Clinical trials: Brain MRI
Late Onset Pompe Disease, Pompe Disease
Search for Serum/Plasma Biomarkers in Pompe's Disease
This study aims to analyze serum and plasma samples from patients with late onset Pompe disease treated and not treated with enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) to identify microRNA that could be specific of the disease.
- Trial name
- BIOPOMPE (NCT03045042)
- Testing
- Enzyme Replacement Agent
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Long Covid
The Effect of Acupuncture Treatment on Cognitive Functions and Brain Networks for Long COVID
Background of study: Long COVID(LC) is a prevalent sequalae of SARS-CoV-2 infection and can affect multiple organ systems. Cognitive dysfunction is one of the most common symptoms in LC with 22% prevalence.
- Trial name
- NCT07355751
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tingting Luo
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB)
Retrospective Observational Study of Blood-based Biomarkers in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Patients With a Neurodegenerative Disease or Mental Disorder
This is a retrospective observational study to evaluate the clinical utility of blood-based biomarkers in the diagnosis and management of patients with a neurodegenerative disease (ND) or mental disorder (MD).
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB), Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
- Trial name
- Synapsing-BK (NCT07314190)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,799 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Fabry Disease
Pre-Clinical White Matter Changes and Associated Connectivity Effects in Fabry Disease
The purpose of this research project is: to use an advanced quantitative MRI technique (FBFI) to detect and quantify brain lesion in patients with FD to use fMRI to identify altered brain function to use FBFI and fMRI together to…
- Trial name
- NCT03678324
- Testing
- Functional MRI and fast bound-pool fraction imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Focus: Effects of Nicotine and Alcohol on Brain Circuits
Neural Mechanisms Underlying Nicotine and Alcohol Combinations
Nicotine and alcohol are frequently used together and their combined use contributes to more than half a million deaths each year, with more alcoholics dying from smoking-related diseases than from alcohol-related diseases.
- Trial name
- QfMRI (NCT02049268)
- Testing
- Nicotine + Alcohol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Nicotine Dependence
The Impact of Real-time Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Feedback on Response to Nicotine Cues
The purpose of this study is to develop a technique to provide feedback of brain activity and to use this technique to reduce levels of craving in nicotine dependent smokers.
- Trial name
- RTSmoking (NCT01411007)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Heart Rate, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Investigating Neuronal and Peripheral Markers of Brain Heart Interaction in Healthy Participants Under Stress
This study seeks to investigate which regions of the brain are relevant in the regulation of cardiac control and how the interplay between HRV and those regions change during different physiological states (stress versus…
- Conditions
- Heart Rate, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Stress, Physiological
- Trial name
- HRV_DB (NCT05358314)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Heidelberg Medical Center
Aging, Music
Brain Imaging and Behavioural Changes Following Cued-movement Training of Finger Sequences in Healthy Older Adults
The goal of this study is to examine changes in the brain, behavior, and personal experience when music is used to guide learning of finger movement sequences (compared to visual stimuli alone) in healthy older adults.
- Conditions
- Aging, Music, Motor Activity, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Trial name
- NMSOA (NCT06174740)
- Testing
- Music-cued audiovisual motor training, Visually-cued motor training
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiteit Leiden
Urinary Incontinence, Urge
Examining Bladder Control Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)
Urgency incontinence (where the bladder muscles contract suddenly, causing an immediate urge to urinate that is difficult to prevent) is commonly experienced in patients with overactive bladder.
- Trial name
- NCT01110278
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Brain Diseases, Covid19
Pilot Study for PET/MR Imaging of Covid-19
The primary goal of this project is to study the feasibility of a prototype brain-dedicated PET insert for an MR scanner for simultaneous acquisition of PET/MR images of metabolism and perfusion in Covid-19 negative and…
- Trial name
- NCT04954248
- Testing
- Injected radiotracer with PET Insert
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Cardiac Arrest, Cognitive Function
Brain Function After Cardiac Arrest (Measured With FMRI and Cognitive Tests)
The aim of this longitudinal study is to determine whether brain function is affected after a cardiac arrest. The primary question is whether cognitive function is affected after cardiac arrest and whether it changes over time…
- Trial name
- BRAINnHEART (NCT03579498)
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Epilepsies, Partial
MRI in Autosomal Dominant Partial Epilepsy With Auditory Features
This study will examine the possible structural and functional abnormalities in patients with an inherited form of epilepsy. It will use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
- Trial name
- NCT00072813
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Phenylketonuria
MRI Spectroscopy and Neuropsychological Functioning in Phenylketonuria
This is a study about the relationship of brain biomarkers with neuropsychological functioning in PKU. All participants will undergo MRI spectroscopy, will provide a blood specimen and will receive neuropsychological testing.
- Trial name
- NCT03097250
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Huntington Disease
31P-MRS and Huntington Disease
The purpose of this study is to identify and quantify a brain energy deficit in Huntington patients, using 31P-RMN spectroscopy.
- Trial name
- PRO-MH (NCT01359774)
- Testing
- 31P-MR spectroscopy, 31P-RMN spectroscopy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Cerebrovascular Circulation, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Brain Blood Flow Responses During Exercise
Brain blood flow will be measured during exercise using magnetic resonance imaging.
- Trial name
- NCT05864950
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Background: Some people who have a traumatic brain injury (TBI) recover completely. Others, however, develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), with anxiety and depression.
- Trial name
- NCT01547819
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Stroke
Neural Correlates of Lower Extremity Motor Recovery in Stroke Patients: Longitudinal Diffusion Spectrum Imaging Studies
To investigate the relationship between the integrity of the white matter, including the corticospinal tracts and the corpus callosum, with the recovery of lower extremity function in patients with cerebral stroke at the subacute…
- Trial name
- NCT00407628
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Hemodynamics of Cranial Arteries, Headache
The Hemodynamics Effect of Glibenclamide on Levcromakalim Assessed by High Resolution Magnetic Resonance Angiography (MRA) Technique in a Randomized Double-blind Cross-over Placebo-controlled Study With Healthy Volunteers
To investigate the effect of levcromakalim/placebo infusion on cranial arteries after glibenclamide administration.
- Conditions
- Hemodynamics of Cranial Arteries, Headache, Cerebral Blood Flow
- Trial name
- NCT03886922
- Testing
- Levcromakalim, Saline
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danish Headache Center
Healthy, Hyperalgesia
Positron Emission Tomography to Measure Pain and Pain Control
This study will examine how the brain processes pain signals and how the different parts of the brain work with each other in response to painful stimuli.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Hyperalgesia, Pain, Peripheral Nervous System Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00001307
- Testing
- Oxygen-15 Water, Capsaicin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 273 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Perinatal Hypoxia, Dopamine
Measuring Brain Activity of School Age Children
This observational study will investigate whether differences in birth events and oxygen levels during the newborn period affects the brain activity of children during the middle childhood years.
- Conditions
- Perinatal Hypoxia, Dopamine, Neurobehavioral Manifestations
- Trial name
- NCT03407729
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cognitive Performance Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University