Clinical trials: Functional Neurological Disorders
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Vascular Pathophysiology in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a medical problem whose importance is increasing in recognition and awareness. The National Commission on Sleep Disorders estimates that 15 million Americans have OSA, many of whom remain…
- Trial name
- NCT00214084
- Testing
- Allopurinol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Glaucoma, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Assessing Neurovisual Function in Patients With Cognitive Impairment
The aim of this study is to measure fitness to drive in patients with a visual and a cognitive impairment. To do so, Ocusweep is used in patients with glaucoma and Mild Cognitive Impairment.
- Conditions
- Glaucoma, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Glaucoma and Mild Cognitive Impairment, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT03333096
- Testing
- Ocusweep test battery, Neuropsychological test battery
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
Cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potentials in Recurrent and Persistant Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
The goal of this observational study is to compare the cervical vestibular evoked myogenic potentials in recurrent/persistant BPPV and nonrecurrent BPPV.
- Trial name
- NCT05922774
- Testing
- Cervical VEMP testing
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haseki Training and Research Hospital
Aging, Sarcopenia
Assessing the Impact of Age, and a Short-term High-intensity Interval Training (HIIT) on Skeletal Muscle Mass and Mitochondrial Activity
The goal of this interventional study is to learn about the role of mitochondrial function in healthy aging, and then go on and assess the role of a home-based exercise program on the changes seen.
- Trial name
- Mi-HIIT (NCT05934760)
- Testing
- High intensity interval training (HIIT), Resistance based training (RET)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Diaphragm Paralysis
The Effect of Interscalene Peripheral Nerve Block With 0.25% Bupivacaine vs 0.125% Bupivacaine on Lung Function
Peripheral nerve blocks are used to provide post-operative pain relief. Nerve blocks in the neck, in the interscalene area, provide pain relief after shoulder surgery but can cause temporary weakness or paralysis of the…
- Trial name
- NCT01429584
- Testing
- interscalene nerve block with 0.25% bupivacaine, interscalene block with 0.125% bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Post-concussion Syndrome, Post-concussive Symptoms
PLAY GAME: Post-concussion Syndrome in Youth - Assessing the GABAergic Effects of Melatonin
PURPOSE: The long-term goal of this line of research is to develop rational, biologically based evidence for the treatment of post-concussion syndrome (PCS) in children.
- Conditions
- Post-concussion Syndrome, Post-concussive Symptoms, Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion
- Trial name
- PLAYGAME (NCT01874847)
- Testing
- Melatonin, Sugar pill
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Spinal Cord Injuries
CNS Changes Following SCI
The objective of this study is to better understand the structural and functional changes that the central nervous system (CNS) undergoes following spinal cord injury and how these changes relate to clinical measures.
- Trial name
- NCT03772548
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Demyelinating Disease
Pharmacological Recruitment of Endogenous Neural Precursors to Promote Pediatric White Matter Repair: Establishing Correlations Between Visual Outcomes, Saccadic Function and MEG Oscillations in Children With Demyelinating Disorders in Comparison to Healthy Control Children
The neural circuits in our brains require a layer of insulation in order to transmit signals in a rapid and efficient fashion. This insulation is called White Matter and is comprised of a specific type of brain cell called an…
- Trial name
- NCT03010826
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Spastic Cerebral Palsy
Efficacy of Physical Fitness Training Combined With Exercise Therapy on Gait in Children With Cerebral Palsy
This observational study is designed to investigate the time-dynamic characteristics of gait variability in children with spastic cerebral palsy (SCP).
- Trial name
- NCT07316985
- Testing
- 3-Minute Walking Gait and Surface Electromyography Assessment
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- LiNa Zhang
Genetic Disease, Communication
The Role of Family Functioning in Promoting Adaptation in Siblings of Individuals With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
Background: We want to learn more about the relationship between the way families function and how children adapt to having a sibling with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD).
- Trial name
- NCT01386515
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Regular Physical Activity, Exercise
Investigation of the Effectiveness of Regular Physical Activity in University Students
In our study, university students who coded the course from various faculties and departments within the scope of a university-wide free elective course, after regular physical activity; It was aimed to examine the effects on…
- Trial name
- NCT06329115
- Testing
- Exercise training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasan Kalyoncu University
Ischemic Stroke
Discovering Patterns in the Gut Microbiota Associated With the Risk of Stroke and the Outcome After a Stroke and Integration of These Data With Genomic Information to Find New Drug Targets and New Treatments to Improve Neurological Evolution and Functional Status of Stroke Patients.
The composition of the intestinal microbiota is associated with the risk of stroke and with post-stroke neurological evolution. At the same time, the genetics and epigenetics of each patient are associated with the composition of…
- Trial name
- MAESTRO (NCT04795687)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
Dementia, Mild, Mild Cognitive Impairment
CAPABLE Family Pilot - Adapting CAPABLE for Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)/Early Stage Dementia and Their Care Partners
The purpose of this study is to test the adapted protocol, CAPABLE Family which builds upon the evidenced based CAPABLE program to address older adults with co-occurring physical disability and mild cognitive impairment or early…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Mild, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Disability Physical, Impairment, Cognitive
- Trial name
- NCT05187117
- Testing
- CAPABLE Family - Open Label Pilot, CAPABLE Family - Randomized Control Trial
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Stroke, Post-Stroke Hemiparesis
Evaluation of a Wearable Exoskeleton for Functional Arm Training
The purpose of this study is to investigate how the cable-driven arm exoskeleton (CAREX) can assist task performance during 3D arm movement tasks under various experimental conditions in healthy individuals and patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT02726204
- Testing
- Gravity Elimination Alone, Path Assistance Alone, Path Assistance and Gravity Elimination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Stroke, Acute, Stroke (Subacute)
Inter-Limb Transfer in Acute Stroke
This study aims to investigate whether the improvements achieved through motor skill learning (MSkL) with the ipsilesional upper limb (UL) are transferred to the contralesional UL during the (sub)acute stroke phase, and to…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Acute, Stroke (Subacute), Healthy Individuals (Controls), Chronic Stroke Patients
- Trial name
- MLAS5 (NCT07822633)
- Testing
- REAplan®, Dextrain Manipulandum®
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Mont-Godinne
Traumatic Brain Injury, Cognitive Impairment
Rehabilitation of Working Memory and Brain Plasticity After Traumatic Brain Injury: Plastim-MDTC
The aim of this study is to assess the brain correlates, as assessed with multimodal MRI, of working memory training in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Trial name
- Plastim-MDTC (NCT03513133)
- Testing
- working memory training
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre d'Investigation Clinique et Technologique 805
Parkinson Disease
Support + High Intensity Functional Training for Parkinson's
Parkinson's is the fastest growing neurological disorder in the world. With more people living with Parkinson's than ever before, there is an urgent need for interventions that improve health and reduce disability.
- Trial name
- SHIFT-PD (NCT05225506)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Colleges of Health Education
Motor Imagery, Neck Pain
Motor Imagery Ability and Cervical Discogenic Pain
Background: The purpose of the study was to examine the motor imagery ability and its association with pain, functional status, neck awareness and depression levels in individuals with cervical discogenic pain (CDP).
- Conditions
- Motor Imagery, Neck Pain, Disc Herniation, Functional Status
- Trial name
- NCT06502236
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Cerebrovascular Accident
Structural and Functional Brain Changes in Response to Post-Stroke Rehabilitation
The purpose of this research study is to improve methods for evaluation of brain changes during motor learning for patients with stroke, who have difficulty performing daily tasks with their arm and hand.
- Trial name
- NCT02351947
- Testing
- upper limb rehabilitation for chronic stroke
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Louis Stokes VA Medical Center
Hamstring Injury, Muscle Tone Increased
Cranial Laser Reflex Technique for Hamstring Function
Purpose: To conduct a pilot study of the effect of Cranial Laser Reflex Technique (CLRT) compared with sham laser on hamstring muscle flexibility, strength, and pain pressure threshold.
- Conditions
- Hamstring Injury, Muscle Tone Increased, Muscle Pain, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- CLRTHam (NCT03044106)
- Testing
- CLRT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill