Clinical trials: Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Gaucher
MR Spectroscopy and Disease Severity Score for Gaucher in Pediatric Population
The bone status in Gaucher disease is very difficult to monitor precisely in children. This is a major problem because lack of optimal treatment, especially enzyme replacement, may cause irreversible severe bone damage that will…
- Trial name
- MRS in Gaucher (NCT01397435)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Post COVID-19 Condition, Somatic Symptom Disorder
MR-spectroscopy in Post-covid Condition Prior to and Following a Yoga Breathing Intervention
From a clinical perspective, we find that many patients with Post COVID condition suffer from severe and debilitating shortness of breath, while routine pulmonary investigations fail to find the cause of the problems experienced.
- Trial name
- SpeCY (NCT05946512)
- Testing
- yoga, social contact
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University Innsbruck
Alcohol-Related Disorders, Alcohol Dependence
Acamprosate to Reduce Symptoms of Alcohol Withdrawal
This study will examine whether a new drug called acamprosate can be helpful for alcohol withdrawal, a result of drinking high amounts of alcohol for long periods of time.
- Conditions
- Alcohol-Related Disorders, Alcohol Dependence, Alcoholism, Healthy Volunteer
- Trial name
- NCT00106106
- Testing
- NMR-spectroscopy, Oral acamprosate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Insomnia, Major Depression
Cortical GABA Concentrations in Insomnia
Disturbances in the amino acid neurotransmitter (AANt), gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) function are hypothesized to contribute to the neurobiology of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and insomnia.
- Trial name
- NCT00765752
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Infections, Fungal
To Determine The Amount Of Voriconazole In The Brain After 2 Loading Doses And 3 Maintenance Doses Over 3 Days
To determine the amount of voriconazole in the brain after 2 loading doses and 3 maintenance doses over 3 days and compare it to the amount of voriconazole in the plasma.
- Trial name
- NCT00300677
- Testing
- voriconazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Cerebral GABA and Fear Conditioning in PTSD
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a common and debilitating neuropsychiatric disorder in which an acute fear response to a traumatic event does not abate.
- Trial name
- NCT01800383
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Isabelle Rosso
Human Body Composition, Human Body Function
Development and Validation of Multi-nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy for Whole Body Human Applications
The purpose of this study is to develop and refine the techniques for using magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance spectroscopy to understand the composition and function of the human body
- Trial name
- MRS VALIDATION (NCT02663362)
- Testing
- To evaluate the reproducibility of acquiring multi-nuclear data on a new 3T Philips Magnet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
Schizophrenia
Effects of Brain Stimulation on Cognition, Oscillations and GABA Levels in Schizophrenia
People with schizophrenia often have problems with attention, learning and memory and other cognitive abilities that interfere with their work and school performance.
- Trial name
- NCT04267003
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Behavior
The Effects of Mindfulness Meditation on Brain Metabolism in the Limbic Regions Studied by Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Stress reduction methods based on mindfulness meditation have been experiencing significant growth in various fields of society over the past twenty years.
- Trial name
- MEMOREM (NCT05710250)
- Testing
- 6-week MBSR program, 6-week muscular relaxation program
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Tours
Parkinson
Impact of Exercise on Muscle Metabolism and Function for Persons With Parkinsons
This investigation assesses the impact of a strengthening program on muscle metabolism in the gastrocnemius muscle (GM) and is an essential step in the establishment of future clinical intervention for the GM in people with…
- Trial name
- NCT07720713
- Testing
- Home Exercise Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Menopause, Depression
Brain Imaging Study in Menopausal Women With and Without Major Depressive Disorder
The purpose this study is to measure cortical gama-aminobutyric acid levels (GABA) levels in menopausal women with major depressive disorder and healthy subjects using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS).
- Trial name
- NCT00626340
- Testing
- MDD diagnosis and Estrogen treatment, MDD diagnosis and Fluoxetine treatment, MDD diagnosis with both Estrogen and Fluoxetine treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Major Depressive Disorder
Creatine Augmentation for Adolescent Females With Treatment-Resistant Major Depressive Disorder
The primary hypothesis is that compared to placebo, 10g of daily creatine monohydrate for eight weeks will be associated with significant increases in frontal lobe phosphocreatine and beta-nucleoside triphosphate (β-NTP)…
- Trial name
- NCT02134808
- Testing
- Creatine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Perry Renshaw
Brain Mapping, Healthy Volunteer
Development of Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging Techniques for Imaging Metabolites in Human Brain and Muscle
Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a widely used scanning technique to obtain images of the human body and evaluate activity in the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT01266577
- Testing
- NSR MAGNETOM 7T, 1Tx x 32Rx Head Coil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Spinal Cord Diseases
Reorganization of Brain Functions in Patients With Cervical Myelopathy Using fMRI and MRS
Decompressive surgery to relieve symptoms of spinal cord compression due to dysfunction, such as arthritis, has proved variable in success.
- Trial name
- NCT00447343
- Testing
- Decompressive cervical spine surgery, fMRI and MRS scan
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Carbohydrate Metabolism, Hepatic Glycogen Storage
Effects of Dual-Source Carbohydrate Intake and Liver Glycogen Repletion After Overnight Fasting.
This study is looking at whether eating a breakfast which has two different sources of carbohydrates, glucose and fructose (found in foods like honey and fruits), can increase how much glycogen can be stored in the liver.
- Conditions
- Carbohydrate Metabolism, Hepatic Glycogen Storage, Healthy Adult Male
- Trial name
- NCT07476989
- Testing
- No breakfast, Breakfast (0% Fructose), Breakfast (50% fructose)
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Manchester Metropolitan University
Major Depressive Disorder
Treatment Resistant Geriatric Depression in Primary Care
This study involves collaboration between McLean Hospital, Geriatric Medicine at the Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA) and other sites within the Partners and Harvard Medical School network.
- Trial name
- NCT01392287
- Testing
- Memantine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
BHB Transport, Alcohol Use Disorder
Metabolism in the Human Brain Following Consumption of a Keto-ester in Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) With Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging (MRSI)
The objective of this study is to determine whether BHB levels in the brain will be positively associated with alcohol consumption, due to hypothesized enhancement of BHB transport into the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT05937893
- Testing
- Keto-ester followed by Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging (MRSI) scans
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Cerebrovascular Accident
Evaluating the Remote Effects of Stroke With MRI and PET Scans
Patients with stroke sometimes have a condition called diaschisis, a loss of function in a part of the brain located some distance from the original stroke-injury site. Doctors do not know why this happens.
- Trial name
- NCT00063180
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Healthy
High Energy Phosphate Metabolites in Brain
The objective of this research project is to determine the impact on brain HEP metabolites and fluxes of an oral consumption of a commercially available nutrition product (Peptamen® 1.5 vanilla) in healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT03101345
- Testing
- Peptamen® 1.5 vanilla
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Major Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Episode
MRS and Medication Response: A Pilot Study
We hope to demonstrate that magnetic resonance spectroscopy can detect brain concentration levels of paroxetine (Paxil) or citalopram (Celexa) or escitalopram (Lexapro) in depressed patients.
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Episode, Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, Major Depression Mild
- Trial name
- NCT03254342
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University