Clinical trials: Spinal Injuries
Dysphagia
To Assess the Safety and Efficacy of the 4 Channel NMES Compensatory Medical Device in Swallowing, Multicenter Study
This study is a confirmation study to prepare clinical trials to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of 4-channel electric stimulation therapy devices as a newly developed function for the treatment of dysphagia disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT03670485
- Testing
- 4 channel Electrical Stimulation Device
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Spinal Cord Injuries, Myofascial Pain Syndrome
Effectiveness of Dry Needling as a Treatment of Shoulder Myofascial Pain Syndrome in Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Shoulder pain in people with spinal cord injury is one of the most prevalent in acute and chronic patients because of weakness in shoulder periarticular muscles, and also because of overuse of these part of the body in assistive…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Myofascial Pain Syndrome, Shoulder Pain, Puncture
- Trial name
- NCT03709797
- Testing
- Dry needling in infraspinatus muscle
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de León
Spinal Cord Injuries, Obesity
Effects of Intermittent Hypoxia (IH) on Metabolism and Dysglycemia, in Overweight/Obese Persons SCI
The purpose of this research is to examine changes in blood glucose control and metabolism in individuals with SCI and non injured controls at rest and during exercise after five days of exposure to IH.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Obesity, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT02973438
- Testing
- Intermittent Hypoxia (IH)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Caffeine, Spinal Cord Injury
Influence of Caffeine on HRV and Exercise Performance in Spinal Cord Injury
The aim is to investigate the influence of caffeine on heart rate variability and on performance in a 3 min exercise test in different population groups (able-bodied, paraplegic and tetraplegic subjects).
- Trial name
- NCT02083328
- Testing
- Caffeine
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil
Spinal Cord Injuries, Multiple Sclerosis
AIM's Writing for Healing: A Workshop for Individuals Living With Paralysis
The UAB Institute for Arts In Medicine (AIM) is currently implementing an expressive emotional writing pilot project for adults with paralysis caused by neurological conditions such as traumatic head or spinal cord injury.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Multiple Sclerosis, Transverse Myelitis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT04721717
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Neuropathic Pain, Depression
The Effect of Diet on Chronic Inflammation and Related Disorders Following Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord Injury (SCI) is a condition commonly associated with a state of chronic low-grade inflammation due to a variety of factors such heightened risk for infection and development of metabolic disorders.
- Conditions
- Neuropathic Pain, Depression, Cognitive Impairment, Somatic Neuropathy
- Trial name
- NCT02099890
- Testing
- Omega-3, Vegetation Protein Powder, InflanNox
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brock University
Spinal Cord Injury, Sleep Disordered Breathing
Role of Enhancing Serotonin Receptors Activity for Sleep Apnea Treatment in Patients With SCI
The purpose of this study is to look at the effect of exciting using drugs to target a specific pathway in the body, that relies on a natural chemical the body produces called 'serotonin', in patients with spinal cord injury…
- Trial name
- REST-SCI (NCT02458469)
- Testing
- Buspirone, Trazodone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Vertebral Fracture, Cement Augmentation
Assessing Cement-bone Incorporation and Adjacent Segment Degeneration Following Cement Augmentation; an MRI-PET Follow-up
3-year PET-MRI follow-up after vertebral balloon kyphoplasty aiming to investigate cement incorporation.
- Trial name
- NCT03369288
- Testing
- PET MRI
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Acute Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injuries
Spasticity and Functional Recovery After SCI
Spasticity is one of the most common symptoms manifested in humans with spinal cord injury (SCI). However, the neural mechanisms underlying the development of spasticity over time after an acute SCI are not yet understood.
- Trial name
- NCT06030531
- Testing
- Measures of spasticity, connectivity and analysis of single nucleotide polymorphisms and biomarkers of inflammation, Analysis of biomarkers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Demyelinating Disorders, MCI
Exploring the Utility of [18F]3F4AP for Demyelination Imaging
The overall objective is to obtain an assessment of the pharmacokinetics of [18F]3F4AP in healthy volunteers and subjects with demyelinating diseases such as mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Multiple…
- Conditions
- Demyelinating Disorders, MCI, Alzheimer's Disease (AD), MS (Multiple Sclerosis)
- Trial name
- NCT06999434
- Testing
- [ 18F]3F4AP, [18F]MK6240, [11C]PIB
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Spinal Cord Injury, Neurogenic Bowel Dysfunction
Artificial Int: Neurogenic Bowel Education in Spinal Cord Injury Patients
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of patient education delivered through an artificial intelligence (AI)-based mobile application in the management of neurogenic bowel dysfunction in individuals with spinal…
- Trial name
- ArtInt (NCT07369349)
- Testing
- Mobil Application
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Senem Duman
Spinal Cord Injuries
CNS Changes Following SCI
The objective of this study is to better understand the structural and functional changes that the central nervous system (CNS) undergoes following spinal cord injury and how these changes relate to clinical measures.
- Trial name
- NCT03772548
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
SCI - Spinal Cord Injury
Gut-Brain Neural Coupling in Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this research is to determine the effects of food on brain and stomach activity in persons with and without spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT07052344
- Testing
- Preload condition, Ad-libitum control condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Bone Loss, Spinal Cord Injuries
Intervention on Bone Health in Wheelchair Users
The low mechanical loading of bones among wheelchair users leads to an increased risk of bone fractures and associated complications due to low bone mineral density (BMD).
- Conditions
- Bone Loss, Spinal Cord Injuries, Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida
- Trial name
- BoneWheel (NCT05615402)
- Testing
- Bone-specific strength training, Nutrition optimalisation
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences
Spinal Cord Injuries
NeuroSuitUp: Neurorehabilitation Through Synergistic Man-machine Interfaces
NeuroSuitUp is a multidisciplinary neurophysiological \& neural rehabilitation engineering project, developed by the Lab of Medical Physics \& Digital Innovation, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Science Aristotle University…
- Trial name
- NeuroSuitUp (NCT05465486)
- Testing
- Brain-Computer Interface control of robotic arms with augmented reality, Serious game with augmented reality
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
SCI
AIH for Spinal Cord Repair
Contusive cervical spinal cord injury (cSCI) impairs upper limb function (reach-and-grasp) which limits daily-life activities and thus decreases the quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT03780829
- Testing
- hypoxia, D-cycloserine, exercise training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Spinal Cord Injuries
Health in Individuals With a Spinal Cord Injury: a Prospective Study
Individuals with a spinal cord injury need to exercise regularly to prevent the decline of health that results from a sedentary lifestyle.
- Trial name
- NCT03743077
- Testing
- Exercise training including inspiratory muscle training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Spinal Cord Injury Cervical, Stroke
BoMI for Muscle Control
People with spinal cord injury (SCI), stroke and other neurodegenerative disorders can follow two pathways for regaining independence and quality of life. One is through clinical interventions, including therapeutic exercises.
- Trial name
- NCT04641793
- Testing
- Motion and Emg Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Healthy Volunteers, Spinal Cord Injury Cervical
Evaluating Neuromuscular Stimulation for Restoring Hand Movements
The specific aim of this study is to evoke functional movement in the hand of both healthy individuals and individuals diagnosed with a stable cervical spinal cord injury with non-functional movement of the fingers.
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Spinal Cord Injury Cervical, Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
- Trial name
- NCT03385005
- Testing
- Participants will receive neuromuscular electrical stimulation via an investigational (not FDA approved) neuromuscular stimulator.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Spinal Cord Injuries, Cardiovascular Diseases
The Swedish Spinal Cord Injury Study on Cardiopulmonary and Autonomic Impairment
The main aim of this study is to gain an in-depth knowledge of cardiopulmonary and autonomic health consequences, and related risk factors among people with long-term high-level spinal cord injury.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Cardiovascular Diseases, Pulmonary Disease, Autonomic Dysfunction
- Trial name
- SPICA (NCT03515122)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lund University