Clinical trials: Paraplegia, open to volunteers
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
Neuromodulation to Enhance Motor Function in HSP
Hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) is a rare neurological condition that causes stiffness, weakness, and difficulty walking due to damage in the nerves that control movement.
- Trial name
- NCT07417943
- Testing
- transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Rahul Sachdeva
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Type 50
Phase 3 Efficacy Study With Concurrent Control of IT MELPIDA in SPG50.Concurrent Controls.
Phase 3, open-label study to assess the efficacy and safety of a single lumbar intrathecal administration of MELPIDA in individuals with Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Type 50 (SPG50).
- Trial name
- SPG50 (NCT06692712)
- Testing
- MELPIDA
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Spain
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Elpida Therapeutics SPC
Spinal Cord Injuries, Paraplegia and Tetraplegia
Self-balancing Personal Exoskeleton for SCI (WIP)
This study aims to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the personal exoskeleton in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT07536386
- Testing
- Hands-free exoskeleton
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Wandercraft
Wheelchair, Paraplegia
Virtual Peer Coaching in Manual Wheelchair Skills
The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of remote manual wheelchair skills training program. First, peer coaches will be enrolled and trained.
- Conditions
- Wheelchair, Paraplegia, Spinal Cord Injury, Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis
- Trial name
- NCT06295146
- Testing
- Intervention A: 1-on-1 wheelchair skills training by a peer coach, Intervention B: Training via educational videos
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Spinal Cord Injuries, Paraplegia, Complete
Epidural Stimulation After Neurologic Damage
This study will evaluate a method to optimize parameter settings in epidural spinal cord stimulation used to recover lower extremity volitional movement.
- Trial name
- E-STAND (NCT03026816)
- Testing
- Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
STOP-HSP.Net: a Registry for Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia as an Integration Tool for Future Therapeutic Strategies
Our goal is to create a solid and harmonious disease registry of patient affected by hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) that facilitates the collection and management of patients' data over time encouraging the research and the…
- Trial name
- NCT06572046
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, SPG47
Registry and Natural History Study for Early Onset Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
The Registry and Natural History Study for Early Onset Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP) is focused on gathering longitudinal clinical data as well as biological samples (skin and/or blood and/or saliva) from male and female…
- Conditions
- Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, SPG47, SPG50, SPG51
- Trial name
- HSP (NCT04712812)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, Neurodegenerative Diseases
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Genomic Sequencing Initiative (HSPseq)
The purpose of the HSP Sequencing Initiative is to better understand the role of genetics in hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) and related disorders.
- Conditions
- Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Pediatric Disorder, Spasticity, Muscle
- Trial name
- NCT05354622
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, Primary Lateral Sclerosis
Spastic Paraplegia - Centers of Excellence Research Network
The Spastic Paraplegia - Centers of Excellence Research Network (SP-CERN) is a collaborative research consortium dedicated to advancing the understanding, diagnosis, and treatment of hereditary spastic paraplegia (HSP) and…
- Conditions
- Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, Primary Lateral Sclerosis, SPG4, SPG5A
- Trial name
- SP-CERN (NCT06553976)
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Idiopathic Toe Walking, Cerebral Palsy
The Effect of Targeting the Plantaris Muscle-tendon in Surgical Correction of Ankle Equinus in Children
Tight ankle muscles can produce ankle equinus (limited ability to pull the foot upward) and occur often in children, significantly impacting their ability to walk.
- Conditions
- Idiopathic Toe Walking, Cerebral Palsy, Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- Plantaris Sx (NCT07090057)
- Testing
- Tendoachilles (TA) lengthening or gastrocnemius (GN) recession, then Plantaris tenotomy, Plantaris tenotomy, then Tendoachilles (TA) lengthening or gastrocnemius (GN) recession
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Spinal Cord Injuries, Gait Disorders, Neurologic
Safety and Feasibility of TWIICE Rise - Phase 2
The aim of this study is to assess the safety and the feasibility of two versions of TWIICE Rise for exoskeleton-assisted ambulation in patients with a spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT07461259
- Testing
- TWIICE Rise
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- TWIICE
Spinal Cord Injury
SCI Epidemiology and Complications
The aim of this study was to epidemiologically evaluate patients diagnosed with spinal cord injury who were admitted to our clinic over the last five years and, unlike similar studies, to investigate the presence of complications…
- Trial name
- NCT07425470
- Testing
- Retrospective data analysis
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University
Autosomal Recessive Spastic Ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay, Spastic Paraplegia 7
Effects of a Supervised Rehabilitation Program on Disease Severity in Spastic Ataxias
Spastic ataxias are a group of diseases causing symptoms such as walking difficulties and balance impairments that lead to a high risk of falls. No pharmacological treatments exist to treat these diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT06261424
- Testing
- IMPACT - rehabIlitation prograM for sPAstiC aTaxias
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Spinal Cord Injury, Paraplegia and Tetraplegia
Self-balancing Personal Exoskeleton for SCI (WINY)
This study aims to demonstrate the safety and effectiveness of the personal exoskeleton in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT07222033
- Testing
- Hands-free exoskeleton
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wandercraft
Neuromuscular Diseases, Obesity (Disorder)
Gait Analysis Parameter and Upper Limb Evaluation in Adult Patients With Neurological or Metabolic Pathology
The ActiLiège-Adult study is a prospective, longitudinal, observational study designed to collect natural history data on adult patients with neurological or metabolic diseases affecting movement.
- Conditions
- Neuromuscular Diseases, Obesity (Disorder), Myotonic Dystrophy 1, Myasthenic Syndrome
- Trial name
- Acti-Adult (NCT07136844)
- Testing
- Syde, Dynamometric measurements of muscle strength, The 6-minute walk test (6MWT)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
Robot-assisted Walking Treatment in Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (HSP)
Patients will undergo a combined rehabilitation treatment consisting of 15 sessions on Lokomat and 15 sessions of physical therapy over three weeks for a total of 30 sessions. Two sessions/day for 5 days a week.
- Trial name
- NCT06728787
- Testing
- Robot-Assisted Gait Training
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
HSP, Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
Safety and Efficacy of AAV9/AP4B1 (BFB-101) For Patients With AP4B1-related Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Type 47 (SPG47)
Safety and Efficacy of AAV9/AP4B1 For Patients with AP4B1-related Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Type 47 (SPG47): A Phase 1/2 Single-Center, Open-Label Study of Stereotactic Intra-cisterna Magna Administration.
- Conditions
- HSP, Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, Hereditary Spastic Paraparesis, Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Type 50
- Trial name
- NCT06948019
- Testing
- BFB-101 (AAV9-CBh-AP4B1)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- BlackfinBio Ltd
Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
A Prospective Cohort Study of Surgical Treatment for Foot Deformities in HSP
Through a prospective cohort study, we aim to dynamically evaluate the long-term benefits and risks associated with surgical interventions for hereditary spastic paraparesis (HSP) accompanied by foot deformities.
- Trial name
- HSP (NCT06936163)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai 6th People's Hospital
Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies, Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
Natural History Study of Patients with HPDL Mutations
This study uses medical records that allow retrospective data extraction of clinical manifestation to assess the natural history of HPDL mutations
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies, Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, Spastic Paraplegia, White Matter Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05848271
- Testing
- Patient Registry, Dry blood spots sampling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Complete or Incomplete Paraplegia/quadriplegia, Spinal Cord Injury
Research on Wireless Brain Implant System for General Control of External Devices
The clinical trial aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the minimally invasive, wireless brain-machine interface system (WRS) in enabling general brain control of external devices, such as a cursor and other assistive…
- Conditions
- Complete or Incomplete Paraplegia/quadriplegia, Spinal Cord Injury, Brainstem Stroke, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Trial name
- RISE (NCT06829212)
- Testing
- WRS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai StairMed Technology Co., Ltd.