Clinical trials: Functional Neuroimaging, active
Parkinsons Disease (PD)
Neuroimaging of Parkinson's
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by dysfunction in both subcortical structures and the cortex. The investigators recently discovered a new brain system called the Somato-Cognitive Action Network…
- Trial name
- NCT07024875
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Parkinson Disease, Parkinson Disease Dementia
Phase 2 Trial of Tributyrin in People With Parkinson's Disease and Cognitive Impairments
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if taking a tributyrin supplement works to improve memory and thinking and walking and balance in adults with Parkinson disease Parkinson disease dementia.
- Trial name
- BUTTER2 (NCT07154511)
- Testing
- Tributyrin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Prabesh Kanel
Disorders of Consciousness Due to Severe Brain Injury, Disorders of Consciousness
fNIRS for Disorders of Consciousness
The goal of this observational study is to learn whether functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) can measure brain activity in healthy adults and in people with disorders of consciousness (DoC) in the neuro-intensive care…
- Conditions
- Disorders of Consciousness Due to Severe Brain Injury, Disorders of Consciousness, Coma, Minimally Conscious State
- Trial name
- NCT07485361
- Testing
- Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Alcohol Use Disorder
Involvement of the Septal Nuclei of the Human Brain in Alcohol Use Disorder
Alcohol activates reward systems in different brain areas, i.e., the nucleus accumbens, dorsal striatum, extended amygdala, and prefrontal cortex.
- Trial name
- NCT06866379
- Testing
- Brain imaging
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Anders Fink-Jensen, MD, DMSci
Cognitive Abilities, Performance
EEG-Guided Binaural Beat Audio to Reduce Performance-Related Stress and Improve Cognition
Performance-related stress can impair sustained attention, inhibitory control, and memory. This randomized, double-blinded, sham-controlled parallel-arm trial evaluates whether a 30-minute EEG-guided binaural beat audio…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Abilities, Performance, Stress, Cognitive Performance
- Trial name
- NCT07407426
- Testing
- EEG-guided binaural beat audio, Non-binaural audio intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Decision-Making in Schizophrenia: A Combined Neuroimaging and Experience Sampling Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if attention and ways of thinking impact decision-making and brain processes related to decision-making in people with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder relative to people…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Control Subjects
- Trial name
- NCT06745479
- Testing
- Positive Emotion Upregulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Cannabis
Transcranial Magnetic Brain Stimulation to Reduce Cannabis Use in Heavy Cannabis Users
The growing legalization of cannabis across the U.S. is associated with increases in cannabis use, and accordingly, an increase in the number of individuals with cannabis use problems, including cannabis use disorder (CUD).
- Trial name
- iCURE (NCT05401929)
- Testing
- iTBS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Low Back Pain, Mechanical
Radiofrequency Denervation and Brain Imaging
The goal of this observational study is to learn about changes in brain and its activity of following radiofrequency denervation treatment for chronic low back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT05641948
- Testing
- MRI scan
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aberdeen
Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Alzheimer Disease
Optical Neuroimaging and Cognition
Dementia is associated with a variety of neurovascular and neurometabolic abnormalities. Traditional imaging techniques used to investigate such abnormalities, such as Positron Emission Tomography and functional Magnetic…
- Conditions
- Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- ONAC (NCT05460143)
- Testing
- Near-infrared Spectroscopy scan, Magnetic Resonance Imaging scan
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cambridge
Chronic Pain, Opioid Use
Neuroimaging of Opioid Phase (OPAL)
The purpose of this study is to compare activity in the brains of female adults with chronic pain and/or opioid use, and healthy female adults that may help to develop new and targeted treatments for adults with chronic pain and…
- Trial name
- OPAL (NCT05905419)
- Testing
- Opioid Phase
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Glycogen Storage Disease
Neurocognitive Function and Neuroimaging Features in Patients With Glycogen Storage Diseases
The goal of this observational study is to learn about cognitive function and brain imaging findings in people with glycogen storage disease (GSD).
- Trial name
- NEURO-GSD (NCT07908212)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 318 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Spinal Cord Injuries and Disorders (SCI/D)
Using Non-invasive Brain and Spinal Cord Stimulation to Improve Arm and Hand Function After Spinal Cord Injury
Cervical spinal cord injury (SCI) disrupts communication between the brain and spinal circuits, affecting voluntary movement control and contributing to arm and hand impairments, the top recovery priority for people with…
- Trial name
- NCT07423949
- Testing
- Cerebellar theta burst stimulation, Cervical transcutaneous spinal cord stimulation, Functional task practice
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Smoking Cessation, Schizophenia Disorder
Effects of Smoking on Network Connectivity in Patients With Schizophrenia Symptoms in Scz Patients
The prevalence of smoking among people with schizophrenia (SCZ) is substantially higher at 54% to 90% (McClave et al., 2010). About half of all deaths amongst people with scz are attributed to smoking-related diseases and cancer…
- Trial name
- ACT (NCT07441928)
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT-SC), 5A model (Ask, Assess, Advice, Assist & Arrange) smoking cessation intervention (5A-SC)
- Where
- 5 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Full PRT, Partial PRT (Non Somtic)
Rewiring Chronic Pain
This study examines the effectiveness of a brief psychological intervention for chronic pain treatment, as well as the psychological and neurophysiological mechanisms associated with changes in pain intensity.
- Conditions
- Full PRT, Partial PRT (Non Somtic), Treatment as Usual
- Trial name
- NCT07724808
- Testing
- Pain Reprocessing Therapy (PRT), TAU
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Parkinson Disease
Striatal and Extra-Striatal Cholinergic Terminal Density in LRRK2-PD Mutation
This study explores how a specific genetic mutation of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) affects individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD), comparing those with the mutation to others with Parkinson's disease and without the…
- Trial name
- LRRK2 (NCT07642908)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias, Cognition
Home-Based Brain Stimulation for Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome
The objective of this study is to determine the effects of a 6-month, home-based personalized transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) intervention targeting the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on cognitive function…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias, Cognition, Mobility Disability
- Trial name
- TDCS4MCR (NCT06821568)
- Testing
- Personalized Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Israel
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Sleep Apnea, Neurocognitive Decline and Brain Imaging in Patients With Subjective or Mild Cognitive Impairment
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is recurrent episodes of partial or complete obstruction of the upper airway during sleep that causes intermittent hypoxia and sleep fragmentation and potentially lead to cardiometabolic and…
- Conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Subjective Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT06150352
- Testing
- Continuous Positive Airway Pressure or other management for OSA per clinical indications.
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Cervical Dystonia
Physiotherapy and Botox for Cervical Dystonia: Impact of Sensory Tricks and Brain Imaging Insights
The primary aim of this study is to investigate improvements of dystonia severity in patients with cervical dystonia (CD) with (DYT-trick) and without sensory trick (DYT-no-trick) following 6 weeks of physiotherapy combined with…
- Trial name
- NCT06881147
- Testing
- Multimodal physiotherapy program
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Fronto-temporal Dementia, Fronto-temporal Lobar Dementia
Vortioxetine for the Treatment of Mood and Cognitive Symptoms in Frontotemporal Dementia
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if vortioxetine improves mood symptoms and cognition in patients with early-stage behavioral variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD).
- Conditions
- Fronto-temporal Dementia, Fronto-temporal Lobar Dementia, Frontotemporal Degeneration, Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
- Trial name
- NCT06604520
- Testing
- Vortioxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic
Functional Neuroimaging to Detect the Neural Signatures of the Unpleasantness of Pain and Effort
Background: The way the brain processes rewards and punishments may play a role in some disorders of the nervous system. People with chronic overlapping pain conditions (such as myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome…
- Trial name
- NCT06472622
- Testing
- Thermal Pain Stimulation, Physical Effort Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)