Brain and Nerves

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the drug pridopidine in patients with early stage manifest Huntington Disease.

The purpose of the study is to better understand the safety of using combination antithrombotic therapy in patients with high risk transient ischemic attack (TIA) or ischemic stroke secondary to ICAD (intracranial atherosclerotic disease) for prevention of recurrent stroke.

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the long-term safety and tolerability of aducanumab  in participants who had previously participated in aducanumab studies.

The purpose of this study is to develop a better understanding of the response of heat desensitized skin, resulting from prolonged low percentage capsaicin application, following an adjacent primary sensitization to the surrounding skin.

This project will explore the effect of exercise on brain energetics using functional MRI and PET imaging in people with Parkinson's disease.

The purpose of this study is to explore the experiences and impacts of social media support and in-person support on the well-being of family caregivers of individuals with spinal cord injury. 

The purpose of the study is to examine the feasibility and effectiveness of a 4-week lower extremity telerehabilitation protocol with aims to improve lower extremity recovery amoung community-living stroke survivors. 

The purpose of the study is to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI) in terms of mental health and tele-rehabilitation, and to obtain suggestions from the community for improving these services during periods that require physical distancing. 

This is an observational study of patients with Primary Mitochondrial Disease with either signs or symptoms suggestive of myopathy. 

This randomized controlled trial will enrol patients with acute severe brain injury who pass a spontaneous breathing trial but have decreased level of consciousness. It will directly compare (1) prompt extubation vs. (2) prompt tracheostomy vs. (3) usual care, with extubation or tracheostomy timed according to physicians' discretion. The primary outcome will be ICU free days (days spent alive and outside an ICU).

The purpose of the main study is to investigate adverse drug reactions from multiple sclerosis (MS) disease modifying drugs by understanding the genetic factors that contribute to their cause. 

The sub-study investigates how the MS disease modifying drugs affect microbes in the gut and how human DNA affects the changes in the gut microbes following drug treatment. We are also interested in how gut microbes might relate to progressive MS.

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This is an observational study designed to determine the relationship between quantitative advanced MRI measures and OCT with PET measurements of microglial activation and myelin health. 

The purpose of this study is to provide confirmatory evidence of the safety and efficacy of two Dysport® (AbobotulinumtoxinA) doses (600 units [U] and 800 U), compared to placebo in reducing urinary incontinence (UI) in adult subjects treated for neurogenic detrusor overactivity (NDO) due to spinal cord injury (SCI) or multiple sclerosis (MS).

To determine the effects of aerobic exercise on hippocampal volumes and severity of psychotic symptoms in a population of psychosis patients compared to healthy age/gender matched volunteers. Psychosis patients often suffer from a number of cognitive difficulties, including poor memory function, poor problem-solving capacity and difficulties with attention and concentration. These problems are not well addressed by current clinical treatments.

This study compares EG-1962 to enteral nimodipine in the treatment of aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.

Laryngeal Dystonia (LD), also commonly referred to as spasmodic dysphonia, is a neurological voice disorder characterized by involuntary dystonic contractions of the laryngeal muscles. Current treatments such as botox and voice therapy only provide temporary relief and thus, the investigators are exploring new strategies to provide long-term, sustained improvement.

To study the effect of micro-catheters which measure and help identify the optimal blood pressure after cardiac arrest to ensure adequate oxygen delivery to the brain.

The CCNA COMPASS-ND study aims to investigate the bases, commonalities, and distinguishing characteristics of Alzheimer disease and related neurodegenerative disorders. 

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The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of Parkinson's medication on decision making and risk taking in healthy control participants. 

This study will test the safety and tolerability of a medium chain triglyceride (MCT) supplement in those with Alzheimer Disease (AD). 

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