Clinical trials: Spinal Cord Diseases
Spinal Cord Injuries, Orthostatic Hypotension
Speed of Robotic Leg Movements and Orthostatic Hypotension in Subacute SCI
This study seeks to evaluate whether the speed (cadence) of lower extremity robotic movement has an impact on orthostatic hypotension and upright tolerance when training with the ErigoPro robotic tilt-stepper.
- Trial name
- NCT04029974
- Testing
- ErigoPro
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Methodist Rehabilitation Center
Communication Barriers
Understanding Communication Barriers in Acute Care: A Mixed-Methods Needs Assessment Among Healthcare Providers Caring for Non-Verbal Patients With Spinal Cord Injury and Tracheostomy in the ICU
Communication impairment is common among critically ill patients who are mechanically ventilated, have tracheostomies, or have neurological injuries such as spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT07796035
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Spinal Cord Injury
Biomechanical Validation of the Transfer Assessment Instrument (TAI)
The purpose of this research study is to further develop and refine the Transfer Assessment Instrument (TAI). The TAI is a clinical tool to be used by therapists to evaluate transfer techniques and performance.
- Trial name
- NCT01183546
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Spinal Cord Injuries, Healthy
Eccentric Muscle Training, Stimulation, and Biomarkers in SCI
The investigators are studying a new rehabilitation treatment for individuals trying to recover walking after spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT05337982
- Testing
- Downhill Eccentric Treadmill Training with Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Spinal Cord Injuries
The Enteric Nervous System in Spinal Cord Injury: Study of the Enteric Nervous System and the Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Via Colonic Biopsies in Spinal Cord Injury Patients
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn more about the enteric nervous system (ENS) and the intestinal epithelial barrier (IEB) in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- TENS-SCI (NCT05954845)
- Testing
- biopsies
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Spinal Cord Injuries, Constipation
Pharmacokinetics of Neostigmine and Glycopyrrolate
A group of 6 able-bodied healthy volunteers will receive Neostigmine (NEO) and Glycopyrrolate (GLY) intravenously and via 2 methods of Iontophoresis (ION): one-patch and two-patch administration, with subsequent blood draws over…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Constipation, Fecal Incontinence, Neurogenic Bowel
- Trial name
- NCT04027972
- Testing
- Combination of Neostigmine and Glycopyrrolate, I-Box by Dynatronics
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Circulating Biomarker for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) is a rare disease with a worldwide incidence of 2-3 cases per 100,000 individuals/year and it is characterized by progressive neurodegeneration of motor neurons.
- Trial name
- NCT03088839
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neuromed IRCCS
Muscular Atrophy, Spinal
Bioavailability and Bioequivalence of Two Risdiplam Tablets in Healthy Participants
The study is a randomized, single oral dose, crossover study in up to three parts to investigate the relative bioavailability and bioequivalence of two different formulations of risdiplam 5 mg (dispersible tablets) versus the…
- Trial name
- NCT04718181
- Testing
- risdiplam, omeprazole
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hoffmann-La Roche
Spinal Cord Injuries, Rehabilitation
Study on Rehabilitation Exercise Program for Community-based Spinal Cord Injury Patients
In the case of spinal cord injury, patients have shown a passive attitude towards participating in leisure sports or exercise programs, and there is a lack of suitable guidelines or experience in the local community for coaching…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Rehabilitation, Exercise Program
- Trial name
- NCT05878145
- Testing
- Structured rehabilitation exercise program
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Poliomyelitis
Study of Co-administered (Types 1 & 2) Novel Oral Poliomyelitis Vaccines Evaluation
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of co-administration of nOPV1 + nOPV2 in infants, relative to those receiving monovalent nOPV vaccines alone and whether two and/or three doses of…
- Trial name
- SCOPE (NCT06895486)
- Testing
- Novel Oral Polio Vaccine Type 1 (nOPV1), Novel Oral Polio Vaccine Type 2 (nOPV2)
- Where
- 3 sites in Panama
- Volunteers
- 675 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PATH
Spinal Cord Injury
A Phase I Safety Study of NVG-291 in Healthy Adults
This is a randomized, triple-blind (subjects, Investigators, and Sponsor blinded), placebo-controlled Single Ascending Dose (SAD) and Multiple Ascending Dose (MAD) study to evaluate the safety and tolerability of NVG-291…
- Trial name
- NCT05308953
- Testing
- NVG-291
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NervGen Pharma
Acute Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injuries
Spasticity and Functional Recovery After SCI
Spasticity is one of the most common symptoms manifested in humans with spinal cord injury (SCI). However, the neural mechanisms underlying the development of spasticity over time after an acute SCI are not yet understood.
- Trial name
- NCT06030531
- Testing
- Measures of spasticity, connectivity and analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms and biomarkers of inflammation, Analysis of biomarkers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Spinal Cord Injury
Clinical Study Evaluating Safety of a New Catheter for Urinary Intermittent Catheter in Healthy Volunteers
To evaluate discomfort of a new coating and catheter material compared to SpeediCath (SC)
- Trial name
- NCT01292941
- Testing
- Intermittent catheterisation, NonCE marked intermittent catheter/red, NonCE marked intermittent catheter/green
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Coloplast A/S
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Neurodegenerative Disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Tissue Donation Program
Despite significant progress in the identification of mechanisms involved in motor neuron degeneration in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and other motor system diseases, the actual pathogenesis and cause of these diseases…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Neurodegenerative Disease, Motor Neuron Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00716131
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 205 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Drexel University College of Medicine
Pulp Inflammation
Analysis of the Influence of Desensitizing Treatments on the Pulp Inflammatory Response in Bleached Teeth
This randomized, controlled, blinded clinical trial evaluated the effectiveness of different desensitizing protocols in preventing pulp inflammation after bleaching treatment with 35% hydrogen peroxide (PH) (Whiteness PH 35%).
- Trial name
- NCT04548674
- Testing
- Whiteness HP 35%, Whiteness HP 35% + LASER, Whiteness HP 35% + CPP
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Para
Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Functional Recovery in Humans With Tetraplegia
In support of the long-term goal of developing new strategies to increase limb function after SCI, the objectives of this proposal are to: 1) Examine the behavioral and physiological effects of TESS on upper-limb muscles after…
- Trial name
- NCT05157282
- Testing
- TESS, Training, Motor Task
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Spinal Cord Injuries
Exoskeleton-Assisted Walking ExoAtlet II
Based on prior exoskeleton research, it was determined that 40 participants of variable height, weight and injury level would provide a significant measure of the safety and feasibility of using the ExoAtlet II in individuals…
- Trial name
- NCT04532723
- Testing
- ExoAtlet II
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Craig Hospital
Post-polio Syndrome
Spinal Cord Gray Matter Imaging in Post Polio Syndrome
This is a longitudinal, observational study with the aims of comparing spinal cord gray matter areas in patients with Post-Polio Syndrome to age and sex matched healthy control subjects and to correlate atrophy with metrics of…
- Trial name
- NCT03561623
- Testing
- magnetic resonance (MR) Imaging, quantitative muscle force assessment
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
Impact of Persistent Conductances on Motor Unit Firing in SCI
This study is being done to measure the differences between the electrical activity of muscles and /single muscle fibers in individuals with long-term spinal cord injury and neurologically intact individuals without spinal cord…
- Trial name
- NCT02136823
- Testing
- sugar pill, Riluzole, Isradipine
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Poliomyelitis
Trail To Evaluate the Immune Effects of Primary and Booster Immunizations With Poliovirus Vaccine
Trail To Evaluate the Immunity Duration of healthy children who already took part in " The safety and immunogenicity by different sequential schedules of bOPV and bOPV in dragee candy with sIPV, a randomized, double blind, single…
- Trial name
- NCT03821441
- Testing
- bOPV(Candy), bOPV(Liquid)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences