Translational Clinical Research in the Department of Neurosurgery

Treatment AreaTitlePrincipal InvestigatorEligibility and Information
BiobankingNervous System Biorepository ProtocolKevin Lillehei, MDARIN.GRANER@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU
303-724-4136
Brain InjuryUniversity of Colorado Department of Neurosurgery Exosomes in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Protocol Kevin Lillehei, MD

TERRA.ORNELAS@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU;
303-724-7970

Brain and Nervous System Additional clinical trials for patients with various brain and nervous system maladies, including cancer
Multiplehttps://researchstudies.cuanschutz.edu/
Chiari/SyringomyeliaPark Reeves Syringomyelia Research SymposiumDerek Samples, MD

SUSAN.STAULCUP@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU; 
720-777-5281

ComaUniversity of Colorado Neuro-ICU Coma StudyRobert G. Kowalski, MD, MSROBERT.2.KOWALSKI@CUANSCHUUTZ.EDU
303-724-4136
443-651-4506
CraniopharyngiomaAdvancing Treatment for Pediatric Craniopharyngioma (ATPC): Prospective Pilot Study Identifying Clinically Relevant Biological Targets for Medical TherapyTodd Hankinson, MD

SUSAN.STAULCUP@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU; 
720-777-4377

Epilepsy

Pediatric Brain Lesions Associated with Intractable Epilepsy: Molecular Biology in Comparison to Aggressive Brain Tumors

Additional Information

Allyson Alexander, MDSUSAN.STAULCUP@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU; 
720-777-5281
EpilepsyUsing chronic epilepsy monitoring to study the role of parietal and occipital cortex in movement initiation and perceptionJohn Thompson, PhD

PAMELA.DAVIDGERECHT@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU;
303-724-4134

EpilepsyIdentifying relevant seizure biomarkers from RNS® System recorded electrocorticography for the development of optimized seizure detection algorithms.John Thompson, PhDPAMELA.DAVIDGERECHT@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU;
303-724-4134
EpilepsyAssociation of depth recordings from the temporal cortex with sleep pattern detection and characterization of sleep dysfunction in patients with refractory epilepsy John Thompson, PhDPAMELA.DAVIDGERECHT@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU;
303-724-4134
EpilepsyImpact of Surgical intervention treatment on sleep dysfunction in patients with refractory epilepsy.John Thompson, PhDPAMELA.DAVIDGERECHT@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU;
303-724-4134
Epilepsy

Barriers to Epilepsy Surgery- Survey

Additional Information

Steven Ojemann, MDQR code for Barriers to Epilepsy Surgery trial
Epilepsy Neurophysiological investigation of epistemic veracity in the context of ambiguous videographic evidenceJohn Thompson, PhDPAMELA.DAVIDGERECHT@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU;
303-724-4134
Epilepsy Using intracranial recordings to study the role of the piriform cortex in epilepsyDan Kramer, MDPAMELA.DAVIDGERECHT@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU;
HearingHearing SensitivityJudy Gault, PhD

JUDITH.GAULT@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU

Hydrocephalus
Endoscopic versus Shunt Treatment of Hydrocephalus in Infants (ESTHI) 

Todd Hankinson, MD SUSAN.STAULCUP@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU
720-777-4377
HydrocephalusHCRN Core Data Project: Characterizing Patient Populations in the Hydrocephalus Clinical Research Network (HCRN)  

Todd Hankinson, MD 
SUSAN.STAULCUP@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU; 
720-777-4377
Movement DisordersSensory Gating Measured with Microelectrode Recording during Deep Brain Stimulation SurgeryJudith Gault, PhDJUDITH.GAULT@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU;
303-724-4132
Movement DisordersAutomatic measurement of hand movements toward development of an objective assessment of primary motor symptoms in Parkinson’s disease and Essential TremorJohn Thompson, PhDPAMELA.DAVIDGERECHT@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU;
303-724-4134
Movement
Disorder
Using intraoperative microelectrode recordings to study the role of the basal ganglia in movement initiation, and movement cessation Dan Kramer, MDPAMELA.DAVIDGERECHT@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU
NeurospychologyUniversity of Colorado School of Medicine Neuropsychology Database Brian Hoyt, PhD

JENNIFER.MAITLEN@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU;
303-724-1995

Parkinson’s disease and schizophreniaLeveraging ethical dissection among capacity, beneficence, and justice in clinical trials of neurotherapeutics in the severely disabledJudith Gault, PhD

JUDITH.GAULT@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU;
303-724-4132

Parkinson's DiseaseA Randomized, Sham Surgery Controlled, Double-blind, Multi-center, Phase 2 Clinical Trial, Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of VY-AADC02 in Moderate to Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Patients with Motor FluctuationsSteven Ojemann, MDPAMELA.DAVIDGERECHT@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU;
303-724-4134
Parkinson's Disease
Temporal and spectral features of a pathological frequency oscillation in the subthalamic nucleus of Parkinson’s disease patients predict therapeutic targets, kinematic behavior, and clinical stateErin Radcliffe, 
PhD candidate 
John A. Thompson, 
Mentor
PAMELA.DAVIDGERECHT@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU
Spine A Double Blinded Randomized control trial in Outcomes for Lumbar Decompressions with use of Liposomal BupivicainePeter Witt, MDTERRA.ORNELAS@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU;
303-724-7970
Status EpilepticusA double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intravenous ganaxolone in status epilepticus Dave Case, MDTERRA.ORNELAS@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU
303-724-7970
StrokeEvaluation of ultra-early biomarkers in acute ischemic strokeRobert G. Kowalski, MD, MS

ROBERT.2.KOWALSKI@CUANSCHUUTZ.EDU
303-724-4136
443-651-4506

Stroke
EvaLuateEndoVascular treatment of Acutely ruptured shallow intradural aneurysms with the Pipeline™ Flex embolization device with Shield TEchnology (ELEVATE)David E. Case, MDTERRA.ORNELAS@CUANSCHUTZ.EDU
303-724-7970

 

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