Clinical trials: Brain Development
Developmental Articulation Disorder, Stuttering
Study of Brain Activity During Speech Production and Speech Perception
The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of the brain's activity and organization in the development of speech disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT00004991
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 411 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Schizophrenia
Prospective Studies of the Pathogenesis of Schizophrenia
The purpose of this study is to use structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study children at high risk for schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- NCT00877552
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 598 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Emotional Proactive Brain Study in Adults With Autism Spectrum Condition
This project aims: to study behavioral and cerebral activity specificity (latency and amplitude of evoked potentials, time frequency maps and cerebral connectivity) in predictive process (top-down regulation) during visual…
- Trial name
- PREDEMAUT (NCT04069676)
- Testing
- EEG
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Alzheimer's Disease
Development of Therapeutic Intervention for Sleep in Alzheimer/Caregiver Dyads
This non-intervention qualitative study will use focus groups to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a proposed intervention for a future study.
- Trial name
- BEST-Sleep (NCT02506374)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Chorioamnionitis, Cerebral Palsy
Early Identification of Brain Insult in Chorioamnionitis
Premature breaking of the amniotic fluids during pregnancy caries high risk for infection of the amniotic fluid. One of the results of chorioamnionitis is brain injury of the fetus.
- Trial name
- NCT01778725
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Migraine
The Effect of Sumatriptan and Placebo on Cilostazol Induced Headache
To develop a pragmatic migraine model the investigators will induce headache in healthy volunteers and in patients with migraine without aura with a phosphodiesterase inhibitor (cilostazol).
- Trial name
- NCT02486276
- Testing
- Cilostazol, Sumatriptan
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danish Headache Center
MCI-AD, Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease
Development of a Novel Multidimensional Therapeutic Intervention Protocol for MCI
As populations age, Alzheimer's disease (AD) is increasing while disease-modifying drugs remain elusive, making early diagnosis and intervention essential.
- Trial name
- NCT07196592
- Testing
- Olfactory stimulation, Temporal Interference,TI, Olfactory-TI Stimulation
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yuan Shen
Child Development, Motor Skills
Motor-Focused Exercise and Brain Development in Preschool Children
This study will test whether a structured motor-focused exercise program can improve both brain function and gross motor skills in preschool children.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Motor Skills, Neurodevelopment, Brain Function
- Trial name
- MoBraD (NCT07307742)
- Testing
- Motor-Focused Physical Education, Ordinary Physical Education
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hunan Normal University
Language Development, Learning
Brain Stimulation Paired With Structured Language Learning in Adults
This study investigates whether transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) delivered during structured language-learning sessions affects the rate and quality of second-language acquisition in adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07762118
- Testing
- Active transcranial electrical stimulation (tES)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- General Neuro Inc.
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome
Early Check: Expanded Screening in Newborns
Early Check provides voluntary screening of newborns for a selected panel of conditions. The study has three main objectives: 1) develop and implement an approach to identify affected infants, 2) address the impact on infants and…
- Conditions
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome, Fragile X - Premutation, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT03655223
- Testing
- Confirmatory Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Pregnancy Related
Fetal MRI Acquisition and Sequence Development
Testing of new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) pulse sequences (image acquisition software) for imaging the fetus to improve workflow and image quality in fetal imaging and diagnosis.
- Trial name
- FMASD (NCT05253742)
- Testing
- No intervention - the investigators are evaluating a new image acquisition method on an MRI scanner
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism, Kallmann Syndrome
Kisspeptin Administration in the Adult
The goal of this study is to learn about the role of kisspeptin in the reproductive system. Kisspeptin is a naturally occurring hormone in humans that causes the release of other hormones, including gonadotropin-releasing hormone…
- Conditions
- Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism, Kallmann Syndrome, GnRH Deficiency, PCOS
- Trial name
- NCT00914823
- Testing
- kisspeptin 112-121, GnRH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 256 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Developmental Origins of Mental Health Disorders
Common mental disorders (CMD) such as Depression, contributes significantly to the global burden of disease. Fetal exposure to adverse intrauterine environment mediated by life course factors can enhance risk of non-communicable…
- Trial name
- NCT03096028
- Testing
- maternal vitamin B12 folate level during pregnancy
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 386 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kem Hospital, Pune, India
Cortical Development Malformation, Multiparametric Magnetic Resonnance Imaging
Normative Brain Volume Profiles From Multicenter Fetal MRI
Fetal brain MRI is an essential diagnostic tool to inform parents about the prognosis of abnormalities detected on routine ultrasound.
- Conditions
- Cortical Development Malformation, Multiparametric Magnetic Resonnance Imaging, Brain Cortical Thickness, Prenatal Diagnosis
- Trial name
- MULTINORMFET (NCT06081036)
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,423 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Oxytocin Deficiency, Hypopituitarism
Identification and Clinical Relevance of an Oxytocin Deficient State (Melatonin Study)
Oxytocin (OT) is a hypothalamic peptide that enters the peripheral circulation via the posterior pituitary gland. OT plays a key role in regulating appetite, psychopathology, prosocial behavior and sexual function.
- Conditions
- Oxytocin Deficiency, Hypopituitarism, Hypothalamic Obesity, Pituitary Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT05319301
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Emotion Regulation, Anxiety
Prebiotics and Mental Health: Behavioural
A behavioural study of the microbiota-gut-brain axis in brain development and mental health
- Trial name
- NCT04616937
- Testing
- GOS
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Surrey
Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Delay
SmarToyGym: Smart Detection of Atypical Toy-oriented Actions in At-risk Infants
The study aims to develop a SmarToyGym where sensitized, wireless toys are strategically hung and placed within reach of infants to elicit toy-oriented body and arm/hand movements.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Delay, Stroke, Fine Motor Delay
- Trial name
- NCT02813889
- Testing
- SmarToyGym
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Malignant Gliomas, Astrocytomas
Clinical Development of MR Spectroscopy and Imaging in Brain Cancers
The Investigators will examine the disease specificity of 2-hydroxyglutarate in non-glioma brain lesions, and the clinical utility of 2-hydroxyglutarate, glycine and citrate in isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH) mutated gliomas and…
- Conditions
- Malignant Gliomas, Astrocytomas, Oligodendrogliomas
- Trial name
- NCT02731521
- Testing
- 3 Tesla Scanning, 7 Tesla Scanning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Premature Birth
Cerebral Blood Flow Parameters and Neurobehavioral Development in Infants at Term Age
Although several studies have contrasted the hemodynamics of cerebral arteries using cranial Doppler ultrasound between full-term and preterm infants, the assessments were mostly conducted in the first days of life.
- Trial name
- NCT00676247
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Anxiety and Depression, Disorders of Gut-brain Interaction
Development of an Online ACT Intervention for Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction
The goal of this clinical trial is to develop and test the iACTforDGBI intervention in a sample of Swedish individuals with DGBI (Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction).
- Trial name
- iACTforDGBI (NCT06309004)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Örebro University, Sweden