Clinical trials: Tetraplegia
Spinal Cord Injury
Nerve Transfer After Spinal Cord Injuries
Nerve Transfer surgery can provide improved hand function following cervical spinal cord injuries
- Trial name
- NCT01714349
- Testing
- Nerve Transfer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Paraplegia and Tetraplegia
Self-balancing Personal Exoskeleton for SCI (Site 2)
This study aims to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the personal exoskeleton in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT06814015
- Testing
- Hands-free exoskeleton
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wandercraft
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
Spinal Cord Injuries
Biofeedback for Wheelchair Users
This study will evaluate movement of the arm and forces put through the hand during activities performed in a manual wheelchair.
- Trial name
- NCT02700178
- Testing
- Biofeedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Spinal Cord Injury
At-Home Genital Nerve Stimulation for SCI Bowel
The purpose of this study is to test whether electrical stimulation of the skin in the pelvic area (near the genitals) can reduce the reflexes that cause bowel accidents in people with spinal cord injuries.
- Trial name
- NCT06836739
- Testing
- Genital nerve stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis, Quadriplegia
VOICE: An Early Feasibility Study of a Precise Robotically Implanted Brain-Computer Interface for Communication Restoration
The VOICE Study is an early feasibility study to evaluate the initial clinical safety and efficacy of the N1 and R1 Systems device design concept in providing an ability to communicate.
- Conditions
- Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis, Quadriplegia, Cervical Spinal Cord Injury, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT07224256
- Testing
- N1 Implant, R1 Robot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Neuralink Corp
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Upper Limb Function
Investigating the Upper Limb During the First 6 Months After Sustaining a Cervical Spinal Cord Injury,
The goal of this observational study is to investigate and describe the injury patterns, secondary complications, and biomechanical properties of the upper limb during the initial 6 months post-SCI.
- Trial name
- In Ul 6 SCI (NCT06740279)
- Testing
- Assessment of upper limb function
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Spinal Cord Injuries, Tetraplegia
Enhancing Corticospinal Excitability to Improve Functional Recovery
Research indicates that increasing brain excitability might help improve hand function in people with spinal cord injury. Brain stimulation that uses electrodes placed on the surface of the scalp (also called "non-invasive brain…
- Trial name
- NCT03237091
- Testing
- bihemispheric transcranial pulsed current stimulation (tPCS), unihemispheric transcranial pulsed current stimulation (tPCS), bihemispheric transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Shepherd Center, Atlanta GA
Acute Brain Injuries, Consciousness Disorders
CONNECT-ME: Consciousness in Neurocritical Care Cohort Study Using fMRI and EEG
Detecting preserved consciousness in brain-injured patients by traditional clinical means requires presence of motor function. Otherwise, patients may be erroneously classified as being in a vegetative state.
- Trial name
- CONNECT-ME (NCT02644265)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Locked-in Syndrome, Neuromuscular Diseases
Investigation on the Cortical Communication System
The goal of this clinical trial is to demonstrate communication through a brain implant in people in locked-in state, i.e. people with severe paralysis and communication problems.
- Conditions
- Locked-in Syndrome, Neuromuscular Diseases, Brainstem Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- CortiCom (NCT06207591)
- Testing
- ECoG (electrocorticography) sensing
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht
Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Therapeutic Potential of Myofascial Structural Integration in Children With Cerebral Palsy
The investigators hypothesize that children with spastic cerebral palsy will show greater improvements in gross motor function, associated developmental skills and growth after the 3 months of myofascial structural integration…
- Trial name
- NCT01815814
- Testing
- Rolfing / Myofascial Structural Integration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Quadriplegia, Spinal Cord Diseases
Upper Extremity Surgery in Spinal Cord Injury
The goal of the investigators work is to establish how nerve transfers can be best used to improve upper extremity function in patients with cervical level spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Conditions
- Quadriplegia, Spinal Cord Diseases, Spinal Cord Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT01899664
- Testing
- Nerve Transfer Surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Spinal Cord Injury, Paraplegia
Functional Electrical Stimulation With Rowing as Exercise After Spinal Cord Injury
Currently, those with spinal cord injury (SCI) demonstrate increased prevalence of obesity (75%) cardiovascular disease (30 - 50%), type II diabetes (21%) and osteoporosis in the legs (100%) when compared to the general…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Paraplegia, Tetraplegia
- Trial name
- FES (NCT02602639)
- Testing
- Functional electrical stimulation rowing (Odstock 4 channel neuromuscular stimulator with Concept 2 Rower)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Tetraplegia
The Effect of Robot Assisted Hand Therapy in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury
Considering the scarcity of studies on robotic hand therapy, it has been seen that larger-scale and long-term follow-up studies are needed.
- Trial name
- NCT05726773
- Testing
- Robot Assisted Therapy, Conventional Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Afyonkarahisar Health Sciences University
Anarthria, Dysarthria
Feasibility of the BrainGate2 Neural Interface System in Persons With Tetraplegia
The purpose of this study is to obtain preliminary device safety information and demonstrate proof of principle (feasibility) of the ability of people with tetraplegia to control a computer cursor and other assistive devices with…
- Conditions
- Anarthria, Dysarthria, Tetraplegia, Spinal Cord Injuries
- Trial name
- BG-Speech-01 (NCT05724173)
- Testing
- BrainGate Neural Interface System
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Leigh R. Hochberg, MD, PhD.
Central Cord Injury Syndrome, Central Spinal Cord Syndrome
Intermittent Positive-Pressure Breathing Effects in Patients With High Spinal Cord Injury
Background: To determine whether intermittent positive-pressure breathing (IPPB) improved lung compliance, work of breathing, and respiratory function in patients with recent high spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT00476866
- Testing
- intermittent positive-pressure breathing (IPPB)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of Versailles
Chronic Spinal Cord Injury
LIFT Home Study of Non-Invasive ARC Therapy for Spinal Cord Injury
The LIFT Home Study is an observational, single-arm study designed to assess the safety of non-invasive electrical spinal stimulation (ARC Therapy) administered by the LIFT System to treat upper extremity functional deficits in…
- Trial name
- NCT05284201
- Testing
- LIFT System
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- ONWARD Medical, Inc.
Tetraplegia, Spinal Cord Injury
Cortical Recording and Stimulating Array Brain-Machine Interface
The purpose of this research study is to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of using two CRS Arrays (microelectrodes) for long-term recording of brain motor cortex activity and microstimulation of brain sensory cortex.
- Conditions
- Tetraplegia, Spinal Cord Injury, Brainstem Stroke, Brachial Plexus Injury
- Trial name
- CRS-BMI (NCT01894802)
- Testing
- Implantation of CRS Arrays
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Michael Boninger
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
Combined Therapeutic Air Mixture and Electrical Stimulation to Improve Breathing and Hand Function in Spinal Cord Injury
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether people with paralysis due to a spinal cord injury can benefit from breathing short intermittent bouts of air with low oxygen (O2) combined with slightly higher levels of…
- Trial name
- AIHH+tSCS (NCT06101199)
- Testing
- Acute Intermittent Hypercapnic Hypoxia, Transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Paraplegia and Tetraplegia
Self-balancing Personal Exoskeleton for SCI
This study aims to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the Eve personal exoskeleton in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT06777576
- Testing
- Hands-free exoskeleton
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wandercraft