Clinical trials: Electroencephalography
Delirium
Electroencephalography Guidance of Anesthesia
This study aims to determine whether, compared with usual anesthetic care, an electroencephalography-guided anesthesia protocol is effective at preventing postoperative delirium and its downstream effects, and improving…
- Trial name
- ENGAGES (NCT02241655)
- Testing
- a pragmatic EEG-guided anesthetic protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Delirium, Emergence Delirium
EEG - Guided Anesthetic Care and Postoperative Delirium
The study is a prospective, double blinded, randomized and controlled parallel trial to investigate the effect of the anesthetic care guided by EEG monitor (SedLine) on postoperative delirium.
- Conditions
- Delirium, Emergence Delirium, Anesthesia, General, Electroencephalography
- Trial name
- EMODIPOD (NCT03330236)
- Testing
- Anesthetic "depth" management
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,560 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Motor Activity, Motor Neuroplasticity
Modulation of Motor Cortex Excitability by TMS and tDCS (MAGS1)
Investigating modulation of motor cortex excitability by transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation.
- Trial name
- NCT03481309
- Testing
- anodal tDCS, cathodal tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Anesthesia
Characterizing the Electroencephalogram Signature of Fentanyl During Induction of General Anesthesia
While historically anesthesiologists rely on pharmacokinetics to track the loss of consciousness, new research in anesthesiology has identified the salient features of the electroencephalogram (EEG) that correlate to states of…
- Trial name
- NCT03866278
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Rhythmic Light Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease Patients
The investigator will investigate how light delivering 40 hertz (Hz) affects subjective sleep and cognition in a controlled laboratory study.
- Trial name
- NCT05015478
- Testing
- Tailored Rhythmic Lighting Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Anesthesia
EEG Studies of Sevoflurane-Induced General Anesthesia
The investigators are performing this research study to find out how and where the anesthetic drugs sevoflurane and ketamine act in the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT03503578
- Testing
- Sevoflurane, Ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Traumatic Brain Injury
Effects of Huperzine A in Treatment of Moderate to Severe TBI
We will explore the use of Huperzine A in patients who have sustained a moderate to severe Traumatic Brain Injury. We aim to determine whether Huperzine A, as compared with placebo, would have an effect on memory function after…
- Trial name
- NCT01676311
- Testing
- Huperzine A
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital
Cocaine Use Disorder
Neurocognitive Factors in Substance Use Treatment Response: The Ways of Rewarding Abstinence Project
The proposed work will investigate changes in brain signaling and cognitive functioning that support recovery from addiction, as well as use of pretreatment neurocognitive functioning to inform substance use treatment planning.
- Trial name
- WRAP (NCT03799341)
- Testing
- Prize-Based Contingency Management, Treatment As Usual Outpatient Substance Use Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Hemiparesis, Stroke
A Brain Centered Neuroengineering Approach for Motor Recovery After Stroke: Combined rTMS and BCI Training
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the combination of low frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) and motor-imagery-based brain computer interface (BCI) training is effective for enhancing…
- Trial name
- NCT02132520
- Testing
- rTMS, BCI Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS)
The purpose of this clinical trial is to measure the safety and effectiveness of a non-invasive brain stimulation device called Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS) in participants with bipolar disorder (BD).
- Trial name
- NCT05480124
- Testing
- tACS brain stimulation treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Congenital Heart Disease, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Erythropoetin Neuroprotection for Neonatal Cardiac Surgery
Brain problems occur in neonatal open heart surgery with a frequency of 20-70%, seen on neurological examination, brain imaging such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or long term development problems such as learning…
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Disease, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, Transposition of the Great Arteries, Aortic Arch Hypoplasia or Interruption
- Trial name
- NCT00513240
- Testing
- Erythropoetin, Normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Bipolar Disorder
Examining the Effect of EEG-guided Theta Burst Stimulation in Bipolar Disorder
Bipolar Disorder (BD) is a common and highly debilitating psychiatric disorder, however, the predisposing brain mechanisms are poorly understood.
- Trial name
- NCT05179785
- Testing
- Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation (cTBS), Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation (iTBS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Mary Phillips, MD MD (Cantab)
Traumatic Brain Injury, Word Finding Difficulty
Treating Civilian Traumatic Brain Injury With High Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (ciTBI-HDtDCS)
The purpose of the study is to test whether low level electric stimulation, called transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), on the part of the brain (i.e., pre-supplementary motor area) thought to aid in memory will…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Word Finding Difficulty, Acquired Brain Injury, Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- NCT05408975
- Testing
- Active Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Electroencephalogram (EEG) Study of Inattention Following Treatment With AKL-T01
This study is a single arm, open-label, pilot study to assess midline frontal theta (MFT) power as measured by stimulus-locked electroencephalogram (EEG) before and after treatment with AKL-T01 for improving attention in…
- Trial name
- NCT03844269
- Testing
- AKL-T01
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Akili Interactive Labs, Inc.
Epilepsy, Non-Epileptic Seizure
Validation of Criteria for Identification of Epileptiform Discharges in EEG Recordings of Patients With Epilepsy
Electroencephalography (EEG) records electric activity of the brain using electrodes placed on the scalp. EEG is an important tool in the diagnostic work-up of patients with epilepsy.
- Trial name
- CIED (NCT03533374)
- Testing
- Electroencephalogram (EEG) and visual evaluation
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Sándor Beniczky
Anesthesia
EEG Studies of Ketamine General Anesthesia
We are doing this research study to find out how and where ketamine acts in the brain. Ketamine is an anesthetic (a drug or agent used to decrease or eliminate the feeling of pain by putting you in an unconscious state).
- Trial name
- NCT03553758
- Testing
- Ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Premature
Effect of a Vibratory Stimulus on Mitigating Nociception-specific Responses to Skin Puncture in Neonates
The assessment and treatment of pain in neonates remains a challenge. In an effort to improve the quality of care while limiting opioid-related adverse effects, this study aims to determine the efficacy of a non-pharmacological…
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Premature, Pain Perception, Pain Measurement
- Trial name
- NCT04050384
- Testing
- Baby GentleStick
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lance M Relland, MD, PhD
Unconsciousness, Consciousness
UNderstanding CONSciousness Connectedness and Intraoperative Unresponsiveness Study
This study will be a single-site, controlled, unblinded study at the University of Wisconsin to examine changes in the electroencephalogram during anesthesia and waking.
- Trial name
- UN-CONSCIOUS (NCT03284307)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Ketamine, Propofol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Diagnostic Utility of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by Brain Activity Flow Patterns Analysis Using Evoked Response Potentials
The purpose of this research study is to study a device called an electroencephalograph (EEG) in the diagnosis of treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults.
- Trial name
- NCT01063153
- Testing
- Osmotic Release Methylphenidate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Cardiac Arrest
Seizure Detection Using SEDline During Therapeutic Hypothermia in Cardiac Arrest Victims
Current guidelines recommend the use of sedatives and neuromuscular blocking agents to avoid shivering during therapeutic hypothermia in cardiac arrest victims.
- Trial name
- NCT01946802
- Testing
- Frontal 4 channel EEG
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Gil Joon Suh