Clinical trials: Brain Connectivity
Bipolar Disorder
FMRI Study of Brain Response Before and After Lithium Treatment in People With Bipolar Disorder
This study will assess the effects of bipolar disorder on brain activity and will determine if medication changes the brain activity in people with bipolar disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT00596622
- Testing
- Lithium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism
Efficacy of Reading Intervention on the Brain Connectivity in Autism
The overarching goal of this proposal is to test the impact of a comprehensive reading intervention program (Visualizing and Verbalizing) on changing the neurobiological mechanisms underlying reading comprehension deficits in…
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism, Reading Problem
- Trial name
- BrainREAD (NCT05568056)
- Testing
- Visualizing and Verbalizing for Language comprehension and Thinking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa
Parkinsons Disease (PD)
Neuroimaging of Parkinson's
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by dysfunction in both subcortical structures and the cortex. The investigators recently discovered a new brain system called the Somato-Cognitive Action Network…
- Trial name
- NCT07024875
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Traumatic Brain Injury
Functional Connectivity as a Biomarker of rTMS
Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) damages the connections between brain cells. This can lead to problems like memory loss.
- Trial name
- NCT03050801
- Testing
- rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Focus: Effects of Nicotine and Alcohol on Brain Circuits
Neural Mechanisms Underlying Nicotine and Alcohol Combinations
Nicotine and alcohol are frequently used together and their combined use contributes to more than half a million deaths each year, with more alcoholics dying from smoking-related diseases than from alcohol-related diseases.
- Trial name
- QfMRI (NCT02049268)
- Testing
- Nicotine + Alcohol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Depression
(GluEsk) Glutamate and Esketamine
Esketamine is the S-enantiomer of racemic ketamine, a N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist. Esketamine and other antidepressant NMDA receptor antagonists are hypothesised to act by producing a rapid increase in brain…
- Trial name
- GluEsk (NCT06432322)
- Testing
- Esketamine nasal spray
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Heat, Pain
TMS-evoked Potentials During Heat Pain
This study investigates the modification of the local-to-global connectivity pattern in response to experimental heat pain. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) will be applied to elicit electroencephalography (EEG) responses…
- Conditions
- Heat, Pain, Electroencephalography, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Trial name
- TMS-EEG-heat (NCT05566444)
- Testing
- Heat stimulus
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aalborg University
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
Parkinson Disease
Motor Learning in Parkinson's Disease: Underlying Effective Connectivity and Influential Factors
Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by severe motor symptoms that can only be partially alleviated by medication. It was shown previously that rehabilitation is an important therapeutic supplement for micrographia in early…
- Trial name
- NCT04269577
- Testing
- SSP training
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Brain Health, Longevity
L-serine and Strength Training in the Elderly
This study investigates whether taking the amino acid L-serine, either alone or in combination with targeted strength training, can have a positive effect on mental performance, brain function, and physical fitness in older…
- Conditions
- Brain Health, Longevity, Cognitive Performance, Strength Training Effects
- Trial name
- AAAging (NCT07466290)
- Testing
- Strength training, L-serine supplementation, Control (cornstarch)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vienna
Aneurysm
Cognition and Functional Connectivity After Elective Treatment of Brain Aneurysms
The aim of this proposal is to investigate the effects of uneventful microsurgical and endovascular treatment of unruptured saccular non-giant anterior communicating artery [ACoA] aneurysms on resting state functional…
- Trial name
- NCT03140020
- Testing
- Clipping, Coiling
- Where
- 2 sites in Austria
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Tourette Syndrome, Tic Disorders
Brain Dynamics Involved in Generating Tics and Controlling Voluntary Movement
This study will use electroencephalography (EEG) and electromyography (EMG) to examine how the brain generates tics and controls voluntary movement in patients with Tourette's syndrome and chronic motor tic disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT00056420
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Migraine
Longitudinal Changes of Brain Functional Connectivity in Migraine
The purpose of this study is to identify a core fMRI feature that determines migrainous brain and plastic fMRI features that changes with longitudinal courses of migraine.
- Trial name
- NCT03487978
- Testing
- resting-state functional MRI
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant
Brain Connectivity and Inflammatory Markers During Short-Term Psychotherapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression
Some adults continue to experience depression despite treatment with antidepressant medicines. This study aimed to explore relationships between depression symptoms, brain function, and blood markers of inflammation, and changes…
- Trial name
- NCT07847242
- Testing
- Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Korea University Ansan Hospital
Migraine Disorders, Chronic Migraine
HD-EEG Connectivity Changes in Migraine Patients Undergoing Treatment With Anti-CGRP mAbs
Migraine is a leading cause of disability with an estimated prevalence of 12% in Europe. The headache field witnessed a breakthrough since the introduction of specific preventive therapies which proved effective and well…
- Conditions
- Migraine Disorders, Chronic Migraine, Episodic Migraine
- Trial name
- NCT06155123
- Testing
- Monoclonal antibody targeting the CGRP pathway (ligand or receptor) (mAbs)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS National Neurological Institute "C. Mondino" Foundation
Epilepsy
Contribution of High Resolution EEG Functional Connectivity Measures to Presurgical Evaluation of Patients With Intractable Epilepsy
Electroencephalography (EEG) with very high spatial resolution (HR-EEG, 256 electrodes) allow for better analysis of local and global activity of the cerebral cortex, as compared with conventional EEG.
- Trial name
- conneXion (NCT01738516)
- Testing
- Electroencephalography, Electroencephalography and additional experimental tasks
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital
Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy
Study of Attentional Disorders in Patients Suffering From Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy.
Attentional disorders have been reported in neuropsychological studies evaluating patients suffering from generalized idiopathic epilepsy, but the data are disparate (in terms of test protocol).
- Trial name
- ATTENTIONEPIG (NCT05530109)
- Testing
- Neuropsychological screening and high resolution EEG recording
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Neonates and Preterm Infants, Neonates or Premature Babies
Prospective Study of the Feasibility of Brain Connectivity Imaging by Functional Ultrasound Imaging (fUS) in Newborn Infant
Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDD) affect how the brain develops and can lead to lifelong difficulties with movement, learning, behavior, and thinking.
- Trial name
- CONEXUS (NCT06940713)
- Testing
- Imaging Time
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Healthy Older Adults
tDCS Effects on GABA Concentration and Brain Functional Connectivity in Older Adults Of Working Age
The aim of this study is to investigate whether anodal tDCS over the left M1 leads to a decrease of GABA concentration and alterations of functional brain connectivity in older people, compared to sham tDCS.
- Trial name
- TRAINSTIM1 (NCT02794272)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Migraine
BIOMIGA: Results From Magnetic Resonance Imaging
The projects comprising in the multicenter BIOMIGA project have been preregistered earlier with ID NTC04503083 at clinicaltrials.gov. Here the imaging subproject within the overall BIOMIGA aims is specified.
- Trial name
- NCT06633484
- Testing
- functional magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany, Italy and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 219 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf