Clinical trials: Brain Function
Cerebral Palsy
Allogeneic Umbilical Cord Blood Therapy in Children With CP
This open-label study aims to analyze cytokines related to clinical outcomes of allogeneic umbilical cord blood therapy for children with cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT02025972
- Testing
- Allogeneic umbilical cord blood therapy
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- MinYoung Kim, M.D.
Cerebral Palsy
Relaxation Training to Decrease Pain and Improve Function in Adolescents With Cerebral Palsy
This study will examine the effectiveness of relaxation training for providing pain relief and improving physical and psychological functioning in youth with physical disabilities due to cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT00061230
- Testing
- biofeedback-monitored relaxation training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Amblyopia
Evaluation of Amblyopia Protocols Using a Dichoptic Gabor Videogame Program
Interest in developing alternative methods for the treatment of amblyopia (lazy eye) has long been a topic of interest among clinicians and researchers.
- Trial name
- NCT06150391
- Testing
- Visionary: computer exercises using dichoptic Gabor Patches and band-filtered noise masks, Patching
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Merida
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity
Type 2 Diabetes and the Brain in Adolescents
This study evaluates differences in brain function and cognitive performance in adolescents with type 2 diabetes (T2D) compared to non diabetic controls (both obese and lean) and correlates these changes with obesity, insulin…
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity, Pediatric Obesity, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT03461510
- Testing
- Hyperglycemic clamp, Hyperinsulinemic Euglycemic clamp
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Executive Dysfunction, Motor Activity
The Role of Brain-derived Neurotropic Factor in the Relationship Between Executive Function and Physical Training
This doctoral thesis has the aim to identify the role of Brain-derived neurotropic factor in the relationship between physical fitness/activity and executive functions in typically developing children and children with Autism…
- Conditions
- Executive Dysfunction, Motor Activity, Child
- Trial name
- NCT02503579
- Testing
- physical training
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (Combined-subtype)
Effect of Working Memory Training on ADHD Brain Function
There is evidence both that computer-administered cognitive training can improve ADHD working memory deficits and that this type of training in non-ADHD enhances normal working memory ability by altering brain activity in…
- Trial name
- NCT02151396
- Testing
- Working memory training, Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Hartford Hospital
Brain Abscess, Fatigue
Cognitive Function and Fatigue After Brain Abscess
Brain abscess is a focal bacterial or fungal infection of the brain. Treatment is neurosurgical drainage of pus followed by long-term antibiotic treatment.
- Conditions
- Brain Abscess, Fatigue, Cognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT04938362
- Testing
- FDG-PET, EEG
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
Chronic Pain Syndrome, Chronic Daily Headache
Offset Analgesia as a Measure of Central Sensitization in Children
Pediatric chronic pain disorders are common and consequential in Western societies, occurring in 25-80% of population-based samples with a median prevalence of 11-38% and significant pain-related disability in 3-5% of these…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain Syndrome, Chronic Daily Headache, Functional Abdominal Pain Syndrome, Musculoskeletal Pain Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03445403
- Testing
- Offset analgesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Anisometropic Amblyopia, Strabismic Amblyopia
3D Movie Viewing vs Occlusion for Treating Amblyopia in Children
Amblyopia is a common childhood visual disorder that affects vision in one eye and can also impair depth perception (stereopsis).
- Trial name
- VISTA3D (NCT07563946)
- Testing
- 3D Movie Viewing, Occlusion Therapy
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya
Amblyopia, Strabismus
Visual Function Abnormalities in Strabismus and Amblyopia and Response to Therapy
Amblyopia and strabismus are characterized by a reduction in visual acuity, contrast sensitivity, grating acuity, vernier acuity, reading difficulties and binocular visual function deficits.
- Trial name
- NCT04310241
- Testing
- Patching therapy, Glasses
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Recurrent Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Recurrent Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Ex Vivo Drug Sensitivity Testing and Multi-Omics Profiling
Functional precision medicine (FPM) is a relatively new approach to cancer therapy based on direct exposure of patient- isolated tumor cells to clinically approved drugs and integrates ex vivo drug sensitivity testing (DST) and…
- Conditions
- Recurrent Childhood Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Recurrent Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Recurrent Childhood Large Cell Lymphoma, Refractory Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT05857969
- Testing
- Functional Precision Medicine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Florida International University
Acquired Brain Injury
Effect of Methylphenidate on Ecologic Function in Paediatric Acquired Brain Injury Population
The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of Methylphenidate in pediatric acquired brain injury population, regarding ecologic (every day) function.
- Trial name
- NCT02227056
- Testing
- Methylphenidate
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Loewenstein Hospital
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Hypertension
Study of the Relationship Between Blood Vessels and Insulin Response in Adolescents
This study is designed to determine whether there is a relationship between the way insulin and blood vessels work. The difference in the interaction between Caucasian and African American adolescents will also be examined.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Hypertension, Heart Disease, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT00374361
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Cerebral Palsy, Spastic, Cerebral Palsy
The Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of TASC and the Relationship Between SMC and Motor Functions
Selective motor control (SMC) impairment in children with cerebral palsy (CP) includes movement patterns dominated by flexor or extensor synergy affecting functional movements.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Spastic, Cerebral Palsy, Cerebral Palsy Spastic Diplegia, Cerebral Palsy Quadriplegic
- Trial name
- NCT04231227
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Aggressive Behavior
Brain Changes in Adolescents While Imagining and Observing Aggressive Behavior
This study will use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine what happens in the brains of adolescents when they are exposed to violent media and how imagining aggressive behavior affects brain function.
- Trial name
- NCT00267891
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Friedreich's Ataxia, Motor Disorders
Electroencephalogram in Patients With Friedreich's Ataxia for the Study of the Structural and Functional Connectome.
Prospective, exploratory, multicenter pilot study investigating the structural and functional connectome in patients with Friedreich's Ataxia (FRDA) using high-density electroencephalogram (HD-EEG).
- Trial name
- CONNETTOMA (NCT07095062)
- Testing
- HD-EEG recordings, combined with cognitive and motor assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Heart Failure Congestive
Effect of omega3 on Congestive Heart Failure
In this double blinded study patients with resynchronization pacemaker- AICD were assigned to Omega3 and placebo randomly, results indicated that Omega3 had no more effect than placebo in mortality, BNP level and 6 minutes walk…
- Trial name
- NCT01227837
- Testing
- omga3
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
Cerebral Palsy
Functional Effects and Impact on Motor Neuronal Activity of Early and Intensive Motrice (Hand and Arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities: HABIT-ILE) Reeducation in Children With Pre-school Bilateral Cerebral Palsy
One of the urgent priorities in the field of pediatric neuro-rehabilitation is the development of efficient early motor interventions for children with cerebral palsy (CP).
- Trial name
- MOOV (NCT04362800)
- Testing
- MRI, Electro-Encephalography-High Density, 3D and EMG analysis
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest
Pediatric Brain Tumor
Compassionate Treatment in Children With Brain Tumors With the Cytotron®
This is a prospective case-control study. This study is expected to last for approximately 12 months, comprised of 4-8 weeks of enrollment period, 28 days of treatment and 6 months of follow up.
- Trial name
- NCT03577600
- Testing
- QMRT with the Cytotron®
- Where
- Mexico
- Sponsor
- Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gomez
Parkinson Disease
Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease: Motor and Functional Outcomes
Introduction: Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative condition characterized by classic motor symptoms, such as bradykinesia, rigidity, resting tremor, and postural instability, which directly compromise the…
- Trial name
- NCT07567599
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Minas Gerais