Clinical trials: Cortical Plasticity
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)
Cerebellar Disease, Dementia
Effects of Brain Stimulation on Learning and Reasoning
Imaging studies of the brain have revealed the different areas involved in the processes of learning and reasoning. However, the specific role these regions play in these processes, or if stimulating these areas can improve these…
- Conditions
- Cerebellar Disease, Dementia, Healthy, Parkinson's Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00001776
- Testing
- Cadwell Rapid Rate Magnetic Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 122 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)
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
Blindness
Sensory Substitution and Brain Plasticity Following Vision Loss
The goal of this clinical investigation is to learn how the brain responds when visual information is converted into patterns of sound or touch in blind and sighted participants.
- Trial name
- SenSubMRI (NCT07450677)
- Testing
- Electrotactile display (BrainPort), Vision-to-sound converter (AI Sight)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
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)
Brain Tumor
Use of Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (nTMS) in Generated Motor and Language Mapping to Evaluate Brain Recovery Following Surgery
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn about using Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (nTMS) in patients having surgery to remove a brain tumor in areas of the brain that control movement (motor function)…
- Trial name
- NCT02165995
- Testing
- Motor Mapping, Speech Mapping
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Amputation
Enhanced Tactile (Touch) Spatial Acuity in Upper Limb Amputees
This study will examine whether tactile (touch) abilities at the lip are more acute in people with upper limb amputation compared with healthy normal volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT00028210
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- 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
Blindness, Brain Mapping
The Connection Between Areas in the Brain of Blind Patients
The purpose of this study is to test the belief that specific areas of the brain are connected differently in blind patients than patients with sight.
- Conditions
- Blindness, Brain Mapping, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT00001926
- Testing
- O15, Cadwell rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Cerebrovascular Accident
Preliminary Study of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Stroke Rehabilitation
This is a preliminary study to evaluate the possible use of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), together with exercise, for rehabilitation of chronic stroke patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00050128
- Testing
- rTMS, Magstim
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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
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
Cerebrovascular Accident
Ischemic Nerve Block to Improve Hand Function in Stroke Patients
This study will determine whether impaired hand function due to stroke can be improved by blocking nerve impulses to the unaffected arm.
- Trial name
- NCT00056706
- Testing
- Transient deafferentation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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
Cerebrovascular Disorders, Healthy
Non-Invasive Electrical Stimulation of the Human Brain
This study is designed to allow researchers to use transelectrical stimulation to explore the function of the human nervous system and improve diagnosis of neurological disorders.
- Conditions
- Cerebrovascular Disorders, Healthy, Nervous System Diseases, Spinal Cord Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT00001216
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy, Physical Therapy
Virtual Reality and Dual-Task Training for Cortical Plasticity in Children With Brachial Plexus Injury
Brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI) is a condition that occurs when the nerves controlling the arm are injured during birth, leading to weakness, limited movement, and sensory problems.
- Trial name
- NCT07291310
- Testing
- Conventional Physiotherapy Program, Virtual Reality, Dual Task
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Aydın University
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