Clinical trials: Sensory Disorders
Stroke
Sensory Augmentation Methods in Stroke
Many chronic stroke survivors have poor walking balance, contributing to an increased risk of falls and fear of falling. One factor contributing to these balance deficits is a reduced ability to place the feet appropriately when…
- Trial name
- SAM (NCT03988400)
- Testing
- Sensory Augmentation, Random Vibration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Chronic Dysphagia, Multiple Sclerosis
A Comparison of an Implanted Neuroprosthesis With Sensory Training for Improving Airway Protection in Chronic Dysphagia
This study will compare an implant with the technique of sensory training to determine which method may improve the ability to swallow and reduce the risk of choking.
- Conditions
- Chronic Dysphagia, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00376506
- Testing
- Neurostimulation device for dysphagia, External vibrotactile device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Tobacco Smoking, Smoking Behaviors
Human Perception of Odors and Odor Blockers
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether blockers of perception of key odorants in cigarette smoke have any utility in smoking cessation.
- Trial name
- NCT06191419
- Testing
- Odorants
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tim McClintock
Blindness
Emergency Egress and Information System for Persons With Vision Loss
The purpose of the research project is to develop and evaluate an emergency egress system for persons with visual impairment, which would use existing lighted exit signage to provide egress information at a distance of up to 100…
- Trial name
- NCT00262509
- Testing
- Egress Badge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Familial Dysautonomia
The Effects Of Bronchodilator Therapy On Respiratory And Autonomic Function In Patients With Familial Dysautonomia
Evaluate the effects of bronchodilator therapy on respiratory function. Our overall goal is to determine whether, in patients with familial dysautonomia (FD), there is a component of airway obstruction that is reversible.
- Trial name
- NCT01987219
- Testing
- Albuterol-sulphate, Ipratropium-bromide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Multiple Myeloma
Study of Vorinostat (MK-0683) or Placebo, in Combination With Bortezomib in Participants With Multiple Myeloma (MK-0683-088 AMN)
Study of the efficacy and safety of bortezomib administered in combination with vorinostat in patients with relapsed or refractory multiple myeloma.
- Trial name
- NCT00773747
- Testing
- Vorinostat, bortezomib
- Volunteers
- 637 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Autism
Sensory Adapted Dental Environments to Enhance Oral Care for Children
The goal of this project is to examine the efficacy of a sensory adapted dental environment (SADE) for children who have difficulty tolerating oral care in the dental clinic.
- Trial name
- SADE-2 (NCT02430051)
- Testing
- Sensory Adapted Dental Environment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Schizophrenia
Pharmacologically-augmented Cognitive Therapies (PACTs) for Schizophrenia.
This application seeks renewed support for MH59803, "Dopaminergic substrates of startle gating across species," to extend a clear path of "bench-to-bedside" progress towards a critical paradigm shift in therapeutic models for…
- Trial name
- NCT02634684
- Testing
- Dextroamphetamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Hereditary Angioedema (HAE)
Open-label, Single-arm Study to Assess the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, and Tolerability of a Single Subcutaneous Dose of Icatibant in Healthy Japanese Volunteers
This is a single-dose study to evaluate the pharmacokinetics, safety, and tolerability of icatibant administered to adult Japanese subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT02045264
- Testing
- Icatibant (30 mg)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shire
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Hereditary Neuropathy With Liability to Pressure Palsies
Phase II, Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trial in Patients With Charcot-marie-tooth Disease Type 1A
The present trial is a randomized, placebo-controlled study evaluating 3 different doses of PXT3003 in patients with CMT1A disease.
- Conditions
- Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease, Hereditary Neuropathy With Liability to Pressure Palsies, Genetic Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT01401257
- Testing
- PXT3003 Low dose, PXT3003 Intermediate Dose, PXT3003 High Dose
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Pharnext S.C.A.
Knee Osteoarthritis, Degenerative Joint Disease
Milnacipran for Chronic Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis
The patients are asked to take part in this study because you have chronic pain as a result of knee osteoarthritis. This study is done to investigate the pain relieving effects of the study drug Savella (milnacipran HCl) for…
- Conditions
- Knee Osteoarthritis, Degenerative Joint Disease, Chronic Pain
- Trial name
- KOA (NCT01510457)
- Testing
- Milnacipran
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Norman Harden
Breast Cancer
A Study of the Experimental Drug BKM120 With Paclitaxel in Patients With HER2 Negative, Locally Advanced or Metastatic Breast Cancer, With or Without PI3K Activation
This study evaluated whether the addition of daily BKM120 to weekly paclitaxel was effective and safe in treating patients with HER2- locally advanced or metastatic breast cancer.
- Trial name
- BELLE-4 (NCT01572727)
- Testing
- Paclitaxel, BKM120
- Where
- 112 sites in United States, Australia and 20 more
- Volunteers
- 416 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Acne Vulgaris
Evaluation of Irritation by Two Facial Gels Applied to Opposite Sides of the Face
A study to compare the skin irritation potential of two marketed gels for acne treatment, each applied to half of the face of healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT00919191
- Testing
- Tretinoin gel, Adapalene and Benzoyl peroxide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bausch Health Americas, Inc.
Restless Legs Syndrome
Non-interventional Observational Study on the Influence of Pramipexole on Sensory Symptoms of Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS)
The main goal of this open-label, prospective, non-controlled, non-interventional post marketing surveillance study is to evaluate how pramipexole treatment works when applied in actual practice.
- Trial name
- NCT00887289
- Where
- 784 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 1,504 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Peripheral Neuropathy
Tapentadol Versus Oxycodone - a Mechanism-based Treatment Approach in Neuropathic Pain
The purpose of this study is to elucidate whether the additional mechanism of analgesia, i.e. reuptake inhibition of norepinephrine, of tapentadol leads to a change in different pain signs and symptoms in comparison to oxycodone.
- Trial name
- NCT01458015
- Testing
- tapentadol, oxycodone
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Tumor, Tumor, Solid
Phase 2 Basket Trial of Nab-sirolimus in Patients With Malignant Solid Tumors With Pathogenic Alterations in TSC1/TSC2 Genes (PRECISION 1)
A Phase 2 multi-center open-label basket trial of nab-sirolimus for adult and adolescent patients with malignant solid tumors harboring pathogenic inactivating alterations in TSC1 or TSC2 genes
- Conditions
- Tumor, Tumor, Solid, Metastasis, Metastatic Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT05103358
- Testing
- nab-sirolimus
- Where
- 166 sites in United States, Puerto Rico and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Aadi Bioscience, Inc.
Colon Cancer
Adjuvant Aspirin Treatment for Colon Cancer Patients
Following complete resection of their primary tumor, potentially eligible stage II or stage III colon cancer patients will undergo central PIK3CA testing.
- Trial name
- NCT02467582
- Testing
- Aspirin
- Where
- 60 sites in Belgium, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,040 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Cancer Institute
Preterm Birth, Tube Feeding
Maternal Role in Oral Feed Establishment in Preterm Neonates
Hypothesis Preterm babies who receive sensory motor stimulation from their mothers as compared to trained nurses will 1. Start taking oral feed at the same time as compared to control group 2.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Tube Feeding, Swallowing Disorder, Maternal Care Patterns
- Trial name
- NCT05484726
- Testing
- perioral sensory motor stimulation
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fatima Memorial Hospital
Allergic Rhinitis
A Study to Evaluate Cooling Sensation of an Allergy Product in Adults With a History of Allergies
In this study, researchers were primarily interested in evaluating the level of agreement of cooling sensation provided by this chewable, flavored, allergy medicine.
- Trial name
- NCT04162795
- Testing
- Loratadine (Claritin, BAY76-2211)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 468 people
- Sponsor
- Bayer
Melanoma
The Effects of Treatment With Vemurafenib on the Immune System in Advanced Melanoma
Approximately 40-60 % of cutaneous melanomas select for a mutation in a protein called BRAF which is part of a signaling pathway called the Mitogen Activated Protein Kinase (MAPK) pathway.
- Trial name
- NCT01942993
- Testing
- Vemurafenib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Philip Friedlander