Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital

This study tests whether giving creatine monohydrate, a popular sports supplement, twice a day for 12 weeks is safe and practical for children and teenagers recovering from a moderate-to-severe brain injury, including traumatic brain injury or stroke. The trial will enroll 46 par…

Many burn survivors live with persistent pain that disrupts daily life, and negative thoughts about pain can make it worse. Researchers are testing an 8-week cognitive behavioral therapy program delivered by video to see if it reduces pain interference and pain catastrophizing mo…

This study tests whether adding shockwave therapy or platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections to a standard exercise program helps people with long-term Achilles tendon pain. One hundred active adults aged 18-65 with symptoms lasting over 3 months will be randomly assigned to exerci…

This study tests whether a robotic arm trainer called BurtVision, which uses augmented reality games, can help chronic stroke survivors improve arm function. Thirty-eight participants will do 18 sessions of either one-arm tasks or a mix of one-arm and two-arm tasks. The goal is t…

This study tests a non-invasive device that gently stimulates the vagus nerve through the ear to see if it can reduce pain in people with fibromyalgia. Researchers will enroll 152 adults with fibromyalgia to measure changes in pain severity. The approach is portable, safe, and lo…

This study explores whether walking with an overground robotic exoskeleton can increase behavioral responsiveness and brain activity in adults with disorders of consciousness after a severe brain injury. Participants, aged 18 to 70 and in a coma, unresponsive wakefulness syndrome…

This study investigates how stimulating the vagus nerve through the ear affects stomach function and brain activity in people with Parkinson's disease. Participants receive non-invasive electrical stimulation via a device placed on the ear, and researchers measure stomach respons…