Clinical trials: Magnetism
Virtual Reality, Paediatrics
Virtual Reality Preparation for Medical Imaging
This pilot project aims to establish evidence to investigate whether a virtual reality intervention can be implemented to reduce anxiety and efficiently prepare children for non-sedated MRI assessments.
- Conditions
- Virtual Reality, Paediatrics, Radiology
- Trial name
- VR-MRI (NCT03931382)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Simulator, Mock MRI Simulator, Standard Preparation Manual
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Children's Hospital
Huntington Disease
Proof of Concept of an Anaplerotic Study Using Brain Phosphorus Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Huntington Disease
The purpose of this project is to study the efficacy of an anaplerotic treatment on brain energy profile evolution at an early stage of the Huntington disease.
- Trial name
- TRIHEP2 (NCT01882062)
- Testing
- Triheptanoin 1g/kg/day
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Cystic Fibrosis
Study of the Effect of VX-770 on Hyperpolarized Helium-3 Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Subjects With Cystic Fibrosis and the G551D Mutation
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is caused by mutations in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. The encoded protein, CFTR, is an epithelial chloride ion channel responsible for aiding in the regulation of salt…
- Trial name
- NCT01161537
- Testing
- VX-770
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated
Poor Peripheral Perfusion
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) to Assess Radial Artery Compression and Arterial Perfusion While TR Band is Applied
Subjects' radial artery diameters and plethysmography waveforms will be recorded by MRI and pulse oxymetry at varying levels of radial artery compression by the Terumo TR Band.
- Trial name
- NCT02478671
- Testing
- TR Band
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Terumo Medical Corporation
Healthy, Chronic Pain
H-coil TMS to Reduce Pain: A Pilot Study Evaluating Relative Efficacy of the H1 vs H7 Coil
Chronic pain is a serious public health problem with estimates as high as nearly half of the adult population experiencing some form of pain that lasts for more than 6 months.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Chronic Pain, Opioid Use, Pain, Chronic
- Trial name
- NCT04203199
- Testing
- Real rTMS to the mPFC using H7 Coil, Real rTMS to the dlPFC using H1 Coil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Cough
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of ATP Cough in Chronic Cough Patients
Persistent cough is a distressing symptom for people with respiratory disorders. Patients also often experience an ongoing urge-to-cough that prompts coughing, and which fails to resolve the sensation.
- Trial name
- NCT03722849
- Testing
- Adenosine Triphosphate, Capsaicin, Functional Brain Imaging
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stuart Mazzone
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) and Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
This study will evaluate the clinical efficacy of functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) guided 1 Hz repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) applied to the Supplementary Motor Area (SMA) in OCD patients who have…
- Trial name
- NCT00106249
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Apnea of Prematurity, Intraventricular Hemorrhage
MRI and Neurodevelopment in Preterm Infants Following Administration of High-Dose Caffeine
Over the last 30 years the survival rates for babies born prematurely have improved greatly with research. As these babies grow up, we have found that many of the premature babies have learning and movement problems.
- Conditions
- Apnea of Prematurity, Intraventricular Hemorrhage, Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT00809055
- Testing
- Caffeine citrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Hydrocephalus
Strata Programmable CSF Shunt Valve Study
The treatment of hydrocephalus is the most time consuming, and arguably the most important role of the pediatric neurosurgical service at most children's' hospitals.
- Trial name
- NCT02737163
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Opioid-use Disorder
Using Combined EEG and Non-invasive Brain Stimulation to Examine and Improve Reward Functioning in Opioid Use Disorder
The primary aims of this study are to identify impaired cognitive control in opioid use disorder (OUD) and subsequently to examine the effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on reward processing, as measured by the…
- Trial name
- NCT04432493
- Testing
- Active repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers University
Chronic Stroke
Brain Stimulation and Robotics in Chronic Stroke Motor Recovery
Motor skill training and transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) have separately been shown to alter cortical excitability and enhance motor function in humans.
- Trial name
- NCT03562663
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation, Upper extremity robotics
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Burke Medical Research Institute
Treatment Resistant Depression
Low Field Magnetic Stimulation for Treatment Resistant Depression
This is a double-blind, randomized, sham-controlled phase II study of the effects of Low Field Magnetic Stimulation (LFMS) on brain circuitry of adults with treatment-resistant Major Depressive Disorder (MDD).
- Trial name
- NCT01944644
- Testing
- Active Low Field Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Executive Function
Modulation of Cognitive Control Signals in Prefrontal Cortex by Rhythmic Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Purpose: In this study, the investigators will provide causal evidence for the role of alpha and theta oscillations in cognitive control.
- Trial name
- NCT03828734
- Testing
- Theta TMS, Alpha TMS, Arrhythmic TMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Major Depression, Fibromyalgia
A Pilot Study of TMS Effects on Pain and Depression in Patients With Fibromyalgia
In this pilot study, the PI proposes to include 20 African American participants with Fibromyalgia to explore the effect of r TMS on pain and depressive symptoms.
- Trial name
- TMS (NCT00523302)
- Testing
- Active TMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Hyperlipidemia
Evaluate Low Doses of AEGR-733 on Hepatic Fat Accumulation by MRS
To determine safety and effectiveness of low-dose therapeutic AEGR-733 +/- atorvastatin, ezetimibe or fenofibrate (compared to placebo) on liver fat accumulation measured by Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Trial name
- NCT00559962
- Testing
- AEGR-733, AEGR-733 and atorvastatin, AEGR-733 and fenofibrate
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- Aegerion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Cocaine Use Disorder
Identifying Electrophysiological Targets for Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Cocaine Use Disorder (Pilot Study)
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of active intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) to dorsomedial prefrontal cortex (dmPFC) on electroencephalogram (EEG) measures of reward sensitivity and cue reactivity and…
- Trial name
- NCT05631548
- Testing
- iTBS to dmPFC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Congenital Heart Disease, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Erythropoetin Neuroprotection for Neonatal Cardiac Surgery
Brain problems occur in neonatal open heart surgery with a frequency of 20-70%, seen on neurological examination, brain imaging such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), or long term development problems such as learning…
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Disease, Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome, Transposition of the Great Arteries, Aortic Arch Hypoplasia or Interruption
- Trial name
- NCT00513240
- Testing
- Erythropoetin, Normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Colonoscopy
Visualization of the Colon Through Use of the Magnetic Flexible Endoscope (MFE)
In this study, the investigators will evaluate the ability of the Magnetic Flexible Endoscope (MFE) to travel through the human colon.
- Trial name
- NCT05833789
- Testing
- Magnetic Flexible Endoscope (MFE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nicotine Use Disorder, Nicotine Dependence
Accelerated rTMS for the Reduction of Nicotine Craving
The purpose if this study is to determine if five treatments of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) can reduce craving for cigarettes in smokers.
- Trial name
- NCT03352609
- Testing
- Active rTMS with MagVenture MagPro double blind rTMS system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Myocardial Perfusion Imaging, Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Myocardial Perfusion MRI
The object of this study is to compare four different dosages of Gadavist 1.0 in cardiac Magnetic Resonance Tomography (MRT) imaging with the imaging results of a cardiac SPECT examination in terms of diagnostic quality.
- Trial name
- NCT01490294
- Testing
- Gadobutrol (Gadavist,Gadovist, BAY86-4875)
- Where
- 14 sites in Austria, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 232 people
- Sponsor
- Bayer