Clinical trials: Brain Connectivity
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
Brain-Gut-Microbiota Interaction in IBS
Are you what you eat? How can dietary components influence microbial composition of the gut and function of the peripheral and central nervous system? The gut and brain is linked through complex mechanisms of sensorimotor…
- Trial name
- NCT04296552
- Testing
- Dietary lowFODMAP intervention
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
Adult
Feedback, Motor Sequence Learning, and Brain Connectivity
Feedback delivered during motor practice can help promote motor skill learning, enhance confidence, and alter brain connectivity.
- Trial name
- NCT04971486
- Testing
- Motor Sequence Task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
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
Obesity
Responses to Appetite and Taste in the Brain Circuits That Control Eating Behaviour
The aim of this study is to gain insight into brain structure and the neural networks that control taste and eating behaviour in patients with severe obesity undergoing a primary sleeve gastrectomy (SG) or a lifestyle…
- Trial name
- TASTER (NCT03547063)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Normoxia, Intermittent Moderate Hypoxia
Brain Connectivity and Corticospinal Excitability in Response to Moderate Hypoxia
Hypoxia, defined as a reduction in the availability of oxygen, induces significant physiological adaptations. While the deleterious effects of severe and chronic hypoxia are well documented, several studies indicate that moderate…
- Conditions
- Normoxia, Intermittent Moderate Hypoxia, Continuous Moderate Hypoxia
- Trial name
- NEUROXIE (NCT07516028)
- Testing
- Moderate hypoxia, Normoxia, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universite du Littoral Cote d'Opale
Low Back Pain, Healthy
Brain Connectivity and Perceptive Surfaces in Chronic Low Back Pain (SUPER-RMNf)
Rationale: Chronic Low Back Pain (CLBP) is often associated with "cortical reorganization," where the brain's map of the back becomes less precise.
- Trial name
- NCT07568353
- Testing
- Perceptive Surface (SU-PER mat)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- G. d'Annunzio University
Depressive Symptoms, Sleep Disturbance
Effects of Exercise Intervention on Sleep Quality and Emotional Problems in College Students With Depressive Symptoms
This exploratory randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the immediate and long-term effects of exercise on sleep quality, emotional problems, executive function, and neurophysiological characteristics in college students…
- Trial name
- NCT07738809
- Testing
- Archery Exercise, Non-exercise Control
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, China
Adhd
Psychostimulants Effects on Brain Functional Connectivity in Youth With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
In the current study, we will administer three widely administered cognitive tasks while simultaneously measuring electroencephalography (EEG) in ADHD patients before and after methylphenidate immediate release (IR) treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT02318017
- Testing
- Methylphenidate
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Aging
Breaking Sitting with High-intensity Interval Training for Brain Health
This trial will examine whether interrupting 3.5 hours of sitting every 30 min with 6 min high intensity interval training (HIIT) breaks compared to light intensity interval training (LIIT) will improve brain health in…
- Trial name
- HIIT2SITLess (NCT06243016)
- Testing
- High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Breaks to Sitting, Light-Intensity Interval Training (LIIT) Breaks to Sitting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Alzheimer's Disease
The Role of Mid-Life Adiposity in Functional Brain Connectivity
The purpose of the study is to use functional MRI (fMRI) to measure brain connectivity in middle-aged individuals with different levels of body fat.
- Trial name
- NCT01777789
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
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)
Impulsive Behavior
Examination of Transcranial Focused Ultrasound on Brain Activity in Adults
The investigators aim to examine the immediate effect of transcranial focused ultrasound (tFUS) on brain activity in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06477029
- Testing
- tFUS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mary Phillips, MD MD (Cantab)
Brain Connectivity
Resting State Changes Following Theta Burst Stimulation
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is increasingly being applied to effectively treat mental illness, however efforts to quantify the effects of TMS on the network architecture of the brain have largely been limited in scope…
- Trial name
- NCT05322239
- Testing
- Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation, Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nicholas Balderston, PhD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Gene-environment Interactions and Brain Functional Connectivity in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
The aims of the current study are to examine gene-environment interactions associated with norepinephrine (NE) system genes (ADRA2A, SLC6A2) in ADHD, and to evaluate whether genetic changes in norepinephrine pathway are…
- Trial name
- NCT01912352
- Testing
- Methylphenidate
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University
Vascular Diseases
Cognitive Training in Stroke Patients
The study aims to investigate the behavioral effects, neural correlates and functional connectivity of cognitive training in patients with stroke
- Trial name
- NCT03644290
- Testing
- Cognitive training, Control Condition
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- São Paulo State University
Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction, Multiple Sclerosis
Supraspinal Control of Lower Urinary Tract Function in Healthy Controls and Patients With Bladder Dysfunction
The purpose of this study is to provide profound insight into the supraspinal neuronal mechanisms and networks responsible for lower urinary tract (LUT) control and to verify, amend or adjust neuronal circuitry models established…
- Conditions
- Neurogenic Lower Urinary Tract Dysfunction, Multiple Sclerosis, Overactive Bladder, Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT01768910
- Testing
- fMRI, bladder filling, bladder cooling
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
PostTraumatic Stress Disorder
PTSD Among Victims of Sexual Abuse and Changes in Structural and Functional Brain Connectivity
The goal of this study is to identify the early modifications in fronto-temporal connectivity in female victims who developed PTSD, compared to female victims who did not develop the disorder, and to healthy control females.
- Trial name
- COPTSD (NCT01405495)
- Testing
- MRI-based techniques (sMRI, fMRI, DTI, ASL)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Tours
Sleep Disorder, Hyperphagia
Effect of Deep Propioceptive Stimulation in Prader-Willi Syndrome
The main objective is to study the effect of deep propioceptive stimulation with a heavy blanket for 2 weeks compared with a placebo blanket on sleep quality and behavior in patients with PWS
- Conditions
- Sleep Disorder, Hyperphagia, Behavior Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT05044000
- Testing
- Deep propioceptive stimulation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Corporacion Parc Tauli
Cannabis
Transcranial Magnetic Brain Stimulation to Reduce Cannabis Use in Heavy Cannabis Users
The growing legalization of cannabis across the U.S. is associated with increases in cannabis use, and accordingly, an increase in the number of individuals with cannabis use problems, including cannabis use disorder (CUD).
- Trial name
- iCURE (NCT05401929)
- Testing
- iTBS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Sensory and Connectivity Abnormalities in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Study the neural substrates of autism spectrum disorders using neuroimaging methods such as MEG/EEG/MRI.
- Trial name
- NCT00956579
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital