Clinical trials: Brain and Nervous System
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Cognitive/Functional Effects
Modafinil in Treating Children With Memory and Attention Problems Caused by Cancer Treatment for a Brain Tumor
RATIONALE: Modafinil may help improve memory, attention, and fatigue caused by cancer treatment. PURPOSE: This phase II randomized trial studies how well modafinil works in treating children with memory and attention problems…
- Conditions
- Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors, Cognitive/Functional Effects, Fatigue, Neurotoxicity
- Trial name
- NCT01381718
- Testing
- modafinil
- Where
- 60 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Maple Syrup Urine Disease
Phenylbutyrate Therapy for Maple Syrup Urine Disease
The investigators have learned in past research that the drug phenylbutyrate can decrease the amounts of branched chain amino acids and their byproducts in the bloodstreams of healthy volunteer patients and also patients with…
- Trial name
- MSUD (NCT01529060)
- Testing
- Phenylbutyrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Brendan Lee
Glioblastoma Multiforme, Malignant Gliomas
Sunitinib to Treat Recurrent Brain Cancer
Background: One way tumors are able to grow is by forming new blood vessels that supply them with nutrients and oxygen. Sunitinib blocks certain proteins on the surface of tumor and blood vessel cells that are involved with the…
- Conditions
- Glioblastoma Multiforme, Malignant Gliomas, Anaplastic Gliomas
- Trial name
- NCT00923117
- Testing
- Sutent (sunitinib)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Epilepsy, Bipolar Disorder
Lamotrigine Pregnancy Registry (LAM05)
Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are not indicated for use in pregnancy. However, women with epilepsy, and other approved indications including bipolar disorder, may require or be unintentionally exposed to AEDs during pregnancy.
- Trial name
- NCT01064297
- Testing
- Lamotrigine monotherapy, Lamotrigine polytherapy including valproate, Lamotrigine polytherapy without valproate
- Volunteers
- 3,416 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Traumatic Brain Injury
Non-invasive Clinical Imaging of Cerebral Metabolism Following Brain Injury Using 13C Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy.
Despite the decline in fatal traumatic brain injury (TBI) incidence in recent years, TBI morbidity remains a public health challenge and is the leading cause of disability in the United States.
- Trial name
- NCT02745210
- Testing
- 13C magnetic resonance spectroscopy
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Alzheimer's Disease
A 12-week Extension Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of Brexpiprazole in the Treatment of Subjects With Agitation Associated With Dementia of the Alzheimer's Type
Active treatment extension study of the 331-14-213 trial, to assess the long-term safety and tolerability of oral brexpiprazole as treatment in adult participants with agitation associated with dementia of the Alzheimer's type…
- Trial name
- NCT03594123
- Testing
- Brexpiprazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 259 people
- Sponsor
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Acute Repetitive Seizures
Repeat-Dose Pharmacokinetics Study of NRL-1 in Epilepsy Subjects
This study evaluates the pharmacokinetic and safety of NRL-1 in epilepsy subjects. Subjects will receive a single intranasal dose of NRL-1 of either 5 mg, 10 mg, 15 mg or 20 mg and will be based on the subject's body weight.
- Trial name
- NCT02724423
- Testing
- NRL-1
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Neurelis, Inc.
Growth Hormone Deficiency, Pediatric, hGH (Human Growth Hormone)
A Phase 3 Trial of the Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of TransCon hGH Weekly Versus Daily hGH in Children With Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD)
A 52 week trial of TransCon hGH, a long-acting growth hormone product, versus human growth hormone therapy. TransCon hGH will be given once-a-week, human growth hormone (hGH) will be given daily.
- Conditions
- Growth Hormone Deficiency, Pediatric, hGH (Human Growth Hormone), Endocrine System Diseases, Hormones
- Trial name
- NCT02781727
- Testing
- Once weekly subcutaneous injection of TransCon hGH, Once daily subcutaneous injection of Genotropin
- Where
- 53 sites in United States, Armenia and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- Ascendis Pharma Endocrinology Division A/S
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease
Comparison of PET Amyloid Imaging in Japanese and Western Subjects
This was a Phase 2, multicenter study to assess the extent and patterns of [18F] flutemetamol uptake in the brains of 3 groups of Japanese subjects: healthy volunteers (HV), amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI), and probable…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT02813070
- Testing
- [18F] Flutemetamol
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare
Cushings Disease
Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Pasireotide s.c. +/- Cabergoline in Patients With Cushing's Disease
The main purpose of this prospective, multicenter, open-label phase II study, was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of pasireotide alone or in combination with cabergoline in patients with Cushing's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT01915303
- Testing
- Pasireotide with or without cabergoline
- Where
- 29 sites in United States, Argentina and 14 more
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Epilepsy
Seizure Detection and Automatic Magnet Mode Performance Study
The purpose of this study is to confirm cardiac-based seizure detection in Cyberonics Model 106 VNS Therapy System.
- Trial name
- E-36 (NCT01325623)
- Testing
- Model 106 VNS Therapy System
- Where
- 14 sites in Belgium, Germany and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Cyberonics, Inc.
Stroke, Physical Disability
Concomitant Sensory Stimulation During Therapy to Enhance Hand Functional Recovery Post Stroke
The objective of this study is to determine if combining vibration with hand task practice is superior to hand task practice alone.
- Trial name
- NCT04569123
- Testing
- real stimulation, No stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Drop Seizures
Novel Helmet Design in Patients With Seizures
This is a two-part study that aims to determine the reliability and safety of the use of the Hövding inflatable helmet in seizures, as evidenced by the deployment of the helmet during seizures, and qualitative patient reporting.
- Conditions
- Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Drop Seizures, Generalized Tonic Clonic Seizure, Complex Partial Seizure
- Trial name
- NCT03443388
- Testing
- Hövding inflatable helmet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michael A. Gelfand, MD, PhD
Venous Thromboembolism, Traumatic Brain Injury
Delayed Versus Early Enoxaparin Prophylaxis After Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
Brain injured patients are at high risk for forming blood clots in the legs and lungs. For non-brain injured trauma patients, we decrease the chances of these blood clots forming by placing the patients on a low dose of the blood…
- Trial name
- DEEP (NCT01014403)
- Testing
- enoxaparin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Urea Cycle Disorder
A Study of the Safety, Efficacy and Pharmacokinetics of Glycerol Phenylbutyrate in Pediatric Subjects Under 2 Years of Age With Urea Cycle Disorders
This is an open-label study consisting of a transition period to RAVICTI, followed by a safety extension period for at least 6 months and up to 24 months of treatment with RAVICTI, depending on age at enrollment.
- Trial name
- NCT02246218
- Testing
- RAVICTI
- Where
- 17 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Premature Birth, Brain Injury
Melatonin As A Novel Neuroprotectant In Preterm Infants- Dosage Study
Preterm babies are at risk of brain injury. Melatonin, a naturally occurring hormone, may reduce this risk. The unborn baby receives melatonin from the mother but following premature delivery there maybe a period of prolonged…
- Trial name
- MIND (NCT00649961)
- Testing
- Melatonin injection
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Migraine With Aura
Study of NXN 188 for the Treatment of Migraine With Aura
NXN-188 Dihydrochloride is being developed as an immediate release oral product for the treatment of acute migraine. This study is being conducted to evaluate NXN-188 in subjects with a migraine history of aura.
- Trial name
- NCT00920686
- Testing
- NXN-188, sumatriptan succinate
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 239 people
- Sponsor
- NeurAxon Inc.
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Behavioral Variant of Frontotemporal Dementia
Assessment of Hyperphosphorylated Tau PET Binding in Primary Progressive Aphasia and Frontotemporal Dementia
This study is designed to learn more about overall tau burden in the brain of patients with Primary Progressive Aphasia (PPA) and Frontotemporal Dementia.
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, Behavioral Variant of Frontotemporal Dementia, Frontotemporal Dementia, Behavioral Variant
- Trial name
- SLD3 (NCT02736695)
- Testing
- F-18 AV 1451
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Alzheimer's Disease
A Study to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of Lecanemab in Subjects With Early Alzheimer's Disease
This is a multinational, multicenter, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study using a Bayesian design with response adaptive randomization across placebo or 5 active arms of lecanemab to determine clinical efficacy…
- Trial name
- NCT01767311
- Testing
- Lecanemab 2.5 mg/kg, Lecanemab 5.0 mg/kg, Lecanemab 10 mg/kg
- Where
- 169 sites in United States, Canada and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 856 people
- Sponsor
- Eisai Inc.
Parkinson Disease
Pivotal Study in Advanced Parkinsons Disease Patients
The general aim of this trial is to determine the efficacy (as measured by the change from baseline to the end of the maintenance phase in the total score for Unified Parkinsons Disease Rating Scale Parts II and III combined)…
- Trial name
- NCT00466167
- Testing
- Pramipexol Extended Release, Pramipexol Immediate Release
- Where
- 76 sites in Austria, Czechia and 12 more
- Volunteers
- 517 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim