Clinical trials: BDNF
Vision Disorders
Bridging Animal and Human Models of Exercise-induced Visual Rehabilitation
This study will determine whether blood biomarker changes predict sight-saving benefits of exercise.
- Trial name
- NCT02911805
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise, Balance exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Major Depressive Disorder
Epigenetic Regulation of BDNF in Major Depression
The investigators will (1) detect the associations between brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) DNA methylation, histone modification, depressive symptoms, suicidal behavior and antidepressant responses in major depressive…
- Trial name
- NCT01182103
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Bipolar Disorder
Effect of Oxcarbazepine on Serum Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in Bipolar Disorder
The present study has been designed to evaluate the change in serum BDNF level with oxcarbazepine monotherapy in bipolar disorder and to explore the possibility of its neuroprotective effect.
- Trial name
- NCT02456896
- Testing
- Oxcarbazepine
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar
Cognitive Decline
Cognitive Function in Elderly Marathon Runners
There is substantial research on the effects of physical exercise on cognitive functions. However, less attention has been paid on the requirements of training intensity and length to enhance cognitive abilities in the elderly.
- Trial name
- APSOEM (NCT01045031)
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna