Clinical trials: Spinal Paralysis
Spinal Cord Injuries
Melatonin Secretion and Sleep Quality in Spinal Cord Injury Patients
To evaluate the relationship between secretion of melatonin and sleep quality in spinal cord injury patients versus a database of healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- MELATETRA (NCT03167801)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Centre d'Investigation Clinique et Technologique 805
Tetraplegia
Providing Brain Control of Extracorporeal Devices to Patients With Quadriplegia
This research study is being done to develop a brain controlled medical device, called a brain-machine interface or BMI, that will provide people with a spinal cord injury some ability to control an external device such as a…
- Trial name
- NCT01849822
- Testing
- Neural Prosthetic System
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Richard A. Andersen, PhD
Neurologic Disorder, Stroke
Home Based Tele-exercise for People With Chronic Neurological Impairments
To assess the impact of a 12-week virtual seated physical intervention on cardiovascular health and wellness in people with chronic neurological impairments (CNI).
- Conditions
- Neurologic Disorder, Stroke, Spinal Cord Injuries, Cerebral Palsy
- Trial name
- Telex (NCT04564495)
- Testing
- Seated exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Burke Medical Research Institute
Spinal Cord Injuries, Paraplegia, Spinal
Transspinal-Transcortical Paired Stimulation for Neuroplasticity and Recovery After SCI
People with spinal cord injury (SCI) have motor dysfunction that results in substantial social, personal, and economic costs. Uncontrolled muscle spasticity and motor dysfunction result in disabilities that significantly reduce…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Paraplegia, Spinal, Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis
- Trial name
- NCT04624607
- Testing
- Transspinal-transcortical paired-associative stimiulation combined with robotic gait training, Transcortical-transspinal paired-associative stimiulation combined with robotic gait training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- College of Staten Island, the City University of New York
Osteoporosis, Bone Loss
Romosozumab in Women With Chronic SCI
This two-year open-label pilot clinical trial will evaluate the efficacy and safety of romosozumab to treat bone loss in females with chronic spinal cord injury (SCI) and osteoporosis (OP).
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis, Bone Loss, Osteopenia, Osteoporosis, Spinal Cord Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT04708886
- Testing
- Romosozumab, Alendronate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Tetraplegia
Elbow Extension Restoration Surgery in People With Tetraplegia: Evolution of the Muscular Co-activations of the Upper Limb During the Post-operative Rehabilitation
Patients with C5 or C6 tetraplegia have paralysis of the triceps brachii. Elbow extension can be surgically restored by transferring the tendon from a preserved muscle onto the tendon of the paralyzed triceps brachii.
- Trial name
- MouvSupReaTetr (NCT03513783)
- Testing
- measurement of human movement
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Paralysis, Lower Limbs
Epidural Electrical Stimulation to Restore Standing and Walking in Patients With Chronic Paralysis Due to Spinal Cord Injury: A Study on Motor Recovery, Spasticity Reduction, and Quality of Life Improvement Through Neuromodulation and Intensive Rehabilitation
Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a major cause of morbidity and disability worldwide, significantly impacting patients' quality of life and functional independence.
- Trial name
- EPISTIM-SCI (NCT06847295)
- Testing
- Epidural Electrical Stimulation (EES) using an implanted paddle lead and pulse generator combined with a 12-month intensive rehabilitation program.
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Spinal Cord Injured, Tetraplegia
The Role of Melatonin in the Regulation of Blood Coagulation
The main aim is to examine the influence of daylight and melatonin on the temporal variations of hemostatic factors with key roles in the hemostatic process and its regulation.
- Trial name
- COME (NCT01741389)
- Testing
- Melatonin ("Circadin")
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
Neuromuscular Diseases, Obesity (Disorder)
Gait Analysis Parameter and Upper Limb Evaluation in Adult Patients With Neurological or Metabolic Pathology
The ActiLiège-Adult study is a prospective, longitudinal, observational study designed to collect natural history data on adult patients with neurological or metabolic diseases affecting movement.
- Conditions
- Neuromuscular Diseases, Obesity (Disorder), Myotonic Dystrophy 1, Myasthenic Syndrome
- Trial name
- Acti-Adult (NCT07136844)
- Testing
- Syde, Dynamometric measurements of muscle strength, The 6-minute walk test (6MWT)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
ARTFL LEFFTDS Longitudinal Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (ALLFTD)
ARTFL LEFFTDS Longitudinal Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (ALLFTD) represents the formalized integration of ARTFL (U54 NS092089; funded through 2019) and LEFFTDS (U01 AG045390; funded through 2019) as a single North American…
- Conditions
- Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration (FTLD), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD), Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD)
- Trial name
- NCT04363684
- Where
- 26 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Compression
Stem Cell Spinal Cord Injury Exoskeleton and Virtual Reality Treatment Study
The SciExVR study will evaluate the potential benefit of autologous bone marrow derived stem cells (BMSC) in the treatment of spinal cord injury with evidence of impaired motor or sensory function.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Compression, Spinal Cord Ischemia, Spinal Cord Diseases
- Trial name
- SciExVR (NCT03225625)
- Testing
- Paraspinal, Paraspinal EX, Paraspinal VR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- MD Stem Cells
Cerebral Palsy, Neuromuscular Scoliosis
Seating System for Scoliosis in Non-ambulatory Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
The effect of a modular seating system on coronal and sagittal balance of the spine and pelvic obliquity in children with non-ambulatory (Gross Motor Function Classification System Level IV-V) and scoliosis The hypothesis in our…
- Trial name
- NCT03862625
- Testing
- a modular adaptive seating system, home exercise program for scoliosis
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Merve Damla Korkmaz
Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis
Measuring Signatures in the Fluid Surrounding the Spinal Cord in Patients Who Have Problems With Intrathecal Drug Delivery
The purpose of this study is to record signatures from the fluid surrounding the spinal cord from people who have an implanted drug infusion system.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Multiple Sclerosis, Traumatic Brain Injury, Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT01117090
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- MedtronicNeuro
Spinal Cord Injuries, Stroke
Evaluation of an Advanced Lower Extremity Neuroprostheses
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a surgically implanted functional electrical stimulation (FES) system to facilitate exercise, standing, stepping and/or balance in people with various degrees of paralysis.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Stroke, Paralysis, Tetraplegia
- Trial name
- LE-IST (NCT00623389)
- Testing
- IST (Implanted Stimulator-Telemeter)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Cerebral Palsy, Neurologic Disorder
Post-operative Lite Run Study
Lite Run is a new assistive device that may have FDA listing as a Class I device by mid 2017 based on clinical testing of adults, independent agency testing and in-house evaluations.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Neurologic Disorder, Chromosome Abnormality, Spina Bifida
- Trial name
- NCT03135145
- Testing
- Lite Run Gait Trainer, Usual Treatments
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Gillette Children's Specialty Healthcare
Muscle Injury, Nerve Injury
Extramembranous and Interosseous Technique of Tibialis Posterior Tendon Transfer
Foot drop deformity is a life limiting condition characterized by loss of ankle dorsiflexion and eversion. Main condition leading to drop foot condition include irrecoverable muscle and nerve injuries, poliomyelitis, drug…
- Conditions
- Muscle Injury, Nerve Injury, Poliomyelitis, Leprosy
- Trial name
- NCT01751503
- Testing
- Interosseous route of TPTT, Extra membranous route of TPTT
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Iva Hauptmannova
Neurological Disorder, Cerebral Palsy
Transcutaneous Stimulation for Neurological Populations
The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether non-invasive stimulation over the spinal cord at the neck and/or lower back can improve walking function for people with neurologic conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT04467437
- Testing
- Gait Training, Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Spinal Cord Injuries, Tetraplegia
Random Noise Stimulation to Enhance Cortical Drive & Improve Hand Function
Cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) results in hand and arm function impairments and decreased independence in performance of daily activities such as bathing, eating, dressing, writing, or typing.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Tetraplegia, Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04777149
- Testing
- transcranial Random Noise Stimulation (tRNS), transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Shepherd Center, Atlanta GA
Cerebral Palsy, Brain Injuries
The LETS Study: A Longitudinal Evaluation of Transition Services
This project will describe and evaluate the impact of a unique partnership model designed to coordinate transfer of care by formally linking pediatric and adult heath care services.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Brain Injuries, Spinal Dysraphism
- Trial name
- LETS (NCT00975338)
- Testing
- LIFEspan, Non-LIFEspan
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 149 people
- Sponsor
- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Spinal Cord Injury
Deep Brain Stimulation in Patients With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury for Improvement of Gait
Spinal cord injuries are anatomically mostly incomplete, showing tissue bridges of the spinal cord at the injury site. Of the 60% functionally incomplete patients, about half face a life in the wheelchair.
- Trial name
- DBS-SCI (NCT03053791)
- Testing
- Deep brain stimulation in mesencephalic locomotor region, Implantation of a Deep brain stimulation system
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich