Clinical trials: Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
Concussion, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Impact of a Paced Breathing Exercise Intervention on Autonomic Nervous System Function After Pediatric Concussion (Acute Phase)
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to assess the feasibility of administering a paced breathing exercise intervention program to children and adolescents in the acute period after concussion.
- Trial name
- Breathe - PED (NCT07572734)
- Testing
- Paced breathing exercises
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
IVF in Pediatric Concussion
Children with concussion may improve with intravenous fluids.
- Trial name
- NCT02214316
- Testing
- Hypertonic Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Traumatic Brain Injury
Vitamin B12 vs B3 for Nerve Regeneration and Functional Recovery After Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is among the most frequent reasons for neurological impairment in young people. The investigators investigated whether vitamin B12 vs B3 therapy could reduce the severity of traumatic brain injury…
- Trial name
- NCT05958277
- Testing
- Vitamin B3, Vitamin B12
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- KRL Hospital, Islamabad
Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Benchmark Evidence Led by Latin America: Trial of Intracranial Pressure - Pediatrics
Narrative: Worldwide, traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability among children and adolescents. The Investigators aim to test whether pediatric TBI treatment guided by invasive intracranial pressure…
- Trial name
- BELA TRIPP (NCT05566431)
- Testing
- ICP, CREVICE
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Colombia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 428 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Traumatic Brain Injury, Head Injury
Setting Families on a Positive Path to Recovery After Pediatric TBI: Road-to-Recovery
This study has two main goals: 1) to refine and enhance the R2R-TBI intervention; and 2) to examine the efficacy of the R2R-TBI intervention in a randomized control trial.
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Head Injury, Head Injuries, Closed, Brain Hemorrhage, Traumatic
- Trial name
- NCT05622461
- Testing
- Road-to-recovery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Children, Only, Traumatic Brain Injury
Neurophysiological Measurements Using the NeuroCatch™ Platform in Pediatric Concussion
EEG signals have been collected and studied since the early 1990's as a way of assessing brain function at a gross level. As early as the 1930's a derivative of the raw EEG signal - event-related potentials (ERPs) - have been…
- Conditions
- Children, Only, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion, Mild, Pediatric ALL
- Trial name
- NCT03889483
- Testing
- NeuroCatch™ Platform
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Michael Esser
TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)
VR Cognitive Rehabiliation for Pediatric TBI
Childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI) poses significant impairment in children's executive functions (EFs) for moderate to severe injuries, yet interventions specifically designed for children's EF rehabilitation post-TBI and…
- Trial name
- NCT04526639
- Testing
- Virtual Reality-based Interactive Cognitive Training Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Traumatic Brain Injury, Orthopedic Injury
Epigenetic Effects on Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery
Methylation of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene is involved in both the biological encoding of childhood adversity and neuroplasticity following traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Trial name
- EETR (NCT04186429)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 401 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Concussion, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
DHA For The Treatment of Pediatric Concussion Related to Sports Injury
In recent years, media attention has focused on the long-term sequelae of repeated concussive episodes in professional athletes.
- Trial name
- NCT01903525
- Testing
- Docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Acquired Brain Injury, Stroke
Feasibility of tDCS as an Adjunct to Outpatient Physiotherapy in Children With ABI
This study will evaluate the feasibility of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as an adjunct to an outpatient motor skills-based physiotherapy intervention for children and youth with acquired brain injury.
- Conditions
- Acquired Brain Injury, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Hemiparesis
- Trial name
- NCT05637957
- Testing
- active transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Encephalopathy, Cerebral Palsy
Initiating Pediatric Palliative Care in ACT Group 4
Due to the wide range of diagnoses encountered in pediatric palliative care, the Association for Children's Palliative Care (ACT) and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) have developed a classification of…
- Conditions
- Encephalopathy, Cerebral Palsy, Cerebral Malformation, Traumatic Head Injury
- Trial name
- StartSPP (NCT06273267)
- Testing
- Collection of data from the patient's medical file
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Concussion Post Syndrome, Headaches Posttraumatic
Pediatric Concussion Outcomes
This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded trial in which subjects with a post concussive headache meeting inclusion criterion will be assigned to one of two treatment groups: placebo or nortriptyline.
- Conditions
- Concussion Post Syndrome, Headaches Posttraumatic, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- PeCon (NCT04226365)
- Testing
- Nortriptyline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lancaster General Hospital
Paediatric Brain Damage, Cerebral Palsy
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Gamified Rehabilitation for Upper Limb Function in Pediatric Brain Damage
The goal of this clinical trial is to acknowledge the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation as an adjuvant with gaming rehabilitation for upper limb function rehabilitation in paediatric population with…
- Conditions
- Paediatric Brain Damage, Cerebral Palsy, Paediatric Stroke, Paediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT06214364
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Francisco de Vitoria
Traumatic Brain Injury, Coagulation Disorder
Evaluating the Use of Thromboelastography to Diagnose Coagulopathy After Traumatic Brain Injury
The investigators will obtain thromboelastography (TEG) on pediatric patients admitted to the Rady Children's Hospital ICU after traumatic brain injury on admission to our ICU and after 24 hours of care.
- Trial name
- NCT01589172
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Traumatic Brain Injury, Pediatric
Age Related Thresholds for Management of Severe Head Injury in Paediatrics: An Extension of STARSHIP
Traumatic brain injury in children can cause serious and long-lasting neuro-disability. However, there is still limited evidence about the best ways to treat children with severe brain injury in intensive care.
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Pediatric, Cerebral Perfusion Pressure, Cerebral Autoregulation
- Trial name
- ARTSHIP (NCT07834476)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Pediatric Acute Neurologic Disease, Traumatic and Non-traumatic
RCT: Early Rehabilitation Protocol vs. Usual Care in the Pediatric ICU for Children With Acute Brain Injury
Background. Early rehabilitation programs (ERP) that include physical, occupational, and speech therapies lessens debilitation and promotes return to previous physical and cognitive functioning and have been successfully applied…
- Trial name
- NCT02209935
- Testing
- Early Rehabilitation Protocol, Usual care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Traumatic Brain Injury
VR-based EF Rehabilitation for Pediatric TBI
Childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI) poses significant impairment in children's executive functions (EFs) for moderate to severe injuries, yet interventions specifically designed for children's EF rehabilitation post-TBI and…
- Trial name
- NCT03611062
- Testing
- VR Executive Functions Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Traumatic Brain Injury, Brain Concussion
Ondansetron for Pediatric Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Background: Most patients suffering from mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI) present persistent symptoms at one week post injury. A systematic review showed a paucity of studies for short term outcomes following mTBI.
- Trial name
- NCT01815125
- Testing
- Ondansetron
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Traumatic Brain Injury
Salivary Biomarkers in Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury
By studying individual biomarkers in body fluids such as saliva, there is a potential for detecting injury to the brain resulting from an acute traumatic even that may not be detectable by conventional neuroimaging like CT scans.
- Trial name
- NCT02609568
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Valleywise Health
Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI
Methylphenidate for Attention Problems After Pediatric TBI
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) - methylphenidate treatment
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, TBI, ADHD
- Trial name
- NCT01933217
- Testing
- Methylphenidate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati