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Conditions: Thoracic Surgery
Interventions: Sham serratus anterior plane block, Serratus anterior plane block; Procedure
Lead sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 93 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2020 – 2024
U.S. locations: 6
States / cities: Middletown, New Jersey • Montvale, New Jersey • Commack, New York + 3 more

Conditions: Spinal Fusion, Chronic Lower Back Pain
Interventions: Laser Diode Brace, Sham Laser Diode Brace; Device
Lead sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment: 80 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2023 – 2026
U.S. locations: 2
States / cities: Los Angeles, California

Conditions: Multiple System Atrophy, Parkinsons Disease
Interventions: Sural Nerve Graft to the Substantia Nigra, Sham surgery; Procedure
Lead sponsor: Craig van Horne, MD, PhD; Other
Eligibility: 40 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment: 7 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2025 – 2030
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Lexington, Kentucky

Conditions: Breast Cancer
Interventions: Acupuncture, Sham Acupuncture, Patient to receive standard care without Acupuncture or Sham Acupuncture.; Procedure · Other
Lead sponsor: Legacy Health System; Other
Eligibility: 21 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment: 30 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: Started 2006
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Portland, Oregon

Conditions: Breast Cancer
Interventions: Medical Reiki, Sham Reiki; Other
Lead sponsor: Albert Einstein College of Medicine; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years to 99 Years · Female only
Enrollment: 32 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2022 – 2026
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: The Bronx, New York

Conditions: Parkinson Disease
Interventions: ExAblate Pallidotomy, Sham ExAblate Pallidotomy; Device
Lead sponsor: InSightec; Industry
Eligibility: 30 Years and older
Enrollment: 92 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2018 – 2026
U.S. locations: 11
States / cities: Stanford, California • Boynton Beach, Florida • Baltimore, Maryland + 7 more

Conditions: Epilepsy
Interventions: RNS® System implantation, RNS® System responsive stimulation; Procedure · Device
Lead sponsor: NeuroPace; Industry
Eligibility: 18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment: 240 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2005 – 2011
U.S. locations: 32
States / cities: Birmingham, Alabama • Phoenix, Arizona • Los Angeles, California + 29 more

Conditions: Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries, Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis of Knee, Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate, ACL Injury
Interventions: Concentrated Bone Marrow Aspirate Injection, Sham Incision, Revision Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction; Biological · Procedure
Lead sponsor: Hospital for Special Surgery, New York; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years to 55 Years
Enrollment: 40 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2024 – 2028
U.S. locations: 2
States / cities: Atlanta, Georgia • New York, New York

Conditions: Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
Interventions: Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA), Simulated Radiofrequency Ablation (RFA); Procedure
Lead sponsor: Northwestern University; Other
Eligibility: 30 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment: 70 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2016 – 2017
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Chicago, Illinois

Conditions: Surgery, Stress, Pain, Children, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Interventions: Healing Touch, Healing Touch Sham Treatment; Procedure
Lead sponsor: Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati; Other
Eligibility: 3 Years to 4 Years
Enrollment: 240 participants
Healthy volunteers: Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline: 2013 – 2017
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Cincinnati, Ohio

Conditions: Treatment Resistant Depression, Treatment Resistant Depression (TRD)
Interventions: Neuronavigated robotic-enabled TMS, NRX-101, Sham TMS, Oral Placebo; Device · Drug
Lead sponsor: NeuroRx, Inc.; Industry
Eligibility: 18 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment: 240 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2026 – 2028
U.S. locations: 3
States / cities: Sarasota, Florida • West Palm Beach, Florida • Belmont, Massachusetts

Conditions: Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders
Interventions: True group auricular acupuncture, Sham group auricular acupuncture, Wait-List Control Group; Other
Lead sponsor: US Department of Veterans Affairs; Federal
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 35 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2009 – 2011
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Washington D.C., District of Columbia

Conditions: Venous Stasis Ulcers
Interventions: PEMF therapy with a high-power PEMF device, PEMF therapy with a medium PEMF power device, PEMF therapy with a low-power PEMF device, PEMF therapy with the sham PEMF device; Device
Lead sponsor: PEMF Systems, Inc.; Industry
Eligibility: 21 Years and older
Enrollment: 33 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2018 – 2023
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Detroit, Michigan

Conditions: Gait Disorders, Neurologic, Parkinson Disease
Interventions: David Delight Plus Device, Sham Therapy; Device · Other
Lead sponsor: Emory University; Other
Eligibility: 50 Years to 80 Years
Enrollment: 24 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2024 – 2026
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Atlanta, Georgia

Conditions: Otitis Media With Effusion
Interventions: OTO-201, Sham; Drug
Lead sponsor: Otonomy, Inc.; Industry
Eligibility: 6 Months to 17 Years
Enrollment: 266 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2013 – 2014
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: San Diego, California

Conditions: Hemorrhagic Stroke, Hemiparesis
Interventions: dual transcranial direct current stimulation; Device
Lead sponsor: University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years to 85 Years
Enrollment: 5 participants
Healthy volunteers: Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline: 2014 – 2017
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Dallas, Texas

Conditions: Apical Periodontitis, Endodontically Treated Teeth, Endodontic Disease, Apical Cyst, Apical Granuloma, Periradicular Disease, Previous Endodontic Treatment
Interventions: PBM treatment, PBM sham treatment, EMS; Device
Lead sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 90 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2024 – 2028
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Houston, Texas

Conditions: Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Interventions: Autologous bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC), Corticosteroid injections, Crossover Autologous bone marrow aspirate concentrate (BMAC); Other · Drug
Lead sponsor: Rush University Medical Center; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years to 70 Years
Enrollment: 100 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2022 – 2028
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Chicago, Illinois

Conditions: Multiple Sclerosis
Interventions: kinesio tape; Other
Lead sponsor: Northern Illinois University; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years to 50 Years
Enrollment: 24 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2019 – 2021
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: DeKalb, Illinois

Conditions: Fistula Stenosis
Interventions: Paclitaxel, Standard Therapy; Drug · Procedure
Lead sponsor: Englewood Hospital and Medical Center; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 10 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2013 – 2015
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Englewood, New Jersey

Conditions: Neuropathic Pain, Chronic Pain
Interventions: Ultrasound, Sham (No Treatment); Device
Lead sponsor: Stanford University; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Enrollment: 90 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2026 – 2027
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Stanford, California

Conditions: Other Reconstructive Surgery
Interventions: Sham PEMF Device, Ivivi Torino II PEMF Device; Device
Lead sponsor: Columbia University; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years to 85 Years · Female only
Enrollment: 32 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2010 – 2014
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: New York, New York

Conditions: Total Knee Arthroplasty (Postoperative Pain), Total Hip Arthroplasty(Postoperative Pain)
Interventions: 4 Real sessions of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, 2 Real Sessions of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, 1 Real Session of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Sham Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation; Device
Lead sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development; Federal
Eligibility: 19 Years to 90 Years
Enrollment: 119 participants
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2016 – 2020
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Charleston, South Carolina

Conditions: Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Interventions: Laser treatment, Sham treatment; Device
Lead sponsor: University of Miami; Other
Eligibility: 18 Years and older
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline: 2015
U.S. locations: 1
States / cities: Miami, Florida

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Ultrasound-Guided Serratus Anterior Plane Block for Additional Pain Relief After Lung Surgery

Photobiomodulation for Lower Back Pain Post Spinal Fusion and Decompression Surgery

Autologous suraL nervE Grafting to the Substantia nigrA in Patients With Synuclienopathies

Acupuncture in the Management of Post Operative Symptoms in Breast Cancer Patients

Reiki Breast Surgery QOL Project for Women Undergoing Breast Surgery

ExAblate Pallidotomy for Medically-Refractory Dyskinesia Symptoms or Motor Fluctuations of Advanced Parkinson's Disease

RNS® System Pivotal Study

Concentrated Bone Marrow Aspirate in Revision ACL Reconstruction

Does Radiofrequency Ablation of the Articular Nerves of the Knee Prior to Total Knee Replacement Improve Pain Outcomes

The Effects of Healing Touch on Post Operative Pediatric Patients

A Randomized, Double-Blind Controlled Comparison of NRX-101 vs. Placebo for Adults Being Treated With Robotic Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment Resistant Depression: The SPARC-TMS Trial

Examining the Effect of Acupuncture on Sleep Difficulties Related to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

The Effects of Pulsed Elelectro-Magnetic Fields ("PEMF") in the Treatment of Venous Stasis Leg Ulcers

Gamma Sensory Flicker for Parkinson's Disease Patients With Freezing of Gait

OTO-201 for the Treatment of Middle Ear Effusion in Pediatric Subjects Requiring Tympanostomy Tube Placement

Dual Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (dTDCS)-Enhanced Therapy After Hemorrhagic Strokes and VEGF

Effect of Photobiomodulation on Pain and Healing of the Vertical Releasing Incision After Endodontic Microsurgery

Bone Marrow Aspirate Concentrate (BMAC) vs Corticosteroid Injection

KITAMS: Kinesio Tape and Physical Function in Persons With Multiples Sclerosis

Paclitaxel for the Treatment of Upper-Extremity Arteriovenous Access Fistula Stenosis

Ultrasound for Peripheral Nerve Modulation

Use of Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (PEMF) After Breast Reconstruction Surgery

Dose Dependent Effects of tDCS on Post-Operative Pain

Laser Therapy for Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain