Clinical trials: Movement Disorders, Functional
Parkinson Disease
Neural Correlates of Impulsivity in Idiopathic REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
This study aims to investigate the neural correlates (structural changes, functional connectivity, and structural connectivity of brain structures in prefrontal cortex and basal ganglia) of impulsivity by measuring structures and…
- Trial name
- NCT05353855
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hemiplegia, Cerebral Palsy
Bimanual Training in Children With Hemiplegia
A randomized control trial of bimanual training in children with hemiplegia. The protocols have been developed at Columbia University to be child friendly and draws upon our experience since 1997 with constraint-induced movement…
- Conditions
- Hemiplegia, Cerebral Palsy, Children
- Trial name
- HABIT (NCT01413594)
- Testing
- HABIT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Teachers College, Columbia University
Hemiplegia, Spastic
THE EFFECTS OF SUBTALAR JOINT MOBILIZATION ON PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC STROKE
Adequate ankle motion for normal gait ranges from 10° to 15° of dorsiflexion passive range of motion (DF-PROM) to allow the tibia to move over the talus.
- Trial name
- NCT03788629
- Testing
- Talocrural joint MWM mobilization, Subtalar joint MWM mobilization
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Functional Neurological Disorder
The Role of Oxytocin and Interoception in Functional Neurological Disorder
The main goal of this project is to better understand the role of oxytocin and Interoception in FND. More specifically oxytocin's association with precision weighing, prediction errors and priors in the interoceptive domains will…
- Trial name
- NCT06084325
- Testing
- Respiration resistance sensitivity task (RRST), Heartbeat Tracking (HBT), Heartbeat evoked potential (HEP)
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Fribourg
Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis
Effect of Hip and Core Muscle Strengthening for Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis: A Feasibility Study
The purpose of this research is to develop and test the feasibility of an exercise intervention for persons with painful knee osteoarthritis involving the patella (kneecap).
- Trial name
- NCT02825238
- Testing
- Supervised exercise program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the Sciences in Philadelphia
Parkinson's Disease
Trial Comparing Functional Outcomes of Awake vs. Asleep Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's Disease
The purpose of the proposed study is to demonstrate that the functional outcomes of DBS surgery utilizing the "asleep" technique are not inferior to those reported for traditional "awake" DBS technique.
- Trial name
- NCT02401308
- Testing
- Deep Brain Stimulation surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix
Huntington Disease
Early Biomarkers in Premanifest Huntington's Disease Gene Carriers: a Pilot Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate if new, early biomarkers of the disease are available in presymptomatic genetic carriers of Huntington\'s diesase compared to healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- BIO-MH (NCT06626308)
- Testing
- brain functional MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Parkinson Disease, Lewy Body Dementia
Brain Small Chain Fatty Acid Metabolism in Parkinson Disease: Ketones
Small exploratory open-label pilot study to assess supplementation of a ketone ester (KetoneAid) as a potential therapy for persons with Parkinson disease (PD), Parkinson Disease Dementia/Lewy Body Dementia (PDD/LBD), and healthy…
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Lewy Body Dementia, Parkinson Disease Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT05778695
- Testing
- Ketone Ester (R)-3-Hydroxybutyl (R)-3-Hydroxybutyrate
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Depression, Low Mood
Oxford Social Movement Activation Study
For adolescents and young people particularly, there is need for better and more readily available treatments for depression and low mood.
- Conditions
- Depression, Low Mood, Depressive Disorder, Mood Disorders
- Trial name
- SOMA (NCT05963581)
- Testing
- Salsa Dancing
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Parkinson's Disease, Deep Brain Stimulation
The Effect of Electrode Implantation for Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) on Brain Function Using Single Photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) With Technetium-99m-ethyl Cysteinatedimer (Tc-ECD)
The goal of this study is to explore the effect of subthalamic nucleus (STN)-DBS surgery and stimulation in PD (Parkinson's disease) patients on regional cerebral blood (CBF) flow during cognitive task performance or at rest.
- Trial name
- NCT01037686
- Testing
- Injection of 15mCi of Tc-ECD and scanning by SPECT camera, Semantic verbal fluency task performance, Turning off the stimulator
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Parkinson Disease
Cell Studies of Parkinson's Disease
This study will examine and compare blood samples from healthy volunteers and patients with Parkinson's disease to identify abnormalities associated with Parkinson's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00076505
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Functional Movement Disorders
Brain Activity in People With Functional Movement Disorders
This study will use functional MRI (fMRI, a technique that shows what areas of the brain are active when performing different mental tasks), to examine how the brain in people with functional movement disorders (FMD) may differ…
- Trial name
- NCT00448084
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Functional Recovery in Humans With Tetraplegia
In support of the long-term goal of developing new strategies to increase limb function after SCI, the objectives of this proposal are to: 1) Examine the behavioral and physiological effects of TESS on upper-limb muscles after…
- Trial name
- NCT05157282
- Testing
- TESS, Training, Motor Task
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Parkinson Disease
Interactive POWER Rehabilitation System on Rehabilitation Training for Patients With Parkinson's Disease
In the previous studies, progressive resistance training (PRT) has significantly improved the muscle strength and disease severity of Parkinson's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT05046236
- Testing
- Interactive POWER rehabilitation, Conventical physical training
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Huntington's Disease
Functional Imaging of Social Cognition in Premanifest Huntington's Disease
Huntington's disease (HD) is a genetic progressive fatal neurodegenerative disorder. In the western world it affects 5-10 persons per 100000. The main brain changes include the loss of brain cells in subcortical structures.
- Trial name
- FISCIP (NCT02551705)
- Testing
- functional Imaging
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Parkinson Disease, Healthy
The Role of Dopamine in Motor Learning in Healthy Subjects and Patients With Parkinson's Disease
This study will examine and compare what happens in the brains of patients with Parkinson's disease with that of healthy normal subjects while they train to react as fast as possible to the appearance of a visual signal.
- Trial name
- NCT00032812
- Testing
- Raclopride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder, Paralysis
Exploring Functional Paralysis with Advanced Magnetic Resonance Modalities
In functional neurological disorder (FND), neurological symptoms are present, such as paralysis, weakness and disturbed sensation of limbs, although clinically no abnormalities can be found.
- Conditions
- Functional Neurological Symptom Disorder, Paralysis, Conversion Disorder with Weakness/Paralysis
- Trial name
- NCT05139732
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Paraplegic Research, Nottwil
Parkinson Disease, Prodromal Stage
Slowing Cognitive Decline in Alpha-synucleinopathies by Enhancing Physical Activity
α-Synucleinopathies, including Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies, are the second most common neurodegenerative diseases.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Prodromal Stage, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Basal Ganglia Diseases
- Trial name
- ALPHA-FIT (NCT07324330)
- Testing
- Increase of physical activity volume and intensity with the use of a motivational smartphone application
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bonn
Brain Damage, Chronic
The Effect of tDCS on Subcortical Brain Functioning
This research is being done to determine whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can improve certain abilities related to cognition, emotion and/or physical functioning in individuals with subcortical brain damage.
- Trial name
- NCT01602276
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Parkinson Disease
Ioflupane I123 (DaTSCAN) and Positron Emission Tomography-computed Tomography Fludeoxyglucose (PET-CT FDG) to Assess Brain Function of Parkinson Patients With Different Genetic Characteristics
Parkinson disease is one of the most common neurodegenerative illnesses. The disease is characterized by decrease in dopamine levels and decrease in the number of dopaminergic neurons and dopamine receptors.
- Trial name
- NCT01089283
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center