Clinical trials: Severe Brain Injury
Exercise, Children
Long-term Exercise Effects from Robotic Walking
The vision of the Long-term Exercise Effects from Robotic Walking (LEER) research program is to develop optimal, individualized exercise strategies that would in turn enhance the health and well-being of non-ambulatory children…
- Conditions
- Exercise, Children, Cerebral Palsy
- Trial name
- LEER (NCT04307602)
- Testing
- Exercise - High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), Exercise - Submaximal Steady State Training (SST)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Traumatic Brain Injury
Safety and Feasibility of Minocycline in the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
The purpose of this study is: 1. To assess the safety and feasibility of minocycline administration after TBI in a dose escalation study at two different doses over 7 days. 2.
- Trial name
- TBI (NCT01058395)
- Testing
- Minocycline
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Wayne State University
Traumatic Brain Injury
Aerosolized Endotracheal Lidocaine to Avoid Intracranial Pressure Spikes in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of nebulized lidocaine before Endotracheal suctioning (ETS) compared to instilled lidocaine and the effectiveness of aerosolized lidocaine versus instilled normal saline…
- Trial name
- NCT05058677
- Testing
- aerosolized 2% lidocaine (20mg/ml), instilled 0.9% sodium chloride (NS), instilled 2% lidocaine solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Traumatic Brain Injury, Major Depressive Disorder
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) Neuromodulation of Executive Function Across Neuropsychiatric Populations
In the current study, the investigators aim to understand the role of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in improving executive function across neuropsychiatric populations known to have deficits in this cognitive…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia
- Trial name
- NCT04296604
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Patients, Intracranial Pressure
Role of Non-Selective Beta-Adrenergic Blocker in Severe TBI
The role of nonselective beta adrenergic blocker as antistress agent in severe traumatic brain injury
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Patients, Intracranial Pressure, Intensive Care Unit, Mortality
- Trial name
- NCT06870370
- Testing
- propranolol, normal saline IV
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Tanta University
Major Depression, Anxiety Disorder
Photobiomodulation to Alter Cerebral Blood Flow and to Affect the Emotional Status of Patients With Major Depression
A pilot study to evaluate the ability of photobiomodulation to alter cerebral blood flow in the frontal poles and to affect the emotional status of patients with major depression.
- Conditions
- Major Depression, Anxiety Disorder, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Substance Abuse Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00961454
- Testing
- Photobiomodulation with a super-luminous light emitting diode
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury), Depressive Disorder, Major
InMotion - Telehealth Delivered Exercise Promotion to Treat Major Depression After TBI
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate whether the InMotion intervention, delivered via telehealth (using a HIPAA-compliant video platform or phone), which uses evidence-based behavioral and motivational…
- Conditions
- TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury), Depressive Disorder, Major, Clinical Depression, Mood Depressed
- Trial name
- NCT06005194
- Testing
- InMotion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Traumatic Brain Injury
Evaluation of Consciousness Impairment in Severe TBI and Full-cycle Neuroregulation Based on Multimodal Imaging
The goal of this observational study is to learn about in Evaluation of consciousness impairment in severe TBI and full-cycle neuroregulation based on multimodal imaging.
- Trial name
- NCT06469827
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital Xi'an Jiaotong University
Traumatic Brain Injury, Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Patients in Comatose State
Some patients with severe traumatic brain injury cannot respond at the bedside, yet about 1 in 4 may be aware but unable to show it - a hidden state called cognitive motor dissociation.
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Disorders of Consciousness Due to Severe Brain Injury, Coma, Traumatic
- Trial name
- NCT07719595
- Testing
- Dual-Site Transcutaneous Auricular Nerve Stimulation (taVNS + taTNS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Sima Mofakham
Healthy, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Brain Function in Mentally Ill Adolescents
The purpose of this study is to use brain imaging technology to examine the brain activity of adolescents with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or major depressive disorder (MDD) before and after treatment.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00025857
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Depression, Closed Head Injury
TMS in the Treatment of the Sequelae of Closed Brain Injury
Depression is very common in people who have experienced a traumatic brain injury. Few treatments have been found to be effective in treating depression in this situation.
- Trial name
- NCT00531258
- Testing
- rTMS
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Bayside Health
Traumatic Brain Injury, Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Feasibility and Safety of Targeting Neutral vs Liberal Fluid Balance in Traumatic Brain Injured Patients- LIMIT-TBI Trial
The LIMIT-TBI trial is a multicenter, international, randomized, phase II clinical trial designed to evaluate the feasibility and safety of targeting a neutral fluid balance compared to standard care in critically ill adult…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Acute Brain Injury, Neurocritical Care
- Trial name
- LIMIT-TBI (NCT07625995)
- Testing
- Neutral Fluid Balance Strategy
- Where
- 3 sites in Belgium, Italy
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Erasme University Hospital
Disorders of Consciousness Due to Severe Brain Injury
Prognostication of Recovery in Early Disorders of Consciousness Study
By collecting multimodal metrics (e.g., clinical factors, neuroimaging, and EEG) in the early phase of severe brain injury (i.e., during the acute hospitalization when a patient has impaired consciousness), and measuring the…
- Trial name
- PREDICT (NCT04692922)
- Testing
- MRI, EEG
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
The Sequelae Caused by Severe Brain Injury
Treatment of Sequelae Caused by Severe Brain Injury With Autologous Adipose-derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells
The study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of autologous transplantation of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells in patients with the sequelae caused by severe brain injury.
- Trial name
- NCT01649700
- Testing
- autologous adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
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
Moderate-to-Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Comparing Sedatives for Intracranial Pressure Control in Traumatic Brain Injury
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of propofol, midazolam, and dexmedetomidine on intracranial pressure control and clinical outcomes in adults with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury undergoing…
- Trial name
- ICP-TBI (NCT07678216)
- Testing
- propofol, midazolam, Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Aswan University
Traumatic Brain INjury
Prognostic Potential of Prehospital Biomarkers in TBI Patients
The PreTBI III study aims to investigate the prognostic potential of prehospital and repeated in-hospital S100B, NSE and GFAP measurements as predictors of neurological outcome in patients suffering severe TBI.
- Trial name
- PreTBI III (NCT03062566)
- Testing
- Blood sampling
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Traumatic Brain Injury, Cerebral Palsy
Walking Dynamic Among Children With Brain Damge
The goal of the present study was to look at the effect of changing walking parameters on the dynamic walking characteristics among children post severe traumatic brain injury, children with cerebral palsy and typically developed…
- Trial name
- NCT02839369
- Testing
- walking under varies conditions
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alyn Pediatric & Adolescent Rehabilitation Hospital
Cerebral Palsy
Eye-tracking Working Memory Training in Children and Youth With Severe Cerebral Palsy
People with severe cerebral palsy (CP) who are nonverbal and unable to control conventional computer interfaces due to the severe limitations in hand control benefit from eye-tracking technology as access method to Augmentative…
- Trial name
- NCT06918379
- Testing
- Cogmed Working Memory Training (CWMT)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
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