Clinical trials: Brain Disorders
Dementia
Pilot of a New Cognitive Assessment Tool for Detecting Dementia in the Migrant Somali Population
Aims The investigators want to find out if the tool that they have made to assess memory and thinking in Somali elders ( the 'MSCAT') is acceptable to that community and practical to administer and score.
- Trial name
- NCT05163821
- Testing
- Manchester Somali Cognitive Assessment Tool, ACE-III Somali Translation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust
Chronic Stroke Patients
Effect of Transcutaneous Auricular Stimulation of the Vagus Nerve on Functional Connectivity in the Brain at Rest
The goal of this clinical trial is to study the effect of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS) on resting-state brain functional connectivity.
- Trial name
- COVAGNIRS (NCT07282106)
- Testing
- Active taVNS arm
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinique Les Trois Soleils
Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy, Myasthenia Gravis
Perception and Multisensory Integration in Neurological Patients Using fMRI
The main objective of the study is to explore and map brain areas involved in sensory perception and multisensory integration in patients with central or peripheral neurological damage.
- Conditions
- Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy, Myasthenia Gravis, Stroke, Anosognosia
- Trial name
- NCT01469858
- Testing
- Siemens magnetom avanto1.5 Tesla, Siemens magnetom trio A Tim system 3 Tesla
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Cerebral Oxygenation and Blood Flow in Tobacco Use Disorder
Investigation of Brain Oxygenation and Blood Flow in Smokers
Cerebral oxygenation and blood flow in tobacco use disorder and their relation to smoking abstinence will be measured with MRI" ändern in "Cerebral oxygenation and blood flow in tobacco use disorder
- Trial name
- OEF (NCT03571243)
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim
Spinal Cord Injury, ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis)
Clinical Outcome Assessment for AT & BCI
Many individuals with severe motor impairments rely on Assistive Technologies (ATs) or Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) to interact with digital devices such as their computers.
- Trial name
- NCT07407725
- Testing
- Eye Tracker, Mouth Operated Joystick, Non-invasive electroencephalogram (EEG) Headset
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Retinitis Pigmentosa, Maculopathy, Age Related
High Resolution, High-speed Multimodal Ophthalmic Imaging
Knowledge of the pathogenesis of ocular conditions, a leading cause of blindness, has benefited greatly from recent advances in ophthalmic imaging.
- Conditions
- Retinitis Pigmentosa, Maculopathy, Age Related, Macular Dystrophy, Macular Edema
- Trial name
- IMA-MODE (NCT04129021)
- Testing
- High-resolution retinal imaging through adaptive optics, High-resolution retinal imaging through holographic systems
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier National d'Ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts
COVID-19
COVID-19 and Brain: Cognition and Mental Health
The main goal of DIANA is to investigate the potential discriminative power of multimodal biomarkers in COVID adverse outcomes. The study of the neuropathological underlying mechanisms in COVID from a translational approach at…
- Trial name
- DIANA (NCT05307549)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Barcelona
Ischemic Stroke, Atherosclerosis
The Gut and Oral Bacteria, Atherosclerosis and Ischemic Stroke Study
The main aim of this project is to demonstrate an association between gut and oral microbiota and their metabolites to carotid atherosclerosis and risk of ischemic stroke.
- Conditions
- Ischemic Stroke, Atherosclerosis, Microbiota
- Trial name
- NCT04803838
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Hypoxia, Altitude
Cocoa Flavanol Intake and Exercise in Hypoxia
Not uncommonly, sports events take place or finish at high altitude, where physical and cognitive (e.g. decision-making, motor control) performance in hypoxia is determining the outcome of sports performance.
- Trial name
- NCT03135314
- Testing
- cocoa flavanol
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Social Behaviour, Brain Neoplasms
Social Cognition in Children Treated for a Brain Tumour
There is ample evidence that children treated for a brain tumour (BT) often develop deficits in social and emotional functioning. The investigators wish to examine the cause of these deficits, i.e.
- Conditions
- Social Behaviour, Brain Neoplasms, Cystic Fibrosis
- Trial name
- NCT01599052
- Where
- 4 sites in Belgium, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Treatment and Recovery Monitoring of Post TBI Symptoms
This proposal aims to investigate the effect of a promising treatment for persistent post Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) symptoms, and to monitor TBI patient's recovery by an objective technique along with standard clinical…
- Trial name
- NCT02426749
- Testing
- Active repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Stroke, Caregiver
Stroke Mobility and Caregiver Outcomes
This study was designed to determine the effect of functional mobility levels of stroke patients on caregiver burden, anxiety, and depression in their caregivers.
- Trial name
- NCT07504848
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Hepatic Encephalopathy, Liver Cirrhosis
Diagnosing Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy
Our purpose is to 1. Examine the correlation between MDF in a resting EEG, recorded just before the CRT test, and the variance in reaction times indicated by the CRT index 2.
- Trial name
- MindTheLiver (NCT05433948)
- Testing
- Simultaneous EEG and CRT
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 550 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Esbjerg Hospital - University Hospital of Southern Denmark
Parkinson's Disease (PD), Parkinsonism
Identifying Biomarkers of Parkinson's Disease Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
This study is designed to determine if magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measures can be used to diagnose and monitor the progression of Parkinson's disease (PD) while distinguishing between PD and parkinsonisms [conditions that…
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease (PD), Parkinsonism, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP), Multiple System Atrophy (MSA)
- Trial name
- NCT01888185
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Autistic Disorder
Motor Learning and Brain Changes in Autism
The purpose of this pilot study is to determine whether a video-game based motor training can affect postural stability, daily living skills, autism symptoms, and white matter microstructure of the corticospinal tract in…
- Trial name
- NCT02358317
- Testing
- Video Game Motor Training, Sedentary Video Game Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Hyperoxia, Hypoxia, Brain
Neuroimaging During Pure Oxygen Breathing
The investigators will conduct a non-randomized clinical trial to examine the effect of pure oxygen breathing on the brain. The study will compare cerebral blood flow, cortical electrical activity, and cognitive performance in 32…
- Conditions
- Hyperoxia, Hypoxia, Brain, Neurobehavioral Manifestations
- Trial name
- NCT03268590
- Testing
- Oxygen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Ventricular Tachycardia
MANAGE-VT Registry - MANAGEment of Ventricular Tachycardia Outcomes Registry
Data collection registry for patients with ventricular tachycardia to help physicians give better care for patients clinically and procedurally.
- Trial name
- MANAGE-VT (NCT06455488)
- Testing
- Ventricular Tachycardia Ablation, ICD Implant, Antiarrhythmic drug
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CorVita Science Foundation
Epilepsy
Effects of Keppra on Thinking, Emotions, and Balance in Elderly Healthy Volunteers
Epilepsy is a common disorder with an incidence of about 6 per 1000. The incidence progressively increases above age 50. By age 75, the incidence is two to three fold compared with any age group.
- Trial name
- NCT00221988
- Testing
- Levetiracetam (Keppra)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
A Bridging Study on Efficacy and Safety of [18F]Florbetaben PET for Diagnosis of Alzheimer Disease Subjects in Chinese Population
This is a bridging study to visually and quantitatively assess PET images obtained after single application of 300 MBq [18F]florbetaben and PET scanning of patients with Alzheimer disease.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Brain Diseases, Central Nervous System Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT05527288
- Testing
- Drug: [18F]florbetaben
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sinotau Pharmaceutical Group
Brain Disease
Clinical Translation of a Novel Brain PET Insert for Simultaneous PET/MR
The primary goal of this project is to study the feasibility of a brain-dedicated PET insert for an MR scanner for simultaneous acquisition of PET/MR images of human brains.
- Trial name
- NCT04383808
- Testing
- Injected radiotracer with PET Insert, Pre-injected group with PET insert
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
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