Clinical trials: Neural Activity
Amblyopia
An Active Approach to Treat Amblyopia: Perceptual Learning and Video Games
Amblyopia, a developmental abnormality that impairs spatial vision, is a major cause of vision loss, resulting in reduced visual acuity and reduced sensitivity to contrast.
- Trial name
- NCT01115283
- Testing
- Perceptual learning, Video Games, Occlusion therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Nicotine Dependence
Effects of Varenicline on Brain Activity During Nicotine Abstinence
This project aims to define mechanisms through which varenicline might be an effective smoking cessation medication.
- Trial name
- NCT00602927
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
fMRI Research, Transcranial Magnetic Stimilation
The Relationships Between Neural Correlates of Effort Perception and Physical Activity Engagement
Objectives and research hypothesis Physical inactivity is a major health concern that has been linked to a variety of chronic diseases, including obesity, diabetes, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and mental disorders.
- Conditions
- fMRI Research, Transcranial Magnetic Stimilation, EEG Brain Oscillations, Motor Task
- Trial name
- EffortLESS (NCT06691490)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Neurologic Disorder, Parkinson Disease
High Intensity Functional Training for Individuals With Neurologic Diagnoses and Their Care Partners
Individuals with and without neurologic diagnoses greatly benefit from participation in regular exercise but the majority are physically inactive.
- Conditions
- Neurologic Disorder, Parkinson Disease, Spinal Cord Injuries, Spina Bifida
- Trial name
- SHIFT-AR (NCT05951985)
- Testing
- HIFT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Colleges of Health Education
Sensory Modulation Disorder, Sensory Over-Responsivity
Examining the Efficiency of Neurofeedback Therapy on Adults With Sensory Over Responsivity
Sensory Over-Responsivity (SOR) is characterized by a disruption in regulating sensory stimuli and can significantly impact pain perception and restrict daily participation and quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT03837795
- Testing
- Neurofeedback treatment
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel Aviv University
Healthy Adults
Short-term Effects of Active Post-training Slider Neural Mobilization
Jiu Jitsu is a martial art that consists of various techniques that aim to place the opponent in submission. It is essentially a ground fight that requires large movement variety, among which flexibility is a substantial physical…
- Trial name
- NCT04146597
- Testing
- Neural mobilization
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Brasilia
Hip Osteoarthritis, Indication for Total Hip Replacement
Evaluation of Locomotor Activity Before and After Total Hip Replacement in Patients With Hip Osteoarthritis.
The investigators believe that the application of non-linear methods of analysis using the ganglion and neural network technique will make it possible to analyse all of the complex data obtained in patients with hip…
- Trial name
- NCT02042586
- Testing
- Analysis of movement before total hip replacement, Analysis of movement after total hip replacement
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Neural Tube Defects, Contraception
Efficacy and Safety Study for an Oral Contraceptive Containing Folate
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the study drug is safe and effective
- Conditions
- Neural Tube Defects, Contraception, Oral Contraceptives (OC)
- Trial name
- NCT00468481
- Testing
- Drospirenone/Ethinylestradiol/Methyltetrahydrofolate, Drospirenone/Ethinylestradiol (Yaz)
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 385 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bayer
Neural Activity, Brain Function
Whole-Brain Dynamics in the Natural Menstrual Cycle vs. an Ovarian Stimulated Cycle: Impact of Hormonal Fluctuations on Healthy Women Undergoing Ovarian Stimulation
The investigators aim is to investigate the brain's dynamic complexity across three phases of an ovarian stimulation cycle (basal, pre-OPU, mid-luteal), to observe the impact of externally administered hormones, and compare it…
- Conditions
- Neural Activity, Brain Function, Neurodynamics, Brain Connectivity
- Trial name
- NCT06910293
- Testing
- Functional Magnetic resonance imaging will be done on day 2 or 3 of the menstrual cycle, trigger-shot and egg retrieval.
- Where
- 2 sites in United Arab Emirates
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ART Fertility Clinics LLC
Fullterm Birth, Neonate
Assessment of Autonomic Maturation in Neonatal Period and Early Neural Development From a Longitudinal Prospective Cohort
The heart rate variability assessment of the sympathetic-parasympathetic balance is a strong analytical tool in the autonomic nervous system (ANS) physiology, at each end of life.
- Conditions
- Fullterm Birth, Neonate, Prematurity
- Trial name
- AUBE (NCT00951860)
- Testing
- Autonomic Nervous System activity
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 302 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Median Nerve
Efficacy of Combining Movement Representation Techniques to Active Neural Mobilization in the Mechanosensitivity of the Median Nerve in Asymptomatic Volunteers.
The objective of this study will be to determine whether the combination of movement imaging techniques with neural mobilization (NM) exercises works to modify median nerve sensitivity to mechanical stimuli.
- Trial name
- NCT07154017
- Testing
- Combination of Movement Representation Techniques with neural mobilization exercises, Neural mobilization exercises
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Gran Rosario
Smoking
Effects of a Specific Substance in Smokers
Although rates of cigarette use are declining, the proportion of nondaily smokers is rising, particularly among young adults. Among young adults, nondaily smoking is associated with negative health consequences and, for some, may…
- Trial name
- NCT04281979
- Testing
- Study Agent
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Brain Activity, Appetite
Effects of Protein and Fiber at Breakfast on Appetite, Blood Sugar, and Cholesterol
The objectives of the research are to assess the effects of increased protein and fiber intake at breakfast on neural activation in brain regions associated with appetitive drive and reward-driven eating, measures of subjective…
- Conditions
- Brain Activity, Appetite, Ingestive Behavior, Glucose Control
- Trial name
- PFB (NCT02169245)
- Testing
- Dietary control of protein and fiber intake at breakfast
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Healthy
Neural Control of Kidney Blood Flow During Exercise in African American Adults
The goal of this clinical trials is to learn if healthy young African American (AA) adults have a larger change in their kidney blood flow during exercise compared to White (W) adults.
- Trial name
- NCT03981640
- Testing
- Acute exercise, Cold pressor test, Mental stress test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Boston
Heart Failure, Diastolic
Respiratory Muscle Function in Heart Failure
This study is being done because investigators are trying to determine how respiratory muscle and lung function influence the exercise responses in heart failure and healthy participants.
- Trial name
- NCT03924479
- Testing
- PowerBreathe (Breathing muscle training)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Bipolar Disorder, Cognitive Impairment
Effects of Erythropoietin on Cognition and Neural Activity in Mood Disorders
The present trial consists of 2 sub-studies that investigate important novel aspects of treatment with erythropoietin (EPO) on cognitive dysfunction in bipolar disorder (BD) and recurrent unipolar depressive disorder (UD)…
- Conditions
- Bipolar Disorder, Cognitive Impairment, Unipolar Depression
- Trial name
- PreTEC-EPO (NCT03315897)
- Testing
- Erythropoietin, Saline
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lars Vedel Kessing
Schizophrenia
Emotion and Motivation in Patients With Psychosis
Anhedonia and avolition reflect emotional and motivational disorders, respectively. However, if these disorders play a major role in the symptomatology of schizophrenia, their mechanisms remain poorly understood, and existing…
- Trial name
- NCT02853019
- Testing
- Electroencephalogram, Cognitive tasks, subjective evaluation scales
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
Effects of Gamma-tACS on EEG Periodic Activity
In this study on healthy subjects, the effect of transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) will be investigated. In particular, the distinction between periodic and aperiodic electroencephalogram (EEG) activity will be…
- Trial name
- GAMMAtACS (NCT05809076)
- Testing
- real tACS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Camillo, Venezia, Italy
Physical Activity
Daily Physical Activity in Myelomeningocele
Obesity is getting more common and challenging to treat in children and adolescents with myelomeningocele. Therefore, it is becoming more important to determine daily physical activity in these patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04186338
- Testing
- Omnidirectional accelerometer monitor (3x3 cm and 16 g, Actical®, Philips Respironics)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Brain Function
Modulation of Spontaneous Cortical Activity by tDCS: BRAIN Initiative I
This study will determine whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) can be used alter the amplitude of spontaneous neural activity, and thereby modulate cognitive function in healthy adults
- Trial name
- NCT03672747
- Testing
- transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 133 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska