Clinical trials: Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF)
Phenylketonuria
Effect of L-carnitine Supplementation on Phenylalanine and Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels in Infants and Children With Phenylketonuria
Effect of L-carnitine supplementation on phenylalanine and brain-derived neurotrophic factor levels in infants and children with phenylketonuria L-carnitine is mainly obtained from foods such as red meat and milk that are limited…
- Trial name
- NCT06901323
- Testing
- L-carnitine
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Epilepsy
Effects of Exercise on Functional Performance, BDNF, Executive Functions and Sleep Quality in Children with Epilepsy
According to the definition of the International League for the Control of Epilepsy, a seizure is the emergence of temporary symptoms and/or findings as a result of abnormal, excessive and simultaneous stimulation of neurons in…
- Trial name
- BDNF (NCT06677034)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Overactive Bladder
Urinary Neurotrophin Levels in Healthy Children
The aim of this study is to analyse urinary neurotrophin levels in healthy children. Urine samples will be collected at 3 different times of day (morning, noon, and evening) at urge sensation from all age groups of children who…
- Trial name
- NCT02389270
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Zagreb
Overactive Bladder
Urinary Biomarkers in Overactive Bladder in Children
It is a single-center, prospective, interventional, single-arm study. Aim is to investigate which variables are significantly correlated with prolonged anticholinergic treatment (>6 months) in children with overactive bladder…
- Trial name
- NCT02704013
- Testing
- Oxybutynin
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Zagreb
Epilepsy
Association of Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) rs6265 Gene Polymorphism With Susceptibility to Epilepsy
Epilepsy is a common neurological condition that affects people of all ages.Recent studies found that epilepsy is associated with several chromosomal regions, where mutations in these regions cause neurological dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT05096871
- Testing
- Genotyping by Real Time PCR
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Sleep, Sleep Restriction
Effects of Sleep Restriction on Female Soccer Players: Physical Performance, Muscle Damage, Inflammation, and BDNF Levels.
This research aims to investigate the interplay between menstrual cycles, sleep patterns, and athletic performance. Before experimental sessions, participants will maintain menstrual diaries for three months and complete…
- Trial name
- NCT06251362
- Testing
- Sleep restriction
- Where
- 2 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University School of Physical Education, Krakow, Poland
Neuroinflammatory Diseases, Multiple Sclerosis
FIT-ATOMIC Exercise Feasibility Trial
This multi-center, randomized controlled feasibility trial will assess a 20-week home-based exercise intervention in youth with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).
- Trial name
- FIT-ATOMIC (NCT06870968)
- Testing
- Exercise Training, Mobility and Flexibility Training
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Traumatic Brain Injury, Orthopedic Injury
Epigenetic Effects on Traumatic Brain Injury Recovery
Methylation of the brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) gene is involved in both the biological encoding of childhood adversity and neuroplasticity following traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Trial name
- EETR (NCT04186429)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 401 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Depression
Childhood Adversity, Genetic Polymorphisms and Stress in First Onset Major Depression
The Blue Sky Project, a 5-year study funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, seeks to examine how genetics and early life experiences work together to cause a person's very first onset of depression by increasing…
- Trial name
- NCT00517764
- Testing
- escitalopram
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 299 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Participates in Visceral Hyperalgesia in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) Patients
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), originally known to be a member of the nerve growth factor family, has aroused attention as a modulator in visceral hyperalgesia recently.
- Trial name
- NCT00925223
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shandong University
Executive Dysfunction, Motor Activity
The Role of Brain-derived Neurotropic Factor in the Relationship Between Executive Function and Physical Training
This doctoral thesis has the aim to identify the role of Brain-derived neurotropic factor in the relationship between physical fitness/activity and executive functions in typically developing children and children with Autism…
- Conditions
- Executive Dysfunction, Motor Activity, Child
- Trial name
- NCT02503579
- Testing
- physical training
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment
PRedicting the EVolution of SubjectIvE Cognitive Decline to Alzheimer's Disease With Machine Learning
Alzheimer's disease (AD) has a presymptomatic course which can last from several years to decades. Identification of subjects at an early stage is crucial for therapeutic intervention and possible prevention of cognitive decline.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- PREVIEW (NCT05569083)
- Testing
- Genetic analysis of APOE and BDNF genes., EEG recording, CSF collection and AD biomarker measurement
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
Physical Conditioning, Human, Cognition
Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Cognitive Function and Brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor in Young Adults
The present study will investigate the effects of aerobic exercise on cognition and growth factors including brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in young adults aged 15-21 years.
- Trial name
- NCT02075944
- Testing
- High intensity aerobic exercise, Low intensity aerobic exercise
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Depression, Adolescent
Biomarkers of Antidepressant Response and Suicidal Events in Depressed Youth
The aims of this study are to (1) identify inflammatory/neurotrophic and neurodevelopmental markers that predict antidepressant response and suicidal risk in depressed youth and (2) predict their treatment response and the…
- Trial name
- NCT03547219
- Testing
- Escitalopram
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University
Obesity, Genetic Disorder
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Obesity and Brain Function
Background: Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and MC4R genetic mutations are two conditions that can cause problems with appetite regulation. People with PWS often have behavior and thinking problems.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Genetic Disorder, Mental Retardation, Developmental Delay
- Trial name
- NCT01517048
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Huntington's Disease
Effects of Lithium and Divalproex'on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Huntington's Disease
This study will examine whether lithium carbonate, given alone or with divalproex, increases the amount of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the spinal fluid of patients with Huntington's disease (HD), a hereditary…
- Trial name
- NCT00095355
- Testing
- Lithium, Divalproex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)