Clinical trials: Traumatic Brain Damage
Concussion, Mild
The Combined Effect of Chronic Cannabis Use and Subconcussive Head Impacts on Brain Health
The purpose of this pilot study is to better understand the effects of chronic cannabis (THC) use on the neural responses to subconcussive head impacts, as a form of repetitive soccer headings.
- Trial name
- NCT04641832
- Testing
- Soccer heading
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Biochemical Diagnostics of Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and Concussion in Children and Adolescents
The study will enroll children and adolescents (0 - 17 years) suspected of having concussion or mild traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Trial name
- NCT04288167
- Testing
- Sample collection
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medicortex Finland Oy
Concussion
Pathology in the Brain After mTBI - A Multimodal MRI Study
The purpose is to use Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging (DKI), Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) and resting state functional MRI to examine tissue damage in the brains of people who have had a concussion, both acute and 3 months after the…
- Trial name
- NCT01936792
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Focused Stress
Identification and Comprehension of Focused Stress in a Sentence Among Adults Who Suffered Traumatic Brain Injury
Researches that focus on the perception of prosodic elements among adult who suffered traumatic brain injury (TBI), focus on their ability to decipher intonation in order to understand an additional meaning of a sentence.
- Trial name
- NCT02499133
- Testing
- language and cognitive tests
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury
Validation of an Obstacle Course Used in Patients With Muscle Tightness
This study is being conducted to compare healthy patients versus patients with muscle tightness in their leg(s) after an acquired brain injury using walking trials time, a balance test, and foot pressure data.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Spasticity
- Trial name
- NCT00776048
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
Dizziness, Brain Injury
Vestibular Consequences of Blast-related Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
The purpose of this project is to determine the effects of mild traumatic brain injury and blast exposure on the inner ear balance and central nervous systems.
- Trial name
- NCT01021137
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson Disease
Validation and Standardization of a Battery Evaluation of the Socio-emotional Functions in Various Neurological Pathologies
The role of disorders of socio-emotional processes in cerebral diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, frontal temporal dementia, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, traumatic brain injury, stroke, focal lesions, has been…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson Disease, Frontal Dementia, Huntington Disease
- Trial name
- GREFEXII (NCT03052712)
- Testing
- social cognition
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Cerebrovascular Reactivity and Oxygen Metabolism as Markers of Neurodegeneration After Traumatic Brain Injury
This grant award entitled, "Cerebrovascular Reactivity and Oxygen Metabolism as Markers for Neurodegeneration after Traumatic Brain Injury" (hereafter, "Neurovascular Study"), aims to determine if neurovascular contributors to…
- Trial name
- NCT04820881
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington D.C. Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Passive Neurosensory Reintegration Training as a Tool to Augment Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) poses a substantial clinical and public health burden, often leading to persistent neurosensory and cognitive symptoms for which diagnostic and therapeutic solutions remain limited.
- Trial name
- PNRT for mTBI (NCT07356167)
- Testing
- Passive neurosensory reintegration training (PNRT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Brain Concussion, mTBI - Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Screening Instruments for Measuring Visual Symptoms in Victims of Concussion
Visual dysfunction after mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) is common but often remain undiscovered during longer periods of time. No valid, reliable and easy-to-use screening instrument for uncovering visual dysfunction exists.
- Trial name
- VisCom (NCT05862571)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 197 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bispebjerg Hospital
Brain Injuries
Youth Soccer Header Study
This study aims to establish and validate age-based head kinematics, force-strain models and brain injury probability maps from sensor worn data during soccer heading tasks.
- Trial name
- NCT04919707
- Testing
- Header Session, MRI Session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Focus: Healthy Adults Without Brain Injury
Normative Datasets for Assessments Planned for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (NORMAL)
The purpose of the research study is to collect information about brain function and structure among active duty military personnel or civilians who are healthy.
- Trial name
- NORMAL (NCT01925963)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lindell Weaver
Traumatic Brain Injuries, Neurobehavioral Manifestations
Self-defining Memories in Patients With a TBI
The study will be conducted over 18 months. The main objective of this study is to explore the relationships between autobiographical memory and specific cognitive measures, as well as emotional and behavioural measures in…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injuries, Neurobehavioral Manifestations, Cognition Disorders, Memory Deficits
- Trial name
- IDENTITY (NCT02680210)
- Testing
- Questionnaires and cognitive measures
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre d'Investigation Clinique et Technologique 805
Head Injury
Warfighter Head Injury Study
This study will examine the long-term outcome of brain injuries, the effects of treatment on outcome and the effects of brain injury on people s behavior and abilities.
- Trial name
- NCT00754169
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 314 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Concussion, Brain
Diffusion Tensor Brain MRI in the Detection of Structural Abnormality of the White Substance in Concussion
Concussions in sports are a major public health problem because of their frequency, and are often underdiagnosed because of an unspecific clinical picture or sometimes masked by the concussion itself.
- Trial name
- COMMOTION (NCT06144359)
- Testing
- specific MRI Acquisition (Diffusion Tensor Imaging) at 3T
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Sarcopenic Obesity, Spinal Cord Injuries
Sarcopenic Obesity in Neurodisabilities
To describe the frequency and thresholds for sarcopenic obesity in neurodisabled persons and the fat and lean mass distribution based on various neurodisabilities
- Conditions
- Sarcopenic Obesity, Spinal Cord Injuries, Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis
- Trial name
- SarcObeNDS (NCT03863379)
- Testing
- whole body DXA
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dionyssiotis, Yannis, M.D.
Disorder of Consciousness, Consciousness, Loss of
SeeMe: An Automated Tool to Detect Early Recovery After Brain Injury
Early prediction of outcomes after acute brain injury (ABI) remains a major unsolved problem. Presently, physicians make predictions using clinical examination, traditional scoring systems, and statistical models.
- Conditions
- Disorder of Consciousness, Consciousness, Loss of, Trauma, Brain, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT06083441
- Testing
- SeeMe, Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stony Brook University
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Angina, Stable
Quest to Analyze One Thousand Humans Meditating
This study will be focused on assessing the molecular, physiological, and emotional correlates of an intensive meditation experience in the context of a retreat setting in a large 2000 plus-person cohort comprised of healthy and…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Angina, Stable, Anxiety, Asthma
- Trial name
- QUANTUM (NCT06583395)
- Testing
- Advanced multi-component meditation practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tobias Moeller-Bertram
Traumatic Brain Injury, Intracranial Hemorrhages
Efficacy and Feasibility Trial of a Portable Near Infra-Red Hematoma Imager (NIRD-HI)
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability among military personnel, Veterans, and civilians. One of the most dangerous complications of moderate-to-severe TBI is intracranial hemorrhage (ICH).
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Intracranial Hemorrhages, Combat Casualty Care, Point of Care
- Trial name
- NIRD-HI (NCT07338383)
- Testing
- NIRD-HI scan at the time of enrollment, Secondary NIRD-HI scan when a planned repeat CT is performed
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Geneva Foundation
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
18F-AV-1451 and Florbetapir F 18 PET (Positron Emission Tomography) Imaging in Subjects at Risk for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
This study will explore the use of flortaucipir as a biomarker for chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) and examine the relationship between clinical presentation and tau deposition.
- Trial name
- NCT02079766
- Testing
- florbetapir F 18, Flortaucipir F18
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals