Clinical trials: Brain Connectivity, open to volunteers
Alzheimer Disease
Brain Connectivity Marker for Alzheimer's Disease
The main purpose of this project is to establish whether changes in brain connectivity can be used to predict the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Trial name
- BRAINCONN (NCT06874231)
- Testing
- Neuroimaging
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Depression Disorder, fMRI Research
Modulatory Effects of Personalized Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) on Heart-Brain Coupling in Individuals With Depressive Tendencies
This study focuses on individuals with depressive tendencies and investigates the regulatory effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)-guided by personalized functional connectivity mapping-on heart-brain coupling in…
- Conditions
- Depression Disorder, fMRI Research, Heart-Brain Coupling
- Trial name
- NCT07753473
- Testing
- DLPFC-insula TMS, DLPFC-sgACC TMS, 10-20 F3 TMS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xidian University
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
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
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
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
Schizophrenia
The Effects of Auditory Stimulation During Sleep on Brain Networks in Schizophrenia
In this research study the investigators will use sleep headbands to measure brain rhythms and to improve their coordination across brain regions. The headbands will be worn at home for multiple nights.
- Trial name
- NCT06386588
- Testing
- Closed loop auditory stimulation during sleep
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
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
Constipation - Functional, Refractory Constipation
Predicting Treatment Outcomes in Refractory Constipation Through Brain Connectivity Evaluation
The goal of this observational study is to identify the characteristics of brain functional connectivity in refractory constipation and fluoxetine-sensitive patients.
- Conditions
- Constipation - Functional, Refractory Constipation, Fluoxetine, fMRI
- Trial name
- NCT06221722
- Testing
- BOLD-fMRI, Regular treatment of functional constipation, fluoxetine
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xijing Hospital of Digestive Diseases
Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders
Integrating Metabolism, Connectivity, and Mesoscale Imaging at Ultra-high Field to Decipher Mechanisms of Resilience and Neurodegeneration in Neurological Diseases and Healthy Aging
The MESO7 study is a prospective observational research project designed to investigate the mechanisms of resilience and neurodegeneration in neurological diseases and healthy aging.
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders, Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease (MOGAD), Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- MESO7 (NCT07202494)
- Testing
- Imaging Techniques (MRI 3T & 7T, Functional, Structural, and Metabolic Imaging)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Healthy
Chatbot Intervention Effects on Resting-State Brain Function in Anhedonia
The main aim of the present study is to investigate the effects of a Motivational Interviewing-based artificial intelligence chatbot on resting-state brain function in college students with elevated anhedonia and depressive…
- Trial name
- NCT07665216
- Testing
- MI Chatbot Interaction, Active Control Chatbot Interaction
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Healthy
Physiology of Human Brain Connectivity
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effective connectivity between different regions of the human brain in healthy participants, and the mechanisms which influence and modulate its development.
- Trial name
- NCT06246942
- Testing
- Single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (spTMS), Paired associative stimulation (PAS), Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
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
Neural Activity, Brain Function
Whole-Brain Dynamics in the Natural Menstrual Cycle vs. an Ovarian Stimulated Cycle: Impact of Hormonal Fluctuations on Healthy Women Undergoing Ovarian Stimulation
The investigators aim is to investigate the brain's dynamic complexity across three phases of an ovarian stimulation cycle (basal, pre-OPU, mid-luteal), to observe the impact of externally administered hormones, and compare it…
- Conditions
- Neural Activity, Brain Function, Neurodynamics, Brain Connectivity
- Trial name
- NCT06910293
- Testing
- Functional Magnetic resonance imaging will be done on day 2 or 3 of the menstrual cycle, trigger-shot and egg retrieval.
- Where
- 2 sites in United Arab Emirates
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ART Fertility Clinics LLC
Falling, Community Dwelling Older Adults
Neurophysiological Changes After Perturbation-based Training in Older Adults
This is an assessor-blinded neurophysiological study. Participants will be randomly assigned to a perturbation-based training (PBT) or a walking (control) group.
- Conditions
- Falling, Community Dwelling Older Adults, Postural Stability, Brain Connectivity
- Trial name
- NCT06573658
- Testing
- Perturbation-based balance training (PBT), Walking exercise (control)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Development, Child, Executive Functions
Orchestra in Class, a Novel Booster for Executive Functions and Brain Development in Young Primary School Children
How to optimally stimulate the developing brain is still unclear. Executive functions (EF) exhibited substantially stronger far transfer effects in children who learned to play a musical instrument than in children who acquired…
- Conditions
- Development, Child, Executive Functions, Interventions, Music
- Trial name
- ORBIT (NCT05912270)
- Testing
- Orchestra in Class
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- School of Health Sciences Geneva
Parkinson's Disease (PD), GBA1 Parkinson Disease
Understanding Alpha-Synuclein Spread in Parkinson's Disease Through Blood Biomarkers and Neuroimaging
The project aims to investigate how abnormal accumulation of alpha synuclein and its interaction with tau influence brain function across the Parkinson's disease (PD) spectrum, with particular focus on individuals carrying GBA1…
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease (PD), GBA1 Parkinson Disease, REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (iRBD)
- Trial name
- SYNchronPD (NCT07474779)
- Testing
- brain imaging, blood draw, Skin biopsy
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pavia
Psychological Stress, Aerobic Exercise
Effect of Aerobic Exercise With Synchronous Music on Functions Among Medical Students
Researchers invite participants to volunteer to participate in this cross-sectional, interventional study. This research examines the effects of 8-week aerobic exercise of different intensities combining synchronized music on…
- Conditions
- Psychological Stress, Aerobic Exercise, Medical Students
- Trial name
- NCT06788106
- Testing
- high-intensity aerobic exercise + synchronous music, medium-intensity aerobic exercise + synchronous music, low-intensity aerobic exercise + synchronous music
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
MCI, MCI-AD, Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease
Efficacy and Safety of Dimethyl Fumarate Among Patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia Due to Alzheimer's Disease
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the degree of improvement in cognitive functions, including memory, attention, thinking, executive and language functions in diagnosed patients MCI and AD taking dimethyl fumarate 480…
- Conditions
- MCI, MCI-AD, Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease
- Trial name
- NCT06850597
- Testing
- dimethyl fumarate
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Lodz
Alzheimer Disease, Early Onset, Parkinson Disease
Network-based biOmarker Discovery of Neurodegenerative Diseases Using Multimodal Connectivity
The aim of the NODAL clinical trial is to demonstrate the feasibility of new, low-cost, non-invasive biomarkers of neurodegenerative pathologies as early Alzheimer and Parkinson, based on the estimation of the multimodal…
- Trial name
- NODAL (NCT06080659)
- Testing
- fMRI, CONFMEM
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital