Clinical trials: Magnetism
Parkinson's Disease
Evaluation of Long-term Effect of Resonator Therapy on Parkinson's Disease (PD)
An extension study for subjects with prior participation in previous resonator studies using low level magnetic fields to treat some of the symptoms of idiopathic Parkinson's Disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00862537
- Testing
- Resonator Device
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- pico-tesla Magnetic Therapies, LLC
Subcortical Aphasia, Ischemic Stroke
The Effect of Venlafaxine on Language Function in Patients With Subcortical Aphasia: A fMRI Study
Previous studies have demonstrated that venlafaxine significantly improves the language function of healthy subjects and increase of fMRI activation in cortical language area.
- Trial name
- NCT03588572
- Testing
- Venlafaxine hydrochloride capsules
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Guangzhou General Hospital of Guangzhou Military Command
Soft Tissue Neoplasms
Feasibility of ExAblate MRI Guided High Intensity Focused Ultrasound Tx of Soft Tissue Tumors
The goal of this project is to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of ExAblate magnetic resonance-guided high-intensity focused ultrasound (MRgHIFU) surgery in the treatment of soft tissue tumors of the extremities.
- Trial name
- NCT01965002
- Testing
- MRgHIFU, Aspirin, Enoxaparin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Pejman Ghanouni
Bipolar Depression
CoQ10 in Geriatric Bipolar Depression
We propose to study and compare measures of brain energy metabolism in geriatric bipolar individuals and healthy older adults. We would also like to investigate changes in brain energy metabolites and in vivo creatine kinase (CK)…
- Trial name
- CoQ10 (NCT00720369)
- Testing
- CoEnzyme Q10
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Alzheimer's Disease, Aphasia
Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Language in Alzheimer's Disease
The investigators wish to investigate the efficacy of targeted repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on expressive language in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Aphasia, Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT00814697
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Coil Stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- The New York Memory Services
Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Use Disorder
Effect of Theta Burst Stimulation on Alcohol Cue Reactivity
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is prevalent, devastating, and difficult to treat. The intransigence of AUD is readily apparent in the Trauma Unit of Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital, wherein 23% of trauma related admissions…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Use Disorder, Trauma Injury, Alcohol Dependence
- Trial name
- NCT04223154
- Testing
- Real iTBS to the dlPFC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Neuropathic Pain
Addressing Disparities in Neuromodulation for Rehabilitation: A Mixed Methods Approach to Optimize Access for Underrepresented Racial Minorities
The purpose of this study is to: 1. Development of culturally sensitive videos for enhance informed consent with neurostimulation and determination of factors that influence minority interest in participating in neurostimulation…
- Trial name
- NCT05896202
- Testing
- taVNS Video, Educational materials, TMS Video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Brain Concussion, Brain Injuries
Screening Brain MRI in High School Football: Does the Guardian Cap Reduce the Risk of Traumatic Brain Injury
Screening Brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with Fluid-attenuated Inversion Recovery (FLAIR) and Susceptibility Weighted Imaging (SWI) sequences will be performed pre and post season on high school football players.
- Conditions
- Brain Concussion, Brain Injuries, Diffuse Axonal Injury, Athletic Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT02757053
- Testing
- Guardian Cap
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mosaic Life Care
Insomnia, Primary
Study of Low Field Magnetic Stimulation (LFMS) on Measures of Sleep
Participants will be recruited and screened through ongoing studies in the sleep and anxiety disorders clinic. Participants with insomnia will be consented to complete several questionnaires, undergo a brief physical exam…
- Trial name
- NCT03050372
- Testing
- LFMS - Active
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Kidney Cancers
Tumor Heterogeneity of Renal Tumors Assessed by Multiparametric MRI With Direct Radiological-histopathological Correlation: an Explorative Study
In this study, high-resolution magnetic resonance imaging scans (MRI/mpMRI) were performed before surgical removal of the tumor and then compared with microscopic examinations of the tumor.
- Trial name
- NCT07713654
- Testing
- mpMRI
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Traumatic Brain Injury, Multiple Sclerosis
Measuring Cerebral Blood Flow Using Pseudo-continuous Arterial Spin Labeling Perfusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging
This study will test a new MRI sequence that measures cerebral blood flow (CBF). Because this technique for measuring CBF is new, there is little information on what the normal values for different regions of the brain should be.
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Multiple Sclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease, Tumor
- Trial name
- NCT02767609
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain, Primary Brain Neoplasm
Ferumoxytol- and Gadolinium-Labeled MRI in Measuring Tumors Before or After Treatment in Patients With Primary or Metastatic Brain Tumors
This phase II trial studies how well magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) using contrast imaging agent ferumoxytol works in comparison to standard imaging agent gadolinium in measuring tumors in patients undergoing treatment for…
- Trial name
- NCT00659126
- Testing
- 3 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Dynamic Susceptibility Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Nasal Congestion
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) Study of Nasal Strips in Nasal Congestion
The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of the nasal strip (relative to the placebo strip) on the nasal passages using anatomical MRI scans and to demonstrate the effect of the strip on breathing correlated cortical…
- Trial name
- NCT02275364
- Testing
- Test strip, Nasal spray
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Panic Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) in the Treatment of Panic Disorder With Comorbid Major Depression
This study will evaluate the efficacy of 1-Hz rTMS applied to the right Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC) in patients with Panic Disorder (PD) and comorbid Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) who have not fully responded to…
- Trial name
- rTMS (NCT00521352)
- Testing
- Active Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Knee Osteoarthritis, Chronic Pain
Motor Cortex Plasticity and the Effect of Deep Intramuscular Needling Stimulation Therapy (DIMST) in Osteoarthritis Pain
The aim of this study is to evaluate the cortical excitability in pain of knee osteoarthritis (OA), as well as the effect of one session of a kind of electroacupuncture (deep needling intramuscular stimulation therapy - DIMST) in…
- Trial name
- NCT01855958
- Testing
- DIMST
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cardiac Pacemaker, Artificial
Advisa MRI Clinical Study
The purpose of the Advisa MRI System clinical study is to confirm safety and effectiveness in the clinical MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) environment when subjects receive MRI scans up to 2W/kg Specific Absorption Rate (SAR)…
- Trial name
- NCT01110915
- Testing
- Medtronic Advisa MRI Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG), Medtronic CapSureFix MRI™ active fixation MRI lead
- Where
- 37 sites in United States, Australia and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 269 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Low Back Pain, Back Pain With Radiation
Evaluating the Role of Neuroinflammation in Low Back Pain
In this research, the study team will use brain imaging to evaluate the presence of neuroinflammation in the brains and spinal cords of patients with low back pain.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Back Pain With Radiation, Back Pain Without Radiation, Back Pain Lower Back Chronic
- Trial name
- IGNITE (NCT03106740)
- Testing
- Minocycline Hydrochloride 100mg Capsule, Magnetic Resonance-Positron Emission Tomography Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Marco Loggia
Major Depressive Disorder
The Effectiveness of rTMS in Depressed VA Patients
The purpose of this multi-site trial is to determine if repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) helps people with depression who have not been helped by medications or who have not been helped enough by medications.
- Trial name
- NCT01191333
- Testing
- rTMS
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 164 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
rTMS in the Treatment of PTSD
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) in civilian patients with a confirmed diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Trial name
- NCT01806168
- Testing
- rTMS
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cognition
Nicotinic Modulation of the Default Network
Many disorders where attentional problems are a hallmark, such as Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia, display abnormal regulation of the so-called default network of resting brain function that maintains internally directed…
- Conditions
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cognition, Nicotine, Mecamylamine
- Trial name
- NCT01223404
- Testing
- Nicotine, Mecamylamine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore