Clinical trials: Paralysis
Gastroparesis
Use of EndoFLIP and Manometry Prior to G-POEM
The purpose of this study is to assess physiologic response of therapy in patients with refractory gastroparesis undergoing Gastric per-oral endoscopic myotomy (G-POEM) using endoscopic functional lumen imaging probe (EndoFLIP)…
- Trial name
- NCT04844190
- Testing
- EndoFLIP, Antroduodenal Manometry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Diaphragmatic Paralysis
Ultrasound-guided Interscalene Block:3mL Ropi Provide Similar Analgesia to 5mL and Less Diaphragmatic Paralysis
Ropivacaine for ultrasound-guided interscalene block: 3mL provide similar analgesia to 5mL with less diaphragmatic paralysis in shoulder arthroscopy surgeries
- Trial name
- NCT04317235
- Testing
- Ropivacaine 0.5% Injectable Solution
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saint George Hospital
Cerebral Palsy, Muscle Hypertonia
Hypertonia in Patients With Cerebral Palsy
This study will classify types of hypertonia in patients with cerebral palsy and determine if the classifications are reasonable in relation to the functional task of walking. Hypertonia is an abnormal increase in muscle tension.
- Trial name
- NCT00123708
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD), Corticobasal Syndrome (CBS)
4-Repeat Tauopathy Neuroimaging Initiative - Cycle 2
The goal of this study is to identify the most reliable methods of analysis for tracking CBD, PSP, and o/vPSP over time. The results from this study may be used in the future to calculate statistical power for clinical drug…
- Conditions
- Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD), Corticobasal Syndrome (CBS), Cortical-basal Ganglionic Degeneration (CBGD), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
- Trial name
- 4RTNI-2 (NCT02966145)
- Testing
- Observational Study
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 293 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Dyspepsia
Carbon-13 (13C)-Spirulina Platensis Gastric Emptying Breath Test (GEBT)
The purpose of this study is to compare stomach emptying using 13C-Spirulina platensis breath test and scintigraphy in healthy subjects and subjects with dyspepsia.
- Trial name
- NCT01248221
- Testing
- [13C]-Spirulina platensis and 99mTc sulfur colloid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Primary Parkinsonism, Secondary Vascular Parkinson Disease
Application of Machine Learning Method in Validation of Screening Cognitive Test for Parkinsonisms
Based on a prospectively collected data analysis, a new tool, namely CoMDA (Cognition in Movement Disorders Assessment) is developed by merging each item of Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment…
- Conditions
- Primary Parkinsonism, Secondary Vascular Parkinson Disease, Multiple System Atrophy, Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive
- Trial name
- CoMDA-ML-P (NCT04858893)
- Testing
- CoMDA associated with Neural Net 91 classificator
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 562 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini
Cerebral Palsy, Muscle
How Are the Muscles Affected in Cerebral Palsy? A Study of Muscle Biopsies Taken During Orthopaedic Surgery.
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a motor disorder caused by an injury to the immature brain. Even though the brain damage does not change, children with CP will have progressively weaker, shorter and stiffer muscles that will lead to…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Muscle, Muscle Contracture, Muscle Spasticity
- Trial name
- CPTDBiopsy (NCT05506228)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eva Ponten
Fasting, Delayed Gastric Emptying
Gastric Assessment of Pediatric Patients Undergoing Surgery
The goal of this pilot prospective cohort study is to examine the reproducibility of gastric volume and emptying as measured by gastric ultrasound and its correlation to a gold-standard test for gastric emptying in the…
- Conditions
- Fasting, Delayed Gastric Emptying, Aspiration Pneumonia, Respiratory Aspiration of Gastric Content
- Trial name
- NCT05674643
- Testing
- Gastric Ultrasound Baseline Scans, Acetaminophen Absorption Test (AAT), Gastric Ultrasound Serial Scans
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Stroke, Cerebrovascular Disorders
Novel Brain Stimulation Therapies in Stroke Guided Expressions of Plasticity
The investigators ultimate goal is to personalize brain stimulation for stroke so outcomes of the upper limb can be maximized for each individual patient.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Cerebrovascular Disorders, Nervous System Diseases, Brain Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT03020433
- Testing
- rTMS Contralesional M1, rTMS Contralesional PMC, rTMS Ipsilesional PMC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder, Hemiplegia
Ultrasonographic Assessment of Painful and Stiff Hemiplegic Shoulder in Terms of Adhesive Capsulitis
Although a relationship has been reported between stroke and adhesive capsulitis, it is controversial whether the underlying cause of the capsular changes seen in hemiplegic shoulder pain is true adhesive capsulitis.
- Trial name
- NCT04613648
- Testing
- Imaging
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir Katip Celebi University
Healthy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
P300 Brain Computer Interface Keyboard to Operate Assistive Technology
The purpose of this research is to develop tools enable people who are paralyzed to operate technology and access computers. These tools are called brain computer interfaces (BCIs).
- Conditions
- Healthy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Neuromuscular Disease, Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT00860951
- Testing
- Brain Computer Interface Keyboard
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Cognitive Coping, Hemiplegia
Robotic Rehabilitation and Dual-Task Exercises in Hemiplegic Patients
The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of dual-task exercises combined with robotic rehabilitation applied to post-stroke hemiplegia patients.
- Trial name
- NCT06709222
- Testing
- robotic rehabilitation, exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uskudar University
Facial Nerve Palsy
Facial Function Reanimation by Electrical Pacing in Unilateral Facial Paralysis.
Purpose of the trial is to study the activations of paralyzed facial muscles in a unilateral facial nerve palsy with a multi-channel electrical stimulator.
- Trial name
- NCT03496025
- Testing
- Electrical muscle stimulation
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tampere University Hospital
Autism, Cerebral Palsy
Near-infrared Spectroscopy and Electroencephalography to Assess Cortical Activation During Motor Tasks in Infants and Toddlers With and Without Cerebral Palsy
Background: New ways to study the brain as people move include near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and electroencephalography (EEG).
- Trial name
- NCT03434080
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Gastroparesis
Safety and Pharmacokinetic Study of C13-URA in Healthy Volunteers
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and establish the pharmacokinetic (PK) profile of C13-URA in healthy volunteers
- Trial name
- NCT01074710
- Testing
- [2-13C] uracil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Injury at C5-C7 Level
Neuromodulation With Spinal Stimulation Methods
This is a pilot research study to test the protocols needed for transcutaneous spinal electrical stimulation in persons living with spinal cord injury (SCI). Up to 24 participants will be enrolled.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Injury at C5-C7 Level, Paraplegia, Spinal, Paraplegia, Incomplete
- Trial name
- NCT06272279
- Testing
- spinal stimulation-DCS, spinal stimulation-EPS
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
"Immediate Effect of DAFO on Gross Motor Function and Balance in Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
" Study will investigate the immediate effect of DAFO usage on balance and gross motor functions in individuals with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT06343688
- Testing
- "Assessment of Balance and Lower Extremity Gross Motor Function with and without DAFO"
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Mother of a Child With Cerebral Palsy
Effect of Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Breathing Exercise on the Autonomic Nervous System
This project will compare the effects of intraaural vagus nerve stimulation and deep breathing exercises on the autonomic nervous system in mothers of children with cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT06970769
- Testing
- Vagus nerve stimulation, Deep Breathing Exercises
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Atlas University
Cerebral Palsy, Perceptual Disorders
Motor and Cognitive Functions in Acquired and Developmental Brain Damaged Patients
Neurological pathologies cause important and permanent disabilities in every day life. These pathologies can follow stoke, affecting two people per one thousand each year or cerebral palsy, affecting two births per one thousand…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Perceptual Disorders, Hemiparesis
- Trial name
- NCT02543424
- Testing
- Motor, cognitive and neuropsychological assessment
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Cerebral Palsy, Stroke
A Longitudinal Study of Motor Control and Brain Images in Patients With Brain Damage
The primary goal of this study is to establish and evaluate an image-based biomarker for the impaired motor control and sensory information processing present in Cerebral palsy (CP) and stroke patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01883960
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital