Clinical trials: Nervous System Disorders
MELAS Syndrome
L-arginine Therapy on Endothelium-dependent Vasodilation & Mitochondrial Metabolism in MELAS Syndrome
MELAS patients suffer from exercise intolerance, weakness, poor vision or blindness, poor growth, developmental delay, and deafness.
- Trial name
- NCT01603446
- Testing
- L-Arginine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Migraine
Staccato Loxapine in Migraine (in Clinic)
The objective of this trial is to assess the efficacy and safety of Staccato Loxapine in patients with migraine headache with or without aura in a clinical setting.
- Trial name
- NCT00489476
- Testing
- Staccato Loxapine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexza Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke
Short Arm Human Centrifuge Therapeutic Training and Rehabilitation (GRACER1)
The study is a single blind randomized controlled trial (RCT) designed to examine the benefit of a short arm human centrifuge intervention program (SAHC) combined with exercise, compared to a standard of care (SOC) rehabilitation…
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Stroke, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Aged
- Trial name
- GRACER1 (NCT04369976)
- Testing
- ARTIFICIAL GRAVITY COMBINED WITH EXERCISE
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Greek Aerospace Medical Association and Space Research
Alzheimer Disease
Alzheimer's Disease Anti-Inflammatory Prevention Trial (ADAPT)
The purpose of this trial is to test the ability of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory medications naproxen and celecoxib to delay or prevent the onset of AD and age-related cognitive decline.
- Trial name
- NCT00007189
- Testing
- Naproxen Sodium (Aleve), Celecoxib (Celebrex)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,625 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Institute for Biomedical and Clinical Research
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Early Stages of Cognitive Decline
Mild Cognitive Impairment Community Screening and Early Intervention Via Stem Cell Therapy and Wearable Brain Computer Interface Device.
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of community-based early detection and targeted interventions, including stem cell therapy and wearable non-invasive brain-computer interface (BCI) devices, for Mild Cognitive Impairment…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Early Stages of Cognitive Decline, Alzheimer's Disease Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease Diagnosis
- Trial name
- MCITestCare (NCT07214974)
- Testing
- Structured wellness care, Wearable brain-computer interface devices, Stem Cell Therapy - Experimental
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Noah Tech, Corp.
Language Impairment, Down Syndrome
Phenotypic Specific Communication Intervention for Children With Down Syndrome
Children with Down syndrome (DS) have greater difficulty acquiring expressive language than is predicted by their general cognitive abilities and language comprehension (Miller, 1999).
- Trial name
- Merck (NCT02158390)
- Testing
- Jasper-EMT with words and AAC
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Dementia
The Effects of Music on ANS and Anxiety in Healthy Elderly and Persons With SCD
Subjective cognition decline (SCD) is considered as a risk factor of dementia and associates not only with further cognition deterioration but with a higher anxiety level.
- Trial name
- NCT04177160
- Testing
- Music, White noise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Alzheimer Disease
SV2A-PET/CT and PET/MRI Combined Clinical Criteria Score in the Diagnosis of Early Cognitive Alteration
Using SV2A-PET to character a cohort of patients with early cognitive impairment using the novel synaptic probe 18F-labeled difluoro-analog of UCB-J（also known as 18F-SDM-8）
- Trial name
- NCT06445582
- Testing
- [18F]SDM-8
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anhui Provincial Hospital
Insomnia
A Study to Evaluate Next Day Effects of MK-4305 on Driving Performance (MK-4305-035 AM1)
This is a study to evaluate next-day residual effects of MK-4305 on highway driving performance in healthy, non-elderly participants.
- Trial name
- NCT01311882
- Testing
- MK-4305 40 mg, MK-4305 20 mg, Zopiclone
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Physician Well-being, Cognitive Function
Performance Nutrition for Residents and Fellows
Currently, residents commonly experience dehydration and poor nutrition during nighttime duty hours as a result of heavy work load, lack of time to take nutrition and hydration breaks, or limited or no access to healthy food and…
- Conditions
- Physician Well-being, Cognitive Function, Diet Modification, Diet Habit
- Trial name
- NCT03698123
- Testing
- Dietary Modification
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Parkinson Disease
How the Loss of Dopamine and Dopamine-Restoring Medicines Affect Movement Performance
This study has two purposes: 1) to understand the effect of a decline of dopamine in the brain during normal aging and in patients with Parkinson's disease, and 2) to investigate how medicines used to treat Parkinson's disease…
- Trial name
- NCT00040196
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 133 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Cognitive Impairment, Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
Studying Cognition in SPG4
Comparing the cognitive levels of patients with SPG4 mutations to healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT03104088
- Testing
- CANTAB, MOCA
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Stroke, Muscle Tone Abnormalities
Stroke and Assessment of Muscle Tone
Spasticity is defined as a state of increased muscle tone, which evokes an increased resistance to a passive and fast stretching of the muscle.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Muscle Tone Abnormalities, Pain, Muscle Spasticity
- Trial name
- NCT03814460
- Testing
- Assessment of Tone, Pain and Thickness
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Seville
Healthy Aging, Risk Reduction
Validation of the REMINDER Dementia Risk Reduction Program
Until now, neuropsychological interventions aimed to optimize cognitive function and to have functional impact in individuals at risk of AD (MCI patients) were scarce in validity studies.
- Conditions
- Healthy Aging, Risk Reduction, Old Age; Dementia
- Trial name
- REMINDER (NCT05296980)
- Testing
- REMINDER, Brain health Psychoeducation
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Coimbra
Brain Tumor, Brain Pathology
Can we Use Resting-state fMRI and CSD Fiber Tractography for Presurgical Mapping?
This prospective study aims to investigate and validate the use of resting-state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) and high angular resolution diffusion imaging (HARDI), specifically constrained spherical deconvolution (CSD) tractography…
- Conditions
- Brain Tumor, Brain Pathology, Epilepsy, Vascular Malformations, Brain
- Trial name
- NCT06040580
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Parkinson Disease, Genetic Predisposition
Study of the Genome, Gut Metagenome and Diet of Patients With Incident Parkinson's Disease
A case-control study to identify microbiome and genetic differences between healthy subjects and patients with incident Parkinson's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT04119596
- Testing
- 16S rRNA gene sequencing, DNA-microarray genotyping
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 138 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Atlas Biomed
Insomnia
Playing Cognitive Games For Older Adults With Insomnia
The purpose of this research is to look at the effects of computerized cognitive training on sleep, mental abilities (cognition), and other aspects of daytime functioning, such as mood, and arousal
- Trial name
- PLAY (NCT04282642)
- Testing
- Cognitive Training, WLC (Waitlist Control)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
OSA
Attitudes Toward Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Related Cause of Road Traffic Accidents in Thailand Through Well Prepared Educational Video
The goal of this descriptive, cross-sectional survey design is to determine the effect of public awareness video on the basic knowledge regarding sleep apnea syndrome or glaucoma and traffic accidents in normal population The…
- Trial name
- AOSARTA (NCT05734742)
- Testing
- Educational video
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chulalongkorn University
Anesthesia, Consciousness, Loss of
Detection and Classification of Levels of Consciousness Using Parietal EEG-fNIRS During Anesthesia
The current evaluations of the levels of consciousness during anesthesia have limited precision. This can produce negative clinical consequences such as intraoperative awareness or neurological damage due to under- or…
- Trial name
- NCT05112042
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Parkinson's Disease
Video Based Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction
To evaluate the feasibility of a video based mindfulness intervention for stress reduction and to evaluate the cortisol response in persons with PD and their caregivers.
- Trial name
- vMBSR (NCT02705586)
- Testing
- Mindfulness
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
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