Clinical trials: Spinal Injuries
Spinal Cord Injuries, Dietary Habits
Assessing Dietary Requirements in Relation to Resting Metabolic Rate in Spinal Cord Injury
Assess the relationship between body composition, metabolism, and dietary needs in people with spinal cord injury compared to their healthy controls that are age and sex matched.
- Trial name
- NCT03518892
- Testing
- Resting Metabolic Rate, Body Composition, Dietary Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Spinal Cord Injuries
Spinal Cord Stimulation and Training
This study will help the investigators better understand the changes in short-term excitability and long-term plasticity of corticospinal, reticulospinal and spinal neural circuits and how the changes impact the improvements of…
- Trial name
- NCT05472584
- Testing
- Electrophysiology assessment - corticospinal tract, Electrophysiology assessment - reticulospinal tract, Electrophysiology assessment - spinal motoneuron
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Spinal Cord Injuries, Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
SCIVAX: Biomarkers of Immune Dysfunction and Vaccine Responsiveness in Chronic SCI
The purpose of this observational research study is to better understand immune responses to vaccines against viruses (influenza or SARS-CoV2).
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury, Healthy Controls, Flu Vaccine
- Trial name
- SCIVAX (NCT05869968)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Spinal Cord Injuries, Caregiver Burden
Co-developing a Novel Intervention to Promote Wellbeing of Family Caregivers of Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury
Family caregivers of individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) provide the majority of care and are at high risk of experiencing caregiver burden, which not only impacts caregivers' own wellbeing, but also their ability to…
- Trial name
- NCT06364813
- Testing
- COMPANION eHealth Program
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
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
Healthy Volunteers, Spinal Cord Injury
Chronic Transcutaneous Stimulation to Promote Motor Function and Recovery in Individuals With Paralysis or Paresis
This is an early feasibility trial to determine whether transcutaneous neuromuscular electrical stimulation, with or without transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation, using an investigational neurostimulation device improves…
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Paralysis
- Trial name
- NCT04755699
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Spinal Cord Injuries, Neurogenic Bladder
Pediatric Locomotor Training Bladder Study
Bladder dysfunction is one of the most important factors influencing duration and quality of life in children with spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT03559036
- Testing
- Locomotor Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke
Investigating Techniques to Enhance the Sense of Embodiment in Immersive Virtual Reality
Embodiment is an important aspect of virtual reality because it affects how natural and engaging the experience feels and can influence performance and learning in VR-based applications, including rehabilitation [McAnally \&…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Stroke, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT07870044
- Testing
- Immersive Virtual Reality Embodiment Manipulations
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Communication Disorders
Adaptive and Individualized AAC
This project will test the feasibility of developing a smart augmentative or alternative communication (AAC) system that is effective in delivering communication capabilities that automatically adapt to the users' physical…
- Trial name
- NCT04247828
- Testing
- Experimental AAC, Generic AAC
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Altec Inc.
Spinal Cord Injury, Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction
Representation of the Bladder Innervation Using Diffusion Tensor Imaging Fiber Tracking With MRI - a Pilot Study
The exact innervation of the bladder and the changes after a spinal cord injury have been not yet been illustrated. Diffusion tensor imaging with magnetic resonance imaging is a new technique which can be used to visualize single…
- Trial name
- NCT02138201
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil
Spinal Cord Injuries, Tetraplegia
Human Factors Validation Testing of the Wandercraft Personal Exoskeleton
The goal of this interventional, national, prospective, open and monocentric study is to demonstrate that a personal exoskeleton can be used by the intended users without serious use errors or problems, for the intended uses and…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Tetraplegia, Paraplegia
- Trial name
- ExoUser (NCT06715631)
- Testing
- Hands-free exoskeleton
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wandercraft
Spinal Cord Injury, Cervical Spondylosis With Myelopathy
High-Resolution Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) of the Cervical Spinal Cord in the Setting of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
The investigators propose a prospective study, designed to analyze the efficacy of High-Resolution Diffusion Tensor Imaging for accurately sensing white matter tracts in subjects with spinal cord injury.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Cervical Spondylosis With Myelopathy, Degenerative Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT01407705
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Spine Injury, Cord Injury, Spinal
The Outcome of Injured Cervical Spinal Cord With Uncontrolled Swelling Under Duraplasty
Overall Objective: To assess whether incorporating duraplasty alongside bony decompression enhances motor function outcomes in individuals following Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury (TSCI).
- Conditions
- Spine Injury, Cord Injury, Spinal, Cord Infarction Spinal, Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT06552507
- Testing
- Duroplasty
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Spinal Cord Injuries
The Effectiveness of the Wim Hof Method in People with Spinal Cord Injury
People with a spinal cord injury (SCI) often experience secondary medical complications. One of the methods that may help to prevent or deal with secondary complications in people with SCI is the Wim Hof Method (WHM).
- Trial name
- NCT05704322
- Testing
- Wim Hof Methode
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stichting Reade
Spinal Cord Injury
The Relationship Between Irisin and Bone Health in Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury
This study will examine the relationship between circulating irisin and bone health individuals with spinal cord injury. Additionally, this study seeks to examine the influence of muscle fiber type on circulating irisin and…
- Trial name
- IBSCI (NCT05319522)
- Testing
- Acute Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury, Brown Sequard Syndrome
Walking Adaptability Post-Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is: (1) to establish assessment techniques (in our laboratory) to identify the functional integrity of long spinal tracts associated with adaptive walking recovery post-spinal cord injury and (2) to…
- Trial name
- NCT01851629
- Testing
- Locomotor Training, Cross-Sectional Testing (No Intervention)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
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
Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Retinal Imaging in Neurodegenerative Disease
This study aims to develop and evaluate biomarkers using non-invasive optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA) as well as ultra-widefield (UWF) fundus photography to assess the structure and function of the…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT03233646
- Testing
- Retinal and Choroidal Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Tetraplegia, Hypothermia
Effect of Heat Exposure on Cognition in Persons With Tetraplegia
The ability to maintain normal body temperature (Tcore) is impaired in persons with tetraplegia: subnormal Tcore and vulnerability to hypothermia (<95 F) have been documented in this population after exposure to even mild…
- Conditions
- Tetraplegia, Hypothermia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT02488824
- Testing
- Warm Temperature
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Spinal Cord Injury
Transcutaneous Spinal Electrical Stimulation to Improve Exercise Function After Spinal Cord Injury.
Our overall objective is to decrease the prevalence of multiple sedentary-related diseases that are secondary consequences of spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Injury
- Trial name
- NCT07692191
- Testing
- Transcutaneous spinal electrical stimulation (TSES)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba