Clinical trials: Somatosensory Deficit
Cerebral Palsy, Excessive Crying
Excessive Crying in Children With Cerebral Palsy and Communication Deficits
Management of excessive crying in children with cerebral palsy and communication deficits [ECCCPCD] was guided by the associated clinical findings and investigations.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Excessive Crying, Pain
- Trial name
- ECCCPCD (NCT04523935)
- Testing
- Baclofen, Diazepam, Clonazepam, Trihexyphenidyl, Tetrabenazine, Gabapentin, Topiramate, Lamotrigine, Amitriptyline.
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- Sathbhavana Brain Clinic
Aging, Sensory Deficit
Walking Sensation Study
The primary objective of this new line of research is to test whether augmenting sensory information from the legs, using Walkasins sensory neuroprosthesis, can enhance performance of a complex walking task in older adults with…
- Trial name
- NCT06975423
- Testing
- Active lower-limb neuroprosthesis, Inactive lower-limb neuroprosthesis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Aging, Somatosensory Deficit
Noise-Enhanced Sensory Function in Elders at Risk for Falls
The long-term goal of this project is to develop a non-invasive, noise-based technique for enhancing somatosensation and thereby improving balance control in elderly fallers and older adults with somatosensory deficits.
- Trial name
- NCT00421759
- Testing
- Vibrating Insoles
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Somatosensory Function, Balance Control
Brain Stimulation for Foot-sole Sensation in Older Adults With Foot-sole Somatosensory Deficits
In older adults, diminished sensation of the legs and feet is highly prevalent and causes poor balance and reduced mobility. This type of sensation is not only dependent upon the receptors and nerves in the legs and feet, but…
- Conditions
- Somatosensory Function, Balance Control, Mobility
- Trial name
- BSFS (NCT06771531)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Cognitive Deficits, Proprioceptive Disorders
Effects of Multiple Concussions in Retired NHL Players
To investigate long term affects of multiple concussions on the cognition, balance, proprioception, and biomarkers in retired National Hockey League players
- Trial name
- NHL (NCT02746523)
- Testing
- Sensory Organization Test, Biomarkers, Conners' Adult ADHD Rating Scale (CAARS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York Institute of Technology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Brain Excitability and Connectivity in Sensory-motor Pathways in ALS
The main objective is to determine the origin of somatosensory alteration in patients with ALS and to evaluate its impact on brain activity by coupling different imaging modalities and indirect electrophysiology.
- Trial name
- SOM_ALS (NCT03694132)
- Testing
- functional MRI, structural MRI, EEG/MEG
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Cerebrovascular Accident
Ischemic Nerve Block to Improve Hand Function in Stroke Patients
This study will determine whether impaired hand function due to stroke can be improved by blocking nerve impulses to the unaffected arm.
- Trial name
- NCT00056706
- Testing
- Transient deafferentation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Carotid Surgery
Trigeminus-evoked Somatosensory Potentials in Patients Undergoing Carotid Surgery
Hypothesis: Trigeminus-evoked somatosensory potentials (TRI-SEP) may be used as an alternative technique to medianus-evoked somatosensory potentials (MED-SEP) in patients undergoing elective carotid surgery.
- Trial name
- TRISEP (NCT00484796)
- Testing
- MED-SEP, TRI-SEP, neuropsychological tests
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Klinikum St. Georg gGmbH
Stroke
Can rTMS Enhance Somatosensory Recovery After Stroke?
Stroke affects over 795,000 Americans every year and has an enormous impact on the well-being of American Veterans with 6,000 new stroke admissions every year.
- Trial name
- NCT02811913
- Testing
- repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), peripheral sensory stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Adults With Acquired Brain Injury
Translation and Cultural Adaptation of the Erasmus Modified Nottingham Sensory Assessment Scale for the Lower Limb in Acquired Brain Injury Into French
There is a lack of validated and standardized tools in French for assessing somatosensory perception in adults with brain injuries.
- Trial name
- F-EmNSA-MI (NCT07613541)
- Testing
- French Erasmus modified Nottingham Sensory Assessment scale, Self-Reported Somatosensory Sensations questionnaire, Sensitive digital scale
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Proprioceptive Disorders
Evaluation of Proprioceptive Abilities While Wearing an Elastic Orthosis in Patients With Proprioceptive Knee Deficits
The objective of the study is to compare, with or without wearing an elastic proprioceptive knee brace, the functional proprioceptive capacity of the knee in patients suffering from proprioceptive deficit.
- Trial name
- CAPROG (NCT05435040)
- Testing
- proprioceptive knee brace, No knee brace
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Thuasne