Clinical trials: Spine, Open
Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy
Grand Valley State University (GVSU) Skills on Wheels
Manual wheelchairs (MWCs) are widely used by children with physical disabilities, yet many of these children are unable to use their wheelchair independently. Instead, they depend on others to push them.
- Conditions
- Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy, Genetic Disease, Spinal Cord Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT05339932
- Testing
- Manual Wheelchair Skills Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Grand Valley State University
Fetal Congenital Abnormalities, Fetoscopy
Fetoscopic Robotic Open Spina Bifida Treatment
Fetal spina bifida is a common birth defect that results in hydrocephalus, motor-, bowel-, bladder- and sexual dysfunction in the child. The condition is progressive in utero.
- Conditions
- Fetal Congenital Abnormalities, Fetoscopy, Fetal Surgery, Robotic Surgical Procedure
- Trial name
- FROST (NCT06907732)
- Testing
- Fetoscopic robotic open spina bifida closure
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
Spina Bifida
A Collaboration Between the EAU-ESPU Pediatric Urology Guidelines and the IFSBH
Children with spina bifida require care from various medical and paramedical specialists throughout their life. The availability and organization of the care needed differs between the European countries.
- Trial name
- NCT06725745
- Testing
- Survey
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 281 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Spinal Dysraphism
Uronephrological Complications Risk Factors in Spinal Dysraphism
Spinal dysraphism consist of congenital malformations resulting of abnormalities in the formation of neural tube and/or surrounding structures during embryogenesis.
- Trial name
- RUD (NCT05718440)
- Testing
- Individualisation of uronephrological complications risk factors
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Spinal Fracture, Traumatic Fracture
Surgical Treatment of the Thoracolumbar Spine Fractures.
The thoracolumbar segment fractures are the most frequent along the spine, and surgical treatment is indicated in unstable fractures.
- Trial name
- NCT03316703
- Testing
- Conventional open surgery, Minimally invasive percutaneous surgery
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Calculi, Urinary, Neurogenic Bladder Disorder
Urinary Calculi After Bladder Augmentation in Children
The goal of this observational study is to analyse the occurence of urinary calculi after bladder augmentation in children: location of the calculi (kidney or bladder) type of bladder augmentation with higher rate of urinary…
- Conditions
- Calculi, Urinary, Neurogenic Bladder Disorder, Spina Bifida, Child, Only
- Trial name
- LITAPED (NCT06734403)
- Testing
- Bladder Augmentation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Spinal Metastases
Surgical Spinal Decompression of Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression, Minimal Access Versus Open Surgery
The investigators wish to evaluate the effect of minimal access spinal surgery compared to traditional open surgery spinal surgery in patients with metastatic spinal cord compression.
- Trial name
- NCT01865942
- Testing
- open surgery, Minimal access surgery
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Neural Tube Defects - Spina Bifida and Anencephaly
Blood Folate and Homocysteine Levels Following Administration of Folic Acid According to Different Daily Dosing Schedules:a Simulation of Food Fortification
The aim of this study is to examine whether the same total daily dosage of folic acid, when taken as a single daily dose or as multiple divided doses throughout the day, results in different blood folate and homocysteine levels…
- Trial name
- NCT00207558
- Testing
- folic acid
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Spina Bifida or Spinal Dysraphism
Vitamin B9 Supplementation Recommendations in Rennes CHU
The study objective is to assess the knowledge and the follow-up of vitamin B9 supplementation recommendations for women in the periconceptional period to prevent neural tube closure defects.
- Trial name
- QUALI B9 (NCT04195542)
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,284 people
- Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital
Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome
Investigation of Parents' Anxiety Level and Health Related Quality of Life in Different Types of Physical Disabilities
Disability brings many psychosocial problems in society. The effects of the health of a disabled child on the psychological health and quality of life of the family are inevitable.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Spina Bifida, Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT04035967
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanko University
Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida
The Impact of Participation on Body Functions Among Youth With Physical Disabilities
Youth with physical disabilities experience greater limitations to participation in community- based activities than do their average-developing peers, which can result in poor health outcomes.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT04288453
- Testing
- Engagement in a 8-week community-based activity program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Anorectal Malformations
StoMakker Mobile Application
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate if access to the StoMakker application will significantly improve health-related quality of life in children receiving surgery resulting in an ileostomy, colostomy or continent…
- Conditions
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Anorectal Malformations, Spina Bifida, Ostomy
- Trial name
- StoMakker (NCT06065995)
- Testing
- StoMakker
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Myelomeningocele, Spina Bifida
Transcutaneous Spinal Stimulation for Children and Youth With Spina Bifida
A study to use transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation to characterize sensorimotor deficits in a pediatric population of individuals with spina bifida.
- Trial name
- NCT06918119
- Testing
- Transcutaneous stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Meningomyelocele, Spinal Dysraphism
Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS)
Spina bifida (myelomeningocele) is a complex birth defect in which a portion of the spinal cord is not fully developed. The overlying bones and skin are incompletely formed and the underdeveloped area of the spinal cord is…
- Trial name
- MOMS (NCT00060606)
- Testing
- Prenatal Myelomeningocele Repair Surgery, Postnatal Myelomeningocele Repair Surgery
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 183 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The George Washington University Biostatistics Center
Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida
A Peer E-mentoring Intervention to Improve Employment
Despite the strong business case of hiring people with disabilities, a significant proportion of youth with disabilities leave high school and neither work nor continue their education and are unprepared to meet the demands of a…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, Juvenile Arthritis, Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT02522507
- Testing
- Empowering youth towards employment
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Spine Surgery
An Open, Parallel-group, Randomized, Medical Device Study to Assess the Usability and Performance of Surgify HaloTM in Spine Surgery Versus State-of-art (Rosen Burr)
The purpose of this research study is to: test the usability and performance of the medical device Surgify Halo ™ in spine surgery test the level of "chattering " during the use of the device test the cutting performance of…
- Trial name
- NCT06827795
- Testing
- A burr used in spine surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Surgify Medical Oy
Complications, Postoperative
A Prospective, Randomized Comparison Of Drainage Techniques After One- Or Two-Level Open Posterior Lumbar Decompression Or Decompression And Fusion
This project is being done to understand if a drain reduces recovery problems after surgery, such as infection or the need for more surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT06820736
- Testing
- Drain
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 975 people
- Sponsor
- Twin Cities Spine Center
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury, Muscular Dystrophy
Evaluating a New Knee-Ankle-Foot Brace to Improve Gait in Children With Movement Disorders
Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disorder in children. CP often causes crouch gait, an abnormal way of walking. Knee crouch has many causes, so no single device or approach works best for everybody.
- Conditions
- Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury, Muscular Dystrophy, Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy
- Trial name
- NCT01961557
- Testing
- EA-KAFO
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Spina Bifida, Sensory Disorder
Sensory and Motor Proficiency For Children With Spina Bifida
Spina bifida is one of the neural tube defects that cause neuromuscular dysfunction. Spina bifida is a disease accompanied by motor paralysis, musculoskeletal problems, Arnold-Chiari malformation, osteoporosis, hydrocephalus…
- Conditions
- Spina Bifida, Sensory Disorder, Motor Disorders, Upper Extremity Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT05318677
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
Neural Tube Defect
Fetoscopic Meningomyelocele Repair Study
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the maternal and fetal outcomes of a new technique for the fetoscopic repair of fetal MMC at Texas Children's Hospital Pavilion for Women.
- Trial name
- fMMC (NCT02230072)
- Testing
- fetoscopy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine