Clinical trials: Trauma, Nervous System
Stroke, Neurologic Disorder
Evaluation of Bioness Integrated Therapy System (BITS) Touch Screen Technology to Improve Field Awareness
The Bioness Integrated Therapy System (BITS) (Bioness Inc. Valencia, CA) Touch Screen is an FDA approved device comprised of an interactive touchscreen and diverse program options to challenge patients through the use of visual…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Neurologic Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury, Acquired Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04930822
- Testing
- Table Top Visual Intervention, Bioness Integrated Therapy System Visual Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Gaylord Hospital, Inc
Tetraplegia, Hypothermia
Body Temperature in Persons With Tetraplegia When Exposed to Cold
The ability to maintain normal body core temperature (Tcore = 98.6°F) is impaired in persons with tetraplegia. Despite the known challenges to the ability of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) to maintain Tcore, and the…
- Conditions
- Tetraplegia, Hypothermia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT01822535
- Testing
- Midodrine hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Comparative Effectiveness of Ultrasound and Paraffin Therapy in Patients With Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: A Randomized Trial
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of combining a wrist orthosis with either ultrasound therapy or paraffin bath therapy in treating carpal tunnel syndrome patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02278289
- Testing
- ultrasound, paraffin therapy
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation
Traumatic Brain Injury
Buspirone for the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Irritability and Aggression
The purpose of this study is to improve behavior control displayed by persons with traumatic brain injury by assessing effectiveness of treatments for post-TBI irritability and aggression.
- Trial name
- NCT01821690
- Testing
- Buspirone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Pain, Drug Overdose
Primary Care Intervention to Reduce Prescription Opioid Overdoses
The high rate of adverse events, including overdose, resulting from opioid pain medication use threatens the quality and safety of pain care in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) and elsewhere and is a critical public…
- Conditions
- Pain, Drug Overdose, Opioid Use Disorders
- Trial name
- POST (NCT02464410)
- Testing
- Motivational intervention, Psycho-educational control, Long-term opioid therapy informed consent
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 299 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Pain
Voltaren Emulgel 2% Acute Ankle Sprain Non Inferiority Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of diclofenac diethylamine 2.32 percent (%) gel applied twice daily versus diclofenac diethylamine 1.16% gel applied four times daily for 7 days in participants…
- Trial name
- NCT04052620
- Testing
- Diclofenac diethylamine 2.32% gel, Diclofenac diethylamine 1.16% gel
- Where
- 14 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 313 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Subdural Hematoma
A Study on the Safety of Tranexamic Acid for the Chronic Subdural Hematoma Population
This is a single center single arm study of 50 patients to 1) determine the safety of tranexamic acid in the chronic subdural hematoma population following surgical drainage of chronic subdural hematomas and 2) determine if the…
- Trial name
- TXA in CSDH (NCT02618382)
- Testing
- Tranexamic Acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix
Spinal Cord Injuries
Acute Intermittent Hypoxia and Body Weight Supported Treadmill Training for Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury Patients
Spinal cord injury (SCI) interrupts descending synaptic pathways from brainstem premotor neurons to spinal motor neurons, thereby paralyzing muscles below the neurological level.
- Trial name
- NCT02441179
- Testing
- Acute Intermittent Hypoxia, Body weight-assisted treadmill training
- Where
- 2 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Sociedad Pro Ayuda del Niño Lisiado
Traumatic Brain Injury
Phase 2 a Study to Assess Safety and Pharmacokinetics of VAS203 in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury
In the exploratory multi-center Phase 2 a study safety, tolerability, pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of the Nitric Oxide Synthase inhibitor VAS203 is assessed in patients with moderate and severe traumatic brain injury.
- Trial name
- NOSTRA (NCT02012582)
- Testing
- VAS203, Saline
- Where
- 6 sites in Austria, France and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- veriNOS operations GmbH
Spinal Cord Injuries, Sleep Disordered Breathing
Role of Mirtazapine in Ameliorating Sleep Disordered Breathing
The purpose of this study is to look at the effect of using Mirtazapine to target a specific pathway in the body, that relies on a natural chemical the body produces called 'serotonin', in patients with spinal cord injury (SCI)…
- Trial name
- NCT04799782
- Testing
- Mirtazapine
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wayne State University
Alzheimer's Disease, Traumatic Brain Injury
Clinical Evaluation of Flortaucipir F 18
This study is designed to expand the database of flortaucipir F 18 safety and tau binding as measured by PET imaging and to provide standardized conditions for flortaucipir PET use, data collection and analysis to facilitate…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Traumatic Brain Injury, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT02278367
- Testing
- Flortaucipir F18, Brain PET scan
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 179 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Traumatic Optic Neuropathy
Traumatic Optic Neuropathy Treatment Trial (TONTT)
The pathophysiology of Traumatic Optic Neuropathy (TON) is thought to be multifactorial, and some researchers have also postulated a primary and secondary mechanism of injury.TON is categorized as direct or indirect.In indirect…
- Trial name
- TONTT (NCT01783847)
- Testing
- Recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO), Observation, Methyl prednisolone
- Where
- 3 sites in Iran
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, Back Pain
Effect of Teriparatide Compared to Risedronate on Back Pain in Women With a Spine Fracture Caused by Osteoporosis
The purpose of the study is to determine if daily teriparatide reduces back pain more effectively than weekly risedronate in women with osteoporosis who have chronic back pain due to a spinal bone fracture.
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis, Postmenopausal, Back Pain, Spinal Fracture
- Trial name
- NCT00343252
- Testing
- teriparatide, risedronate
- Where
- 72 sites in United States, Argentina and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 712 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Joint Dislocation, Perianal Abscess
Adjunctive Nitrous Oxide During Emergency Department Propofol Sedation in Adults
The purpose of this study is to describe the safety and efficacy of nitrous oxide administration for pain and anxiety before propofol in patients requiring any procedure under sedation in the Emergency Department.
- Conditions
- Joint Dislocation, Perianal Abscess, Abscess
- Trial name
- NCT02410707
- Testing
- Nitrous Oxide arm, Propofol, Oxygen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury
Informal Caregivers ANSWERS-VA
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the ANSWERS- VA intervention (Acquiring New Skills While Enhancing Remaining Strengths for Veterans) while also determining it's cost effectiveness in the stroke and…
- Trial name
- NCT02398409
- Testing
- ANSWERS - Acquiring New Skills While Enhancing Remaining Strengths, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 143 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
The Effects of Fish Oil Supplementation on the Brain Health of Collegiate Football Athletes
Determine if the daily docosahexaenoic acid (DHA)/eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) supplement will reduce serum levels of biomarkers of sub-concussion injuries over a course of American football season among collegiate football…
- Trial name
- NCT04796207
- Testing
- Fish Oil (DPA+EPA 2:1 ratio) Capsules, High Oleic Safflower Oil Capsules
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency
Limbal Stem Cell Deficiency (LSCD) Treatment With Cultivated Stem Cell (CALEC) Graft
The main aim of the study is to determine the safety and feasibility of a cultivated autologous limbal epithelial cell (CALEC) transplantation in the treatment of limbal stem cell deficiency.
- Trial name
- CALEC (NCT02592330)
- Testing
- Biopsy to collect limbal epithelial stem cells that will be cultivated into a graft, Cultivation of Limbal epithelial cells into a graft, CALEC Transplant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Head Trauma
Evaluation of a Carbon Nanotube Enabled Solid-State Head CT
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to evaluate stationary head CT (s-HCT) as a diagnostic tool in patients with known head trauma.
- Trial name
- NCT04495634
- Testing
- Stationary Head CT (s-HCT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Spinal Cord Injury
Palliative Strategies in Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
Spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to muscle atrophy, hyperreflexia and spasticity, symptoms that decrease quality of life and prevent effective rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- NCT00594178
- Testing
- Motorized bicycle exercise training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Diseases
Spinal Cord Stimulation to Restore Cough
The purpose of this trial is to determine the efficacy of spinal cord stimulation to produce an effective cough in patients with spinal cord injuries.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Diseases, Paralysis, Central Nervous System Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT00116337
- Testing
- Spinal Cord Stimulation to restore cough, Expiratory Muscle Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center