Clinical trials: Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Functional
Healthy Volunteers, fMRI Research
Frequency Effects of Transcutaneous Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation (eTNS) on Brain and Autonomic Function
This study aims to investigate how different frequencies of transcutaneous Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation (eTNS) affect brain activity and the autonomic nervous system in healthy individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT07662291
- Testing
- 2Hz Transcutaneous Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation, 120Hz Transcutaneous Trigeminal Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xidian University
Binge Drinking
The Brain, the Bug, and the Binge: the Interplay Between Binge Drinking, Gut Microbiota, and Brain Functioning
Adolescence and youth are periods of significant maturational changes which seems to involve greater susceptibility to disruptive events in the brain such as binge drinking (BD).
- Trial name
- NCT05946083
- Testing
- Inulin Intervention, Maltodextrin Intervention
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minho
Healthy
Neurofeedback to Reduce Spontaneous Recovery of Threat Expectancy
This study tests the efficacy of a new behavioral intervention with the goal of reducing spontaneous recovery of threat expectancy in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07122739
- Testing
- Active Real-time fMRI Neurofeedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trustees of Princeton University
Alzheimer's Disease
The Locus Coeruleus and Memory
The cause of Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia, remains unknown. Neuropathological studies suggest that a small area in the brainstem, the locus coeruleus, might be the site of the onset of the disease.
- Trial name
- LOCUS (NCT02363504)
- Testing
- 7 Tesla MRI with memory task and non-invasive neurostimulation
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Developmental Articulation Disorder, Stuttering
Study of Brain Activity During Speech Production and Speech Perception
The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of the brain's activity and organization in the development of speech disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT00004991
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 411 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Resistance Exercise, Muscle Hypertrophy
Muscle Adaptations in Children and Adults Following Twelve Weeks of Flywheel or Weight Stack Resistance Exercise
The goal of this trial is to compare resistance exercise using traditional techniques and flywheel training to controls in healthy children ages nine to 13 and adults ages 18 to 50.
- Conditions
- Resistance Exercise, Muscle Hypertrophy, Skeletal Muscle, EMG
- Trial name
- KidREx (NCT06698055)
- Testing
- Flywheel Resistance Exercise, Weight Stack Resistance Exercise
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Björn Alkner
Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia
fMRI of Theory of Mind in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
Theory of mind (TOM), a main component of social cognition processes, refers to the capacity to infer one's own and other person's mental states.
- Trial name
- TOM-i (NCT02834182)
- Testing
- IRMf, Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, Positive And Negative Syndrom Scale
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CHU de Reims
Major Depressive Disorder
Brain Regulation of Emotions in People With Depression and Anhedonia
This study will use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to examine how the brain regulates emotions in healthy people and in patients who have major depression and anhedonia (loss of feeling of pleasure in things that normally give…
- Trial name
- NCT00059579
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 163 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Aphasia, Nonfluent Aphasia
Neural Networks and Language Recovery in Aphasia From Stroke: fMRI Studies
The purpose of this research is to utilize functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to investigate brain reorganization for language behavior in stroke patients with aphasia.
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Nonfluent Aphasia, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT00467103
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Osteoarthritis, Knee, Depressive Symptoms
Study on Brain Structure and Function of Pain-related Emotion Disorder
By the method of multi-mode Magnetic Resonance Imaging, 5 patients with knee osteoarthritis are selected in this trial to observe the possible differences in the brain structure and function from the 5 healthy volunteers.
- Conditions
- Osteoarthritis, Knee, Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety State
- Trial name
- NCT03912610
- Testing
- Functional magnetic resonance examination
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhoujie
Chronic Liver Disease
Delta Radiomics for Liver Function Evaluation
To evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of delta radiomics-derived index based on Gd-EOB-DTPA enhanced MRI as a new imaging biomarker for the quantitative assessment of liver function.
- Trial name
- NCT05296434
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhujiang Hospital
Cerebrovascular Circulation
MRI Biomarkers and Exercise
The overall goal of observational study is to examine the age-related and habitual exercise training status-related differences in structural and functional changes in the human brain, detected by magnetic resonance (MR) imaging.
- Trial name
- NCT02729428
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Healthy
Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Normal Reference Control Group Testing
The purpose of this research is to understand how to apply cardiac magnetic resonance imaging (CMR) to women with small artery heart disease by looking at the CMRs of women without heart disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00573339
- Testing
- Cardiac MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Cerebrovascular Disorder, Healthy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies of Motor and Thought Processes
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a diagnostic tool that creates high quality images of the human body without the use of X-ray (radiation).
- Conditions
- Cerebrovascular Disorder, Healthy, Movement Disorder, Nervous System Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00001361
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 610 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of Brain Activity in Patients With Painful Diabetic Neuropathy
Patients with painful diabetic neuropathy (PDN) often combine with anxiety and depression. However, the pathogenesis of PDN is unclear, especially the mechanism associated with central nervous system.
- Trial name
- NCT03700502
- Testing
- resting-state functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University
Reproducibility of Results
Reproducibility of Brain MRI
The aim of this study is to assess the reproducibility over time of functional and structural magnetic resonance imaging, as well as specific biomarkers in plasma in healthy volunteers before and after a two-hour rest.
- Trial name
- DANA0 (NCT03876236)
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Stress, Healthy Volunteers
Brain Responses to Short-Chain Fatty Acid Intervention
A randomized, triple-blind, placebo-controlled study on the effect of colon-delivered short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) on neural responses to stress and neuroepigenetics.
- Trial name
- MoodBugs HDAC (NCT06546683)
- Testing
- Short-Chain Fatty Acids
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Healthy, Covert Consciousness
Assessing Covert Consciousness During Dexmedetomidine and Ketamine Sedation: An fMRI Study
This research is studying whether mental functions take place during different levels of anesthesia, using a commonly used drug (either dexmedetomidine [with propofol in some participants] or ketamine), which shows areas in the…
- Trial name
- NCT07705022
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine (+propofol as indicated), Ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Cognitive Dysfunction, Alzheimer Disease
ALA-enriched Nutrition for Prevention of Cognitive Decline in APOE4 Older Adults
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial will evaluate the effects of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) supplementation on cognitive function, blood-brain barrier integrity, and brain vascular health in older adults…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Dysfunction, Alzheimer Disease, Blood-Brain Barrier, Apolipoprotein E, Deficiency or Defect of
- Trial name
- NCT07392723
- Testing
- Alpha-Linolenic Acid (2.6 g/day)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michal Schnaider Beeri, Ph.D.
Healthy
Mapping of the Human Brainstem During Continence and Micturition: Noninvasive 7-T fMRI Study
The lower urinary tract (bladder, bladder neck, urethra and urethral sphincter) has two functions: Storage (Continence) and voiding (micturition).
- Trial name
- NCT04846387
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Post-Void Residual, Uroflowmetry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute