Clinical trials: Cerebrospinal Fluid
Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease
Efficacy of Hypnosis on Pain and Anxiety During Lumbar Puncture for Etiological Diagnosis of Cognitive Impairment
Lumbar puncture is a diagnostic procedure performed as part of the etiological assessment of cognitive disorders. Despite good tolerance and very rare complications, lumbar puncture is still perceived as being painful or…
- Trial name
- POESY (NCT04368572)
- Testing
- Hypnosis
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Gérond'if
HIV
The Rilpivirine Cerebrospinal-fluid (CSF) Study
This is a phase I pharmacokinetic study of HIV positive patients stable on antiretroviral therapy who will switch treatment when enrolled from nevirapine to rilpivirine.
- Trial name
- NCT01562886
- Testing
- Rilpivirine
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Hydrocephalus
Flow Measurements in Functional CSF Shunts and Off-Shunt Locations with a Second-Generation Thermal Device
This study compares the performance of two generations of non-invasive cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) shunt flow assessment devices. Measurements of functional implanted shunts and off-shunt locations will assess the diagnostic…
- Trial name
- NCT06524492
- Testing
- FlowSense
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Rhaeos, Inc.
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH) From Ruptured Aneurysm
Metabolomic Profile and Proteasic Activity as Biomarkers for Early Detection of Arterial Vasospas in Arterial Vasospasm After Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
The subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) from ruptured aneurysm is a situation that is life-threatening, which is largely dependent on the occurrence of vasospasm from the 4th day after the bleeding.
- Trial name
- NCT02397759
- Testing
- Blood draw and cerebrospinal fluid draw
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Hydrocephalus
Strata Programmable CSF Shunt Valve Study
The treatment of hydrocephalus is the most time consuming, and arguably the most important role of the pediatric neurosurgical service at most children's' hospitals.
- Trial name
- NCT02737163
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Trauma, Brain, Neuroinflammation
Imaging Lymphatic/Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Drainage From the Head and Neck in Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury: Demonstration of Feasibility and Evaluation of Manual Therapy to Improve Drainage and Facilitate Cognitive Recovery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a course of daily manual lymphatic drainage over the course of 5 days can improve lymphatic drainage function and cognitive outcomes and to determine whether single sessions of…
- Trial name
- NCT05129514
- Testing
- Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Ventriculitis, Infectious
Evaluation of a TDM Program for Intensive Care Patients in the Cerebrospinal Fluid
Therapeutic drug monitoring of antibiotics in critically ill patients is a present research topic of the last ten years. Research results have shown subtherapeutic blood concentrations in those patients.
- Trial name
- EMIL (NCT04426383)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Communicable Diseases
Establishment of a Biobank for the Evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Solutions
This multicenter prospective registry aims to establish a biobank of residual biological samples and associated clinical data from hospitalized patients.
- Conditions
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Communicable Diseases, Biological Warfare Agents, Zoonoses
- Trial name
- NCT07411729
- Where
- 10 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Fibrolipoma of Filum Terminale, Lipomyelomeningocele
Effect of Acetazolamide & Position in CSF Leakage and Collection and Wound Dehiscence
Purpose of study : to determine the preventive effect of acetazolamide administration, prone positioning, and the combination of both following the neurosurgical interventions in lumbosacral region for cerebrospinal fluid (CSF)…
- Conditions
- Fibrolipoma of Filum Terminale, Lipomyelomeningocele, Split Cord Malformation, Dermal Sinus
- Trial name
- NCT01867268
- Testing
- Acetazolamide, prone positioning, Acetazolamide+ prone positioning
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Surgery
Hemopatch Safety and Efficacy Evaluation Versus Standard Practice for Sealing the Dura in Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks
Posterior fossa surgeries are generally complicated by difficulties in creating a watertight dural closure, which often requires the use of dural substitutes.
- Trial name
- NCT04419597
- Testing
- HEMOPATCH, Standard of care
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 122 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
Ischemic Stroke, Alzheimer Disease (AD)
Cerebrospinal Fluid Mitochondrial Biomarkers in Ischemic Stroke and Alzheimer Disease
This prospective observational study aims to investigate cerebrospinal fluid mitochondrial biomarkers in patients with ischemic stroke and Alzheimer disease controls who undergo diagnostic lumbar puncture for clinical indications…
- Trial name
- NCT07600996
- Testing
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Flow Cytometry
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Capital Medical University
Traumatic Brain Injury
NSI Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Biomarker Study
Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) Reduction of CSF and Serum Biomarkers After Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). The primary objective of this pilot study is to determine whether PEMF treatment (PEMF+) reduces the magnitude and…
- Trial name
- NCT03654014
- Testing
- SofPulse
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Encephalitis
Pharmacokinetic Study of a Single Dose of AVI-4065 in Cerebral Spinal Fluid
AVI-4020 Injection, a phosphorodiamidate Morpholino oligomer (PMO), was found to cross the blood-brain barrier during a study of patients with presumptive West Nile virus disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00381433
- Testing
- AVI-4065 Injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc.
Posterior Fossa Surgery
Effect of the "O-ring" Technique in Reducing Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak in Posterior Fossa Surgery: an Explorative Study
Posterior fossa surgery represents on of the most demanding procedure in neurosurgery. Retrosygmoid (RS), key-hole retrosygmoid (KR) and cerebellar hemispheric (CH) are the most common approaches used to access in this area.
- Trial name
- O'Ring (NCT06620952)
- Testing
- O-ring technique
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia
Healthy
Exploratory Biomarker Study of Cerebrospinal Fluid in Healthy Volunteers
The objective of this study is to determine the effects of cerebrospinal fluid sampling rate on biomarker levels of young, healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT01126567
- Testing
- Sampling Rate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abbott
Hydrocephalus in Infants
Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteom in Dependence of Intranasal Breast Milk
Investigation of the cerebrospinal fluid proteom in preterm infants with posthemorrhagic hydrocephalus in our neonatology center with analysis for modulation of proteom in dependence of breastmilk feeding and way of application…
- Trial name
- NAMU (NCT04229693)
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Cologne
Fecal Incontinence with Fecal Urgency, Urine Incontinence
Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus: Focus on Imaging and Clinical Symptoms.
LiNPH is a prospective single center clinical and radiological study.
- Conditions
- Fecal Incontinence with Fecal Urgency, Urine Incontinence, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Leukoencephalopathies
- Trial name
- LiNPH (NCT04808076)
- Testing
- Shunt surgery
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Linkoeping University
CSF Leak
Evaluation of Internal Nasal Splint-Supported Free Graft Versus Nasoseptal Flap for Endoscopic Skull Base Repair in Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks
The study aims to compare the feasibility and effectiveness of using an internal nasal splint- supported free graft versus a nasoseptal flap alone for endoscopic repair of bilateral CSF leaks.
- Trial name
- CSF (NCT07368348)
- Testing
- Internal Nasal Splint-Supported Free Graft, Nasoseptal Flap for Endoscopic Skull Base Repair in Cerebrospinal Fluid Leaks
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Kafrelsheikh University
Pneumococcal Meningitis
Vancomycin Concentration in Cerebrospinal Fluid During Pneumococcal Meningitis
Adding vancomycin to the antibiotic regimen is recommended for the treatment of pneumococcal meningitis in adults. Use of dexamethasone as adjunct therapy has proved to reduce mortality and neurologic sequelae in adult patients…
- Trial name
- NCT00162578
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris