Clinical trials: Skull Base
Skull Injury Trauma
Multicenter Clinical Study on Diagnosis and Treatment of Skull Base Trauma
The purposes of this study are as follows: 1. to collect the largest epidemiological data of skull base trauma and analyze the related influence factors of mortality and morbidity. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT02571023
- Testing
- microscope surgery, neuroendoscope surgery
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Hou Lijun
Refractive Error, Visual Impairment
The Baltimore Reading and Eye Disease Study
The Baltimore Reading and Eye Disease Study (BREDS) is a two year study to determine the prevalence of vision problems in an early school age population with reading difficulty.
- Conditions
- Refractive Error, Visual Impairment, Convergence Insufficiency, Reading Disabilities
- Trial name
- BREDS (NCT02607384)
- Testing
- Eyeglass wearing, Orthoptic exercises, Specialist referral
- Volunteers
- 328 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Nasal Neoplasm, Nasal Neoplasm Benign
Prospective Study of Sinonasal and Skull-base Tumours Management
This observational prospective clinical study aims to describe the epidemiology, management and outcome of patients with sinonasal and skull-base pathology (tumours and diseases with malignant clinical characteristics) in a…
- Conditions
- Nasal Neoplasm, Nasal Neoplasm Benign, Skull Base Neoplasms, Skull Base Osteomyelitis
- Trial name
- Sinonasal_Tu (NCT05607888)
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Chondrosarcoma
Proton Beam Therapy for Chondrosarcoma
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if proton beam therapy, with or without photon beam radiation therapy, is effective in the treatment of skull base chondrosarcoma.
- Trial name
- NCT00496522
- Testing
- Proton Beam Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Skull Base Neoplasm, Cellular Pathology
Molecular and Cellular Characterization of Skull Base Tumors
The purpose of the study is to analyze biological samples and genetic material for basic science research investigating the molecular and cellular characterization of skull base tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT03759717
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Malformation Brain
Neuroradiology Assesses Chiari Malformation's Impact on Airways, Cranial Base, and Sleep Disorders in Children.
The severity of sleep disorders in patients with Chiari malformations can vary. The investigators propose to establish a correlation between the severity of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) and the quantitative neuroradiological…
- Trial name
- CHDSB (NCT05913297)
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance, Polysomnographic evaluation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 138 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Mitochondrial Diseases
A Long-term Extension of Study RP103-MITO-001 (NCT02023866) to Assess Cysteamine Bitartrate Delayed-release Capsules (RP103) in Children With Inherited Mitochondrial Disease
A long-term extension study to assess the safety, tolerability and efficacy of cysteamine bitartrate delayed-release capsules (RP103) in children with inherited mitochondrial diseases who previously enrolled into study…
- Trial name
- NCT02473445
- Testing
- Cysteamine Bitartrate
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Brain Tumor, Brain Cancer
Observational Trial of the Impact of Radiation Dose in Children With Brain and Skull Base Tumors.
This is a prospective, observational clinical trial investigating the morphological and volumetric changes in the brain following cranial Radiation Therapy in pediatric patients with brain or skull base tumors.
- Conditions
- Brain Tumor, Brain Cancer, Skull Base Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT03972514
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Baptist Health South Florida
Neurodegenerative Diseases, Parkinson Disease
Neurodegenerative Diseases Progression Markers (MARKERS-NDD)
MARKERS-NDD is a prospective, observational, longitudinal study, which aims to collect data from patients affected by neurodegenerative diseases (NDD) followed longitudinally for routine examinations performed as part of normal…
- Conditions
- Neurodegenerative Diseases, Parkinson Disease, Synucleinopathies, Lewy Body Disease
- Trial name
- MARKERS-NDD (NCT06596746)
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Casa di Cura San Raffaele Cassino
Sellar Tumor, Endonasal Surgery
Efficacy and Safety Evaluation of Absorbable and Moldable Skull Base Support Plates in Extended Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Surgery: A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Study
Primary objective: To evaluate the effect of absorbable and moldable skull base support plates used in extended endoscopic endonasal transsphenoidal surgery on the incidence of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) rhinorrhea within 1 month…
- Conditions
- Sellar Tumor, Endonasal Surgery, Csf Leakage
- Trial name
- EEEA-AMSBP (NCT07539792)
- Testing
- Absorbable and moldable skull base support plate
- Where
- 8 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
Congenital Torticollis, Positionnel Skull Deformation
3D Characterisation of the Skull Base Deformation in Congenital Muscular Torticollis
The congenital muscular torticollis (CMT) is defined by an abnormal posture of the head and the neck compared to shoulders' level of the newborn.
- Trial name
- NCT04421898
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Meningitis and Sinusitis in Transnasal Surgery
Effectiveness of Preoperative Antiseptic Preparation in Transnasal Skull Base Surgery
Objective: Transnasal skull-base surgery is a complex and invasive procedure that involves the use of preoperative antiseptic preparations.
- Trial name
- NCT06313281
- Testing
- Preoperative Antiseptic preparation prior to transnasal skull base surgery
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- King Saud University
Vestibular Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma
Auditory Nerve Test System During Vestibular Schwannoma Resection
The Auditory Nerve Test System (ANTS) is a novel device that stimulates the auditory nerve much like a cochlear implant. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate feasibility of the ANTS during translabyrinthine surgery for…
- Conditions
- Vestibular Schwannoma, Acoustic Neuroma, Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Asymmetric Sensorineural Hearing Loss
- Trial name
- ANTS (NCT04241679)
- Testing
- Auditory Nerve Test System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Mitochondrial Disorders, Mitochondrial Genetic Disorders
North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium Patient Registry and Biorepository (NAMDC)
The North American Mitochondrial Disease Consortium (NAMDC) maintains a patient contact registry and tissue biorepository for patients with mitochondrial disorders.
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial Disorders, Mitochondrial Genetic Disorders, Mitochondrial Diseases, Disorder of Mitochondrial Respiratory Chain Complexes
- Trial name
- NAMDC (NCT01694940)
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Chordoma
Proton Beam Therapy for Chordoma Patients
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if proton beam therapy, with or without photon beam radiation therapy, is effective in the treatment of skull base chordoma. The safety of this treatment will also be studied.
- Trial name
- NCT00496119
- Testing
- Proton Beam Therapy, Photon Beam Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Craniofacial Abnormalities
FACE.S-4-KIDS : A Deep Phenotyping Database of Craniofacial Anomalies During Development With 4 Pilot Projects
FACE.S-4-KIDS is an ambitious database project addressing the scientific question of the variable expression of craniofacial disorders in humans, to reach a sound clinical management (diagnosis, prognosis), and the establishment…
- Trial name
- FACES-4-KIDS (NCT07422454)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 3,100 people
- Sponsor
- Imagine Institute
Convergence Insufficiency
A Randomized Trial of Base-in Prism Reading Glasses Convergence Insufficiency in Children
This study is designed to compare the use of special prism glasses to placebo treatment for children with symptomatic convergence insufficiency.
- Trial name
- NCT00347581
- Testing
- Base-in prism glasses for reading
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennsylvania College of Optometry
Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases, Vestibular Disorder
Vestibular Balance Therapy Intervention for Children
The goal of this within groups clinical trial is to determine the feasibility of a home-based vestibular balance therapy program for children with vestibular hypofunction.
- Conditions
- Vestibulocochlear Nerve Diseases, Vestibular Disorder, Bilateral Vestibular Loss
- Trial name
- VBT-C (NCT05741515)
- Testing
- Vestibular Balance Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Convergence Insufficiency
Office-based Vision Therapy for Improving Reading and Attention in Children With Convergence Insufficiency
CITT-ART is a multicenter study (8 locations around the United States) of 324 children ages 9 to <14 years with symptomatic convergence insufficiency (CI).
- Trial name
- CITT-ART (NCT02207517)
- Testing
- Office-based vergence/accommodative therapy
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 311 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Salus University
Acupuncture, Tumor, Brain
Evaluation of Acupuncture Effects for Complications After Surgery of Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor in Skull Base
Skull base tumors are a type of tumor that grow in the area of several skulls behind the cranial cavity. The incidence rate is 2 to 18 per 100,000 people per year; males and females are likely to have a proportional difference in…
- Conditions
- Acupuncture, Tumor, Brain, Skull Base Tumor, Cerebellopontine Angle Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT04249921
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan