Clinical trials: Trauma, Brain
Traumatic Brain Injury
The Use of Bispectral Index Monitoring to Assess Depth of Sedation in Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury
An observational study to assess the BIS reported level of sedation of patients with traumatic brain injury in the ICU.
- Trial name
- BIS-TBI (NCT03575169)
- Testing
- BIS Monitor
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aberdeen
Upper Limb Spasticity
Efficacy and Safety of DaxibotulinumtoxinA for Injection for the Treatment of Adult Upper Limb Spasticity
This is a randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Parallel Group, Dose-Ranging, trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of DaxibotulinumtoxinA for Injection for the Treatment of Upper Limb Spasticity in Adults After…
- Trial name
- JUNIPER (NCT03821402)
- Testing
- DAXI for injection 250 U, DAXI for injection 375 U, DAXI for injection 500 U
- Where
- 26 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- Revance Therapeutics, Inc.
Dementia
Prazosin and Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Biomarkers in Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI)
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) from explosions is the "signature injury" of Veterans who have deployed to the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
- Trial name
- PoND (NCT03221751)
- Testing
- prazosin hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Spinal Cord Injuries, Tetraplegia
Restoring High Dimensional Hand Function to Persons With Chronic High Tetraplegia
This study is for people who have a paralyzed arm and hand from a spinal cord injury, who have also received a recording electrode array in the brain as part of the BrainGate study.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Tetraplegia, Quadriplegia
- Trial name
- NCT03482310
- Testing
- Using the Neuroport cortical recording array to determine the desired grasp pattern for a functional electrical stimulation (FES) system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Brain Injuries
Cortical Contributions to Motor Sequence Learning
The long-term objective initiated with this study is to determine which brain areas functionally contribute to learning a motor skill.
- Trial name
- NCT04138953
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Vascular System Injuries, Concussion, Brain
Sildenafil Treatment for Mild TBI
About 300,000 people are hospitalized for traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year. After TBI, secondary brain injury escalates due in part to heightened levels of oxidant injury, inflammation, and vascular injury.
- Conditions
- Vascular System Injuries, Concussion, Brain, Post-Concussion Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03598140
- Testing
- Sildenafil Citrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Chronic Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury
Establishing Efficacy of a Functional-Restoration Based CAM Pain Management Program in Post-9/11 Veterans
This is a research study of an interdisciplinary pain management program for U.S. military veterans who served during the post-9/11 combat eras (e.g., Operations Iraqi Freedom [OIF], Enduring Freedom [OEF], New Dawn [OND])…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Traumatic Brain Injury, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT02657317
- Testing
- FORT-A, VA Treatment as Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Traumatic Brain Injury
Treatment Strategy to Prevent Mood Disorders Following Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of sertraline to prevent the onset of mood and anxiety disorders during the first six months after traumatic brain injury.
- Trial name
- NCT00704379
- Testing
- Sertraline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Acquired Brain Injury
Effect of Telehealth Mindfulness on Sleep and Anxiety in Acquired Brain Injury Population
The goal of this study is to learn the effect of a telehealth mindfulness meditation program on sleep quality and anxiety in individuals with brain injury living in the community.
- Trial name
- NCT06717399
- Testing
- Mindfulness meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Saint Joseph's University, Philadelphia
TBI, Brain Injury
Assessment of Dystussia in Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate coughing in people who have had a brain injury. It is hypothesized that individuals who have sustained a brain injury will demonstrate differences in cough waveform and…
- Trial name
- NCT02240329
- Testing
- Neuropsychological Testing and Measures of TBI severity, Respiratory measures, Capsaicin cough sensitivity testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Traumatic Brain Injury
A Comparison of Propofol Versus Midazolam to Sedate Critically Brain Injury; Measurement of Cytokine Response and Assessment of Function
This is a prospective randomized controlled pilot study in traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients who are sedated with either propofol or midazolam to compare the cytokine response and neuropsychological outcomes with and without…
- Trial name
- NCT01712477
- Testing
- Intravenous sedation using propofol, Intravenous sedation with midazolam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Depression
Treatment of Post-Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Depression
Randomized clinical trial of sertraline vs. placebo for post-TBI depression
- Trial name
- NCT00233103
- Testing
- Sertraline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Brain Tumor, Central Nervous System Tumor
Sodium Thiosulfate in Preventing Hearing Loss in Young Patients Receiving Cisplatin for Newly Diagnosed Germ Cell Tumor, Hepatoblastoma, Medulloblastoma, Neuroblastoma, Osteosarcoma, or Other Malignancy
RATIONALE: Sodium thiosulfate may reduce or prevent hearing loss in young patients receiving cisplatin for cancer. It is not yet known whether sodium thiosulfate is more effective than no additional treatment in preventing…
- Conditions
- Brain Tumor, Central Nervous System Tumor, Childhood Germ Cell Tumor, Extragonadal Germ Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT00716976
- Testing
- sodium thiosulfate, examination
- Where
- 76 sites in United States, Australia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Oncology Group
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Non-Opiate Treatment After Prenatal Opiate Exposure to Prevent Postnatal Injury to the Young Brain
The long term goals of our research are to establish the best pharmacological treatment for NAS and determine how pharmacologic treatment of NAS affects long-term developmental outcomes.
- Trial name
- No-POPPY (NCT03396588)
- Testing
- Clonidine, Morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Henrietta Bada
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Posttraumatic Stress Disorders
Multifamily Group to Reduce Marital Conflict and Disability in Veterans With mTBI
This project addresses the rehabilitation and mental health needs of married combat Veterans post-deployed from Iraq or Afghanistan with a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) and/or significant posttraumatic stress (PTS) or…
- Conditions
- Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Posttraumatic Stress Disorders, Depression
- Trial name
- MFG-mTBI (NCT02057081)
- Testing
- Multifamily Group for mTBI for Couples, Group Health Education (GHE)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 249 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Nervous System Disorders
Dysport® Adult Upper Limb Spasticity Extension Study
The purpose of this research study is to assess the long term safety of Dysport® in hemiparetic subjects with upper limb spasticity due to stroke or traumatic brain injury over repeated treatment cycles.
- Trial name
- NCT01313312
- Testing
- Botulinum toxin type A
- Where
- 34 sites in United States, Belgium and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 258 people
- Sponsor
- Ipsen
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Real-time fMRI and Neurofeedback of Brain Networks Mediating Trauma Memory Recall in PTSD
The purpose of the current study is to develop a better understanding of the brain mechanisms involved in psychological treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Trial name
- NCT02500719
- Testing
- Computational Model - Real-time Support Vector Machine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Gulf War Syndrome
Assessing Neuroinflammation in GWI Using MRS
The primary aim of this study is to determine if Gulf War Illness (GWI) likely involves neuroinflammation. The investigators hypothesize that GWI involves neuroinflammation.
- Trial name
- NCT04638998
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging, Blood draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Eye-tracking
EYE-TRAC Advance: Technology Verification (ETA-TV) Cohort 2
This is a prospective multi-center cohort feasibility and exploratory study.
- Trial name
- ETA-TV (NCT02877732)
- Testing
- EYE-SYNC eye-tracking, SCAT-3 subtests, DEM
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Concussion, Mild, Convergence Insufficiency
Spectacles Lens in Concussed Kids
We will be looking at 3 treatment arms in the form of different type of glasses to see if one is superior to helping kids have sustained a concussion and are symptomatic.
- Conditions
- Concussion, Mild, Convergence Insufficiency, Accommodation; Insufficiency
- Trial name
- SLICK (NCT03123822)
- Testing
- Glasses
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham