Clinical trials: fNIRS
Autism Disorder, Language Development Disorders
Rural Autistic Individuals - Supporting Expression
This research study investigates how hand gestures can support language comprehension and communication skills of hearing speaking, non-speaking, and/or minimally verbal individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), who are…
- Conditions
- Autism Disorder, Language Development Disorders, ADHD, Typical Development
- Trial name
- RAISE (NCT07054866)
- Testing
- Speech-Gesture combinations
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montana State University
Autism
Interactive Massage Intervention in Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the efficacy of a 3-month maternal interactive massage intervention in toddlers aged 18-24 months with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Trial name
- IMI-ASD (NCT07876245)
- Testing
- Maternal Interactive Massage, Behavioral
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Hearing Loss, Unilateral
Functional Near Infra-Red Spectroscopic Study of Central Auditory System Cortical Functional Reorganization
This study aims to compare the auditory cortical activity in response to monaural and binaural stimuli, measured by functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) between Single-sided Deaf (SSD) Children, and Normal-Hearing (NH)…
- Trial name
- SUN (NCT04043910)
- Testing
- fNIRS, Speech intelligibility, Sound localisation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
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
Major Depressive Disorder
The Effect of Intradermal Acupuncture on Gallbladder Meridian Points on Cerebral Hemodynamics in Relevant Brain Regions for Major Depressive Disorder Based on fNIRS Technology
Gallbladder meridian(GB) acupoints may play an important role in the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). Therefore, this study is designed to focus on the traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) theory of " gallbladder…
- Trial name
- NCT05707299
- Testing
- Intradermal acupuncture
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Scoliosis Idiopathic, Scoliosis; Adolescence
fNIRS-based Analysis and Evaluation of the Effect of Schroth Rehabilitation on Motor Functions in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS)
This study investigates the effects of Schroth-based rehabilitation on cortical dynamics, body awareness, and quality of life in individuals with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS).
- Trial name
- NCT06884150
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Healthy Elderly
Development of a Visual and Motion Dual-Mirror Robot-Assisted Upper Limb Training System
Stroke is a major cause of disability and death worldwide. It can also cause sensory, cognitive, and unilateral upper-limb motor impairments.
- Trial name
- NCT07821346
- Testing
- Robot-Mirror Therapy (RMT), Robot therapy (RT), Mirror Therapy (MT)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Neurofeedback, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Near-infrared Spectroscopy Neurofeedback as a Treatment for Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
To observe the clinical efficacy and mechanism of functional near-infrared spectroscopy imaging neurofeedback therapy for attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT04065906
- Testing
- NIRS neurofeedback, Methylphenidate or Tomoxetine
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xijing Hospital
Fragile X Syndrome
Tracking Early Emergence of Sound Perception Impairments in FXS With Multimodal fNIRS/EEG-Preschool Age
Individuals with Fragile X Syndrome show differences in how they understand and learn language from infancy. They frequently have lifelong delays in speech and language as well.
- Trial name
- NCT05957549
- Testing
- Speech discrimination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Hearing Impaired Children
EarGenie MVP Performance Evaluation
This is a single-group clinical trial to evaluate the performance of the EarGenie minimum viable product (MVP) in normal hearing infants.
- Trial name
- NCT06406088
- Testing
- EarGenie MVP test
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Bionics Institute of Australia
Sickle Cell Disease, Pain
Integrative Medicine in Pain Management in Sickle Cell Disease, 2.0
The proposed research is to determine the clinical efficacy and neurobiological mechanisms of acupuncture analgesia in patients with sickle cell disease.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Pain, Acupuncture, Quantitative Sensory Testing
- Trial name
- NCT06725550
- Testing
- needling acupuncture, laser acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Improving ToM in Children With ASD Through VPT Training: Behavioral and fNIRS Study
This study aims to employ a longitudinal tracking research to investigate the effects of a visual perspective taking intervention on the development of theory of mind in children with autism.
- Trial name
- NCT06196060
- Testing
- Visual perspective taking training, Block building training, Thought-bubble training
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanjing Normal University
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Expression Intensity Modulates Social Intention Understanding in ASD Children
Children watch videos of a single model playing with toys, judge whether the model desires a new toy based on observing the model's varying expression intensities, and form a judgment on whether the model intends to obtain a new…
- Trial name
- NCT07884032
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Obesity, Childhood, Eating Behavior
Study of Brain, Reward, and Kids' Eating
Children from rural communities are at greater risk for obesity than children from more urban communities. However, some children are resilient to obesity despite greater exposure to obesogenic influences in rural communities…
- Trial name
- BRAKE (NCT05456516)
- Testing
- Food Rating
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Fragile X Syndrome
Tracking Early Emergence of Sound Perception Impairments in FXS With Multimodal fNIRS/EEG- Infant
Individuals with Fragile X Syndrome show differences in how they understand and learn language from infancy. They frequently have lifelong delays in speech and language as well.
- Trial name
- NCT06560242
- Testing
- Speech discrimination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Athletes, Sports Performance
Neuro-Psychophysiological Characteristics of Athletes With Varying Levels of Experience
This study aims to investigate the effects of an 8-week volleyball-specific stroboscopic training program on neuro-psychophysiological outcomes in female volleyball players with different levels of competitive experience.
- Conditions
- Athletes, Sports Performance, Visual-Motor Processing, Neuro-Psychophysiological Responses in Athletes
- Trial name
- NEPSY-SPORT (NCT07392385)
- Testing
- Stroboscopic Volleyball Training, Conventional Volleyball Training (Control)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bozok University
Urea Cycle Disorder
Functional Evaluation in Patients With Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD) During a Driving Task
This study is being done to understand how the brain works while people with urea cycle disorder (UCD) perform driving tasks that range from easy to difficult and to look at how that compares to traditional tests of thinking and…
- Trial name
- NCT07701694
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Preterm and Term Infants
fNIRS Grasping Task in Infants
This study aims to investigate the neural mechanisms involved in the development of reach-to-grasp function in infants. Reaching and grasping are crucial motor skills that develop early in infancy and are essential for later…
- Trial name
- NCT07147673
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Joint Attention
Joint Attention Processing in Social Threat Scenarios
This study set up two experiments using the free viewing video paradigm. By setting up social threat scenarios induced by humans (Experiment 1) and non social threat scenarios induced by objects (Experiment 2), combined with eye…
- Trial name
- NCT07582757
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
ASD
Differences in N-CAD Concentration and Brain Function Between Children With ASD and TD
The incidence of autism spectrum disorders is increasing, about 1 / 36. Neural cadherin (NCAD) is closely related to synaptic structure and function.
- Trial name
- NCT07400484
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chen Li