Clinical trials: Brain Plasticity
Parkinson Disease
Effects of Action Observation Training and Motor Imagery Delivered by Telerehabilitation in Patients with Parkinson's Disease
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the efficacy on motor and postural tasks of Action Observation Training (AOT) and Action Observation combined with Motor Imagery (AOMI) delivered by telerehabilitation in patients…
- Trial name
- TeleAOTPD (NCT06814782)
- Testing
- Action Observation Training, Action Observation and Motor Imagery, Exercise
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Clinico Humanitas
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Investigation of Brain Plasticity in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) commonly experience variances in tactile behaviors, such as hypersensitivity to light touch stimuli, altered texture discrimination, and hyporesponsivity to pain.
- Trial name
- NCT04706364
- Testing
- Neuropsychological Testing, (Optional) Saliva Collection, Sensory Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Autism
Brain Plasticity of Autism in Response to Early Behavioral Intervention: A Multimodal MRI Study
Autism is a well-recognized neurodevelopmental disorder severely affecting the health of children. While the unclear neurobiological basis of autism and the lack of effective medication, the most commonly used approach for…
- Trial name
- NCT02807766
- Testing
- Behavior modification, Behavior modification and sensory integration training, Behavior modification and applied behavioral analysis
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Healthy
Brain Maturation and Sleep
In this study, the investigator evaluates whether there are age-specific diurnal changes in markers of cortical plasticity in children, adolescents and adults.
- Trial name
- BMS (NCT02685891)
- Testing
- Playing tones during deep sleep
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Cerebral Palsy
Robot-assisted Training in Children With CP
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common physical disability in early childhood causing serious motor and sensory impairments. Effective interventions for the recovery of motor functions are of profound significance to children…
- Trial name
- NCT06450158
- Testing
- Robot (Amadeo)-assisted Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cook Children's Health Care System
Cerebrovascular Accident
Enhancement of Use-Dependent Plasticity by Somatosensory Stimulation in Chronic Stroke
Recent studies have demonstrated that electrical stimulation delivered over the skin increases the muscle strength as measured by a dynamometer in chronic stroke patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00028379
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Spastic Diplegia
Cortical Plasticity in Spastic Diplegia After Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
The purpose of this study is to characterize the cortical connectivity changes in the brain of spastic diplegic children after Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy.
- Trial name
- NCT02535936
- Testing
- 3Tesla MRI with DTI-MRI and rsfcMRI under general anesthesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Obesity/Therapy
Brain Plasticity and GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Treatment for Obesity
Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RA), such as Ozempic and Wegovy, have been rapidly adopted for the treatment of obesity in both youth and adults.
- Trial name
- PLASTIC (NCT07021937)
- Testing
- Semaglutide 1.7mg subcutaneous
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Cerebrovascular Accident
Motor Changes Associated With Recovery From Stroke After Therapy
Researchers have been interested in the changes associated with motor function in humans after suffering a stroke. Presently, the mechanism by which a person recovers motor function following a stroke is poorly understood.
- Trial name
- NCT00001553
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Cerebrovascular Accident
Electrical Stimulation to Improve Hand Function in Patients With Chronic Stroke
This study will determine whether an electric shock to the forearm can improve hand function in patients with chronic stroke and, if so, whether the improvement is related to brain reorganization.
- Trial name
- NCT00023569
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Stroke, Healthy
Motor Learning in Stroke Patients and Healthy Volunteers
This study will try to elucidate learning processes associated with motor training in the weak arm of stroke patients compared with healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT00021710
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Spinal Cord Injury, Chronic
BCI-Assisted SCS-EXS for Gait Optimization
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the safety and technical feasibility of a novel brain-machine interface (BCI)-assisted spinal cord stimulation (SCS) and exoskeleton (EXS) system in patients with spinal cord injury…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries (SCI), Spinal Cord Injury, Chronic, Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injury Cervical
- Trial name
- BASEGO (NCT06939660)
- Testing
- BCI-SCS-EXS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Premature Childbirth
Evaluation of Brain Plasticity in Premature Infants at School Age After Cognitive Remediation
Infantile brain plasticity is still a poorly known phenomenon. However, neuropsychological disorders and behavioral deficits are common disorders that can have serious consequences for school enrollment, family and social…
- Trial name
- EPIREM (NCT03972761)
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 3 tesla
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Dravet Syndrome (DS)
Biomarkers of Neurodegeneration, Synaptic Plasticity and Neuroinflammation in Dravet Syndrome
Dravet syndrome (DS) is a developmental and epileptic encephalopathy, usually caused by de novo pathogenic SCN1A variants, characterized by early-onset prolonged febrile seizures, subsequent drug-resistant polymorphic epilepsy…
- Trial name
- TEMBO-DS (NCT07801404)
- Where
- 9 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Blood Pressure, Depression
Essential Hypotension and Allostasis Registry
The essential arterial hypotension and allostasis registry is a prospective, observational research that has the purpose of demonstrating that essential blood pressure (BP) disorders and the associated comorbidities are a result…
- Conditions
- Blood Pressure, Depression, Panic Attack, Fibromyalgia
- Trial name
- ESSENTIAL (NCT02018497)
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- CES University
Brain Function, Cerebral Palsy
7T Anatomo-functional Characterization of Structures in the Action Observation Network
The goal of this study is to explore the anatomical-functional characteristics of the AON circuit (with particular interest for subcortical areas and the cerebellum), and the cortico-subcortical connectivity of the nodes of the…
- Trial name
- 7T-ATHENA (NCT06826287)
- Testing
- 7T MR exam, clinical assessment
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris
Cerebral Palsy
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Motor Learning in Children With Cerebral Palsy (CP)
In this study, the investigators aim to assess the clinical and neurophysiological effects of a non-invasive brain stimulation technique - transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)- on cortical plasticity and motor learning…
- Trial name
- NCT01852474
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Stroke, Cerebral Palsy
Modulation of Brain Plasticity After Perinatal Stroke
Newborn stroke is the leading cause of a common type of cerebral palsy (CP) that affects thousands of Canadian children and families.
- Trial name
- PLASTIC CHAMPS (NCT01189058)
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS), Constraint-induced movement therapy (CIMT)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Healthy, Neurologic Manifestations
Study of Brain Changes Shaped by Experience
This study will use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to explore how the brain changes (reorganizes itself) in response to learning and to brain lesions in healthy people and people with various physical disabilities.
- Trial name
- NCT00006424
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 153 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Cerebral Palsy
Quadriceps Muscle Plasticity in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Our primary aim is to determine whether and how muscle architecture of the quadriceps muscles in cerebral palsy (CP) adapts to two separate training programs: traditional strength training (ST) vs.
- Trial name
- NCT00629070
- Testing
- Traditional strength training, Velocity-enhanced training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina