Clinical trials: Brain MRI
Perinatal Asphyxia
Melatonin for Neuroprotection Following Perinatal Asphyxia
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of combining melatonin to whole body cooling on the brain injury and outcome of neonates following perinatal asphyxia.
- Trial name
- NCT02071160
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tanta University
Williams Syndrome, Duplication
Defining the Brain Phenotype of Children With Williams Syndrome
Background: Little is known about how the brain changes during childhood and adolescence, how genes affect this process, or how the brains of people with 7q11.23 genetic variation change during this period.
- Trial name
- NCT01132885
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 415 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
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
Schizophrenia / Schizoaffective Disorder, First Episode Psychosis (FEP)
French Minds Cohort: a French Longitudinal and Multimodal Cohort of Patients With Major Mood Disorders, Psychotic Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorders, and Healthy Controls
The goal of this study is to learn whether people living with severe psychiatric disorders can be grouped into more homogeneous subgroups, across usual diagnostic categories, based on two key dimensions: social withdrawal and…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia / Schizoaffective Disorder, First Episode Psychosis (FEP), Bipolar Disorder (BD), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD
- Trial name
- FRENCH-MINDS (NCT07881016)
- Testing
- 3T Brain MRI, Biological Sampling, Clinical, Cognitive and Digital Assessments
- Where
- 17 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondation FondaMental
Brain Tumor
Upright Open MRI for Brain Imaging in Children - a Pilot Study
PRIMARY OBJECTIVE To establish feasibility and acceptability of diagnostic brain MRI in young children for specified indications using an upright MRI system without sedation or anaesthesia.
- Trial name
- Heads-Up (NCT06257498)
- Testing
- MRI scan
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Healthy Children, Preterm Birth
Executive Training and Brain in Children
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a daily executive training to cognitive inhibition, working memory or mindfulness as compared to an active control condition has a near- and far-transfer impact on brain and…
- Trial name
- APEX (NCT02989116)
- Testing
- Inhibition training, Working memory training, Mindfulness training
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Acute Brain Injury, Hypoxia, Brain
Portable MRI for Pediatric Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Injury
This study will evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of low field portable MRI (pMRI) for detection of hypoxic ischemic brain injuries in pediatric patients compared to clinically obtained neuroimaging to define pediatric…
- Conditions
- Acute Brain Injury, Hypoxia, Brain, Ischemia, Brain, Brain Injuries
- Trial name
- pMRI for HIBI (NCT07577336)
- Testing
- Portable MRI, Scavenged Sample Collection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Epilepsy
Evaluation of Functional MRI and DTI (Imaging Techniques) in Children With Epilepsy and Focal Brain Lesions
This study is being done to look at the relationship between brain structure and brain function in patients with epilepsy or focal brain lesions (abnormal areas) that require surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00229840
- Testing
- Functional MRI, Diffusion Tensor Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Obesity
Executive Function Training in Childhood Obesity: Food Choice, Quality of Life and Brain Connectivity
This study evaluates if executive function training in obese children can improve food-related choices and produce cognitive and neuroimaging changes, but also improve psychological and physical status and quality of life…
- Trial name
- TOuCH (NCT03615274)
- Testing
- Executive function training, Psychoeducation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- University of Barcelona
Cardiovascular Diseases, Cerebrovascular Disorders
The ARIC MRI Study
To perform a follow-up study of cerebrovascular disease in the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) magnetic resonance imaging subcohort.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Cerebrovascular Disorders, Cerebrovascular Accident
- Trial name
- NCT00049920
- Volunteers
- 1,134 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Brain Tumor, Primary
Intra-operative Variation in Size of Brain Tumors After Craniotomy
We planned to evaluate the change in tumor dimensions of intraaxial parenchymal tumors after craniotomy by comparing the tumor size on intraoperative ultrasonography (IOUSG) with pre-operative CECT and CEMRI brain.
- Trial name
- NCT04365647
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences
Multiple Sclerosis
MR Perfusion Imaging and Hypercapnia (Increased Carbon Dioxide) to Study New Blood Vessel Formation in Multiple Sclerosis
This study will use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to examine and compare changes in blood flow and blood volume in the brains of normal volunteers and patients with multiple sclerosis (MS).
- Trial name
- NCT00064909
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
fMRI Research, Transcranial Magnetic Stimilation
The Relationships Between Neural Correlates of Effort Perception and Physical Activity Engagement
Objectives and research hypothesis Physical inactivity is a major health concern that has been linked to a variety of chronic diseases, including obesity, diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and mental disorders.
- Conditions
- fMRI Research, Transcranial Magnetic Stimilation, EEG Brain Oscillations, Motor Task
- Trial name
- EffortLESS (NCT06691490)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Cryptogenic Epilepsy
Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Epilepsy With Continuous Spikes and Waves During Sleep
Continuous Spikes and Waves during Sleep (CSWS) is a rare paediatric epileptic encephalopathy. Even if the correlation between the severity of the epilepsy and the cognitive consequences is well established, the mechanisms…
- Trial name
- POCS-DTI (NCT03035513)
- Testing
- Continuous spikes and waves during slow sleep (CSWS)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Disorder of Consciousness, Minimally Conscious State
Simultaneously PET/MRI in Prolonged DOC Patients
Recently introduced hybrid PET/MR scanners provide the opportunity to measure simultaneously, and in direct spatial correspondence, both metabolic demand and functional activity of the brain, hence capturing complementary…
- Conditions
- Disorder of Consciousness, Minimally Conscious State, FDG-PET, Rs-fMRI
- Trial name
- NCT04164680
- Testing
- Multimodal Neuroimaging
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hangzhou Normal University
Auditory Processing Disorders
Contribution of Functional MRI in Assessment of Auditory Processing Disorders
Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) affects 0.5-7% of the pediatric population. This disorder is responsible for a child's low hearing ability.
- Trial name
- IRMf-TTA (NCT03887182)
- Testing
- functional MRI, Automated Cortical Brainstem Auditory Evoked Potential, whole exome sequencing
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
DMG, DIPG
Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption Using Exablate Magnetic Resonance-Guided Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound With Microbubbles in Combination With T-Cell Infusion in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Diffuse Midline Glioma (LIFT)
This is an open-label phase 1 safety and feasibility study evaluating a novel combination therapy for Diffuse Midline Glioma (DMG), an aggressive brain tumor with a very poor prognosis - an average one-year overall survival.
- Trial name
- LIFT (NCT07796061)
- Testing
- TAA-T Cell, BBB Disruption
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
Application CT and MRI in Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis
Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a rare disease, and with poor prognosis. Computed tomography (CT) andmagnetic resonance imaging (MRI) are the most commonly used image modalities for patients with non-specific neurologic…
- Conditions
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis, Computer Tomographgy
- Trial name
- NCT04966182
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Focal Cortical Dysplasia, Epilepsy
Determining the Extent of Diffusion Tensor Abnormalities in Focal Cortical Dysplasia
Focal cortical dysplasia (FCD) is a common finding in epilepsy surgery in pediatric patients. Children with intractable epilepsy would have extensive tests to identify the cause of epilepsy; this includes MR brain, video EEG and…
- Trial name
- FCP (NCT00687024)
- Testing
- Magnetoencephalography, MR imaging, Diffusion Tensor Imaging
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children