Clinical trials: Cortical Plasticity, open to volunteers
Cervical Spinal Cord Plasticity
Cervical Spinal Cord Associative Plasticity
Associative plasticity has been used to promote functional recovery from conditions affecting movement. Prior work from the Carmel laboratory has shown that paired associative stimulation protocols timed to converge in the…
- Trial name
- NCT07539025
- Testing
- SCAP, MagPro X100, Digitimer DS8R
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias, Cognition
Home-Based Brain Stimulation for Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome
The objective of this study is to determine the effects of a 6-month, home-based personalized transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) intervention targeting the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on cognitive function…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias, Cognition, Mobility Disability
- Trial name
- TDCS4MCR (NCT06821568)
- Testing
- Personalized Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Israel
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Glioma, Glioma Intracranial
A Study Using Brain Stimulation and Behavioral Therapy to Increase Extent of Resection in Low-Grade Gliomas
This study uses a cranial implant to deliver cortical stimulation that, when paired with physiotherapy, will remap the brain so that critical brain functions can be protected during brain tumor surgery.
- Conditions
- Glioma, Glioma Intracranial, Gliomas Benign, Brain Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT04745156
- Testing
- RNS System Implantation
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Central Visual Impairment, Macular Degeneration
Factors in Learning And Plasticity: Macular Degeneration
A greater understanding of plasticity after central vision loss can inform new therapies for treating low vision and has the potential to benefit millions of individuals suffering from low vision.
- Trial name
- FLAP (NCT05454124)
- Testing
- Training visual sensitivity, Combination training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Brain Plasticity
Effect of aiTBS on Intrinsic Spectral Dynamics and Task Performance
Aim 1: Measure local shifts in cortical spectral dynamics following aiTBS. Aim 2: Measure network-specific shifts in task performance following aiTBS.
- Trial name
- NCT07565207
- Testing
- TBS
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
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
Anhedonia, Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Efficacy of kTMP, a Novel Non-invasive Brain Stimulation Method, for the Treatment of Anhedonia
The goal of this proposal is to provide a first assessment of the efficacy of our innovative non-invasive brain stimulation system, kTMP, in the treatment of anhedonia in MDD.
- Trial name
- kTMP Anhedonia (NCT07032428)
- Testing
- A new non-invasive brain stimulation tool
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Magnetic Tides
Stroke, Ischemic
Motor Recovery Through Plasticity-Inducing Cortical Stimulation
Using the CorTec Brain Interchange (BIC) System, we will examine the effect of a plasticity-inducing therapy regime on the rehabilitation of upper limb impairment post-stroke.
- Trial name
- MRPICS (NCT06506279)
- Testing
- CorTec Brain Interchange (BIC) System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Stroke, Chronic Stroke Patients
kTMP-Enhanced Motor Rehabilitation for Chronic Stroke Recovery (KULMINATE) Pilot
kTMP, kilohertz transcutaneous magnetic perturbations, is a low intensity transcranial magnetic stimulation technique that will be used in this study to promote arm/hand rehabilitation in patients who have been disabled by stroke.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Chronic Stroke Patients, Arm Weakness as a Consequence of Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT07631078
- Testing
- kTMP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Magnetic Tides
Visual Field Defect, Stroke
Vision Improvement Through Behavioral Rehabilitation And Neuroplasticity Training
The VIBRANT (Vision Improvement through Behavioral Rehabilitation And Neuroplasticity Training) study is a prospective, double-blind, crossover design (within-subject) in participants with homonymous hemianopia-a type of visual…
- Conditions
- Visual Field Defect, Stroke, Hemianopia, Quadrantanopia
- Trial name
- VIBRANT (NCT07105358)
- Testing
- transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS), Perceptual learning-based training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Blindness
Sensory Substitution and Brain Plasticity Following Vision Loss
The goal of this clinical investigation is to learn how the brain responds when visual information is converted into patterns of sound or touch in blind and sighted participants.
- Trial name
- SenSubMRI (NCT07450677)
- Testing
- Electrotactile display (BrainPort), Vision-to-sound converter (AI Sight)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Spastic Diplegia
Cortical Plasticity in Spastic Diplegia After Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
The purpose of this study is to characterize the cortical connectivity changes in the brain of spastic diplegic children after Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy.
- Trial name
- NCT02535936
- Testing
- 3Tesla MRI with DTI-MRI and rsfcMRI under general anesthesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Motor Activity
rTMS to Improve Motor Function in Autism
In the current project, investigators have two main goals: i) Testing whether an excessive plasticity, i.e. hyperplasticity in the motor cortex underlies motor function difficulties in autistic adults, and ii) Using repetitive…
- Trial name
- (AMBLE Autism) (NCT06497920)
- Testing
- Active rTMS to the motor cortex
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Brachial Plexus Birth Palsy, Physical Therapy
Virtual Reality and Dual-Task Training for Cortical Plasticity in Children With Brachial Plexus Injury
Brachial plexus birth injury (BPBI) is a condition that occurs when the nerves controlling the arm are injured during birth, leading to weakness, limited movement, and sensory problems.
- Trial name
- NCT07291310
- Testing
- Conventional Physiotherapy Program, Virtual Reality, Dual Task
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Aydın University
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Theta-Burst Stimulation to Treat Depression
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation protocols using intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) on brain plasticity and depression severity in depressed individuals aged 18…
- Trial name
- INSPiRE-D (NCT07033780)
- Testing
- Spaced iTBS, Compressed iTBS
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Brain Tumor Adult, Glioma
Neuromodulation-Induced Cortical Prehabilitation in High Grade Glioma Near the Motor Pathway: Cortical Plasticity Assessed by Navigated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (nTMS)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether Neuromodulation-Induced-Cortical-Prehabilitation (NICP)-using physical therapy (constraint-induced movement training, CIM) alone or combined with repetitive transcranial…
- Conditions
- Brain Tumor Adult, Glioma, Glioma, High Grade
- Trial name
- NCT07471100
- Testing
- Physical Therapy, Combined Therapy Group
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Sanitaria dell'Alto Adige
Stroke
Amplitude Modulation Frequency Comparison in Kilohertz Transcranial Magnetic Perturbation (kTMP) for Chronic Stroke
Stroke is a leading cause of disability with many patients suffering chronic motor function impairments that affect their day-to-day activities.
- Trial name
- NCT07681102
- Testing
- kTMP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Magnetic Tides
Multiple Sclerosis, Healthy Volunteer
Unraveling Active Ingredients of Neurorehabilitation: Investigating Cortical Activity During Task-oriented Exercises
The driving idea of this project is to use new imaging techniques during 0functional movements to study relearning during a typical rehabilitation session.
- Trial name
- INSIDE (NCT06826638)
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
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
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