Clinical trials: Brain Metabolism
Alzheimer Disease
Does EVOO Induce Gene and Metabolic Changes in Healthy Subjects
Investigators' recent findings from the pilot clinical trial in MCI individuals demonstrated EVOO improved vascular function and memory.
- Trial name
- NCT05929924
- Testing
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Augusta University
Mitochondrial Diseases, Mitochondrial Myopathies
Promoting Resilience in Stress Management (PRISM) and Clinical-focused Narrative (CFN) Pilot in Adults With Primary Mitochondrial Disease (PMD).
The goal of this study is to find the best way to help people with primary mitochondrial disease deal with the stress of their condition, and to help these people be better able to "bounce back," or be resilient.
- Conditions
- Mitochondrial Diseases, Mitochondrial Myopathies, Mitochondrial Encephalomyopathies, MELAS
- Trial name
- NCT06051448
- Testing
- Promoting Resilience in Stress Management (PRISM), Clinical-focused narrative (CFN)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD)
Safety and Efficacy Study Evaluating TRx0237 in Subjects With Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD)
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of TRx0237 in the treatment of patients with behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD).
- Trial name
- NCT01626378
- Testing
- TRx0237
- Where
- 67 sites in United States, Australia and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- TauRx Therapeutics Ltd
Healthy Volunteer, Urea Cycle Disorder
Safety and Tolerability of SYNB1020-CP-001
A Phase 1, First-in-human, Oral Single and Multiple Dose-Escalation, Randomized, Double-blinded, Placebo-controlled Study of SYNB1020 in Healthy Adult Volunteers to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability, Dosing, and Pharmacodynamics
- Trial name
- SYNB1020CP001 (NCT03179878)
- Testing
- SYNB1020
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Synlogic
Neonatal Jaundice
Reliability of Transcutaneous Bilirubin Measurement According to the Skin Colour of Newborns
Neonatal jaundice is a physiological process characterized by a yellow coloration of the skin and mucous membranes linked to an increase in a pigment: bilirubin.
- Trial name
- BILICOLOR (NCT07315126)
- Testing
- Skin color assessment
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 510 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Hypoglycemia, Cerebral Blood Flow
External Carotid Blood Flow in Individuals With Post-Bariatric Hypoglycemia
This is a pilot study (small-scale study) that aims to understand more about how blood flow changes in people who have low blood sugar after bariatric surgery (post-bariatric hypoglycemia) compared to those who have had surgery…
- Trial name
- NCT07082478
- Testing
- in-ear device measuring blood flow
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Joslin Diabetes Center
Healthy, Brain Insulin Sensitivity
Long-Term Effects of Walnut Consumption on Brain Function
Rationale: Healthy foods, including mixed nuts, may improve brain function, which is essential for cognitive and metabolic health, and may contribute to improved food intake regulation.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Brain Insulin Sensitivity, Cerebral Blood Flow, Brain Vascular Function
- Trial name
- WalBrain (NCT07422220)
- Testing
- Walnuts
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Acromegaly, Osteoporosis Risk
Bone MicroArchitecture in Acromegaly
The investigators will conduct a cross-sectional study of bone density, bone microarchitecture, vertebral fractures and trabecular bone score in 25 patients with acromegaly treated with Pegvisomant, the growth hormone (GH)…
- Trial name
- NCT03225040
- Testing
- Pegvisomant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Middle Cerebral and Umbilical Arteries Doppler Indices in the Prediction of Adverse Neonatal Outcome Among Diabetic Pregnant Women
120 patients will be included and divided into two groups; Control group that will include 60 healthy pregnant women and Study group that will include 60 pregestational diabetic pregnant patients which furtherly will be…
- Trial name
- NCT03915990
- Testing
- umbilical and middle cerebral artery Doppler
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Gaucher Disease
Expanded Access Trial of Plant Expressed Recombinant Glucocerebrosidase (prGCD) in Patients With Gaucher Disease
This is an open-label expanded access trial of prGCD in patients with Gaucher disease who require enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) and who have been treated with imiglucerase but for whom the dose has been reduced or discontinued…
- Trial name
- NCT00962260
- Testing
- Plant cell expressed recombinant glucocerebrosidase (prGCD)
- Where
- 15 sites in United States, Israel
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Hepatic Encephalopathy, Cirrhosis, Liver
Rifamycin in Minimal Hepatic Encephalopathy
This is a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial of MHE in patients with cirrhosis using rifamycin SV-MMX 600mg BID vs placebo for 30 days with PK, safety, microbiota, brain function and brain MRI endpoints.
- Trial name
- RIVET (NCT04082780)
- Testing
- Rifamycin SV MMX
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hunter Holmes Mcguire Veteran Affairs Medical Center
Type2 Diabetes, Myocardial Infarction
Sodium-glucose Cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) Inhibitors and Risk of Cardiovascular Events
The purpose of this study is to compare the risk of cardiovascular events associated with the use of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors in comparison with the use of dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors among…
- Conditions
- Type2 Diabetes, Myocardial Infarction, Ischemic Stroke, Cardiovascular Death
- Trial name
- NCT03939624
- Testing
- Sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhibitors
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 419,734 people
- Sponsor
- Canadian Network for Observational Drug Effect Studies, CNODES
Niemann-Pick Diseases, Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency
A Real-world Long-term Safety and Immunogenicity Study of Olipudase Alfa Therapy in Pediatric Patients Less Than 2 Years of Age With Acid Sphingomyelinase Deficiency (ASMD)
US, multicenter, cohort, open label observational study with primary data collection. Ancillary protocol-specified procedures to address the study objectives (eg, assessment of ADA) may be considered outside the standard of care…
- Trial name
- NCT06192576
- Testing
- Olipudase alfa
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Sanofi
Hepatic Encephalopathy, Cirrhosis
Albumin Infusion Effects in Mortality in Patients With Cirrhosis and Hepatic Encephalopathy
To assess whether albumin administration after an episode of hepatic encephalopathy (≥ grade II) improves survival at 90 days (mortality endpoint treated as a composite endpoint death and/ or liver transplantation).
- Trial name
- BETA (NCT02401490)
- Testing
- Human albumin
- Where
- 7 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Congenital Hyperinsulinism, Neuroblastoma
18F-DOPA II - PET Imaging Optimization
A single centre non-randomized, non-blinded phase III prospective cohort study of 18F-DOPA PET/CT imaging in specific patient populations: 1. Pediatric patients (less than 18 years old) with congenital hyperinsulinism. 2.
- Conditions
- Congenital Hyperinsulinism, Neuroblastoma, Parkinson Disease, Lewy Body Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04706910
- Testing
- 18F-DOPA, Furosemide Injection
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Tyrosinemia, AKU
Evaluation of TYR Sphere in France
10 participants aged 3 years and over with tyrosinaemia or alkaptonuria will be prescribed Tyr sphere following an assessment of their individual needs by their dietitian.
- Trial name
- TYR sphere Fra (NCT04761588)
- Testing
- Tyr sphere
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Vitaflo International, Ltd
Cardiovascular Disease
Comprehensive Rimonabant Evaluation Study of Cardiovascular ENDpoints and Outcomes
The primary objective is to show whether rimonabant reduces the risk of a heart attack (MI), stroke, or death from an MI or stroke in patients with abdominal obesity with other cardiovascular (CV) risk factors.
- Trial name
- CRESCENDO (NCT00263042)
- Testing
- Rimonabant
- Where
- 43 sites in United States, Argentina and 41 more
- Volunteers
- 18,695 people
- Sponsor
- Sanofi
Phenylketonuria
Sapropterin in Individuals With Phenylketonuria
Investigators at Washington University will examine the effects of sapropterin (Kuvan) on brain and cognition in individuals with phenylketonuria (PKU) using neuropsychological and neuroimaging procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT00730080
- Testing
- Sapropterin (Kuvan)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Hepatic Encephalopathy
Revealing Engagement Patterns Among Hepatic Encephalopathy Patients
This study aims to investigate the influences behind patient choices regarding involvement, discontinuation, or re-engagement in hepatic encephalopathy clinical trials.
- Trial name
- NCT06201988
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Power Life Sciences Inc.
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
The Skin as a Window to the Central Nervous System in Frontotempolar Lombar Degeneration
Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) is a clinically heterogeneous syndrome, characterized by progressive decline in behaviour and/or language.
- Trial name
- PROTEINOSKIN (NCT06490822)
- Testing
- Skin biopsy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital