Clinical trials: sponsored by Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Stroke
Pushing Behaviors in Individuals Post-stroke
Some individuals demonstrate pushing behaviors after having a stroke. The purpose of this study is to see if there are immediate changes in pushing behaviors in individuals who have had a stroke before and after sitting in a…
- Trial name
- NCT02190734
- Testing
- Sitting in wheel chair, Gait training on treadmill, Gait training overground
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Stroke, Pulmonary Ventilation
Ventilatory Muscle Training in Stroke
The purpose of the present study is to determine the utility and effectiveness of combined inspiratory (IMT) and expiratory muscle training (EMT) in improving ventilatory function in people who are disabled by long-term stroke…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Pulmonary Ventilation, Exercise Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT02828943
- Testing
- IMT with High Resistance EMT, IMT with Low Resistance EMT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Aphasia, Stroke
Aphasia Rehabilitation: Modulating Cues, Feedback & Practice
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how changing different conditions of the speech-language treatment (such as cues, feedback, complexity and practice schedule) affects the language outcome of study subjects with aphasia…
- Trial name
- NCT01597037
- Testing
- Script training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Spinal Cord Injuries
Impact of Intermittent Hypoxia and Prednisolone on Motor Performance in Persons With SCI
The objective of this study is to examine the effects of mild acute intermittent hypoxia (AIH) in combination with an anti-inflammatory drug (i.e. prednisolone) on motor performance in persons with spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT03752749
- Testing
- Prednisolone + Acute Intermittent Hypoxia
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Stroke, Stroke, Acute
Safety Evaluation of the ReWalk ReStore Device in Subjects With Mobility Impairments Due to Stroke
A multi-site, interventional, non-comparative, single-arm trial to evaluate the safety of the ReWalk ReStore device in subjects with hemiplegia/hemiparesis due to ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Stroke, Acute, Stroke Hemorrhagic, Hemiparesis
- Trial name
- NCT03499210
- Testing
- ReWalk ReStore device
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- ReWalk Robotics, Inc.
Healthy, Stroke
Physiology of Interregional Connectivity in the Human Brain
The purpose of this study is to understand the physiology of connectivity between cortical regions in the human brain in healthy participants and in patients with white matter lesions.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Multiple Sclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT03723434
- Testing
- Single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (spTMS), Paired associative stimulation (PAS), Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Spinal Cord Injuries, Shoulder Impingement Syndrome
Freehand Ultrasound to Evaluate Scapular Kinematics in People With Paraplegia
Shoulder pain is very common in people with spinal cord injury (SCI). Persons with high-level paraplegia have higher chances to suffer shoulder pain and injury than those with lower-level paraplegia due to the shoulder muscle…
- Trial name
- FUS (NCT02357914)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Amputation, Amputation; Traumatic, Arm, Upper
Comparison of Pattern Recognition Control and Direct Control in TMR
Targeted Muscle Reinnervation increases the control signals available for commercial arm systems. A new type of control, pattern recognition, has been developed into a form that allows use with commercially available arm system.
- Trial name
- NCT03097978
- Testing
- Commercial system, RIC arm system, Direct Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Low Back Pain
True Functional Restoration and Analgesia in Non-Radicular Low Back Pain
You are asked to take part in this study because you have chronic, non-radicular low back pain. This study is done to investigate the pain relieving effects of the study drug Exalgo (Hydromorphone ER) for people who experience…
- Trial name
- Covidien (NCT01455519)
- Testing
- Hydromorphone ER, Sugar pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Cerebral Palsy
Diet and Activity in Cerebral Palsy
This study aims to fill a gap in the literature, identify relevant clinical measures, and provide insight into the independent modifiable risk factors of obesity in the CP population with the long-term goal of improving…
- Trial name
- NCT02175108
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Stroke
Simulated Home Therapy Program for the Hand After Stroke
The purpose of this study is to investigate the benefits of incorporating an actuated, EMG-controlled glove into occupational therapy of the hand.
- Trial name
- NCT02072369
- Testing
- VAEDA Glove, Occupational Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Nonfluent Aphasia, Stroke
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Aphasia Language Therapy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of small amounts of electrical current, applied without surgery to the brain, in combination with speech-language treatment, on the language outcome of study subjects…
- Trial name
- NCT01486654
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation - Cathodal stimulation, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation - Anodal stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Cerebrovascular Accident
Outcomes Associated With Progressive Balance And Gait Training Using The KineAssist® Robot
Using a randomized controlled research design, compare walking outcomes resulting from gait and balance training with standard physical therapist interaction versus training with the addition of a KineAssist® robotic system that…
- Trial name
- NCT02990650
- Testing
- Balance Task Training with therapist guarding support, Balance task training with robotic guarding support, Challneged balance task training with robotic guarding support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Stroke
Contrastim Stroke Trial
This is a prospective randomized controlled feasibility study to determine whether navigation guided repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) to the healthy hemisphere in patients with subacute stroke has a beneficial…
- Trial name
- ContraStim (NCT01049802)
- Testing
- Repetititve transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Patients With Chronic Stroke
Enhanced Motor Recovery Using Serotonergic Agents in Stroke
The information derived from this study will be critical to establishing appropriate rehabilitative interventions post-stroke. In particular, traditional use of pharmacological agents to alter motor function post-stroke is…
- Trial name
- NCT01751854
- Testing
- SSRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis Research Registry
The aim of this research registry is to collect information on individuals with osteoporosis, those with risk factors for osteoporosis, and comparative healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT01223300
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident
AMES Treatment of the Impaired Leg in Chronic Stroke Patients
The purpose of this protocol is to determine if individuals who had a stroke more than one year before entering the study and whose ankles remain substantially impaired are able to sense and move the affected leg better after…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident, Hemiparesis
- Trial name
- AMES (NCT01378637)
- Testing
- AMES- Leg treatment
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- AMES Technology
Traumatic Brain Injury, Vestibular Deficits
Traditional Balance vs Vibrotactile Feedback Training for Vestibular Rehabilitation
The goal of this clinical research study at RIC is to determine the value and benefit of the SK multimodal balance training system through independent clinical evaluations.
- Trial name
- NCT01672658
- Testing
- Sensory Kinetics Balance System, Traditional Vestibular Rehabilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
Comparing Outcomes of Elbow Extension Tendon Transfers
Active elbow extension has significant functional benefits for individuals with tetraplegia. The proposed work will provide information to assess how effectively people are using their elbow extension tendon transfers, and…
- Trial name
- NCT01204736
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Urinary Incontinence
Urinary Incontinence in an Inpatient Rehab Unit
Urinary incontinence (UI) is a very common condition in women, with estimates of prevalence varying from 10% to 40% in most studies and showing a gradual increase with age.
- Trial name
- NCT01499784
- Testing
- pelvic floor muscle training
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Anne Deutsch