Clinical trials: HV
Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
Nuclear Magnetic Spectroscopy Imaging to Evaluate Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
This study will use a magnetic resonance imaging technique called nuclear magnetic spectroscopy (H-MRS) to define the pathology and progression of primary lateral sclerosis, hereditary spastic paraplegia and amyotrophic lateral…
- Conditions
- Primary Lateral Sclerosis, Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT00023075
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Adrenal Hyperplasia, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Adrenal Hyperplasia Among Young People With PCOS
Background: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a group of disorders related to problems with the secretion of certain hormones, which can lead to reproductive and other issues in women.
- Conditions
- Adrenal Hyperplasia, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Oligomenorrhea, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT01313455
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Healthy, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Brain Function in Mentally Ill Adolescents
The purpose of this study is to use brain imaging technology to examine the brain activity of adolescents with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and/or major depressive disorder (MDD) before and after treatment.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00025857
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Intracranial Central Nervous System Disorder, Mental Disorder
Test of A Model of Representational Knowledge Stored in the Human Prefrontal Cortex
This study will examine the underlying mental processes that determine how people understand social behavior, remember information, and think.
- Conditions
- Intracranial Central Nervous System Disorder, Mental Disorder, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT00024908
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 949 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Healthy
Brain Receptors in Sympathetic Nervous System Regulation
The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of brain receptors called alpha2-adrenoreceptors in regulating the sympathetic nervous system, which maintains the supply of blood and fuel to the body's organs in times of…
- Trial name
- NCT00029627
- Testing
- Yohimbine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Healthy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Calculus Problem Solving
This study will use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to identify brain regions involved in solving algebraic math problems. It will examine brain activation according to the level of difficulty and the number of steps required to…
- Trial name
- NCT00060658
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Diplegia, Spastic
Eye-Hand Coordination in Children With Spastic Diplegia
This study will examine how the brain controls eye-hand coordination (visuomotor skills) in children with spastic diplegia and will determine whether impairment of this skill is related to the learning difficulties in school that…
- Trial name
- NCT00024791
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Mood Disorder
Studies of Brain Function and Course of Illness in Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
This study seeks to learn more about the symptoms of severe mood dysregulation in children and adolescents ages 7-17. Children and adolescents with severe mood dysregulation (SMD) display chronic anger, sadness, or irritability…
- Trial name
- NCT00025935
- Testing
- Lithium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,350 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Syncope
Evaluation of Chronic Orthostatic Intolerance
This study will conduct tests with patients with primary chronic orthostatic intolerance (COI) to learn more about this disorder of the autonomic nervous system.
- Trial name
- NCT00069693
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Healthy
Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Pediatric Normal Volunteers
This study will examine ways to establish and standardize normal measurements for children, specific to gender, age, and body surface, when using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
- Trial name
- NCT00353899
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Healthy
Temperature Response to a Head-Neck Cooling System
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a specially designed head-neck cooling system for way lowering the body's central, or core, temperature and cooling the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT00025987
- Testing
- Head and Neck Cooling System, Thermometer Pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Parkinson's Disease
Effect of Stimulus Rate on Cognitive and Motor Activity in Young Subjects, Elderly Subjects, and Patients With Parkinson's Disease
The purpose of this study is to investigate how changes in the brain associated with Parkinson's disease influence the control of motor and thinking speed.
- Trial name
- NCT00026598
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Healthy
Effect of Surface Electrical Stimulation on Movement of the Larynx
This study will examine whether surface electrical stimulation on the skin of the throat will: 1) move the larynx (voice box); 2) move the vocal folds in the larynx; and 3) cause less movement of the larynx when applied during…
- Trial name
- NCT00104000
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Parkinson Disease, Healthy
The Role of Dopamine in Motor Learning in Healthy Subjects and Patients With Parkinson's Disease
This study will examine and compare what happens in the brains of patients with Parkinson's disease with that of healthy normal subjects while they train to react as fast as possible to the appearance of a visual signal.
- Trial name
- NCT00032812
- Testing
- Raclopride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Neurologic Disorders, Autism
The Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Phenotyping Screening Protocol
The purpose of this protocol is to allow for the careful evaluation of healthy volunteers and individuals with risk for psychiatric disorders or neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder for specific…
- Conditions
- Neurologic Disorders, Autism, Neurodegenerative Disease, Neurobehavioral Manifestation
- Trial name
- NCT00271622
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Healthy
Comparison of Externally and Self-Initiated Movements
This study will use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to investigate how the brain controls voluntary movements triggered by an external stimulus or self-initiated. Registered HCMS healthy normal volunteers may participate.
- Trial name
- NCT00028197
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Schizophrenia
Imaging of Brain Receptors in Healthy Volunteers and in Patients With Schizophrenia
This study will use single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) to study brain nicotine receptors (proteins on the surface of brain cells) in healthy subjects and in patients with schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- NCT00061789
- Testing
- SPECT Imaging of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors in Brain
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Healthy Volunteers
Collection of Blood, Bone Marrow, and Buccal Mucosa Samples From Healthy Volunteers for Center for Human Immunology, Autoimmunity, and Inflammatory Diseases (CHI) Laboratory Research Studies
Background: Laboratory research studies require control samples from healthy volunteers to compare with samples from patients. These studies will help researchers better understand and refine treatments for immune system and…
- Trial name
- NCT00995891
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Parkinson Disease, Healthy
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease
This study will use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to explore 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
- NCT00023062
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Dystonic Disorders, Healthy
Surround Inhibition in Patients With Dystonia
This study will use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to examine how the brain controls muscle movement in dystonia. Dystonia is a movement disorder in which involuntary muscle contractions cause uncontrolled twisting and…
- Trial name
- NCT00029601
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)