Clinical trials: Brain Connectivity, open to volunteers
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
Essential Tremor, Neuromodulation
Ultrasound Neuromodulation in Essential Tremor
This study is being done to test whether low-intensity focused ultrasound (LIFU) (low energy sound waves) cause temporary changes in brain activity and behavior when directed at particular parts of the brain.
- Trial name
- UNMET (NCT06610877)
- Testing
- Focused ultrasound neuromodulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Brain Tumours
Investigating Visual Verticality Disorder and Lateropulsion in a Neurosurgical Cohort of Patients With Brain Tumours
The overall objective of this research is to investigate the clinical characteristics pre- and post-brain tumour resection with a focus on visual verticality disorder, and lateropulsion, including neuroimaging analysis, of a…
- Trial name
- NCT06951659
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Western Australia
Tobacco Use Disorder
Modulating Neural Mechanisms of Reward Processing in Tobacco Users
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a personalized, brain-scan-guided form of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) works better than a standard TMS approach at changing reward-related brain activity in adults who…
- Trial name
- ModRewTob (NCT07812753)
- Testing
- PRIME TMS, Standard TMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Glioblastoma
Cerebral Connectivity and Metabolic Phenotype of Gliomas: Prospective Addition of DTI and Rs-fMRI to a Preoperative FDG PET Strategy, With Neuropsychological Correlates and Post-treatment Follow-up
The aim of this study is to determine whether the diffuse cerebral metabolic disturbances observed in glioblastoma are exclusively linked to the direct and indirect effects of tumor infiltration (particularly structural…
- Trial name
- GlioConnect (NCT07628257)
- Testing
- 18F-FDG PET/MRI with additional DTI and rs-fMRI sequences
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Paul Strauss
Alcohol Addiction
Effects of Frontopolar TMS in Alcohol Craving
The goal of this interventional study is to learn if continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) applied over the left frontopolar cortex can reduce psychological, physiological, and neurobiological markers of alcohol craving in…
- Trial name
- TMS-SUD (NCT07064590)
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Goethe University
Postoperative Pain
Electroencephalogram Changes Induced by Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation
A total of 90 subjects underwent abdominal surgery under general anesthesia at Chaoyang Hospital in Beijing. The subjects were divided into a percutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation group and a control group.
- Trial name
- NCT07819630
- Testing
- Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Chao Yang Hospital
Neuropathic Pain
Brain Connectivity Changes With Spinal Cord Stimulation and Treatment of Chronic Pain: A Resting State NIRS/EEG Study
This study aims to assess how use of spinal cord stimulation for the treatment of chronic pain impacts brain structure and function.
- Trial name
- NCT05811312
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Pregnancy, Neurodevelopment
Maternal Risk, Fetal-Neonatal Brain Connectivity, and Early Neurodevelopment: A Longitudinal Observational Study
This study aims to understand how a pregnant woman's health, lifestyle, and psychological state-especially when associated with known risk factors-might influence the developing brain of her baby, both before and after birth.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Neurodevelopment, Brain Connectivity, Neurodevelopment Outcome
- Trial name
- MaMRI-NeUCogI (NCT07059286)
- Testing
- Maternal Frailty Inventory (MaFra) Questionnaire, Fetal Resting-State Functional MRI, Maternal Emotional Reactivity
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Migraine Disorder, Episodic Migraine
Neurophysiological and Biomolecular Effects of Atogepant in Episodic Migraine
The investigators aim to assess and compare neurophysiological and biochemical changes induced by a 3-month treatment with atogepant (60 mg daily) in patients with high-frequency episodic migraine (8-14 monthly migraine days).
- Trial name
- ATOM (NCT06882122)
- Testing
- Atogepant 60 mg
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS National Neurological Institute "C. Mondino" Foundation
Lacunar Stroke, Small Vessel Cerebrovascular Disease
Telecoached Exercise Intervention for Connectivity Enhancement in Small Vessel Disease (TELECONNECT-SVD)
The TELECONNECT-SVD study is a prospective, randomized, multicenter trial aimed at testing the efficacy of a remotely delivered exercise protocol on brain functional connectivity in patients with small vessel disease…
- Trial name
- TELECONNECT (NCT06525987)
- Testing
- Physical activity
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of L'Aquila
Major Depressive Diorder
qEEG Brain Signature of Depression & Neuromodulation-induced Recovery
This study aims to explore how repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a treatment for depression, affects brain function.
- Trial name
- NCT06719427
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Post Stroke, Anxiety
Therapeutic Music Listening in Post Stroke Patients.
Numerous studies have highlighted how individualized music listening favors motor, cognitive, and emotional recovery in post-stroke patients, stimulating neuroplasticity and cerebral connectivity.
- Conditions
- Post Stroke, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- ML4STROKE (NCT07432204)
- Testing
- Music intervention, Control group
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA
Electricity; Effects
HD-tDCS to Modulate Connectivity
The purpose of the proposed study is to broaden our understanding on the neural effects of High Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (HD-tDCS) so that its clinical effects can be further improved.
- Trial name
- NCT05959551
- Testing
- high definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Lumbar Disc Herniation
Cortical Surface Functional Changes After Lever Positioning Manipulation for Lumbar Disc Herniation
Lever positioning manipulation (LPM) is used to treat pain associated with lumbar disc herniation (LDH), but treatment-associated changes in cortical functional organization remain unclear.
- Trial name
- NCT07914842
- Testing
- Lever Positioning Manipulation
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Parkinson Disease
To Evaluate the Dose-response Effects of a Defined Volume of Physical Exercise on the Change of Peripheral Biomarkers, Clinical Response and Brain Connectivity in Parkinson's Disease: a Prospective, Observational, Cohort Pilot Study
This is a prospective, observational, cohort pilot study of standardize volume of aerobic exercise on changes in BDNF concentration at 4-weeks of exercise training among Parkinson disease patients.
- Trial name
- METEX-PD (NCT06339398)
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Casa di Cura San Raffaele Cassino
Low Back Pain, Mechanical
Radiofrequency Denervation and Brain Imaging
The goal of this observational study is to learn about changes in brain and its activity of following radiofrequency denervation treatment for chronic low back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT05641948
- Testing
- MRI scan
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aberdeen
Healthy Volunteers, fMRI Research
Frequency Effects of Transcutaneous Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation (eTNS) on Brain and Autonomic Function
This study aims to investigate how different frequencies of transcutaneous Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation (eTNS) affect brain activity and the autonomic nervous system in healthy individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT07662291
- Testing
- 2Hz Transcutaneous Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation, 120Hz Transcutaneous Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xidian University