Clinical trials: Brain Function
Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Safety and Tolerability of Dalfampridine in Subjects With Cerebral Palsy
A double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study in subjects with cerebral palsy (CP) to evaluate the safety and tolerability and the effect of dalfampridine extended release (ER) tablets on sensorimotor function
- Trial name
- NCT01468350
- Testing
- dalfampridine-ER 10mg
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Acorda Therapeutics
Obesity
Reduced Carbohydrate Versus Fat in Obese Subjects
Popular weight loss strategies often involve reducing an individual's consumption of carbohydrates or fat. However, no controlled study has been carried out to evaluate the effects of reducing carbohydrate versus fat consumption…
- Trial name
- NCT00846040
- Testing
- Reduced fat diet, Reduced carbohydrate diet, Drug: f-18 fallypride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Paresis, Stroke
FAME: Functional Assessment of a Myoelectric Orthosis Hand Orthoses
The primary study objective is to compare post-stroke upper extremity (UE) movement while wearing a brace called the MyoPro 2 Motion G versus UE movement while wearing a resting splint and no device in stroke survivors with…
- Trial name
- FAME (NCT04266158)
- Testing
- Myoelectric UE Device-UE Orthosis-No Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Cerebrovascular Stroke, Upper Extremity Paresis
Pivotal Study of VNS During Rehab After Stroke (VNS-REHAB)
This is a pivotal phase study of up to 120 subjects and 15 clinical sites. All subjects are implanted with the Vivistim System® and then randomized to either study treatment or active-control treatment.
- Trial name
- VNS-REHAB (NCT03131960)
- Testing
- Paired Vagus Nerve Stimulation, Rehabilitation
- Where
- 20 sites in United States, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- MicroTransponder Inc.
Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy
Desipramine in Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy (INAD).
This is a research study to find out if clinically prescribed desipramine is effective at improving the symptoms and slowing the progression of Infantile Neuroaxonal Dystrophy (INAD) in affected children.
- Trial name
- NCT03726996
- Testing
- Desipramine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Dementia, Alzheimer Type
Photobiomodulation for Improving Brain Function in Dementia (PBM Dementia)
A recent study (Saltmarche et al., 21017) examined the effects of photobiomodulation (PBM), a kind of light therapy that uses red or near-infrared light to heal and protect tissue that has either been injured, is degenerating, or…
- Trial name
- PBM Dementia (NCT03160027)
- Testing
- Vielight Neuro Gamma
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Stroke
Robots Paired With tDCS in Stroke Recovery
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if multiple therapy sessions of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS non-invasive brain stimulation) combined with robotic arm therapy lead to a greater functional recovery in…
- Trial name
- NCT01726673
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Stroke, Acute
Human Urinary Kallidinogenase Improve Short Term Motor Functional Outcome of Acute Ischemia Stroke Patients
Acute cerebral infarction is a common type of ischemic stroke, causing brain dysfunction in patients with high morbidity and disability.
- Trial name
- NCT04102956
- Testing
- Kallikrein
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University
Pompe Disease
Dynamic Respiratory Muscle Function in Late-Onset Pompe Disease
This study intends to evaluate dynamic respiratory motor performance as a valuable measure of pulmonary function in adults with late-onset Pompe disease.
- Trial name
- DRMF (NCT02354664)
- Testing
- Thoracic MRI, Spirometry, Inspiratory Load Compensation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Spinal Cord Injury, Autonomic Dysreflexia
The Effects of Normalizing Blood Pressure on Cerebral Blood Flow in Hypotensive Individuals With Spinal Cord Injury
Dysregulation of blood pressure (BP), secondary to decentralized autonomic nervous system (ANS) control of the cardiovascular system, often results in chronic hypotension and orthostatic hypotension (OH) in persons with spinal…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Autonomic Dysreflexia, Baroreceptor Integrity, Sympathetic Integrity
- Trial name
- NCT02893553
- Testing
- Midodrine Hydrochloride, Pyridostigmine Bromide, Mirabegron
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
COPD, Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
BRAIN, Symptoms, and Physical Activity in COPD
Persons with COPD have both chronic musculoskeletal pain and dyspnea that require accurate diagnosis and treatment, ultimately to optimize functional status.
- Trial name
- BRAIN-SPA (NCT04291131)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Subcortical Aphasia, Ischemic Stroke
The Effect of Venlafaxine on Language Function in Patients With Subcortical Aphasia: A fMRI Study
Previous studies have demonstrated that venlafaxine significantly improves the language function of healthy subjects and increase of fMRI activation in cortical language area.
- Trial name
- NCT03588572
- Testing
- Venlafaxine hydrochloride capsules
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command
Myocardial Infarction, Stroke
Women's Health Initiative Strong and Healthy Study
The WHISH trial applies state-of-the science behavioral principles and currently available technologies to deliver a physical activity intervention without face-to-face contact to ~25,000 older U.S. women expected to consent.
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Cardiovascular Mortality, Hip Fractures
- Trial name
- WHISH (NCT02425345)
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Volunteers
- 49,331 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Cerebrovascular Accident, Stroke
Task-oriented Training for Stroke: Impact on Function Mobility
Residual neurological deficits from stroke lead to gait inefficiencies, resulting in an extremely high energy cost of movement and contributing to overall disability and lower quality of life.
- Trial name
- TOTS (NCT01322607)
- Testing
- High-intensity Treadmill Exercise, Low-intensity Lifestyle Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Major Depressive Disorder
Social Reward and Its Effect on Brain Functions in Psychotherapies for Mid- and Late-Life Depression
Abnormalities in the Positive Valence System (PVS) are associated with depressive symptoms and reduced behavioral activation in mid- and late-life.
- Trial name
- NCT04487730
- Testing
- "Engage & Connect" Psychotherapy, Symptom Review and Psychoeducation (SRP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
Impact of Exercise Training on Pain and Brain Function in Gulf War Veterans
This study is intended to test the influence of weight training on physical symptoms, physical activity and brain structure and function in Gulf War Veterans with chronic widespread muscle pain.
- Trial name
- NCT01350492
- Testing
- Resistance Exercise Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Parkinson Disease, Physical Activity
Neuroplasticity in Parkinson´s Disease After Training
This project aims to determine the effects of the HiBalance program on neuroplastic changes in people with mild to moderate Parkinson´s disease.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Physical Activity, Gait Disorders, Neurologic, Neural Degeneration
- Trial name
- BETA-PD (NCT03213873)
- Testing
- HiBalance, Speech and communication therapy
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Brain Infarction, Brain Ischemia
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Improve Functional Motor Recovery, Affected Arm
Overall goal of this study is to determine if transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) plus conventional occupational therapy improves functional motor recovery in the affected arm-hand in patients after an acute ischemic…
- Trial name
- NCT01201629
- Testing
- t DC stimulation, tDCStimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Stroke
Effects of Device-assisted Practice of ADL on Arm/Hand Recovery in Individuals With Moderate to Severe Stroke
A large number of post-stroke survivors cannot functionally use their paretic upper extremity (UE). This study therefore investigates effects of device-assisted practice of activities of daily living (ADL) in a close-to-normal…
- Trial name
- NCT04077073
- Testing
- ReIn-Hand, Robot
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack
Comprehensive Post-Acute Stroke Services
The purpose of this pragmatic study is to investigate whether implementation of a comprehensive post-acute stroke service model that integrates Early Supported Discharge (ESD) and Transitional Care Management (TCM) for stroke…
- Trial name
- COMPASS (NCT02588664)
- Testing
- COMPASS Intervention
- Where
- 40 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6,024 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences