Clinical trials: Cortical Plasticity
Hearing Loss
Evaluation of Hearing Aids Rehabilitation Within Age-related Hearing Loss Population.
Hearing aids restore efficiently some auditory functions in age-related hearing loss (ARHL or presbycusis) providing to the elderly an access to oral communication and a return to social life.
- Trial name
- AGEHEAR (NCT05331404)
- Testing
- PET examination, Quality of life assessment
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Stroke
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation to Improve Hand Movement in Stroke Patients
This study will examine whether hand movement in stroke patients can be improved by applying electrical stimulation to the side of the brain affected by the stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT00307385
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Healthy Young Adult, Neurophysiology
Motor Cortex Plasticity Response to Theta-Burst Stimulation After Ketone Monoester Supplementation
Transcranial magnetic stimulation is a medical device that can alter motor cortical (M1) excitability through the scalp via various protocols.
- Trial name
- KME-TBS (NCT06799260)
- Testing
- Ketone Monoester (KME), iTBS, cTBS
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
Cortical Excitability, Brain Stimulation
Neuroplastic Alterations of the Motor Cortex by Caffeine
Caffeine is a psychostimulant drug. It acts as a competitive antagonist at adenosine receptors, which modulate cortical excitability as well.
- Conditions
- Cortical Excitability, Brain Stimulation, Caffeine
- Trial name
- NCT04011670
- Testing
- 200 mg caffeine tablet, Non-active tablet
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Goettingen
Cerebrovascular Accident
Electrical Stimulation to Improve Hand Function in Patients With Chronic Stroke
This study will determine whether an electric shock to the forearm can improve hand function in patients with chronic stroke and, if so, whether the improvement is related to brain reorganization.
- Trial name
- NCT00023569
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Spinal Cord Injuries, Spine Disease
Temporary Inactivation of Strong Muscle Sensation to Improve Rehabilitation Interventions in SCI
The investigators are conducting a research study to try to improve rehabilitation interventions for individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Spine Disease, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT05589402
- Testing
- Lidocaine Cream 5%, Rehabilitation Movement Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Healthy Older Adults
Influence of tDCS on Cortical Plasticity in Healthy Older Adults
The aim of this study is to investigate whether the anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) over the primary motor cortex (M1) in healthy older adults leads to an increase in cortical plasticity (change in motor…
- Trial name
- NCT01888055
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Stroke, Dysphagia
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Dysphagia Therapy in Acute Stroke Patients
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether transcranial direct current stimulation of the cerebral swallow motor cortex in addition to standard care can enhance recovery of swallow function in acute dysphagic stroke…
- Trial name
- NCT01970384
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Muenster
Schizophrenia
Effects of Varenicline on Plasticity in Schizophrenia
This laboratory pilot study will explore the effects of varenicline tartrate on long-term potentiation (LTP)-like mechanisms of (1) the motor cortex and (2) the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and working memory in…
- Trial name
- VAR-PAS (NCT01934023)
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Cerebrovascular Stroke
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation to Evaluate Neural Plasticity After Stroke
The purpose of this study is to examine how different areas in the brain interact with each other and how using brain imaging and brain stimulation approaches can influence these interactions.
- Trial name
- NCT02465034
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Traditional Paired Associative Stimulation, Median Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Major Depressive Disorder
A Study to Investigate Evoked Potentials as Markers of Ketamine-induced Cortical Plasticity in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder
To evaluate if somatosensory evoked potentials (SEPs) and motor evoked potentials (MEPs) obtained with electroencephalography (EEG) and electromyography (EMG) can be used to detect changes in cortical plasticity in responders to…
- Trial name
- NCT01957410
- Testing
- Ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Healthy, Cerebrovascular Accident
Improvement of Use Dependent Plasticity in Chronic Stroke Patients
This study will examine the role of an amphetamine in improving the effect that electrical nerve stimulation has over brain flexibility associated with motor training in patients who experienced a stroke more than 1 year before.
- Trial name
- NCT00072735
- Testing
- Electrocardiogram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Concussion
Cortical Plasticity Assessment in Athletes With a History of Concussion
The purpose of this research is to determine whether athletes with concussion have changes in cortical excitability. Single and paired transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can be used as reliable neurophysiological marker of…
- Trial name
- NCT01112761
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Adult Brain Tumor
Induction of Cortical Plasticity
The study aims to induce plastic reorganization by a therapeutic protocol to increase the rate of gross total resection (GTR) and to optimize the oncological result.
- Trial name
- NCT04553341
- Testing
- Navigated repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Tactile Spatial Acuity, Healthy
Role of Brain Region Changes in Tactile (Touch) Ability Following Nerve Block
This study will examine the role of different brain regions in tactile (touch) ability after application of a tourniquet (inflated blood pressure cuff).
- Trial name
- NCT00357058
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Cortical Excitability, Healthy
Assessing the Effects of Hormones on Noninvasive Transcranial Stimulation
This study is investigating how two types of non-invasive brain stimulation, transcranial electrical stimulation (TES) and transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), affect brain activity, and whether combining them produces…
- Conditions
- Cortical Excitability, Healthy, TMS, Menstrual Cycle
- Trial name
- NCT07635017
- Testing
- Transcranial Electrical Stimulation, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, TES + TMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carnegie Mellon University
Knee Osteoarthritis, Chronic Pain
Motor Cortex Plasticity and the Effect of Deep Intramuscular Needling Stimulation Therapy (DIMST) in Osteoarthritis Pain
The aim of this study is to evaluate the cortical excitability in pain of knee osteoarthritis (OA), as well as the effect of one session of a kind of electroacupuncture (deep needling intramuscular stimulation therapy - DIMST) in…
- Trial name
- NCT01855958
- Testing
- DIMST
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Cerebellar Disease, Dementia
Effects of Brain Stimulation on Learning and Reasoning
Imaging studies of the brain have revealed the different areas involved in the processes of learning and reasoning. However, the specific role these regions play in these processes, or if stimulating these areas can improve these…
- Conditions
- Cerebellar Disease, Dementia, Healthy, Parkinson's Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00001776
- Testing
- Cadwell Rapid Rate Magnetic Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
Cortical Plasticity of the Tactile Mirror System in Borderline Personality Disorder
People with borderline personality disorder (BPD) show alterations in the empathic abilities, which may involve the functioning of the mirror neuron system in the somatosensory domain.
- Trial name
- SG2019-EXP2 (NCT06702215)
- Testing
- Cross-modal paired associative stimulation (cm-PAS) protocol
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro San Giovanni di Dio Fatebenefratelli
Blindness
Brain Plasticity of Verbal Memory in the Blind
This study will examine whether blind people develop changes in the brain that improve memory function. Previous studies have shown that blind people, on average, perform better in memory tasks than sighted people.
- Trial name
- NCT00059189
- Testing
- Magstim Rapid Magnetic Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)