Clinical trials: Spinal Disease
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Cervical Electrical Stimulation for ALS
Veterans are at higher risk than non-Veterans of falling ill with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). ALS causes degeneration of motor neurons in both the brain and the spinal cord.
- Trial name
- NCT03411863
- Testing
- CES at rest, CES plus active hand or wrist movements
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Opioid Use, Spinal Diseases
Opioid Free vs. Standard Perioperative Pain Regimen for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) Surgery
Patients undergoing 1-3 level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) at the levels between C2 and T1 will be enrolled into this randomized prospective study.
- Conditions
- Opioid Use, Spinal Diseases, Surgery--Complications, Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT04990804
- Testing
- Opioid Analgesic, Opioid-Free Postoperative Pain Regimen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Poliomyelitis
Immunogenicity and Safety of Booster Dose of PoliorixTM Vaccine in Previously Vaccinated Toddlers
This study aims to evaluate the persistence of anti-poliovirus antibodies in toddlers aged 18 months who were primed with oral polio vaccine (OPV) or inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) in the primary study.
- Trial name
- NCT01323647
- Testing
- PoliorixTM, Infanrix+Hib
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 957 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Neurogenic Bladder
Study of Autologous Neo-Bladder Construct in Subjects With Neurogenic Bladder Following Spinal Cord Injury
Subjects with neurogenic bladder secondary to spinal cord injury that is refractory to medical treatment and requires augmentation cystoplasty will be enrolled.
- Trial name
- NCT00512148
- Testing
- Autologous neobladder construct
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Tengion
Analgesia
Rivanna Ultrasound for Neuraxial Block
We hypothesize that the Rivanna Accuro or similar U/S device would reduce time to success of identifying epidural and/or intrathecal spaces as compared to conventional palpation method.
- Trial name
- NCT03214640
- Testing
- Rivanna Accuro US Device, Palpation, Neuraxial Analgesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Psoriasis, Psoriatic Arthritis
Phase 3b Safety and Efficacy Study of Apremilast to Treat Moderate to Severe Plaque-plaque Psoriasis
This study will test the clinical effectiveness and safety of apremilast compared with placebo as well as etanercept compared with placebo in the same group of patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis.
- Trial name
- NCT01690299
- Testing
- Apremilast, Etanercept
- Where
- 82 sites in United States, Australia and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Degenerative Disc Disease, Degenerative Scoliosis
A Comparison of Stryker's Tritanium Posterior Lumbar Cage and PEEK Implant
The purpose of this study is to compare outcomes of patients with degenerative disc disease undergo lumbar spinal fusion with Stryker's Tritanium® Posterior Lumbar Cage or the UniLIF PEEK implant.
- Trial name
- NCT03817606
- Testing
- Tritanium Posterior Lumbar Cage, AVS UniLIF PEEK Posterior Lumbar Cage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Riverside Medical Center
Moderate to Severe Plaque-type Psoriasis
Efficacy and Safety of Subcutaneous Secukinumab for Moderate to Severe Chronic Plaque-type Psoriasis for up to 1 Year
This study will assess the safety and efficacy of secukinumab compared to placebo in patients that have moderate to severe, chronic, plaque-type psoriasis.
- Trial name
- ERASURE (NCT01365455)
- Testing
- secukinumab 150 mg
- Where
- 88 sites in United States, Argentina and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 738 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Spinal Stenosis
Clinical Trial Comparing Decompression With and Without Coflex™ Interlaminar Technology Treating Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
A 2 year comparative evaluation of clinical outcome in the treatment of degenerative spinal stenosis with concomitant low back pain by decompression with and without additional stabilization using the coflex® Interlaminar…
- Trial name
- NCT01316211
- Testing
- Implantation of coflex™ after surgical decompression, Surgical decompression
- Where
- 8 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 246 people
- Sponsor
- Paradigm Spine
Spinal Cord Injury, Spina Bifida
Virtual Reality Based Testing of Power Wheelchair Driving Skills
The purpose of this research study is to examine whether computer based or virtual reality based driving assessments are as useful as real-world power wheelchair driving tests in measuring driving performance and whether they may…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Spina Bifida, Spinal Cord Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00951509
- Testing
- Power Mobility Road Test (PMRT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Inflammatory Myelopathies
CNS Growth Factors Release and Changes in the Inflammatory Environment in Response to Electrical Stimulation in Subjects With Inflammatory Myelopathies
This research is being done to see how different amounts of Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) affect cycling on factors in blood and spinal cord in people with spinal cord inflammation.
- Trial name
- FIRST-STIM (NCT01440452)
- Testing
- FES Cycling, Cycling without FES, Lumbar puncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Arthritis, Psoriatic, Psoriasis
Study Evaluating the Safety and Efficacy of Etanercept in Patients With Psoriatic Arthritis Treated by Dermatologists
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety profile and the effectiveness of etanercept under usual care settings in patients with PsA treated by dermatologists.
- Conditions
- Arthritis, Psoriatic, Psoriasis, Skin Diseases, Papulosquamous
- Trial name
- NCT00293709
- Testing
- etanercept
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Lumbar Herniated Disc
Percutaneous HydroDiscectomy Compared to TESI for Radiculopathy
To compare the outcomes of percutaneous lumbar Hydrodiscectomy (HydroD) with the SpineJet Hydrodiscectomy System to transforaminal epidural steroid injections (TESI) in patients with lumbar radiculopathy due to contained disc…
- Trial name
- NCT02414698
- Testing
- Percutaneous Hydrodiscectomy, TESI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Hydrocephalus
Strata Programmable CSF Shunt Valve Study
The treatment of hydrocephalus is the most time consuming, and arguably the most important role of the pediatric neurosurgical service at most children's' hospitals.
- Trial name
- NCT02737163
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Axial Spondyloarthritis
A Study of Ixekizumab (LY2439821) in Participants With Nonradiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the study drug known as ixekizumab in biologic disease modifying antirheumatic drug (bDMARD) naïve participants with nonradiographic axial spondyloarthritis…
- Trial name
- COAST-X (NCT02757352)
- Testing
- Ixekizumab
- Where
- 109 sites in United States, Argentina and 14 more
- Volunteers
- 303 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
HEALEY ALS Platform Trial - Regimen D Pridopidine
The HEALEY ALS Platform Trial is a perpetual multi-center, multi-regimen clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of investigational products for the treatment of ALS.
- Trial name
- NCT04615923
- Testing
- Pridopidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 163 people
- Sponsor
- Merit E. Cudkowicz, MD
Spinal Cord Injuries
Improving Ventilatory Capacity in Those With Chronic High Level SCI
The purpose of this study is to find out if taking the drug Buspar will increase breathing capacity in individuals with spinal cord injuries.
- Trial name
- NCT05041322
- Testing
- Buspirone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Healthy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
P300 Brain Computer Interface Keyboard to Operate Assistive Technology
The purpose of this research is to develop tools enable people who are paralyzed to operate technology and access computers. These tools are called brain computer interfaces (BCIs).
- Conditions
- Healthy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Neuromuscular Disease, Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT00860951
- Testing
- Brain Computer Interface Keyboard
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Lumbar Spondylosis, Cervical Spondylosis
Cognitive Effects of Inhalational Versus Intravenous General Anesthesia in the Elderly
The purpose of this research is to determine if post-operative cognition will be better if the general anesthesia for surgery is done with an inhaled (gas through a breathing tube) or intravenous (medicine injected in the IV)…
- Conditions
- Lumbar Spondylosis, Cervical Spondylosis, Hip Osteoarthritis, Knee Osteoarthritis
- Trial name
- NCT00788008
- Testing
- inhalation anesthesia with isoflurane vs. TIVA with propofol
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
High Tumor Mutation Burden, High TMB (Tumor Mutation Burden)
Study of MK-3475 (Pembrolizumab) in Patients With Microsatellite Unstable (MSI) Tumors (Cohort D)
This study will be looking at whether MK-3475 (pembrolizumab) is effective (anti-tumor activity) and safe in patients with MSI (Microsatellite Unstable) negative cancer with a mutator phenotype.
- Conditions
- High Tumor Mutation Burden, High TMB (Tumor Mutation Burden), MSS (Microsatellite Stable)
- Trial name
- NCT04098068
- Testing
- MK-3475
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
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