Clinical trials: Brain Modulation
Depression
Effects of Aerobic Exercise Modulation on Brain Physiology and Cognition in Young Adults With Depression
Major depressive depression (MDD) affects a quarter of young adults and is associated with marked global burden in this population.
- Trial name
- NCT04708691
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Healthy Participants
Dopamine and Brain Computer Interface
The use of Brain-Computer Interface system (BCI system) allows for the detection of neurophysiological signals on the surface of the head and provides feedback to subjects or patients.
- Trial name
- BCI_LDOPA (NCT06729658)
- Testing
- Madopar
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Stress, Psychological, Healthy
A Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Probiotic to Modulate Psychological Stress
The purpose of this clinical trial is to determine whether Probiotic can modulate the psychological stress experienced by healthy medical, dental and health science students preparing for university/institute of technology…
- Trial name
- NCT04125810
- Testing
- Probiotic
- Where
- 7 sites in Ireland, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danisco
Healthy Participants
MRI-tDCS Stress and Future Thinking Study
This academic study investigates how MRI-compatible transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) influences stress regulation and episodic future thinking in healthy…
- Trial name
- NCT07406503
- Testing
- tDCS - Active non-invasive brain stimulation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Stroke, Chronic, Aging
AMPLIFI: Adaptive Modulation of Plasticity Through Lactate and Fitness Interventions
The AMPLIFI study (Adaptive Modulation of Plasticity through Lactate and Fitness Interventions) investigates how short-term aerobic exercise influences brain plasticity and learning in older adults and stroke survivors.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Chronic, Aging, Cognitive Decline, Motor Dysfunction
- Trial name
- AMPLIFI (NCT06950060)
- Testing
- High intensity cycling, Low-intensity cycling, Health education session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Stroke, Motor Disorders
Direction Modulation of Muscle Synergies After a Stroke
The aim of the study is to investigate the capacity of post-stroke individual (study group) to modulate their EMG muscle activation pattern (MAP) compared to healthy individuals (control group), and to correlate these capacities…
- Trial name
- NCT03063151
- Testing
- Surface Electromyography (EMG)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Haifa
Cerebral Arterial Diseases
Modulation of Brain Blood Flow Using Dichoptic Visual and Auditory Stimulation
Modulation of brain blood flow using dichoptic Visual and Auditory stimulation using REVIVIEW system will be evaluated.
- Trial name
- NCT03632564
- Testing
- REVIVIEW dichoptic audio-visual stimulation
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Visior Technologies Ltd.
Dystonia, Dystonic Cerebral Palsy
Enhancing Sensorimotor Processing in Children With Dystonia
Dystonia is a severely disabling movement disorder with no cure, in which people suffer painful muscle spasms causing twisting movements and abnormal postures. There are many causes, including genetic conditions and brain injury.
- Conditions
- Dystonia, Dystonic Cerebral Palsy, Dystonia, Secondary, Dystonia, Primary
- Trial name
- NCT05612464
- Testing
- No intervention
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Healthy
Serotonergic Modulation of Cognition, Emotion and Brain Activation in Healthy Volunteers
The aim of this project is: To apply a pharmacological tool of selective serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT system) reuptake inhibition in healthy humans.
- Trial name
- NCT04239339
- Testing
- Escitalopram 20 mg
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Autism Spectrum Disorder
GABA Pathways in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
This study investigates the brain response to a single acute dose of a GABAa receptor acting drug (Benzodiazepine or positive allosteric modulator) compared to a single dose of placebo in adults with and without autism spectrum…
- Trial name
- NCT03678129
- Testing
- AZD7325_10, AZD7325_20, Clobazam
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Gene Expression in Monocytes of Growth Hormone Deficient Children
The Growth hormone (GH) is mainly synthesized in the anterior portion of the pituitary gland and has an effect on different body areas.
- Trial name
- GEMGH (NCT04352712)
- Testing
- blood sampling
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Salerno
Psychogenic Seizure, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe
Self-modulation of the Sense of Agency by Means of Real-time Neurofeedback
This study investigates whether the sense of agency is sensitive to self-regulation by means of EEG-based neurofeedback. During neurofeedback, the brain activity in response to a motor task is recorded in real-time and displayed…
- Conditions
- Psychogenic Seizure, Epilepsy, Temporal Lobe, Health, Subjective
- Trial name
- NF-Agency (NCT05214833)
- Testing
- Real Neurofeedback
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ETH Zurich
Expectations, Motor Learning
Priming Expectations and Motor Learning With tDCS
The purpose of this study is to test if priming expectations of transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) can improve the efficacy of tDCS in enhancing motor learning.
- Trial name
- NCT06039605
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Mental Health Issue
Promote Brain Resilience for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pandemic
Background: By the end of 2020, the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in over 84 million cases and nearly 2 million deaths.
- Conditions
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Mental Health Issue, Public Health, Resilience, Psychological
- Trial name
- MBNPR (NCT05293431)
- Testing
- Transcranial Alternate Current Stimulation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Guttmann
Normal Physiology
Dopaminergic Modulation of Brain Activation Using Simultaneous PET/Pharmacological MRI
Background: Dopamine (DA) is a chemical signal in the brain linked to learning, memory, and habits. Stimulant drugs like methylphenidate can increase DA in the brain. Researchers want to measure DA with and without this drug.
- Trial name
- NCT03326245
- Testing
- Methylphenidate Pill, Intravenous methylphenidate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Spatial Navigation
Modulating Goal-directed Navigation Using Noninvasive Brain Stimulation
Our specific aim is to examine the effects of TMS on spatial processing during goal-directed navigation. In these experiments the investigators will utilize a scalp-recorded brain oscillation called right posterior theta that is…
- Trial name
- NCT05801861
- Testing
- Active 10-Hz TMS to the parietal cortex, Active single pulse TMS to the parietal cortex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Emotions
Ketamine-Induced Brain Changes and Their Modulation by Lamotrigine
This study is firstly designed to investigate acute and delayed effects of a single dose of ketamine on functional brain changes during emotional and cognitive challenges and at rest.
- Trial name
- NCT04156035
- Testing
- Lamotrigine, Ketamine
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Parkinson Disease
Modulation of Cognitive Control Via Transcranial Continuous Electrical Stimulation of Additional Motor Areas in Parkinson's Patients
In Parkinson's disease (PD), recent work has shown that dopaminergic treatments alter one of the two aspects of impulsivity: they do not alter the propensity to produce "automatic" responses, but deteriorate the ability to…
- Trial name
- STAR-PARK (NCT04897633)
- Testing
- transcranial electric stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder, Neurological Diseases or Conditions
Modulation of Sense of Agency With Non-invasive Brain Stimulation and Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction Therapy
A conversion disorder is a dysfunction of the nervous system in which no structural damage can be demonstrated. However, it must be distinguished from other psychiatric disorders such as psychosis or depression.
- Trial name
- NCT05086380
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy, Inhibitory TMS, Psychoeducation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Fribourg
Hyperopia, Amblyopia
Effect of Peripheral Defocus on Axial Growth in Hyperopes
Hyperopia, also known as farsightedness, is a common type of refractive error where distant objects may be seen more clearly than objects that are near.
- Conditions
- Hyperopia, Amblyopia, Anisohyperopia
- Trial name
- NCT02686879
- Testing
- Multifocal contact lenses, Single vision contact lenses
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aston University