Clinical trials: Spinal Injury, open to volunteers
Sciatic Leg Pain, Hamstring Muscle Tightness
Acute Effects of Neurodynamics on Strength and Endurance in Athletes
This study explores the acute effects of neurodynamics, an intervention commonly used by physical therapist to improve nerve mobility and decrease pain, on the strength and muscular endurance in the athletic population.
- Conditions
- Sciatic Leg Pain, Hamstring Muscle Tightness, Hamstring Muscle Strain, Hamstring Muscle Strength
- Trial name
- NCT07721220
- Testing
- Sciatic Slider, Sciatic Tensioner, Mechanically loaded neurodynamic sciatic floss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- High Point University
Acute Spinal Cord Injury (SCI), Acute Spinal Cord Injury of Traumatic Origin (tSCI)
Safety of Transcutaneous Electrical Stimulation Potentiating Recovery in Acute Spinal Cord Injury Syndromes
The goal of this study is to test whether electrical stimulation from the skin surface starting 3 days after spinal cord injury (SCI) is safe and may help patients recover their movement.
- Trial name
- STEP-RAISE (NCT07090473)
- Testing
- transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Spinal Cord Injury
Investigation Into Optimal FES Training Characteristics After Spinal Cord Injury
The aim of this study is to investigate two different modalities of functional electrical stimulation (FES) leg exercise in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI). The primary outcomes being compared are 1.
- Trial name
- NCT03621254
- Testing
- [LO-LONG], [HI-SHORT
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil
Spinal Cord Injuries
The Enteric Nervous System in Spinal Cord Injury: Study of the Enteric Nervous System and the Intestinal Epithelial Barrier Via Colonic Biopsies in Spinal Cord Injury Patients
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn more about the enteric nervous system (ENS) and the intestinal epithelial barrier (IEB) in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- TENS-SCI (NCT05954845)
- Testing
- biopsies
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Post-Op Complication, Spine Surgery
Irrisept Solution for Instrumented Spine Surgery
Various spine surgeons perform wound irrigation using saline mixed with vancomycin, relying on mechanical debridement of non-viable tissue, physical disruption of biofilm, and bacteriostatic effect against gram positive flora.
- Conditions
- Post-Op Complication, Spine Surgery, Site Infection, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- NCT06439953
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine gluconate solution, Vancomycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Spinal Cord Injury
Health and Financial Impact on the Use of a Personal Exoskeleton in the Home and Community: a Case Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the long-term use of a personal overground robotic exoskeleton in subjects with spinal cord injury. The main aims of this study include: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT07030322
- Testing
- Overground Robotic Exoskeleton
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Ekso Bionics
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)
Spatiotemporal tSCS in Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury leads to long-lasting impairment, and currently, there is no cure for paralysis. Although transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation has shown promising results in recovering lost movements, its poor selectivity in…
- Trial name
- NCT07397559
- Testing
- No Stimulation, Conventional tSCS, Spatiotemporal tSCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injury No Sensory/Motor in S4-S5
The Aim of This Research is to Better Understand How Complete Spinal Cord Injury May Change Erogenous Zones in Adult Males
A complete spinal cord injury (SCI) in men is characterized by the total loss of motor skills and sensations below the injury. The loss of penile sensation, the erogenous zone primarily involved in sexual response, is involved in…
- Trial name
- QualiEroSCI (NCT06908850)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Fondation Garches
Spine Infection
Effectiveness of Povidone-Iodine Versus Chlorhexidine Gluconate Solutions in Reducing Microbial Contamination in Spinal Surgery Wounds During Intraoperative Soaking.
This study aims to assess the efficacy of intraoperative wound irrigation with iodine-containing and chlorhexidine-containing solutions in reducing bacterial colonization during spine surgery, and to determine which solution is…
- Trial name
- NCT06284174
- Testing
- Povidone-iodine solution; chlorhexidine gluconate
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury
The NRC Dataset. Developing a Minimum Dataset for Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation: a Modified E-Delphi Study
Several rehabilitation datasets are presently in use for specific patient groups in England. The 'National Clinical Audit of Specialist Rehabilitation for patients with complex needs following major injury' (NCASRI) evaluated…
- Conditions
- Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury, Major Trauma, Multiple Sclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT06726135
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ThomasCorbett
Spinal Cord Injury Cervical, Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis
Implantable Wireless Brain-Computer Interface Systems in Patients With Tetraplegia
Objectives of Study: This trial aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of an implantable wireless brain-computer interface system in patients with tetraplegia resulting from spinal cord injury.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury Cervical, Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis, Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)
- Trial name
- LEAP (NCT07784088)
- Testing
- IWBCIS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- BCIFlex Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
Spinal Cord Injury
TsDCS and Physical Therapy After Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of tsDCS combined with physical therapy on the recovery of motor function in adult patients with chronic incomplete spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT06886386
- Testing
- Trans-spinal direct current stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Spinal Cord Injury
Improving 24-hour Blood Pressure Stability in Spinal Cord Injury With Low Oxygen Therapy
This study examines the effects of low oxygen therapy (LOT) on the stability of 24-hour blood pressure in persons with chronic cervical spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT06691165
- Testing
- Low oxygen therapy (LOT)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Glen Foster
Spinal Cord Injury Cervical, Respiratory Failure
Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation for Respiratory Recovery in Cervical SCI
This multicenter, single-arm exploratory IIT evaluates epidural spinal cord electrical stimulation (ESCES) in 20 adults with C1-C5 SCI and respiratory failure.
- Trial name
- NCT07722130
- Testing
- Epidural spinal cord stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Zhongda Hospital
Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries
Treating Spinal Cord Injury With Early Normobaric Hyperoxia
SpiCoH is a phase IIa, single center, open-label, clinical trial of intermittent normobaric hyperoxia in mechanically ventilated patients with traumatic cervical and/or thoracic spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- SpiCoH (NCT07465302)
- Testing
- Normobaric Hyperoxia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Paraplegia, Spinal Cord Injury
Personal Exoskeleton or Manual Wheelchair: a Comparison of Performance and Satisfaction in Activities of Daily Living Among People With Spinal Cord Injuries, Using the SCED Methodology.
Spinal cord injuries resulting in paraplegia affect patients' mobility and, consequently, their ability to participate in activities of daily living.
- Trial name
- KER-EXHOME (NCT07828912)
- Testing
- Carrying out tasks using the EVE exoskeleton and a manual wheelchair.
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Mutualiste de Rééducation et de Réadaptation Fonctionnelles de Kerpape
Neurogenic Bowel, Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)
Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation for Bowel Management in Individuals with Motor Complete Spinal Cord Injury
The primary goals of this pilot trial are to understand the feasibility and safety of thoracolumbar transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation for neurogenic bowel management in individuals with new onset, traumatic, cervicothoracic…
- Trial name
- NCT06801431
- Testing
- Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
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
Effect of Threshold Pressure-Loaded RMT + tTBS on Respiratory Function in SCI Patients
The purpose of this clinical trial is to understand whether threshold pressure load respiratory muscle training combined with iTBS can effectively improve the respiratory function of SCI patients.
- Trial name
- NCT07050069
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Device / Respiratory Training Device
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Shengjing Hospital
Stroke, Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI)
Long-Term Clinical, Health Economic, and Process Evaluation of Intensive Technology-Integrated Motor Rehabilitation in Chronic Neurological Conditions (INTeRAcT-bis)
Rehabilitation remains important in the chronic phase after stroke or spinal cord injury, as meaningful improvements may still be achieved through intensive, goal-directed, and personalized training.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Chronic Disease
- Trial name
- INTeRAcT-bis (NCT07912320)
- Testing
- Intensive rehabilitation programme
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven