Clinical trials: Trauma, Nervous System
Brain Injuries, Growth Hormone Deficiency
Treatment Of Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency After Traumatic Brain Injury
To establish the effects of genotropin replacement on cognitive function in patients with severe growth hormone deficiency after traumatic brain injury.
- Trial name
- NCT00555009
- Testing
- Genotropin
- Where
- 9 sites in France, Italy and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Traumatic Brain Injury
Recombinant Human Growth Hormone During Rehabilitation From Traumatic Brain Injury.
Growth Hormone (GH) deficiency, defined by insufficient GH response to a variety of stimulating compounds, is found in 20-35% of adults who suffer traumatic brain injuries (TBI) requiring inpatient rehabilitation1.
- Trial name
- Growth-TBI (NCT00766038)
- Testing
- Recombinant human Growth Hormone
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Traumatic Brain Injury
Brain Injury Rehabilitation Improving the Transition Experience
Each year, about 2.8 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the United States, and at least 25 percent of these injuries are classified as moderate to severe.
- Trial name
- BRITE (NCT03422276)
- Testing
- Rehabilitation Discharge Plan, Rehabilitation Transition Plan
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,555 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Subdural Hematoma, Chronic
The SQUID Trial for the Embolization of the Middle Meningeal Artery for Treatment of Chronic Subdural Hematoma (STEM)
STEM Study is a pivotal, international, multi-center, prospective, randomized (1:1) controlled trial designed to provide an assessment of the safety and effectiveness of Middle Meningeal Artery (MMA) embolization with SQUID for…
- Trial name
- STEM (NCT04410146)
- Testing
- SQUID Embolization, SQUID Embolization and Surgical Evacuation, Surgical Evacuation
- Where
- 32 sites in United States, France and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 319 people
- Sponsor
- Balt USA
Brain Cancer
A Comparison of MRI Perfusion and FDG PET/CT to Distinguish Between Radiation Injury and Tumor Progression
This study will examine if MRI perfusion and PET/CT can tell growing tumor and radiation injury apart. MRI perfusion looks at the blood vessels in the tumor. PET/CT looks if the tumor cells are actively growing.
- Trial name
- NCT01604512
- Testing
- MRI perfusion and PET/CT scans
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Spinal Cord Injury, Urinary Tract Infection
Colonizing Neurogenic Bladders With Benign Flora
The purpose of the research is to determine whether we can get harmless bacteria to live in the bladders of persons with spinal cord injury who practice intermittent bladder catheterization.
- Trial name
- NCT00371631
- Testing
- Insertion of urinary catheters coated with E. coli 83972
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy
Validation Study Of A Digital Measuring Device For Central Hand Representation In Children With A Neonatal Brachial Plexus Palsy
Hand function is one of the most complex and sophisticated sensorimotor skills, controlled by the interplay of precise motor efferent and multisensory afferent stimuli.
- Trial name
- NCT06950879
- Testing
- Measurement
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Elbow Fracture
The Post-Operative Pain Management of Pediatric Supracondylar Elbow Fractures
The goal of this study is to compare different ways of treating pain after surgery. This research study involves subjects who have a supracondylar elbow fracture and need surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01328782
- Testing
- Oxycodone with Acetaminophen, Bupivacaine 0.25%, Ropivacaine 0.20%
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
Brain Tissue Oxygen Monitoring in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a major cause of death and disability, with an estimated cost of 45 billion dollars a year in the United States alone.
- Trial name
- BOOST 2 (NCT00974259)
- Testing
- Management protocol based on pBrO2 and ICP values., Management protocol based on ICP values only.
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Urinary Tract Infections, Spinal Cord Injuries
Gentamicin Bladder Instillations to Prevent Urinary Tract Infections in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury
A non-randomized study evaluating the efficacy of intravesical gentamicin on the occurrence rate of urinary tract infections and bladder complications in patients after spinal cord injury (SCI), and to assess its effectiveness in…
- Conditions
- Urinary Tract Infections, Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Diseases, Neurogenic Bladder
- Trial name
- NCT03503513
- Testing
- Gentamicin Sulfate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Apnea, Sleep, Brain Injury, Traumatic
Comparison of Sleep Apnea Assessment Strategies to Maximize TBI Rehabilitation Participation and Outcome
Background: Sleep disorders, including sleep apnea, are common after traumatic brain injury and affect recovery and negatively influence participation in rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- C-SAS (NCT03033901)
- Testing
- Polysomnography - Level 1 and Level 3, Actigraphy monitoring, Sleep Apnea Screening
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 345 people
- Sponsor
- James A. Haley Veterans Administration Hospital
Spinal Cord Injury
Efficacy and Safety of Standard Oral Colonoscopic Preparations With or Without Neostigmine Compared to Pulse-Irrigation Colonic Lavage
The annual incidence of colorectal cancer in the US during 2005 was approximately 150,000 cases and this neoplasm claimed 56,000 lives (American Cancer Society).
- Trial name
- NCT00745095
- Testing
- Neostigmine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Spinal Cord Injury
Subarachnoid Administrations of Adults Autologous Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in SCI
The study goes on 24 months, with recruiting, treatment and follow period for all patients. The first day for each patient will be the first cellular administration. 3 doses will be administrated every 3 months from first dose.
- Trial name
- NCT02165904
- Testing
- Adult Autologous Mesenchymal Bone Marrow Cell
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Puerta de Hierro University Hospital
Peripheral Nerve Injuries
Safety and Efficacy of NTX-001 Compared to SOC in Acute Single Peripheral Nerve Injuries
NTX-001 is a single use surgical product intended for use in conjunction with standard suture neurorrhaphy of severed nerves in patients between 16 and 80 years of age.
- Trial name
- NCT04572906
- Testing
- NTX-001
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Neuraptive Therapeutics Inc.
Vertebral Artery Dissection, Cerebrovascular Accident
Vertebral Artery and Cerebral Hemodynamics After Various Head Positions & Manipulation in Patients With Neck Pain
The Investigators are performing a study to determine, in patients with chronic/recurrent neck pain, the cerebrovascular hemodynamic consequences of cervical spine movements, including manipulation, in vivo using fMRI technology…
- Conditions
- Vertebral Artery Dissection, Cerebrovascular Accident, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT02667821
- Testing
- Head positions and spinal manipulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College
Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, Nerve Compression Syndromes
Treatment for Ulnar Neuropathy at the Elbow
The purpose of the study is to investigate utility and appropriateness of treatment interventions taking into account the presumed mechanisms of two main varieties of ulnar neuropathy at the elbow (UNE).
- Conditions
- Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, Nerve Compression Syndromes, Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
- Trial name
- UNETREAT (NCT03651609)
- Testing
- Simple decompression of the ulnar nerve, Conservative treatment
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Injury, Brain, Traumatic, Traumatic Brain Injury
Study of Airway Pressure Release Ventilation and Intracranial Pressure in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
The investigators will conduct an observational crossover study. The investigators aim to recruit 50 participants with severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) requiring intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring during their stay at the…
- Trial name
- NCT02507973
- Testing
- Airway Pressure Release Ventilation, Low Tidal Volume Ventilation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Alkaptonuria
Long-Term Study of Nitisinone to Treat Alkaptonuria
This 3-year study will examine the safety and effectiveness of long-term use of nitisinone (Orfadin) for treating joint problems in patients with alkaptonuria, an inherited disease in which a compound called homogentisic acid…
- Trial name
- NCT00107783
- Testing
- Nitisinone (NTBC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Traumatic Brain Injury
Effectiveness of Amantadine Hydrochloride for Treatment of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
This is a controlled trial of amantadine to improve level of function following severe traumatic brain injury. The purpose of this study is: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT00970944
- Testing
- Amantadine Hydrochloride
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Denmark and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- JFK Medical Center
Acute Pain, Fractures
Comparing Ketamine and Morphine in the Treatment of Acute Fracture Pain
Opioid pain medications such as morphine and dilaudid are commonly used in emergency departments to treat pain in patients. Physicians are familiar with the side effects of these medications; the most concerning of which is…
- Trial name
- NCT02430818
- Testing
- ketamine, morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine