Clinical trials: Movement Disorders, Functional
Parkinson Disease, Balance
Effects of Intensity-matched Agility and Cycling Exercise Training on PD Patients' Clinical Symptoms, Posture, and Mobility
Determine the short-term and lasting effects of intensity-matched exercise programs on level 2-3 PD patients' clinical symptoms, postural control, and mobility. Hypothesis 1.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Balance, Rehabilitation, Motor Function
- Trial name
- NCT03193268
- Testing
- Single-blind RTC of PD patients, cycling
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Somogy Megyei Kaposi Mór Teaching Hospital
Memory Disturbances
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Jaw-tapping Movement on Memory Function
The purpose of this study is to examine the possibility of using jaw-tapping training as a self-exercise for developing memory and preventing dementia in elderly subjects with memory disturbances using functional magnetic…
- Trial name
- NCT01873664
- Testing
- Jaw-tapping
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kyunghee University Medical Center
Parkinson's Disease
Retinal Function in Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by muscle rigidity, tremor, a slowing of physical movement (bradykinesia) and, in extreme cases, a loss of physical movement.
- Trial name
- NCT01010074
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Spinal Cord Injuries, Healthy
Reticulospinal Control of Movements
Accurate movement execution is a result of a complex interplay between various muscle groups whose activity is controlled by different areas of the central nervous system.
- Trial name
- NCT04967274
- Testing
- Startling acoustic stimulus
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 248 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Thyroid Associated Ophthalmopathies, Eye Tracking
Eye Tracking Study on Eye Movement Function and Visual Attention Patterns in Patients With Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy
This study focuses on eye health and visual function in patients with Thyroid-Associated Ophthalmopathy (TAO), a condition that often causes bulging eyes and restricted eye movement.
- Trial name
- TAO-A (NCT07381413)
- Testing
- Non-invasive Eye Tracking Assessment
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Changzheng Hospital
Parkinson's Disease
Effect of Stimulus Rate on Cognitive and Motor Activity in Young Subjects, Elderly Subjects, and Patients With Parkinson's Disease
The purpose of this study is to investigate how changes in the brain associated with Parkinson's disease influence the control of motor and thinking speed.
- Trial name
- NCT00026598
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Parkinson Disease, Healthy
Neurofeedback Training for PD
The goal of this clinical trial is to test neurofeedback training in both people with Parkinson's disease and healthy control. The main questions it aims to answer are: To demonstrate that EEG based or STN LFP based neurofeedback…
- Trial name
- NCT05987865
- Testing
- Neurofeedback training
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Dementia Alzheimers, Dementia With Lewy Bodies
Dementias and Microbiota Composition: Is Possible to Revert the Dementia Symptoms Reverting the Microbiota Composition?
Dementia is the major cause of disability and dependency among older adults worldwide affecting memory, cognitive abilities and behavior, interfering with one's ability to perform daily lives activities.
- Conditions
- Dementia Alzheimers, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Parkinson Disease Dementia, Dementia Frontotemporal
- Trial name
- DEM-BIOTA (NCT05943925)
- Testing
- No intervention, Probiotic supplement
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Rovira i Virgili
Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson Disease
Validation and Standardization of a Battery Evaluation of the Socio-emotional Functions in Various Neurological Pathologies
The role of disorders of socio-emotional processes in cerebral diseases such as Alzheimer's disease, frontal temporal dementia, Parkinson's disease, Huntington's disease, traumatic brain injury, stroke, focal lesions, has been…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson Disease, Frontal Dementia, Huntington Disease
- Trial name
- GREFEXII (NCT03052712)
- Testing
- social cognition
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
Skeletal Muscle as a Mediator of Exercise Induced Effects on Metabolism & Cognitive Function: Role for Myokines & miRNAs
The purpose of this study is to determine specific changes in muscle secretory profile (myokines, miRNA) in association with neurodegenerative disease progression and metabolic dysfunction.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease, Parkinson Disease, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- Brain-Muscle (NCT02253732)
- Testing
- 3 months exercise intervention program
- Where
- 2 sites in Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Slovak Academy of Sciences
Renal Impairment, Renal Disease
Study to Assess Adverse Events and the Movement of Oral Venetoclax Tablet Through the Body of Female Participants Aged 18-75 Years With Impaired Renal Function
Renal insufficiency is common in participants with blood cancers. The main objective of this study is to evaluate adverse events and movement of oral venetoclax tablets through the body of female participants with severe normal…
- Trial name
- NCT04810598
- Testing
- Venetoclax
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AbbVie
Autism, Cerebral Palsy
Near-infrared Spectroscopy and Electroencephalography to Assess Cortical Activation During Motor Tasks in Infants and Toddlers With and Without Cerebral Palsy
Background: New ways to study the brain as people move include near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) and electroencephalography (EEG).
- Trial name
- NCT03434080
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Muscle Weakness
Effect of Sequencing on Outcome Measures
This pilot study will examine the effect of testing order on test outcomes for measures of strength, dynamic balance, and movement quality.
- Trial name
- NCT06445491
- Testing
- Control order, Randomized sequence
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
Cerebral Palsy
Motor Imagery Training in Children With Unilateral Cerebral Palsy
Motor imagery (MI) is a promising method to improve more cognitive aspects of motor behaviour, and may, thus, be effective for facilitating motor planning in children with Cerebral Palsy (CP).
- Trial name
- NCT03954808
- Testing
- Motor Imagery Training, Traditional physiotherapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Fine Motor Skill Dysfunction, Parkinson Disease
The Fine Motor Dexterity Under Dual Task in Parkinson's Disease
This study was planned to investigate the contribution of dual task interference on dexterity related ADL disability in patients with Parkinson's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT03589872
- Testing
- Fine motor dexterity test, nine hole peg test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ordu University
ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Cortex Changes in Real/Imagined Movements in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
The purpose of this study is to track areas of the brain, via functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), that retain structural and functional integrity throughout the lifespan of people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis…
- Trial name
- NCT00809224
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Hand Injuries and Disorders
System for Quantifying the Functional Strength of the Grip and Pinch Movements
This study developed a system to quantify the functional strength of young adults without motor impairment during grip and pinch movement.
- Trial name
- NCT04174729
- Testing
- handgrip strength, Door handle device, Tap device
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mogi das Cruzes
Tourette's Syndrome, Chronic Motor Tic Disorder
Brain Activation in Vocal and Motor Tics
This study will investigate the brain areas that are activated by vocal and motor tics in patients with Tourette's syndrome and other tic disorders. Tics are involuntary repetitive movements similar to voluntary movements.
- Conditions
- Tourette's Syndrome, Chronic Motor Tic Disorder, Chronic Motor Vocal Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00026000
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Laryngeal Dystonia, Focal Dystonia
Effects of Neuromodulation in Laryngeal Dystonia
Laryngeal dystonia (LD) causes excessive vocal fold abduction (opening) or adduction (closing) leading to decreased voice quality, job prospects, self-worth and quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT05095740
- Testing
- repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MGH Institute of Health Professions
Parkinson Disease
tACS Modulates Speech and Cognitive Impairments in People With PD by Targeting the Medial Frontal Cortex
This clinical trial aims to study whether transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) applied to the medial frontal cortex (MFC) can improve speech and cognitive function in people with Parkinson's disease (PD), and to…
- Trial name
- NCT07240272
- Testing
- 6Hz-tACS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ke Dong, MD