Clinical trials: Central Cord Syndrome
HTLV-I Infections, HTLV-II Infections
Dual Algorithm Post Market Clinical Study
The purpose of this study is to assess the validity and reproducibility of the MP Diagnostics HTLV Blot 2.4 in blood specimens testing repeat reactive (RR) on the first FDA licensed screening assay (Abbott Prism) and non-reactive…
- Conditions
- HTLV-I Infections, HTLV-II Infections, Human T-lymphotropic Virus 1, Human T-lymphotropic Virus 2
- Trial name
- NCT03146013
- Testing
- MP Diagnostics HTLV Blot 2.4
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- MP Biomedicals, LLC
Diabetes Mellitus, Body Composition
Body Composition Assessment in Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this research is to evaluate different methods of measuring body composition (amount of fat, muscle, bone, and water in your body) and to determine relationships between body composition and other medical problems…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Body Composition, Tetraplegia, Paraplegia
- Trial name
- NCT00957762
- Testing
- Body composition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- Hunter Holmes Mcguire Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Frontotemporal Dementia, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Investigating Complex Neurodegenerative Disorders Related to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia
Background: Neurodegenerative disorders can lead to problems in movement or memory. Some can cause abnormal proteins to build up in brain cells.
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Dementia, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Trial name
- NCT03225144
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Phase II Study of Leuprolide and Testosterone for Men With Kennedy's Disease or Other Motor Neuron Disease
OBJECTIVES: I. Evaluate the effects of androgen suppression with leuprolide and androgen replacement with testosterone enanthate on muscle strength in men with Kennedy's disease or other motor neuron disease.
- Conditions
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy
- Trial name
- NCT00004771
- Testing
- leuprolide, testosterone
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Paraplegia, Spinal Cord Injuries
Natural History of Shoulder Pathology in Manual Wheelchair Users
Over 300,000 people in the United States have spinal cord injuries and many use manual wheelchairs for mobility. Most manual wheelchair users will develop shoulder injuries and pain that greatly affect quality of life and level…
- Conditions
- Paraplegia, Spinal Cord Injuries, Shoulder Pain, Tendinopathy
- Trial name
- NHSSI (NCT02600910)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Low Dose IL-2 in the Treatment of Immune-associated ALS Syndrome
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of low-dose IL-2 in the treatment of immunorelated ALS syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT04952155
- Testing
- IL-2
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
Spinal Cord Injury, Sleep Disordered Breathing
Role of Enhancing Serotonin Receptors Activity for Sleep Apnea Treatment in Patients With SCI
The purpose of this study is to look at the effect of exciting using drugs to target a specific pathway in the body, that relies on a natural chemical the body produces called 'serotonin', in patients with spinal cord injury…
- Trial name
- REST-SCI (NCT02458469)
- Testing
- Buspirone, Trazodone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor
International PPB/DICER1 Registry
PPB has strong genetic implications, with a unique set of conditions in an individual or their family, occurring mostly in childhood and adolescence.
- Conditions
- Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, Sertoli-Leydig Cell Tumor, DICER1 Syndrome, Cystic Nephroma
- Trial name
- NCT03382158
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Spinal Cord Injuries, Metabolic Syndrome
Spinal Cord Injury Exercise and Nutrition Conceptual Engagement
Evaluate and compare the health benefits of an at home exercise program using functional electrical stimulation (FES) for lower extremity exercise with diet versus a diet alone group in adults with spinal cord injury.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Metabolic Syndrome, Dietary Modification, Paraplegia
- Trial name
- SCIENCE (NCT03495986)
- Testing
- Functional Electrical Stimulation Leg Cycle Ergometry, Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Stroke
Telehealth Implementation of Brain-Computer Interface
Determine if Telehealth intervention can allow/empower a caregiver (who is untrained) to effectively implement and utilize a Brain-Computer Interface for communication with a participant who is "Locked in" following progression…
- Trial name
- NCT05951556
- Testing
- Use of BCI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Neuropathic Pain, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Effects of Vaporized Marijuana on Neuropathic Pain
This study theorized that a low dose of vaporized cannabis could alleviate nerve injury pain.
- Conditions
- Neuropathic Pain, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Peripheral Neuropathy, Post-herpetic Neuralgia
- Trial name
- NCT01037088
- Testing
- Mild dose cannabis, Low dose cannabis, Cannabis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Stiff Person Syndrome
VYVGART (Hytrulo) in Patients With Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS)
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) is a rare autoimmune disorder, characterized by: a) incapacitating diffuse muscle stiffness prominent in the axial, abdominal and thoracolumbar paraspinal muscles leading to hyperlordosis, difficulty…
- Trial name
- NCT07860021
- Testing
- VYVGART Hytrulo
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Spinal Cord Injury, Chronic, Spinal Cord Injury Cervical
Non-Invasive Interventions for Respiratory Recovery in Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injuries (SCI) can seriously affect a person's ability to breathe. This happens because the injury can damage the nerves that control the muscles used for breathing.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Chronic, Spinal Cord Injury Cervical, Spinal Cord Injury Thoracic, Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- Combinatorial (NCT07135583)
- Testing
- Active Comparator: Single Intervention 1, Active Comparator: Single Intervention 2, Respiratory Resistance Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
Micro-Fragmented Adipose Tissue (Lipogems®) Injection for Chronic Shoulder Pain in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury
Rotator cuff disease (i.e., rotator cuff tendinopathy or tear) is a common cause of shoulder pain in persons with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Conditions
- Shoulder Pain, Shoulder Impingement Syndrome, Rotator Cuff Impingement Syndrome, Rotator Cuff Tendinitis
- Trial name
- NCT03167138
- Testing
- Autologous micro-fragmented adipose tissue, Lipogems system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Diseases
Effectiveness of High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) on Improving Cardiometabolic Health After SCI
Testing the efficacy of high intensity interval training (HIIT), as compared to current research supporting moderate intensity continuous training (MICT), as a means to improve cardiometabolic health after spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT03808363
- Testing
- High Intensity Interval Training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brock University
Frontotemporal Degeneration(FTD), Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA)
UPenn Observational Research Repository on Neurodegenerative Disease
The aim of this study is to create a repository of both cross-sectional and longitudinal data, including cognitive, linguistic, imaging and biofluid biological specimens, for neurodegenerative disease research and treatment.
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Degeneration(FTD), Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA), Familial Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (fFTLD), Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis(ALS)
- Trial name
- UNICORN (NCT04715399)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Myasthenia Gravis
Yogic Breathing Exercise for People With Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
The aim of this study is to understand how well a 6-week virtual yogic breathing exercise program (YBEP) will improve breathing, speech, and emotional well-being in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
- Trial name
- NCT05979688
- Testing
- yogic breathing exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Encephalitis, Myelitis
Neurologic Manifestations of the Arbovirus Infection in Colombia
This is a multi-center case-control study that aims to define the association between the exposure to an arbovirus infection and the development of a neurological syndrome in patients from Colombia.
- Conditions
- Encephalitis, Myelitis, Guillain-Barre Syndrome, Cranial Nerve Palsies
- Trial name
- NCT03206541
- Where
- 8 sites in Colombia
- Volunteers
- 570 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Parkinson's Disease, Parkinsonism
Modifiable Variables in Parkinsonism (MVP)
We are trying to identify factors associated with improved quality of life and fewer PD symptoms. We are attempting to identify practices, beliefs, and therapies used by individuals who report excellent quality of life, few PD…
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Parkinsonism, MSA - Multiple System Atrophy, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
- Trial name
- NCT02194816
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Bastyr University
Mitochondrial Diseases
EPI-743 for Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Diseases
This study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of EPI-743 in participants with severe mitochondrial respiratory chain diseases who are considered to be within 90 days of end-of-life care.
- Trial name
- NCT01370447
- Testing
- EPI-743
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- PTC Therapeutics