Clinical trials: Near-infrared Spectroscopy
Motor Learning
Improving Locomotor Learning With Brain Stimulation
The primary goal of this research was to assess the practicality and initial effectiveness of a motor imagery (MI) intervention combined with elements of action observation (AO), alongside active or sham transcranial direct…
- Trial name
- ELLMITS (NCT06414213)
- Testing
- Motor Imagery (MI), Active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Appalachian State University
Mental Fatigue, Near Infrared Spectroscopy
A Potential Role for Oxygen in the Development of Mental Fatigue and the Subsequent Decline in Cognitive Performance
Introduction Both Mental Fatigue (MF) and hypoxia impair multiple aspects of cognitive functioning. The decline in cognitive functioning in hypoxic conditions is associated with alterations in brain oxygenation and hemodynamic…
- Conditions
- Mental Fatigue, Near Infrared Spectroscopy, NIRS, Hypoxia
- Trial name
- NCT05100667
- Testing
- Hypoxia, Normoxia
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Hypotension, Poor Peripheral Perfusion
Effect of Vasopressin on Tissue Oxygen Saturation in Cardiac Surgery Patients During Cardiopulmonary Bypass
The objective of this research is to compare the effect of a low dose Vasopressin infusion or placebo during cardiopulmonary bypass on vasopressor requirements, hemodynamics and tissue oxygen saturation and its recovery using…
- Trial name
- NCT01532505
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Mohamed Ismail
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Effects of Acute Exercise on Motor Learning and Brain Activity in Children With DCD
The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of an acute intense physical exercise bout on the learning ability of children with typical motor development (TD) and children with developmental coordination disorder (DCD).
- Trial name
- ExLeBrainDCD (NCT05936372)
- Testing
- Acute intense aerobic exercise
- Where
- 3 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Nacional d'Educacio Fisica de Catalunya
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Difference in the Metabolic Characteristics of COPD Patients and Healthy Adults
Although some important progresses were made in the field of the meridian research, no breakthroughs have been achieved. Besides,there are some problems in meridian researches.
- Trial name
- NCT04046666
- Testing
- Functional near infrared spectroscopy, Moxibustion
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhejiang Chinese Medical University
Developmental Delay
Mirror Neuron Network Dysfunction as an Early Biomarker of Neurodevelopmental Disorder
Background: People show changes in brain activity when they watch other people do actions. This may be part of early social and communication skills.
- Trial name
- NCT03307317
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Infant, Extremely Premature, Brain Injuries
Safeguarding the Brain of Our Smallest Infants Phase III
the SafeBoosC-III trial investigates the benefit and harms of treatment based on near-infrared spectroscopy monitoring compared with treatment as usual.
- Conditions
- Infant, Extremely Premature, Brain Injuries, Death, Brain, Death; Neonatal
- Trial name
- SafeBoosC (NCT03770741)
- Testing
- Modify cardio-respiratory support to avoid cerebral hypoxia, Treatment as usual
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,601 people
- Sponsor
- Gorm Greisen
Vascular Function, Exercise Training
Evaluation of Effects of Exercise Training and ARB in DM Patients
The aims of this clinical trial are to assess the impacts on vascular function tests and circulating biomarkers of a short-term (12-week) low-to-median intensity exercise training or ARBs treatment in patients with DM and…
- Trial name
- NCT01053026
- Testing
- olmesartan
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness, Critical Illness
Locomotor Muscle Oxygenation and Activation During Acute Interval Compared to Constant-load Bed-cycling Exercise
Up to 60% of patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with a prolonged stay in the ICU develop complications such as intensive care unit acquired weakness (ICUAW) characterized by limb and respiratory muscle weakness.
- Trial name
- NCT05279547
- Testing
- Constant-load bed-cycling exercise, Interval bed-cycling exercise
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Splanchnic Oxygenation at First Feed
Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is common in preterm infants. In the presence of a large PDA, significant systemic to pulmonary shunting occurs, which may results in pulmonary hyperperfusion and systemic hypoperfusion.
- Trial name
- NCT03723889
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Cardiac Arrest (CA)
Integrated Near-Infrared Spectroscopy and Hemodynamic Monitoring for Cerebral Autoregulation in Post-Cardiac Arrest Care Neuroprognostication
Neurological outcome is the primary outcome for post-cardiac arrest patients. Hypoxic-ischemic brain injury is a key element in post-cardiac arrest syndrome, and remains the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in…
- Trial name
- NCT07875348
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Athletes, Sports Performance
Neuro-Psychophysiological Characteristics of Athletes With Varying Levels of Experience
This study aims to investigate the effects of an 8-week volleyball-specific stroboscopic training program on neuro-psychophysiological outcomes in female volleyball players with different levels of competitive experience.
- Conditions
- Athletes, Sports Performance, Visual-Motor Processing, Neuro-Psychophysiological Responses in Athletes
- Trial name
- NEPSY-SPORT (NCT07392385)
- Testing
- Stroboscopic Volleyball Training, Conventional Volleyball Training (Control)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bozok University
Sepsis, Inflammation
Tissue Near InfraRed Spectroscopy (NIRS) in Critically Ill Patients
Hypotheses: 1. In the acute phase of early illness, tissue oxygen saturation and vascular occlusion test (VOT) are important adjuncts in differentiating severe critical illness requiring ICU admission from patients benefiting…
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Inflammation, Shock
- Trial name
- NCT01528358
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 672 people
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Anesthesia, General, Infant
Impact of CO2 on Cerebral Blood Flow in Infants Less Than 6 Months During General Anaesthesia
The study aims at assessing cerebral blood flow variations following expired CO2 variations in anaesthetized infants less than 6 months, during a routine general anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT03567031
- Testing
- EtCO2 modification
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Congenital Heart Disease
Multi-site Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) Monitoring of Children During Exercise
Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) monitoring has proven beneficial in increasing safety and improving patient care during pediatric cardiac surgery and during Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) stays.
- Trial name
- NCT00556231
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Depressive Disorder, Treatment-Resistant
Brain Connectivity and Inflammatory Markers During Short-Term Psychotherapy for Treatment-Resistant Depression
Some adults continue to experience depression despite treatment with antidepressant medicines. This study aimed to explore relationships between depression symptoms, brain function, and blood markers of inflammation, and changes…
- Trial name
- NCT07847242
- Testing
- Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy, Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Korea University Ansan Hospital
Leakage, Anastomotic, Colon Cancer
COLOFLOW: Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging Versus Near-infrared Fluorescence Imaging With Indocyanine Green
COLOFLOW is a prospective observational study investigating whether Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging (LSCI), a dye-free and objective perfusion imaging technique, corresponds with the currently used subjective assessment of…
- Conditions
- Leakage, Anastomotic, Colon Cancer, Colon Anastomosis, Colon and Rectal Cancer
- Trial name
- COLOFLOW (NCT07720505)
- Testing
- Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Leiden University Medical Center
Hepatic Transplantation, Steatohepatitis
Diagnosis and Quantification of Hepatic Steatosis Using Near-infrared Spectroscopy
In liver transplantation, the main problem is the shortage of grafts due to the small pool of donors. In order to increase the number of donors, grafts are increasingly being taken from older donors, known as 'expanded criteria'…
- Trial name
- STEATO-NIR (NCT07254533)
- Testing
- Near-infrared spectrometer
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Reconstructive Flap Surgery, Fasciocutaneous Anterolateral Thigh Flap
Anterolateral Tigh (ALT) Flaps Oxygenation Monitoring by NIRS
The goal of this observational study is to conduct postoperative monitoring in patients who have undergone upper or lower limb reconstructive surgery with an anterolateral thigh flap, by employing the gold standard approach…
- Conditions
- Reconstructive Flap Surgery, Fasciocutaneous Anterolateral Thigh Flap, Postoperative Monitoring, Flap Ischemia
- Trial name
- NCT06744387
- Testing
- clinical assessments and tissue oxygenation monitoring by Near Infrared Spectroscopy
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Stroke, Upper Limb Function
A Functional Near- Infrared Spectroscopy Study on the Brain Activation Characteristics of Stroke Patients During Mirror Movement
After the selected patients are determined, the researchers of this study need to have full communication with the patients. The location is the rehabilitation ward of our hospital and the time is Before joining the group.
- Trial name
- NCT07509944
- Testing
- mirror image, healthy hand movement
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine