Clinical Trials and Research Studies

FOR PEOPLE WITH SPINAL CORD INJURY                                       PERIPHERAL NERVE INJURY

The Miami Project clinical researchers currently have several clinical trials and clinical studies available for people who have had a spinal cord injury; some are for acute injuries and some are for chronic injuries. The clinical trials are testing the safety and efficacy of different neuroprotective, reparative, or modulatory interventions. The clinical studies are investigating questions regarding exercise science, nutrition, rehabilitation training, pain, male fertility, aging, and brain-machine interface technology.

If you would like to be considered for these or future Miami Project trials or studies, please see our Register for a Research Program section, send us a message, or call The Miami Project Education Office at 305-243-7108.

Peripheral Nerve Injury (outside of Spinal Cord Injury)

This study is open only to people with severe injury to a peripheral nerve (in leg or arm) and is NOT open to people with a spinal cord injury:

• The Safety and Efficacy of Autologous Human Schwann Cell (ahSC) Augmentation of Nerve Autografts after Severe Peripheral Nerve Injury

For People with Spinal Cord Injury

These studies are recruiting people within the first day or two after injury:

• Systemic Hypothermia in Acute Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
• Spinal Cord Injury Registry (North American Clinical Trials Network)

This study is recruiting people who have recently been discharged from inpatient rehab (within 2 months):

• Stakeholder Perceptions and Clinical Assessment of Cardiometabolic Disease/Syndrome After Spinal Cord Injury

These studies are recruiting people with spinal cord injury, regardless of date of injury:

• Male Fertility Evaluation
• Effects of Bodily Illusion and tDCS on SCI-Related Neuropathic Pain
• Body Composition, Postpradnial Fat Metabolism, and Pain in Spinal Cord Injury
• Nerve Transfer for Restoring Upper Extremity Motor Function After Tetraplegia
• Self-Report Accuracy of the ASIA Classification Exam in SCI
• Transformative Potential of Adapted Ocean Activities
• Accuracy of Self-Report Weight and Height in People in SCI

This study is recruiting people who were injured at least six months ago:

• Assessment of Neural Signals for the Control of Assistive Devices (Surgical Epidural Spinal Cord Stimulation)

These studies are recruiting people who were injured at least one year ago:

• Cuneiform Nucleus Deep Brain Stimulation for Gait Facilitation Following SCI
• Equity and Quality in Assistive Technology (EQUATE)
• Association of SCI Physical Activity Guidelines and Health Outcomes
• Altered Body Representation in People with Spinal Cord Injury and its Association with Pain Sensation
• Comparing Clinically Validation Upper-Extremity Assessments in SCI
• Developing a Multi-Channel Quantative Autonomic Diagnostic to Assess the Sympathetic Level of Injury
• Ursolic Acid for Muscle Strength and Glycemic Control in SCI
• Exploring Effect of Mindfulness on Quality of Life in SCI
• Brain-Controlled Spinal Simulation Therapy for Restoration of Walking After Incomplete SCI
• Relation Between Respiratory Performance and Seated in Balance in SCI
• Spinal Cord Neuromodulator by SpineX and Scone to Treat the Neurogenic Bladder
• The Microbiome After SCI: Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Mechanisms and Markers of GI Status

If you would like to be considered for these or future Miami Project trials or studies, please see our Register for a Research Program section, send us a message, or call The Miami Project Education Office at 305-243-7108.

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