Clinical trials: Spinal Disorders/Injuries
Spinal Cord Injuries
Autonomic Modulation in Athletes and Non-Athletes With Spinal Cord Injury During Task in Virtual Reality Environment
The study consisted in the analysis of the autonomic modulation of the heart rate by the Heart Rate Variability of the participants at rest for 5 minutes, and during physical activity of 8 minutes, through a virtual reality game.
- Trial name
- NCT04618003
- Testing
- Adaptation of autonomic nervous system to activity in virtual reality
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Spinal Cord Injury
Aerobic Exercise and Blood Biochemical Factors in Spinal Cord Injury
Background: Patients with spinal cord injury (SCI) have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular diseases compared to the healthy population. Aerobic exercise training is one of the recommended treatments.
- Trial name
- NCT02850133
- Testing
- aerobic exercise training
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Psychological Well-Being, Spinal Cord Injuries
Self-Management Program for AIS D SCI
About 25-51% of adults with acquired spinal cord injury (SCI) have "AIS D" SCI, the lowest severity grade of neurologic injury. Veterans with AIS D SCI generally have better outcomes in mobility, community integration, and…
- Trial name
- SCISM-D (NCT05800717)
- Testing
- SCI Self-Management for AIS D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Communication Barriers
Understanding Communication Barriers in Acute Care: A Mixed-Methods Needs Assessment Among Healthcare Providers Caring for Non-Verbal Patients With Spinal Cord Injury and Tracheostomy in the ICU
Communication impairment is common among critically ill patients who are mechanically ventilated, have tracheostomies, or have neurological injuries such as spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT07796035
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Osteoporosis in Post-menopausal Women, Vertebral Body Fractures
Effect of Muscle Stiffness on Vertebral Fractures in Women Over 60
This study aims to assess the quality of lumbar and abdominal core muscles through elastography and evaluate its impact on vertebral fracture risk.
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis in Post-menopausal Women, Vertebral Body Fractures, Balance, Postural
- Trial name
- NCT06687889
- Testing
- Elastography Measurements, Bone Mineral Density Measurement (DEXA), Berg balance scale
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Complete Spinal Cord Injury, Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
Algorithmic-Based Evaluation and Treatment Approach for Robotic Gait Training
The purpose of this study is to develop an algorithmic-based evaluation and treatment approach for wearable robotic exoskeleton (WRE) gait training for patients with neurological conditions.
- Conditions
- Complete Spinal Cord Injury, Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury, Acquired Brain Injury, Multiple Sclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT03057652
- Testing
- ReWalk, EKSO, REX
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
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
Spinal Cord Injuries, Paraplegia, Spinal
Modeling, Optimization, and Control Methods for a Personalized Hybrid Walking Exoskeleton
The central objective of this study is to validate new algorithms that coordinate between functional electrical stimulation (FES) and the exoskeleton during sitting-to-standing, walking, and standing-to-sitting movements.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Paraplegia, Spinal, Paraplegia, Incomplete
- Trial name
- NCT04453943
- Testing
- Exoskeleton Walking - with or without FES, Exoskeleton Sitting to Standing - with or without FES
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- North Carolina State University
Spinal Cord Injuries, Stroke
Wheelchair Cushion Comparison Study: SAFETY
Purpose: To examine the safety of the use of two wheelchair cushions for healthy individuals with intact sensation and individuals post stroke and spinal cord injury with impaired sensation.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Stroke, Healthy Adults
- Trial name
- NCT03430375
- Testing
- Alternating air wheelchair cushion, Static air cushion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Spinal Cord Injuries
Brainwave Control of a Wearable Robotic Arm for Rehabilitation and Neurophysiological Study in Cervical Spine Injury
CSI:Brainwave is a multidisciplinary neurophysiological project, developed by the Lab of Medical Physics, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki and supported by two Neurosurgical Departments.
- Trial name
- CSI:Brainwave (NCT02443558)
- Testing
- Brain-Computer Interface control of robotic arms., MERCURY v2.0 robotic arms
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
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, Enlarged Prostate With Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Exploratory Study Investigating Urodynamic Parameters During Catheterisation
The objective of the study is to explore and understand how urodynamic parameters are affected when emptying the bladder with an intermittent catheter.
- Trial name
- NCT03337048
- Testing
- SpeediCath
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Coloplast A/S
Spinal Cord Injury
Effect of Low-Dose Baclofen Administration on the GH-IGF1 Axis Study
Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) is used as a measure of the body's ability to produce growth hormone. Growth hormone is important for muscle tissue as well as many other tissues in the body.
- Trial name
- NCT00871455
- Testing
- Baclofen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Urinary Incontinence, Spinal Cord Injury
Lumbar to Sacral Ventral Nerve Re-Routing
To assess the level of improvement in voiding function after lumbar to sacral ventral nerve re-routing procedure in Spinal Cord Injury and spina bifida patients
- Conditions
- Urinary Incontinence, Spinal Cord Injury, Spina Bifida
- Trial name
- NCT00378664
- Testing
- lumbar to sacral ventral nerve re-routing procedure
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kenneth Peters, MD
Spinal Cord Injury
Using Muscle Functional MRI to Study Spatial Muscle Activation Patterns in People With SCI
Several types of treatment and therapy have been shown to promote improvements in movement and other health gains in people with spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT07073313
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
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
Spinal Cord Injury
Molecular Markers of Neuroplasticity During Exercise in People With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is to determine whether exercising (walking) at different intensities increases levels of factors in the blood and saliva that are known to impact neuroplasticity (how the connections in the spinal cord…
- Trial name
- NCT01538693
- Testing
- escitalopram oxalate, Cyproheptadine, sugar pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- T. George Hornby
Spinal Cord Injuries, Pain, Neuropathic
Pain Phenotyping in Patients With Neuropathic Pain After Spinal Cord Injury
The development of neuropathic pain is one of the most debilitating sequels after a spinal cord injury (SCI). The overall aim of this study is to investigate potential underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of neuropathic pain…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Pain, Neuropathic, Nociceptive Pain, Neuropathy
- Trial name
- NCT06443281
- Testing
- Neurophysiology, Cardiovascular test, Experimental pain paradigms
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Spinal Cord Injury
Effects of Lokomat Training on Dynamic Postural Stability in Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
The study aims to evaluate the effects of robotic-assisted gait training (Lokomat) on dynamic postural stability in patients with incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT07621900
- Testing
- Robotic Rehabilitation, Control
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione Santa Lucia
Spinal Cord Injuries
The Effect of FES and Therapeutic Exercise on SCI Patients Skeletal Muscles, Sitting Balance, Posture and Quality of Life
Aim of the current study is to evaluate the effect functional electrical stimulation and therapeutic exercise on traumatic spinal cord injured participants'skeletal muscle characteristics, sitting balance, lung function and…
- Trial name
- NCT03517787
- Testing
- FES+TE, TE, REF-FES+TE
- Where
- Estonia
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tartu University Hospital