Clinical trials: Severe Brain Injury
Ventilator-associated Pneumonia, Traumatic Brain Injury
Closed Versus Open Endotracheal Suctioning and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
This randomized controlled trial will compare closed versus open endotracheal suctioning techniques for preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in adults with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) who need mechanical…
- Trial name
- NCT07883083
- Testing
- Closed endotracheal suction system, Open endotracheal suction
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Minia University
Traumatic Brain Injury
Safety of Darbepoetin Alfa Treatment in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to see if the treatment of severely brain injured patients with darbepoetin (a long acting form of erythropoietin) will be safe, and will reduce brain damage by decreasing harmful levels of chemicals…
- Trial name
- NCT00375869
- Testing
- Darbeopoetin
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Alexandra Hospital
Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease
Biomarkers in Neural Disorders
This study seeks to establish the sensitivity and specificity of what appears to be a unique brainstem biomarker of Parkinson's Disease (PD) - an electrically induced olygosynaptic nasotrigeminal reflex response - in…
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Essential Tremor
- Trial name
- NCT02761707
- Testing
- Electrical Brainstem Responses, Olfactory Tests, Visual Deprivation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Aneurysmal, Intracerebral Hemorrhage
The Anaesthetic Ketamine as Treatment for Patients With Severe Acute Brain Injury
Cortical spreading depolarisations are pathological depolarisation waves that occur frequently after severe acute brain injury and has been associated with poor outcome.
- Conditions
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Aneurysmal, Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- KETA-BID (NCT05095857)
- Testing
- S-ketamine
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Spinal Cord Injuries, Multiple System Atrophy, Parkinson Variant
Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation Home Study
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to examine the safety and feasibility of SCONE as home based therapy for orthostatic hypotension and bowel dysfunction in individuals with spinal cord injury or multiple system atrophy.
- Trial name
- NCT06838637
- Testing
- Spinal COrd NEuromodulation ("SCONE") Device
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Michael Berger
Severe Acquired Brain Injury, Cognitive Impairment
Feasibility and Acceptability of StimolIrpinia for Cognitive Rehabilitation After Severe Acquired Brain Injury
This single-center pilot study evaluates the feasibility, acceptability, usability, and preliminary stimulus validation of StimolIrpinia, a multimedia repository of culturally and territorially relevant autobiographical stimuli…
- Conditions
- Severe Acquired Brain Injury, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Rehabilitation, Neurorehabilitation
- Trial name
- StimolIrpinia (NCT07718321)
- Testing
- StimolIrpinia-supported cognitive rehabilitation activities
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alfonso Magliacano
Traumatic Brain Injury
Anosognosia Evaluation After Cranocerebral Trauma Moderate to Severe
This study is conducted over 18 months. The main objective of this study is to test and compare the relevance and reliability of different tools for measuring the anosognosia.
- Trial name
- ANOSOGNOSIA (NCT02333006)
- Testing
- Questionnaires
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre d'Investigation Clinique et Technologique 805
Traumatic Brain Injury, Intracranial Hypertension
Optic Nerve Ultrasound in Severe Traumatic Injury
Prospective study of diagnostic accuracy of optic nerve sheath diameter measurement (index study) in traumatic brain injury with simultaneous invasive intracranial pressure monitoring as the reference standard.
- Trial name
- ONUS-TBI (NCT02618226)
- Testing
- Optic nerve ultrasound
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Depression
Antidepressant Maintenance in Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of the study is to explore to what extent continuing the antidepressant medication citalopram (Celexa), after depression has responded to treatment, helps prevent the return of depressive symptoms in patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT00162916
- Testing
- citalopram
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Ontario Neurotrauma Foundation
Chronic and Severe Post-coma Disorders of Consciousness (Permanent Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State)
Study of Conscious Behavior Under Low-frequency Deep Brain Stimulation in Chronic and Severe Post-coma Disorders of Consciousness
Chronic post-coma consciousness impairment is a severe handicap. Preliminary studies suggest that deep brain stimulation of the thalamic-tegmental reticular system could improve consciousness disorders, and facilitate the…
- Trial name
- Post-coma DBS (NCT01718249)
- Testing
- Implantable neurostimulation system
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Disorder of Consciousness, Minimally Conscious State
Two Intensities of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Improve Consciousness in Severely Brain Injured Patients
Limited treatments are available to improve consciousness in severely brain injured patients. Transcranial Direct Current stimulation (tDCS) is one of the few therapeutics that showed evidence of efficacy to increase level of…
- Conditions
- Disorder of Consciousness, Minimally Conscious State, Vegetative State, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- STIMCOM (NCT03007784)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) / Comparison of current intensities
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Groupe Hospitalier Pitie-Salpetriere
Cerebrovascular Trauma, Neurohormones
Observational Endothelin and Markers of Cellular Apoptosis In CSF Head Injury
The goal of this study is to answer the following questions: What is the time course of the expected changes in endothelin levels during the first two weeks after injury and how does this relate to outcome? What is the relation…
- Conditions
- Cerebrovascular Trauma, Neurohormones, Cellular Apoptosis, Endothelin System
- Trial name
- Endothelin (NCT00498498)
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Brain Injury
Efficacy Study of NH001 in Vegetative State & Minimally Conscious State Following a Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to test the drug apomorphine in subjects who are in a Vegetative State or a Minimally Conscious State.
- Trial name
- NH001-2 (NCT00761228)
- Testing
- Apomorphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- NeuroHealing Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Traumatic Brain Injury
Prehospital Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
The aim of the study is to measure the effect of Finnish physician-staffed EMS unit treatment methods on traumatic brain injury (TBI) patient prognosis.
- Trial name
- NCT02659046
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 266 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University Hospital
Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Trauma
Impact of Severe Brain Injury on Neuro-vascular and Endothelial Regulation of Peripheral Microcirculation.
Severe brain injury (SBI) is one of the world's leading causes of death and disability in young adults, but its peripheral vascular consequences in humans are poorly understood.
- Trial name
- MicroTC (NCT04597879)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Concussion, Mild, Concussion, Brain
The Effects of a Sub-maximal Exercise Program on Adolescents Who Sustained a Concussion
Patients who sustain a concussion will undergo a sub-maximal exercise protocol throughout their recovery. Cerebrovascular function, heart rate, and symptom severity, and exercise volume will be monitored throughout.
- Conditions
- Concussion, Mild, Concussion, Brain, Concussion, Severe, Exertion; Excess
- Trial name
- NCT03170856
- Testing
- Sub-maximal exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Cerebral Palsy, Post-operative Pain
The Post-Operative Pain in Cerebral Palsy (POPPIES) Trial
Cerebral palsy is common. It affects approximately 3 per 1000 children. Hip displacement due to muscle tightness (spasticity) occurs in up to half of the more severely affected children, and many of these children require major…
- Trial name
- POPPIES (NCT01437644)
- Testing
- botulinum toxin intramuscular injection
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Critically Ill Patients, Cardiac Surgery
Impact Of Antioxidant Micronutrients On Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Outcome
Critically ill patients are generally exposed to an increased oxidative stress, which is proportional to the severity of their condition.
- Conditions
- Critically Ill Patients, Cardiac Surgery, Trauma, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- Etude-AOX (NCT00515736)
- Testing
- Selenium (Se), Zinc (Zn), Vitamin C, Vitamin B1, Vitamin E
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury), Stroke Acute
The Multicenter Italian INCEPT (INfarto CErebrale Post-Traumatico) Study
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability worldwide (Ghajar, 2000). With an estimated annual incidence of up to 500 per 100,000 population and more than 200 hospital admissions per 100,000 admissions…
- Trial name
- NCT02430324
- Testing
- posttraumatic cerebral infarction
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 143 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia
Disorders of Consciousness, Severe Brain Injury
Transcranial Temporal Interference Stimulation In Severely Brain Injured Patients With Disorders of Consciousness
The purpose of this academic lead study is to explore the effect of noninvasive neuromodulation of the CM-pf via tTIS for patients with disorders of consciousness.
- Conditions
- Disorders of Consciousness, Severe Brain Injury, Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome, Minimally Conscious State
- Trial name
- NCT06851156
- Testing
- tTIS
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Xijing Hospital