Clinical trials: Brain Stimulation
Cerebral Palsy
Universal Exercise Unit Versus Functional Electrical Stimulation On Genu Recurvatum In Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
Summary: Inclusion Criteria: Children aged four to eight years. Grade of spasticity ranging from 1 to 1+ on the Modified Ashworth scale. Classified as Level I or II on the Gross Motor Functional Classification System (GMFCS).
- Trial name
- NCT06332729
- Testing
- universal exercis unit, functional electrical stimulation
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahmoud Reda Elsharkawy
Dystonia, Pediatric
Quantifying Motor Network Dynamics to Predict and Enhance Outcomes in Pediatric Dystonia
The goal of this study is to understand the development and progression of childhood dystonia, a movement disorder, in children.
- Conditions
- Dystonia, Pediatric, Deep Brain Stimulation, Motor Development
- Trial name
- NCT07325175
- Testing
- DBS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Healthy, Pediatrics
Accelerating Motor Learning in Pediatrics
Non-invasive brain stimulation can both study and potentially treat neurological disorders. Transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) is an emerging safe and tolerability form of stimulation and has been used increasingly…
- Trial name
- AMPED (NCT03193580)
- Testing
- Anodal Conventional tDCS, Anodal High Definition tDCS
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Dementia
Implementation of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
This project aims to examine the feasibility of implementing Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) under real world circumstances in a more heterogenous population, with the ultimate goal of making the treatment broadly accessible.
- Trial name
- NCT04754932
- Testing
- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Healthy, Healthy Volunteer
Effect of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Memory
This study will examine the effect of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on short-term memory in healthy adults. Healthy people use their brains to answer short-term memory questions in a different way than do patients with…
- Conditions
- Healthy, Healthy Volunteer, HV
- Trial name
- NCT00105118
- Testing
- Magstim Super Rapid Magnetic Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Brain Concussion, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Neuromodulation and Neuroimaging in Older Children With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) often causes persistent motor and cognitive deficits in children resulting in functional limitations.
- Conditions
- Brain Concussion, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Motor Disorders, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- CI-tDCS (NCT05762796)
- Testing
- tDCS in Youth with mild traumatic brain injury
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Epilepsy
Stimulation of Sleep in Patients With Epilepsy
Sleep slow waves (SSW) and the pathophysiological mechanisms of spike generation in patients with epilepsy are tightly linked. SSW are cortically generated oscillations (~1 Hz) alternating between a hyperpolarized down-state…
- Trial name
- NCT04716673
- Testing
- Down-phase targeted auditory stimulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability
TMS for the Investigation of Brain Plasticity in Autism Spectrum Disorders
The main purpose is to study brain plasticity (the changes that occur in the brain through experience) in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Trial name
- NCT02836405
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 164 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Developmental Dyslexia
V5/MT Stimulation on Reading and Reading-related Measures in Developmental Dyslexia
The present study grounds on the absence of evidence-based treatment in individuals with developmental dyslexia (DD). At this topic, the present study will explore the potential effect of transcranial direct current stimulation…
- Trial name
- NCT05972200
- Testing
- Active HD-tDCS over V5/MT, Active HD-tDCS over V1
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bambino Gesù Hospital and Research Institute
Cerebral Palsy, Typically Developing Children
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Motor Function and Meta-Plasticity in Cerebral Palsy: TMS-EEG Study
This project examines the use of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) as a therapeutic approach to improve motor function in children with cerebral palsy (CP).
- Trial name
- NCT07567053
- Testing
- MRI, HD-EEG Recording, rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cook Children's Health Care System
Electrical Stimulation of the Brain
Effects of Direct Current Brain Stimulation on Cognition
This study will examine the effects of direct current (DC) electrical polarization of the brain on thinking speed, reaction time, mood, and brain waves in healthy individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT00048698
- Testing
- TMS, EEG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Blindness
Brain Plasticity of Verbal Memory in the Blind
This study will examine whether blind people develop changes in the brain that improve memory function. Previous studies have shown that blind people, on average, perform better in memory tasks than sighted people.
- Trial name
- NCT00059189
- Testing
- Magstim Rapid Magnetic Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Amblyopia
Clinical Treatment of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Older Adolescents With Amblyopia
As a neurodevelopmental visual disorder, amblyopia, especially monocular form-deprivation amblyopia, can lead to severe visual developmental impairments.
- Trial name
- NCT06760910
- Testing
- tDCS Stimulation, Anodal tDCS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tianjin Eye Hospital
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
TENS With Proprioceptive-Visual Training on Gait Parameters in CP
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of TENS with proprioceptive - visual training on gait parameters in children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT07338994
- Testing
- TENS, 1. Tekscan Walkway system
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Healthy
Cortical Excitability in Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
This study will use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to study the function of the cerebral cortex (outer layer of the brain) in people with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and related disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT00029068
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder, Neurological Diseases or Conditions
Modulation of Sense of Agency With Non-invasive Brain Stimulation and Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Therapy
A conversion disorder is a dysfunction of the nervous system in which no structural damage can be demonstrated. However, it must be distinguished from other psychiatric disorders such as psychosis or depression.
- Trial name
- NCT05086380
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy, Inhibitory TMS, Psychoeducation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Fribourg
Cerebral Palsy Children, Healthy Adults
Evaluating the Effects of an Electrical Stimulator on Improving the Walking Ability of Children With Cerebral Palsy
The goal of this study is to see if gentle electrical stimulation can help children with cerebral palsy (CP) walk more easily. This stimulation, called neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), sends small pulses to muscles to…
- Trial name
- CP (NCT06811545)
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Cerebral Palsy
Investigating New Methods to Study Movement in Children and Young Adults With Movement Disorders.
Background: Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disorder that affects children. People with CP have weak muscles; they may have trouble controlling the movements of their arms and legs.
- Trial name
- NCT06498596
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Cerebral Palsy
The Effects of Electrical Stimulation Gait Training on Walking and Posture for Children With Cerebral Palsy
This proposal is designed to achieve the following specific aims and will test the associated hypotheses: AIM 1: To compare walking ability, standing posture, gait initiation and functional standing and stepping of twenty…
- Trial name
- NCT00292786
- Testing
- Walking Practice with Functional Electrical Stimulation, Walking Practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shriners Hospitals for Children
Movement Disorder, Healthy
Brain Excitability During Self-Paced Voluntary Movements
This study will use transcranial magnetic stimulation to examine how the brain controls movement by sending messages to the spinal cord and muscles and what goes wrong with this process in disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00017966
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)