Clinical trials: Healthy (Controls)
Healthy Controls
Temporal Interference Stimulation for Social Cognition
The long-term goal of this project is to evaluate whether a procedure termed transcranial interference stimulation (tIS) may be useful in the future in the treatment of severe neuropsychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- TISSC (NCT06607432)
- Testing
- Transcranial Interference Stimulation (tIS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Arginine Vasopressin Deficiency, Central Diabetes Insipidus
Effects of Intranasal Oxytocin on Sexual Well-Being in Patients With Arginine Vasopressin Deficiency and Healthy Controls
The study aims to investigate whether intranasal oxytocin (OXT) improves sexual well-being in patients with Arginine Vasopressin Deficiency (AVP-D).
- Conditions
- Arginine Vasopressin Deficiency, Central Diabetes Insipidus, Oxytocin Deficiency
- Trial name
- OxyPLEASURE (NCT06808516)
- Testing
- Oxytocin nasal spray
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Asthma
Comparison of Microglial Activation in Severe Asthma and Healthy Controls
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about how asthma influences brain function. The main questions it aims to answer are: How airway inflammation in asthma affects the brain; and, Whether airway inflammation in asthma is…
- Trial name
- MAIA-SC (NCT06299592)
- Testing
- PET/MRI using [18F]FEPPA tracer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Obesity
Alpha and Omega of Lifestyle Therapy
The study aims to investigate the effects of double-blinded, randomized placebo-controlled n3-fatty acid supplementation (1000 mg day-1) and 13 weeks of resistance training on muscle function/biology and systemic health in…
- Trial name
- Alpha&Omega (NCT04279951)
- Testing
- Resistance exercise, Omega-3
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis
Assessing the Drug Exposure Risk of Infants Breastfed by Women With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Breastfeeding is beneficial to both mother and baby. However, many breastfeeding women are affected by long-term health conditions and need to take medications.
- Conditions
- Crohn's Disease, Ulcerative Colitis, Healthy Controls
- Trial name
- NCT03397108
- Testing
- The IBD group was divided into 2 subgroups: with or without anti-TNF antibody use
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Behcet's Disease, Central Sensitisation
Assessment of Central Sensitization, Neuropathic Pain, Sleep Quality and Daily Life Activities in Behcet's Disease
There are few studies in the literature regarding increased frequency of neuropathic pain and sleep disturbance and decreased quality of life in Behçet's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT03531385
- Testing
- Central sensitisation, Neuropathic pain, Sleep disturbance
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital
Major Depressive Disorder, Healthy Controls
Elucidating the Neurocircuitry of Irritability With High-Field Neuroimaging to Identify Novel Therapeutic Targets
The study is investigating dysfunctions in neurocircuitry in regards to irritability with healthy controls (HC) and individuals with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) by performing MRIs.
- Trial name
- UNIKET (NCT05046184)
- Testing
- Ketamine Hydrochloride, Midazolam injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Human Microbiome
Detection of Luminal and Mucosa-associated Microbiome in Healthy Controls vs. Local and Systemic Inflammation
This study should reveal differences in composition of luminal and mucosa-associated microbiome of the human gastrointestinal tract.Therefore bacterial species of different intestinal location sites (small intestine and colon)…
- Trial name
- NCT03157687
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Parkinson Disease Dementia
Elucidating the Role of Cholinergic Degeneration in Cognitive Fluctuations in Lewy Body Dementia
The proposed study aims to address the critical gaps in understanding the mechanisms of CF (Cognitive Fluctuations) by leveraging recently emerged molecular biomarkers, advanced neuroimaging techniques to assess measures of…
- Conditions
- Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Parkinson Disease Dementia, Healthy Controls
- Trial name
- NCT07284290
- Testing
- Syn-One skin biopsy, Multi modal MRI, Assessment of dynamic EEG features over 48-hour periods across all study aims
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Parkinson's Disease (PD)
Novel Shoe Device NUSHU to Measure Gait Analysis in Parkinson's Patients
Gait changes in Parkinson's disease are complex, variable, and difficult to detect during short clinic assessments. The aim of this study is to collect gait measurements in Parkinson's patients through sensors in a novel shoe…
- Trial name
- NCT06975059
- Testing
- NUSHU shoe
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Covid19
DNA Damage and Oxidative Stress in Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic challenging health systems worldwide.
- Trial name
- ABCD (NCT04784468)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vienna
Schizophrenia
Effects of Varenicline on Plasticity in Schizophrenia
This laboratory pilot study will explore the effects of varenicline tartrate on long-term potentiation (LTP)-like mechanisms of (1) the motor cortex and (2) the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and working memory in…
- Trial name
- VAR-PAS (NCT01934023)
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Spinal Cord Injuries, Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
SCIVAX: Biomarkers of Immune Dysfunction and Vaccine Responsiveness in Chronic SCI
The purpose of this observational research study is to better understand immune responses to vaccines against viruses (influenza or SARS-CoV2).
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury, Healthy Controls, Flu Vaccine
- Trial name
- SCIVAX (NCT05869968)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Kidney Transplantation, Urinary Calculi
Evaluation of Kidney Function by Multi-modal Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy
Multimodal functional magnetic resonance (MR) methods, including MR diffusion, Blood-Oxygenation Level Dependent (BOLD) imaging and MR spectroscopy may provide complementary information about the functional status of a kidney.
- Trial name
- NCT00575432
- Testing
- diffusion MRI, BOLD MRI, Clinical Outcome
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Women With Recent Diagnosis of Schizophrenia, Men With Recent Diagnosis of Schizophrenia
Gender Differences in Social Cognition in Patients With Schizophrenia of Recent Diagnosis and Healthy Controls Subjects
Individuals with schizophrenia have important and persistent deficits in multiple neurocognitive domains as well as in the Social Cognition (SC).
- Conditions
- Women With Recent Diagnosis of Schizophrenia, Men With Recent Diagnosis of Schizophrenia, Healthy Women, Healthy Men
- Trial name
- NCT02575209
- Testing
- GENDER
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Corporacion Parc Tauli
Parkinson's Disease, Parkinsonian Syndrome
A Study of Neurophysiologic Changes in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease
The goal of this study is to investigate neurophysiologic tests that have the potential of serving as screening tools for Parkinson's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00117195
- Testing
- Automated Neuropsychological Assessment Matrix
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 620 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute for Neurodegenerative Disorders
Psoriatic Arthritis, Psoriatic Nail
Sonographic Analysis of Nails in Psoriatic Arthritis and Healthy Controls
This study aims to identify the nail ultrasonography (NUSG) properties in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) and healthy controls by a participant-based evaluation; to assess feasibility, reliability, and discriminative…
- Trial name
- NUSGI (NCT04718428)
- Testing
- Nail Ultrasonography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Crohn's Disease, Genetic Predisposition
Abnormal Fecal Microbiota in Healthy Subjects at High Risk for Crohn's Disease
Transversal multicentric French study on the microbiota in patients with Crohn's disease and their first degree healthy relatives The primary objective is the comparison of microbiota between patients with CD, healthy controls…
- Trial name
- MAGIC (NCT02826330)
- Testing
- biomarkers
- Where
- 10 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Type 2 Diabetes
Quantitative 18F-AV-133 PET Imaging in Subjects With Diabetes and Healthy Controls
To evaluate 18F-AV-133 imaging of the pancreas in patients with early type 2 diabetes, late type 2 diabetes, subjects with pre-diabetes and in healthy overweight/obese control subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT01710371
- Testing
- 18F-AV-133, 10% Arginine Hydrochloride-R-Gene 10
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Dystonia, Focal Dystonia
Brain Changes in Blepharospasm
This study will examine the role of certain areas of the brain in blepharospasm, a type of dystonia (abnormality of movement and muscle tone) that causes unwanted or uncontrollable blinking or closing of the eyelids.
- Conditions
- Dystonia, Focal Dystonia, Cerebellar Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00487383
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)