Clinical trials: Dysbarism
Blast Injury
Precision Biomarkers to Detect Brain Injury in Active-Duty United States Special Operations Forces With Repeated Blast Exposure
This is a 4-year, longitudinal study of 100 active-duty Navy SEALs. The goal of the study is to determine whether repeated blast exposure affects SEAL brain health and to develop an initial diagnostic testing protocol that…
- Trial name
- NCT07131475
- Testing
- PBR28 TSPO PET
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Nerve Injury
A Single Dose Pharmaco-Diagnostic for Peripheral Nerve Continuity After Trauma
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the role of 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) on the course of recovery after peripheral nerve traction and/or crush injury.
- Trial name
- NCT04026568
- Testing
- 4-Aminopyridine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Decompression Sickness, Barotrauma
Health, Fitness, and Safety Knowledge as Determinants of Adverse Events in Recreational Divers in Poland
This cross-sectional online survey study assesses health status, physical fitness, and safety knowledge as potential determinants of diving-related adverse events among recreational divers in Poland.
- Conditions
- Decompression Sickness, Barotrauma, Recreational Diving
- Trial name
- DIVE-PL (NCT07855861)
- Testing
- Anonymous online questionnaire
- Where
- 2 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 384 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Bialystok
Tinnitus
Caroverin and Inner Ear Diseases
This trial is a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled study on patients suffering from inner ear diseases with tinnitus as a principal symptom.
- Trial name
- NCT01174979
- Testing
- Caroverin
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- Phafag AG
Hyperbaric, Diving Medicine
Reduction of Venous Emboli Load After Breathing Normobaric Oxygen Compared to Air
Primary objective: Assessment of venous gas emboli load post diving when breathing normobaric oxygen compared to air. Secondary objective: Assessment of fluid markers of central nervous system injury in blood post diving…
- Conditions
- Hyperbaric, Diving Medicine, Decompression Sickness, Central Nervous Injury
- Trial name
- NCT02468752
- Testing
- Oxygen, Air
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Göteborg University
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Barotrauma
Imaging Biomarkers to Stratify the Risk of Barotrauma in ARDS
The high incidence of barotrauma in patients with COVID-19-related acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) (16.1%, with a mortality rate >60%) provides rationale for considering COVID-19 ARDS a paradigm for lung frailty.
- Trial name
- FRAIL ARDS (NCT05816954)
- Testing
- Chest Computed Tomography Scan per normal clinical practice
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
Traumatic Brain Injury
Brain Training to Enhance Frontal Lobe Reasoning
This study is being done to improve the ability to diagnose and to achieve higher-levels of functional recovery in soldiers and civilians who have suffered either mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBIs) or moderate-to-severe TBIs at…
- Trial name
- NCT01552473
- Testing
- Brain Training Program 1, Brain Training Program 2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
Decompression Sickness, Endothelial Dysfunction
Exercise and Repetitive Diving
SCUBA diving frequently involves repetitive exposures over multiple days. The goal of this study was to see how exercise impacts microparticles (MPs), endothelial function, and venous gas emboli (VGE) over a series of dives.
- Conditions
- Decompression Sickness, Endothelial Dysfunction, Neutrophil Activation, Venous Gas Emboli
- Trial name
- NCT02118207
- Testing
- Aerobic running exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Croatia
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Split
Decompression Sickness
Prediction & Mechanisms of Recovery Following IEDS
Inner Ear Decompression sickness (IEDS) accounts for 20% of all types of decompression sickness (the bends) in divers. The condition commonly affects the peripheral vestibular system (inner ear).
- Trial name
- NCT06370897
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- University of Plymouth
Wounds and Injuries, War-Related Injuries
Retrospective Morbidity and Mortality Study of Conflict-Related Injuries: Erbil, Iraq
A retrospective morbidity and mortality study, using routinely collected data, investigating the epidemiology of patients with conflict-related injuries presenting to a dedicated trauma hospital in Erbil, Iraq, during the…
- Conditions
- Wounds and Injuries, War-Related Injuries, Gunshot Wound, Blast Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT03358758
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,832 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Blast Injury
Virtual Reality Therapy and Imaging in Combat Veterans With Blast Injury and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
The main purpose of this study is to determine whether functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), can distinguish between service members with and without traumatic brain injury (TBI), as well as those with posttraumatic…
- Trial name
- ViRTICo-BP (NCT01990547)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Decompression Sickness
Rhu-pGSN to Mitigate Proinflammatory Responses to Decompression in Healthy SCUBA Divers
Healthy trained SCUBA divers will be randomized into three groups and exposed to a high-pressure profile in a hyperbaric chamber.
- Trial name
- NCT06216366
- Testing
- Sodium Chloride 0.9% Inj pre-exposure, Sodium Chloride 0.9% Inj post-exposure, Recombinant human plasma gelsolin pre-exposure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BioAegis Therapeutics Inc.
Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury, Lung Ventilator
Respiratory Mechanics During One-lung Ventilation
Intraoperative lung protective ventilatory strategy has been widely recognized to reduce postoperative pulmonary complications in laparotomy and laparoscopic surgeries.
- Conditions
- Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury, Lung Ventilator, One-lung Ventilation
- Trial name
- NCT04519606
- Testing
- Optimal lung compliance during OLV
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- E-DA Hospital
Ear Barotrauma, Middle Ear Disease
Effect of Rate (Slope) of Compression on the Incidence of Symptomatic ETD and MEB: a Phase III Prospective Study.
Eustachian tube dysfunction (ETD) and middle ear barotrauma (MEB) are common reported complications during hyperbaric oxygen treatment.
- Conditions
- Ear Barotrauma, Middle Ear Disease, Ear Diseases, Pressure Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04804098
- Testing
- Compression Profile/Schedule: 15 minute Non-Linear compression from start of the daily treatment until treatment pressure is reached (45 fsw), Compression Profile/Schedule: 15 minute Linear compression from start of the daily treatment until treatment pressure is reached (45 fsw)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,553 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Blast Overpressure Exposure, Blast Injuries
Biomarkers of Brain Health in Blast Overpressure Exposure
The purpose of this study is to learn whether headsets that measure brainwaves can find early signs of changes in brain health in tactical operators who train near explosive blasts.
- Conditions
- Blast Overpressure Exposure, Blast Injuries, Brain Health, Occupational Exposure
- Trial name
- NCT07783048
- Testing
- Blast overpressure exposure during explosive breaching training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neurable, Inc
Barotrauma;Ear, Tympanum; Perforation
Effectiveness of Sequential Eustachian Tube Maneuvers in Hyperbaric Oxygen Conditions
Middle ear barotrauma represents the predominant complication associated with hyperbaric oxygen therapy, manifesting symptoms ranging from otalgia to tympanic membrane perforation.
- Trial name
- NCT06408363
- Testing
- Maneuver group
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Felicio Rocho
Traumatic Brain Injury, Blast Injuries
Long-Term Effects of Repetitive, Low-Level Blast Exposure on Special Operations Forces Service Members
This is a pilot study to identify biomarkers that individually, and in combination, demonstrate the greatest sensitivity to repetitive, low-level blast exposure (RLLBE) neurotrauma in Special Operations Forces (SOF) personnel.
- Trial name
- ReBlast (NCT05183087)
- Testing
- 3T Connectome MRI, 7 Tesla MRI, TSPO PET
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Symptom-Targeted Approach to Rehabilitation for Concussion
Throughout the course of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, more than 250,000 service members sustained traumatic brain injuries, mostly characterized as mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBI) or concussions.
- Trial name
- STAR-C (NCT05091970)
- Testing
- Manualized cognitive rehabilitation for mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- South Texas Veterans Health Care System
Barotrauma, Covid19
Risk Factors for Barotrauma in COVID-19
Barotrauma in mechanical ventilation (MV) is defined as lung damage attributable to the application of high airway pressure and is one of the potential mechanisms of ventilator-induced lung injury (VILI).
- Trial name
- NCT04859881
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 262 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital General Ajusco Medio
Blast Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injury
The Effects of Explosive Blast as Compared to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder on Brain Function and Structure
Brain injury from explosive blast is a prominent feature of contemporary combat. Although protective armor and effective acute medical intervention allows soldiers to survive blast events, a growing number of veterans will have…
- Conditions
- Blast Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injury, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00631436
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Center for Veterans Research and Education