Clinical trials: Brain Imaging
Dementia
PET Imaging of Neuroinflammation in Neurodegenerative Diseases Via a Novel Translocator Protein (TSPO) Radioligand
Background: Aging-related progressive neurological disorders include frontotemporal dementia, Lou Gehrig s disease, and Alzheimer s disease. Little is known about what causes these disorders. Brain inflammation may be involved.
- Trial name
- NCT03958630
- Testing
- 11C-ER176, 11C-PIB, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Healthy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Effect of Music Listening on Brain Activity Under Anesthesia
This study is to better understand the systems-level neuronal mechanisms by which general anesthetics produce loss of consciousness.The researchers believe that anesthetics suppress consciousness by disrupting the functioning of…
- Trial name
- NCT04464265
- Testing
- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Pediatric Hemiparesis
Brain Stimulation and Hand Training in Children With Hemiparesis
Hemiparetic cerebral palsy influences motor function in children during development and throughout their lifetime. The deficits one sees are the result both of the congenitally induced brain lesion and the subsequent plasticity…
- Trial name
- NCT02250092
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Alzheimer Disease
Evaluating Simvastatin's Potential Role in Therapy
The purpose of this study is to see how simvastatin, a cholesterol-lowering drug, affects processes related to the development of Alzheimer's disease, including: 1) levels of a substance called beta-amyloid-42 found in the spinal…
- Trial name
- ESPRIT (NCT00486044)
- Testing
- Simvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Albumin for Intracerebral Hemorrhage Intervention
The purpose of this study is to find out what effects, good and bad, the medication Albumin has on subjects who have experienced a type of stroke known as an intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).
- Trial name
- ACHIEVE (NCT00990509)
- Testing
- Albumin, Brain MRI with and without contrast
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
PTSD, Sleep Problems
A Non-Pharmacological Method for Enhancing Sleep in PTSD
Sleep disturbance is nearly ubiquitous among individuals suffering from PTSD and is a major problem among service members returning from combat deployments.
- Trial name
- NCT02370173
- Testing
- PTSD wavelength-1 bright light, PTSD wavelength-2 bright light
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Anxiety Disorders, Fear
Brain Imaging Changes in Fear and Anxiety
The purpose of this study is to use brain imaging technology to investigate brain changes in people exposed to predictable versus unpredictable unpleasant stimuli.
- Trial name
- NCT00047853
- Testing
- Shock device, Acoustic startle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,080 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Alzheimer's Disease
A Study of 18F-AV-45 in Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and Healthy Volunteers
This study will test if two AV-45 PET scans up to 4 weeks apart in AD subjects and healthy volunteers provide the same results. The study will also test two different AV-45 injection methods in a small subgroup of enrolled AD…
- Trial name
- NCT01565343
- Testing
- florbetapir F 18
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Semantic Memory, Financial Capacity, and Brain Perfusion in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) (CASL)
Alzheimer's disease (AD) often manifests as a memory disorder before dementia develops. Dementia is considered to be present when a person can no longer handle complex activities of daily living, such as managing finances.
- Trial name
- CASL (NCT00880555)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Nicotine Dependence
Effects of Varenicline on Brain Activity During Nicotine Abstinence
This project aims to define mechanisms through which varenicline might be an effective smoking cessation medication.
- Trial name
- NCT00602927
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Schizophrenia
Best Event Schizophrenia Trial--A Randomized Double-Blind Trial of Aripiprazole and Risperidone in Schizophrenia
This study is being conducted to find a way to predict how individual schizophrenic patients will respond if they are treated with different types of antipsychotic drugs.
- Trial name
- BEST (NCT00712270)
- Testing
- Aripiprazole, Risperidone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Kettering Health Network
Fibromyalgia
The Innate Central Nervous System Immune Response to an Experimental Immune Challenge in People With Fibromyalgia
The major goal of this study is to determine if the innate immune response is dysregulated in people with fibromyalgia, compared to healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT04263454
- Testing
- Endotoxin, Escherichia Coli, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Childhood Schizophrenia, Psychotic Disorder
Comparison of Clozapine vs Olanzapine in Childhood-Onset Psychotic Disorders
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness and side effects of the drugs clozapine and olanzapine in children and adolescents with schizophrenia and psychoses.
- Conditions
- Childhood Schizophrenia, Psychotic Disorder, Schizophrenia
- Trial name
- NCT00001656
- Testing
- Olanzapine, Clozapine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Concussion, Mild, Post-Concussion Symptoms
Bright Light Therapy for Treatment of Sleep Problems Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of the research study is to understand the effectiveness of a six-week course of light exposure on cognitive functioning, mood, activity, and sleep in people that have suffered a head injury leading to a concussion.
- Conditions
- Concussion, Mild, Post-Concussion Symptoms, Sleep Problems
- Trial name
- NCT02374918
- Testing
- mTBI wavelength-1 bright light, mTBI wavelength-2 bright light, HC wavelength-1 bright light
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
HIV Disease
Advanced Neuroimaging Evaluation of the Central Nervous System Biological Changes Associated With Efavirenz Therapy and Switch to an Elvitegravir-based Regimen
In this study we will use a multi-modal imaging approach of MRS and fMRI to comprehensively assess the biological changes in the brain associated with EFV-based regimen (EFV/FTC/TDF), specifically alterations in the brain…
- Trial name
- NCT01929759
- Testing
- Stribild (elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine and tenofovir)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Schizophrenia
Impact of Aripiprazole Once Monthly Medications on Changes in Brain Structure and Metabolism
This is a Phase 4, randomized, open-label, parallel group study designed to assess the clinical and biological effects of 12 months of treatment with long acting intramuscular (IM) aripiprazole (Abilify®) as measured by clinical…
- Trial name
- NCT02237417
- Testing
- Standard of Care Oral antipsychotics, IM aripiprazole once monthly, No Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Alzheimer's Disease
A Study of Flortaucipir PET in Healthy Volunteers and Cognitively Impaired Subjects
This study will test if two flortaucipir PET scans up to 4 weeks apart in healthy volunteers, MCI and AD subjects provide the same results.
- Trial name
- NCT01992380
- Testing
- Flortaucipir F18, Brain PET scan
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Menopause, Depression
Brain Imaging Study in Menopausal Women With and Without Major Depressive Disorder
The purpose this study is to measure cortical gama-aminobutyric acid levels (GABA) levels in menopausal women with major depressive disorder and healthy subjects using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS).
- Trial name
- NCT00626340
- Testing
- MDD diagnosis and Estrogen treatment, MDD diagnosis and Fluoxetine treatment, MDD diagnosis with both Estrogen and Fluoxetine treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Behavioral and Neural Response to Memantine in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder
This study is a 12-week, randomized-controlled trial of memantine hydrochloride (Namenda) for the treatment of social impairment in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Trial name
- NCT01972074
- Testing
- Memantine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Alzheimer's Disease
A Clinical Study Evaluating the Effects of Memantine on Brain Atrophy in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease
Pre-clinical studies have demonstrated that memantine can decrease the neuronal toxicity associated with excessive glutamate release and calcium overload in neurons.
- Trial name
- NCT00862940
- Testing
- Memantine
- Volunteers
- 277 people
- Sponsor
- H. Lundbeck A/S