Clinical trials: Neuroimaging
Back Pain
Brain Imaging Study on Biomarkers for Chronic Back Pain
The study proposes to investigate the factors related to a person that can enhance or reduce the effectiveness of pain treatments in people suffering with chronic pain.
- Trial name
- NCT02991625
- Testing
- Waitlist, Healthy Controls
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Developmental Dyslexia
Prediction and Intervention in Developmental Dyslexia
The long-term goal of this study is to improve prediction of poor reading outcome at preschool age by using a combination of behavioural and neuroimaging measures and to evaluate a specific computerized training program to…
- Trial name
- LEXI (NCT02217696)
- Testing
- Computerized reading training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Cerebral Palsy, Infant Development
Neuroimaging of Babies During Natural Sleep to Assess Typical Development and Cerebral Palsy
Background: Early diagnosis of cerebral palsy (CP) is crucial, enabling intervention when neuroplasticity is at its highest. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) plays a vital role in CP diagnosis.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Infant Development, Development, Infant
- Trial name
- NIBS-CP (NCT06396520)
- Testing
- No intervention, observational
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danish Research Centre for Magnetic Resonance
Fronto-temporal Dementia, Fronto-temporal Lobar Dementia
Vortioxetine for the Treatment of Mood and Cognitive Symptoms in Frontotemporal Dementia
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if vortioxetine improves mood symptoms and cognition in patients with early-stage behavioral variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD).
- Conditions
- Fronto-temporal Dementia, Fronto-temporal Lobar Dementia, Frontotemporal Degeneration, Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
- Trial name
- NCT06604520
- Testing
- Vortioxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Multiple Sclerosis
Investigating the Utility of Demyelination Tracer [18F]3F4AP in Controls and Multiple Sclerosis Subjects
Our overall objective is to obtain an initial assessment of the potential value of using [18F]3F4AP for imaging demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis: Aim 1) Assess the safety of [18F]3F4AP in healthy volunteers and…
- Trial name
- NCT04699747
- Testing
- F-18 3F4AP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Chinese Multicenter Cohort Study of Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage is a severe form of stroke associated with high mortality and long-term disability. The Chinese Multicenter Cohort Study of Intracerebral Hemorrhage (CASA) is a prospective observational…
- Trial name
- CMCS-ICH (NCT07833410)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 12,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Alzheimer's Disease
The Role of Mid-Life Adiposity in Functional Brain Connectivity
The purpose of the study is to use functional MRI (fMRI) to measure brain connectivity in middle-aged individuals with different levels of body fat.
- Trial name
- NCT01777789
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Healthy Controls
A Brain Imaging Study of Opioid (Morphine) and Non-opioid (Ketorolac) Conditioning Effects
Healthy right-handed volunteers aged 21 to 50 needed for a research study of the effects of morphine and ketorolac on brain activity in response to pain stimuli as measured by functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) and…
- Trial name
- NCT01576276
- Testing
- Integrated MR-PET scan, Ketorolac
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Anemia, Sickle Cell
Examining Cognitive Function and Brain Abnormalities in Adults With Sickle Cell Disease - Pilot Intervention Study
Sickle cell disease (SCD), also known as sickle cell anemia, is an inherited blood disease that can cause intense pain episodes and may lead to organ failure.
- Trial name
- NCT00850018
- Testing
- Monthly blood transfusion regimen, Usual care
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Healthy Aging, Alzheimer Disease
Acute Exercise and the Cerebral Metabolic Response in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease
The overall goal is to characterize the acute exercise response as it relates to brain glucose metabolism in aging and Alzheimer's Disease (AD).
- Trial name
- AEROBIC (NCT04299308)
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Cerebrovascular Disease, Stroke
Genetic Studies to Identify Stroke Subtypes and Outcome
This study will characterize the gene response of the body's immune and inflammatory cells to stroke. There is a wide variation in stroke risk, stroke outcome, and response to clot-busting therapy for stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT00357513
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 840 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Child Development
LCPUFA Supplementation: A Multi-Modality Imaging Study
The purpose of this study is to take images of the brain in order to see if long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LCPUFA) exposure during infancy influences brain structure and function in middle childhood.
- Trial name
- NCT02076048
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kathleen Gustafson, Ph.D.
Social Anxiety Disorder
Emotion Regulation During RCT of CBT vs. MBSR for Social Anxiety Disorder
The purpose of the study is to investigate the immediate and longer-term impact of Cognitive-Behavioral Group Therapy (CBGT) versus Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) for patients with Social Anxiety Disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT02036658
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Group Therapy, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Anorexia Nervosa
PET Imaging Study of Recovered Anorexics
Several studies in the past suggest that individuals who have or had anorexia nervosa may have alterations in brain serotonin. Serotonin seems to play an important role in regulating anxiety, mood, and other symptoms found in…
- Trial name
- NCT00603018
- Testing
- Fluoxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Neuroimaging Biomarkers for Predicting rTMS Response in OCD
This study evaluates an accelerated schedule of theta-burst stimulation using a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) device for treatment-resistant Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD).
- Trial name
- NCT04286126
- Testing
- Active bilateral DMPFC, Active right-sided OFC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Focal Dystonia
Electrophysiological and Neuroimaging Correlates of the Effect of Zolpidem in Patients With Focal Dystonia
To study electrophysiological and imaging correlations of the clinical effectiveness of zolpidem in task-specific dystonia and to elucidate mechanisms underlying its therapeutic effects, patients with focal dystonia will be…
- Trial name
- NCT04692285
- Testing
- Zolpidem
- Where
- 2 sites in Serbia, Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Depression
Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Brain Serotonin Activity in People With Depression
This study will examine changes in brain serotonin activity in people with depression before and after they receive cognitive behavioral therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT00641108
- Testing
- ADAM SPECT plus Cognitive Therapy, ADAM SPECT plus No Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Traumatic Brain Injury, Cognitive Impairment
Rehabilitation of Working Memory and Brain Plasticity After Traumatic Brain Injury: Plastim-MDTC
The aim of this study is to assess the brain correlates, as assessed with multimodal MRI, of working memory training in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI)
- Trial name
- Plastim-MDTC (NCT03513133)
- Testing
- working memory training
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre d'Investigation Clinique et Technologique 805
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
CPT-fMRI Study for PTSD
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is prevalent mental illness (~9% life-time) that results from exposure to trauma. As it is associated with vastly heterogeneous origins, accurate diagnosis and optimal treatment strategies are…
- Trial name
- NCT03229915
- Testing
- cognitive processing therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Alzheimer Disease, Amyloid Beta-Peptides
Risk Evaluation and Education for Alzheimer's Disease - the Study of Communicating Amyloid Neuroimaging (REVEAL-SCAN)
This study is intended to examine the impact of learning amyloid brain imaging results among asymptomatic older adults, and how to safely communicate these results and educate on the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Amyloid Beta-Peptides, Risk Assessment, Education
- Trial name
- REVEAL-SCAN (NCT02959489)
- Testing
- Alzheimer's Disease Risk Disclosure, Amyloid Brain Imaging and Alzheimer's Disease Risk Disclosure
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 315 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital