Clinical trials: Cervical Spinal Cord Paralysis
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury, Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis
Targeting Cervical Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation for Functional Recovery
The proposed study seeks to understand how the cervical spinal cord should be stimulated after injury through short-term physiology experiments that will inform a preclinical efficacy trial.
- Conditions
- Cervical Spinal Cord Injury, Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis, Cervical Myelopathy
- Trial name
- NCT06701422
- Testing
- Intraoperative stimulation of the cervical spinal cord
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Spinal Cord Injury
A Safety Study for Cethrin (BA-210) in the Treatment of Acute Thoracic and Cervical Spinal Cord Injuries
This trial is a multi-center, open-label, dose-escalation study designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of Cethrin in two types of spinal cord injury patients: those with a complete cervical injury or a…
- Trial name
- NCT00500812
- Testing
- Cethrin
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Spasticity, Cerebrovascular Accident
Efficacy and Safety Study of MYOBLOC® in the Treatment of Adult Upper Limb Spasticity
Phase 2/3, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single-treatment, multicenter trial assessing the efficacy and safety of MYOBLOC for the treatment of upper limb spasticity in adults followed by an open-label extension…
- Conditions
- Spasticity, Cerebrovascular Accident, Multiple Sclerosis, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04815967
- Testing
- Phase 2; Low Dose MYOBLOC (10,000 Units), Phase 2; High Dose MYOBLOC (20,000 Units), Phase 3; MYOBLOC
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Hungary and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Solstice Neurosciences, LLC, a subsidiary of MDD US Operations, LLC
Spinal Cord Injuries, Tetraplegia
Random Noise Stimulation to Enhance Cortical Drive & Improve Hand Function
Cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) results in hand and arm function impairments and decreased independence in performance of daily activities such as bathing, eating, dressing, writing, or typing.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Tetraplegia, Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04777149
- Testing
- transcranial Random Noise Stimulation (tRNS), transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Shepherd Center, Atlanta GA
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury, Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis
NIBS Therapy in Subacute Spinal Cord Injury
No accepted clinical therapies exist for repair of motor pathways following spinal cord injury (SCI) in humans, leaving permanent disability and devastating personal and socioeconomic cost.
- Trial name
- NIBS-SCI1 (NCT06247904)
- Testing
- Active rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)
Combined rTMS and tSCS for Upper Limb Recovery in Cervical SCI
This clinical trial investigates whether combining cortical and spinal neuromodulation can improve upper limb motor recovery in adults with chronic incomplete cervical spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT07586644
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Tetraplegia, Plegia
Nerve Transfer Reconstruction in the Tetraplegic Upper Extremity
The cervical spine is most commonly injured, accounting for 53.4% of spinal injuries. More than 40% of all spinal injuries occur at either C4, C5 or C6 levels leading to variable loss of function in the upper extremities.
- Conditions
- Tetraplegia, Plegia, Paresis, Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT01579604
- Testing
- Nerve reconstruction
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Tetraplegia, Quadriplegia
Investigation on the Bidirectional Cortical Neuroprosthetic System
The Bidirectional Cortical Neuroprosthetic System (BiCNS) consists of NeuroPort Microelectrode Array Systems and NeuroPort Electrodes (Sputtered Iridium Oxide Film), Patient Pedestals, the NeuroPort BioPotential Signal Processing…
- Trial name
- BiCNS (NCT03161067)
- Testing
- BiCNS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Spinal Cord Injury, Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis
MEP Up-conditioning to Target Corticospinal Plasticity
Individuals with chronic cervical spinal cord injury will complete a 10-week training protocol where participants receive non-invasive brain stimulation and feedback on the size of the corresponding muscle response (wrist…
- Trial name
- uMEP2 (NCT06989905)
- Testing
- Up-conditioning of the wrist extensor motor evoked potential
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
Combined Therapeutic Air Mixture and Electrical Stimulation to Improve Breathing and Hand Function in Spinal Cord Injury
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether people with paralysis due to a spinal cord injury can benefit from breathing short intermittent bouts of air with low oxygen (O2) combined with slightly higher levels of…
- Trial name
- AIHH+tSCS (NCT06101199)
- Testing
- Acute Intermittent Hypercapnic Hypoxia, Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Spinal Cord Injury Cervical, Tetraplegia
Epidural Stimulation for Upper Extremity Function
Restoring upper extremity function in patients with cervical spinal cord injury is extremely important for patients' independence and quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT06437548
- Testing
- Percutaneous spinal cord stimulation
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis, Quadriplegia
UAE-PRIME: A Feasibility Study of a Precise Robotically Implanted Brain-Computer Interface for the Control of External Devices
The UAE-PRIME Study is a feasibility study designed to assess the initial clinical safety and functionality of the Neuralink N1 Implant and R1 Robot.
- Conditions
- Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis, Quadriplegia, Quadriplegia/Tetraplegia, Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- UAE-PRIME (NCT06992596)
- Testing
- N1 Implant, R1 Robot
- Where
- United Arab Emirates
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Neuralink Corp
Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
A Trial Investigating the Efficacy and Safety of NVG-291 in Subjects With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if NVG-291 can improve function in adults with chronic cervical motor-incomplete spinal cord injury. It will also learn about the safety of NVG-291.
- Trial name
- RESTORE (NCT07799532)
- Testing
- NVG-291
- Where
- 23 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- NervGen Pharma
Spinal Cord Injury Cervical, Spinal Cord Injury, Acute
Upper Limb Rehabilitation Using Non-invasive Spinal Cord Stimulation
The goal of this RCT study is to evaluate if combining activity-based therapy (ABT) with transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (tSCS) can improve recovery of arm and hand movement in people with cervical spinal cord injury…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury Cervical, Spinal Cord Injury, Acute, Spinal Cord Injury (Quadraplegia)
- Trial name
- CIME_upperlimb (NCT07361627)
- Testing
- Protocol 2: Combination of activity-based therapy and facilitatory transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal
Paralysis; Quadriplegic, Quadraplegia
MindEx: A Novel, Multifocal, Cognitive Brain-Machine Interface System
This research study is being done to develop a novel brain-computer interface (BCI) technology that can enable severely paralyzed individuals to interact with the world through direct brain-control of a computer.
- Conditions
- Paralysis; Quadriplegic, Quadraplegia, Tetraplegia, Tetraplegic Motor Dysfunction Following Brainstem or Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT05936619
- Testing
- Mind Extender (MindEx)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Nader Pouratian
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury, Tetraplegia
Brain Controlled Spinal Cord Stimulation in Participants With Cervical Spinal Cord Injury for Upper Limb Rehabilitation
Cervical spinal cord stimulation can elicit arm and hand movements through recruitment of proprioceptive neurons in the dorsal roots.
- Trial name
- UP2 (NCT05665998)
- Testing
- ARC-BSI Cervical system
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Angina, Stable
Quest to Analyze One Thousand Humans Meditating
This study will be focused on assessing the molecular, physiological, and emotional correlates of an intensive meditation experience in the context of a retreat setting in a large 2000 plus-person cohort comprised of healthy and…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Angina, Stable, Anxiety, Asthma
- Trial name
- QUANTUM (NCT06583395)
- Testing
- Advanced multi-component meditation practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tobias Moeller-Bertram
Spinal Cord Injury
Cethrin in Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
This is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled Phase IIb/III study designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Cethrin as a treatment for acute cervical spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT02053883
- Testing
- Cethrin (BA-210)
- Sponsor
- BioAxone BioSciences, Inc.
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
Efficacy of a Brain-Computer Interface Controlled Functional Electrical Stimulation Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury Neurorehabilitation
The study's main goal is to determine the efficacy of a therapy with brain-computer interface controlled functional electrical stimulation for neurorehabilitation of spinal cord injury patients' upper limbs.
- Trial name
- NCT05343130
- Testing
- Brain-Computer Interface
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Rehabilitacion
Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injury Cervical
Neuromodulation After Spinal Cord Injury to Improve Limb Function
The University at Buffalo (UB) Department of Rehabilitation Sciences is looking for adult volunteers with and without spinal cord injuries for a study on hand movement.
- Trial name
- NCT06815601
- Testing
- rTMS, Motor training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo