Clinical trials: Primary Motor Cortex
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)
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)
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
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
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)
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)
Movement Disorders, Parkinson Disease
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
The problems in motor activity associated with Parkinson's disease are still poorly understood. Patients with Parkinson's disease often suffer from extremely slow movements (bradykinesia) which result in the inability to perform…
- Trial name
- NCT00001665
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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, Myoclonic Epilepsy
Effect of Levetiracetam on Brain Excitability
This study will examine the effect of the newly developed anti-epileptic drug, levetiracetam, on excitability of the cortex (surface layer) of the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT00006191
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- 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
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)
Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, Mild, Depressive Disorder, Major
Cortical Excitability and Inhibition in MDD
The purpose of this study is to learn if measures of brain activity are different in children and adolescents with depression who are in different stages of treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT01718730
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic