Clinical trials: Near-Infrared Spectroscopy
Major Depressive Disorder
Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) for Assessment of Depression
Develop a NIRSIT testing protocol that can be administered in the diagnostic setting and reliably distinguishes the symptoms and severity of depression, with the help of repeated measure (up to five visits per subject) comparison…
- Trial name
- NIRSIT (NCT04061148)
- Testing
- NIRSIT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Dementia, Neurocognitive Disorders
Prefrontal Cortex Dynamics of the Elderly During a Cognitive Stimulation Programme
This research aims to evaluate the effect of cognitive stimulation (CS) on the functioning of the prefrontal cortex (PFC), seeking an analysis of both cerebral hemodynamics in neuroplasticity and aspects related to the initiation…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Neurocognitive Disorders, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT04693611
- Testing
- Individual cognitive stimulation therapy (iCST), Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CEDIARA - Assoc. Solidariedade Social de Ribeira de Fráguas
Cognition Disorder, Functional Brain Imaging
fMRI and NIRS Imaging for Traumatic Brain Injury
Background: The amount of blood flowing in brain areas goes up when those areas are being used for activities, such as movement or seeing.
- Trial name
- NCT01668758
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Healty Controls
Hemodynamic Responses and Brain Activity During Dual Tasks in COPD Patients Versus Healthy Individuals
Abstract Cognitive dysfunction is joint in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In particular, there are effects in tasks that require attention, executive functions, and working memory related to the…
- Trial name
- NCT06974448
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Healthy
Exploring the Cortical Hemodynamic Variability of Four Weeks iTBS on a Healthy Participant: a Case Study
This study will investigate the effect of caffeine and time of day on brain excitability using excitatory brain stimulation. The investigators will recruit a healthy participant and conduct a concurrent iTBS/fNIRS protocol for 20…
- Trial name
- NCT05427565
- Testing
- caffeine, Experimental time
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Oxygen Metabolism, Muscle Spasticity
Hemodynamic Changes During Dry Cupping Therapy on Low Back Pain
This study aims to investigate the hemodynamic changes during dry cupping therapy (DCT) on low back pain. 50 patients with low back pain as experimental group and 50 healthy people as control group are treated by DCT.
- Trial name
- NCT03816787
- Testing
- Negative pressure therapy
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Microcirculatory Status, Spectroscopic Analysis
Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Measurements in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Participants were selected based on three groups: healthy, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and chronic renal disease. NIRS was used to measure tissue oxygenation on the thenar region of the right hand.
- Conditions
- Microcirculatory Status, Spectroscopic Analysis, COPD, Renal Failure
- Trial name
- NIRS (NCT06976762)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
Cognitive Function, Mood
The Effects of Efalex Active 50+ on Cognitive Performance, Well-being and Cerebral Hemodynamics in Healthy Older Adults
Dietary intake of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) is inversely associated with cognitive decline and dementia (e.g. Kalmijn et al. 2004, Heude et al. 2003, Morris et al. 2005, Dullemeijer et al. 2009).
- Conditions
- Cognitive Function, Mood, Well-being, Cerebral Blood Flow
- Trial name
- NCT01185379
- Testing
- Efalex active 50+, DHA rich fish oil
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 261 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northumbria University
Endothelial Function, Cognition
Cognitive and Cerebral Blood Flow Effects of Vitamin C
This investigation is interested in the effects of high dose vitamin C on endothelial function in healthy humans. A high fat meal will be utilized to induce endothelial dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT01055418
- Testing
- Vitamin C
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northumbria University
Healthy, Brain
Cerebral Oxygenation During Vojta Therapy in Healthy Adults Using Near-infrared Spectroscopy
A randomized clinical trial on a cohort of healthy subjects of legal age, both sexes, recruited from the university community and who will be randomly distributed into two groups (experimental and control).
- Trial name
- NCT05170906
- Testing
- Reflex locomotion stimulus
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
Laparoscopic Gynecological Surgery
Effects of Standard and Modified Z-Trendelenburg Positions on Cerebral Oxygenation and Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of the standard Trendelenburg position and the modified Z-Trendelenburg position on cerebral oxygenation and optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) in patients undergoing…
- Trial name
- MOD-TREND (NCT07632287)
- Testing
- Standard Trendelenburg Position, Modified Z-Trendelenburg Position
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Heart Failure
Utility of Thenar Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) in Pediatric Patients With Heart Failure
This is a single-center, non-randomized study.The study staff will use the InSpectraTM tissue oxygen saturation (StO2) monitor manufactured by Hutchinson Technology to measure baseline StO2 levels after applying the noninvasive…
- Trial name
- NCT02368041
- Testing
- InSpectraTM StO2 monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Hemorrhage, Premature Infants
NIRS Monitoring in Premature Infants
This study uses frequency domain near-infrared spectroscopy coupled with diffuse correlation spectroscopy (FDNIRS-DCS) technology for monitoring cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebral oxygen metabolism (CMRO2) at the bedside for…
- Conditions
- Hemorrhage, Premature Infants, Newborn, Hydrocephalus
- Trial name
- NCT02601339
- Testing
- ETV/CPC
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome
Near-infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) Neurodevelopmental Outcomes
We believe that how a baby with Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)does after a major open heart operation, measured by things like blood pressure, oxygen saturation, heart rate and others, may have an impact on development.
- Trial name
- NIRS-ND (NCT00464100)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Healthy
Use of Near Infrared Spectroscopy to Measure Intracranial ScvO2
The purpose of this study is to determine whether analysis of near infrared absorbance signals that occur at different frequencies might provide information about the difference in oxygen saturation between arterial and venous…
- Trial name
- NCT01746576
- Testing
- Use of impedance threshold device during spontaneous ventilation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Stress
Subjective Feelings of Job Stress and Frontal Activity During Verbal Fluency Test: A Near-infrared Spectroscopy Study
Background and objectives: Recently the news of intern doctors' death due to overloaded work or committing suicide has made the authorities concerned put emphasis on the mental health care of medical staffs and related policies…
- Trial name
- NCT02286180
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taichung Veterans General Hospital
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)
Hearing Impairment
Improving Early Intervention in Hearing Impaired Children Using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)
The goal of this clinical trial is to find out whether hearing test results using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) will help to fast-track early intervention for infants born with a hearing loss.
- Trial name
- NCT05847426
- Testing
- Provision of standard audiological + fNIRS test results, Provision of standard audiological test results only
- Where
- 5 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Bionics Institute of Australia
Respiratory Muscle Blood Flow
Clinical Respiratory Evaluation Using Spectroscopy Trial
Respiratory muscles (the muscles used to breathe) need more blood (and oxygen) when their workload increases. It is difficult to measure respiratory muscle blood flow (RMBF) without invasive techniques.
- Trial name
- CREST (NCT01321411)
- Testing
- Near Infrared Spectroscopy
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Alzheimer´s Disease
Vagus Somatosensory Evoked Potentials and Near-infrared Spectroscopy in the Early Diagnosis of Dementia
In its long preclinical course, AD shows a spreading pattern of specific pathology in a uniform sequence of predictable steps including brainstem nuclei in early stages.
- Trial name
- Vogel (NCT02224326)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 604 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wuerzburg