Clinical trials: Brain Vascular Function
Intracranial Pressure Increase, Abdominal Compartment Syndrome
Vasopressin in Intraabdominal Pressure Elevation
The aim of this study is to investigate any direct correlation between increased intrathoracic pressure, intraabdominal pressure and intracranial pressure, following a controlled elevation in intraabdominal pressure and…
- Trial name
- NCT03707054
- Testing
- Study Arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder
Validation Study of the ExéSem Battery Designed to Differentiate the Contribution of Executive Functions in Semantic Disorders
This protocol describes a study aimed at evaluating the psychometric properties of the ExéSem battery, developed to differentiate semantic deficits from executive semantic impairments in patients with post-lesional or…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder, Progressive Primary Aphasia Semantic Variant, People Without Neurocognitive Disorder
- Trial name
- ExéSemVal (NCT07573046)
- Testing
- ExéSem cognitive battery
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Functional Disability, Dementia
Aspirin in Reducing Events in the Elderly
ASPREE-XT is a post-treatment, longitudinal observational follow-up study of ASPREE participants [ASPREE Investigator Group, 2013; www.aspree.org; McNeil et al 2017].
- Conditions
- Functional Disability, Dementia, Heart Disease, Stroke
- Trial name
- ASPREE (NCT01038583)
- Testing
- 100 mg enteric-coated aspirin
- Where
- 47 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 19,114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Ataxia, Cerebrovascular Accident
PET Scan to Study Brain Control of Human Movement
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) is a technique used to investigate activity in areas of the brain. The PET technique allows researchers to study the normal processes in the brain (central nervous system) of normal individuals…
- Conditions
- Ataxia, Cerebrovascular Accident, Healthy, Movement Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00001324
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 510 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Alzheimer Disease, Vascular Dementia
Working Memory Functioning in Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Dementia
The aim of the present study is to investigate potential cognitive mechanisms contributing to working memory impairment in Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Vascular Dementia, Mixed Dementias
- Trial name
- MEMTRAV-COG (NCT06321380)
- Testing
- Complex span task, Clinical neuropsychological assessment, Clinical neurospychological assessement
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Fabry Disease
Study of the Relation Between Lipid Myocardial Overload Evaluated by Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Alteration of Longitudinal Myocardial Deformations by Echocardiography, and Clinical Achievements (Functional, Biological and Electrical) in Fabry Disease, and Its Outcomes.
Anderson-Fabry disease is a genetic lysosomal storage disease, linked to chromosome X (gene GLA), responsible of enzyme synthesis deficit in α-galactosidase A with intracellular sphingolipids accumulation and multiorganic…
- Trial name
- FABRY-Image (NCT03123523)
- Testing
- Echocardiography at T0, Exercise test, Biological assays
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Brain Insulin-sensitivity, Brain Vascular Function
Effects of Wild Blueberry Consumption on Brain Function in Elderly
Impaired brain vascular function precedes the development of reduced cognitive performance, while brain insulin-resistance is associated with cognitive decline.
- Conditions
- Brain Insulin-sensitivity, Brain Vascular Function, Cerebral Blood Flow
- Trial name
- NCT07177781
- Testing
- Wild blueberry powder
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Spinal Cord Injury
A Longitudinal Examination of Aging With a Spinal Cord Injury: Cardiovascular, Cerebrovascular and Cognitive Consequences
The general population is aging, today 12% of the United States population is older than 65 and it is estimated that by 2020 the number of people in the United States older than 65 will outnumber children younger than 5.
- Trial name
- NCT03023163
- Testing
- Longitudinal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Spinal Cord Injuries, Cerebral Palsy
LEAP a New Overground Body Weight Support Robot: Usability Trial
People with central nervous system disorders such as spinal cord injury, stroke, cerebral palsy, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, etc… often have impaired lower extremity function that limits activities of daily life and…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Cerebral Palsy, Parkinson Disease, Multiple Sclerosis
- Trial name
- LEAP (NCT03458169)
- Testing
- Therapist LEAP session feedback, Participant LEAP session feedback, LEAP risk control validation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinique Romande de Readaptation
Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis
Neutrophils as Prognostic Factors in Granulomatosis With Polyangiitis (Formerly Named Wegener's Granulomatosis)
Anti-neutrophil cytoplasm antibodies (ANCA)-associated vasculitis are rare diseases characterized by inflammation of blood vessels.
- Trial name
- NeutroVasc (NCT01862068)
- Testing
- Blood samples and clinical data, Blood sample
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Brain Tumor, Brain Pathology
Can we Use Resting-state fMRI and CSD Fiber Tractography for Presurgical Mapping?
This prospective study aims to investigate and validate the use of resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) and high angular resolution diffusion imaging (HARDI), specifically constrained spherical deconvolution (CSD) tractography…
- Conditions
- Brain Tumor, Brain Pathology, Epilepsy, Vascular Malformations, Brain
- Trial name
- NCT06040580
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Cerebral Microvascular Dysfunction, Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases
PRospective Observation on CErebral microvaScular Structure and Function
This is a population-based prospective cohort study, aiming to assess the prevalence, distributional characteristics, and dynamic change of cerebral small vessel dysfunction in a Chinese community population using advanced…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Microvascular Dysfunction, Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases, Cognitive Dysfunction, Cerebrovascular Disorders
- Trial name
- PROCESS (NCT06579677)
- Testing
- Without any intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Brain Vascular Function, Cognition
Aronia and Cognitive Fitness
Previously, beneficial effects of Aronia Melanocarpa extract (AME) supplementation on cognitive performance has been observed in healthy middle-aged adults. However, underlying mechanisms have not yet been addressed.
- Trial name
- NCT05268133
- Testing
- Aronia, Control
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Cerebral Vascular Accident (CVA)/Stroke
The Natural History of Recovery After Stroke
The goal of this longitudinal observational study is to learn the course of recovery after stroke. Specifically, in this study we will learn and describe the changes in cognitive, motor and sensory function over time in stroke…
- Trial name
- RESTRO (NCT06441552)
- Testing
- non-interventional
- Where
- 3 sites in Israel, Palestinian Territories
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Adi Negev-Nahalat Eran
Hypertension
Hypertension, Intracranial Pulsatility and Brain Amyloid-beta Accumulation in Older Adults (HIPAC Trial)
The aim of this study is to determine if lowering blood pressure using FDA approved medication (antihypertensive drugs) alters brain pulsatility and reduces brain amyloid beta protein accumulation in older adults.
- Trial name
- HIPAC (NCT03354143)
- Testing
- Standard Care, Intensive Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Brain Arteriovenous Malformations
Language Function Reorganization in Patients With Arteriovenous Malformations
Brain arteriovenous malformation (AVM) is generally considered as a congenital lesion. Its unique clinical manifestation is that when the unruptured AVM involves and destroys the language function area of the left hemisphere, the…
- Trial name
- NCT07537504
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Chronic Stroke
Effect of Somatosensory Motor Intergration Training on Post-stroke Upper Limb Function.
Background: Most patients suffer from post-stroke somatosensory and motor impairments, and 50% to 70% of patients in the chronic stage still have upper extremity impairments that severely limit their functional independence and…
- Trial name
- NCT06057584
- Testing
- somatosensory-motor integration training, pure somatosensory training, pure motor training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 153 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Stroke, Spasticity, Muscle
Analysis of the Correlation Between Ultrasound Imaging and Functional Parameters in the Medial Gastrocnemius Muscle in Post-stroke Patients With Spasticity in the Lower Limb
The goal of this observational study is to understand the impact of spasticity on muscle changes and functional performance in stroke patients with lower limb spasticity in comparison to non-stroke individuals.
- Trial name
- US-function (NCT06411587)
- Testing
- Ultrasound imaging and functional assessment
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Zaragoza
Stroke
Effects of Strength Training of Non-paretic Upper and Lower Limb With or Without Mirror Therapy
The aim of this study is to find the effects of strength training with or without mirror therapy of non-paralytic upper limb for functional activities and in lower limb for gait pattern, balance and stability, and ADLs of…
- Trial name
- NCT06292403
- Testing
- Strength Training, Mirror therapy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Stroke
Screening Diagnosis of Fall Risk After Stroke and Initial Intervention: A fNIRs Study
This is a functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRs) study designed to screen for risk of falls after diagnosis of stroke and initial intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT06062407
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University