Clinical trials: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Brain Injuries
CDP-Choline and Working Memory After TBI: A Neuroimaging Study
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an investigational drug, called "CDP-Choline", improves memory in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Trial name
- NCT00727246
- Testing
- CDP-Choline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Patricia M. Arenth
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
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
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
Ischemic Stroke
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)-Enhanced Stroke Recovery
The purpose is to determine whether application of a non-invasive battery powered device called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can improve recovery of hand weakness after stroke beyond what is achievable with…
- Trial name
- NCT01007136
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Real-time fMRI and Neurofeedback of Brain Networks Mediating Trauma Memory Recall in PTSD
The purpose of the current study is to develop a better understanding of the brain mechanisms involved in psychological treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Trial name
- NCT02500719
- Testing
- Computational Model - Real-time Support Vector Machine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Tinnitus
Neurobiological Similarities of Tinnitus and PTSD
Psychiatric distress caused by PTSD may increase attention toward tinnitus, as well as perceived loudness and discomfort. It is important to understand how tinnitus-related distress and PTSD negatively interact together, in order…
- Trial name
- NCT05981391
- Testing
- resting-state functional MRI, Clinician Administered PTSD Scale for the DSM-5 (CAPS-5), Tympanometry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Healthy
Theta Burst Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of Fronto-parietal Networks: Modulation by Mental State
The purpose of this study is to improve understanding of the way transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a form of non-invasive brain stimulation, affects the brain.
- Trial name
- TMScogMod (NCT04010461)
- Testing
- TMS, n-back working memory task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Healthy Volunteers
Establishing Functional Biomarkers for Spaced Theta-Burst Stimulation
The investigators plan to use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) methods to assess brain changes following spaced theta burst stimulation (TBS), a new form of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), in 10…
- Trial name
- NCT03687892
- Testing
- continuous Theta Burst Stimulation, intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Healthy Volunteers
Temporal Interference Methods for Non-invasive Deep Brain Stimulation, Study 1.2
In its totality, this grant aims to develop a line of research using temporal interference (TI) electrical neurostimulation technology to understand the causal role of deep brain structures in cognition.
- Trial name
- NCT07339072
- Testing
- Temporal Interference (TI) Electrical Stimulation - NAcc 5 Hz TI Active, Temporal Interference (TI) Electrical Stimulation - NAcc 10 Hz TI Active
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Overweight and Obesity
Neurocognitive Benefits of a Weight Management Program
This study will assess whether weight loss induced through diet and physical activity can change neural responses to high- and low-calorie food images.
- Trial name
- NCT04202133
- Testing
- WW (formerly Weight Watchers), Waitlist
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Concussion, Mild, Post-Concussion Symptoms
Bright Light Therapy for Treatment of Sleep Problems Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of the research study is to understand the effectiveness of a six-week course of light exposure on cognitive functioning, mood, activity, and sleep in people that have suffered a head injury leading to a concussion.
- Conditions
- Concussion, Mild, Post-Concussion Symptoms, Sleep Problems
- Trial name
- NCT02374918
- Testing
- mTBI wavelength-1 bright light, mTBI wavelength-2 bright light, HC wavelength-1 bright light
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Cognitive Pain Control
Real-Time fMRI Feedback Effects on Pain Perception
The purpose of this study is to determine whether real-time functional magnetic resonance imaging may be a viable treatment for chronic pain in the future.
- Trial name
- NCT01588197
- Testing
- Attention/Distraction Strategy, Stimulus Quality/Severity Strategy, Control Strategy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Obesity, Gliosis, Weight-Loss
A Cohort Study of Weight Loss and Gliosis
Patients and clinicians need better options to prevent the weight regain that almost universally follows a weight loss intervention. In lay terms, a new, higher "set point" seems to occur after people gain weight.
- Trial name
- NCT03578887
- Testing
- Behavioral Weight Loss Program, Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass or Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Major Depressive Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder
Transdiagnostic Brain-Behavior Profiling to Enhance Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Response
Many patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and generalized Social Anxiety Disorder (gSAD) are treated with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) but few have meaningful improvement.
- Trial name
- NCT03175068
- Testing
- CBT, ST
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 203 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Depression
fMRI Studies of Emotional Brain Circuitry in People With Major Depression
This study will examine activation of a brain circuit that regulates emotion in depressed patients before and after treatment to see which areas of the brain are involved in chronic depression.
- Trial name
- NCT00749125
- Testing
- Lexapro
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Eating Disorders
An fMRI Study of Self-regulation in Adolescents With Bulimia Nervosa
The aim of this project is to use both multimodal MRI and behavioral measures to investigate how changes in frontostriatal neural systems contribute to the development and persistence of Bulimia Nervosa (BN).
- Trial name
- NCT00345943
- Testing
- MRI, Neuropsychological Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency
Investigation of Brain Nitrogen in Partial Ornithine Transcarbamylase Deficiency (OTCD) Using 1 H MRS, DTI, and fMRI
The purpose of this study is to use various types of MRI and cognitive testing to evaluate changes in the brain and cognitive function that occur in subjects with ornithine transcarbamylase deficiency (OTCD) relative to healthy…
- Trial name
- NCT01569568
- Testing
- MRI scanning, Cognitive testing
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Andrea Gropman
Migraine, Healthy
Molecular and Functional PET-fMRI Measures of Analgesia in Migraine
The placebo effect is a phenomenon that has experienced major advances of its understanding in the last decade. However, mechanisms of placebo analgesia in chronic pain patients have yet to be compared to healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT01970943
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital