Clinical trials: Degenerative Spinal Conditions
Stroke, Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Laryngeal Adaptation for Speech and Swallowing
This study will test laryngeal adaptation in speech and swallowing function in healthy adults, in patients with cerebral stroke, and in patients with spinocerebellar ataxia type 6.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Cerebral Stroke, Dysphagia
- Trial name
- NCT03770377
- Testing
- Intermittent Perturbation to Continuous Perturbation, Continuous Perturbation to Intermittent Perturbation
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Clinical Feasibility of Speech Phenotyping for Remote Assessment of Neurodegenerative and Psychiatric Disorders
The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the feasibility of eliciting continuous narrative speech in different neurodegenerative and psychiatric indications, using remote, self-administered speech tasks, as measured by…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Dementia, Vascular
- Trial name
- RHAPSODY (NCT04939818)
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novoic Limited
Low Back Pain, Degeneration of Lumbosacral Intervertebral Disc
The Underlying Mechanism of Spinal Manipulative Therapy and the Effect of Pain on Physical Outcome Measures
The purpose of this study is to compare changes in spinal stiffness and back muscle activity between spinal manipulative therapy (SMT) responders, non-responders and asymptomatic participants.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Degeneration of Lumbosacral Intervertebral Disc, Muscle Weakness, Spine Stiffness
- Trial name
- NCT01761838
- Testing
- SMT for low back pain patients, Pain induction (optional), Low back pain participants without SMT
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration
Advancing Understanding of Transportation Options
This Stage II randomized, controlled, longitudinal trial seeks to assess the acceptability, feasibility, and effects of a driving decision aid use among geriatric patients and providers.
- Conditions
- Diabetic Retinopathy, Macular Degeneration, Glaucoma, Retinitis Pigmentosa
- Trial name
- AUTO (NCT04141891)
- Testing
- Driving Decision Aid, Older Drivers Website
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 529 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Joint(S) Degeneration, Old Age; Atrophy
Association Between Fear of Falling and Spinal Stiffness.
1. / evaluation of the fear of falling using an FES-I questionnaire, distribution of subjects according to the score into 3 groups (16-19: little concerned by the fear of falling, 20-27 moderately concerned, 28-64 very concerned…
- Conditions
- Joint(S) Degeneration, Old Age; Atrophy, Fear of Injury
- Trial name
- RAAPC (NCT05134038)
- Testing
- anthropomorphic measurements
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hopital of Melun
Lumbar Disc Herniation, Lumbar Degenerative Disease
Multivariate Analysis and Risk Factors Were Used to Predict the Short-term Postoperative Pain of Degenerative Lumbar Spine
The objective of this retrospective clinical study wasto study the risk factors for short-term low back and leg pain after PLIF in patients with lumbar Degenerative disease, and to establish a risk prediction model for short-term…
- Conditions
- Lumbar Disc Herniation, Lumbar Degenerative Disease, Sarcopenia
- Trial name
- NCT06628583
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging with Contrast
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 936 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hao Liu
Spinocerebellar Ataxias, Spastic Paraplegias
Natural History, Genetic Bases and Phenotype-genotype Correlations in Autosomal Dominant Spinocerebellar Degenerations
The autosomal dominant spinocerebellar degenerations are a highly heterogeneous, clinically and genetically, group of rare diseases and of severe evolution.
- Trial name
- NCT00136630
- Where
- 8 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Lumbar Disc Degeneration, Low Back Pain
Interleukin-1β (rs 1143627 T/C) Gene Polymorphism May Increase the Risk of Developing LDD in Turkish Population
This study aims to show the association between the Interleukin-1β (rs 1143627 T/C) gene polymorphism and the patient's pain level, radiological features, functional disability, and spinal flexibility.
- Conditions
- Lumbar Disc Degeneration, Low Back Pain, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT05601739
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yeditepe University
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
ARTFL LEFFTDS Longitudinal Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (ALLFTD)
ARTFL LEFFTDS Longitudinal Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (ALLFTD) represents the formalized integration of ARTFL (U54 NS092089; funded through 2019) and LEFFTDS (U01 AG045390; funded through 2019) as a single North American…
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD), Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD)
- Trial name
- NCT04363684
- Where
- 26 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome
Early Check: Expanded Screening in Newborns
Early Check provides voluntary screening of newborns for a selected panel of conditions. The study has three main objectives: 1) develop and implement an approach to identify affected infants, 2) address the impact on infants and…
- Conditions
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome, Fragile X - Premutation, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT03655223
- Testing
- Confirmatory Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Low Back Pain, Disc Disease
Fibrin for Chronic Multi-level Discogenic Low Back Pain
Intra-annular injections of non-autologous fibrin for moderate to severe chronic low back pain (LBP).
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Disc Disease, Disc Degeneration, Radiculopathy
- Trial name
- NCT04621799
- Testing
- Fibrin sealant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pauza, Kevin, MD
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Peripheral Neuropathies
Translating Single-cell Vulnerability Into Novel ALS Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets: Towards a Liquid Nerve Biopsy
The progress of ALS research and clinical practice is hampered by lack of effective biomarkers to monitor disease onset and progression.
- Trial name
- TUNEABLE (NCT07268833)
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Allergies
Tissue Repository Providing Annotated Biospecimens for Approved Investigator-directed Biomedical Research Initiatives
To collect, preserve, and/or distribute annotated biospecimens and associated medical data to institutionally approved, investigator-directed biomedical research to discover and develop new treatments, diagnostics, and…
- Conditions
- Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Allergies, Alpha-Gal Syndrome, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05635266
- Testing
- Specimen sample
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanguine Biosciences
Degenerative Disc Disease, Disc Herniation
Adjacent Level Anterior Cervical Fusion: SeaSpine Shoreline Versus Removal of Previously Implanted Plate and Replating
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of SeaSpine Shoreline device in surgery of the cervical spine.
- Trial name
- NCT06415136
- Testing
- SeaSpine Shoreline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research Source
Lumbar Disc Herniation, Lumbar Degenerative Disease
Multivariate Analysis and Machine Learning Model Risk Prediction of Recurrent Pain After PLIF Surgery for Degenerative Lumbar Spine Disease At Long-term Follow-up
The study was a clinical retrospective study designed to investigate risk factors for long-term recurrent pain after PLIF in patients with lumbar degenerative disease and to improve patient outcomes
- Conditions
- Lumbar Disc Herniation, Lumbar Degenerative Disease, Sarcopenia
- Trial name
- NCT06622356
- Testing
- MRI with Eovist
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 452 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hao Liu
Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Degenerative Disc Disease
Effect of RECK in Posterior Spinal Fusion
"RECK" is a combination of local anesthesia medications, used for the purpose of pain control. RECK is an acronym which stands for Ropivacaine, Epinephrine, Clonidine, and Ketorolac.
- Conditions
- Degenerative Lumbar Spinal Stenosis, Degenerative Disc Disease, Degenerative Spondylolisthesis, Degenerative Disease
- Trial name
- NCT06447194
- Testing
- Ropivacaine, Epinephrine, Clonidine, and Ketorolac Injection Cocktail
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia
EEG and TMS-based Biomarkers of ALS, MS and FTD
The purpose of this observational study is to improve understanding of the biology of why ALS, MS and FTD have different effects on different people and facilitate better measurement of the disease in future drug testing.
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Frontotemporal Dementia, Multiple Sclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT04918251
- Testing
- 128 electrode electroencephalography (EEG), Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Dublin, Trinity College
Friedreich Ataxia
Early and Longitudinal Assessment of Neurodegeneration in the Brain and Spinal Cord in Friedreich's Ataxia
Friedreich's ataxia is characterized by progressive alterations in the function of the cerebellum accompanied by an atrophy of the spinal cord.
- Trial name
- NCT01776164
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy, Non-myelopathic Degenerative Cervical Cord Compression
A Multicenter Registry-Based Study Across the Spectrum of Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy
This is a multicenter, prospective, longitudinal, observational registry-based study of degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) across the full disease spectrum, linked to a disease-specific biobank.
- Conditions
- Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy, Non-myelopathic Degenerative Cervical Cord Compression, Asymptomatic Degenerative Cervical Cord Compression, Cervical Spinal Cord Compression
- Trial name
- DCM-RB (NCT07641699)
- Testing
- Registry-based observation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wangjing Hospital, China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Primary Lateral Sclerosis
Comprehensive Analysis Platform To Understand, Remedy and Eliminate ALS
CAPTURE ALS is a long-term data and biorepository platform that will facilitate future ALS research. CAPTURE ALS will provide the standardized systems and tools necessary to collect, store, and analyze vast amounts of multimodal…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Progressive Muscular Atrophy, Frontotemporal Degeneration
- Trial name
- CAPTURE ALS (NCT05204017)
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta