Clinical trials: Function
Functional Movement Disorders
Brain Activity in People With Functional Movement Disorders
This study will use functional MRI (fMRI, a technique that shows what areas of the brain are active when performing different mental tasks), to examine how the brain in people with functional movement disorders (FMD) may differ…
- Trial name
- NCT00448084
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Obesity, Sarcopenia
Biological Effects of Weight Loss In Older, Obese Women
Obesity and sedentary lifestyle are associated with physical impairments and biological changes in older adults. Weight loss combined with exercise may reduce inflammation and may improve physical functioning in older adults who…
- Trial name
- WL+E (NCT01032733)
- Testing
- Lifestyle Counseling, Educational Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Muscle Oxygenation
Evaluation of Muscle Oxygen With MRI
Demonstration of soft tissue hypoxia on MRI using external compression and muscle contraction.
- Trial name
- NCT07638384
- Testing
- Compression and Contraction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Muscle Weakness
Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Muscle Mass and Function Among Older Women Subjected to Resistance Training
To determine, in a double blind trial, the effects of creatine supplementation during 12 weeks on muscle mass and function of community living older women subjected to resistance training.
- Trial name
- NCT02188849
- Testing
- Resistance exercise training, Creatine
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
Neurologic Manifestations, Neurobehavioral Manifestations
Training Cognitive Control Processes in Older Adults
Control processes are classes of brain activity that initiate, coordinate, synchronize, and regulate elemental cognitive functions for the conduct of goal-directed behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT00586638
- Testing
- Video game based training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Functional Dyspepsia
The Role of Intestinal Flora in the Pathogenesis of FD and the Intervention of Xiangsha Liujunzi
Functional dyspepsia (FD) is a common digestive system disease in clinic. Although it has not reached the level of life-threatening, it seriously affects the quality of life of patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04449887
- Testing
- Xiangsha Liujunzi granules
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xiyuan Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Healthy Volunteers
Physiology of Volition Studied With Nerve Block
Background: The experience of volition that accompanies voluntary movement can be divided into the sense of will, or deciding to move, and the sense of agency, or feeling that the movement just made was self-generated.
- Trial name
- NCT01143506
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Physiology
GLP-1 Signaling in Truncally Vagotomized Subjects
Investigation of the importance of vagal signaling for the glucohomeostatic effects of GLP-1. The study will include physiological studies of truncally vagotomized participants and matched controls.
- Trial name
- NCT02940184
- Testing
- Tablet Sitagliptin 100mg (evening before and morning of experiments), Intestinal Fructose administration
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Foot Diseases
Comparison of the Effects of Virtual Reality-Based Interventions on Foot Function, Foot Pressure, and Balance in Sedentary Individuals
Comparison of the Effects of Virtual Reality-Based Interventions on Foot Function, Foot Pressure, and Balance in Sedentary Individuals
- Trial name
- NCT07260747
- Testing
- VR Biodex Group, Video-Based VR Group, Control Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Metabolic Syndrome
Calorie Restricted Diet and Exercise
Calorie-restricted(CR) diet and exercise were effective to reduce Metabolic syndrome(MetS), however, its effect on knee functions for MetS patients with degenerate meniscus lesions(DMLs) was still poorly investigated.
- Trial name
- NCT05092178
- Testing
- calorie restricted diet and exercise, exercise alone
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The First People's Hospital of Jingzhou
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Memory Impairment
Enhancing Frontal Lobes Plasticity in Mild Cognitive Impairment
More than 5 million people live with Alzheimer's dementia (AD) in North America. No effective treatment exists yet probably because by the time AD has developed it is too late to intervene.
- Trial name
- PAS-MCI (NCT04583215)
- Testing
- Paired Associative Stimulation (PAS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Ecstasy (Drug), N-Methyl-3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine
The NeXT Study; The Netherlands XTC Toxicity Study
The purpose of this study is to investigate the possible neurotoxic effects of the party-drug Ecstasy (MDMA)on brain and brain function in humans.
- Conditions
- Ecstasy (Drug), N-Methyl-3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine, Psychopathology
- Trial name
- NCT00235768
- Where
- 3 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht
Becker Muscular Dystrophy
Tadalafil in Becker Muscular Dystrophy
Summary for Patients: This study, funded by the Muscular Dystrophy Association, is intended to build on recent findings published in the journal Nature showing beneficial effects of tadalafil (also known as Cialis) in mice with…
- Trial name
- NCT01070511
- Testing
- Tadalafil
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Nausea
Noninvasive Markers of Functional Nausea in Children
The researchers propose to study how functional nausea in adolescents may be characterized noninvasively by the use of multichannel electrogastrogram (EGG) and magnetogastrogram (MGG) recordings.
- Trial name
- NCT03593811
- Testing
- Questionnaires, 4 channel electrogastrogram (EGG), 36 channel high resolution electrogastrogram (HR-EGG)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
T Cell Response to Dried Plum, Vitamin D Influence on Immune Response
Prebiotics (Dried Plum) and Immune Function in Postmenopausal Women
Prior studies have shown that dietary supplementation with dried plums (also known as prunes) reduces bone loss in postmenopausal women.
- Conditions
- T Cell Response to Dried Plum, Vitamin D Influence on Immune Response, Dried Plum and Immune Function
- Trial name
- NCT07222111
- Testing
- Dried plums
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Cannabis Dependence
Social and Emotional Brain Function in Cannabis Users
The aim of this functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study is to find out whether and how social and emotional brain function are altered in dependent cannabis users relative to healthy non-using control subjects after a…
- Trial name
- NCT02711371
- Testing
- fMRI
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Vascular Health, Autonomic Function
Vascular and Neuro-inflammatory Effects of Endurance Exercise Training in African Americans
The purpose of this study is to test the effects of endurance exercise training on arterial structure and function, and to examine potential mechanisms producing changes in arterial structure and function in young (18-35 years of…
- Trial name
- VINE (NCT01024634)
- Testing
- Endurance Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Exercise Training, Physical Activity
Histamine H1/H2 Receptors and Training Adaptations
Exercise training is beneficial for both health and performance. Histamine has been shown to be involved in the acute exercise response.
- Trial name
- NCT04450134
- Testing
- Lactose, Fexofenadine Hydrochloride, Famotidine
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Endometriosis
Thromboxane Function in Women With Endometriosis
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare neurovascular regulation in women with endometriosis and healthy women. The main questions it aims to answer are: Do women with endometriosis have greater blood pressure and pain…
- Trial name
- NCT05962034
- Testing
- Aspirin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Prediabetic State, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Prediabetic,Type 2 Diabetic and Healthy Individuals
The aim of this study to investigate and compare cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) parameters of prediabetic, type 2 diabetic and healthy individuals.
- Conditions
- Prediabetic State, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT03823664
- Testing
- Cardiorespiratory Fitness
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University