Clinical trials: Motor Cortex
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)
Tourette Syndrome in Adolescence
Neurofeedback From the Supplementary Motor Area for Tourette Syndrome
This is a clinical trial where adolescents aged 10-16 years old with Tourette Syndrome (or chronic tic disorder) are randomized to receive either real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) neurofeedback targeting the…
- Trial name
- NCT05558566
- Testing
- Neurofeedback from the SMA, Neurofeedback from control region
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Rehabilitation
Effects of tDCS on Motor Cortex During ACL Recovery
Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) is a prevalent injury, particularly among young and physically active individuals. The efficacy of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and exercise-based rehabilitation on neuromuscular…
- Trial name
- NCT06818201
- Testing
- NIBS, Rehabilitation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación Universidad Católica de Valencia San Vicente Mártir
Vocal Performance, Neuromodulation
Safety and Acute Effects of tDCS on Vocal Performance in Adolescent Singers
This randomized, sham-controlled proof-of-concept study aims to investigate the safety, tolerability, and acute effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on vocal performance in adolescent singers aged 12 to 16…
- Trial name
- NCT07861490
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro Universitário Augusto Motta
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)
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
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)
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
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)
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)
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Parkinson Disease
An Open-label Study on the Clinical Efficacy of tDCS Intervention in PD
To demonstrate that intervention targeting the primary motor area (M1) using transcranial Direct Current Stimulation can improve sleep symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease.
- Conditions
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Parkinson Disease, Primary Left Motor Cortex
- Trial name
- NCT06566313
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Anhui Medical University
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)
Epileptic Seizure, Epilepsy Intractable
REC2Stim as a Treatment for Refractory Epilepsy in the Primary Sensorimotor Cortex.
People with central lobe epilepsy (CLE), with seizures arising from the primary sensorimotor cortex, typically show a high rate of convulsive seizures that do not respond to anti-epileptic drugs, but have a large impact on…
- Conditions
- Epileptic Seizure, Epilepsy Intractable, Motor Seizure
- Trial name
- REC2Stim (NCT04158531)
- Testing
- ECoG sensing and stimulation
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht
Neuropathic Pain, Phantom Limb Pain
The Efficacy of Motor Cortex Stimulation for Pain Control
The objective is to determine if motor cortex stimulation works for the following conditions: 1. Deafferentation facial pain, 2. Upper extremity complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS) and 3.
- Conditions
- Neuropathic Pain, Phantom Limb Pain, Stump Pain, Brachial Plexus Avulsion
- Trial name
- NCT00462566
- Testing
- motor cortex stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
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)
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Cortical Basal Ganglionic Degeneration
tDCS as Treatment for Motor Function
Previous preliminary results are sufficiently impressive to suggest that tDCS stimulation does have the potential to improve motor function when that ability is trained during stimulation.
- Conditions
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Cortical Basal Ganglionic Degeneration, Parkinson Disease
- Trial name
- PSP (NCT07291687)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (TDCS), Stimulation Arm
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Baycrest
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
Parkinson Disease
Study of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease
This study will examine the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on Parkinson's disease symptoms. rTMS is a way of stimulating the brain that may be able to change the electrical activity of the nerve…
- Trial name
- NCT00029666
- Testing
- Neopulse Magnetic Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)