Clinical Research Directory

SPIRIT: Study of the Patency of Spinal aRteries After the STABILISE Technique

The aim of the study is to evaluate the impact of the stent-assisted balloon-induced intimal disruption and relamination in aortic dissection repair (STABILISE) technique in the patency of intercostal and lumbar arteries detectable on computed tomography angiography (CTA) in patients with type B aortic dissection and its correlation with the occurrence of spinal cord ischaemia (SCI). Primary end-point: patency of the intercostal and lumbar arteries on follow-up CTA. Secondary end-point: spinal cord ischaemia

Stem Cell Spinal Cord Injury Exoskeleton and Virtual Reality Treatment Study

The SciExVR study will evaluate the potential benefit of autologous bone marrow derived stem cells (BMSC) in the treatment of spinal cord injury with evidence of impaired motor or sensory function. The treatment consists of bilateral paraspinal injections of the BMSC at the level of the injury as well as superior and inferior to that spinal segment followed by an intravenous injection and intranasal placement. Patients undergoing BMSC treatment may also be assigned to use of exoskeletal movement (or equivalent) or virtual reality visualization (or equivalent) to augment upper motor neuron firing and/or receptivity of the sensory neurons. http://mdstemcells.com/sciexvr/