Clinical trials: Cerebellum
Ataxia-Telangiectasia
Response of Individuals With Ataxia-Telangiectasia to Metformin and Pioglitazone
This study aims to investigate the link between the Ataxia Telangiectasia Mutated (ATM) gene and metformin response. This link has been identified from large studies of the human genome, and this study aims to confirm this link…
- Trial name
- RAMP (NCT02733679)
- Testing
- Metformin, Pioglitazone
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NHS Tayside
Cannabis, Psychotic Disorders
Cannabinoids and Cerebellar-Motor Functioning
The purpose of this study is to characterize the dose-related effects of delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (∆9-THC) in healthy individuals on cerebellum-dependent motor functions.
- Trial name
- NCT01853020
- Testing
- THC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Spinocerebellar Ataxias
Use of a New Smartphone Application to Determine Changes in Eyeblink Conditioning From Home Training in Individuals With Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Spinocerebellar ataxias are a group of disorders that cause severe disability and can be fatal. There are currently no known disease-modifying treatments available for use, and there is a critical need to find treatments that…
- Trial name
- NCT06177626
- Testing
- Aerobic Training, Balance Training
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Cerebellar Mutism, Posterior Fossa Syndrome
Advanced MRI for Posterior Fossa Tumours
Post-operative paediatric cerebellar mutism syndrome (pCMS) is a well-recognised complication of resective surgery for brain tumours of the cerebellum and fourth ventricle in children.
- Trial name
- NCT03471026
- Testing
- Advanced MRI sequences
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Cerebellum and Pain in Healthy Volunteers.
fMRI and DTI of Cerebellar Responses to Pain in the Human Trigeminal System
This K01 application is designed to prepare the applicant with the skills necessary to establish an independent research program on pain--related processing in the cerebellum.
- Trial name
- NCT01738126
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Schizophrenia, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Cerebellar Stimulation and Cognitive Control
The purpose of this study is to examine whether cerebellar stimulation can be used to improve cognitive deficits and mood in patients with schizophrenia, autism, bipolar disorder, Parkinson's disease, and major depression.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT03217110
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Krystal Parker, PhD
Cerebellar Neoplasm
Impact of Cerebellar Mass Resection on Pain Processing
The purpose of the study is to evaluate how cerebellar resection surgery may affect pain sensation and the way the brain "reads" pain signals.
- Trial name
- NCT02261649
- Testing
- Medoc Advanced Medical Systems PATHWAY Model ATS, Cold water bath, MRI scanner
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Friedreich Ataxia
Friedreich Ataxia Global Clinical Consortium UNIFIED Natural History Study
This project is a global, multicenter, prospective, longitudinal, observational natural history study that can be used to understand the disease progression and support the development of safe and effective drugs and biological…
- Trial name
- UNIFAI (NCT06016946)
- Where
- 34 sites in United States, Australia and 15 more
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Friedreich's Ataxia Research Alliance
Friedreich Ataxia
Characterisation of the Cognitive Profile of Patients Suffering From Friedreich's Ataxia
Friedreich's Ataxia (FA) Friedreich's Ataxia is a neurodegenerative disease caused by a homozygous expansion of the GAA triplet repeats of the frataxin gene (FXN). FA usually begins in childhood or adolescence.
- Trial name
- CPCAF (NCT05874388)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Spinocerebellar Ataxia Type 3, Machado-Joseph Disease
Natural History of Oculomotor Neurophysiology in Ataxic and Pre-ataxic Carriers of SCA3/MJD
The study will consist of a prospective observation of subjects in a natural history design. Disease progression will be monitored through clinical scales and video-oculography.
- Trial name
- BIGPRO (NCT04229823)
- Testing
- Video-oculography, Clinical Scales, Genotyping
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Healthy Aging
Novel Individualized Brain Stimulation, Network-based Approaches to Improve Cognition in Healthy Seniors and MCI Patients
Working memory (WM) relies on a vast network comprising cortical and subcortical structures and its impairment is frequent in normal aging, mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia, often driving fucntional decline.
- Trial name
- NIBS-iCOG (NCT07090681)
- Testing
- tTIS, tTIS + TMS
- Where
- 2 sites in Czechia, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ecole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Cerebellar Stroke, Autoimmune Cerebellar Disorders
Brain Stimulation to Improvement After Cerebellar Damage
The work will examine the mechanisms and potential therapeutic effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation on upper-limb sensorimotor function in individuals with cerebellar dysfunction, including those with damage due to stroke…
- Trial name
- NCT07838961
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Wittenberg
Friedreich Ataxia
Evaluation of the Effects of Calcitriol's in the Neurological Symptoms of Friedreich's Ataxia Patients
Friedreich's Ataxia (FA) is an autosomal recessive disease the mutation of which leads to a deficiency of a protein called frataxin, which is responsible for the symptoms of the disease.
- Trial name
- CalcitriolFA (NCT04801303)
- Testing
- Calcitriol, Blood analysis for frataxin's level measurement, Blood analysis for hypercalcemia's control
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Berta Alemany
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Cerebellar tDCS in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
The purpose of this research study is to investigate whether tDCS to the cerebellum (specifically, the right crus I/II area of the cerebellum) of children and young adults with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is safe and to…
- Trial name
- NCT04446442
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Multiple System Atrophy - Cerebellar Subtype (MSA-C), Multiple System Atrophy - Parkinsonian Subtype (MSA-P)
Targeted Α-synuclein PET Imaging in the Diagnosis of Multiple System Atrophy
The aim of this study was to apply the targeted α-synuclein PET study technique to investigate the pathological load and spatial distribution characteristics of α-syn in MSA patients, and to assess its value as a biomarker for…
- Trial name
- NCT06890377
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Min Zhao,MD
Dystonia
Interactions Between Striatum and Cerebellum in ADCY5 and PRRT2 Dystonias
The investigators will study the relationship between the basal ganglia and the cerebellum in dystonia by associating cerebellar stimulations with functional magnetic resonance imaging analysis.
- Trial name
- AMEDYST (NCT03481491)
- Testing
- transcranial magnetic stimulation of the cerebellum
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation on Median Nerve Facilitates Low Motor Cortex Excitability in Human With Spinocerebellar Ataxia
Spinocerebellar ataxia (SCA) is a hereditary disorder with movement incoordination. The ataxia performed low intra-cortical facilitation mainly due to the degenerative cerebellum.
- Trial name
- NCT02103075
- Testing
- Neuromuscular electrical stimulation
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung University
Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Lesion
Auditory-motor Coupling in Multiple Sclerosis With Cerebellar Lesions
This study is a case-control observational study, involving persons with multiple sclerosis and healthy controls. The study contains 1 descriptive and 4 experimental sessions.
- Trial name
- NCT04639401
- Testing
- motor entrainment to auditory cues and music during walking on quality of movement
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasselt University
Brain and Central Nervous System Tumors
Tumor Tissue, Blood Samples, and Family History in Predicting Tumor Development and Response to Treatment in Young Patients With Low-Grade Glioma
RATIONALE: Studying samples of tumor tissue and blood in the laboratory may help doctors learn more about changes that occur in DNA and identify biomarkers related to cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00891722
- Testing
- biologic sample preservation procedure, laboratory biomarker analysis, questionnaire administration
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group
Friedreich Ataxia
Digital Outcome Assessment Using AI Active Gaming and Motion Capture in Friedreich Ataxia
Friedreich ataxia (FA) is a rare, inherited condition that progressively affects balance, coordination, and walking. Clinical trials of new FA treatments rely largely on standard clinical rating scales, but these can be tiring…
- Trial name
- STEP-OUT FA (NCT07731971)
- Testing
- Laboratory validation session (VSimulator), Home-based active gaming assessment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter