Clinical trials: Brain Development, open to volunteers
Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, HIE
A Safety and Feasibility Trial Protocol of Metformin in Infants After Perinatal Brain Injury
Infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) are at high risk for neurodevelopmental impairment, despite current standards of care. Adjunctive treatments to promote brain repair are needed.
- Conditions
- Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, HIE, Neurodevelopment, Infant Development
- Trial name
- NCT06429007
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Cerebral Palsy (CP), CP (Cerebral Palsy)
Immersive AOT: Multisensory Stimulation and Neurophysiological Correlates in Children With Cerebral Palsy and Typical Development - A Pilot Study
The discovery of the Mirror Neuron System (MNS) has promoted the development of rehabilitation techniques such as Action Observation Treatment (AOT) and Motor Imagery (MI).
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy (CP), CP (Cerebral Palsy), Motor Imagery, Action Observation
- Trial name
- ImmersiveAOT (NCT07369193)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris
Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD)
Phase 3 Long Term Safety Extension Study of LUM-201 in Children With Growth Hormone Deficiency
This is a Multi-national Trial. The Goal of the Trial is to Offer Subjects Who Complete 12 Months in the LUM-201-10 Phase 3 Trial up to an Additional 36 Months of Treatment of LUM-201 While Evaluating Safety and Tolerability of…
- Trial name
- NCT07129759
- Testing
- LUM-201
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Lumos Pharma
Epilepsies, Epilepsies, Focal
Home Ultra-long Term EEG Monitoring for Rare Epilepsies and Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies
With this study the Investigator expects to develop a precise patient-centered model of care by means of home ultra-long-term EEG monitoring with a minimally invasive wearable EEG device (sqEEG).
- Conditions
- Epilepsies, Epilepsies, Focal, Epileptic Encephalopathy
- Trial name
- EMIRE (NCT06855901)
- Testing
- Ultra-longterm EEG monitoring at home by means of a scubscalp electrode implant.
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Modena
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Placebo Controlled Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of Rapamycin in Drug Resistant Epilepsy Associated With Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
The purpose of the RaRE-TS study is to determine safety, tolerability and efficacy of rapamycin versus placebo in a drug resistant epilepsy associated with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC).
- Trial name
- RaRE-TS (NCT05534672)
- Testing
- Rapamycin
- Where
- 2 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Katarzyna Kotulska
Fetal Anomalies, Brain Malformation
AIRFRAME: Artificial Intelligence for Recognition of Fetal bRain AnoMaliEs at Second Trimester Fetal Brain Scan
Obstetric ultrasound represents the standard of care for the screening of the fetal anomalies. However, its performance is dependent upon several parameters including type of anomaly, gestational age, maternal habitus and skills…
- Trial name
- AIRFRAME (NCT06675266)
- Testing
- Development of AI algorithm for early detection of fetal brain anomalies in the second trimester screening scan
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Parkinson Disease
Interactive Home-based Rehabilitation Exercise Assessment Platform and Exploration of Clinical Effects in Patients with Parkinson's Disease
This study aims to develop an "Interactive Home-based Rehabilitation Exercise Assessment Platform" that incorporates visual feedback similar to virtual reality into rehabilitation machines and aerobic cycling programs.
- Trial name
- PD (NCT06888869)
- Testing
- Other: Clinical rehabilitation group, Other: Home-based rehabilitation group
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Language Delay
pBFS Guided aiTBS Over Language Network for ASD Child
The aim of this trial is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of precision neuromodulation in improving language ability in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who also have language development delay.
- Trial name
- NCT06950437
- Testing
- active iTBS, speech therapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Changping Tianhe Research Institute of Brain Science
Congenital Muscular Dystrophy With ITGA7 (Integrin Alpha-7) Deficiency, Alpha-Dystroglycanopathy (Congenital Muscular Dystrophy and Abnormal Glycosylation of Dystroglycan With Severe Epilepsy)
Congenital Muscle Disease Study of Patient and Family Reported Medical Information
The Congenital Muscle Disease Patient and Proxy Reported Outcome Study (CMDPROS) is a longitudinal 10 year study to identify and trend care parameters, adverse events in the congenital muscle diseases using the Congenital Muscle…
- Conditions
- Congenital Muscular Dystrophy With ITGA7 (Integrin Alpha-7) Deficiency, Alpha-Dystroglycanopathy (Congenital Muscular Dystrophy and Abnormal Glycosylation of Dystroglycan With Severe Epilepsy), Alpha-Dystroglycanopathy (Congenital Muscular Dystrophy With Fatty Liver and Infantile-onset Cataract Caused by TRAPPC11 Mutations), Alpha-Dystroglycanopathy (Congenital Muscular Dystrophy With Hypoglycosylation of Dystroglycan)
- Trial name
- CMDPROS (NCT01403402)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- Cure CMD
Gait Disorders, Neurologic, Cerebral Palsy
Home-based Gait Rehabilitation Service Using the Insole-type Gait Analysis Device for Children With Cerebral Palsy
Walking is a crucial daily activity that requires complex coordination of muscular systems. It is essential for bone and muscle health, cardiovascular fitness, and activities of daily living, making it an important indicator of…
- Trial name
- NCT06461923
- Testing
- Insole wearing
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
Non-ischemic Cardiomyopathy, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM)
Multimodal and Multidisciplinary Approach to Optimize Diagnostic, Prognostic, and Therapeutic Management of Patients with Non-ischemic Cardiomyopathies and Arrhythmogenic-inflammatory Phenotypes: a Multicenter, Observational, Retrospective and Prospective Registry Study.
Non-ischemic cardiomyopathies (NICM) represent a heterogeneous group of pathologies characterized by absence of obstructive disease of the epicardial coronary vessels and distinct structural and functional changes of the…
- Conditions
- Non-ischemic Cardiomyopathy, Dilated Cardiomyopathy (DCM), Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM), Restrictive Cardiomyopathy
- Trial name
- AINICM (NCT06607471)
- Testing
- Support treatment, cardiac medical treatment, aetiology-specific treatment, device implant, arrhythmia ablation, Support treatment, cardiac medical treatment, aetiology-specific treatment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people
- Sponsor
- Scientific Institute San Raffaele
Craniosynostosis, Anesthesia
Influence of General Anesthesia on the Dynamic Changes in Brain Damage Markers During and After Craniosynostosis Operations in Infancy
The issue of anesthetics neurotoxicity is one of the most discussed topics in pediatric anesthesiology, thus it opens the question of the safety of commonly used anesthetics in the pediatric patient.
- Trial name
- TAnBrainDam (NCT05911139)
- Where
- Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Comenius University
Neuromotor Impairments, Cerebral Palsy
The FBRI VTC Neuromotor Research Clinic
The FBRI VTC Neuromotor Research Clinic was established and opened in May of 2013 to provide intensive therapeutic services to individuals with motor impairment secondary to neuromotor disorders. It is direct by Dr.
- Conditions
- Neuromotor Impairments, Cerebral Palsy, Microcephaly, Autism
- Trial name
- NCT03325946
- Testing
- ACQUIRE Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Epileptic Encephalopathy, SCN2A Encephalopathy
A Clinical Trial of Elsunersen in Pediatric SCN2A-DEE to Assess Efficacy and Safety
A Multi-Center, Single-Arm Clinical Trial to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Elsunersen in Pediatric Participants with Early Onset SCN2A Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy
- Trial name
- NCT07019922
- Testing
- 1mg elsunersen, 0.5mg elsunersen
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Brazil and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Praxis Precision Medicines
Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy, Epilepsy in Children
Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies Diagnosed Via Long-read Genome Sequencing
This study focuses on children with Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy (DEE), a severe form of epilepsy that often has a genetic origin.
- Trial name
- EEPILOG (NCT07396883)
- Testing
- Long-read Whole Genome Sequencing (lrWGS)
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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
Prematurity, Extreme Prematurity
Early Intervention Based on Neonatal Crawling in Very Premature Infants at Risk For Neurodevelopmental Disorder
Extreme prematurity is constantly increasing according to the World Health Organization. However, methods to train premature infants at risk of disability is sorely lacking. The goal of this project is to overcome this problem.
- Conditions
- Prematurity, Extreme Prematurity, Infant Development, Brain Damage
- Trial name
- Premalocom2 (NCT06027645)
- Testing
- Crawling stimulation with a mini-skateboard (i.e. the crawliskate)
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Marianne Barbu-Roth
Pediatric ALL, Healthy
Multicenter Study on Rehabilitation Medical Data for Pediatric Big Brain Development
Retrospective study for development of imaging-genetics (brain imaging/genome big data) models and algorithms that are clinically explainable and have high predictive performance in brain research on pediatric developmental…
- Trial name
- NCT06367920
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Behavioral assessments
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bundang CHA Hospital
Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia
Palliative Care Needs of Children With Rare Diseases and Their Families
The palliative care needs of family caregivers of children with rare diseases and their children are largely unmet, including the need for support to prepare for future medical decision making.
- Conditions
- Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia, Asparagine Synthetase Deficiency, CHARGE Syndrome
- Trial name
- FACE-Rare (NCT06938542)
- Testing
- Family Centered pediatric palliative care for family caregivers of children with rare diseases.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
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