Clinical trials: DBS
Nicotine Use Disorder, Substance Use Disorders
Temporal Interference Neurostimulation and Addiction
This project aims to develop a line of research using new non-invasive neurostimulation technology to treat adults with opioid use disorders (OUDs).
- Trial name
- NCT04432064
- Testing
- Active TI-NDBS, tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Alzheimer Type
Deep Brain Stimulation for Alzheimer's Disease
Background: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is used to modulate the activity of dysfunctional brain circuits. The safety and preliminary efficacy of nucleus basalis of Meynert (NBM)-DBS in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is proved in a…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Alzheimer Type, Deep Brain Stimulation
- Trial name
- NCT03959124
- Testing
- Deep brain stimulation, Best medical treatment for Alzheimer's disease
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital
DYT-1, DYT1
Can Short Latency Afferent Inhibition Give us Clues to Better DYT 1 Dystonia Treatments?
This is a research study using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to investigate interactions between the sensory system and the motor cortex in primary generalized dystonia (DYT1 dystonia) subjects who undergo deep brain…
- Conditions
- DYT-1, DYT1, DYT 1, Dystonia
- Trial name
- NCT01435681
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Visual Attention in Parkinson's Disease
Visual Selective Attention in Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease (PD), which is generally considered to be a motor disorder, is now known to be accompanied in many instances by a variety of cognitive defects.
- Trial name
- VSA-PD (NCT01135407)
- Testing
- Recording during computerized tests
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Parkinson&Amp;Amp;#39;s Disease (PD)
Mid-frontal Delta/Theta and Cognitive Control
Abstract Cognitive symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD) include deficits in attention, working memory, and reasoning. These deficits affect up to 80% of PD patients and lead to mild cognitive impairment (PD-MCI) and dementia in…
- Trial name
- NCT06984757
- Testing
- Deep-brain Stimulation, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 635 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nandakumar Narayanan
Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity
Vitamin D-related Genes and Metabolic Disorders
The link between metabolic disturbances and vitamin D receptor (VDR) and MEGALIN (or LRP2) gene polymorphisms remains unclear, particularly among African-American adults.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Central Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03279432
- Volunteers
- 1,021 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Refractory Epilepsy
Deep Brain Stimulation of the Anterior Nucleus of the Thalamus in Intractable Epilepsy
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) of the anterior nucleus of the thalamus (ANT) has been proposed in patients with severe intractable epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT04771065
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Parkinson's Disease
Effect of Deep Brain Stimulation on Gait of Patients With Parkinson's Disease Depending on Electrode Location in Subthalamic Area
Deep brain stimulation of STN (subthalamic nucleus) at high frequencies generally improved gait in parkinsonian patients. However, sometimes the investigators observed a gait aggravation either with using high voltage and high…
- Trial name
- NCT01782638
- Testing
- deep brain stimulation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Parkinson Disease, Gait Disorders, Neurologic
Investigating Neural Biomarkers for Gait in Parkinson's Patients
This observational study's main goal is to learn more about the neural mechanisms during movement in Parkinson's disease. Furthermore, it aims to inspire personalised treatment options.
- Trial name
- NCT05820074
- Testing
- Neural Activity Recording, Movement Parameter Recording, Neuromodulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Nicotine Use Disorder, Substance Use Disorders
Temporal Interference Methods for Addiction Treatment
This clinical study is testing whether a new non-invasive brain stimulation method, called temporal interference (TI), can reduce nicotine cravings and usage in people who vape.
- Trial name
- NCT07210268
- Testing
- TI-NDBS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Hepatitis C Virus Infection
DBS Evaluation of Fujirebio INNOTEST® HCV Ab IV
The goal of this trial is to evaluate the performance of the Fujirebio INNOTEST® HCV Ab IV using simpler collection methods such as fingerstick and venous whole blood collection on dried blood spots (DBS).
- Trial name
- NCT04317729
- Testing
- Fujirebio INNOTEST® HCV Ab IV assay
- Where
- 2 sites in Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics, Switzerland
Consciousness, Level Altered
Investigating Near-Threshold Perception During Ultrasonic Deep Brain Stimulation
This research is studying changes in awareness and metabolism in the brain that may take place in various brain regions stimulated with ultrasound (low-intensity focused ultrasound pulsation or LIFUP) while undergoing magnetic…
- Trial name
- NCT07840521
- Testing
- Low-intensity focused ultrasound pulsation (LIFUP), Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Mental Function
Ultrasonic Deep Brain Stimulation During Anesthetic Sedation
The purpose of this study is to see if mental functions take place during different levels of anesthesia. The researchers expect to gain a deeper understanding of mental function during different levels of anesthesia, and to…
- Trial name
- NCT05495945
- Testing
- Low-intensity focused ultrasound pulsation (LIFUP), Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) using Propofol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Deep Brain Stimulation, Parkinson Disease
Remote Programming for Deep Brain Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease.
This study aims to conduct a randomized controlled study to compare the efficacy of remote programming (RP) on the improvement of motor function after DBS surgery in PD patients with standard programming (SP).
- Trial name
- REPRO-PD (NCT06078397)
- Testing
- remote programming, standard programming
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ruijin Hospital
Improving Accuracy of Implanting Stimulation Electrodes
Correlation of Tractography and Motor Evoked Potentials in Deep Brain Stimulation
The goal is to establish another anatomical referencing system in order to achieve an even higher accuracy when implanting stimulation electrodes.
- Trial name
- NCT03136302
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Obesity
Deep Brain Stimulation for Human Morbid Obesity
The burden of morbid obesity to the circulatory, endocrine, and locomotor systems, as well as the psychological effects and related health-care costs, are well established in the medical literature.
- Trial name
- BLESS (NCT02232919)
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital do Coracao
Treatment Resistant Depression, Epilepsy
Mapping and Modulating the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Socio-Affective Processing
The overall goal of this study is to map the spatiotemporal dynamics of social affective processing and to examine selective modulation of these dynamics in humans undergoing invasive intracranial monitoring for…
- Trial name
- NCT05418894
- Testing
- Device: Directional Deep Brain Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Exploring the Possible Beneficial Impact of Non-invasive and Invasive Neuromodulation on Freezing of Gait in Parkinson's Disease During Different Ambulatory Complexities: An Electrophysiological and fMRI Study
Freezing of gait (FOG) stands out as a devastating symptom of Parkinson's disease (PD), where patients may become momentarily glued to the ground, rendering them incapable of walking efficiently.
- Trial name
- NCT06505460
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Parkinson's Disease
Subthalamic Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in Parkinson's Disease
The purpose of this study is to examine the brain changes in people with Parkinson's Disease (PD) after they get deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery, compared with people who do not have Parkinson's Disease.
- Trial name
- NCT02012647
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Motor Physiology Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Parkinson Disease
Social Cognition Dysfunctions in Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is usually responsible of cognitive and behavioral non-motor signs with a major impact on the quality of life.
- Trial name
- cognition 2 (NCT05230095)
- Testing
- social cognition tests, Quality of life self-questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon