Clinical trials: Mitral Valve Regurgitation
Mood
The Effects of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation (CES) on Brain Function, Brain Chemistry and Mood
Document whether the Fischer Wallace Cranial Stimulator produces any measurable changes in brain activity.
- Trial name
- CES (NCT01860677)
- Testing
- Fisher Wallace Cranial Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Non-invasive Neuromodulation in Healthy Subjects
Mechanisms of Non-Invasive Neuromodulation Interventions: Influence on Human Neurochemistry and Functional Connectivity
The aim of this project is to increase our understanding of how two different protocols of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), inhibitory (1 Hz) and excitatory (5 Hz), applied over the primary motor cortex of the…
- Trial name
- NCT02677740
- Testing
- Inhibitory rTMS (1 Hz), Excitatory rTMS (5 Hz)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
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
Aortic Stenosis, Disorder of Prosthetic Cardiac Valve
Biomarkers in Aortic Stenosis - B.A.S.S.
This study is being done to determine whether or not new blood test(s) can determine the severity of heart conditions. Aortic stenosis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, mitral regurgitation, aortic regurgitation, artificial heart…
- Conditions
- Aortic Stenosis, Disorder of Prosthetic Cardiac Valve, Aortic Valve Insufficiency, Mitral Valve Insufficiency
- Trial name
- BASS (NCT01334801)
- Testing
- Blood Draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 378 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Role of GABAergic Transmission in Auditory Processing in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental syndrome. Researchers think brain development may be controlled by gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA).
- Trial name
- NCT04798274
- Testing
- Continuous Theta Burst Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Older Adults at High Risk for MCI
The Impact of 6-months of Resistance Training on Brain and Muscle Health in Older Adults With MCI
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effect of long resistance training intervention on brain and muscle health in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
- Trial name
- NCT06252844
- Testing
- Resistance exercise training, Active control
- Where
- 2 sites in Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lithuanian Sports University
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
Intensive Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy For Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Even with the best available treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), most patients only partially recover and many patients do not respond at all.
- Trial name
- NCT01368510
- Testing
- Intensive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Waitlist
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Concussion, Mild
Use of 31P MRS to Assess Brain NAD+ in Healthy Current and Former Collegiate Athletes
Can nicotinamide riboside (750 mg/day for 12 weeks) affect the levels of NAD+ in the brain as measured by 31P MRS?
- Trial name
- TRMC-004 (NCT02721537)
- Testing
- Nicotinamide Riboside
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
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
Gulf War Syndrome
Assessing Neuroinflammation in GWI Using MRS
The primary aim of this study is to determine if Gulf War Illness (GWI) likely involves neuroinflammation. The investigators hypothesize that GWI involves neuroinflammation.
- Trial name
- NCT04638998
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging, Blood draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
MITRAL REGURGITATION
(MitraClip in Non-Responders to Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy)
Functional mitral regurgitation (FMR) is a common finding in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF).
- Trial name
- MITRA-CRT (NCT02592889)
- Testing
- MITRACLIP
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome, Lipodystrophy
Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (1H MRS) in Evaluating the Bone Marrow, Muscle and Adipose Tissue on Normal and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infected Subjects
Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) is commonly applied in medicine with 1H proton or 31-phosphorus spectra. The proton MRS is often used in evaluating the central nervous system and 31P MRS is used in muscular diseases or…
- Trial name
- NCT00172315
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Postprandial IHL and IMCL Dynamics
Postprandial IHL and IMCL Measured With Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
The major research objective is to assess the potential of Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to follow Intrahepatic lipid and Intramyocellular lipid dynamics after a single meal.
- Trial name
- NCT01709643
- Testing
- High fat breakfast, HF breakfast with protein
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Cocaine Addiction
Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Human Subjects
This study is being done to measure the number of brain cells that grow in the brain throughout our lives while determining an effective way to complete this with an MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) scanner.
- Trial name
- NG (NCT02028273)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Glioma
Assessing Brain Metabolism Using MRS With Deuterated Glucose
This study will investigate the use of Hydrogen 1 (1H) magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) with deuterated glucose (2H-glucose) to detect dynamic glucose uptake in the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT06594315
- Testing
- Deuterated Glucose, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Blood Sample
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Alcohol Use Disorder
The Role of Dopaminergic and Glutamatergic Neurotransmission for Dysfunctional Learning in Alcohol Use Disorders
The aim of this project is to assess reward- based learning behavior and its association with alterations in dopaminergic and glutamatergic transmission in detoxified alcohol-dependent patients and matched controls.
- Trial name
- LeADP5 (NCT02094196)
- Testing
- Alcohol detoxification
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technische Universität Dresden
Cardiomyopathies, Heart Failure
31P-MRS Myocardial Energetic Phenotyping and Prognosis Across the Cardiac Disease Spectrum
The study is designed to establish a comprehensive myocardial energetic phenotype across a broad spectrum of cardiovascular diseases using phosphorus-31 magnetic resonance spectroscopy (31P-MRS).
- Trial name
- CMR-MN-31P (NCT07912086)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Fuwai Hospital
Vision, Blind
GABA Levels in the Brains of Blind People
In blind individuals, the occipital cortex becomes capable of processing tactile and auditory information, a phenomenon described as crossmodal plasticity.
- Trial name
- NCT00357409
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Head and Neck Cancer
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) in the Assessment of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (HNSCC) Response
The purpose of this study is to see if new techniques of measuring HNSCC tumors with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can help predict how well the tumors will respond to combined chemotherapy and radiation treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00994201
- Testing
- DCE-MRI, DW-MRI and MRS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Schizophrenia
The Effect of Plasma Osmolality on Brain Glutamate
This study is designed to test the hypothesis that plasma osmolality is linked with cortical glutamate concentrations in the brain.
- Trial name
- MRS (NCT00611741)
- Testing
- furosemide, Na supplements
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University