Clinical trials: Brain and Nervous System
Cirrhosis, Hepatic Encephalopathy
The Effect of a Large-volume Paracentesis on Fatigue, Sleep, and Quality of Life in Cirrhosis
Ascites is the accumulation of fluid within the peritoneal cavity of the abdomen. It is a frequent complication of cirrhosis that is associated with significant morbidity and poor quality of life.
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis, Hepatic Encephalopathy, Ascites, Fatigue
- Trial name
- NCT01777971
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Dementia, Frontotemporal
A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of VES001 in Healthy Participants
This is a Phase 1, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of single and multiple doses of VES001 in a two part followed by a…
- Trial name
- SORT-IN-1 (NCT06226064)
- Testing
- VES001
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vesper Biotechnologies ApS
Hypoxic-Ischaemic Encephalopathy, Neonatal Encephalopathy
Intranasal Breast Milk Therapy in HIE
This is an open-label prospective single-center randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effect of intranasal breast milk in hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathic neonates receiving therapeutic hypothermia on long term…
- Conditions
- Hypoxic-Ischaemic Encephalopathy, Neonatal Encephalopathy, Perinatal Asphyxia, Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
- Trial name
- NEO-BRIGHT (NCT06746532)
- Testing
- Intranasal breast milk
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Semmelweis University
Neuroblastoma, Medulloblastoma
Molecular-Guided Therapy for Childhood Cancer
The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility (ability to be done) of experimental technologies to determine a tumor's molecular makeup.
- Conditions
- Neuroblastoma, Medulloblastoma, Glioma, Ependymoma
- Trial name
- NCT02162732
- Testing
- Guided Therapy
- Where
- 19 sites in United States, Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 186 people
- Sponsor
- Giselle Sholler
Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation
Programming Strategy of VFS for Gait Impairments in PD
Variable Frequency Stimulation(VFS) is a stimulation pattern applied in Deep Brain Stimulation(DBS) therapy for Parkinson's disease(PD). Peking Union Medical College Hospital was the first centre conducting research on VFS.
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation, Gait Disorders, Neurologic
- Trial name
- NCT05905198
- Testing
- Programming
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Parkinson Disease
Synaptic Density and Progression of Parkinson's Disease.
AIM: To assess synaptic density and to investigate the potential relationship of regional synaptic loss with motor and non-motor symptoms and with disease progression in the human brain in vivo in patients with PD.
- Trial name
- NCT04243304
- Testing
- 11C-UCB-J PET-CT, 18F-PE2I PET-MR
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Epilepsy
Evaluation of Memory and Forgetting in Patients With Epilepsy
Drug-resistant focal epilepsy (DRFE) is frequently associated with complications of varying severity that impair patient's quality of life.
- Trial name
- EPIMNESIE (NCT04924933)
- Testing
- Computerised associative memory task using abstract words and landscape photographs
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis
COVID-19 Infection in Vulnerable Patients With Inflammatory Rheumatic Diseases
The trial is a prospective, observational study aiming to identify risk factors for serious COVID-19 infection by evaluating clinical measures and biomarkers of inflammation in patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease…
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Axial Spondyloarthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Trial name
- NCT04335747
- Testing
- COVID-19 infection
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Salome Kristensen
Gliomas, Anaplastic Astrocytoma
Cellular Immunotherapy Study for Brain Cancer
The purpose of this research study to determine if treating recurrent malignant gliomas with another person's (donor) immune system cells known as aCTL cells, will be safe.
- Conditions
- Gliomas, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma, Anaplastic Mixed Glioma
- Trial name
- alloCTL (NCT01144247)
- Testing
- alloreactive CTL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center
Symptomatic Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension (NOH), Parkinson's Disease
Fipamezole in Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension
The purpose of this study is to determine whether Fipamezole is effective in the treatment of orthostatic hypotension and related symptoms in multiple system atrophy and Parkinson's disease.
- Conditions
- Symptomatic Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension (NOH), Parkinson's Disease, Multiple System Atrophy
- Trial name
- Foehn (NCT00758849)
- Testing
- Fipamezole
- Where
- 4 sites in France, Portugal
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Juvantia Pharma Ltd
Infant Colic, Postpartum Depression
Measuring and Reducing Excessive Infant Crying
Excessive infant crying (EIC) is likely to increase the risk of child abuse. The investigators propose a randomized trial using an intervention based on recommendations of Karp.
- Trial name
- UTHealth THB (NCT01217658)
- Testing
- The Happiest Baby on The Block, AAP Infant Colic counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Diabetes, Dementia
Enhanced Quality in Primary Care for Elders With Diabetes and Dementia
The purpose of this study is to develop and test a care quality improvement intervention featuring use of consensus decisional guidance for the medical management of diabetes (DM) in patients with Alzheimer's disease and related…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- EQUIPED-ADRD (NCT03723707)
- Testing
- EQUIPED-ADRD Intervention, Control (CON)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 355 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Cerebral Palsy
Effects of PEDAL Program With and Without EMS On Mobility And Gait In Children With Cerebral Palsy
PEDAL is a program that focuses on juvenile endurance and limb building for kids with cerebral palsy. Studying how PEDAL with and without Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS) affects these metrics in an effort to determine whether…
- Trial name
- NCT06460311
- Testing
- PEDAL and EMS, PEDAL
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Tourette Syndrome, Habit Reversal Training
Extinction Learning in Adults With Tourette Syndrome
Aversive sensory phenomena such as premonitory urges play a central role in the behavioral treatment model of tics. Extinction learning and extinction recall are learning processes implicated within this model, but are still…
- Conditions
- Tourette Syndrome, Habit Reversal Training, Tic Disorders, Tics
- Trial name
- NCT04498364
- Testing
- Habit Reversal Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Anosognosia, Alzheimer's Disease
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) of Anosognosia in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
This is a three year fMRI study conducted at the University of Wisconsin (UW) Hospital and the William. S. Middleton VA Hospital.
- Conditions
- Anosognosia, Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT00908999
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Parkinson Disease
Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Constipation in Parkinson's Disease
Participants will be allocated to FMT group or placebo group at a 1:1 ratio. For interventional group, patients will be given six FMT capsules twice a week for 24 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT06388863
- Testing
- Healthy donor-derived FMT capsule
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
Parkinson Disease
Effect of Multimodal Exercise Training on Walking Economy in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease
Sustained ambulation is a challenge for individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) as walking economy is frequently compromised. There are also various disease-related skeletal muscle alterations that may contribute to performance…
- Trial name
- NCT03864393
- Testing
- Multimodal overground locomotor training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- George Mason University
Chronic Migraine, Medication Overuse Headache
Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation as Add-on Treatment in Chronic Migraine With Medication Overuse
This randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled clinical trial aims to evaluate the efficacy of non-invasive brain stimulation as an add-on treatment to standard detoxification therapy in patients with chronic migraine and…
- Trial name
- NCT07442916
- Testing
- Active rTMS Motor Cortex Face, Active rTMS - Motor Cortex Forearm
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS National Neurological Institute "C. Mondino" Foundation
Migraine
Migraine Induction Properties of PACAP-38 After Eptinezumab in Migraine Without Aura Patients.
To investigate whether administration of calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) binding monoclonal antibodies eptinezumab prevents pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide-38 (PACAP-38) induced migraine attacks in…
- Trial name
- NCT05635604
- Testing
- Eptinezumab, PACAP-38
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Danish Headache Center
Migraine, Cluster Headache
Context-awareness, Physiological Monitoring, and Machine Learning in Migraine and Cluster Headache
This is an observational, longitudinal cohort pilot study measuring physiological signals through wearable sensors combined with machine learning algorithms to detect behaviour, stress and headaches in patients with migraine and…
- Trial name
- COPIMAC (NCT04949204)
- Testing
- Wearable sensor detection
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent