Clinical trials: Trauma, Nervous System
Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Diseases
Vaporized Cannabis and Spinal Cord Injury Pain
This study will demonstrate that vaporized marijuana results in antinociception when compared to placebo in subjects with spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT01555983
- Testing
- Vaporization of Cannabis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Barth Wilsey
Hand Injuries, Wrist Injuries
Study of A Long Lasting Local Anesthestic for Hand, Wrist or Finger Surgery
The purpose of this study is to compare Exparel, a new, long-lasting numbing medication and a shorter-acting nerve block to a traditional single-shot nerve block in patients having hand, wrist or finger surgery.
- Conditions
- Hand Injuries, Wrist Injuries, Finger Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT02058303
- Testing
- Exparel Forearm block, Bupivacaine supraclavicular block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jose Soberon, MD
Musculoskeletal Injury
Oral Analgesic Utilization for CHildhood Musculoskeletal Injuries
Pain management for children presenting to the emergency department (ED) with an injured limb is often under-treated, even though it is known that broken arms and legs cause moderate to severe pain.
- Trial name
- NCT02064894
- Testing
- oral morphine and oral ibuprofen, Oral morphine, Oral ibuprofen
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 501 people
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Spinal Cord Injury
Enhancing STDP After Spinal Cord Injury
The overall goal is to develop new clinical approaches to restore limb function after spinal cord injury (SCI). Corticospinal tract (CST) axons are involved in controlling limb function.
- Trial name
- NCT02701777
- Testing
- STDP, Training, Multisite-STDP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity
A Two-week Open-label Pharmacodynamic and Pharmacokinetic Study of Multiple Doses of a Darifenacin Liquid Oral Suspension in Children (2 - 15 Years) With Neurogenic Detrusor Overactivity
This study will evaluate the pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of darifenacin liquid oral suspension in children, ages 2-15 years, with neurogenic detrusor overactivity.
- Trial name
- NCT00712322
- Testing
- Darifenacin
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Colombia
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Warner Chilcott
Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers
Nu-3 Topical Gel for Treatment of Diabetic Foot Ulcer
A PHASE 2a, MULTI-CENTER, RANDOMIZED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PLACEBO-CONTROLLED DOSE ESCALATING STUDY TO EVALUATE THE SAFETY AND TOLERABILITY OF TOPICALLY APPLIED BISPHOSPHOCIN NU-3 GEL TO CLINICALLY NONINFECTED CHRONIC DIABETIC FOOT…
- Trial name
- NCT05276401
- Testing
- 5% Bisphosphocin Topical Gel, 10% Bisphosphocin Topical Gel
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lakewood-Amedex Inc
Posttraumatic Headache, Combat Disorders
Chronic Postconcussive Headache: A Placebo-Controlled Treatment Trial of Prazosin
The purpose of this study is to determine if prazosin is more effective than placebo in decreasing frequency, severity, disability, and other negative effects of headaches related to mild traumatic brain injury in Service Members…
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Headache, Combat Disorders, Post Concussion Syndrome, Headache
- Trial name
- NCT02266329
- Testing
- prazosin hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Persian Gulf Syndrome
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction for Gulf War Syndrome
This pilot study is a two arm randomized, controlled clinical trial that evaluated whether a standardized Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) intervention reduces symptoms associated with Gulf War Syndrome (GWS) more…
- Trial name
- NCT01267045
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based stress reduction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
A Randomized Cross Over Trial of Two Treatments for Sleep Apnea in Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Sleep disturbances are cardinal features of Veterans with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In particular, obstructive sleep apnea is reported to occur more frequently in patients with PTSD compared to those without PTSD and…
- Trial name
- NCT01569022
- Testing
- CPAP, MAD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Tinnitus
Telephone Tinnitus Education for Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
This study continues the investigators' efforts to develop tinnitus management protocols for Veterans. More specifically, this study developed and evaluated an adaptation of Progressive Tinnitus Management (PTM) for use as a…
- Trial name
- NCT01129141
- Testing
- Tele-PTM, Wait List Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 205 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Hypotension, Spinal Cord Injury
Prevention of Low Blood Pressure in Persons With Tetraplegia
The aim of this investigation is to determine the blood pressure response to NOS inhibition, with L-NAME, in persons with tetraplegia compared to non-SCI control subjects and to establish if blood pressure can be increased while…
- Trial name
- NCT00237770
- Testing
- N-Nitro L-arginine-methylester (L-NAME), Head-up Tilt maneuver
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Stress Disorders, Post-traumatic
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga for Female Veterans With PTSD Who Experienced Military Sexual Trauma
In this study, we are evaluating the effectiveness of a yoga intervention to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), its associated symptoms of chronic pain and insomnia, and biological and physiological responses to trauma…
- Trial name
- PSLII (NCT02640690)
- Testing
- Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga Intervention (TCTSY), Cognitive Processing Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Traumatic Brain Injury
Noninvasive Modulation of Motivational Brain Regions in Healthy Volunteers
21 healthy control participants will be recruited. On Day 1 they will complete reward-guided decision making tasks and questionnaires followed by a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scan.
- Trial name
- NCT04972786
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Chronic Pain, Pain
Literacy-Adapted Psychosocial Treatments for Chronic Pain --- "Learning About Mastering/My Pain"
Chronic pain is a significant public health problem that affects over 116 million Americans, costs $600 billion annually, and is unequally borne by people in low-income brackets, especially ethnic minorities.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Pain, Widespread Chronic Pain, Chronic Pain Syndrome
- Trial name
- LAMP (NCT01967342)
- Testing
- Pain Ed, CBT for Pain, Usual Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 290 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Chronic Pain Following Thermal Burn Injury
Vitamin D and n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (PUFAs) to Prevent Chronic Pain Following Major Thermal Burn Injury
The goal of this study is to develop a safe, effective, and readily available treatment that will prevent chronic pain following Major Thermal Burn Injury (MThBI).
- Trial name
- NCT03313076
- Testing
- Omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil), Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Traumatic Brain Injury
Cold-stored Platelet Early Intervention in TBI
The Cold Stored Platelet Early Intervention in Traumatic Brain Injury (CriSP-TBI) trial is a proposed 3 year, open label, single center, randomized trial designed to determine the feasibility, efficacy, and safety of urgent…
- Trial name
- CriSP-TBI (NCT04726410)
- Testing
- Cold Stored Platelets, Standard Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Jason Sperry
Concussion, Brain
Feasibility of Aerobic Exercise for Recovery From Work-related Concussion
There is a lot of research on how to treat people with sport-related concussion. There has not been a lot of research on the treatment of injured workers with concussion.
- Trial name
- NCT06263179
- Testing
- Target Heartrate Aerobic Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Anesthesia, Caudal
Caudal Block Versus Local Wound Infiltration for Inguinal Procedures
Single-centre observational study to analyse whether there is a difference in post-operative pain scores and set up time when comparing caudal block with local wound infiltration
- Trial name
- NCT04590027
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Traumatic Brain Injury
Anger Self-Management in Traumatic Brain Injury
The present study addresses problematic anger and irritability in community dwelling persons with traumatic brain injury (TBI). It is designed to test the worth of a novel treatment approach called Anger Self-Management Training…
- Trial name
- ASMT (NCT01745146)
- Testing
- ASMT, PRE
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Pressure Ulcers, Spinal Cord Injuries
Self-Management to Prevent Ulcers in Veterans With SCI (Spinal Cord Injury)
Pressure ulcers (PrUs) are the most frequent significant medical complication after spinal cord injury (SCI). PrU prevalence, morbidity, mortality, and recurrence rates are high, and most persons with SCI will have at least one…
- Trial name
- NCT00763282
- Testing
- Self Management (SM), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Education (ED)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs