Clinical trials: Chronic Spinal Paralysis
Spinal Cord Injury, Cerebral Palsy
Experimental Evaluation of Wheelchair-Mounted Robotic Arms
Researchers from the University of South Florida's Rehabilitation Engineering program are looking for volunteers to participate in a research study for experimental evaluation of wheelchair-mounted robotic arms (WMRAs).
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis
- Trial name
- HRI (NCT01652352)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Healthy Volunteers, Spinal Cord Injury
Chronic Transcutaneous Stimulation to Promote Motor Function and Recovery in Individuals With Paralysis or Paresis
This is an early feasibility trial to determine whether transcutaneous neuromuscular electrical stimulation, with or without transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation, using an investigational neurostimulation device improves…
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Paralysis
- Trial name
- NCT04755699
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Tetraplegia, Asthma
Exhaled Breath Condensate Biomarkers of Inflammation in Individuals With Chronic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is to obtain markers of airway inflammation from the exhaled breath condensate (the moisture in exhaled air) for comparison to blood based markers.
- Trial name
- NCT02235714
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Cerebral Palsy
Modulation of Sagittal Spinal Geometry in Children With Cerebral Palsy
The aim of this study will be to evaluate the the effect of Thera Togs soft orthotic undergarment on modulation of the spinal geometry and mobility in sagittal plan in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT04271618
- Testing
- TheraTogs Orthotic Undergarment
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Umm Al-Qura University
Bone Loss, Spinal Cord Injuries
Intervention on Bone Health in Wheelchair Users
The low mechanical loading of bones among wheelchair users leads to an increased risk of bone fractures and associated complications due to low bone mineral density (BMD).
- Conditions
- Bone Loss, Spinal Cord Injuries, Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida
- Trial name
- BoneWheel (NCT05615402)
- Testing
- Bone-specific strength training, Nutrition optimalisation
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Muscle Injury, Nerve Injury
Extramembranous and Interosseous Technique of Tibialis Posterior Tendon Transfer
Foot drop deformity is a life limiting condition characterized by loss of ankle dorsiflexion and eversion. Main condition leading to drop foot condition include irrecoverable muscle and nerve injuries, poliomyelitis, drug…
- Conditions
- Muscle Injury, Nerve Injury, Poliomyelitis, Leprosy
- Trial name
- NCT01751503
- Testing
- Interosseous route of TPTT, Extra membranous route of TPTT
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Iva Hauptmannova
Paraplegia, Spinal, Myelomeningocele
Brain Function and White Matter Changes in Congenital, Acute and Chronic Spinal Cord Lesions
The purpose of this study is to use functional MRI (fMRI) and magnetic resonance (MR) diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to investigate brain activation and white matter changes in patients with congenital (birth defect of the spinal…
- Trial name
- NCT01208584
- Testing
- fMRI, DTI
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Cerebral Palsy
Neuromodulation of the Cortex and Spinal Cord
Specific Aim 1: To further quantify the difference in the sensorimotor cortical activity, spinal cord activity, and corticospinal coherence of persons with CP.
- Trial name
- NCT06586437
- Testing
- Clinical Assessments, Brain-Spinal Cord fMRI, Hoffmann Reflex Assessments
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
Stroke, Peripheral Neuropathy
Arm Motor Control on Bi and Uni ADLs
This study is being performed to assess how certain chronic disabilities - stroke, upper extremity (UE) amputation, spinal cord injuries (SCI), cerebral palsy (CP) - differ from healthy subjects in their ability to perform ADLs.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Peripheral Neuropathy, Spinal Cord Injuries, Cerebral Palsy
- Trial name
- BiAs (NCT02778529)
- Testing
- Bilateral assessment robots (BiAS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
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
Cerebral Palsy, Spasticity
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Children With Cerebral Palsy
The goal of this clinical trial is to help understand spinal cord excitability in children with cerebral palsy compared to neurologically typical children.
- Trial name
- NCT07516067
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation (tSCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Martin Piazza
Spinal Cord Injuries, Cerebral Palsy
Mobile Health Self-Management and Support System for Chronic and Complex Health Conditions
This study will assess the benefits of using mobile health system designed for individuals with chronic and complex health conditions (such as those with Spinal Cord Injury,Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, and Traumatic Brain…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Dysraphism, Brain Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT02592291
- Testing
- MHealth
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
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
Injuries, Spinal Cord, CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident)
Transitioning to a Valve-Gated Intrathecal Drug Delivery System (IDDS)
Comparing the efficacy of Intracthecal Baclofen dose between the Prometra II and Medtronic SynchroMed II for patients with spasticity and with current a current SyncroMed II pump needing replacement.
- Conditions
- Injuries, Spinal Cord, CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident), Traumatic Brain Injury, MS (Multiple Sclerosis)
- Trial name
- NCT04530955
- Testing
- Prometra II Programmable Pump - Flowonix Medical
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Culicchia Neurological Clinic
Cerebral Palsy, Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Operant Conditioning of the Soleus Stretch Reflex in Adults With Cerebral Palsy
12 adults with spastic CP will complete 6 baseline sessions and 24 down conditioning sessions held 3 times/week. All clinical and physiological assessments collected at baseline will be reassessed after study completion, and…
- Trial name
- SRC-CP (NCT05571033)
- Testing
- Spinal reflex conditioning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Burke Medical Research Institute
Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Injury at C5-C7 Level
Brain Plus Spinal Stimulation for Cervical SCI
The goal of this project is to strengthen residual corticospinal tract (CST) connections after partial injury using combined motor cortex and spinal cord stimulation to improve arm and hand function after spinal cord injury…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Injury at C5-C7 Level, Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis
- Trial name
- NCT04727866
- Testing
- transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS) - coronal, transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS) - caudal, transcutaneous spinal direct current stimulation (tsDCS) - rostral
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bronx VA Medical Center
Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome
Investigation of Parents' Anxiety Level and Health Related Quality of Life in Different Types of Physical Disabilities
Disability brings many psychosocial problems in society. The effects of the health of a disabled child on the psychological health and quality of life of the family are inevitable.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Spina Bifida, Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT04035967
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanko University
Premature Infants, Cerebral Palsy
Interrater Reliability of Infant Motor Profile
The aim of this study is to assess risky infants (or diagnosed infants) with Infant Motor Profile, and analyze interrater and intrarater reliability of this test.
- Conditions
- Premature Infants, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Metabolic Disorders
- Trial name
- IMP (NCT03188107)
- Testing
- Video based assessment
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
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
SMA II, Cerebral Palsy
Paracetamol Study in Patients With Low Muscle Mass
To investigate the safety and toxicity related to paracetamol treatment in children and adults with respectively SMA and CP.
- Trial name
- NCT03648658
- Testing
- Paracetamol 120Mg/5mL Oral Suspension
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mette Cathrine Oerngreen