Clinical trials: Wounds
Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
Amplify Gait to Improve Locomotor Engagement in Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal cord injury (SCI) affects ~42,000 Veterans. The VA provides the single largest network of SCI care in the nation. The lifetime financial burden of SCI can exceed $3 million. A major cost of SCI is impaired mobility.
- Trial name
- AGILE SCI (NCT04340063)
- Testing
- Gait training performed on a treadmill, Gait training performed in a Movement Amplification Environment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Shoulder Injuries, Musculoskeletal Injury
Shoulder Instability in Children: Muscle Activity and Movement
The aim of this study is to identify factors responsible for recurrent shoulder instability in children. Shoulder instability, i.e.
- Conditions
- Shoulder Injuries, Musculoskeletal Injury, Pediatric ALL, Dislocation, Shoulder
- Trial name
- NCT04311216
- Testing
- 3D movement analysis with surface electromyography
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Disparity Driven Vergence in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI)
This study aims to determine the validity and safety of disparity driven vergence using a portable goggle system (I-PAS) using a pseudorandom ternary sequence of frequencies for testing.
- Trial name
- NCT03529799
- Testing
- I-PAS Goggles
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Traumatic Brain Injury
Adjunctive Pregnenolone in Veterans With Mild TBI
Mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) is common among veterans who have served in OEF/OIF (Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan/Operation Iraqi Freedom) and other theatres.
- Trial name
- NCT00623506
- Testing
- Pregnenolone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Durham VA Medical Center
Burn
Instilled Lidocaine vs Placebo for Pain Management During Vacuum Assisted Closure (VAC) Dressing Changes
Patients will be randomized prospectively to one of two groups. One group will receive 5 mg/kg of 1% lidocaine, and the other will receive .9 normal saline, instilled into their VAC sponge ½ hour prior to VAC dressing change.
- Trial name
- NCT00585325
- Testing
- Instilled 1% Lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Physical Disability
A Community Wellness Program for Adults Living With Long-term Physical Disability
For people living with long-term physical disabilities, such as spinal cord injury or multiple sclerosis, middle-age (45-64) is a period of great vulnerability for losses in function and participation.
- Trial name
- EW-D (NCT03653390)
- Testing
- EnhanceWellness for Disability (EW-D), Wellness Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 516 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Pressure Ulcer, Wound
Insulin Complexation With Hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin: Use of the Complex in Gel for Healing of Pressure Ulcers
The coprecipitation method was used to prepare hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin complexed with insulin (HPβCD-I) by mixing insulin with hydroxypropyl-beta-cyclodextrin (HPβCD) in the molar ratio of 1:5 with the addition of 10 mL…
- Trial name
- NCT02418676
- Testing
- Gel with HPβCD-I complex, Gel with insulin, Control gel
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- State University of Maringá
Burn
Use of Rotational Thromboelastometry (ROTEM) to Characterize Coagulation Abnormalities in Burn Patients
This is an interventional pilot study of 40 burn inpatients. Specific aims of the proposed pilot study are to use bedside blood analysis with rotational thromboelastometry (ROTEM) in severe burn patients to provide preliminary…
- Trial name
- NCT02388776
- Testing
- ROTEM
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Burns
Evaluation of Oxygen Diffusion Dressing for Accelerating Healing of Donor Site and Other Wounds
This is a single-center, prospective, randomized, and controlled study to evaluate the effectiveness of OxyBand Dressing for the use as a dressing for autogenous skin donor sites compared to our current standard donor site…
- Trial name
- NCT01268189
- Testing
- Oxygen diffusing dressing, Standard of care dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- United States Army Institute of Surgical Research
Spinal Cord Injury
Respiratory Resistance Training on Sleep Quality in Persons With Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of a respiratory resistance trainer will increase respiratory muscle strength, improve sleep quality and improve quality of life in individuals with spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT00629850
- Testing
- Powerlung Performer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Texas State University, San Marcos
Chronic Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury
Neuromodulatory Treatments for Pain Management in TBI
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) and chronic pain are common and serious health problems for military veterans and often co-occur, leading to poor post-deployment adjustment.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03418129
- Testing
- Mindfulness, Neurofeedback, Relaxation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 254 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Traumatic Brain Injury
CENTER-TBI: Collaborative European NeuroTrauma Effectiveness Research in TBI
The research aims of the CENTER-TBI study are to: 1. better characterize Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) as a disease and describe it in a European context, and 2. identify the most effective clinical interventions for managing TBI.
- Trial name
- CENTER-TBI (NCT02210221)
- Where
- 65 sites in Austria, Belgium and 17 more
- Volunteers
- 4,559 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Open Abdomen, Abdominal Adhesions
Seprafilm in Open Abdomens: a Study of Wound and Adhesion Characteristics in Trauma Damage Control Patients
The goal of this study is to test the effects of Seprafilm adhesion barrier on patients who are undergoing open abdomen damage control management for traumatic injuries when compared to no adhesion barrier use.
- Conditions
- Open Abdomen, Abdominal Adhesions, Trauma, Wounds and Injury
- Trial name
- OASIT (NCT01594385)
- Testing
- Seprafilm
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Stan Stawicki
Wounds and Injuries
Evaluation of Exufiber Ag+ and Other Gelling Fibre Dressings
Investigate impact of gelling fiber dressings on handling exudate in medium to high exuding wounds
- Trial name
- NCT03249909
- Testing
- Exufiber Ag+, Exufiber, Aquacel Ag Extra
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Molnlycke Health Care AB
Diabetic Amputation Foot Wound
A Study Comparing V.A.C. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) to Moist Wound Therapy (MWT) in the Treatment of Diabetic Foot Amputation Wounds
The objective of this study is to thoroughly examine the role of V.A.C. NPWT in the further salvage of the diabetic foot once it has undergone partial amputation.
- Trial name
- VAC 2006-19 (NCT00837096)
- Testing
- V.A.C. Therapy, Moist wound therapy (MWT)
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- KCI USA, Inc
Burn Injury
Exercise in Burn Survivors: Cooling Modalities
This project will identify the efficacy of cooling modalities aimed to attenuate excessive elevations in skin and internal body temperatures during physical activity in well-healed burn survivors.
- Trial name
- NCT04512976
- Testing
- Control (no cooling modalities), Water Spray Only, Fan Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Traumatic Brain Injury
Study of Oxycyte in Severe Closed Head Injury
Brain damage as a result of decreased oxygen to the brain is found in 80% of patients that die with severe head injuries. Laboratory studies in animals and clinical trials have shown that increasing oxygen in the brain results in…
- Trial name
- NCT00174980
- Testing
- Oxycyte
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Tenax Therapeutics, Inc.
Acute Coagulopathy
Comparison of Rapid Thrombelastography and Conventional Coagulation Testing for Haemostatic Resuscitation in Trauma
The purpose of this study is to compare rapid thrombelastography (r-TEG) with conventional coagulation testing for diagnosing and treating coagulation abnormalities in severely injured patients who are likely to require…
- Trial name
- NCT01536496
- Testing
- Blood product transfusion based on conventional coagulation tests., Blood product transfusion based on rapid thrombelastography (r-TEG) results.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Accidental Falls
Characterizing Wheelchair-Related Falls in Elderly Veterans
The purpose of this study is to find out about the risk factors for wheelchair-related falls among elderly veterans, and to find out about the costs and consequences of those falls.
- Trial name
- NCT00363246
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 766 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Wound
Evaluation of the Safety and Effectiveness of ALLEVYN Gentle Border
The clinical study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the ALLEVYN Gentle Border. The study is a post-market clinical follow-up to assess clinical performance and safety of ALLEVYN Gentle Border with new wound contact…
- Trial name
- NCT03877484
- Testing
- ALLEVYN Gentle border
- Where
- 6 sites in France, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Smith & Nephew Orthopaedics AG