Clinical trials: Spinal Disorders/Injuries
Spinal Cord Injuries
Multimodality Intervention for Function and Metabolism in SCI
The proposed phase 2 trial a randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel group trial in persons with cervical or thoracic SCI, AIS grade A, B, C, or D, 6 months or later after injury.
- Trial name
- NCT03576001
- Testing
- Testosterone Undecanoate, hybrid exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Spinal Cord Injuries, Self-Management
Improving Self-Management Skills Among People With Spinal Cord Injury
The goal of our study is to evaluate the use of a self-management application ("app") that the investigators have developed to help facilitate self-management among individuals with SCI who live in the community.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Self-Management, Mobile Application
- Trial name
- MobileApp (NCT03140501)
- Testing
- Mobile application ("app")
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Spinal Cord Injury
Synchronous Tele-Resistance Training to Improve Upper Extremity Function in Patients With Spinal Cord Injury
This study investigated the effects of resistive exercises applied with synchronized telerehabilitation on upper extremity functions in patients with SCI who use wheelchairs.
- Trial name
- TELERES-SCI (NCT07115693)
- Testing
- Telerehabilitation-Based Resistance Exercise Program, Home Exercise Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacer Önen Tekin
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction
Radio-frequency (RF) Bladder Monitor
The goal of this pilot feasibility study is to evaluate a wearable microwave (MW)-based bladder monitoring system in adult volunteers and those with spinal cord injury (SCI) who use self-catheterization for bladder management.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction, Neurogenic Bladder (NB)
- Trial name
- NCT07639541
- Testing
- Wearable microwave Bladder Monitoring System
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Spinal Cord Injury
Customized Employment for Veterans With Spinal Cord Injury
The reason for conducting this study is to learn about the best ways to help Veterans with spinal cord injury (SCI) gain meaningful employment.
- Trial name
- ACCESS-Vets (NCT04832802)
- Testing
- ACCESS, IPS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Vertebral Artery Dissection, Cerebrovascular Accident
Changes in Cerebral Blood Flow With Spinal Manipulative Therapy vs. Voluntary Motion
The investigators are performing a study to determine whether changes in blood flow occur in the neck and back of the brain following a series of head positions and a manipulation of the upper neck.
- Conditions
- Vertebral Artery Dissection, Cerebrovascular Accident, Cerebrovascular Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT01205490
- Testing
- head positions and spinal manipulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College
Spinal Cord Injuries
Telehealth Virtual Reality Exergaming for Spinal Cord Injury
This pilot feasibility study aims to test whether youth and adults with spinal cord injury can use a group virtual reality gaming intervention to exercise.
- Trial name
- NCT05318079
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Gaming
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sarcopenic Obesity, Spinal Cord Injuries
Sarcopenic Obesity in Neurodisabilities
To describe the frequency and thresholds for sarcopenic obesity in neurodisabled persons and the fat and lean mass distribution based on various neurodisabilities
- Conditions
- Sarcopenic Obesity, Spinal Cord Injuries, Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis
- Trial name
- SarcObeNDS (NCT03863379)
- Testing
- whole body DXA
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dionyssiotis, Yannis, M.D.
Spinal Cord Injuries
Sensorimotor Integration Underlying Balance Control in Individuals With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
The objectives of the study are to evaluate a 4-week mixed training paradigm consisting of explosive strength training and balance perturbation training efficacy on balance control during standing and locomotion, and to…
- Trial name
- NCT05200091
- Testing
- Combined explosive strength and specific balance training group
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Rehabilitation of Greater Montreal
Tetraplegia, Hypothermia
Body Temperature in Persons With Tetraplegia When Exposed to Cold
The ability to maintain normal body core temperature (Tcore = 98.6°F) is impaired in persons with tetraplegia. Despite the known challenges to the ability of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) to maintain Tcore, and the…
- Conditions
- Tetraplegia, Hypothermia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT01822535
- Testing
- Midodrine hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Spinal Cord Injuries, Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
SCIVAX: Biomarkers of Immune Dysfunction and Vaccine Responsiveness in Chronic SCI
The purpose of this observational research study is to better understand immune responses to vaccines against viruses (influenza or SARS-CoV2).
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury, Healthy Controls, Flu Vaccine
- Trial name
- SCIVAX (NCT05869968)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Spinal Cord Injuries, Rehabilitation
Feasibility of Home-Based Rehabilitation on Body Composition, Some Anthropometric Measures and Muscular Strength After Interruption 4-5 Years of Spinal Cord Injury: Serial Cases Study on ISIS War Survivors in Iraq
Feasibility of Home-Based Rehabilitation on Body Composition, some Anthropometric Measures and Muscular Strength after interruption 4-5 years of Spinal Cord Injury: Serial Cases Study on ISIS War Survivors in Iraq Summary…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Rehabilitation, Exercises
- Trial name
- HBRP-SCI (NCT06230627)
- Testing
- Home-Based Rehabilitation rogram
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mosul
Spinal Cord Injury at T7-T10 Level, War Injuries Due to Bullets and Fragments
Effects of a Home-Based Rehabilitation on Anthropometric Measures, Sensory-Motor Functions and Independence After Spinal Cord Injury
Background: The scarcity of resources for spinal cord injury (SCI) rehabilitation constitutes a significant obstacle, particularly in war-torn regions experiencing a rise in such injuries.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury at T7-T10 Level, War Injuries Due to Bullets and Fragments, Spinal Cord Injury L1- L5, Spinal Cord Injury No Sensory/Motor in S4-S5
- Trial name
- HBRSCI (NCT06444672)
- Testing
- Home-based Rehabilitation program, Knee-Ankle-Foot-Orthosis
- Where
- Iraq
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mosul
Stroke, Able Bodied
Stimulation-Based Modulation of Spinal and Cortical Sensory Pathways
The goal of this study is to assess cervical (neck) reflexes by intra-operatively stimulating the neck nerve roots to evoke motor responses through their connections to spinal motoneurons.
- Trial name
- NCT07401186
- Testing
- Bipolar Neural Stimulation Electrode
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peter C. Gerszten, MD
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis
PatientSpot Formerly Known as ArthritisPower
Patient Power is a patient research network and database (registry) to collect prospective information about demographics, self-reported diagnoses and medications, and willingness to participate in research from participants with…
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Fibromyalgia, Gout
- Trial name
- NCT03840928
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Global Healthy Living Foundation
Spinal Cord Injuries, Exercise Training
Effect of Upper-body Rowing on Cardiometabolic Risk in Spinal Cord Injured Wheelchair Users
This randomized controlled trial will determine the effects of 12-weeks of wheelchair user-modified upper-body rowing on both traditional cardiometabolic risk factors in SCI manual wheelchair users.
- Trial name
- NCT04390087
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
Spinal Cord Injury
Pilot Study: The Role of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor (MIF) in Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of the study is to investigate inflammatory and other substances that may be elevated in the blood and blood cells following spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT00919581
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 149 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Injury, Spinal Cord
The Crosstalk Between the Epigenome and Mitochondria in SCI
SCI is a devastating neurological disorder for which there are not yet restorative therapies. Thus, there is a need to explore new therapeutic strategies to treat SCI patients.
- Trial name
- CEM-SCI (NCT06537427)
- Testing
- Data collection
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Spinal Cord Injuries, Relationship, Marital
Testing SupportGroove: a Novel Mhealth Intervention for Couples Coping with Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is to test the preliminary effects of an 8-week mobile application-based program (SupportGroove) developed for persons with spinal cord injury and their romantic partners.
- Trial name
- NCT05527691
- Testing
- SupportGroove
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Spinal Cord Injury, Cervical Spondylosis With Myelopathy
High-Resolution Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) of the Cervical Spinal Cord in the Setting of Spinal Cord Injury (SCI)
The investigators propose a prospective study, designed to analyze the efficacy of High-Resolution Diffusion Tensor Imaging for accurately sensing white matter tracts in subjects with spinal cord injury.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Cervical Spondylosis With Myelopathy, Degenerative Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT01407705
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah