Clinical trials: Spinal Cord Injury (Quadraplegia)
Spinal Cord Injury, Paraplegia and Tetraplegia
Self-balancing Personal Exoskeleton for SCI (WINY)
This study aims to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the personal exoskeleton in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT07222033
- Testing
- Hands-free exoskeleton
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wandercraft
Tetraplegia, Asthma
Exhaled Breath Condensate Biomarkers of Inflammation in Individuals With Chronic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is to obtain markers of airway inflammation from the exhaled breath condensate (the moisture in exhaled air) for comparison to blood based markers.
- Trial name
- NCT02235714
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Locked-in Syndrome, Neuromuscular Diseases
Investigation on the Cortical Communication System
The goal of this clinical trial is to demonstrate communication through a brain implant in people in locked-in state, i.e. people with severe paralysis and communication problems.
- Conditions
- Locked-in Syndrome, Neuromuscular Diseases, Brainstem Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- CortiCom (NCT06207591)
- Testing
- ECoG (electrocorticography) sensing
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht
Paralysis, Spinal Cord Injury
Restoring Arm and Hand Function With Non-invasive Spinal Stimulation
This study is to determine if non-invasive electrical stimulation of the spinal cord can help improve hand and arm function in people with paralysis who suffered a cervical spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT01906424
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Electrical Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- NeuroEnabling Technologies, Inc.
Tetraplegia, Plegia
Nerve Transfer Reconstruction in the Tetraplegic Upper Extremity
The cervical spine is most commonly injured, accounting for 53.4% of spinal injuries. More than 40% of all spinal injuries occur at either C4, C5 or C6 levels leading to variable loss of function in the upper extremities.
- Conditions
- Tetraplegia, Plegia, Paresis, Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT01579604
- Testing
- Nerve reconstruction
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Spinal Cord Injury, Quadriplegia
Electrical Activation of The Diaphragm for Ventilatory Assist
OBJECTIVES: The objectives of this study are to test the Diaphragm Pacing Stimulation (DPS) System for treating chronic ventilatory insufficiency in persons with respiratory muscle paralysis.
- Trial name
- NCT00010374
- Testing
- NeuRx DPS
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Synapse Biomedical
Spinal Cord Injury, Paraplegia
Exoskeletal-assisted Walking to Improve Mobility, Bowel Function and Cardio-Metabolic Profiles in Persons With SCI
The primary objective of this study is to achieve successful walking skills using exoskeletal walking devices over the course of 36 sessions in 3 months at specific velocities and distances in people with chronic SCI who are…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Paraplegia, Tetraplegia
- Trial name
- EAWSCI (NCT02314221)
- Testing
- Exoskeletal-assisted walking (ReWalk, Ekso)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Spinal Cord Injury
Improving Spinal Cord Injury Rehabilitation Interventions by Retraining the Brain With Stimulation
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether combining a noninvasive method of brain stimulation, called Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), enhances the effect of training of the affected upper limbs in…
- Trial name
- NCT01539109
- Testing
- Rehabilitation, Noninvasive brain stimulation: tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury, Cervical Spinal Cord Paralysis
Nerve Transfers Plus Electrical Stimulation to Improve Hand Function in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
The goal of this prospective observational study is to determine whether brief intraoperative electrical stimulation and temporary postoperative electrical stimulation improve motor and/or pain outcomes for patients with cervical…
- Conditions
- Cervical Spinal Cord Injury, Cervical Spinal Cord Paralysis, Tetraplegia, Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis
- Trial name
- NCT06541041
- Testing
- Brief intraoperative electrical stimulation, Temporary Postoperative Peripheral Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Injury Cervical
Restoring Motor and Sensory Hand Function in Tetraplegia Using a Neural Bypass System
This is a single-cohort early feasibility trial to determine whether an investigational device called the Bidirectional Neural Bypass System can lead to the restoration of movement and sensation in the hand and wrist of up to…
- Trial name
- NCT03680872
- Testing
- Bidirectional Neural Bypass System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Chad Bouton
Spinal Cord Injuries, Tetraplegia
MyHand-SCI: An Active Hand Orthosis for Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is to develop and test the hardware and software components of the MyHand-SCI device to assist with hand function for individuals with C6-C7 spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT05553457
- Testing
- Testing of MyHand-SCI Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury, Tetraparesis
Spinal Cord Neuromodulation for Spinal Cord Injury
This study is designed to assess the strategy of using spinal cord stimulation to improve the ability to move in spinal cord injured humans.
- Conditions
- Cervical Spinal Cord Injury, Tetraparesis, Tetraplegia
- Trial name
- NCT02313194
- Testing
- Epidural Stimulation, Buspirone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
LIFT Home Study of Non-Invasive ARC Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury
The LIFT Home Study is an observational, single-arm study designed to assess the safety of non-invasive electrical spinal stimulation (ARC Therapy) administered by the LIFT System to treat upper extremity functional deficits in…
- Trial name
- NCT05284201
- Testing
- LIFT System
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- ONWARD Medical, Inc.
Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injury at C5-C7 Level
Nerve Transfer Surgery to Restore Upper-limb Function After Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
The goal of this prospective, open-label cohort study is to assess functional outcomes in individuals with cervical spinal cord injury who have undergone nerve transfer surgery to restore upper limb function.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injury at C5-C7 Level, SCI - Spinal Cord Injury, Upper Extremity Paralysis
- Trial name
- NCT05638191
- Testing
- Nerve transfer surgery
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Individuals With C6-C7 Tetraplegia (AIS A or B)
Grasping Rehabilitation Using Motor Imagery With or With no Neurofeedback After Tetraplegia
Motor imagery has shown promising results to optimize tenodesis grasp in individuals with C6-C7 tetraplegia. However, efficacy of using motor imagery to improve grasping after tetraplegia requires further study with higher level…
- Trial name
- TETRAMINF (NCT03190863)
- Testing
- Motor imagery combined with neurofeedback (MINF), Motor imagery (MI), Control (C)
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Spinal Cord Injuries, Quadriplegia
Retraining Walking After Spinal Cord Injury
Incomplete spinal cord injury often results in difficulty walking. Training on a treadmill with body weight support may improve walking ability after spinal cord injury.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Quadriplegia, Paraplegia, Central Cord Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT00059553
- Testing
- Locomotor treadmill training with body weight support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Hypotension, Spinal Cord Injury
Prevention of Low Blood Pressure in Persons With Tetraplegia
The aim of this investigation is to determine the blood pressure response to NOS inhibition, with L-NAME, in persons with tetraplegia compared to non-SCI control subjects and to establish if blood pressure can be increased while…
- Trial name
- NCT00237770
- Testing
- N-Nitro L-arginine-methylester (L-NAME), Head-up Tilt maneuver
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Quadriplegia
Visuomotor Prosthetic for Paralysis
The investigators objective is to run human clinical trials in which brain activity recorded through a "brain-chip" implanted in the human brain can be used to provide novel communication capabilities to severely paralyzed…
- Trial name
- NCT01958086
- Testing
- Neural Communication System
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Richard A. Andersen, PhD
Spinal Cord Injury Cervical
Combining Spinal Cord Transcutaneous Stimulation and Activity-based Training in Inpatient Rehabilitation to Facilitate Upper Limb Function of Individuals with Acute to Subacute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this clinical trial is to understand the safety and practicality of using spinal cord transcutaneous (through the skin) stimulation in an inpatient setting as well as how the combination of activity-based training…
- Trial name
- NCT06773286
- Testing
- Active Stimulation, Training only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
Spinal Cord Injuries, Tetraplegia
Random Noise Stimulation to Enhance Cortical Drive & Improve Hand Function
Cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) results in hand and arm function impairments and decreased independence in performance of daily activities such as bathing, eating, dressing, writing, or typing.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Tetraplegia, Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04777149
- Testing
- transcranial Random Noise Stimulation (tRNS), transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Shepherd Center, Atlanta GA