Clinical trials: Diagnostic Imaging
Mood
The Effects of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) on Brain Function, Brain Chemistry and Mood
Document whether the Fischer Wallace Cranial Stimulator produces any measurable changes in brain activity.
- Trial name
- CES (NCT01860677)
- Testing
- Fisher Wallace Cranial Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Essential Tremor, Tremor
Functional Imaging of Tremor Circuits and Mechanisms of Treatment Response
Essential Tremor (ET) is the most common tremor disorder, currently affecting an estimated 2.9 million Americans and leading to disability and decreased quality of life in 75% of cases.
- Trial name
- NCT02495883
- Testing
- Ethanol, Propranolol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Depression
Brain Energy Metabolism in Individuals With Major Depressive Disorder Receiving Escitalopram
This study will evaluate changes in brain energy metabolism due to treatment with escitalopram in people with major depressive disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT00183677
- Testing
- Escitalopram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Benefits of Injectable Abatacept Using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of sub-cutaneous (SC) abatacept provides any structural benefit in patients with rheumatoid arthritis who have failed prior use of TNF therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT01351480
- Testing
- abatacept
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arthritis & Rheumatic Disease Specialties Research
Female Sexual Dysfunction, Anorgasmia
Clitoral Location in Relation to Sexual Function Using Pelvic Imaging
Women who are unable to achieve orgasm compared to women who have normal orgasmic function may have different clitoral anatomy and different hormone levels.
- Trial name
- NCT01195701
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TriHealth Inc.
Perinatal Hypoxia, Dopamine
Measuring Brain Activity of School Age Children
This observational study will investigate whether differences in birth events and oxygen levels during the newborn period affects the brain activity of children during the middle childhood years.
- Conditions
- Perinatal Hypoxia, Dopamine, Neurobehavioral Manifestations
- Trial name
- NCT03407729
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cognitive Performance Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
HER2 Positive Breast Carcinoma, Stage IIIA Breast Cancer
Cu64-DOTA-trastuzumab PET and Markers Predicting Response to Neoadjuvant Trastuzumab + Pertuzum in HER2+ Breast Cancer
This phase II trial studies how well copper Cu64-DOTA-trastuzumab positron emission tomography (PET) works in predicting response to treatment with trastuzumab and pertuzumab before surgery in patients with human epidermal growth…
- Conditions
- HER2 Positive Breast Carcinoma, Stage IIIA Breast Cancer, Stage IIIB Breast Cancer, Stage IIIC Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT02827877
- Testing
- Copper Cu 64-DOTA-Trastuzumab, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Pertuzumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Corneal Edema Secondary to Corneal Endothelial Dystrophy
Early Experience With Descemet's Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty
The purpose of this study is to report the early clinical outcomes in patients undergoing Descemet's Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSAEK) for corneal edema secondary to corneal endothelial cell dysfunction, and to…
- Trial name
- DSAEK (NCT00744796)
- Testing
- DSAEK, Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Topography (OCT), Best Spectacle Corrected Visual Acuity (BSCVA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Brain Injuries
Cortical Contributions to Motor Sequence Learning
The long-term objective initiated with this study is to determine which brain areas functionally contribute to learning a motor skill.
- Trial name
- NCT04138953
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
IC - Interstitial Cystitis
Phenotyping Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS) by Intravesical Contrast Enhanced - Magnetic Resonance Imaging (ICE-MRI) Bladder Permeability Assay
Each participant will be asked to participate in this research study which distinguishes different types of Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome. Research studies include only people who wish to participate.
- Trial name
- NCT05811377
- Testing
- Ferumoxytol, Gadobutrol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christopher J Chermansky, MD
Breast Carcinoma
Quantitative Transmission Imaging Compared With MRI as Supplemental Screening for High Lifetime Risk of Breast Cancer
This clinical trial compares the use of quantitative transmission imaging (QTI) to standard of care MRI as a supplemental screening tool for patients with a high lifetime risk of breast cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT07216274
- Testing
- QT Ultrasound Breast Scanner, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, ADHD
Imaging Stimulant and Non Stimulant Treatments for ADHD: A Network Based Approach
The growing number of medications used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) raises important questions about whether different medications have similar or different therapeutic mechanisms of action.
- Trial name
- NCT01678209
- Testing
- fMRI scans, Atomoxetine arm, Methylphenidate arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Healthy
The Effect of Brain Anatomy on the Efficacy of Brain Stimulation Therapy
The purpose of this research study is to determine whether brain anatomy impacts the efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) which is a form of non-invasive brain stimulation.
- Trial name
- NCT04586387
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Alzheimer's Disease
Florbetapir Calibration to the Centiloid Scale
This study is designed to demonstrate the conversion of florbetapir (18F) Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Standard Uptake Value ratio (SUVr) to Centiloid units.
- Trial name
- NCT02120664
- Testing
- Florbetapir (18F), 11C-PiB
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Brain Imaging, Whole Body Imaging
Improving PET Image Quality and Quantification by Using Motion Correction, Parametric Imaging and MAP Reconstruction
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of new software available on a new PET/CT scanner in the Molecular Imaging Research PET/CT Facility.
- Trial name
- NCT04417998
- Testing
- 18F-FDG, 18F-AV1451, Siemens E7 Reconstruction Tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Asymptomatic Conditions
Assessing the Effect of Lettuce on Intestinal Water Content Through Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Small Bowel
When patients have bowel surgery they are sometimes left with a stoma, where the small bowel exits onto the wall of the abdomen, not into the colon.
- Trial name
- LETIS (NCT02939716)
- Testing
- Rhubarb, Bread, Lettuce
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Breast Cancer
Combined MRI and Optical Imaging to Improved Breast Cancer Diagnosis
This study investigates whether adding the optical imaging to magnetic resonance imaging can improve the diagnostic specificity of breast cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00610467
- Testing
- Disease Group, Control Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Healthy Volunteers, Alzheimer Disease
I2PETHV - Imidazoline2 Binding Site in Healthy Volunteers
The imdazoline2 binding site (I2BS) is known to reside inside astrocytes. Changes in the numbers of I2BS in post mortem tissue has implicated them in a range of psychiatric conditions such as depression and addiction, along with…
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Alzheimer Disease, Molecular Imaging
- Trial name
- I2PETHV (NCT02323217)
- Testing
- [11C]BU99008, Idazoxan, Isocarboxazid
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Barrett's Esophagus, Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Study to Image the Esophagus Using the OFDI Capsule
The main purpose of this research is to test the feasibility and tolerability of the tethered capsule Optical Frequency Domain Imaging (OFDI)
- Trial name
- NCT02204150
- Testing
- OFDI Capsule
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Nicotine Dependence
Imaging Extrastriatal Dopamine Release in Tobacco Smokers and Nonsmokers
The goal is to examine sex differences in amphetamine-induced dopamine release in tobacco smokers and nonsmokers.
- Trial name
- NCT02348385
- Testing
- Amphetamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University