Clinical trials: Motor Cortex
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis
The Effect of Schroth Exercises on Cerebral Cortical Thickness and Motor and Proprioceptive Fibres
Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS): It is a type of structural scoliosis of unknown aetiology and most commonly seen in girls aged 10-18 years.
- Trial name
- NCT06410456
- Testing
- Schroth exercises, Traditional exercises
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hitit University
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Effects of Acute Exercise on Motor Learning and Brain Activity in Children With DCD
The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of an acute intense physical exercise bout on the learning ability of children with typical motor development (TD) and children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD).
- Trial name
- ExLeBrainDCD (NCT05936372)
- Testing
- Acute intense aerobic exercise
- Where
- 3 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Nacional d'Educacio Fisica de Catalunya
Real Neurofeedback From DMN, Sham Neurofeedback From Motor Cortex
Neurofeedback in Clinical High Risk
The goal of this trial is to test whether fMRI based neurofeedback from default mode network (DMN) will reduce DMN hyperconnectivity in clinical high risk individuals, which will lead to reductions in clinical symptoms and…
- Trial name
- NCT06492343
- Testing
- fMRI based neurofeedback
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston VA Research Institute, Inc.
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
Brain Tumors
Presurgical Planning With Functional MRI (fMRI) Mapping of Motor Cortex in Patients With Cerebral Tumors
The purpose of this study is to determine if functional MRI is precise enough to provide information about the location of brain functions in patients who have brain tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT00724737
- Testing
- Presurgical MRI, functional MRI (fMRI) of the brain
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
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)
Amniotic Band Syndrome, Upper Extremity Deformities, Congenital
The Influence of 3D Printed Prostheses on Neural Activation Patterns
The neural basis underlying motor performance in children using a prosthesis has been severely understudied resulting in minimal empirical evidence.
- Trial name
- NCT04110730
- Testing
- 3D Printed Upper-limb Prosthesis, Home Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Motor Neuron Disease
Brain Function in Primary Lateral Sclerosis
This study will examine whether the motor cortex (the part of the brain that controls movement) works properly in patients with primary lateral sclerosis (PLS), a disorder in which voluntary movements are very slow.
- Trial name
- NCT00071435
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Healthy
Effect of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Free Will
This study will use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to investigate how the brain controls movement by sending messages to the spinal cord and muscles.
- Trial name
- NCT00029653
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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)
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)
Healthy
Brain Use of Sensory Information to Generate Movement
This study will use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to investigate functions of brain regions that may use information from sensory organs, such as the eyes or ears, to generate movements.
- Trial name
- NCT00055289
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Major Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent
Glutamate Probes in Adolescent Depression
The purpose of this study is to learn if measures of brain chemicals from a brain scan called Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy (MRI/MRS) and brain activity (known as cortical excitability and inhibition) collected by…
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, Major Depressive Disorder, Remitted
- Trial name
- GPII (NCT02307617)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Congenital Hemiparesis
Comparing the Location of the Motor Cortex in Children Using Two Methods
Hypothesis: In typically developing children (TDC), use of conventional EEG landmarks to determine the brain area that controls hand function will not differ from TMS-guided determination of individual motor hotspots.
- Trial name
- NCT02015338
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
Cerebral Palsy, Children
Cerebral Palsy and the Study of Brain Activity During Motor Tasks
Background: Two ways to study the brain while people are moving are near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and electroencephalography (EEG). NIRS uses light to look at blood flow in the brain when it is active.
- Trial name
- NCT01829724
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)