Clinical trials: Brain Development
Alzheimer Disease
Enhancing Consent for Alzheimer's Research
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of an enhanced consent procedure for patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer disease, and to identify factors and patient characteristics that predict the degree to which…
- Trial name
- BWP-AD (NCT00453544)
- Testing
- Enhanced Consent Procedure, Routine Consent Procedure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 252 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Stroke
Development of Smart Holistic Telerehabilitation System: An Application of Stroke Patients- 3 Years Study
Study 1: Background and Purpose-This study were to set up the telerehabilitation program for standing balance training, and to examine the training effects on balance and daily activities in subjects with subacute stroke.The null…
- Trial name
- telerehab (NCT01743430)
- Testing
- telerehabilitation
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Transient Hypothyroxinemia of Prematurity (THOP)
Study of Thyroid Hormones in Prematures
The investigators hypothesize that continuous infusion of 4 µg/Kg/day T4 with 30 µg/Kg/day oral potassium iodide (KI) for 42 days from birth will reduce by 30% or more (from an estimated 30% to 21%) the proportion of extremely…
- Trial name
- THOP2 (NCT02103998)
- Testing
- thryoid hormone T4 + oral potassium iodide (KI) for 42 days, D5W - 5% dextrose water
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York Medical College
Bipolar Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
Brain Imaging and Computer Games in Children With Either Bipolar Disorder, ADHD, Anxiety or Healthy Controls
The purpose of this research is to learn more about how children with mental health problems, including bipolar disorder (BD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), differ from…
- Conditions
- Bipolar Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity, Attention Deficit Disorder Without Hyperactivity, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Trial name
- BBPP (NCT01570426)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bradley Hospital
Chronic Pain, Chronic Pain Syndrome
Outcomes Mandate National Integration With Cannabis as Medicine
This will be a multistate, multicenter clinical study to determine the efficacy and safety of medical cannabis for a wide variety of chronic medical conditions.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Chronic Pain Syndrome, Chronic Pain Due to Injury, Chronic Pain Due to Trauma
- Trial name
- OMNI-Can (NCT03944447)
- Testing
- Cannabis, Medical, RYAH-Medtech Inhaler
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- OMNI Medical Services, LLC
Music
Music Training and Child Development Study
This proposed study aims to provide a definitive answer to whether music training benefits brain development, particularly brain inhibition control circuitry and its related health outcomes using a randomized control trial…
- Trial name
- NCT05502939
- Testing
- Music Program, After School Enrichment Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Ebola Virus Disease, Marburg Virus Disease
Evaluation of Safety, Tolerability and Immune Responses of Ebola-S and Marburg Vaccines in Healthy Adults
Primary Objective: To evaluate the safety and tolerability of cAd3-EBO-S and cAd3 Marburg vaccines when administered Intramuscular (IM) at a dose of 1 x 10^11 particle units (PU) to healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT04723602
- Testing
- cAd3-Marburg, cAd3-EBO-S
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert B. Sabin Vaccine Institute
Healthy
Brain Structure and Development in Pre-Term and Full-Term Infants
The purpose of this study is to see how full-term and pre-term infants' brains relate to their movement and development throughout the first two years of life.
- Trial name
- NCT00679471
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christiana Care Health Services
Body Temperature Changes
Development of a Head Cooling Device
This study is testing a head-cooling device on volunteers to assess temperature reduction.
- Trial name
- NCT02226614
- Testing
- University of Edinburgh head cooling device
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Stuttering, Developmental
Investigating Non-invasive Brain Stimulation to Enhance Fluency in People Who Stutter
This study aims to test whether the application of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) concurrent with fluency training results in improvements in speech fluency in adults with developmental stuttering, measured up to…
- Trial name
- INSTEP (NCT03335722)
- Testing
- Metronome-timed speech, Active tDCS
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Development of Adaptive Deep Brain Stimulation for OCD (Phase 1a)
This research study is for participants that have been diagnosed with intractable Obsessive -compulsive disorder (OCD). OCD is a persistent and oftentimes disabling disorder marked by unwanted and distressing thoughts…
- Trial name
- NCT03457675
- Testing
- Activa PC+S DBS implant for OCD, One Month Blinded Discontinuation Period
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Risk of Dementia, Dementia
Development and Empirical Evaluation of a Brief Lifestyle Intervention for Older Adults at Risk of Dementia Within an Integrated Medical-Preventive Grid-Based Service Model
Lifestyle factors are among the most important modifiable risk factors for dementia, and primary prevention through lifestyle interventions is considered the most cost-effective approach to reducing the incidence of dementia.
- Trial name
- NCT07831616
- Testing
- Brief lifestyle intervention
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fujian Medical University
Cerebra-retinal Angiopathy
COL4A1 Gene Related Cerebra-retinal Angiopathy
This prospective multicenter cohort study aims to define the clinical, radiological and mutational spectrum of the disease related to COL4A1 gene.
- Trial name
- COL4A1 (NCT01097564)
- Testing
- COL4A1 genetic testing
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Acquired Brain Injury
Development of a Soft Robotic Device for Rehabilitation and Assistance of the Upper Limb for People With Neurological Disorders
Development of a soft robotic device for rehabilitation and assistance of the upper limb for people with neurological disorders (FRONTIER)
- Trial name
- FRONTIER (NCT07750314)
- Testing
- FRONTIER Soft Exoskeleton
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
Alzheimer's Disease, Healthy Controls
Development of Eye-movement Based Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease
This study aims to develop and validate a sensitive and non-invasive eye-tracking software application. This study will obtain participant responses to brief cognitive tests designed to evaluate several key functions known to be…
- Trial name
- NCT05176704
- Testing
- Eye-Tracking
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Dysphagia, Stroke
Development and Validation of an Online Independent Training Program for TOR-BSST© Dysphagia Screeners
Stroke is a leading cause of death and disability globally. Dysphagia, swallowing difficulty, is common following stroke, affecting about 55% of all stroke patients.
- Trial name
- NCT05379699
- Testing
- TOR-BSST© eLearning Training, Standard TOR-BSST© Training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Maternal Psychological Distress, Prenatal Stress
Roo Study on Mom and Baby Well-Being
This study employs a randomized controlled trial of an established intervention, Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) adapted for pregnancy, to examine effects on various aspects of maternal psychological stress during…
- Conditions
- Maternal Psychological Distress, Prenatal Stress, Infant Development, Functional Neuroimaging
- Trial name
- NCT03809598
- Testing
- Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Normal Physiology
Development of Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation Techniques
Background: Noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) may help diagnose and treat psychiatric and neurological illness. But there is not enough research on how to apply NIBS.
- Trial name
- NCT03351764
- Testing
- TMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Anxiety
The Role of the Microbiota-gut-brain Axis in Brain Development and Mental Health
The role of the microbiota-gut-brain axis in brain development and mental health
- Conditions
- Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid, Anxiety, Glutamate, Emotion Regulation Abilities
- Trial name
- NCT03835468
- Testing
- Galacto-oligosaccharides, Maltodextrin
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Surrey
Growth & Development, Brain
A First-ever Research Collaboration to Characterize MRI Measured Neural Flexibility Development in Chinese Toddlers
The overall objective is to characterize the developmental characteristics of MRI measured neural flexibility, as an index of cognitive flexibility, in Chinese toddlers (32 to 42 months old).
- Trial name
- NCT04916652
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)