Clinical trials: Chronic Consciousness Disorders
Dementia, Persistent Vegetative State
A Study to Tailor Advance Directives
In this study, hospitalized patients will first be surveyed regarding their interest in a traditional advanced directive (AD) and then in a modified AD.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Persistent Vegetative State, Terminally Ill
- Trial name
- NCT00121004
- Testing
- Advance Directive Selection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Loneliness, Anxiety
Is Signposting to Online Peer Support Helpful in Decreasing Loneliness in Parents of Children With Long-term Conditions and Disabilities?
The present study aims to evaluate whether signposting to online peer support will be associated with a significant decrease in self-reported loneliness for parents of children with long-term conditions and disabilities.
- Conditions
- Loneliness, Anxiety, Anxiety Disorder, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT05373121
- Testing
- Online Peer Support
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Neurocardiogenic Syncope
Propranolol to Treat Fainting Due to Sympathoadrenal Imbalance
This study will examine the effectiveness of the drug propranolol in preventing fainting in patients with sympathoadrenal imbalance (SAI).
- Trial name
- NCT00060866
- Testing
- Propranolol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Consciousness Disorders, Disorders of Consciousness Due to Severe Brain Injury
Promoting Recovery After Brain Injury Using Focused Ultrasound
The overall aim of this study is to develop an intervention that can help recovery in patients surviving severe brain injury but failing to fully recover.
- Trial name
- ReBOUND (NCT07277309)
- Testing
- Low-intensity focused ultrasound
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Consciousness Disorder, Brain Injuries
Neural, Behavioural, and Clinical Effects of tDCS in PDOC; Feasibility Study
This study evaluates the feasibility of an experimental protocol that combines advanced multi-modal imaging of the brain with clinical and behavioural scales to characterise the neural, behavioural, and clinical effects of…
- Conditions
- Consciousness Disorder, Brain Injuries, Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State
- Trial name
- RAINDROP (NCT04248946)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Disorders of Consciousness
The Core Body Temperature Rhythms: Distinguishing MCS From UWS
In this study, the core body temperature of 7 disorders of consciousness ( DOC ) patients were measured every 2 hour for 168 h .
- Trial name
- NCT02930213
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Jing Wang