Clinical trials: Primary Motor Cortex
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
Tourette's Syndrome, Chronic Motor Tic Disorder
Brain Activation in Vocal and Motor Tics
This study will investigate the brain areas that are activated by vocal and motor tics in patients with Tourette's syndrome and other tic disorders. Tics are involuntary repetitive movements similar to voluntary movements.
- Conditions
- Tourette's Syndrome, Chronic Motor Tic Disorder, Chronic Motor Vocal Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00026000
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- 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.
Cerebrovascular Accident
Role of the Intact Hemisphere in Recovery of Motor Function After Stroke
The purpose of this study is to better understand the role of the motor part of the brain in the recovery of motor function after stroke. The motor deficits that follow a stroke are compensated for over several months.
- Trial name
- NCT00028184
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Healthy
Stimulating Deep Brain Regions With a Magnetic Stimulator
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a special coil designed for magnetic stimulation of areas deep in the brain can affect mood and emotion in healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT00063245
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Stroke, Healthy
Effects of Flumazenil on Brain Excitability
This study will investigate the effects of the drug flumazenil on brain excitability and the drug's relationship to a natural brain chemical called GABA.
- Trial name
- NCT00015678
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Healthy
Brain Control of Blinking
This study will use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to study how the brain controls movement of muscles in the face-in particular, those involved in eye blinking.
- Trial name
- NCT00030199
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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)
Movement Disorder, Healthy
Study of Brain Control of Movement
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
- NCT00017979
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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
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)
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)
Parkinson's Disease
Motor Cortex Stimulation for Parkinson's Disease
Deep Brain Stimulation represents the golden standard for surgical treatment of Parkinson disease (PD), but it is not optimally effective for controlling every motor sign and adverse events are not so infrequent Therefore, other…
- Trial name
- NCT00637260
- Testing
- Motor cortex stimulation on., motor cortex stimulation off
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Catholic University, Italy
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
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
Healthy
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Study Imagination of Movement
This study will use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to examine the relationship between cognitive processing and motor control by determining whether a part of the brain called the premotor cortex is essential to…
- Trial name
- NCT00046215
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 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)
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
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)