Clinical trials: Closed Head Trauma
Brain Concussion, Cerebral Concussion
Concussion in French Non-professional Handball League : Efficiency of a Concussion Protocol, the White Card Process
Sport related concussion is a major issue for many contact sports, such as Rugby, Football, Hockey and Handball. As a response, some federations like World Rugby set up a concussion protocol, that starts with the referee having…
- Trial name
- PRECCOCE (NCT06365944)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Regulation of Emotion, Sleep Extension, and mTBI
Concussions are incredibly common, and often result in severe and long lasting symptoms, including, but not limited to, sleep deprivation and emotion dysregulation.
- Trial name
- RESET (NCT06883006)
- Testing
- Sleep Extension
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Merrimack College
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS) for Sensory Deficits in Complex Traumatic Brain Injury
Aim 1: To use magnetoencephalography (MEG) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in Veterans and civilians with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and sensory postconcussive symptoms (PCS) to demonstrate the mechanism of…
- Trial name
- NAVIGATE-TBI (NCT03799458)
- Testing
- Active High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Craniocerebral Trauma, Head Injury, Minor
Exercise in Patients With Post-Concussion Symptoms
Physical activity and exercise have traditionally not been much of a focus in treatment of postconcussion symptoms and posttraumatic headache.
- Conditions
- Craniocerebral Trauma, Head Injury, Minor, Postconcussion Syndrome, Posttraumatic Headache
- Trial name
- NCT04001192
- Testing
- aerobic exercise program
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Concussion, Brain
Developing an Implementation Strategy for Post-concussion Communication With Low Health Literacy Parents in the Emergency Department
Investigators will conduct a hybrid implementation-effectiveness evaluation of an educational intervention that supports communication with families post-concussion in the emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT04112914
- Testing
- Post-concussion education for families
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Brain Concussion, Post-Concussion Syndrome
Investigating Novel Treatments for Concussion: Impact of Compression Vest on Rehabilitation Outcomes
The purpose of this investigation is to determine the effect of a weighted compression vest in addition to usual medical care and exercise rehabilitation on cardiovascular, neurocognitive, balance and anxiety measures in…
- Trial name
- NCT02362347
- Testing
- London Health Sciences Centre - Compression Vest, exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 153 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western University, Canada
Brain Injuries
Youth Soccer Header Study
This study aims to establish and validate age-based head kinematics, force-strain models and brain injury probability maps from sensor worn data during soccer heading tasks.
- Trial name
- NCT04919707
- Testing
- Header Session, MRI Session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Post Concussive Syndrome, Chronic
Effect of Mental Imagery in Patients With Persistent Post-concussion Symptoms
Background: Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) often results in persistent emotional, cognitive, and somatic symptoms-such as headaches and dizziness.
- Conditions
- Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Post Concussive Syndrome, Chronic, Post Traumatic Headache
- Trial name
- NCT07166536
- Testing
- Provocation Test for Symptoms Using Mental Imagery
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Reuth Rehabilitation Hospital
Concussion
EEG Diagnostic for Repetitive Sub-concussive Head Impacts
The purpose of this study is to develop a diagnostic algorithm to help with the detection, diagnosis, and monitoring of sub-concussive head impacts.
- Trial name
- NCT05562544
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Tbi, Intracranial Edema
Comparative Effectiveness of Family Problem-Solving Therapy (F-PST) for Adolescent TBI
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the most common cause of acquired disability in youth and a source of significant morbidity and family burden.
- Conditions
- Tbi, Intracranial Edema, Brain Edema, Craniocerebral Trauma
- Trial name
- NCT02368366
- Testing
- Therapist Guided Face to Face Family Problem Solving, Therapist Guided Online Family Problem Solving, Self-Guided Online Family Problem Solving
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Brain Concussion
Telephone Follow-Up on Outcome After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to see whether providing education and counseling after a mild traumatic brain injury will help in preventing symptoms from becoming chronic over the first six months after injury.
- Trial name
- TBI (NCT00483444)
- Testing
- Scheduled telephone follow-up
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 366 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Minor Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Evaluate the Effectiveness of Brain Network Activation (BNA™) Technology in the Management of Sport Related Concussion
Currently, there is no direct, reliable, bed-side, and non-invasive method for assessing changes in brain activity associated with concussion.
- Trial name
- NCT01759173
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ElMindA Ltd
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI)
Implementation of Biomarker-Based Care for mTBI - IMPACTS-BRAINI Study
This study aims to evaluate the real-world applicability and clinical added value of a new management pathway for patients presenting to the emergency department (ER) with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).
- Trial name
- IMPACTS-BRAINI (NCT07311486)
- Testing
- GFAP and UCH-L1
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
SWIFT Study in the ED
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is a prevalent and costly public health problem with disabling consequences. More than one million civilians with mTBI are treated in US hospitals and emergency departments each year (Faul, et…
- Trial name
- SWIFT (NCT01893970)
- Testing
- SWIFT, SWIFT-Acute
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Concussion, Mild, Concussion, Brain
The Effects of a Sub-maximal Exercise Program on Adolescents Who Sustained a Concussion
Patients who sustain a concussion will undergo a sub-maximal exercise protocol throughout their recovery. Cerebrovascular function, heart rate, and symptom severity, and exercise volume will be monitored throughout.
- Conditions
- Concussion, Mild, Concussion, Brain, Concussion, Severe, Exertion; Excess
- Trial name
- NCT03170856
- Testing
- Sub-maximal exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Vestibular Diseases, Labyrinth Diseases
Evaluation of a Sensory Enrichment Multimodal Device (SEMD) on Physical Therapy Patients With Disequilibrium
Purpose of this study is to determine the efficiency and safety of a Sensory Enrichment Multimodal Device (SEMD) when applied in conjunction with usual care vestibular-balance physical therapy for rehabilitation of patients who…
- Conditions
- Vestibular Diseases, Labyrinth Diseases, Ear Diseases, Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases
- Trial name
- SEMD (NCT01483937)
- Testing
- Usual care physical therapy plus SEMD, Usual care physical therapy only
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Karen L Atkins
Traumatic Brain Injury, Brain Concussion
Vestibular Rehabilitation and Balance Training After Traumatic Brain Injury
The main aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of vestibular rehabilitation and balance training on patients with dizziness and balance problems after traumatic brain injury.
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Brain Concussion, Head Injury, Dizziness
- Trial name
- VRTBI2012 (NCT01695577)
- Testing
- Multidisciplinary evaluation and VR, Multidisciplinary evaluation
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Insomnia
Gabapentin's Effects on Insomnia in Patients With Recent Concussion
In this open-label, pilot study the investigators will be assessing gabapentin's effects on insomnia and other concussion-related symptoms in patients with a recent concussion experiencing insomnia.
- Trial name
- NCT01421264
- Testing
- Gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Post-Concussion Syndrome, Headache
Assessment of the Efficacy of Medrol Dose Pack for Acute Post-Concussive Headaches
This novel pilot project will assess the effectiveness of corticosteroids in treatment of acute post-concussion headache. The investigators hypothesize that the use of corticosteroids will cause significant headache reduction in…
- Trial name
- NCT04685772
- Testing
- Methylprednisolone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Concussion, Mild
Australian University of California San Francisco (UCSF) Concussion in Athletes (AUSSIE-2)
Analysis of cardiac induced brain forces using cranial accelerometry has been shown to diagnose concussion in high school athletes.
- Trial name
- AUSSIE-2 (NCT05771051)
- Testing
- Headpulse measurements
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco