Clinical trials: Cortical Activation
Schizophrenia
Interactions of Fronto-Parietal High Frequency rTMS on Anterior Cingulate Cortex Activation in Schizophrenia
This will be a single site pilot study. 20 subjects with EPP (Early Phase Psychosis), defined as medical record documentation of the onset of clinically significant psychotic symptoms within the past 10 years, will be enrolled.
- Trial name
- rTMS-FPCC (NCT04309370)
- Testing
- 20 Hz rTMS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Multiple Sclerosis, Ambulation Difficulty
Effects of a Home Based Walking Program Using Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS) is a music therapy technique that provides rhythmic auditory cues (like a beat) to help improve patients' movements, especially when walking.
- Trial name
- NCT02065284
- Testing
- Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Low Back Pain
Therapeutic Effects of Horticulture on Anterior Cingulate Cortex Activation in People With Chronic Low Back Pain
Chronic low back leads to a significant socio-economic burden. It is associated with physical and psychosocial deconditioning. Even a short "nature experience" has positive effects on the affective and cognitive factors involved…
- Trial name
- HORTICARE (NCT04656158)
- Testing
- Physical activity involving exposure to nature: Therapeutic horticulture
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Brain Hypoxia
Metabolic Changes in the Activated Human Visual Cortex During Mild Hypoxia
The primary objective of this research is to measure changes in neurochemical concentrations during stimulation of the primary visual cortex, in both conditions of normoxia (normal oxygen availability) and induced mild hypoxia…
- Trial name
- NCT02482571
- Testing
- Mild Hypoxia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Dry Eye Syndrome, Photophobia
Functional MRI Study of Cortical Modifications to Light Stimulation in Patients With Photophobia
Photophobia is a common and disabling symptom in patient with dry eye syndrome. The aim of this study is tried to better understand this complain analyzing brain activation during a luminous stimulation to highlight modification…
- Trial name
- NCT03464357
- Testing
- fMRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Quantifying Abnormalities in Cortical Activation Associated With Auditory Hallucinations Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
The goal of the project is to characterize abnormalities in brain structure and function related to schizophrenia. The investigators will use advanced magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques to measure the degree and…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Hallucinations
- Trial name
- NCT00288340
- Testing
- functional magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Low Back Pain
The Investigation of Underlying Mechanism of Lumbar Multifidus Muscle Activation Deficits
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate mechanism underlying lumbar multifidus muscle (LM) activation deficits in adults with chronic low back pain (CLBP).
- Trial name
- NCT05961774
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation, Neuromuscular electrical stimulation
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Parkinson's Disease, Stroke
Training With Exergame and Treadmill on Executive Function and Dual-task Performance
This study aimed to investigate the effects of dual-task training with exergame and treadmill on executive function and dual-task performance in individuals with PD and stroke and discuss the correlation between the change values…
- Trial name
- NCT03623841
- Testing
- Dual-task training, Treadmill training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Shoulder Pain, Chronic Pain
Feasibility of Near-infrared Spectroscopy to Measure Cortical Pain Pathway (Brain) Activation During Dry Needling
The benefit experienced by some patients when treated with dry needling,1 combined with the field-expedient nature of this intervention, make dry needling uniquely suited for the military healthcare environment.
- Conditions
- Shoulder Pain, Chronic Pain, Musculoskeletal Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04170803
- Testing
- Dry Needling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Army-Baylor University Doctoral Program in Physical Therapy
Stroke
The Relationship Between Motor Cortex Oxygenation and Motor Function Recovery in Stroke Patients
Stroke is the most common cause of motor function impairment. However, the functional impairment is not totally irreversible. Several mechanisms may involved in both the cortical and motor function recovery after onset of stroke…
- Trial name
- NCT01781689
- Testing
- Functional Electric Stimulation, Rehabilitation programs
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital.
Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder, Typical Developed Children
Investigating Handwriting Characteristics and Underlying Factor in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
The mechanism of the motor problem in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in handwriting has been investigated in the following three aspects, including collecting dynamic handwriting performance, exploring the related…
- Trial name
- NCT06228885
- Testing
- handwriting experiment and motor ability test
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Cervical Spinal Cord Injury, Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis
Spinal Cord Associative Plasticity Study
Spinal cord associative plasticity (SCAP) is a combined cortical and spinal electrical stimulation technique developed to induce recovery of arm and hand function in spinal cord injury.
- Conditions
- Cervical Spinal Cord Injury, Tetraplegia/Tetraparesis, Cervical Myelopathy
- Trial name
- SCAP (NCT05163639)
- Testing
- Non-invasive pairing of cortical and spinal stimulation, Intraoperative pairing of cortical and spinal stimulation, Non-invasive repeated pairing of cortical and spinal stimulation (SCAP)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Cortical Activation
Menstrual Cycle TMS Plasticity Pilot
Aim 1: Assess how menstrual cycle phase affects motor cortex plasticity in females. Aim 2: Compare motor cortex plasticity between males and females across the same time points, identifying potential sex differences in TMS…
- Trial name
- NCT07180654
- Testing
- transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Depressive Disorder, Major
The Activation on Prefrontal Cortex With Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Major Depressive Disorder: A Study of Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy
This study evaluates the activation on prefrontal cortex with acupuncture and moxibustion for major depressive disorder.Half of participants will receive the treatment of acupuncture and moxibustion, while the other participants…
- Trial name
- ACUfNIRS (NCT04272476)
- Testing
- acupuncture and moxibustion, Fluoxetine
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Corticospinal Excitability, Cortical Activation
LAnguage-Motor Imagery Circuits to Improve Motor Learning and Language Comprehension
Recent evidence suggests that cognitive systems do not operate in isolation but interact within broader networks, thus opening new avenues for fundamental and clinical research.
- Trial name
- LAMI (NCT06478303)
- Testing
- Motor imagery, Action reading, Motor localizer
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble