Clinical trials: Brain Trauma
Traumatic Brain Injury, Cognitive Impairment
Rivastigmine Patch in Veterans With Cognitive Impairment Following TBI
Difficulties with intellectual functioning, particularly memory functions, are common and source of long-term disability after Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
- Trial name
- RIVET (NCT01670526)
- Testing
- Rivastigmine Transdermal Patch
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder
Accelerated TMS to a Novel Brain Target in MDD and PTSD
This is a Clinical Trial designed to evaluate novel transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) methods for treating depression/PTSD. TMS is an FDA-approved procedure for treatment-resistant depression.
- Trial name
- NCT03114891
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Task, fMRI-guided TMS target
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Upper Extremity Spasticity, Stroke
Efficacy of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) in Persons Receiving Botulinum Neurotoxin for Upper Extremity Spasticity
FES is a form of treatment with a device to aid movement in people who have had damage to their brain or spinal cord. Small electrical impulses are used to excite/stimulate the nerves that supply paralyzed muscles.
- Conditions
- Upper Extremity Spasticity, Stroke, Acquired Brain Injury
- Trial name
- Botox + FES (NCT00462449)
- Testing
- Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) through the Ness H200
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Managing Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Related Headaches With Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Persistent headache is one of the most common debilitating symptoms in military personnel suffering from mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI).
- Trial name
- NCT03314584
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 179 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Trigeminal Nerve Injuries, Post-herpetic Neuralgia
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Facial Pain
Complex oro-facial pain is a poorly diagnosed and poorly treated cause of significant suffering and disability. This study will explore the ability of fMRI to identify patients with complex oro-facial pain who respond to…
- Conditions
- Trigeminal Nerve Injuries, Post-herpetic Neuralgia, Facial Pain, Nervus Intermedius Neuralgia
- Trial name
- NCT02633306
- Testing
- transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
TBI
A Brief Educational Intervention to Improve Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Screening Outcomes
This research study is designed to learn about Veterans' understanding of mild TBI (traumatic brain injury) and the VA TBI screening process.
- Trial name
- TBI (NCT01558791)
- Testing
- TBI handout
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,236 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Stroke, Acute
Reperfusion With Cooling in Cerebral Acute Ischemia
The purpose of this study is to determine whether reducing a patients body temperature (mild hypothermia of 33 degrees Centigrade) will significantly reduce the risk of brain injury (notably reperfusion injury and hemorrhagic…
- Trial name
- ReCCLAIM (NCT01585597)
- Testing
- Zoll- Coolgaurd 3000
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)
Impact Of Early Cognitive Rehabilitation On Functional Outcomes Following Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury
Purpose of the study: This study aims to detect the impact of early cognitive rehabilitation on functional outcomes with patients following moderate traumatic brain injury.
- Trial name
- NCT06981897
- Testing
- early cognitive therapy program in addition to selected physical therapy program (positioning, chest care exercise)., selected physical therapy program (Chest care exercise, passive movement of the four limbs) in addition to early cognitive therapy program, Control group
- Where
- 3 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Amany Saadallah Hassan Mobarez
PTSD, Depression
Online and Shared Decision-Making Interventions to Engage Service Men and Women in Post-Deployment Mental Health Care
OEF/OIF/OND war Veterans have unique post-deployment care needs that the VA is striving to understand and address. Unfortunately, there is a significant disparity in utilization of mental health (MH) care and VA access as most…
- Conditions
- PTSD, Depression, Substance Use Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- eSDM (NCT03539068)
- Testing
- WEB-ED+ Treatment Arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,312 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Traumatic Brain Injury
Memantine for Neuroprotection and Cognitive Enhancement Following Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to determine if memantine can improve cognitive and neuropsychiatric outcomes after severe traumatic brain injury.
- Trial name
- NCT02240589
- Testing
- Memantine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Brain Injury, Intracranial Pressure
Precedex Versus Propofol-Awakening for Reducing Brain Injury Expansion
The purpose of this study is to evaluate brain injury when two different drugs (propofol and precedex) are used to sedate patients who need a neurologic exam.
- Trial name
- PrePARE (NCT00538616)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Propofol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Carmelo Graffagnino
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
Traumatic Brain Injury
Effects of Hypothermia Upon Outcomes After Acute Traumatic Brain Injury
Induction of hypothermia to < 35˚C by < 2.5 hours after severe traumatic brain injury, reaching 33˚C by 4 hours after injury and maintained for 48 hours in patients aged 16-45 will result in an increased number of patients with…
- Trial name
- NABIS:HIIR (NCT00178711)
- Testing
- Hypothermia
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 232 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Traumatic Brain Injury
Treatment Strategy to Prevent Mood Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of sertraline to prevent the onset of mood and anxiety disorders during the first six months after traumatic brain injury.
- Trial name
- NCT00704379
- Testing
- Sertraline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Concussion Mild
Yoga and Female Concussion
Most research on the impact of mild Traumatic Brain Injury/Concussions have been deficit-based and focused on the impairments induced by the injury. Research shows that trauma doesn't always have negative effects.
- Trial name
- NCT07170488
- Testing
- Yoga, Yoga for wait list control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Muscle Spasticity
Intrathecal (IT) Baclofen Drug Distribution
The goal of this pilot study to determine whether there is a significant therapeutic advantage to place the ITB catheter within the cervical, thoracic or lumbar region of the spine.
- Trial name
- ITB (NCT02903823)
- Testing
- Baclofen bolus injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Brain Markers of Treatment Response in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
The purpose of this study is to examine if treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder in combat veterans with paroxetine changes brain responses as measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging and if brain responses can…
- Trial name
- NCT00700999
- Testing
- Paroxetine
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
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
Hemianopia
Multisensory Rehabilitation of Hemianopia
The current proposal is to generate "proof of concept" evidence that hemianopia can be successfully rehabilitated in humans when this multisensory rehabilitation paradigm is used.
- Trial name
- NCT04963075
- Testing
- multisensory rehabilitation paradigm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Neuroactive Steroids and Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) in OEF/OIF Veterans
Purpose: Mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) is extremely common among Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom (OEF/OIF) era Veterans.
- Trial name
- NCT01336413
- Testing
- Pregnenolone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development