Clinical trials: Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Imaging
Brain Trauma
Magnetic Resonance (MR) Spectroscopy and Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Determining Brain Injury and Subsequent Clinical Outcome in Patients of Moderate Brain Trauma
The purpose of this study is to use magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to assess for traumatic brain injury and determine if there is any correlation of these findings to clinical outcome.
- Trial name
- NCT00760903
- Testing
- Conventional MRI of the brain, MR spectroscopy (MRS), MR Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting, Fatigue
Fatigue Alleviation Through Neuromodulating Therapy in Multiple Sclerosis
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) of the left premotor cortex can lessen fatigue in patients with Multiple Sclerosis, and if this is a feasible intervention.
- Trial name
- FANTiMS (NCT06569550)
- Testing
- Real Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance
Sarcopenia
Sarcopenia Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation (SUSIE)
The goal of the proposed research is to investigate Magnetic Resonance (MR) Fingerprinting and P-MRS (Phosphorus-31 MR Spectroscopy) imaging for characterization of skeletal muscle in heart failure patients with sarcopenia.
- Trial name
- SUSIE (NCT04869813)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Prostate Cancer
3T Perfluorocarbon-Filled Endorectal Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging of Prostate
Objectives: The objectives of this study are to: 1) evaluate the feasibility of 3T MRSI of prostate in improving the spectral resolution, using a PFC-filled endorectal coil, 2) develop a systematic metabolic grading system for…
- Trial name
- NCT00464724
- Testing
- 3T Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Pulmonary Hypertension, Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
129 Xenon Imaging in Patients Treated With Sotatercept
Determine the ability of 129Xe MRI/MRS biomarker signatures to non-invasively monitor pulmonary vascular reverse remodeling induced by sotatercept in pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH).
- Trial name
- Sox-PH (NCT06351345)
- Testing
- 129Xe Hyperpolarized
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Bastiaan Driehuys
Nutritional Status
A Clinical Study to Investigate the Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Muscle Energetics and Cognitive Function in Young Healthy Male Athletes and an Ageing Population
This study will examine the impact of creatine supplementation on muscle function and cognitive performance in young and older subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT02058654
- Testing
- Creatine
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Schizophrenia
Treatment Response in Schizophrenia: Bridging Imaging and Postmortem Studies
The overarching goal is to identify imaging markers that will predict treatment response, and to confirm or validate these biomarkers using anatomical studies of postmortem tissue.
- Trial name
- NCT00937716
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Mitochondrial Disease
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Muscle Phenotyping in Mitochondrial Disease
The purpose of the study is to use a new research imaging technique, a kind of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), to measure important metabolic features of muscle, including mitochondrial function, in people with mitochondrial…
- Trial name
- NCT02154711
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Hypertension
Physical Fitness, Cardiovascular and Brain Health
The goal of this study is to determine if aerobic exercise or progressive muscle relaxation is associated with changes in cardiovascular health, brain function, and cognition.
- Trial name
- NCT01341145
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise, Relaxation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy Biomarkers of Neonatal Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
Neonatal hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a serious neurological condition characterised by acute or subacute brain injury arising from perinatal hypoxia.
- Trial name
- NCT01481207
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Healthy Subjects, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Studying Motor Neuron Tests
Background: People with motor neuron disorders have changes in the parts of the brain that control movement. Some tests that are currently used to study these changes are magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and transcranial magnetic…
- Conditions
- Healthy Subjects, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Central Nervous System, Volunteer
- Trial name
- NCT01517087
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Major Depressive Disorder, Anxiety
The Effects of Vilazodone on Glutamate in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex in Anxious Unipolar Depressives
The purpose of this study is to determine whether vilazodone is more effective than citalopram for the treatment of anxious depression.
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Anxiety, Comorbidity
- Trial name
- NCT02028026
- Testing
- Vilazodone, Citalopram
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
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
Hematopoietic and Lymphoid Cell Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm
New Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Spectroscopy Software in the Improvement of Image Quality
This trial studies how well new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance spectroscopic imaging (MRSI) software works in improving the image quality of scans in both patients and healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT03980535
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 273 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Fibromyalgia
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy, Perfusion and Diffusion Tensor Imaging in Neuropsychiatric Lupus
The purpose of this study is to find out if certain types of Magnetic Resonance (MR) scanning will help to better detect markers in the brain that are related to the neuropsychiatric symptoms of systemic lupus erythematosus…
- Conditions
- Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Fibromyalgia, Acute Neuropsychiatric Lupus
- Trial name
- NCT00723671
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Mental Disorder
Neuropsychiatric Effects of Interferon-Alpha and Ribavirin
Use of the drug interferon-alpha (IFN-A), is associated with frequent and well characterized side effects like neurotoxicity. Neurotoxicity can cause symptoms of depression, agitation, anxiety, and/or confusion.
- Trial name
- NCT00001547
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Glioblastoma Multiforme, Anaplastic Astrocytoma
Examination of Changes on Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) in Patients Who Receive Gliadel Wafers During Initial Surgery for Glioblastoma Multiforme. Response or Failure to Gliadel Wafers for Subjects With Glioblastoma Multiforme.
Subjects with newly diagnosed brain tumors who undergo surgical resection and whose pathology in the operating room shows a high grade glioma will be eligible.
- Conditions
- Glioblastoma Multiforme, Anaplastic Astrocytoma, Anaplastic Oligodendroglioma
- Trial name
- Gliadel-MRS (NCT00645385)
- Testing
- MRS Spectroscopy
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Bipolar Depression
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Lisdexamfetamine for Bipolar Depression
There have been reports that stimulants may be effective for bipolar depression without triggering mania. This study will examine whether lisdexamfetamine can improve depressive symptoms over the course of eight weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT01051440
- Testing
- Lisdexamfetamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Steward St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston, Inc.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Pediatric Bipolar Disorder
Omega 3 Fatty Acid Trial
This study is being done to detect the metabolic changes that Omega 3 fatty acid treatment has on the brain and to find out whether magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) scan can detect metabolic differences between bipolar…
- Conditions
- Omega-3 Fatty Acids, Pediatric Bipolar Disorder, Adolescent Bipolar Disorder, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Imaging
- Trial name
- NCT00586222
- Testing
- Omega-3 Fatty Acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting
Cortical Lesions in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune disease, leading to inflammation and degeneration of neurons in the entire central nervous system (CNS).
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Multiple Sclerosis, Relapsing-Remitting, Multiple Sclerosis, Secondary Progressive
- Trial name
- CLiMS (NCT03653585)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance