Clinical trials: Spinal Cord Injuries
Spinal Cord Injury
Efficacy and Safety of Standard Oral Colonoscopic Preparations With or Without Neostigmine Compared to Pulse-Irrigation Colonic Lavage
The annual incidence of colorectal cancer in the US during 2005 was approximately 150,000 cases and this neoplasm claimed 56,000 lives (American Cancer Society).
- Trial name
- NCT00745095
- Testing
- Neostigmine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Neuropathic Pain Due to Spinal Cord Injury
A Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy Study of V158866 in Central Neuropathic Pain Following Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether V158866 is safe and effective for the treatment of neuropathic pain due to spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT01748695
- Testing
- V158866
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
Diaphragm Pacing in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injuries
This project will evaluate the effects of intramuscular diaphragm stimulation (pacing) and test the hypothesis that diaphragm pacing enhances neuromuscular diaphragm activation and respiratory function in adults with cervical…
- Trial name
- NCT04179799
- Testing
- Diaphragm Pacing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Wheelchair Users
Impact of Pushrim Activated Power Assist Wheelchairs on Mobility Among People With Tetraplegia
The purpose of this three phase study is to evaluate a Pushrim Activated Power Assist Wheelchair (PAPAW). Phase I will examine whether the steady-state, metabolic energy efficiency for propelling a manual wheelchair with and…
- Trial name
- NCT00281463
- Testing
- Pushrim Activated Power Assist
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System
Traumatic Thoracic Acute Spinal Cord Injury
The INSPIRE Study: Probable Benefit of the Neuro-Spinal Scaffold for Treatment of AIS A Thoracic Acute Spinal Cord Injury
This is an HDE probable benefit, open-label, non- randomized, single-arm, multicenter study to evaluate the safety and probable benefit of the poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)-b-poly(L-lysine) Scaffold ("Scaffold") in subjects with…
- Trial name
- NCT02138110
- Testing
- Neuro-Spinal Scaffold
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- InVivo Therapeutics
Neuropathic Pain, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Effects of Vaporized Marijuana on Neuropathic Pain
This study theorized that a low dose of vaporized cannabis could alleviate nerve injury pain.
- Conditions
- Neuropathic Pain, Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy, Peripheral Neuropathy, Post-herpetic Neuralgia
- Trial name
- NCT01037088
- Testing
- Mild dose cannabis, Low dose cannabis, Cannabis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Spinal Cord Injury, Acute, Neurogenic Bladder
Sacral Nerve Stimulation in Improving Bladder Function After Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is to see what effects sacral neuromodulation has on bladder function and quality of life in patients with acute spinal cord injury.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Acute, Neurogenic Bladder, Incontinence, Urinary Tract Infections
- Trial name
- NCT03083366
- Testing
- PrimeAdvanced Surescan 97702 Neurostimulator - Medtronic (Minneapolis, MN)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Spinal Cord Injuries
Non-invasive Cervical Electrical Stimulation for SCI
Most spinal cord injuries (SCI) are anatomically incomplete - some nerve circuits remain intact, even if the individual cannot feel or control them. Activating spared nerve circuits may improve functional recovery.
- Trial name
- NCT03414424
- Testing
- CES at rest, CES plus active hand or wrist movements
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bronx VA Medical Center
Spinal Cord Injury, Constipation
Utility of an Animated Bowel Biofeedback Training Routine to Improve Bowel Function in Individuals With SCI
An injury to the spinal cord results in a number of secondary medical problems, including the inability to voluntarily control the bowels.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Constipation, Fecal Incontinence, Neurogenic Bowel
- Trial name
- NCT02406859
- Testing
- Bowel Biofeedback, Anorectal Manometry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Spinal Cord Injuries
Recovery of Bladder and Sexual Function After Spinal Cord Injury
Bladder and sexual dysfunction consistently ranks as one of the top disorders affecting quality of life after spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT03036527
- Testing
- Activity-based locomotor training, Activity-based stand training, Activity-based upper arm ergometry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Spinal Cord Injuries
Spinal Cord Injury Program in Exercise
The purpose of this study is to examine two 8-week, remotely delivered exercise interventions: Movement-to-Music (M2M) and Standard Exercise Training (SET), with 327 adults with spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- SCIPE (NCT03925077)
- Testing
- Movement-to-Music, Standard Exercise Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Spinal Cord Injuries
Effect of Vibration Therapy on Bone in Persons With Sub-acute Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this research study is to determine the effect of mechanical vibrations on bones of persons with spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT00886145
- Testing
- Vibration: Right Leg and No Vibration: Left Leg.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- William A. Bauman, M.D.
Spinal Cord Injury
Performance Attributes and User Progression While Using Ekso
This study is to evaluate the performance attributes and user progression of participants with motor complete and incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) while utilizing the Ekso robotic exoskeleton in an eight week over ground…
- Trial name
- NCT02132702
- Testing
- Ekso
- Where
- 9 sites in Denmark, Germany and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Ekso Bionics
Spinal Cord Injury
Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) Driven Stepping in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury
The research is being done to find out if Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) stepping can improve the function of people with spinal cord injury that paralyzes.
- Trial name
- NCT01479777
- Testing
- FES Stepping (RT600 from Restorative Therapies, INC.)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Spinal Cord Injuries
Effect of Vibration Exercise on Upper Limb Strength, Function, and Pain
The primary purpose of this study is to explore the benefits of vibration dumbbell resistance training over standard dumbbell resistance training for improving upper limb strength, function and pain among manual wheelchair users…
- Trial name
- NCT02998021
- Testing
- Vibrating Dumbbell, Standard Dumbbell
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Alicia Koontz
Spinal Cord Injuries
Coaching for Caregivers of Children With Spinal Cord Injury
This pilot study has two aims. The first aim is to establish the feasibility of coaching for caregivers of youth with spinal cord injury, and the second aim is to establish methodological procedures for a future multi-center…
- Trial name
- NCT03898700
- Testing
- strength based coaching
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Spinal Cord Injury
Study of an Implantable Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation System for Patients With Spinal Cord Injuries
OBJECTIVES: I. Establish the procedures for implementing and assessing the clinical utility of functional neuromuscular stimulation using an implanted eight-channel standing and transfer system in patients with incomplete…
- Trial name
- NCT00004445
- Testing
- Surgery, IRS-8
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Spinal Cord Injury, Muscle Spasticity
Safety and Efficacy of Oral Fampridine-SR for the Treatment of Spasticity Resulting From Spinal Cord Injury
Normally, nerve fibers carry electrical impulses through the spinal cord, providing communication between the brain and the arms and legs.
- Trial name
- NCT00041717
- Testing
- Fampridine-SR
- Where
- 45 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 213 people
- Sponsor
- Acorda Therapeutics
Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injury Cervical
Neuromodulation After Spinal Cord Injury to Improve Limb Function
The University at Buffalo (UB) Department of Rehabilitation Sciences is looking for adult volunteers with and without spinal cord injuries for a study on hand movement.
- Trial name
- NCT06815601
- Testing
- rTMS, Motor training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Acute Spinal Cord Injury
AC105 in Patients With Acute Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
The principal aim of this study was to establish the feasibility of rapid administration, safety, and tolerability of AC105 in patients with acute spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- AC105 (NCT01750684)
- Testing
- AC105
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Acorda Therapeutics