Clinical trials: Paralysis
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Dementia With Lewy Bodies
In-Home Care for Patients With PSP and Related Disorders
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and related disorders (PRD) are debilitating, costly, and understudied conditions. Improving access to comprehensive, specialized, in-home patient care offers the potential to minimize the downward…
- Conditions
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Multiple System Atrophy, Corticobasal Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03552484
- Testing
- Home Visit Program, Usual Care/Online Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Gastroparesis
Placebo Controlled Trial of Botulinum Toxin for Gastroparesis
It is hypothesized that in some patients with gastroparesis increased pyloric tone may be a contributing feature. Botox relaxes the pylorus so that food can empty the stomach more rapidly.
- Trial name
- NCT00372970
- Testing
- Botulinum toxin A
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Stroke, Acute, Stroke
Treatments for Recovery of Hand Function in Acute Stroke Survivors
Impaired hand function is one of the most frequently persisting consequences of stroke. The purpose of this study is to investigate whether two different types of treatment improve recovery of hand function after stroke.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Acute, Stroke, Hemiparesis, Hemiplegia
- Trial name
- NCT00565045
- Testing
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Stroke, Peripheral Neuropathy
Arm Motor Control on Bi and Uni ADLs
This study is being performed to assess how certain chronic disabilities - stroke, upper extremity (UE) amputation, spinal cord injuries (SCI), cerebral palsy (CP) - differ from healthy subjects in their ability to perform ADLs.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Peripheral Neuropathy, Spinal Cord Injuries, Cerebral Palsy
- Trial name
- BiAs (NCT02778529)
- Testing
- Bilateral assessment robots (BiAS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Gastroparesis
Clinical Management With SPM System and Validation of the SPM 5 Hour Cutoff in Patients With Symptoms of Gastroparesis
This protocol is designed to validate use of the SPM for diagnosis of delayed gastric emptying in patients with symptoms of gastroparesis and assess impact of a SmartPill study on patient management in the gastroparetic…
- Trial name
- NCT02022826
- Testing
- SmartPill Monitoring System
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 167 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic - MITG
Cerebral Palsy, Conditions Similar to Cerebral Palsy
IndieTrainer: Enabling Individuals With Cerebral Palsy to Receive Power Mobility Training
Power wheelchairs offer children who are unable to independently opportunities for participation in social, educational, and leisure activities.
- Trial name
- NCT05473182
- Testing
- IndieTrainer system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Grand Valley State University
Surgery, Bispectral Index
Bispectral Index: A Comparison of Bifrontal Montage Agreement
The researchers are trying to compare the results of two sensors when recorded simultaneously on opposite sides of the forehead.
- Trial name
- NCT04062240
- Testing
- BIS sensor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Lower Limb and Combined Lower Limb and Upper Limb Spasticity Due to Cerebral Palsy
Long-term Open-label Study of Botulinumtoxin Type A to Treat Spasticity of Leg(s) or Leg(s) and Arm in Cerebral Palsy
The purpose of this study is to determine whether injections of Botulinum toxin type A into muscles of the leg(s) or of leg(s) and one arm are safe in treating children/adolescents (age 2-17 years) long-term with increased muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT01905683
- Testing
- IncobotulinumtoxinA (16-20 Units per kg body weight)
- Where
- 43 sites in Austria, Czechia and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 370 people
- Sponsor
- Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH
Small/Large Bowel
PillCam SB3 Capsule- Feasibility Study
Study hypothesis: PillCam SB3 is a new capsule designed to provide an improved image quality, and improved SB and duodenum tissue coverage due to Adaptive Frame Rate (AFR) of 2-6 fps, which will create more images for evaluation…
- Trial name
- NCT01433042
- Testing
- capsule endoscopy
- Where
- 4 sites in Israel, Romania and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 225 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic - MITG
Spinal Cord Injury, Quadriplegia
Electrical Activation of The Diaphragm for Ventilatory Assist
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study are to test the Diaphragm Pacing Stimulation (DPS) System for treating chronic ventilatory insufficiency in persons with respiratory muscle paralysis.
- Trial name
- NCT00010374
- Testing
- NeuRx DPS
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Synapse Biomedical
Cerebral Palsy, Central Nervous System Diseases
Power Training Combined With Interval Treadmill Training
Ambulatory children with cerebral palsy (CP) experience walking limitations which negatively influence their ability to physically participate in day to day life.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Central Nervous System Diseases, Brain Damage, Chronic
- Trial name
- PT³ (NCT03625570)
- Testing
- Power training combined with interval treadmill training, Strength training combined with traditional treadmill training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
Stroke
Effect of Constraint-Induced Gaming Therapy in an Acute Care Setting
Current protocols for therapy on a rehabilitation unit call for intensive rehabilitation composed of high intensity, long duration therapy.
- Trial name
- CIT (NCT03578536)
- Testing
- Recovery Rapids
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Cerebral Palsy, Muscle Spasticity
Dysport® Pediatric Lower Limb Spasticity Follow-on Study
The purpose of this research study was to determine the long term safety and efficacy of repeated treatments with Dysport® used in the treatment of lower limb spasticity in children with dynamic equinus foot deformity due to…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Muscle Spasticity, Children
- Trial name
- NCT01251380
- Testing
- Botulinum toxin type A
- Where
- 27 sites in United States, Chile and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- Ipsen
Cerebral Palsy
A Pilot Study of Hand Function in Children With Cerebral Palsy Undergoing Intensive Neurophysiological Rehabilitation
The aim of the study is to observe the effects of Intensive Neurophysiological Rehabilitation System on hand function in children with spastic cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT03454412
- Testing
- Intensive Neurophysiological Rehabilitation
- Where
- Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- International Clinic of Rehabilitation, Ukraine
Stroke, Hemiparesis
Electrical Stimulation for Recovery of Ankle Dorsiflexion in Chronic Stroke Survivors
Ankle dorsiflexor weakness (paresis) is one of the most frequently persisting consequences of stroke. The purpose of this exploratory study is to compare two different treatments -- Contralaterally Controlled Neuromuscular…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Hemiparesis, Lower Extremity Paresis
- Trial name
- NCT01029912
- Testing
- Electrical stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Cerebral Stroke, Hemiplegia, Spastic
Compensatory Kinematic Movements in Various Directions After Stroke
This is cross-sectional study. By comparing kinematic analysis between stroke and healthy subjects in various directions, this investigation analyzes the compensatory kinematic movement for reaching task in stroke survivors
- Trial name
- NCT05683158
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Spinal Cord Injury, Paraplegia
Spinal Cord Injury Leg Rehabilitation
The purpose of this study is to determine if individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) who remain unable to walk normally 1 year after their SCIs are able to sense and move the affected legs better after 10-13 weeks of…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Paraplegia, Quadriplegia, Tetraplegia
- Trial name
- AMES (NCT01498991)
- Testing
- AMES Treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Cerebral Palsy, Spastic
Progressive Supervised Home-based Strength Training in Children With Spastic Cerebral Palsy
A randomized controlled trail will be carried out to investigate the effect of a 12-week supervised home-based progressive strength intervention in children with spastic cerebral palsy aged 5-11 years.
- Trial name
- NCT03863197
- Testing
- Progressive strength training
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Gastroparesis
Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Gastroparesis
This study is investigating a new form of treatment for a digestive disorder called gastroparesis. Gastroparesis is thought to be caused by a mix of inflammation and neural dysfunction.
- Trial name
- VNS (NCT03120325)
- Testing
- Vagal Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Spinal Cord Injury, Paralysis
A Neuroprosthesis for Prolonged Standing After SCI Using Multi-Contact Peripheral Nerve Electrodes
The purpose of this study is to improve the performance of neuroprosthesis for standing after SCI by developing and testing new advanced methods that use multiple contact peripheral nerve electrodes to slow the onset of fatigue…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Paralysis, Tetraplegia, Paraplegia
- Trial name
- NCT01923662
- Testing
- IST-16 (16-Channel implanted stimulator-telemeter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development