Clinical trials: Chronic Consciousness Disorders
Patients in Minimally Conscious State After a Severe Brain Injury
tDCS on Precuneus in MCS: Repeated Stimulations
In this study researchers will apply transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for 5 consecutive days in chronic patients in minimally conscious state (MCS).
- Trial name
- NCT02702362
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Hangzhou Normal University
Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State
Multichannel tDCS to Reduce Hypertonia in Patients With Prolonged DOC
Previous studies showed that transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) transiently improves performance of motor function in stroke patients, as well as decrease muscle hypertonia.
- Conditions
- Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State, Spasticity, Muscle, Disorder of Consciousness
- Trial name
- NCT03797573
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Vegetative State
The Prognostic Value of Pupil Near Response in UWS Patients
Previous studies suggest that the stimulus of pupil near response (PNR) may be a conscious perception of a blurred image. Moreover, PNR is a reflex that can be objectively observed and with no motor output, suggesting it might be…
- Trial name
- NCT02832492
- Testing
- pupil near response
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Wentao Zeng
Disorder of Consciousness, Minimally Conscious State
Simultaneously PET/MRI in Prolonged DOC Patients
Recently introduced hybrid PET/MR scanners provide the opportunity to measure simultaneously, and in direct spatial correspondence, both metabolic demand and functional activity of the brain, hence capturing complementary…
- Conditions
- Disorder of Consciousness, Minimally Conscious State, FDG-PET, Rs-fMRI
- Trial name
- NCT04164680
- Testing
- Multimodal Neuroimaging
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hangzhou Normal University
Disorder of Consciousness, Minimally Conscious State
Spinal Cord Stimulation in Patients With Disorders of Consciousness
Disorders of consciousness(DOC) is the most serious complications and has been widely paid attention to by the government. DOC patients cause large social and economic burden to our society for there has no effective cure so far.
- Conditions
- Disorder of Consciousness, Minimally Conscious State, Vegetative State
- Trial name
- NCT04010838
- Testing
- spinal cord stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Huashan Hospital
Traumatic Encephalopathies, Chronic, Concussion, Mild
Use of Adipose-Derived Stem/Stromal Cells in Concussion and Traumatic Brain Injuries
Concussion is the most common type of brain injury throughout life. Study is seeking improvement of long-term residua following adolescent and adult post-traumatic injuries often associated with contact sports and accidental…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Encephalopathies, Chronic, Concussion, Mild, Concussion, Intermediate, Concussion, Severe
- Trial name
- C-TBI (NCT02959294)
- Testing
- Microcannula Harvest Adipose, Centricyte 1000, Sterile Normal Saline IV deployment AD-cSVF
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Robert W. Alexander, MD, FICS
Blood Pressure, Depression
Essential Hypotension and Allostasis Registry
The essential arterial hypotension and allostasis registry is a prospective, observational research that has the purpose of demonstrating that essential blood pressure (BP) disorders and the associated comorbidities are a result…
- Conditions
- Blood Pressure, Depression, Panic Attack, Fibromyalgia
- Trial name
- ESSENTIAL (NCT02018497)
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- CES University
Acute Brain Injuries, Consciousness Disorders
CONNECT-ME: Consciousness in Neurocritical Care Cohort Study Using fMRI and EEG
Detecting preserved consciousness in brain-injured patients by traditional clinical means requires presence of motor function. Otherwise, patients may be erroneously classified as being in a vegetative state.
- Trial name
- CONNECT-ME (NCT02644265)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Brain Injuries, Acute, Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Antiseizure Medication in Seizure Networks at Early Acute Brain Injury
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the effect of FDA-approved antiseizure drugs in the brain connectivity patterns of severe and moderate acute brain injury patients with suppression of consciousness.
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Acute, Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Brain Ischemia, Brain Hypoxia
- Trial name
- NCT06081283
- Testing
- Phenobarbital Sodium Injection, Levetiracetam, Lacosamide Injectable Product
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Disorder of Consciousness
Information of the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised for Neurobehavioral State and Recovery of Consciousness Prediction
Background: The Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R) is the most recommended instrument to examine the neurobehavioral condition of individuals with disorders of consciousness (DOCs).
- Trial name
- CRS-R_Info (NCT05819177)
- Testing
- Rehabilitation program
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 171 people
- Sponsor
- Hospitales Nisa
Disorders of Consciousness, Severe Brain Injury
Use of Analgesic Treatment to Reduce Signs of Pain in Patients With Disorders of Consciousness.
The purpose of this study is to characterize and improve pain and nociception management in patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC).
- Conditions
- Disorders of Consciousness, Severe Brain Injury, Post-comatose Non-communicative Patients, Vegetative State
- Trial name
- NCT04330547
- Testing
- Analgesic administration
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State
Prefontal tDCS in Patients With Disorders of Consciousness: Neurophysiological and Behavioural Outcomes
Non-invasive brain stimulations techniques have recently shown promising results in patients with disorders. Notably, transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex has proved…
- Conditions
- Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State, Disorder of Consciousness
- Trial name
- NCT03823508
- Testing
- anodal tDCS
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Patients in Minimally Conscious State After a Severe Brain Injury (e.g., Anoxia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke)
tDCS in MCS: Repeated Stimulations
In this study researchers will apply transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for 5 consecutive days in chronic patients in minimally conscious state (MCS).
- Trial name
- tDCS in MCS (NCT02019615)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Consciousness Disorders, Persistent Vegetative State
Multimodal Assessment and Prognosis in Disorders of Consciousness After Severe Brain Injury (CyDoC-MAP)
After a severe brain injury some patients survive but cannot communicate, and deciding early which of them are likely to recover consciousness remains one of the hardest problems in neurocritical care.
- Conditions
- Consciousness Disorders, Persistent Vegetative State, Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome, Minimally Conscious State
- Trial name
- CyDoC-MAP (NCT07736820)
- Where
- Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Nicosia General Hospital
Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State
Fronto-parietal tDCS in Severely Brain Injured Patients With Disorders of Consciousness
Previous studies showed that anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) transiently improves performance of memory and attention.
- Conditions
- Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State, Disorders of Consciousness
- Trial name
- NCT02626403
- Testing
- Anodal tDCS
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Persistent Vegetative State
18F-FDG PET/CT in Diagnostic Patients of Disorder of Consciousness
Clinical examinations are difficult to discriminate between vegetative state and minimally conscious state. the diagnostic and prognostic usefulness of neuroimaging methods has not been established in a clinical setting.
- Trial name
- NCT02999490
- Testing
- 18F-FDG
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command
Consciousness Disorders, Brain Injuries
tDCS in Patients With Disorder of Consciousness Due to Severe Acquired Brain Injury
The present observational study is aimed at reporting the short-, mid- and long-term outcomes of patients with Disorder of Consciousness (DOC), in Vegetative State (VS) or Minimally Conscious State (MCS), due to a severe Acquired…
- Conditions
- Consciousness Disorders, Brain Injuries, Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State
- Trial name
- NCT03367078
- Testing
- Anodal tDCS, Usual care
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Montecatone Rehabilitation Institute S.p.A.
Syncope
Evaluation of Chronic Orthostatic Intolerance
This study will conduct tests with patients with primary chronic orthostatic intolerance (COI) to learn more about this disorder of the autonomic nervous system.
- Trial name
- NCT00069693
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Syncope
Propranolol to Treat Fainting in Children With Sympathoadrenal Imbalance
This study will examine the effectiveness of the drug propranolol in preventing fainting in patients with sympathoadrenal imbalance (SAI).
- Trial name
- NCT00093860
- Testing
- Propranolol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Minimally Conscious State
Closed-loop tDCS in Patients in Minimally Conscious State
This research will test a closed-loop system using EEG-arousal measures (spectral entropy) to define the best moment of the day for application of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in patients in MCS This study aims…
- Trial name
- NCT03810079
- Testing
- Anodal transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege