Clinical trials: Brain Imaging
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Brain Neoplasms, Childhood
Fast Brain MRI in Children With Suspected Brain Tumor
This study aims to assess the diagnostic performance of a new fast MRI sequence named Neuromix compared to routine clinical MRI for brain tumor in pediatric patients
- Conditions
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Brain Neoplasms, Childhood, Brain Neoplasms, Brain Tumor
- Trial name
- Fast MRI (NCT05776602)
- Testing
- Fast MRI (Neuromix)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Perinatal Hypoxia, Dopamine
Measuring Brain Activity of School Age Children
This observational study will investigate whether differences in birth events and oxygen levels during the newborn period affects the brain activity of children during the middle childhood years.
- Conditions
- Perinatal Hypoxia, Dopamine, Neurobehavioral Manifestations
- Trial name
- NCT03407729
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cognitive Performance Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Overweight, Obesity
Cue-Reward Learning and Weight Gain in Youth
The objective of the study is to compare children at low risk for obesity (two healthy weight parents) to children at high risk for obesity (two overweight parents) in their response rate to food taste and in their rate of…
- Trial name
- ChildLearn (NCT03254576)
- Testing
- Functional MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Pituitary Adenoma
Pre-operative Surgical Difficulty Stratification Using Predicted Tumor Perfusion and Consistency
Pituitary adenomas (PAs) are among the most prevalent lesions of the sella turcica, accounting for 10%-25% of all intracranial neoplasms. Pituitary macroadenomas (PMAs) are defined with a maximum diameter of over 1 cm.
- Trial name
- NCT06664190
- Testing
- Advanced sequences, such as arterial spin labeling (ASL) and diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Huashan Hospital
Hearing Loss, Unilateral
Functional Near Infra-Red Spectroscopic Study of Central Auditory System Cortical Functional Reorganization
This study aims to compare the auditory cortical activity in response to monaural and binaural stimuli, measured by functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) between Single-sided Deaf (SSD) Children, and Normal-Hearing (NH)…
- Trial name
- SUN (NCT04043910)
- Testing
- fNIRS, Speech intelligibility, Sound localisation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Investigation of the Association of Multimodal Neuroimaging and Peripheral Biomarkers With Executive Functions and Emotional Regulation in Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
The purpose of this observational study is to investigate the relationships among resting-state brain connectivity, peripheral blood biomarkers, executive functions, and emotional regulation in adolescents with…
- Trial name
- NCT07800117
- Testing
- No Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Healthy
MRI Language Studies in Young Children
This study will use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to investigate language function in children-that is, how language skills such as naming objects, understanding spoken language and reading are organized in the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT00039845
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
LAMA2-MD (Merosin Deficient Congenital Muscular Dystrophy, MDC1A)
LAMA2-related Muscular Dystrophy Brain Study
Laminin alpha-2 (LAMA2)-related muscular dystrophy (LAMA2-MD, Merosin Deficient CMD) is a form of congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD).
- Trial name
- NCT01952028
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Cure CMD
Major Depressive Disorder, Mood Disorders
Mechanisms of Rumination Change in Adolescent Depression
This study will evaluate whether a newer treatment, rumination-focused cognitive behavioral treatment, which includes mindfulness and can be used to reduce ruminative habits, change ways in which key brain regions interact with…
- Trial name
- RuMeChange (NCT03859297)
- Testing
- Rumination-Focused CBT, Relaxation-based Therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 183 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Brain Imaging in Babies Study
The aims of the BIBS Study The Brain Imaging in Babies study (BIBS) aims to improve understanding of how a baby's brain develops from before birth, up until 3-4 years of age.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Conditions, COVID-19
- Trial name
- BIBS (NCT04443179)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 790 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, PNET
Exploratory Study of Effects of Radiation Therapy in Pediatric Patients With Central Nervous System Tumors
This study will analyze the effects of radiation given to children who have tumors of the central nervous system (CNS). Researchers want to learn more about changes in the quality of life that patients may experience as a result…
- Conditions
- Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma, PNET, Ependymoma, Germinoma
- Trial name
- NCT01445288
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Brain Injuries, Malaria
An MRI Ancillary Study of a Malaria Fever Investigation
This study will seek consent from parents of children enrolled in the Malaria FEVER study to obtain neuroimaging and 12-month neuropsychiatric outcomes data and kidney function on their child.
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Malaria, MRI Imaging, Neurocognitive Deficits
- Trial name
- MRIA (NCT05746819)
- Testing
- Aggressive antipyretics therapy of fever vs usual care in the Malaria RCT study
- Where
- 2 sites in Malawi, Zambia
- Volunteers
- 181 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Sedation for Children Undergoing MRI
A Comparison Between Oral Melatonin With Nasal Sevoflurane Versus Oral Chloral Hydrate With Nasal Sevoflurane in Sedation of Children Undergoing Brain MRI
The patients will be randomized into 2 equal groups by a computer-generated random numbers table, named group A, B. Group A: will receive oral Melatonin and nasal Sevoflurane.
- Trial name
- NCT06606899
- Testing
- Melatonin 3 MG, Chloral Hydrate, Sevoflurane
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
OCD
The Imaging Genetic Study of the Core Family of Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD) Patient
To investigate the structural/functional abnormalities and the possible genetic endophenotypes of Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) patients and their core families.
- Trial name
- NCT01298622
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kunming Medical University
Posterior Brain Fossa Tumors in Children
Feasibility of 11C-MET PET/MRI Imaging in Pediatric Brain Fossa Tumors
Brain tumors are the most common solid tumors in children and are the second most common cause of cancer-related death among this population. Posterior brain fossa tumors represent about 50% of children brain tumors.
- Trial name
- TI-TFCE (NCT03977896)
- Testing
- 11C-MET PET/MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Residual Neurological, Cognitive, Emotional, Behavioral Effects From Traumatic Brain Injury
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and SPECT Brain Imaging in Traumatic Brain Injury
Hypothesis: That SPECT brain imaging tracks and is consistent with clinical improvements in patients receiving hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) for chronic traumatic brain injury.
- Trial name
- NCT00594503
- Testing
- Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Paul G. Harch, M.D.
Fragile X Syndrome (FXS), Creatine Transporter Deficiency
Optical Imaging in X-linked Disorders.
Fragile X syndrome (FXS, OMIM #300624) and Creatine Transporter Deficiency (CTD, #300352) are the two most common causes of X-linked intellectual disability.
- Trial name
- IMAGINER (NCT06868979)
- Testing
- Clinical assessment, Parental questionnaires, Cognitive assessment
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Involutional Depression, Anxiety Disorders
MRI Study of Brain Activity and Risk for Depression in Adolescents
Anxiety in children of parents with major depressive disorder (MDD) poses a particularly high risk for later-life MDD. In adults, MDD involves dysfunction in prefrontal brain regions that regulate attention to emotional stimuli.
- Trial name
- NCT00047944
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD
Imaging Stimulant and Non Stimulant Treatments for ADHD: A Network Based Approach
The growing number of medications used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) raises important questions about whether different medications have similar or different therapeutic mechanisms of action.
- Trial name
- NCT01678209
- Testing
- fMRI scans, Atomoxetine arm, Methylphenidate arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Study of Neuroimaging Biomarkers of Social Cognition Deficits in Adolescents (Age 13-17) With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Effects of Gabapentin
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is increasing in prevalence, and is characterized by deficits in social communication and interaction across multiple contexts, and restricted, repetitive…
- Trial name
- NCT03589898
- Testing
- Gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester