Clinical trials: Cervical Myelopathy
Advanced Solid Tumors or Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma (NHL)
A Phase 1/2 Trial of SRA737 in Subjects With Advanced Cancer
The purpose of this clinical study is to establish the safety profile, determine the maximum tolerated dose (MTD) and recommend a Phase 2 dose and schedule of SRA737; and to evaluate the efficacy of SRA737 in…
- Trial name
- NCT02797964
- Testing
- SRA737
- Where
- 15 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- Sierra Oncology LLC - a GSK company
Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Diseases
Spinal Cord Stimulation to Restore Cough
The purpose of this trial is to determine the efficacy of spinal cord stimulation to produce an effective cough in patients with spinal cord injuries.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Diseases, Paralysis, Central Nervous System Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT00116337
- Testing
- Spinal Cord Stimulation to restore cough, Expiratory Muscle Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Cervical Disc Herniation, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease
Effect of Topical Corticosteroids on Dysphagia in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion
The purpose of this study is to determine what effect intraoperative topical steroids have on reducing swallowing difficulty following Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion surgery.
- Conditions
- Cervical Disc Herniation, Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy, Dysphagia
- Trial name
- NCT02539394
- Testing
- Methylprednisolone Acetate, Hemostatic Matrix Kit
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Cervical Electrical Stimulation for ALS
Veterans are at higher risk than non-Veterans of falling ill with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS causes degeneration of motor neurons in both the brain and the spinal cord.
- Trial name
- NCT03411863
- Testing
- CES at rest, CES plus active hand or wrist movements
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Radiculopathy
An Investigation of the Metal Concentration in Patients Implanted With the PRESTIGE LP™ Cervical Disc at Two Contiguous Levels in the Cervical Spine
This clinical study will assess the metal concentrations present in the blood serum of patients who receive surgical treatment with the PRESTIGE LP™ Cervical Disc at two contiguous cervical levels from C3-C7.
- Conditions
- Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Radiculopathy, Myelopathy
- Trial name
- NCT03062657
- Testing
- PRESTIGE LP™ Cervical Disc
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Spinal and Biologics
Spinal Cord Injury, Pain
Investigating Botulinum Toxin A to Treat Acute Neck/Upper Shoulder Pain Following a New Spinal Cord Injury.
As clinicians, it is often a struggle to find effective pain control for a certain subgroup of patients with tetraplegia. These patients often have severe upper back, neck, and shoulder pain, limiting rehabilitation productivity…
- Trial name
- NCT00320281
- Testing
- botulinum toxin A
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Craig Hospital
Spinal Cord Injury
Improving Motor Function After Spinal Cord Injury
The goals of this study are to examine the physiology of Central Nervous System pathways contributing to the control of upper and lower extremity movements after SCI, and to promote the recovery of extremity movements by using…
- Trial name
- NCT01915095
- Testing
- rTMS, Training, Motor Task
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Myelopathy Cervical, Kyphosis Post Surgical
Comparison Between C3-6 Laminoplasty and C3 Laminectomy With Cervical Laminoplasty
Investigators performed a prospective randomized controlled trial for comparing postoperative clinical and radiological outcomes between C3 laminectomy with laminoplasty and C3-6 laminoplasty.
- Conditions
- Myelopathy Cervical, Kyphosis Post Surgical, Neck Pain, Ossification of Posterior Longitudinal Ligament
- Trial name
- NCT05006495
- Testing
- C3 laminectomy, C3 laminoplasty
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Spinal Cord Injuries
Non-invasive Cervical Electrical Stimulation for SCI
Most spinal cord injuries (SCI) are anatomically incomplete - some nerve circuits remain intact, even if the individual cannot feel or control them. Activating spared nerve circuits may improve functional recovery.
- Trial name
- NCT03414424
- Testing
- CES at rest, CES plus active hand or wrist movements
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bronx VA Medical Center
Diabetes, Cervical Myelopathy
Diabetes and Glycosylation in Cervical Spondylosis
The purpose of this study is to determine the relevant significance of diabetes on cervical disc degeneration, and correlate diabetic control (HgbA1C) with disc glycosylation profile in patients undergoing anterior cervical…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Spondylosis
- Trial name
- NCT02758899
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Radiculopathy, Myelopathy
PCM Cervical Disc System
The PCM Cervical Disc was studied in a prospective, multicenter, randomized FDA-approved investigational device exemption (IDE) clinical trial conducted in the United States to evaluate longitudinal outcomes over 2 years…
- Trial name
- NCT00578812
- Testing
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF), PCM Cervical Disc
- Where
- 23 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 494 people
- Sponsor
- NuVasive
Cervical Spondylosis With Myelopathy
Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Surgical Trial
The purpose of the study is to determine the optimal surgical approach (ventral vs dorsal) for patients with multi-level cervical spondylotic myelopathy (CSM).
- Trial name
- NCT02076113
- Testing
- Ventral (Front) decompression with Fusion, Dorsal (Back) Decompression with Fusion, Dorsal (back) Laminoplasty
- Where
- 16 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 269 people
- Sponsor
- Lahey Clinic
Heart Rate Variability
Does Heart Rate Variablity (HRV) Predict Hypotension in Patients Undergoing Cervical Myelopathy Surgery ?
Cervical myelopathy is commonly associated with degenerative spinal disease. Dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system is also evident in many cases of cervical myelopathy.
- Trial name
- NCT02360085
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Lashmi Venkatraghavan
Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Brain Glioblastoma
Health Care Coach Support in Reducing Acute Care Use and Cost in Patients With Cancer
This randomized pilot clinical trial studies health care coach support in reducing acute care use and cost in patients with cancer.
- Conditions
- Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Brain Glioblastoma, Estrogen Receptor Negative, Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT03154190
- Testing
- Best Practice, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Supportive Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Diseases
Sub-study to Spinal Cord Stimulation to Restore Cough
Evaluation of Wire Electrodes to Activate the Expiratory Muscles to Restore Cough
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Diseases, Paralysis, Central Nervous System Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT00995215
- Testing
- Spinal Cord Stimulation, Expiratory Muscle Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Spinal Cord Diseases
Comparison of Cervical Laminectomy to Laminoplasty
The objective of this study is to compare the clinical and radiographic outcomes of multi-level laminectomy to multi-level laminoplasty in the treatment of patients with cervical myelopathy or myeloradiculopathy.
- Trial name
- NCT01324622
- Testing
- Laminoplasty, laminectomy
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Synthes USA HQ, Inc.
Fracture of Cervical Spine
Evaluation of the Safety of C-Spine Clearance by Paramedics
The goal of this cohort study is to evaluate the safety and potential impact of an active strategy that allows paramedics to assess very low-risk trauma patients with the Canadian C-Spine Rule (CCR) and transport them to the…
- Trial name
- NCT01188447
- Testing
- Canadian C-Spine Rule
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 4,034 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Spinal Cord Injuries
Pairing Intermittent Hypoxia and Transcutaneous Electrical Spinal Cord Stimulation to Promote Arm Use After Cervical SCI
The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of mild breathing bouts of low oxygen (intermittent hypoxia) combined with transcutaneous electrical spinal cord stimulation on restoring hand function in persons with chronic…
- Trial name
- NCT04854057
- Testing
- AIH - Intermittent Hypoxia - hypoxia air mixture, TESS - Transcutaneous Electrical Spinal Cord Stimulation + Functional Task Practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Radiculopathy
Study of the Safety and Effectiveness of the Artificial Cervical Disc - Low Profile Device at Two Adjacent Levels
The purpose of this clinical investigation is to assess the safety and effectiveness of using the PRESTIGE-LP device in the treatment of patients with symptomatic degenerative disc disease at two adjacent levels of the cervical…
- Conditions
- Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease, Radiculopathy, Myelopathy
- Trial name
- NCT00637156
- Testing
- PRESTIGE LP device at two adjacent levels, Bi-level fusion with ATLANTIS Cervical Plate System
- Where
- 29 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 397 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Spinal and Biologics
Cancer
Fentanyl Sublingual Spray in Treating Patients With Breakthrough Cancer Pain
This is a phase III, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multicenter study of the clinical response to fentanyl sublingual spray as a treatment for breakthrough cancer pain.
- Trial name
- NCT00538850
- Testing
- Fentanyl sublingual spray
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- INSYS Therapeutics Inc