Clinical trials: Skull
HC-BPPV
Treatment of Apogeotropic Horizontal Canal Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
The purpose of this study was to compare the immediate efficacies of each treatment maneuvers in treatment of apogeotropic horizontal canal benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (HC-BPPV).
- Trial name
- BPPV-HC (NCT00810641)
- Testing
- Gufoni maneuver, Head-shaking maneuver
- Where
- 2 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 157 people
- Sponsor
- Chonbuk National University
Extensive Stage Small Cell Lung Carcinoma
Tumor-Treating Fields Therapy in Preventing Brain Tumors in Participants With Extensive-Stage Small Cell Lung Cancer
This trial studies how well tumor-treating fields therapy works in preventing brain tumors in participants with small cell lung cancer that has spread to other places in the body.
- Trial name
- NCT03607682
- Testing
- Tumor Treating Fields (TTF) Therapy, NovoTTF-200A Device, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Neuromyelitis Optica
Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO) & Cetirizine
Neuromyelitis optica (NMO) is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system. Patients have relapses (also known as attacks) which are often quite severe and leave them with significant disability.
- Trial name
- NCT02865018
- Testing
- cetirizine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Strabismus
Efficacy and Safety of GSK1358820 (Botulinum Toxin Type A) in Patients With Strabismus
Primary objective is to evaluate the efficacy of single-dose treatment with GSK1358820 compared with non-treatment in patients with strabismus based on angles of strabismus in the primary position.
- Trial name
- NCT01584843
- Testing
- GSK1358820
- Where
- 13 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Cranial Dura Repair
Study of SyntheCelTM Dura Replacement to Other Dura Replacements
Primary Objective: To demonstrate that the SyntheCelTM Dura Replacement performs similarly to or is substantially equivalent to other dura replacements for the repair of the cranial dura in patients undergoing surgical repair of…
- Trial name
- NCT00859508
- Testing
- SyntheCel, Other FDA cleared dura replacements
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Synthes USA HQ, Inc.
Optic Neuritis
Atacicept in Subjects With Optic Neuritis
This study was intended to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of atacicept compared to placebo and to explore the neuroprotective effect of atacicept as assessed by OCT in subjects with ON as CIS.
- Trial name
- NCT00624468
- Testing
- Atacicept
- Where
- 28 sites in United States, Australia and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- EMD Serono
Supranuclear Palsy, Progressive
Study of BIIB092 in Participants With Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
The Primary objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of BIIB092, compared to placebo, as measured by a change from baseline in the PSP Rating Scale (PSPRS) at Week 52 and to assess the safety and tolerability of…
- Trial name
- PASSPORT (NCT03068468)
- Testing
- BIIB092
- Where
- 86 sites in United States, Australia and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 490 people
- Sponsor
- Biogen
Neurofibromatosis Type 2, Progressive Vestibular Schwannomas
Phase 2 Study of Bevacizumab in Children and Young Adults With NF 2 and Progressive Vestibular Schwannomas
To determine the hearing response rate at 24 weeks after treatment with bevacizumab for symptomatic vestibular schwannomas (VS) in children and young adults with Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF 2).
- Trial name
- NCT01767792
- Testing
- Bevacizumab
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Stroke
Neuromodulation and Dynamic Balance in Stroke
Portable Neuromodulation Stimulator (PoNS) is non-invasive stimulation device placed on the tongue to stimulate those brain regions understood to be important for maintaining balance.
- Trial name
- NCT05135533
- Testing
- Portable Neuromodulation Stimulation, Gait and balance training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Neurofibromatosis Type 2, Vestibular Schwannomas
Study of Axitinib in Patients With Neurofibromatosis Type 2 and Progressive Vestibular Schwannomas
The purpose of this study is to determine if the study drug, AXITINIB, has any effect on tumors found in patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2).
- Trial name
- NCT02129647
- Testing
- Axitinib
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Glaucoma, Optic Neuropathy
Use of Bevacizumab in Trabeculectomy Surgery
When a patient with glaucoma who has a pressure that is too high and causing damage to their vision, despite receiving the maximum amount of medication that can be tolerated, the decision is made to have glaucoma surgery.
- Conditions
- Glaucoma, Optic Neuropathy, Fibrosis
- Trial name
- NCT01166594
- Testing
- Bevacizumab, Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Dolichocephaly
Cranial Cup Use for Correction of Head Shape Deformities
The purpose of this descriptive study is to provide information on the feasibility of using the cranial cup, a new positioning device, in a small sample of prematurely born infants with elongated head shapes as a result of laying…
- Trial name
- NCT01683812
- Testing
- Cranial Cup
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Neurofibromatosis Type II
Phase II Study of Everolimus (RAD001) in Children and Adults With Neurofibromatosis Type 2
This trial studies whether Everolimus is efficacious in treating neurofibromatosis 2.
- Trial name
- NCT01419639
- Testing
- Everolimus (RAD001) , Afinitor®
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Non-arteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy, Optic Nerve Injuries
Safety and Efficacy Study of RPh201 Treatment of Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (ION).
The study objectives are to assess any changes in visual acuity and visual field observed following the administration of RPh201 during an overall treatment period of at least 13 consecutive weeks with an option to extended the…
- Trial name
- NCT02045212
- Testing
- RPh201
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Regenera Pharma Ltd
Vestibular Schwannoma, Neurofibromatosis Type 2
Bevacizumab for Symptomatic Vestibular Schwannoma in Neurofibromatosis Type 2 (NF2)
People who have neurofibromatosis type 2 (NF2) can have tumors that grow on the auditory nerves and cause hearing loss. These tumors are called vestibular schwannomas (VSs), or acoustic neuromas.
- Trial name
- NCT01207687
- Testing
- bevacizumab, laboratory biomarker analysis, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Skull Base Neoplasms, Skull Neoplasms
Proposal for Intraoperative Administration of Intravenous Indocyanine Green to Evaluate Position of the Optic Canal, Position of the Internal Carotid Arteries, Tumor Vascularization, and Vessel Encasement in Endoscopic Endonasal Cranial Base Surgery
This study is being done to demonstrate the feasibility of using a nasal endoscope to perform intraoperative angiography of surgical field, with the goals to evaluate anatomical landmarks and tumor characteristics during skull…
- Conditions
- Skull Base Neoplasms, Skull Neoplasms, Bone Neoplasm, Neoplasms
- Trial name
- ICG2 (NCT03072186)
- Testing
- near-infrared light nasal endoscope used with ICG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Noninvasive Neuromodulation for Treatment of Symptoms Due to Mild or Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury
The investigators hypothesis is that electrical stimulation to the tongue that directly stimulates two cranial nerve nuclei (Trigeminal and Facial Nerve Nuclei), will excite neural impulses to the brainstem and cerebellum.
- Trial name
- NCT02158494
- Testing
- Balance and Gait Training using neurostimulation modulation.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Neuromyelitis Optica
High Frequency Impulse Therapy for Neuropathic Pain in NMOSD
The aim of this study is to determine whether self-administered, at-home use of a transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulating device is an effective, acceptable and feasible method of relief from neuropathic pain among patients…
- Trial name
- NCT04614454
- Testing
- High Frequency Impulse Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Optic Neuritis
Effect of Phenytoin on the Ganglion Cell Layer in Patients With Optic Neuritis
Optic neuritis typically occurs in young (mean age, 32 years), female (77%) patients, and it presents as subacute monocular visual loss that develops over several days.
- Trial name
- NCT02939937
- Testing
- Phenytoin
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Breast Cancer
Single Dose Partial Breast Radiotherapy
This study seeks to determine the maximum tolerated dose of a single-dose partial breast radiation given before lumpectomy using a radiosurgery technique.
- Trial name
- RSU (NCT00944528)
- Testing
- Radiosurgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University