Clinical trials: Closed-loop Brain Stimulation
Parkinson Disease
Scalar Closed Loop Intraoperative Study
The purpose of this study is to measure neural activity during deep brain stimulation (DBS). There are two types of neural activity that we will record from DBS electrodes during this study: DBS local evoked potentials (DLEPs)…
- Trial name
- NCT03270657
- Testing
- IPG; RC+S
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Dennis Turner, M.D.
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Anxiety
HIRREM Developmental Study
The purpose of this study is to explore the functional and physiological effects associated with the use of High-resolution, relational, resonance-based, electroencephalic mirroring (HIRREM), as supplemental care, for symptoms of…
- Conditions
- Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Anxiety, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Hot Flashes
- Trial name
- NCT02709369
- Testing
- HIRREM
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Stroke
taVNS for Upper Limb Rehabilitation
This study explores the use of a new form of neuromodulation known as transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) which stimulates the ear.
- Trial name
- NCT04129242
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) + Task Specifc Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Essential Tremor
Wearable Sensor for Responsive DBS for ET
The purpose of this study is evaluate the effectiveness and safety of a possible new treatment for Essential Tremor (ET) using external wearable sensors, which have the capability of recording acceleration and Electromyography…
- Trial name
- NCT03051178
- Testing
- Responsive deep brain stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Parkinson Disease
Bilateral Closed Loop Deep Brain Stimulation for Freezing of Gait Using Neural and Kinematic Feedback
Deep Brain Stimulation of the subthalamic nucleus (STN) has become a standard of care, FDA-approved treatment for Parkinson's disease, with stimulation delivered at a constant amplitude and voltage, operating in an open-loop…
- Trial name
- NCT04043403
- Testing
- Open Loop DBS, Adaptive (Closed Loop) DBS, Intermittent Open Loop DBS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Chronic Pain, Post Stroke Pain
Closed-loop Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Refractory Neuropathic Pain
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) holds promise as a new option for patients suffering from treatment-resistant chronic pain, but current technology is unable to reliably achieve long-term pain symptom relief.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Post Stroke Pain, Phantom Limb Pain, Spinal Cord Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT03029884
- Testing
- Open-Loop DBS, Closed-Loop DBS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Prasad Shirvalkar, MD, PhD
Hypertension, Blood Pressure
HIRREM for Stage 1 Primary Hypertension
The purpose of this study is to determine that effects of an intervention called High-resolution, relational, resonance-based, electroencephalic mirroring (HIRREM), on Stage 1 Primary Hypertension (systolic BP 130-139, and/or…
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
- Trial name
- HIRREM (NCT03479697)
- Testing
- HIRREM, Continued Current Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Parkinson Disease
Closed Loop Programming Evaluation Using External Responses for Deep Brain Stimulation
The objective of this study is to evaluate the performance of novel DBS programming methods compared to traditional programming methods.
- Trial name
- CLOVER (NCT03037398)
- Testing
- Vercise Deep Brain Stimulation System
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Insomnia, Sleep Deprivation
Study of the Effects of HIRREM-SOP for Insomnia
Prior research studies have shown benefit for use of a technique called High-resolution, relational, resonance-based, electroencephalic mirroring (HIRREM®), to reduce symptoms of moderate to severe insomnia.
- Trial name
- NCT03607994
- Testing
- HIRREM-SOP, NCC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences