Clinical trials: Traumatic Brain Injury
Hematoma, Subdural, Chronic
Chronic Subdural Hematoma - Reduction of Recurrence by Treatment With Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
The project aims at investigating if treatment with the Angiotensin Converting Enzyme inhibitor Coversyl (perindopril) for 3 months after surgery for chronic subdural hematoma will decrease the risc of recurrence.
- Trial name
- KSDH (NCT00915928)
- Testing
- Perindopril
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Combining Attention and Metacognitive Training to Improve Goal Directed Behavior in Veterans With TBI
Veterans with mild traumatic brain injury continue to deal with symptoms that interfere with their ability to engage in productive activities.
- Trial name
- NCT04044456
- Testing
- Goal Management Training, Attention Training, Brain Health Workshop
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Concussion
Does Oral Micronized Progesterone Shorten Time of Symptoms From Concussion
Concussions are a common injury among athletes in the United States. The annual incidence of sports and recreational related traumatic brain injuries in the United States is 1.6 to 3.8 million, and the likelihood of an athlete in…
- Trial name
- NCT01809639
- Testing
- Progesterone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Traumatic Brain Injury
Study of Citicoline for the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury (COBRIT)
The Citicoline Brain Injury Treatment (COBRIT) is a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, multi-center trial of the effects of 90 days of citicoline on functional outcome in patients with complicated mild, moderate and…
- Trial name
- COBRIT (NCT00545662)
- Testing
- citicoline
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,213 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression
A Policy Relevant US Trauma Care System Pragmatic Trial for PTSD and Comorbidity
The overarching goal of this UH2-UH3 proposal is to work with the NIH Health Care Systems Research Collaboratory to develop and implement a large scale, cluster randomized pragmatic clinical trial demonstration project that…
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Alcohol-Related Disorders, Suicidal Ideation
- Trial name
- TSOS6 (NCT02655354)
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Elements, Care Management
- Where
- 24 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 635 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Chronic Troublesome Sialorrhea, Parkinson's Disease
Clinical Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Two Dose Levels of NT 201 Versus Placebo in Treating Chronic Troublesome Sialorrhea in Various Neurological Conditions
The objective of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of two different dose levels of NT 201 (75 U or 100 U per cycle), compared with placebo, in reducing the salivary flow rate, and the severity and frequency of…
- Conditions
- Chronic Troublesome Sialorrhea, Parkinson's Disease, Post-stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- SIAXI (NCT02091739)
- Testing
- IncobotulinumtoxinA (100 Units), IncobotulinumtoxinA (75 Units)
- Where
- 31 sites in Germany, Poland
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH
Traumatic Brain Injury
rTMS to Improve Cognitive Function in TBI
This project will study 40 Veterans identified with symptoms understood to characterize mild to moderate Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
- Trial name
- rTMSTBI (NCT02152540)
- Testing
- rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Brain Concussion
BCAA Supplementation for Concussion
This study is a randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blinded, therapeutic exploratory clinical trial of branched chain amino acids (BCAA's) in the treatment of concussion.
- Trial name
- HIT_HEADS (NCT01860404)
- Testing
- Branched Chain Amino Acids
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors, Sdh
Temozolomide (TMZ) In Advanced Succinate Dehydrogenase (SDH)-Mutant/Deficient Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST)
Funding Source - FDA OOPD FDA-approved products for patients with unresectable or metastatic GIST include therapies such as imatinib and sunitinib.
- Conditions
- Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors, Sdh, GIST, Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03556384
- Testing
- Temozolomide
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Adam Burgoyne, MD, PhD
Traumatic Brain Injury
Progesterone for the Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury III
The ProTECT study will determine if intravenous (IV) progesterone (started within 4 hours of injury and given for a total of 96 hours), is more effective than placebo for treating victims of moderate to severe acute traumatic…
- Trial name
- ProTECT (NCT00822900)
- Testing
- Progesterone
- Where
- 36 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 882 people
- Sponsor
- David Wright
Concussion, Brain
Developing a Tool to Support Shared Decision Making Post-Concussion Between Adolescents, Parents and Clinicians
Investigators will conduct a pilot efficacy test of a decision aid about contact sport participation post-concussion.
- Trial name
- NCT04777864
- Testing
- Decision Aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Noninvasive Neuromodulation for Treatment of Symptoms Due to Mild or Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury
The investigators hypothesis is that electrical stimulation to the tongue that directly stimulates two cranial nerve nuclei (Trigeminal and Facial Nerve Nuclei), will excite neural impulses to the brainstem and cerebellum.
- Trial name
- NCT02158494
- Testing
- Balance and Gait Training using neurostimulation modulation.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment, Traumatic Brain Injury
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation on Memory in Individuals With Mild Cognitive Impairment and History of Brain Injury
The study will examine the efficacy of high definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) and its influence on episodic memory in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment and a history of Traumatic brain…
- Conditions
- Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment, Traumatic Brain Injury, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04504630
- Testing
- High Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Posttraumatic Stress Disorders
Multifamily Group to Reduce Marital Conflict and Disability in Veterans With mTBI
This project addresses the rehabilitation and mental health needs of married combat Veterans post-deployed from Iraq or Afghanistan with a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and/or significant posttraumatic stress (PTS) or…
- Conditions
- Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Posttraumatic Stress Disorders, Depression
- Trial name
- MFG-mTBI (NCT02057081)
- Testing
- Multifamily Group for mTBI for Couples, Group Health Education (GHE)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 249 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
TBI-Traumatic Brain Injury
Simvastatin for mTBI
Study of simvastatin in Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans with multiple blast exposure and mTBI. The study will measure substances in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that are related to dementing disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT01952288
- Testing
- simvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Remediation of Impaired Self-Regulation in Patients With Mild TBI
The ability to regulate impulses enables us to plan for the future, to maintain focus in the face of distractions (i.e. to encode memories), and to manage emotions.
- Trial name
- NCT02260570
- Testing
- Tolcapone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease
Behavioral and Neuroimaging Changes After Cognitive Rehab in Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Memory deficits are common after traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and are characteristic of various forms of dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease and its common precursor mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT00714571
- Testing
- Mnemonic strategy training (MST), Repeated exposure (XP), Subtracting Cues training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Arm Spasticity
Comparing Lower-concentration Dysport Treatment Targeted to the Neuromuscular Junction With Current Clinical Practice
The aim of the study was to compare Dysport treatment results (as assessed by Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS) in the elbow joint 4 weeks post treatment) following two treatment techniques: the current clinical practice injection…
- Trial name
- NMJ (NCT01682148)
- Testing
- Botulinum toxin type A
- Where
- 23 sites in Denmark, Finland and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Ipsen
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Managing Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Related Headaches With Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Persistent headache is one of the most common debilitating symptoms in military personnel suffering from mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI).
- Trial name
- NCT03314584
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 179 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development