Neurosurgery

Below are current clinical trials.

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1. Cerebrovascular Diseases Prospective Registry

   Rochester, Minn.

   The purpose of this study is for genetic analysis of specimens removed during cerebrovascular neurosurgery to better understand pathophysiology of cerebrovascular pathology. 

    

    

2. Cognitive Advancement and Recovery in VNS-Rehabilitation (CARE)

   Rochester, Minn.

   The purpose of this study is to investigate whether VNS therapy leads to any changes in the cognitive functions of individuals who have survived a stroke.

3. A Study Of Sonodynamic Therapy With SONALA-001 And Exablate 4000 Type 2.0 In Subjects With Progressive Or Recurrent Glioblastoma Multiforme (RGBM)

   Rochester, Minn.

   The purpose of this study is to characterize the safety, dose limiting toxicities (DLTs), maximum tolerated dose (MTD), maximum administered dose (MAD) and recommended phase 2 dose (RP2D) for future study after treatment with SONALA-001 in combination with MRgFUS in subjects with progressive or rGBM.

4. Diagnosing Craniosynostosis MR with Facial Recognition Software

   Rochester, Minn.

   The purpose of this study is to use photographs of infants, both normal and diagnosed with Craniosynostosis, to train a facial recognition algorithm to identify craniosynostosis before evaluation by a healthcare professional.

5. A Study to Evaluate Awake vs. Asleep Spine Surgery

   Jacksonville, Fla.

   Patients undergoing spine lumbar surgery will be asked to perform short exams/questionnaires aimed at determining cognitive function, quality of life, health outcomes twice post surgery with a baseline performance prior to surgery.

6. Extracellular Impact of Ultrasound-induced Blood-brain Barrier Disruption

   Rochester, Minn.

   The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of focused ultrasound (FUS) on the composition of the tumor extracellular microenvironment.

7. Primary Tumor Research And Outcome Network (PTRON) Registry

   Rochester, Minn.

   The purpose of this registry is to collect clinical, diagnostic, and therapeutic data specific for primary spinal column tumor patients, and evaluate it to understand the predictive factors which influence survival, local recurrence, adverse events, perioperative morbidity, and health related quality of life.

8. EMU

   Jacksonville, Fla.

   The purpose of this study is to demonstrate haemorrhage detection sensitivity >80% and specificity >80%.

9. Human Blood and Tissues Repository for Neuroscience Research

   Jacksonville, Fla.

   The purpose of this study is to collect adult human blood, cerebrospinal fluid, brain, and spine tissues/fluids at time of surgery in order to conduct future studies of the cellular mechanisms of tissue invasion utilized by brain and spine tumors of the central nervous system (CNS).

10. A Study to Evaluate Advanced Development of Desorption Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry for Intraoperative Molecular Diagnosis of Brain Cancer

    Jacksonville, Fla.

    The purpose of this study is to explore the translational abilities of desorption electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (DESI-MS) as intraoperative diagnostic tool to identify cancerous versus noncancerous tissue and estimate the percentage of tumor infiltration in tissue biopsies, by monitoring depletion of N-acetylaspartate (NAA) and aberrations of the phospholipid signature of neurological tissue; and to identify the presence of IDH mutations by monitoring the 2-hydroxyglutarate (2HG) and, therefore, differentiate between IDH-mutant and wild-type gliomas.