Clinical trials: Occupational Therapy
Narcolepsy, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Armodafinil (CEP-10953) for Treatment of Narcolepsy, Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome, or Chronic Shift Work Sleep Disorder
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of Armodafinil (CEP-10953) administered on a flexible-dosage regimen of 100 to 250 mg/day for up to 12 months to patients with excessive sleepiness…
- Conditions
- Narcolepsy, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Sleep Apnea Syndromes, Shift-Work Sleep Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00078312
- Testing
- CEP-10953 (Armodafinil)
- Where
- 50 sites in United States, Russia
- Volunteers
- 328 people
- Sponsor
- Cephalon
Persian Gulf Syndrome
Treatment Study of Carnosine Versus Placebo in Gulf War Illness (GWI)
The purpose of this study is to perform a randomized double-blind, placebo-controlled, 12 week study of the effects of carnosine on cognitive, psychometric, autonomic, and muscle strength outcomes in 100 GWI subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT00810368
- Testing
- Carnosine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Cerebrovascular Accident, Hemiplegia
Post Stroke Hand Functions: Bilateral Movements and Electrical Stimulation Treatments
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of two amounts of treatment therapy on post stroke motor recovery in the arms.
- Trial name
- NCT00369668
- Testing
- Bilateral movements and neuromuscular electrical stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression
Does an Occupational Therapy Program Enhance Mental Health Outcomes for Veterans Who Scuba Dive
The purpose of the study is to investigate whether an occupational therapy program could enhance mental health outcomes for veterans who SCUBA dive.
- Conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT03928392
- Testing
- SCUBA with Occupational Therapy (OT), Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus (SCUBA) without OT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Dystonia
Pilot Trial of Botulinum Toxin and Occupational Therapy for Writer's Cramp
Objective: Writer s cramp (WC) is a form of focal hand dystonia (FHD). Focal injections of botulinum toxin (BoNT) are the current best therapy. Past studies showed that some types of rehabilitative therapy can be useful.
- Trial name
- NCT02015039
- Testing
- BoNT Injections, Occupational Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Dementia Alzheimers, Alzheimer Disease
Person-Environment Fit for Persons With Dementia
This trial will assess feasibility of a non-pharmacological intervention for persons living with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) to improve behavioral and psychiatric symptoms of dementia and functional…
- Trial name
- NCT05722743
- Testing
- Harmony, National Institute on Aging Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Elizabeth K Rhodus
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Critical Illness
Animal Assisted Interactions With Animal Robot in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
The purpose of this study is to: 1. Establish the feasibility and acceptability of a therapeutic robot, Paro, for critically ill patients admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit 2.
- Conditions
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Critical Illness, Physical Therapy Modalities, Occupational Therapy
- Trial name
- PARO (NCT05075395)
- Testing
- PARO therapy seal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Shift-Work Sleep Disorder
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Therapy for Sleepiness Related to Shift Work Disorder (tDCS-SWORD)
1. To determine the effects of tDCS on subjective measures of sleepiness in night-shift workers with shift work disorder. 2. To determine the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on vigilance in night-shift…
- Trial name
- tDCS-SWORD (NCT03879044)
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Stroke, Physical Disability
Concomitant Sensory Stimulation During Therapy to Enhance Hand Functional Recovery Post Stroke
The objective of this study is to determine if combining vibration with hand task practice is superior to hand task practice alone.
- Trial name
- NCT04569123
- Testing
- real stimulation, No stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Cerebral Palsy, Hemiplegia
Constraint-induced Movement Therapy (CIMT) and Bimanual Training (HABIT) in Children With Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
A randomized control trial of bimanual training. The protocols have been developed at Columbia University to be child friendly and draws upon our experience since 1997 with constraint-induced movement therapy in children with…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Hemiplegia, Children, Pediatric
- Trial name
- NCT00305006
- Testing
- Constraint-Induced Movement Therapy (CIMT), Hand-Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy (HABIT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Teachers College, Columbia University
Psoriasis
The Quality of Life Study in Psoriasis Patients After Ustekinumab Treatment
This study aims to see if patient quality of life can be approved after treatment with an injectable medication called ustekinumab for the treatment of generalized psoriasis.
- Trial name
- NCT01511315
- Testing
- Ustekinumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Stroke
Metacognitive-Strategy Training in Sub-Acute Stroke
The long-term goal of this research is to improve activity performance and reduce motor impairment in individuals with stroke. Contemporary stroke rehabilitation focuses on remediation of post-stroke impairments with a false…
- Trial name
- NCT04099511
- Testing
- Usual Care Occupational Therapy-Outpatient, Cognitive Orientation to daily Occupational Performance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Delayed Sleep Phase Syndrome
The Clinical Utility of Measuring the Circadian Clock in Treatment of Delayed Sleep-Wake Phase Disorder
This study will test whether measuring the circadian clock during treatment of delayed sleep-wake phase disorder results in greater improvements in sleep compared to estimating the circadian clock.
- Trial name
- NCT03715465
- Testing
- Melatonin 0.5 MG, Dim Light Melatonin Onset (salivary)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Stroke, Balance; Distorted
Explorations of the Benefits of the ZeroG TRiP System to Improve Balance in Patients Following Stroke
Strokes are neurological events that can lead to devastating physical and cognitive deficits, such as the inability to ambulate, impaired balance regulation, and loss of coordination.
- Trial name
- NCT04919161
- Testing
- Body weight support system control group, Body weight support system with balance perturbations
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gaylord Hospital, Inc
Parkinson Disease
Feasibility and Effect of a Strategy-Based Cognitive Intervention for Parkinson Disease
Parkinson disease (PD) affects over 1 million Americans and causes considerable personal and socioeconomic costs (>$34 billion/year in the US) that are expected to rise as the population ages.
- Trial name
- NCT04048122
- Testing
- MultiContext for PD Strategy Training, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Stroke
Patient Targeted Upper Extremity Rehabilitation After Stroke
Each year in the US, approximately 795,000 people have a stroke, and the overwhelming majority of those who survive are unable to resume meaningful daily activities because of impaired movement in one arm/hand.
- Trial name
- TARG (NCT01819506)
- Testing
- Task Practice Physical Rehabilitation Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Mechanical Ventilation, Critical Illness
Dexmedetomidine Versus Propofol in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU)
This is a randomized controlled trial to compare propofol to dexmedetomidine for prolonged sedation (> 24 hours) in critically ill patients who require mechanical ventilation.
- Trial name
- NCT01059929
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Propofol, Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Chronic Pain
Yoga and Occupational Therapy to Improve Pain
This was a randomized control trial of a yoga and self-management intervention for individuals with chronic pain. Participants were assigned to either a wait-list control group (self-management only), or a yoga intervention…
- Trial name
- YoPain (NCT03010878)
- Testing
- Yoga, Self-management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Occupational Therapy, Virtual Reality
Glove Rehabilitation Application for Stroke Patients
The University of Virginia (UVA) Director of Neurorehabilitation will lead GRASP randomized, controlled efficacy trials. The study will involve employment of the GRASP system in three one-hour sessions per week over eight weeks…
- Trial name
- GRASP (NCT03872466)
- Testing
- GRASP HEP, Usual Care Treatment (UCT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Barron Associates, Inc.
Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS) and Robotic Training to Improve Arm Function After Stroke
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if multiple therapy sessions of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS) combined with robotic arm therapy lead to a greater functional recovery in upper limb mobility after stroke…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA), Hemiparesis
- Trial name
- tVNS (NCT03592745)
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health