Clinical trials: Degenerative Spinal Disease
Spinal Cord Injury, Degenerative Spinal Disease.
Perfusion and Diffusion Mechanism of Intervertebral Disc-Significance With Age, Degeneration, Posture and Stress Loading.
The purpose of our study is to evaluate the perfusion of the IVDs and their diffusion ability by using the Dynamic contrast-enhanced MR perfusion technique and Diffusion weighted image with ADC value measurement, and to determine…
- Trial name
- NCT01973257
- Testing
- imaging diagnostics
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Degenerative Disc Disease, Degenerative Spondylolisthesis
The Five-repetition Sit-to-stand Test for Lower Back Pain or Radiculopathy
The five-repetition sit-to-stand test (5R-STS) has been used in many medical disciplines, but has never been correlated with or validated in regard to degenerative spinal diseases.
- Conditions
- Degenerative Disc Disease, Degenerative Spondylolisthesis, Herniated Disc, Stenosis, Spinal
- Trial name
- 5R-STS (NCT03303300)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 237 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marc Schröder
Intervertebral Disc Degeneration, Back Pain
Tissue Collection for Understanding Intervertebral Disc Degeneration and Back Pain
The purpose of the research is to collect and examine spinal disc and ligament tissues to see if there are any biological markers that can be correlated with MRI images to help us learn more about causes of back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT01633034
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Friedreich Ataxia
Evaluation of the Effects of Calcitriol's in the Neurological Symptoms of Friedreich's Ataxia Patients
Friedreich's Ataxia (FA) is an autosomal recessive disease the mutation of which leads to a deficiency of a protein called frataxin, which is responsible for the symptoms of the disease.
- Trial name
- CalcitriolFA (NCT04801303)
- Testing
- Calcitriol, Blood analysis for frataxin's level measurement, Blood analysis for hypercalcemia's control
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Berta Alemany
Low Back Pain, Recurrent, Degenerative Disc Disease
GDS Muscle and Articulation Chain Treatment for Chronic LBP and Spinal Stenosis
Our purpose is to conduct a pilot study to evaluate GDS muscle and articulation chain treatment for inoperable spine patients with degenerative changes in the lumbar spine, compared to "standard treatment" (any other chosen…
- Trial name
- GDS (NCT04436003)
- Testing
- Muscle and articulation chains GDS method
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital of Vestfold
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Effect of Muscle Fatigue on Spinal Imbalance and Motion in Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
This study assesses spinal imbalance and motion in patients with sLSS and elicits fatigue via back exercises and compares spinal imbalance and motion before and after the fatigue exercise and compares these to healthy controls…
- Trial name
- MuscLSS (NCT05309447)
- Testing
- data collection
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Cross-sectional Study, Degenerative Disease Joint
The Prevalence of Bone Degenerative Diseases in Beijing - a Cross-sectional Study
The purpose of this observational study is to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of bone degenerative diseases
- Conditions
- Cross-sectional Study, Degenerative Disease Joint, Degenerative Disc Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03086109
- Testing
- Risk factors
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 850 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Jishuitan Hospital
Degenerative Lumbar Spine Diseases
Digital Health for Lumbar Degeneration
This study will integrate wireless wearable sensors, smartphone imaging, and multimodal artificial intelligence (AI) to address the rehabilitation needs of patients with lumbar degeneration.
- Trial name
- NCT07133724
- Testing
- AI-Based Smart Assessment and Rehabilitation Training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Degenerative Disc Disease
Study to Assess the Performance of MagnEtOs Flex Matrix Compared to Cellular Allograft
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the performance of MagnetOs Flex Matrix in patients with leg pain and/or back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT06415123
- Testing
- MagnetOs Flex Matrix
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research Source
Stenosis, Herniated Nucleus Pulposus
Impact of Local Steroid Application in Extreme Lateral Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Neural injury is a well-known complication following extreme lateral lumbar interbody fusion (XLIF). It has been found that up to 9.4% of patients will have either temporary or persistent neurologic deficit.
- Conditions
- Stenosis, Herniated Nucleus Pulposus, Degenerative Disc Disease, Spondylosis
- Trial name
- NCT03327272
- Testing
- Methylprednisolone, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Periodontitis, Gingivitis and Periodontal Diseases
MERC Proteins in Saliva and GCF in Periodontal Disease (ELISA Study)
This observational cross-sectional study investigates the levels of mitochondria-endoplasmic reticulum contact site (MERC) proteins in saliva and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) of individuals with different periodontal…
- Conditions
- Periodontitis, Gingivitis and Periodontal Diseases, Biomarker Discovery and Validation, Pathways
- Trial name
- EKNMERC-GCF-SL (NCT07601685)
- Testing
- ELISA Biomarker Analysis, Calcium Measurement
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Degenerative Disc Disease
Advanced MR Imaging in Patients With Painful, Degenerative Disc Disease: A Pilot Study
In this study, we will use advanced and newly available MR imaging techniques at 3 Tesla (including in situ axial loading and quantitative T1rho, T2, and diffusion measurements) to assess the intervertebral discs and adjacent…
- Trial name
- NCT00706459
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Parkinson Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Discovery and Validation of Protein Structural Complexes in Circulating Biofluids As Novel Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis, Prognosis and Therapeutic Management of Patients Affected by Neurodegenerative Disorders
Neurodegenerative disorders (NDDs), such as Parkinson¿s disease (PD), Alzheimer¿s disease (AD), Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) are characterized by aggregation and intracellular accumulation…
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
- Trial name
- NCT06803784
- Testing
- Genetic: whole genome sequencing, whole exome sequencing
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neuromed IRCCS
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
Cervical Radiculopathy, Cervical Myelopathy
Quantitative Imaging of Cervical Spinal Structures - the DISC Pilot Study -
The aim of this study is to explore a multi-parametric quantitative MRI approach to measure cervical intervertebral discs, the spinal cord and its nerve roots in healthy participants and patients with cervical degenerative disc…
- Trial name
- DISC (NCT06610175)
- Testing
- Quantitative MRI and anatomical MRI
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Spinal Disease, Spinal Radiculopathy
This Study is to Determine if Degenerative Spinal Pain and Disorders Cause the Levels of Substance P to Change in a Patients Saliva, Blood and/or Cerebrospinal Fluid.
The objective of this pilot study is to determine if degenerative spinal disorders such as acute radiculopathy, myelopathy, stenosis, or disc and facet disease cause detectable alterations in Substance P levels in saliva, serum…
- Conditions
- Spinal Disease, Spinal Radiculopathy, Myelopathy, Neurogenic Claudication
- Trial name
- Substance P (NCT01458938)
- Testing
- treatment plan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carolina Neurosurgery & Spine Associates
Degenerative Disc Disease
Patient Outcomes Using an Expandable Spacer
This study is a post-market clinical follow-up study. The data collected from this study will serve the purpose of confirming safety and performance of the ALTERA™ Expandable implant.
- Trial name
- NCT03162666
- Testing
- ALTERA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Globus Medical Inc
Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2
Biomarkers in Autosomal Dominant Cerebellar Ataxia
Autosomal dominant cerebellar ataxias (ADCA) are a group of neurodegenerative disorders that are clinically and genetically various.
- Conditions
- Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 1, Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 2, Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Autosomal Recessive 3, Episodic Ataxia, Type 7
- Trial name
- BIOSCA (NCT01470729)
- Testing
- metabolic and imaging biomarkers in SCA1,2,3 and 7 patients
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3, Machado-Joseph Disease
Neuropsychiatry and Cognition in SCA3/MJD
This research investigates how cognitive-affective aspects evolve during the course of SCA3/MJD. Due to COVID-19 pandemics, this study protocol was adapted for online-only consultations.
- Conditions
- Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3, Machado-Joseph Disease, SCA3, MJD
- Trial name
- NCT04714307
- Testing
- SCA3/MJD molecular diagnosis, Cognitive Testing, Psychiatric Evaluation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Lumbar Disc Herniation, Protrusion
Lumbar Kinematics in People With the Low Back Pain
This study evaluates the effect of lumbar disc herniation on kinematics in the lumbopelvic region during daily living activities.
- Conditions
- Lumbar Disc Herniation, Protrusion, Extrusion of Migrated Disc, Hernia
- Trial name
- NCT04417855
- Testing
- G-Walk
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences