burden of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Stroke (BOSAST)
There are two purposes of this study. The first purpose is to define the frequency of obstructive sleep apnea in stroke survivors as well as its association with fatigue and quality of life.
- Trial name
- BOSAST (NCT00952211)
- Testing
- CPAP, CPAP at sub-therapeutic pressure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Atrial Fibrillation, Stroke
WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage System for Embolic PROTECTion in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
This is a multi-center, prospective, randomized study, stratified by center, comparing the WATCHMAN device to long term warfarin therapy, demonstrating that the treatment arm is non-inferior to the control arm.
- Trial name
- NCT00129545
- Testing
- WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure Technology, Warfarin
- Where
- 62 sites in United States, Czechia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Pediatric Hemiparesis
Brain Stimulation and Hand Training in Children With Hemiparesis
Hemiparetic cerebral palsy influences motor function in children during development and throughout their lifetime. The deficits one sees are the result both of the congenitally induced brain lesion and the subsequent plasticity…
- Trial name
- NCT02250092
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Ischemic Stroke
Analysis of Revascularisation in Ischemic Stroke With EmboTrap
A.R.I.S.E. is a post approval observational study using standard care. The purpose of this study is to collect information about the ability of the EmboTrap device to remove blood clots from the brain, and the associated…
- Trial name
- ARISE (NCT02190552)
- Testing
- EmboTrap® Revascularization Device
- Where
- 5 sites in Denmark, Germany and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Neuravi Limited
Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Acute Ischemic Stroke
Biologic Mechanisms of Early Exercise After Intracerebral Hemorrhage
This study aims to determine whether in-bed cycle ergometry, early in the hospital course after a brain hemorrhage could balance damaging and reparative inflammation in the brain.
- Trial name
- BEACH (NCT04027049)
- Testing
- Supine cycle ergometry of the lower extremities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Myocardial Infarction, Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI)
A 30 Day Study to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Pre-hospital vs. In-hospital Initiation of Ticagrelor Therapy in STEMI Patients Planned for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
The aim of this study is to determine whether initiation of ticagrelor as early as in the ambulance setting leads to a rapid reperfusion of the infarct-related artery therefore facilitating the Percutaneous Coronary Intervention…
- Trial name
- ATLANTIC (NCT01347580)
- Testing
- Ticagrelor
- Where
- 96 sites in Algeria, Australia and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 1,875 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Stroke
Activated Protein C in Acute Stroke Trial
The purpose of this research study is to determine the safety and learn more about the dose of Activated Protein C (APC) in reducing the damage from stroke.
- Trial name
- APCAST (NCT00533546)
- Testing
- Activated Protein C
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Ischemic Stroke
SOLITAIRE™ FR With the Intention For Thrombectomy (SWIFT) Study
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate substantial equivalence of the SOLITAIRE™ FR Revascularization Device (SOLITAIRE™ Device) with a legally marketed device, MERCI Retrieval System® (MERCI® Device).
- Trial name
- SWIFT (NCT01054560)
- Testing
- SOLITAIRE™ Device, MERCI® Device
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Neurovascular Clinical Affairs
Acute Ischemic Stroke, Biofeedback
Effects of Biofeedback in Patients With Acute Cerebral Infarction
The major aim of this study is to investigate the effects of biofeedback assisted abdominal breathing training on improving the psychological and physiological distress in patients with ACI.
- Conditions
- Acute Ischemic Stroke, Biofeedback, Autonomic Dysfunction, Cognitive Function, Psychological Distress
- Trial name
- NCT03516227
- Testing
- heart rate variability biofeedback
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan