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A Study to Test Concussion Return to Baseline after Elective Craniotomy Procedure
Jacksonville, FL
The purpose of this study is to determine return to baseline (RTB) period after an elective craniotomy procedure using the ImPACT testing assessment.
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A Study to Understand the Patients’ Perioperative Experiences of Awake Craniotomies
Jacksonville, FL
This study seeks to understand the patient perceptions of awake craniotomies.
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A Study to Evaluate a Handheld Dynamometer During Awake Craniotomy
Jacksonville, FL
The primary purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility, safety and reliability of the use of handheld dynamometry in evaluating intraoperative motor function for patients undergoing awake craniotomy for the resection of glioma located within or adjacent to the motor cortex.
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A Study of Using Magnetic Resonance Elastography to Measure Stiffness (mechanical properties) of the Meningioma and Other Brain Tumors Similar to Meningiomas
Rochester, MN
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate improved planning for meningioma and similar brain tumor surgery.
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Effects of Cognitive Function, Post-op Fatigue and Quality of Life Comparing General vs Regional Anesthesia for Non-eloquent Brain Tumors Resection
Jacksonville, FL
The aim of the study is to create a registry to prospectively collect pre-operative, during surgery and post-operative data, questionaries will assess (at baseline before the surgery, 3-4 weeks, and at 3-6 months) cognitive function, assessed with a Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE), PROMIS Fatigue 7a form, quality of life (QoL), assessed using the SF-12 questionnaire, quality of sleep assessed using PROMIS Sleep disturbance 7a form (1 week after surgery).
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Randomized Control Trial for Awake vs. Asleep Craniotomy for Non-eloquent Gliomas
Jacksonville, FL
The purpose of this study is to compare local and general anesthesia (Awake vs. Asleep Craniotomy) in the removal of brain tumors that are in areas of the brain that do not directly control bodily functions (non-eloquent gliomas).
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A Study to Use a Patient Monitoring Application that Monitors Physiological Data, Psychosocial Data, and Responses to Survey Questions in Patients Undergoing Cranial or Spinal Surgery
Rochester, MN
The purpose of this study is to use a patient monitoring application that monitors physiological data, psychosocial data, and responses to survey questions collected during a one month pre and three and six month postoperative observation period.