spinal-cord-disorders Clinical Trials
A listing of spinal-cord-disorders medical research trials actively recruiting patient volunteers. Search for closest city to find more detailed information on a research study in your area.
Found 587 clinical trials
Fusion or no Fusion After Decompression of the Spinal Cord in Patients With Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy
Background Degenerative cervical myelopathy (DCM) is characterized by neck pain, neck stiffness, weakness, paresthesia, sphincter disturbance and balance disorder. The mean age for symptoms is 64 years and more men than women, 2.7:1, are affected. The most common level is C5-C6. DCM is the predominant cause of spinal cord dysfunction …
Improving Balance After Spinal Cord Injury Using a Robotic Upright Stand Trainer and Spinal Cord Epidural Stimulation
The purpose of this study is to understand how standing and sitting balance control is altered after spinal cord injury and how a new type of robotic assistive device may be used with spinal stimulation to improve muscle function. The investigators will be testing a device called the Tethered Pelvic …
Exoskeleton Training for Spinal Cord Injury Neuropathic Pain (ExSCIP)
The goal of this feasibility trial is to learn if exoskeleton or robotic walking works to reduce nerve (neuropathic) pain after spinal cord injury. This study asks is: Providing walking practice through use of a robotic device (exoskeleton) three times per week for twelve weeks possible to deliver? Would people …
Placebo Effect In Spinal Cord Electrical Stimulation for Pain
Objective: To evaluate if spinal cord stimulation (SCS) performs better than placebo (no stimulation) in the long term to reduce persistent neuropathic leg pain refractory to medication and other conservative treatments in patients who have undergone lumbar spinal surgery. Study design: Multicenter, double blind, randomized, sham-controlled trial. After a positive …
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. The overall objective of this study is to investigate whether the use of specific spinal cord epidural stimulation will affect bowel function. This study will also examine how alterations …
Near-Infrared Imaging of Motor Imagery Effects in Spinal Cord Injury
The primary objective of this clinical trial is to investigate the efficacy of motor imagery-based brain-computer interface (MI-BCI) technology in improving motor function among patients with spinal cord injury (SCI), as well as its impact on cortical motor area function across varying states. To achieve this, the study will implement …
Double Dose 4-AP on Functional Recovery After Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is to test a strategy to potentiate functional recovery of lower limb motor function in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI). The FDA approved drug, Dalfampridine (4-AP). 4-AP will be used twice-daily in combination of Spike-timing-dependent plasticity (STDP) stimulation and STDP stimulation with limb training.
Spinal Cord Stimulation Combined With Exercise in Persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome
Introduction. At the neurophysiological level, it is possible to observe an increase in the central processing of pain in patients diagnosed with persistent Spinal Pain Syndrome (PSPS-T1/2), potentially stemming from dysfunctions in the endogenous facilitation and inhibition of pain. Administration of high doses of spinal cord stimulation to individuals with …
A Novel Repetitive Synchronized Associative Stimulation Neuromodulation Approach for Spinal Cord Injury Patients
The purpose of this research is to explore the effect of magnetic stimulation to activate the brain, electrical spinal cord stimulation to activate spinal cord, and electrical muscle stimulation used to activate upper limb (arms), lower limb (legs) and trunk (stomach) muscles in people with spinal cord injury (SCI) and …
Closed Loop Spinal Cord Stimulation for Chemotherapy Induced Peripheral Neuropathy, a Pilot Study.
To explore the benefits of using closed loop spinal cord stimulation (SCS) in the treatment of patients experiencing painful chemotherapy induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) by assessing changes in pain, quality of life, pain medication use, sensory improvement through quantitative sensory testing, and improvement of gait through quantitative gait testing.
