Clinical trials: Motor Cortex, open to volunteers
Obsessive - Compulsive Disorder
Neural Mechanisms of the Sensorymotor Circuit in Sensory Phenomena in OCD
The goal of this clinical study is to investigate the neural mechanisms of abnormal sensory phenomena in patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and to evaluate whether modulation of the insula-supplementary motor area…
- Trial name
- NCT07480408
- Testing
- repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Mental Health Center
Brain Diseases, Central Nervous System Diseases
Investigating the Feasibility of Combining Virtual Reality and Bilateral Transcranial Direct Stimulation to Improve Upper Limb Recovery in Patients With Stroke
Following a stroke, the function of the distal upper limb, especially hand and finger movements, is often severely compromised, significantly restricting the ability to carry out daily activities.
- Conditions
- Brain Diseases, Central Nervous System Diseases, Nervous System Diseases, Stroke
- Trial name
- bi-tDCS+VR (NCT07288385)
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation combined with virtual reality
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- King Saud University
Parkinson Disease
Speech and Voice Outcomes Following HD-tDCS Over the Left SMA
Pharmaceutical and neurosurgical treatments reliably ameliorate the cardinal motor symptoms in PD but, they often yield inconsistent outcomes for speech and voice disorders, with some studies showing exacerbation of pre-treatment…
- Trial name
- NCT06245070
- Testing
- Active transcranial direct current stimulation
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University and A&M College
Stroke, Healthy Adults
Comparison of Effects of Mirror Therapy Combined With Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation or Binaural Beats Stimulation on Cortical Excitability, Heart Rate Variability and Lower Limb Motor Function in Patients With Stroke
This study aims to compare the effects of mirror therapy combined with either neuromuscular electrical stimulation or binaural beat stimulation on post-stroke lower limb motor function recovery.
- Trial name
- NCT06011018
- Testing
- Mirror Therapy, Mirror Therapy + Electrical Stimulation, Mirror Therapy + Binaural Beat
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Neuropathic Pain
Cortical Stimulation by Direct Current for the Treatment of Chronic Pain : Pilot-study of a Stimulation Device at Home
The purpose of this study is to confirm the analgesic effect of tDCS in neuropathic chronic pain, to estimate the importance and the duration of this effect, and to improve its efficiency by the use at home.
- Trial name
- STIMATHOME (NCT02346396)
- Testing
- tDCS (use at home)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Essential Tremor
Dual-Site Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation of the Supplementary Motor Area and Cerebellum for the Treatment of Essential Tremor.
Essential tremor is a common movement disorder that causes involuntary shaking, mainly during voluntary actions such as writing or holding objects.
- Trial name
- NCT07344194
- Testing
- Dual-site repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) of the supplementary motor area and cerebellum
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- São Paulo State University
Intellectual Disability
Effects of Exercise Snacks on Physical Health and Cognitive Function in Individuals With Intellectual Disabilities
Intellectual disability (ID) is a neurodevelopmental disorder accompanied by sedentary lifestyles, which worsens cognitive function and physical health.
- Trial name
- NCT07759232
- Testing
- High-Intensity Interval Training, Exercise Snacks
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Macau
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Quantitative and Repetitive TMS in ALS - Recruiting for Stage 2
Stage 1 [Enrolment closed]: The goal of this open-label pilot clinical trial is to evaluate the safety and feasibility of accelerated, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) using continuous theta-burst stimulation…
- Trial name
- QuARTS-ALS (NCT05983211)
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Neurodegenerative Disease, Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD)
Tracking and Predicting How Brain Damage Spreads in Neurodegenerative Diseases
Neurodegenerative diseases, including frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) spectrum syndromes, are characterized by the accumulation of insoluble protein aggregates in the central nervous system.
- Conditions
- Neurodegenerative Disease, Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD), Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA), Progressive Supranuclear Palsy(PSP)
- Trial name
- NCT07567664
- Testing
- 3 Tesla MRI without contrast medium, Blood sample for genetic analysis, Cerebrospinal fluid sampling (CSF)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 645 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Parkinson Disease, Transcranial Magenetic Stimualtion
The Efficacy of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Parkinson's Disease：A Randomized, Double-blind, Multicenter, Placebo-controlled Trial
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a non-invasive and widely used neuromodulation technology. Small sample studies have shown that rTMS treatment can significantly improve the symptoms of Parkinson's…
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Transcranial Magenetic Stimualtion, Supplementary Motor Area
- Trial name
- NCT06583278
- Testing
- transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Volunteers
- 312 people
- Sponsor
- Anhui Medical University
Brain Tumor, Brain Cancer
A Study to Measure the Effect of Brain Stimulation on Hand Strength and Function in Patients With Brain Tumors
The neurosurgical standard of care for treating a patient with a tumor invading hand primary motor cortex (M1) includes performing a craniotomy with intraoperative direct electrical stimulation (DES) mapping and to resect as much…
- Conditions
- Brain Tumor, Brain Cancer, Motor Cortex; Lesion
- Trial name
- NCT05023434
- Testing
- Intraoperative Brain Simulation - Alternate Stimulation Parameters
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
Spinal Cord Associative Plasticity in Cerebral Palsy
Associative plasticity has been used to promote functional recovery from conditions affecting movement. The long term goal of this project is to use electrical stimulation techniques to improve arm and hand function.
- Trial name
- SCAP-CP (NCT07607665)
- Testing
- Paired brain and nerve stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Cortical Activation
Menstrual Cycle TMS Plasticity Pilot
Aim 1: Assess how menstrual cycle phase affects motor cortex plasticity in females. Aim 2: Compare motor cortex plasticity between males and females across the same time points, identifying potential sex differences in TMS…
- Trial name
- NCT07180654
- Testing
- transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Stroke
Effects of rTMS Combined With Dual-Task Gait Training on Walking and Cognition After Stroke
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial will investigate whether repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) applied to the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) can enhance the effects of dual-task gait…
- Trial name
- NCT07356687
- Testing
- active rTMS with dual-task training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Parkinsons Disease (PD)
Neuroimaging of Parkinson's
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder caused by dysfunction in both subcortical structures and the cortex. The investigators recently discovered a new brain system called the Somato-Cognitive Action Network…
- Trial name
- NCT07024875
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Hemorrhagic Stroke, Ischemic Stroke
Effects of tES Combined With CMDT Gait Training on Cognition, Cortical Activity, Spinal Motoneuron Excitability and Motor Performance in Stroke Individuals
The present study will use transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) which are transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) combined with conventional physical therapy and…
- Conditions
- Hemorrhagic Stroke, Ischemic Stroke, Subacute Stroke, Chronic Stroke Patient
- Trial name
- NCT07236216
- Testing
- High-definition transcranial direct current stimulation (Active), High-definition transcranial alternating stimulation (Active), Cognitive-motor dual task gait training
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Stuttering, Adult
Investigating the SMA's Role in Speech and Reading Fluency in PWS With rTMS
The goal of this clinical trial is to study how a part of the brain called the supplementary motor area (SMA) is connected to speech and reading fluency in adults who stutter.
- Trial name
- NCT06809387
- Testing
- Brain stimulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Cancer Survivors
Virtual Exercise Training and Its Impact on Bone Compartments in Adult Survivors of Childhood Cancer
Childhood cancer is a rare disease but a significant cause of death in children and adolescents. The incidence of childhood cancer is 1case per 300 cases of adult cancer, but surviving to it has important sequels.
- Trial name
- 3D-BONE (NCT07022262)
- Testing
- Progressive resistance training plus impact loading
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Granada
Seizures, Primary Motor Cortex
Prophylactic Anti-Seizure Medication vs No Anti-Seizure Medication for Patients With Primary Motor Cortex Brain Metastases
This is a randomized trial for patients with brain metastases in the primary motor cortex who have not had seizures to receive either the prophylactic anti-seizure medication levetiracetam (also known by its trade name Keppra) or…
- Conditions
- Seizures, Primary Motor Cortex, Brain Metastases From Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Brain Metastases, Adult
- Trial name
- NCT07130786
- Testing
- Levetiracetam (Keppra)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Ayal A. Aizer, MD
Stroke, Hemiparesis of the Upper Limb Following Stroke
Neurophysiological and Behavioral Effects of Combining Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) and Modified-Constraint Induced Movement Therapy (mCIMT)
This clinical trial aims to evaluate the effect of different types of tDCS modulation with mCIMT in improving affected upper-limb motor function for stroke patients.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Hemiparesis of the Upper Limb Following Stroke, Stroke Rehabilitatiom
- Trial name
- tDCS and mCIMT (NCT06786000)
- Testing
- Anodal tDCS combined with mCIMT, Cathodal tDCS combined with mCIMT, Bihemispheric tDCS combined with mCIMT
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- King Saud University