Clinical trials: Trauma, Nervous System
Acute Brain Injuries
Building Resiliency in Patients Admitted to the Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit and Their Caregivers
The investigators will compare a dyadic intervention (Recovering Together) with an attention placebo educational control in dyads of patients with acute neurological illnesses and their caregivers at risk for chronic emotional…
- Trial name
- NCT03694678
- Testing
- Recovering Together
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Overuse Injury, Body Mass Index in Athletes
Hyaluronic Acid in Overuse Knee Pain
Sports activity represents part of day living people, a knee pain originated by high demand joint activity could represent a limitation to continue sports.
- Trial name
- NCT05450458
- Testing
- KNEE JOINT INFILTRATION WITH HYALURONIC ACID WITH SORBITOL SYNOLIS VA
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Regional Tlalnepantla
Traumatic Brain Injury
Pilot and Feasibility of MEMI for Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury
This is a pilot and feasibility study for a mobile phone-delivered intervention for memory, called MEMI (memory ecological momentary intervention), that was designed to support adults with chronic traumatic brain injury with…
- Trial name
- NCT06375421
- Testing
- MEMI (Memory Ecological Momentary Intervention) Spaced Retrieval, Blocked Retrieval
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Treatment and Recovery Monitoring of Post TBI Symptoms
This proposal aims to investigate the effect of a promising treatment for persistent post Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) symptoms, and to monitor TBI patient's recovery by an objective technique along with standard clinical…
- Trial name
- NCT02426749
- Testing
- Active repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Concussion Post Syndrome, Headaches Posttraumatic
Pediatric Concussion Outcomes
This is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded trial in which subjects with a post concussive headache meeting inclusion criterion will be assigned to one of two treatment groups: placebo or nortriptyline.
- Conditions
- Concussion Post Syndrome, Headaches Posttraumatic, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- PeCon (NCT04226365)
- Testing
- Nortriptyline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lancaster General Hospital
Spinal Cord Compression Due to Metastasis to Spine
High-precision Radiotherapy of Motor Deficits Due to Metastatic Spinal Cord Compression
The major goal of this clinical study is to investigate to which extent high-precision radiotherapy (RT) with modern techniques can prevent progression or recurrence of motor deficits (weakness) of the legs following RT.
- Trial name
- PRE-MODE (NCT03070431)
- Testing
- High-precision RT 5x5 Gy in 1 week
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein
Cardiac Arrest
Augmented Multimodal Neurologic Monitoring in High Risk Survivors of Cardiac Arrest
Cardiac arrest is the most common cause of death in the United States and as many as 590,000 Americans suffering a cardiac arrest each year.
- Trial name
- NCT02069353
- Testing
- QFlow 500™ Perfusion Probe (Hemedex, Cambridge, MA), Spencer Probe Depth Electrode (Ad-Tech Medical, Racine, WI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Jonathan Elmer
Sacroiliac Strain, Low Back Pain
Correction of Low Back Pain From Sacroiliac Malrotation With a Simple in Home Exercise
60 participants with low back pain will be examined to determine the direction and extent of sacroiliac malrotation. If malrotation exists, they will be randomized to 3 treatment groups: 1 will be taught how to use their thigh to…
- Trial name
- SIbackpain (NCT03888235)
- Testing
- Immediate corrective exercises, Immediate use of pelvic support belt, Delayed treatment
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Spinal Cord Injury
Self-Catheterization Mirror System for Female Patients
The purpose of this study is to test a modified mirror system for female patients to use during self-catheterization.
- Trial name
- NCT05406258
- Testing
- Modified Self-Catheterization Mirror, Standard Self-Catheterization Mirror
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Traumatic Injury, Muscle Injury
Musculotendinous Tissue Repair Unit and Reinforcement (MTURR)
The objective of the study is to assess mechanical strength and function in subjects undergoing Musculotendinous Tissue Unit Repair and Reinforcement (MTURR) with the use of biologic scaffolds for the restoration of both…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Injury, Muscle Injury, Tendon Injury, Soft Tissue Injury
- Trial name
- MTURR (NCT01292876)
- Testing
- Extracellular Matrix
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Spinal Cord Injuries
Spinal Cord Injury Vocational Integration Program (SCI-VIP)
This study involves research about how to help Veterans with spinal cord injury (SCI) gain employment. During the first couple of years following SCI, many people are concentrating on their rehabilitation and are unable to afford…
- Trial name
- SCI-VIP (NCT00117806)
- Testing
- Arm 1, Arm 2
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 249 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Tetraplegia, Hypothermia
Thermoregulation and Cognition During Cool Ambient Exposure in Tetraplegia
The ability to maintain normal core body temperature (Tcore = 98.6°F) is impaired in persons with a cervical spinal cord injury (tetraplegia).
- Conditions
- Tetraplegia, Hypothermia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT02379156
- Testing
- Midodrine Hydrochloride, Cool Temperature
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Post-traumatic Headache, PTSD
Cognitive-Behavior Therapy for Posttraumatic Headache
The overall purpose of the study is to compare two talk therapies (Clinic-Based Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Cognitive Processing Therapy-Cognitive Only) for the treatment of posttraumatic headache (PTHA) and co-morbid…
- Trial name
- NCT02419131
- Testing
- Behavioral Headache Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Treatment as Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 193 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Muscle Wasting (Atrophy) After Hip Fracture Surgery
Study of Efficacy and Safety of Bimagrumab in Patients After Hip Fracture Surgery
The purpose of this study was to assess if bimagrumab is safe and effective in patients with muscle wasting (atrophy) after hip fracture surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT02152761
- Testing
- bimagrumab
- Where
- 53 sites in United States, Argentina and 17 more
- Volunteers
- 251 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Spinal Cord Injury
Performance Attributes and User Progression While Using Ekso
This study is to evaluate the performance attributes and user progression of participants with motor complete and incomplete spinal cord injury (SCI) while utilizing the Ekso robotic exoskeleton in an eight week over ground…
- Trial name
- NCT02132702
- Testing
- Ekso
- Where
- 9 sites in Denmark, Germany and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Ekso Bionics
Pain, Fracture, Sprain
Fentanyl Administered Intraorally for Rapid Treatment of Orthopedic Pain
Assess whether transbuccal fentanyl provides more rapid relief of orthopedic pain, than does the comparator Percocet
- Trial name
- FAIRTOP (NCT00685295)
- Testing
- Fentanyl, Lansoprazole, Oxycodone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Muscle Atrophy, ACL Reconstruction
Testosterone Administration and ACL Reconstruction in Men
This study is being done to test whether taking testosterone can prevent loss of muscle mass and strength due to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructive surgery.
- Conditions
- Muscle Atrophy, ACL Reconstruction, Trauma, Osteoarthritis
- Trial name
- TACL (NCT01595581)
- Testing
- Testosterone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Burns, Wound Care
Comparison of Virtual Reality and Passive Distraction on Burn Wound Care Pain in Adolescents
Relief of severe burn wound care pain may require both medications to relieve pain and non-medication interventions,such as distraction. Little is known about distraction's effectiveness.
- Conditions
- Burns, Wound Care, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01812655
- Testing
- Virtual Reality, Passive Distraction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders
Telemedicine Management of Chronic Insomnia
Insomnia is commonly present in Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Treatment of insomnia with a specialized type of psychotherapy has been shown to be more effective than treatment with medications.
- Trial name
- VIP (NCT01686438)
- Testing
- Cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Spinal Cord Injuries
SCI-VIP: Predictive Outcome Model Over Time for Employment (PrOMOTE)
This study will be an extension of the Spinal Cord Injury Vocational Integration Program (SCI-VIP). The study involves research about how to help Veterans with spinal cord injury (SCI) gain employment.
- Trial name
- PrOMOTE (NCT01141647)
- Testing
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,047 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development