Clinical trials: Cerebral Perfusion
Brain Tumor, Primary, Brain Tumor, Recurrent
Performance of Elucirem in DSC-MRI Perfusion of Brain Gliomas
This trial aimed to study the performance of Elucirem (gadopiclenol) in Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DSC-MRI) perfusion of brain gliomas.
- Trial name
- GDX-44-016 (NCT06057168)
- Testing
- Elucirem, Dotarem
- Where
- 11 sites in Hungary, Italy and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- Guerbet
Alzheimer's Disease
Acute Effects Of Donepezil On Brain Perfusion And Memory In Subjects With Cognitive Impairment And Mild Alzheimer's Disease
The study hypothesizes that donepezil will have a positive impact on brain blood flow deficits in subjects with memory deficits and/or mild dementia and that improvements in brain blood flow will be accompanied by improvements in…
- Trial name
- NCT01082965
- Testing
- Donepezil
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Healthy Brain Perfusion
Improving Human Cerebrovascular Function Using Acute Intermittent Hypoxia
This study uses magnetic resonance imaging to determine whether 3 weeks of repeated exposure to Acute Intermittent Hypoxia can improve brain blood flow or blood flow regulation in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT05164705
- Testing
- Acute Intermittent Hypoxia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Head Injury, Intracranial Pathology
Effect of Intrathoracic Pressure Regulation on Decreased Cerebral Perfusion
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the physiological response to application of the Intrathoracic Pressure Regulator (ITPR) in patients with compromised cerebral circulation.
- Conditions
- Head Injury, Intracranial Pathology, Compromised Cerebral Perfusion
- Trial name
- NCT01824576
- Testing
- ITPR
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Advanced Circulatory Systems
Brain Cancer
A Comparison of MRI Perfusion and FDG PET/CT to Distinguish Between Radiation Injury and Tumor Progression
This study will examine if MRI perfusion and PET/CT can tell growing tumor and radiation injury apart. MRI perfusion looks at the blood vessels in the tumor. PET/CT looks if the tumor cells are actively growing.
- Trial name
- NCT01604512
- Testing
- MRI perfusion and PET/CT scans
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Ischemic Stroke
POSITIVE Stroke Clinical Trial
Primary Endpoint: The primary objective is to show that AIS patients, ineligible for or refractory to treatment with IV-tPA, with appropriate image selection, treated with mechanical thrombectomy within 6-12 hours of symptom…
- Trial name
- NCT01852201
- Testing
- Endovascular Mechanical Thrombectomy
- Where
- 20 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Insulin Resistance
Insulin Resistance in Adolescents
The growing population of adolescents with insulin resistance (IR) is predicted to create a large public health burden in the next few decades.
- Trial name
- NCT04089332
- Testing
- Oral Glucose Tolerance Test (OGTT), 3 Tesla MRI, Intravenous Catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Hypertension, Heart Failure
LSFG-SKIN, Laser Speckle Flowgraphy
The purpose of this project is to quantify normal and abnormal skin blood flow regionally in different areas of the body(face, extremities, over burns and wounds) at baseline and over time in response to treatment or…
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Heart Failure, Vascular Ischemia, Burns
- Trial name
- NCT03660618
- Testing
- laser speckle flowgraphy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Randy Kardon
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Enhancement of Cerebral Vasoreactivity and Cognition by Intranasal Insulin in Type 2 Diabetes
Our goal is to determine the acute effects of intranasal insulin on regional perfusion and cognition of older adults. We propose a pilot study to examine the effect of a single dose of intranasal insulin on regional…
- Trial name
- NCT01206322
- Testing
- Intranasal insulin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Bronchoscopy
Dexmedetomidine for Sedation of Endobronchial Ultrasound-guided Transbronchial Needle Aspiration
Preventing hypoxemia is one of the major goal of studies for bronchoscopic sedation. Dexmedetomidine is a sedative agents via α2 adrenergic agonist, with little respiratory suppression.
- Trial name
- NCT03521505
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine arm, Propofol arm
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Organ Transplantation
Remote Ischemic Preconditioning in Neurological Death Organ Donors
The purpose of this study is to determine whether application of lower limb remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC) after determination of brain death improves donor stability, organ quality, organ yield, and early post transplant…
- Trial name
- RIPNOD (NCT01515072)
- Testing
- RIPC (Remote Ischemic Preconditioning)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 321 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Head Injury, Intracranial Pathology
Effect of Intrathoracic Pressure Regulation on Decreased Cerebral Perfusion (4hour)
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the physiological response to application of the Intrathoracic Pressure Regulator (ITPR) in patients with compromised cerebral circulation.
- Conditions
- Head Injury, Intracranial Pathology, Compromised Cerebral Perfusion
- Trial name
- NCT02388880
- Testing
- ITPR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Advanced Circulatory Systems
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Semantic Memory, Financial Capacity, and Brain Perfusion in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) (CASL)
Alzheimer's disease (AD) often manifests as a memory disorder before dementia develops. Dementia is considered to be present when a person can no longer handle complex activities of daily living, such as managing finances.
- Trial name
- CASL (NCT00880555)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Traumatic Brain Injury, Multiple Sclerosis
Measuring Cerebral Blood Flow Using Pseudo-continuous Arterial Spin Labeling Perfusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
This study will test a new MRI sequence that measures cerebral blood flow (CBF). Because this technique for measuring CBF is new, there is little information on what the normal values for different regions of the brain should be.
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease, Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT02767609
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Ischemic Stroke
Clinical Mismatch in the Triage of Wake Up and Late Presenting Strokes Undergoing Neurointervention With Trevo
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the hypothesis that Trevo thrombectomy plus medical management leads to superior clinical outcomes at 90 days as compared to medical management alone in appropriately selected subjects…
- Trial name
- DAWN (NCT02142283)
- Testing
- Trevo Thrombectomy Procedure, Medical Management
- Where
- 32 sites in United States, Australia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 206 people
- Sponsor
- Stryker Neurovascular
Traumatic Brain Injury
Vasopressin Versus Catecholamines for Cerebral Perfusion Pressure Control in Brain Injured Trauma Patients
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is among the leading causes of trauma death and disability in both civilian and military populations.
- Trial name
- AVP (NCT00795366)
- Testing
- arginine vasopressin, Standard catecholamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Traumatic Brain Injury
Early Propranolol After Traumatic Brain Injury: Phase II
The primary objective of this study is to determine in patients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) the safe dosing of propranolol.
- Trial name
- EPAT: Phase II (NCT01202110)
- Testing
- Propranolol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Brain Neoplasms, Surgery
Cerebral Blood Perfusion Changes After General Anesthesia for Craniotomy
Few studies look into cerebral blood flow (CBF) changes during emergence from general anesthesia for craniotomy. The purpose of this study is to demonstrate CBF changes during emergence from general anesthesia for craniotomy…
- Conditions
- Brain Neoplasms, Surgery, Hyperemia
- Trial name
- NCT01642147
- Testing
- Transcranial Doppler (TCD), jugular venous bulb catheterization, Tumor removal surgery under general anesthesia
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Huashan Hospital
Physical Activity, Aging
Independent Walking for Brain Health
Physical activity interventions with older adults can improve brain health; however most interventions have been performed in gym-like settings that reach a small sector of the senior population.
- Trial name
- NCT03058146
- Testing
- Mobile Health Walking Condition, Healthy Aging Education Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Lung Carcinoma Metastatic in the Brain, Stage IV Lung Non-Small Cell Cancer AJCC v7
Pembrolizumab and Magnetic Resonance Imaging With Ferumoxytol in Treating Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer and Brain Metastases
This pilot phase II trial study evaluates the usefulness of the ferumoxytol steady state magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technique for response assessment after pembrolizumab and radiation therapy in non-small cell lung cancer…
- Trial name
- NCT03325166
- Testing
- Ferumoxytol, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute