Clinical trials: Severe Brain Injury
Traumatic Brain Injury, Epilepsy
Preventing Epilepsy After Traumatic Brain Injury With Topiramate
Our hypothesis is that topiramate will reduce acute seizures after traumatic brain injury and will help prevent the development of epilepsy after traumatic brain injury.
- Trial name
- PEPTO (NCT00598923)
- Testing
- topiramate, phenytoin
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Severe Traumatic Brain Injury With High Cerebral Pressure
Impact of Cardiac Blood Flow on Cerebral Blood Flow in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Severe traumatic brain injury with increased intracranial pressure can lead to decreased cerebral blood flow. Low cerebral blood flow is responsible for secondary lesions, leading to bad prognosis.
- Trial name
- DEBITC (NCT02019810)
- Testing
- Norepinephrine, Dobutamine and norepinephrine
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Traumatic Brain Injury
Blood NfL and Functional Outcomes After Moderate-to-Severe TBI
Prospective cohort study of 150 adults with moderate-to-severe TBI. Blood NfL is measured at admission, day 1, and day 3 to examine its relationship, alone and with CT imaging, to 3-month functional outcome (GOSE).
- Trial name
- NCT07901712
- Testing
- neurofilament light chain ECLIA
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Brain Injuries, Stroke
Telerehabilitation in Severe Acquired Brain Injury
We will investigate the use of TR, based on advanced Information and Communication Technology (ICT) solutions, taking into account that the supervision of rehabilitation at home will be enriched with the counselling and vital…
- Trial name
- NCT03709875
- Testing
- TR Treatment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo
Traumatic Brain Injury
Dexanabinol in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Each year a large number of patients are hospitalized at Shock Trauma Centers with severe head injuries. Bleeding into and swelling of these patients' brains may cause compression of vital structures, disability and death.
- Trial name
- NCT00129857
- Testing
- Dexanabinol
- Volunteers
- 860 people
- Sponsor
- Pharmos
Injuries, Acute Brain
Protective Ventilatory Strategy in Severe Acute Brain Injury
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) occurs in almost 20% of patients with severe acute brain injury and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- PROLABI (NCT01690819)
- Testing
- Conventional Ventilatory Strategy, Protective Ventilatory Strategy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 524 people
- Sponsor
- University of Turin, Italy
Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Concussion, Mild
Validation of Brain Function Assessment Algorithm for mTBI/Concussion in College Athletes
This study is Part 1 of data collection from 18-25 years old subject population for validation of previously derived algorithms.
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Concussion, Mild, Concussion, Brain, Concussion, Severe
- Trial name
- CASVAL (NCT02957461)
- Testing
- BrainScope Ahead 200iD
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- BrainScope Company, Inc.
Disorders of Consciousness, Severe Brain Injury
Effect of Repeated tDCS Sessions on Cognitive Improvement in Patients With Disorders of Consciousness
In this study, researchers will show to caregivers of patients how to use a tDCS device (this device was designed to be easy to use, with fixed parameters and only one button to press to run the stimulation).
- Conditions
- Disorders of Consciousness, Severe Brain Injury, Post-comatose Non-communicative Patients
- Trial name
- rtDCS in DOC (NCT02394691)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Concussion, Mild, Concussion, Brain
Building Emotional Self-Awareness Teletherapy (BEST)
To examine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a remotely delivered intervention for civilians and service members with mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) who have difficulty recognizing and regulating…
- Conditions
- Concussion, Mild, Concussion, Brain, Concussion, Severe, Concussion, Intermediate
- Trial name
- BEST (NCT05623046)
- Testing
- Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Traumatic Brain Injury, Coma
Optimized Therapy in Severe Traumatic Brain Injured Patients
Severe traumatic brain injury is associated with life-threatening and incapacitating secondary injury. Contemporary therapeutic interventions are aimed at preventing and treating secondary damage.
- Trial name
- NCT02130674
- Testing
- Dipeptiven
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Sars-CoV2, Severe Neurologic Injury
COVID-19 Brain Injury
A prospective cohort minimal risk study to determine the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on outcomes of neurologically injured ICU patients.
- Conditions
- Sars-CoV2, Severe Neurologic Injury, Ischemic Stroke, Hemorrhagic Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT04496076
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Traumatic Brain Injury
Deep Brain Stimulation for Traumatic Brain Injury
The study will evaluate the benefit of Deep Brain Stimulation for subjects with severe disability due to Traumatic Brain Injury.
- Trial name
- NCT01277952
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Ali Rezai, MD
Sports Injury, Concussion, Mild
Turkish Translation of SportsConcussion Assesment Tool 6
Concussions, a significant type of sports injury caused by head, face, or neck trauma, are common in contact sports and require serious attention due to potential fatal consequences of mismanagement.
- Conditions
- Sports Injury, Concussion, Mild, Concussion, Brain, Concussion, Severe
- Trial name
- SCAT 6-tr (NCT06739785)
- Testing
- SCAT6-tr
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ordu University
Traumatic Brain Injury
Is Sensory Stimulation Effective in Reducing Time Spent in a Coma or Vegetative State
A randomised control trial of patients who have a severe brain injury to determine if patients who receive a standardised sensory stimulation program emerge earlier from a vegetative state.
- Trial name
- NCT00163878
- Testing
- Sensory Stimulation, Sesnory Modality Assessment and Rehabilitation Technique
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Sponsor
- Bayside Health
Traumatic Brain Injury
Cortical Spreading Depolarization After Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Preliminary evaluation of electrodes placed on the brain for recording brain activity and novel algorithms to determine cortical spreading depolarization foci of origination following severe traumatic brain injury requiring…
- Trial name
- NCT03321370
- Testing
- Continuous electrocorticography post severe traumatic brain injury requiring neurosurgical intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Samuel Cramer
Intensive Care Unit
Practice of Sedation and Analgesia in Patients With Severe Brain Injury in China
Sedation and analgesia is necessary management for patients in the intensive care units. The high-level studies of sedation and analgesia in China are still deficient, especially in patients with brain injuries who even have been…
- Trial name
- NCT03975751
- Testing
- The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 387 people
- Sponsor
- Capital Medical University
Brain Injuries, Acute
Acustocerebrography (ACG) in Severe Brain Injury
The study will enable the clinical applicability of the multiple-spectral-sonography for detection of severe brain injury in ICU patients.
- Trial name
- ACG-BrainICU (NCT03635736)
- Testing
- multiple-spectral-sonography as acustocerebrography (ACG)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rostock
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
Prematurity
Early Intervention Based on Neonatal Crawling in Very Premature Infants Without Major Brain Damage
Extreme prematurity is constantly increasing according to the World Health Organization. However, methods to train premature infants at risk of disability is sorely lacking. The goal of this project is to overcome this problem.
- Trial name
- Premalocom1 (NCT05278286)
- Testing
- Crawling stimulation with the crawliskate, Tummy time without the crawliskate
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Marianne Barbu-Roth
Energy Metabolism and Muscle Mass Changes in Patients With Severe Brain Injury
Observational Study on Energy Expenditure and Protein Metabolism Changes in Patients With Severe Brain Injury.
Evaluation of early energy metabolism and muscle mass changes in patients with severe brain injury, the impact of nutritional therapy on metabolism and muscle mass, and their relationship with patient prognosis, to provide…
- Trial name
- NCT06577402
- Testing
- nutritional support
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Southeast University, China