Clinical trials: Spinal Cord Injury(SCI)
Spinal Cord Injury, Acquired Brain Injury
Safety and Usability of the STELO Exoskeleton in People With Acquired Brain Injury and Spinal Cord Injury
Gait impairment in people with acquired brain injury (ABI) and spinal cord injury (SCI) can be very heterogeneous. For this reason, STELO has been developed: a new concept of exoskeleton based on modular technology for gait…
- Trial name
- NCT05265377
- Testing
- Stelo
- Where
- 3 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MarsiBionics
Spinal Cord Injury, Insulin Resistance
IR and Microvascular Blood Flow in SCI
Persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) are at an increased risk for metabolic disorders, including that of insulin resistance. As a result of neurological injury, they often have impaired mechanisms that regulate blood vessel…
- Trial name
- NCT02034331
- Testing
- Insulin iontophoresis, Acetylcholine Iontophoresis, Heat application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
SCI - Spinal Cord Injury
TPAD for Recovery of Standing After Severe SCI
The purpose of this study is to investigate how standing and sitting balance control is altered after spinal cord injury (SCI) and how a new type of robotic assistive device may be used to improve muscle function.
- Trial name
- NCT06643312
- Testing
- The Tethered Pelvic Assist Device (TPAD)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
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
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
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
Cervical Spinal Cord Injruy
Improving SCI Rehabilitation Interventions by Retraining the Brain
The Long-term goal of this project is to develop upper limb rehabilitation interventions that can be utilized for cervical Spinal Cord Injury survivors.
- Trial name
- NCT03892746
- Testing
- Active tDCS + task oriented practice
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
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
Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Depression
Optimizing a Wellbeing Program for Care-partners of Those With SCI
Spinal cord injuries (SCI) have a devastating effect not only on individuals incurring the life changing event, but also on those who are involved in their care.
- Conditions
- Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Depression, Anxiety, Spinal Cord Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT06318832
- Testing
- ICBT
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Spinal Cord Injuries, Spine Disease
Temporary Inactivation of Strong Muscle Sensation to Improve Rehabilitation Interventions in SCI
The investigators are conducting a research study to try to improve rehabilitation interventions for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Spine Disease, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT05589402
- Testing
- Lidocaine Cream 5%, Rehabilitation Movement Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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
Spinal Cord Injury
Lower Limb Function After Spinal Cord Injury
This is a randomized, experimental study that examines the physiology of central nervous system pathways contributing to the control of bilateral movements in individuals with spinal cord injuries and promotes the recovery of…
- Trial name
- NCT02635893
- Testing
- D-Cycloserine, Training, Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 257 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Spinal Cord Injury
Dietary Patterns and Cardiovascular (CVD) Risk in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) Factors In Individuals With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
This study will look at dietary patterns in individuals with chronic spinal cord injuries and the relationship between these dietary patterns and cardiovascular disease risk factors.
- Trial name
- SCIDS (NCT01025609)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Spinal Cord Injuries, Cardiovascular Diseases
Role of Endothelial Function in SCI CVD Risk
Individuals with spinal cord injury have heart attacks and strokes more frequently, and much earlier in life. People with spinal cord injuries develop plaque in vessels much faster, and the reasons why are unclear.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Cardiovascular Diseases, Endothelial Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT06443151
- Testing
- Brachial intra-arterial infusion of vasoactive and antioxidant drugs (acetylcholine, nitroprusside, ascorbic acid), venous occlusion plethysmography, Acetylcholine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Craig Hospital
Spinal Cord Injury
Investigating Kinematic and Electromyographic Changes After SCI and Their Relation to Clinical and Functional Outcome
The study aims at discerning specific gait patterns and elucidating locomotor control of spinal cord injured patients in order to find sensitive kinematic and electromyographic outcome measures that are able to reveal information…
- Trial name
- NCT02150629
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 161 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Spinal Cord Injuries
Lower Extremity Outcome Measures in SCI
Lower extremity (LE) function of patients with a spinal cord injury (SCI) will be assessed in an observational project with a cross-sectional and a longitudinal study design.
- Trial name
- NCT04032314
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Spinal Cord Injury
Neuromodulation to Improve Grasping Function After SCI
The goal of this study is to restore the activities of late descending signals with a noninvasive stimulation approach in combination with hand motor training to improve hand function in persons with cervical SCI.
- Trial name
- NCT07433959
- Testing
- iTBS, PCMS, Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
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 Injuries
NeuroSuitUp: Neurorehabilitation Through Synergistic Man-machine Interfaces
NeuroSuitUp is a multidisciplinary neurophysiological \& neural rehabilitation engineering project, developed by the Lab of Medical Physics \& Digital Innovation, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Science Aristotle University…
- Trial name
- NeuroSuitUp (NCT05465486)
- Testing
- Brain-Computer Interface control of robotic arms with augmented reality, Serious game with augmented reality
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Spinal Cord Injuries
Neural Facilitation of Movements in People With SCI
Spinal cord injury leads to long-lasting paralysis and impairment. Re-enabling movement of paralyzed areas is challenging and more information is needed about neurological recovery.
- Trial name
- NCT05354206
- Testing
- Electrophysiology assessment - corticospinal tract, Electrophysiology assessment - reticulospinal tract, Training with some stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine