Clinical trials: Brain Plasticity
Stroke, Cerebrovascular Disorders
Novel Brain Stimulation Therapies in Stroke Guided Expressions of Plasticity
The investigators ultimate goal is to personalize brain stimulation for stroke so outcomes of the upper limb can be maximized for each individual patient.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Cerebrovascular Disorders, Nervous System Diseases, Brain Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT03020433
- Testing
- rTMS Contralesional M1, rTMS Contralesional PMC, rTMS Ipsilesional PMC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Older Adults, Aging Brain
Plasticity-based Adaptive Cognitive Remediation for Alzheimer Disease
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of the experimental treatment (cognitive training) further outlined in this protocol on the cognitive abilities (e.g., processing speed, attention, working memory…
- Trial name
- PACR-AD (NCT02331784)
- Testing
- Computerized Plasticity-based Software, Commercially available Video Game
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Posit Science Corporation
Stroke
Effect of Neural Constraints on Movement in Stroke
This study investigates the effects of Tizanidine on the voluntary movement controls of the arms of participants who have had a stroke and have not had a stroke by measuring medication-induced changes in upper extremity…
- Trial name
- ENCMS (NCT06666673)
- Testing
- Tizanidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Stroke
Brain Plasticity Mapping Post-stroke
The investigators believe that the initial cerebral connectivity as well as its evolution immediate post-stroke could be correlated to the amount of motor recovery.
- Trial name
- MAPPY (NCT03223571)
- Testing
- Motor rehabilitation training
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Brain Health, Longevity
L-serine and Strength Training in the Elderly
This study investigates whether taking the amino acid L-serine, either alone or in combination with targeted strength training, can have a positive effect on mental performance, brain function, and physical fitness in older…
- Conditions
- Brain Health, Longevity, Cognitive Performance, Strength Training Effects
- Trial name
- AAAging (NCT07466290)
- Testing
- Strength training, L-serine supplementation, Control (cornstarch)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vienna
Dystonia
Cerebellum and Cortical Plasticity: the Case of Dystonia
Purpose Objective : Sensorimotor adaptation allows the modification of the motor command taking into account the errors detected during execution of prior movements. It involves a large cortico-subcortical network.
- Trial name
- CERDYS (NCT01272154)
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Concussion
Cortical Plasticity Assessment in Athletes With a History of Concussion
The purpose of this research is to determine whether athletes with concussion have changes in cortical excitability. Single and paired transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can be used as reliable neurophysiological marker of…
- Trial name
- NCT01112761
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Parkinson Disease, Physical Activity
Physical Training Induced Plasticity of Motor Control Mechanisms in Parkinson's Disease Patients
There are experimental evidences of the important role of exercise in the PD, that induces similar effects to pharmacotherapy. So far, the mechanisms of the impact of these changes on the brain subcortical and cortical regions…
- Trial name
- NCT03753503
- Testing
- exercise, conventional physical therapy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences
Human Brain and Cognition
Investigating the Plasticity of Human Predictive Coding Through Neuromodulation
The hypothesis of the study is to investigate how different trm (tES) methods (transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation, tACS, and transcranial Random Noise Stimulation, tRNS) applied at different stimulation frequencies and…
- Trial name
- PREDICOM (NCT06374433)
- Testing
- Occipital tACS at IAF-2Hz, Occipital tACS at IAF+2Hz, Frontal tACS at 4-7 Hz
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
Blindness, Brain Mapping
The Connection Between Areas in the Brain of Blind Patients
The purpose of this study is to test the belief that specific areas of the brain are connected differently in blind patients than patients with sight.
- Conditions
- Blindness, Brain Mapping, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT00001926
- Testing
- O15, Cadwell rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Parkinson
EMG Modules as a Novel Biomarker of Basal Ganglia Plasticity in Parkinson's Disease
Study Purpose: Parkinson's disease leads to severally impaired motor control. The purpose of this study is to better understand and analyze the characteristics of arm muscle activity while doing some reaching tasks and of leg…
- Trial name
- NCT02896816
- Testing
- Surface EMG, MRI and PET Scan, Surface EMG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Stroke
Paired Associative Stimulation in Stroke
Stroke is the third most common cause of death in the United States after heart disease and cancer, and the leading cause of long-term disability.
- Trial name
- NCT02586597
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation & median nerve stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Parkinson Disease
The Learning Effects of Attentional Strategy on Dual-task Walking in Patients With Parkinson's Disease: Behavioral Performance and Neural Plasticity
[year1] 1. To compare the effects of dual-task training with two different task priority instruction in people with Parkinson's disease and healthy controls on dual-task weight shifting performances. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT03895125
- Testing
- [year1] dual-task training with task priority strategy, [year2-3] dual-task training with internal and external focus
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Stroke, Sensorimotor Impairment
Learning in Stroke
After a stroke, plasticity occurs in the brain from microscopic to network level with positive but also negative consequences for functional recovery.
- Trial name
- NCT05511467
- Testing
- Visuomotor learning task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Brain Plasticity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Its Response to Acupuncture
This study will characterize brain plasticity in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and will determine how this central fMRI biomarker is modulated by acupuncture.
- Trial name
- NCT01345994
- Testing
- electro-acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging
Cerebrovascular Stroke
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation to Evaluate Neural Plasticity After Stroke
The purpose of this study is to examine how different areas in the brain interact with each other and how using brain imaging and brain stimulation approaches can influence these interactions.
- Trial name
- NCT02465034
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Traditional Paired Associative Stimulation, Median Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Parkinson Disease
Cerebral Contributions to Symptom Progression in PD
Motor symptom progression in early-stage Parkinson's disease varies substantially between individual patients. This progression correlates poorly with striatal dopamine depletion, which is largely complete four years…
- Trial name
- NCT05169827
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Blindness, Cerebrovascular Accident
Mechanisms of Human Plasticity in the Human System
The purpose of this study is to investigate the physiology associated with plasticity of the motor system. Plasticity refers to the process by which neighboring brain cells assume the responsibilities of damaged or diseased brain…
- Conditions
- Blindness, Cerebrovascular Accident, Spinal Cord Injury
- Trial name
- NCT00001661
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Neuronal Plasticity
Simultaneous PET/MR Imaging of Human Brain Plasticity
Background: Neuronal plasticity is the brain's ability to continuously adapt to experiences and learning of new skills. Although this affects multiple characteristics of the brain such as structure, function and metabolism…
- Trial name
- NCT03485066
- Testing
- Tetris
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rupert Lanzenberger
Muscle Atrophy
Brain and Muscle Plasticity During Immobilization
Patients in rehabilitation may undergo periods of prolonged limb immobilization in response to injury, surgery, or illness. Due to disuse, the size and strength of muscles controlling the affected limb can decrease significantly…
- Trial name
- NCT05115643
- Testing
- Immobilization
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University