Clinical trials: Spinal Disorder
Stroke, Spinal Cord Injuries (Complete and Incomplete)
EMG-Directed Virtual-Reality Training for Motor Stroke Rehabilitation
This study is testing whether rehabilitation using muscle activity signals can help improve arm and hand movement in people after stroke or spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT07705256
- Testing
- Visual EMG feedback with vibrotactile feedback, Visual EMG feedback
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Neck Pain, Cervical Spine Disease
Indirect Approach of C0-1 and C2-3 Segments in Flexion-rotation Test
Restrictions on upper cervical spine are associated with cervical pain. The vast majority of upper cervical spine rotation occurs at the C1-2 segment.
- Conditions
- Neck Pain, Cervical Spine Disease, Rotation
- Trial name
- NCT04406753
- Testing
- Manual therapy techniques in C0-1 and C2-3 with cervical exercise, Cervical Exercise
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Zaragoza
Spinal Cord Injuries
AMPLIFY Study: Transcutaneous Spinal Direct Current Stimulation to Enhance Locomotor Rehabilitation After SCI
Locomotor training (LT) facilitates recovery of spinal locomotor networks after incomplete spinal cord injury (ISCI), but walking impairments persist.
- Trial name
- NCT05700942
- Testing
- High Dose Intervention-tsDCS, Low Dose Intervention-tsDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Autonomic Dysreflexia
Fesoterodine for Amelioration of Autonomic Dysreflexia (AD) Following Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
This study will be investigating the effects of fesoterodine on autonomic dysreflexia (AD) in patients with spinal cord injuries (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT02676154
- Testing
- Fesoterodine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
VRehab-SMA Phase 1.2
Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetic disorder characterized by progressive muscle weakness, severely impacting patients' motor abilities.
- Trial name
- NCT07578454
- Testing
- VRehab SMA device
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Contained Cervical Disc Herniation
Is Treatment of the Intervertebral Disc More Effective at Short-term Than the Nerve Root in Patients With a Neck Hernia?
Pain management in a neck hernia relies initially on rest, physiotherapy, and/or oral medications. Once these treatments have failed, different alternative procedures can be applied to relief pain.
- Trial name
- NCT01797172
- Testing
- Percutaneous Cervical Nucleoplasty, Pulsed Radio Frequency
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Willy Halim
Neurogenic Bowel
Improving Bowel Function and Quality of Life After Spinal Cord Injury
Bowel dysfunction is consistently rated as one of the most common complications affecting daily life for individuals with spinal cord injury.
- Trial name
- NCT03949660
- Testing
- Stimulation for blood pressure without stand, Stimulation for blood pressure with stand, Stimulation for trunk and core without stand
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Neurogenic Overactive Bladder, Urinary Incontinence
Efficacy Study of Pudendal Neuromodulation for the Treatment of Neurogenic Overactive Bladder
The study is designed to demonstrate that treatment with low level stimulation of the bladder muscles reduces symptoms of urinary incontinence in comparison with no stimulation.
- Conditions
- Neurogenic Overactive Bladder, Urinary Incontinence, Detrusor Overactivity
- Trial name
- ACCEPTANCE (NCT01023269)
- Testing
- InterStim Therapy
- Where
- 8 sites in Belgium, France and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- MedtronicNeuro
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
A Novel Approach in Spinal Cord Stimulation: a Combination of Burst and Tonic Waveforms.
Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) has been a well-established treatment for chronic neuropathic pain in Failed Back Surgery Syndrome with associated legs and/or low back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT03201705
- Testing
- Burst + Tonic
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Massimo Innamorato
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Neuromuscular Magnetic Stimulation in ALS Patients
Aim of the study is to verify whether neuromuscular magnetic stimulation can improve muscle function in spinal-onset Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) patients.
- Trial name
- NMS-ALS (NCT03618966)
- Testing
- Neuromuscular magnetic stimulation (NMMS)
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University of Roma La Sapienza
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Gulf War Study
Recently, concern has arisen regarding a possible elevated occurrence of ALS among veterans who served in the Persian Gulf during Operations Desert Shield (August 2, 1990 - January 15, 1991), Desert Storm (January 16, 1991 …
- Trial name
- NCT00007722
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Spine Fracture, Osteoporosis
Controlled Reduction of AO Spine B3 Fractures in Ankylosing Spinal Disorders Using an Inflatable Positioning Device: Technical Note and Retrospective Single-centre Case Series
Retrospective observational
- Conditions
- Spine Fracture, Osteoporosis, Spondylitis, Ankylosing
- Trial name
- NCT07847320
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Diakonie-Klinikum Stuttgart
Cervical Spondylopathy
Radiological Outcome of Bony Fusion After Single Level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion Using Iliac Crest Graft vs. Polyetheretherketone Cage in Cervical Spondylosis
The cervical spine is the most mobile portion of the spine and is more prone to degenerative spine changes like cervical disc herniation, cervical spine stenosis, ossified posterior longitudinal ligament and osteophyte formation.
- Trial name
- NCT07739979
- Testing
- Anterior Cervical Dissectomy and Fusion using Iliac crest autograft, Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) cage
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Services Hospital, Lahore
Spinal Cord Injuries
Self-Management Across the Care Continuum
Persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) face many challenges as they transition from inpatient care to outpatients and on into the community.
- Trial name
- NCT04540679
- Testing
- VIP4SCI
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Psoriatic Arthritis
Mat Pilates Exercise Program in Patients With Axial Psoriatic Arthritis
The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of mat Pilates exercises on spinal mobility, spinal muscle endurance, disease activity, fatigue, emotional well-being, physical performance, and overall quality of life in…
- Trial name
- NCT06176586
- Testing
- Mat Pilates Exercises
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Izmir Katip Celebi University
Spinal Fusion, Spinal Stenosis
Vancomycin Powder Combined With Autogenous Bone Graft as a Prevention for Post-operative Infection for Spine Surgery
Deep surgical site infection (DSSI) is one of the most challenging complications for spinal surgeons and can lead to a poor clinical outcome.
- Conditions
- Spinal Fusion, Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis
- Trial name
- NCT03883022
- Testing
- with U-VANCO (vancomycin hydrochloride), without U-VANCO (vancomycin hydrochloride)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Speech Analysis in ALS Patients
The purpose of this study is to find out if changes in speech can signal changes in the ability to think or remember. ALS patients with and without cognitive dysfunction will be followed for one year.
- Conditions
- ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Lou Gehrig Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03868345
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Barrow Neurological Institute
Scoliosis, Back Pain
InterFuse® S and T for the Treatment of Scoliosis, Spondylolisthesis and Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD)
The primary objective of this prospective, post-market study is to collect data to assess the long term outcome of a broad contact modular interbody device in the form of the InterFuse S™ or InterFuse T™ device in patients…
- Trial name
- NCT02659722
- Testing
- InterFuse
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Vertebral Technologies, Inc.
Spinal Cord Injuries, Neurogenic Bladder
Below the Belt: Non-invasive Neuromodulation to Treat Bladder, Bowel, and Sexual Dysfunction Following Spinal Cord Injury
Recent findings have demonstrated that electrical stimulation to the spinal cord (i.e. implanted electrodes) can significantly recover bladder, bowel, and sexual function after injury.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Neurogenic Bladder, Neurogenic Bowel, Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Trial name
- NCT04604951
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Spine Fusion, Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
Titanium vs. PEEK Fusion Devices in 1 Level TLIF
The objective of this study is to evaluate and follow the clinical and radiographic outcomes of patients undergoing 1 level TLIF randomized to either a titanium or a PEEK spacer to 24 months after surgery.
- Conditions
- Spine Fusion, Lumbar Spondylolisthesis, Lumbar Stenosis
- Trial name
- TLIF (NCT05691062)
- Testing
- Titanium Fusion Device, PEEK Fusion Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Twin Cities Spine Center