Clinical trials: Brain Plasticity
Healthy Young Adult, Neurophysiology
Motor Cortex Plasticity Response to Theta-Burst Stimulation After Ketone Monoester Supplementation
Transcranial magnetic stimulation is a medical device that can alter motor cortical (M1) excitability through the scalp via various protocols.
- Trial name
- KME-TBS (NCT06799260)
- Testing
- Ketone Monoester (KME), iTBS, cTBS
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
Stroke, Hemiparesis
Late LTP-like Plasticity Effects of tDCS in Subacute Stroke Patients
Rationale: About 80% of stroke patients suffer motor impairments, but current therapies have limited effects on motor recovery. Therefore, investigating new potential therapeutic approaches is crucial.
- Trial name
- NCT02393651
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Postural and Suprapostural Performance During Dual Tasking in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
The Learning Effects of Task-priority Strategy on Dual-task Weight Shifting and Brain Plasticity in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
(1) postural and suprapostural performance of a dual task would be differently affected by the strategy of task prioritization and (2) the cortical activation is different according to attentional focus strategies.
- Trial name
- NCT04288024
- Testing
- Weight-shifting training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Cerebrovascular Disorder, Healthy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies of Motor and Thought Processes
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a diagnostic tool that creates high quality images of the human body without the use of X-ray (radiation).
- Conditions
- Cerebrovascular Disorder, Healthy, Movement Disorder, Nervous System Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00001361
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 610 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
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
Stroke, Motor Disorders
Plasticity Biomarkers,Interleukin-6 and Motor Performance in Response to Vagus Nerve Stimulation After Stroke
Seventy-eight clinically verified Egyptian patients from both sexes with ischemic stroke that occurred at least 6 months to 2 years before inclusion will be randomly assigned into 2 groups, control group (GA) and the experimental…
- Trial name
- NCT06388954
- Testing
- True Transcutaneous auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (TaVNS)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Development, Child, Executive Functions
Orchestra in Class, a Novel Booster for Executive Functions and Brain Development in Young Primary School Children
How to optimally stimulate the developing brain is still unclear. Executive functions (EF) exhibited substantially stronger far transfer effects in children who learned to play a musical instrument than in children who acquired…
- Conditions
- Development, Child, Executive Functions, Interventions, Music
- Trial name
- ORBIT (NCT05912270)
- Testing
- Orchestra in Class
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- School of Health Sciences Geneva
Joint Loose Bodies
Different Methods of Physical Therapy for Stroke
It is estimated that worldwide, about 15 million people are affected by vascular accident (CVA) per year, and in Brazil, the stroke is a major cause of death and disability, generating too much economic and social impact by…
- Trial name
- NCT02932631
- Testing
- THERAPY CONTROL AND MOVEMENT OF INDUCTION
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba
Cerebrovascular Accident
Structural and Functional Brain Changes in Response to Post-Stroke Rehabilitation
The purpose of this research study is to improve methods for evaluation of brain changes during motor learning for patients with stroke, who have difficulty performing daily tasks with their arm and hand.
- Trial name
- NCT02351947
- Testing
- upper limb rehabilitation for chronic stroke
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Louis Stokes VA Medical Center
Anxiety Disorders, Social Anxiety Disorder
Brain Plasticity and Cellular Aging After Internet-delivered CBT for Social Anxiety Disorder
This study evaluates underlying psychological and biological mediators in Internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy for adults with social anxiety disorder.
- Trial name
- UMEII (NCT02592564)
- Testing
- Internet-delivered cognitive behavior therapy
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Linkoeping University
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury
Linking Brain to Behaviour Research in SCI
Introduction In recent years, client-centred and task-oriented training have emerged as important methods in rehabilitation including the rehabilitation of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Trial name
- NCT01963026
- Testing
- ToCUEST featuring a 'variable practice' approach., ToCUEST featuring a 'constant practice' approach.
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Adelante, Centre of Expertise in Rehabilitation and Audiology
Healthy, Cerebrovascular Accident
Improvement of Use Dependent Plasticity in Chronic Stroke Patients
This study will examine the role of an amphetamine in improving the effect that electrical nerve stimulation has over brain flexibility associated with motor training in patients who experienced a stroke more than 1 year before.
- Trial name
- NCT00072735
- Testing
- Electrocardiogram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Neuronal Plasticity, Multiple Sclerosis
Brain Activity Changes Following Neuroproprioceptive Physiotherapy in Multiple Sclerosis
Imaging methods bring new possibilities for describing the brain plasticity processes that underly the improvement of clinical function after physiotherapy in people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS).
- Conditions
- Neuronal Plasticity, Multiple Sclerosis, Rehabilitation
- Trial name
- NCT04448444
- Testing
- Motor Program Activating Therapy, Vojta reflex locomotion
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charles University, Czech Republic
Refractory Epilepsy, Sleep
Investigating the Functional Characteristics During Wakefulness and Sleep Based on SEEG
This study aims to collect electrophysiological and clinical data from patients aged 14-65 with drug-resistant epilepsy who underwent SEEG.
- Trial name
- NCT06524479
- Testing
- SEEG recordings and SPES
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Cerebrovascular Accident
The Effect of Dopamine on Motor Skills Training
This study will examine how dopamine, a brain chemical, affects motor training. Taken by mouth, dopamine can enhance motor training, especially during rehabilitation after brain damage.
- Trial name
- NCT00067275
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Primary Brain Tumor, Metastatic Brain Tumor
Assessment of Eloquent Function in Brain Tumor Patients
Purpose of the study: AIM 1: Prospectively collect pre-operative [functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), magnetoencephalography (MEG)] and intra-operative mapping data in patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT01535430
- Testing
- Brain mapping
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Age-related Cognitive Decline
Train the Brain With Music: Brain Plasticity and Cognitive Benefits Induced by Musical Practice in Elderly People
This longitudinal study aims to countervail age-related cognitive and cerebral decline in healthy retired people through intensive piano / keyboard music practice in Switzerland and Germany.
- Trial name
- TBM (NCT03674931)
- Testing
- musical practice, music education
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- School of Health Sciences Geneva
Amblyopia
An Active Approach to Treat Amblyopia: Video Game Play
Amblyopia, a developmental abnormality that impairs spatial vision, is a major cause of vision loss, resulting in reduced visual acuity and reduced sensitivity to contrast.
- Trial name
- NCT01223716
- Testing
- Perceptual learning, Video Game, Crossover (Occlusion therapy + Video Game)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Stroke
Robotic Pedaling Therapy for Targeted Neural Plasticity
The aim of this Pilot study is to determine whether robotically targeted lower-limb pedaling therapy can increase the extent of stroke recovery on behavioral measures and induce brain plasticity as measured by functional magnetic…
- Trial name
- NCT03300258
- Testing
- Robotic therapy, Aerobic therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Brain Tumor
Use of Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (nTMS) in Generated Motor and Language Mapping to Evaluate Brain Recovery Following Surgery
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn about using Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (nTMS) in patients having surgery to remove a brain tumor in areas of the brain that control movement (motor function)…
- Trial name
- NCT02165995
- Testing
- Motor Mapping, Speech Mapping
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center