Clinical trials: MRI, Functional
Overweight, Obesity
The Beneficial Effects of a Protein-rich Breakfast on Appetite Control & Cognition in Overweight and Obese Adolescents
The purpose of this study is to assess whether the daily addition of a protein-rich breakfast leads to beneficial changes in appetite control, food intake regulation,and cognitive function in overweight \& obese 'breakfast…
- Trial name
- NCT01192100
- Testing
- Breakfast Skipping, Normal Protein Breakfast Meals, Protein-rich Breakfast Meals
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Phobias
fMRI Study Examining Effects of D-cycloserine in Specific Phobia
The research team hopes to use brain imaging and mental testing to learn more about specific phobias and the treatment of phobia.
- Trial name
- NCT00591825
- Testing
- D-cycloserine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
Neuroimaging of Diet in ADHD: Phase I
Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) aged 9-12 years of age will be placed on a restriction diet for a 5 week period.
- Trial name
- FTF (NCT01862484)
- Testing
- Restricted Diet, Ruse Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Renal Impairment
Assessment of Renal Function by Multiparametric MRI
Metabolic syndrome is a collection of conditions that affect at least three of the following five criteria: abdominal obesity, high blood pressure, high fasting glucose levels, high triglyceride levels, and low levels of…
- Trial name
- NCT06407375
- Testing
- mpMRI
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Major Depressive Disorder
Vagus Nerve Stimulation: Integration of Behavior and Cardiac Modulation
This study characterized the impact of respiratory-gated transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) on the modulation of the stress response circuitry, vagal tone and depressed mood in patients with major depressive disorder…
- Trial name
- tVNS-MDD (NCT04467164)
- Testing
- exhalatory-gated transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (e-RAVANS), Inhalatory-gated transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (i-RAVANS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Major Depressive Disorder
Predictors of Treatment Outcome With Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression
The purpose of this research study is to learn whether specific types of brain imaging and psychological testing can predict how much benefit patients with depression will receive from a well-studied psychotherapy for depression…
- Trial name
- NCT01922219
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
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
Anorexia Nervosa
PET Imaging Study of Recovered Anorexics
Several studies in the past suggest that individuals who have or had anorexia nervosa may have alterations in brain serotonin. Serotonin seems to play an important role in regulating anxiety, mood, and other symptoms found in…
- Trial name
- NCT00603018
- Testing
- Fluoxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Interleaved TMS-fMRI for Hippocampal Stimulation: Modeling Dose-Response Relationship in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment
Emerging evidence indicates that dysfunction of hippocampal synaptic plasticity, which precedes neuronal degeneration during the progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD), underlies the hallmark cognitive impairment.
- Trial name
- TMS-fMRI (NCT05515952)
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Major Depression
Brain Imaging of Quetiapine Response in Anxious Depression
The purpose of this study is to find out what parts of the brain have increased or decreased connectivity when people are depressed and how Seroquel extended release (XR) changes this connectivity in depressed patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00982345
- Testing
- quetiapine (Seroquel XR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Mild Cognitive Impairment, MCI
Effects of Methylene Blue in Healthy Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer's Disease
A double-blind, placebo-controlled study that aims to investigate the effect of 2-week and 12-week administration of USP methylene blue (MB) on cerebral blood flow, functional connectivity, memory and attention cognitive…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, MCI, Aging, Alzheimer's Disease
- Trial name
- MB2 (NCT02380573)
- Testing
- Methylene Blue, FD&C Blue # 2, Phenazopyridine hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Tic Disorders
Effects of Ondansetron in Obsessive-compulsive and Tic Disorders
This project investigates the use of 4 weeks of 24 mg/day ondansetron as compared to placebo on symptoms and brain functioning in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and tic disorders (TD).
- Conditions
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Tic Disorders, Tourette Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03239210
- Testing
- Ondansetron
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Depression, Mood Disorders
Functional MRI Before and After Treatment for Depression
The purpose of this study is to help us understand how depression changes brain activity and how this relates to mood, anxiety, and cognitive functions like memory.
- Conditions
- Depression, Mood Disorders, Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00896441
- Testing
- Citalopram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Schizophrenia
fMRI Cholinergic Mechanisms in Schizophrenia
This study aims to determine how clozapine treatment improves neuronal measures of sensory gating in subjects with schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- NCT01191827
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Cocaine Dependence
Study of the Effects of Risperdal Consta on Brain Reward Circuitry Function, Craving and Cocaine Use in Active Cocaine Dependence
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of the administration of Risperidal-Consta on the brain's reward circuitry using Magnetic resonance Imaging (MRI), behavioral tests and measuring cocaine craving and use among…
- Trial name
- NCT00385801
- Testing
- Risperidone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Major Depressive Disorder
Dopaminergic Effects of Adjunctive Aripiprazole on the Brain in Treatment-Resistant Depression
Aripiprazole has been approved by the FDA for augmenting ineffective/partially effective oral antidepressant therapy in patients suffering from major depression. The mechanism by which this augmentation is achieved is not known.
- Trial name
- NCT00953745
- Testing
- Escitalopram, Aripiprazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
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
Stroke
Neurofeedback for Stroke Rehabilitation
Real-time neurofeedback aims to alter brain activation patterns through online feedback of ongoing brain activity using magnetic resonance imagining (MRI).
- Trial name
- NCT03775915
- Testing
- Neurofeedback
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Stroke
Novel Brain Signal Feedback Paradigm to Enhance Motor Learning After Stroke
Stroke (795,000/year in the US and 30 million existing stroke survivors in the world) damages brain neural structures that control coordinated upper limb movement.
- Trial name
- NCT02856035
- Testing
- Neural feedback plus FES and motor training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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