Clinical trials: Spinal Cord Injury(SCI)
Spinal Cord Injuries
Energetic Response to Feeding and Exercise in SCI
This study investigates the effect of various forms of upper extremity exercise on postprandial glycemia and lipemia in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- CRIT (NCT03545867)
- Testing
- Seated control (CON), Moderate intensity continuous (MICT), High intensity interval training (HIIT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Paralysis, Lower Limbs
Epidural Electrical Stimulation to Restore Standing and Walking in Patients With Chronic Paralysis Due to Spinal Cord Injury: A Study on Motor Recovery, Spasticity Reduction, and Quality of Life Improvement Through Neuromodulation and Intensive Rehabilitation
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a major cause of morbidity and disability worldwide, significantly impacting patients' quality of life and functional independence.
- Trial name
- EPISTIM-SCI (NCT06847295)
- Testing
- Epidural Electrical Stimulation (EES) using an implanted paddle lead and pulse generator combined with a 12-month intensive rehabilitation program.
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Spinal Cord Injury
Virtual Reality Dual Task Training in SCI: Effects on Cognition and Cortical Activation
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a severe neurological condition characterized by the loss of motor and sensory functions due to damage in the spinal cord or the nerves branching from it.
- Trial name
- NCT07019207
- Testing
- VR-Based Dual-Task Training with Motor Imagery, VR-Based Dual-Task Training without Motor Imagery, Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Istinye University
Spinal Cord Injury
Carbohydrate Study, Chronic SCI
As people with spinal cord injuries (SCI) get older they become more likely to develop health problems, just like everyone else. However, SCI increases the risk of certain problems.
- Trial name
- NCT00786435
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
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
Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Compression
Stem Cell Spinal Cord Injury Exoskeleton and Virtual Reality Treatment Study
The SciExVR study will evaluate the potential benefit of autologous bone marrow derived stem cells (BMSC) in the treatment of spinal cord injury with evidence of impaired motor or sensory function.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Compression, Spinal Cord Ischemia, Spinal Cord Diseases
- Trial name
- SciExVR (NCT03225625)
- Testing
- Paraspinal, Paraspinal EX, Paraspinal VR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- MD Stem Cells
Spinal Cord Injury
SCI-FACT: The Effectiveness of Focused ACT for SCI Patients
Research has found that patients with a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) suffer with longstanding mental health difficulties, likely due to the impact of the lifelong physical and health problems that come with their injury.
- Trial name
- NCT07167290
- Testing
- Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Lincoln
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Spinal Cord Injury
Promoting Neuroplastic Mechanisms With Modeling-based Optimization of a Novel Robot-asisted Walking Rehabilitation Therapy
The goal of this observational study is to assess the course of motor and functional gait recovery induced by Lokomat robot-assisted gait rehabilitation in patients with spinal cord injury.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Spinal Cord Injury, Neurorehabilitation, Robot Assisted Gait Training
- Trial name
- NIMBLE (NCT07440459)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- BioRobotics Group - Spanish National Research Council (CSIC)
Arterial Stiffness, Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System
RAAS and Arterial Stiffness in SCI
The study is examining differences in central arterial stiffness, orthostatic changes in blood pressure, norepinephrine, and plasma renin in individuals with spinal cord injury compared with age-matched uninjured controls.
- Conditions
- Arterial Stiffness, Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System, Orthostatic Hypotension, Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04510974
- Testing
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Spinal Cord Injuries, Exercise Program
Exercise Program for Individuals With SCI in Community
Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) who have reduced mobility have difficulty exercising on their own without proper guidance in the community.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Exercise Program, Rehabilitation
- Trial name
- NCT06524453
- Testing
- Wheelchair accessible exercise program
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Spinal Cord Injuries
Effects of CB1 Antagonist/Reverse Agonist Rimonabant on Walking Abilities in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
This is a placebo controlled study comparing Rimonabant 5 mg per day for 90 days with placebo for the same period. Objective is to improve walking abilities of spinal cord injury individuals (incomplete lesions) and demonstrate…
- Trial name
- RIMOFATSCI-2 (NCT05622994)
- Testing
- Rimonabant
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Nacional de Parapléjicos de Toledo
Spinal Cord Injury, Bladder Dysfunction
Quantitative and Qualitative Changes in Neural Efferent Receptors
OBJECTIVE: 1. To study tissues from spinal cord injured patients with noncompliant bladders as well as neurologically intact patients with normal bladder compliance, analyzing both quantitative and qualitative neural efferent…
- Trial name
- NCT00472784
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Spinal Cord Injury
Cardiovascular Health/Outcomes: Improvements Created by Exercise and Education in SCI (CHOICES)
This study aims to determine whether body weight-supported treadmill training (BWSTT) has beneficial effects, over and above arm-cycle ergometry training (ACET) on indicators of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk in individuals…
- Trial name
- CHOICES (NCT01718977)
- Testing
- Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training, Arm Cycle Ergometry Training
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Spinal Cord Injuries, Insulin Resistance
Once Weekly GLP-1 in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury
Chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) results in adverse soft tissue body composition changes and an extremely sedentary lifestyle. These abrupt changes often lead to a high prevalence of cardiometabolic diseases, such as impaired…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Insulin Resistance, Pre Diabetes, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03292315
- Testing
- Semaglutide 1MG Injection [Ozempic], No Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Depression
ICBT Program for Caregivers of Persons With SCI
Spinal cord injuries have a devastating effect on individuals incurring the life changing event; however, the injury can also affect those who are integrally involved in their care.
- Conditions
- Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Depression, Anxiety, Spinal Cord Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT05346913
- Testing
- Internet-delivered Cognitive Behavioural Therapy(ICBT)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)
A Rehabilitation Data Collection Study in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury
The goal of this observational study is to build a rehabilitation registry for people with spinal cord injury (SCI) in Korea and to create foundational data for predicting patients' long-term function.
- Trial name
- NCT07901985
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Spinal Cord Injury
Walk-Training Program for Individuals With Chronic Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the common leading cause of death among people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and occurs at an early age in people with SCI as compared to able-bodied people.
- Trial name
- NCT03940274
- Testing
- walking training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Spinal Cord Injury
Arm and Leg Cycling for Accelerated SCI Recovery
The purpose of this study is to examine interventions with paradigms involving upper and lower extremity cycling (A\&L cycling) with A\&L cycling with functional electrical stimulation (FES) (A\&L_FES group), A\&L cycling with…
- Trial name
- NCT06873776
- Testing
- A&L cycling, Body weight supported treadmill training (BWSTT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Spinal Cord Injury
Deep Brain Stimulation in Patients With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury for Improvement of Gait
Spinal cord injuries are anatomically mostly incomplete, showing tissue bridges of the spinal cord at the injury site. Of the 60% functionally incomplete patients, about half face a life in the wheelchair.
- Trial name
- DBS-SCI (NCT03053791)
- Testing
- Deep brain stimulation in mesencephalic locomotor region, Implantation of a Deep brain stimulation system
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
SCI - Spinal Cord Injury, PD - Parkinson's Disease
Differential Assessment of Hypertonia
Spasticity and rigidity are common symptoms of central nervous system injuries, such as spinal cord injury and Parkinson's disease, and result in distinct patterns of increased resistance during passive joint movements.
- Trial name
- NCT06596187
- Testing
- Continuous passive motion device (CPM) of ankle - fast, Continuous passive motion device (CPM) of ankle - slow
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung University