Clinical trials: Brain Pathology
Amnesia, Dementia
Magnetic Resonance Imaging for the Study of Patients With Neurological Disorders
This study is divided into two parts. The first part of the study will use MRI technology to view the brain structure of patients with neurological disorders and normal volunteers.
- Conditions
- Amnesia, Dementia, Healthy, Nervous System Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00001362
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 830 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Infant Development, Perinatal Stroke
Behavioral Assessment Method Index
The overall goal of this study is to develop and improve assessment methods for children with and without perinatal arterial ischemic stroke (PAS)/hemiparetic cerebral palsy (HCP).
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Perinatal Stroke, Hemiparesis, Cerebral Palsy
- Trial name
- BAM (NCT07291479)
- Testing
- Non interventional study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Premature Birth, Basic Learning Problem in Reading
Reading in Preterm and Full-term Children: Neural Basis and Prediction
The purpose of this study is to understand reading abilities of children born preterm: their cognitive profiles, the neural basis of good and poor reading abilities, and the behavioral and neural factors that predict persistent…
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Basic Learning Problem in Reading, Child
- Trial name
- NCT01599546
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Cerebral Palsy, Hemiparesis; Poststroke/CVA
Characterization of Muscle Activity During a Surface EMG-controlled Rehabilitation Game
The aim of this pilot study is to evaluate muscular activity during a single session of surface electromyography controlled exergame (muscle activation, number of contraction…) in cerebral palsy kids, hemiparetic adults and…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Hemiparesis; Poststroke/CVA, Healthy (Controls)
- Trial name
- CONTRACTIV-1S (NCT07838688)
- Testing
- Surface electromyography (sEMG)-controlled rehabilitation game
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
Clinical Utility of Serum Biomarkers for the Management of Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (Control Levels)
Hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a serious birth complication due to systemic asphyxia which occurs in about 20 of 1,000 full-term infants and nearly 60% of premature newborns.
- Trial name
- NCT02349672
- Testing
- blood sample
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia
Palliative Care Needs of Children With Rare Diseases and Their Families
The palliative care needs of family caregivers of children with rare diseases and their children are largely unmet, including the need for support to prepare for future medical decision making.
- Conditions
- Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia, Asparagine Synthetase Deficiency, CHARGE Syndrome
- Trial name
- FACE-Rare (NCT06938542)
- Testing
- Family Centered pediatric palliative care for family caregivers of children with rare diseases.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset, Stroke
Explore the Sharing Model Intervene to Improve the Knowledge, Attitudes, Service Intentions and Service Start-up Effects of the Eight Major Non-cancer Disease End-stage Caregivers on Well-being and Palliative Care
Since September 1st, 2009, Taiwan has begun to pay attention to the care of patients with organ failure, dementia and the elderly, and brought eight of non-cancer terminal patients into health insurance subsidies to implement the…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset, Stroke, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Trial name
- NCT05407272
- Testing
- Health Education Manual, manual
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wen-Shiou Pan
Cerebral Palsy, Brain Injury
Validation of a 3D Instrumented Serious Game to Evaluate Upper Limb Impairments in Children With Neuromotor Disorders
The goal of this clinical trial is to validate an instrumented 3D serious game to assess upper limb impairments in children with neuromotor disorders.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Brain Injury, Neurological; Disorder, Nervous System
- Trial name
- Play2BEAPI (NCT06774456)
- Testing
- instrumented 3D serious game (BE API 3.0)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Neonatal Encephalopathy, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Neonatal Neurological Observation With Video AI
NeoNOVA is a multi-site, prospective, single-arm, silent observational study to determine: among (Population) infants admitted to newborn services during their inpatient hospital stay, whether (Intervention) continuous bedside…
- Conditions
- Neonatal Encephalopathy, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, Sedation, Sleep
- Trial name
- NeoNOVA (NCT07628829)
- Testing
- Continuous bedside video monitoring with AI anatomic landmark tracking for neurologic monitoring
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Artemis AI Labs
Infant Development, Sensory Disorder
The Prechtl's General Movement Assessment, Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination and Sensory Profile-2
In the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), infants encounter many sensory stimuli (excessive noise, bright lights, painful medical applications, etc.) that are not present in the uterus.
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Sensory Disorder, Sensory Processing Disorder, Motor Delay
- Trial name
- highrisk (NCT05217199)
- Testing
- Measurements
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Cerebral Palsy, Muscle
How Are the Muscles Affected in Cerebral Palsy? A Study of Muscle Biopsies Taken During Orthopaedic Surgery.
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a motor disorder caused by an injury to the immature brain. Even though the brain damage does not change, children with CP will have progressively weaker, shorter and stiffer muscles that will lead to…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Muscle, Muscle Contracture, Muscle Spasticity
- Trial name
- CPTDBiopsy (NCT05506228)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eva Ponten
Intracerebral Hemorrhage, CAA - Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy
MRI-markers to Monitor Small Vessel Disease Dynamics in the Prognosis of Small Vessel Disease-associated, Cerebrovascular Events
This is a nested cohort study in the PRO-SVD cohort. Small vessel disease is a chronic disease and is thought to progress over time.
- Conditions
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage, CAA - Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases
- Trial name
- MRI-PRO-SVD (NCT05773235)
- Testing
- Combined 3- and 7 Tesla-MRI
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Cerebral Palsy, Sensation Disorders
Upper Extremity Sensation and Function in Children With Cerebral Palsy
This cross-sectional study was designed to evaluate upper extremity sensation in children with spastic cerebral palsy and to investigate its effect on upper extremity use in activities of daily living.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Sensation Disorders, Upper Extremity Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT07352735
- Testing
- Vibration Sense Assessment, Stereognosis, Tactile Sense
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Cerebral Palsy, Spasticity
Power Wheelchair Joystick Use in Spastic Cerebral Palsy
There are over 750,000 individuals in the U.S. with Cerebral Palsy (CP). Up to 46% of adults with CP report limited mobility in their communities.
- Trial name
- NCT00337688
- Testing
- isometric joystick
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Alzheimer Disease, Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset
Effectiveness of Alzheimer's Universe (Www.AlzU.Org) on Knowledge and Behavior
To evaluate the effectiveness of an online educational course on Alzheimer's disease (AD) prevention, treatment and caregiving.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset, Memory Loss, Patient Education as Topic
- Trial name
- NCT03149380
- Testing
- Web-based education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
Comparison of Constraint Induced Movement Therapy and Mirror Therapy
Hemiplegia in infants and children is a type of Cerebral Palsy that results from damage to the part (hemisphere) of the brain that controls muscle movements. This damage may occur before, during or shortly after birth.
- Trial name
- NCT06294444
- Testing
- Constraint Induced Movement Therapy, Mirror therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Infant Development, Pain, Procedural
Parental Touch Trial (Petal)
This is a two centre two-arm randomised controlled interventional trial. We aim to determine whether parental touch prior to a painful clinical procedure provides effective analgesia in neonates.
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Pain, Procedural, Parents
- Trial name
- Petal (NCT04901611)
- Testing
- Parental touch
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Paediatric Neuroimaging Research Group
Concussion, Brain, Musculoskeletal Pain
The Impact of Eye and Body Training on the Injury Rate of Concussions in Female Soccer Players
The research project aims to find out how special training influences the frequency and severity of injuries among female footballers in the top Swiss league.
- Trial name
- NCT06473883
- Testing
- Training recommendation
- Volunteers
- 209 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BrainCare Medical Group
Congenital Vertical Talus, Familial Encephalopathy With Neuroserpin Inclusion Bodies
Genetic Disease Gene Identification
This is a a study to identify inherited disease genes. The study will use molecular techniques to map genetic diseases using techniques such as Affymetrix SNP chips.
- Conditions
- Congenital Vertical Talus, Familial Encephalopathy With Neuroserpin Inclusion Bodies, Idiopathic Generalised Epilepsy, Familial Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT00916903
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
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