Clinical trials: Spinal
ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Comprehensive Biomarker Profiling of the IFN-α Pathway in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Patient Biofluids
ALS is characterized by significant genetic, clinical, and biological heterogeneity. The heritability of ALS is approximately 50%, and variants in more than 200 genes have been associated with the disease.
- Trial name
- NCT07260981
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ulysses Neuroscience LTD
Anesthesia, Cognitive Dysfunction
Evaluation of Cognitive Functions by Cerebral Pulse Oximetry
General and Spinal Anesthesia can be used in geriatric patients in orthopedic surgery. Post-op cognitive dysfunction can be seen in orthopedic surgeries in this group of patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03827083
- Testing
- cerebral pulse oximetry
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tepecik Training and Research Hospital
Syringomyelia/Hydromyelia
Clinical Outcome in Patients With Syringomyelia（COPSM）
The aim of this study is to determine the clinical spectrum and natural progression of Syringomyelia (SM) and related disorders in a prospective single center study, identify digital, imaging and molecular biomarkers that can…
- Trial name
- NCT04856839
- Testing
- high throughput sequencing and electromyography
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Spinal Cord Injuries, Drug Effect
Acute Effects of Pharmacological Neuromodulation on Leg Motor Activity in Patients With SCI Treated With EES
In a current first-in-man study, called Stimulation Movement Overground (STIMO) (NCT02936453; CER-VD: 04-2014; Swissmedic: 2016-MD-0002), epidural electrical stimulation (EES) of the spinal cord is applied to enable individuals…
- Trial name
- STIMO-PHARMA (NCT04052776)
- Testing
- Buspirone, Levodopa-Carbidopa, Buspirone + Levodopa-Carbidopa
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
SCI - Spinal Cord Injury
Effect of tSCS on Ankle Movement Training in Individuals With SCI
This clinical trial explores the effectiveness of transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (tSCS), a non-invasive technique, in facilitating spinal circuitry adaptation in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT06596174
- Testing
- Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation (tSCS), Short-term Machine-Assisted Ankle Movement Training with tSCS, Long-term Effects of Machine-Assisted Ankle Movement Training with tSCS
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung University
Hip Replacement
Quadratus Lumborum Block Versus Fascia Iliaca Nerve Block for Patients Undergoing Total Hip Replacement
Investigators hypothesise that for patients undergoing elective total hip replacements, a single injection Transmuscular Quadratus Lumborum (TQL) block, when compared to a single injection Fascia Iliaca Block (FIB), will provide…
- Trial name
- NCT03551860
- Testing
- TQL, FIB
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Adelaide and Meath Hospital, incorporating The National Children's Hospital
Nausea, Vomiting
Minimizing Nausea and Vomiting During Spinals for CS
In parturients undergoing Cesarean section under spinal anesthesia, co-loading of 1 liter of crystalloids, with placing the spinal, along with administering a phenylephrine infusion and glycopyrrolate, enables placing a spinal…
- Trial name
- NCT02872935
- Testing
- Glycopyrrolate, Normal Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kokila N Thenuwara
Demyelinating Disease, Healthy
Magnetic Stimulation of the Human Nervous System
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive technique to gather information about brain function. It is very useful when studying the areas of the brain related to motor activity (motor cortex, corticospinal tract…
- Conditions
- Demyelinating Disease, Healthy, Lysosomal Storage Disease, Motor Neuron Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00001780
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Diphtheria, Tetanus
Safety and Immunogenicity of Hexavalent Vaccine(DTwP-HepB-IPV-Hib) in Healthy Infants
The purpose of the study is to evaluate immunogenicity and safety of three different doses of candidate hexvalent vaccine in comparison to co-administration of EupentaTM Inj.
- Conditions
- Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis, Hepatitis B
- Trial name
- NCT04073459
- Testing
- DTwP-HepB-Sabin IPV-Hib, Pentavalent vaccine and Salk IPV
- Volunteers
- 336 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- LG Chem
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Motor Neuron Disease
Effects of Long Term Ventilation Support on the Quality of Life of ALS Patients and Their Families
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a serious rapidly progressive disease of the nervous system. The average survival from the time of diagnosis is two to three years.
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Motor Neuron Disease, Nervous System Diseases, Spinal Cord Diseases
- Trial name
- ALS-LTMV (NCT05744310)
- Testing
- Long term mechanical ventilation support, No long term mechanical ventilation support
- Where
- 9 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
Kyphosis
Specialized Centers of Research (SCOR)on Sex Differences - Kyphosis Study
This is a randomized, controlled trial among 100 total males and females with hyperkyphosis, aged 60 years and older, to determine the effects of an exercise intervention that includes high intensity spinal muscle strengthening…
- Trial name
- SCOR (NCT01766674)
- Testing
- Kyphosis spinal strengthening exercises
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Examining Interactions Between PALS and Caregivers
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effect of communicative interaction on verbal communication in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and their caregivers.
- Trial name
- NCT06819124
- Testing
- Structured Communicative Interaction, Unstructured communicative interaction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Pregnancy; Spina Bifida, Fetal, Environmental Exposure
Understanding Effects of Folic Acid on the Methylosome and Transcriptome of Women With Spina Bifida Affected Pregnancies
Folic acid is currently considered to be the standard of care for primary and secondary prevention of spina bifida, but the mechanisms underlying folic acid's benefits are unknown.
- Trial name
- NCT05500690
- Testing
- Folic Acid Tablet
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Spinal Cord Injuries, Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Effectiveness of Dry Needling as a Treatment of Shoulder Myofascial Pain Syndrome in Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Shoulder pain in people with spinal cord injury is one of the most prevalent in acute and chronic patients because of weakness in shoulder periarticular muscles, and also because of overuse of these part of the body in assistive…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Shoulder Pain, Puncture
- Trial name
- NCT03709797
- Testing
- Dry needling in infraspinatus muscle
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de León
Ultrasound-guided Neuraxial Procedures
Position and Angle Marking System (PAMS) for Ultrasound-guided Neuraxial Procedures
Epidural anaesthesia involves the administration of numbing medication (local anaesthetics) close to the spinal canal, and is regarded as the best method for providing pain relief during labour and childbirth.
- Trial name
- NCT04985279
- Testing
- Position and Angle Marking System, Standard clinical practice
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Spinal Cord Injuries
Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Spinal Cord Injury
The overall goal of Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in Spinal Cord Injury (TRACK-SCI) study is to determine the relationships among the clinical, neuroimaging, cognitive, genetic and proteomic biomarker…
- Trial name
- TRACK-SCI (NCT04565366)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 726 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Poliomyelitis
Comparison of Immune Response Using 2 Vaccination Schedules Using Inactivated Polio Vaccine
As poliovirus eradication progresses rapidly, strategies to discontinue oral poliovirus vaccination need to be established. One strategy would be to use inactivated poliovirus vaccine (IPV) transitionally, and this has already…
- Trial name
- NCT00137696
- Testing
- Vaccination with inactivated polio vaccine, Collection of serum
- Where
- Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 473 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Tetanus, Poliomyelitis
Feasibility Study of GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals' GSK2202083A Vaccine in Healthy Infants at 3, 5 and 11 Months of Age.
This study will evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of GSK Biologicals' GSK2202083A vaccine given as a three-dose vaccination course at 3, 5 and 11 months of age.
- Conditions
- Tetanus, Poliomyelitis, Neisseria Meningitidis, Haemophilus Influenzae Type b
- Trial name
- NCT00871741
- Testing
- GSK2202083A vaccine, Infanrix hexa, Menjugate
- Where
- 8 sites in Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Inguinal Hernia, Spinal Anesthesia
The Effect of Local Anesthetic and Clonidine on the Cutaneous Silent Period During Spinal Anesthesia
The cutaneous silent period is a non-invasive technique that gives insight into the function of thin A delta fibers and as such can be a complement to conventional electrophysiological methods used to study the peripheral nerves.
- Trial name
- NCT03121261
- Testing
- levobupivacaine, clonidine
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Dubrava
Spinal Cord Injuries
Autonomic Modulation in Athletes and Non-Athletes With Spinal Cord Injury During Task in Virtual Reality Environment
The study consisted in the analysis of the autonomic modulation of the heart rate by the Heart Rate Variability of the participants at rest for 5 minutes, and during physical activity of 8 minutes, through a virtual reality game.
- Trial name
- NCT04618003
- Testing
- Adaptation of autonomic nervous system to activity in virtual reality
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo