Clinical trials: Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Impulsive Aggression
Exploratory fMRI Study on the Treatment for Impulsive Aggression in Children With ADHD
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of 4-week SPN-810 treatment on brain functioning in patients aged 8-12 years with ADHD and associated feature of impulsive aggression (IA).
- Trial name
- NCT03638466
- Testing
- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS), Point Subtraction Aggression Paradigm (PSAP) Task
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
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
Alcohol Dependence
ALK21-018: Effects of Medisorb® Naltrexone (VIVITROL®) on Alcohol Craving in Treatment-seeking, Alcohol-dependent Adults
This was a study of the effects of VIVITROL® on alcohol cue-induced craving and the associated brain activation patterns in alcohol-dependent adults who had recently completed alcohol detoxification and were seeking further…
- Trial name
- NCT00511836
- Testing
- VIVITROL 380 mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Alkermes, Inc.
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
Healthy Volunteers, Alcohol Drinking Related Problems
A Response Modulation Hypothesis of Socioemotional Processing Associated With Alcohol Use Disorder
Background: Problem drinking affects nearly half the people who drink alcohol. Drinking alcohol affects a person's social behavior and brain structure, but researchers don't have a good understanding of how.
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Alcohol Drinking Related Problems, Alcohol-Related Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03535129
- Testing
- Real time fMRI neurofeedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Schizophrenia
Roflumilast Plus Antipsychotics Proof of Mechanism Study in Schizophrenia
The purpose of this study is to determine whether cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia is attenuated by add-on roflumilast administration to second generation antipsychotics (SGA) in participants with stable…
- Trial name
- NCT02079844
- Testing
- Roflumilast, Second generation antipsychotic
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Takeda
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
Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Drug Treatment Validation of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Generalized Anxiety Disorder
The purpose of this study is to find out how an anti-anxiety drug or placebo affects the activity of your brain when you are at rest and when you are viewing emotional material, such as, emotional faces and pictures.
- Trial name
- GAD (NCT00662259)
- Testing
- Alprazolam (Xanax)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
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
Nicotine Dependence
Nicotine Withdrawal Symptoms and Smoking Relapse
Background: Smoking is thought to cause changes in the brain that lead to addiction and craving. Smokers who try to quit experience nicotine withdrawal symptoms that include irritability, anxiety, and difficulty concentrating.
- Trial name
- NCT01511614
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Nicotine patch, Varenicline Pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
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
Stress Disorder, Post Traumatic
Dopamine Enhancement of Fear Extinction Learning in PTSD (1R21MH108753)
The purpose of this study is to investigate a new use for a medication called levodopa (L-DOPA). L-DOPA has been approved for use in Parkinson 's disease, but not for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
- Trial name
- NCT02560389
- Testing
- Levodopa
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Eating Behavior, Eating Habit
Young Adult Eating Habits
Most individuals with obesity become so before age 35 and adolescent's unhealthy dietary patterns, specifically high intake of ultra-processed foods and poor overall diet quality, may contribute to energy overconsumption and…
- Trial name
- YAEH (NCT05550818)
- Testing
- High Ultra Processed Food Diet, No Ultra Processed Food Diet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University