Clinical trials: Neuroimaging
Brain Imaging, Whole Body Imaging
Improving PET Image Quality and Quantification by Using Motion Correction, Parametric Imaging and MAP Reconstruction
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of new software available on a new PET/CT scanner in the Molecular Imaging Research PET/CT Facility.
- Trial name
- NCT04417998
- Testing
- 18F-FDG, 18F-AV1451, Siemens E7 Reconstruction Tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Perceived Social Isolation
Effects of Pregnenolone on Perceived Social Isolation
No studies to date have examined the effects of pregnenolone on hypervigilance for social threat in individuals with perceived social isolation (PSI).
- Trial name
- NCT02826577
- Testing
- Pregnenolone 175mg, Pregnenolone 400mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Brain Injuries
CDP-Choline and Working Memory After TBI: A Neuroimaging Study
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an investigational drug, called "CDP-Choline", improves memory in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Trial name
- NCT00727246
- Testing
- CDP-Choline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Patricia M. Arenth
Low Back Pain
Brain Imaging of Lidoderm for Chronic Back Pain
The investigators tested whether pain decrease can be observed centrally with non-invasive brain imaging in CBP subjects receiving Lidoderm. The investigators first tested effects of 5% Lidoderm patched in an open labelled trial.
- Trial name
- NCT01515540
- Testing
- lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Alcohol Drinking, Binge Drinking
Alcohol, Behavior, and Brain Imaging
To evaluate the relationship of extraversion to both the acute subjective and behavioral effects of alcohol, and the neural reactivity to the anticipation of reward.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking, Binge Drinking, Drinking Behavior, Substance-Related Disorders
- Trial name
- (DARC) (NCT03930446)
- Testing
- Ethanol
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Psychosis, Schizophrenia
Effects of Intranasal Insulin on Neuroimaging Markers and Cognition in Patients With Psychotic Disorders
This clinical trial is a single center, single dose study of the acute effects of intranasal insulin on energy metabolism and cognitive function in patients with schizophrenia, schizoaffective and bipolar disorders, compared and…
- Conditions
- Psychosis, Schizophrenia, Schizo Affective Disorder, Bipolar I Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03943537
- Testing
- Intranasal Insulin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Overweight and Obesity
Neurocognitive Benefits of a Weight Management Program
This study will assess whether weight loss induced through diet and physical activity can change neural responses to high- and low-calorie food images.
- Trial name
- NCT04202133
- Testing
- WW (formerly Weight Watchers), Waitlist
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Aging, Cognitive Ability, General
Lifestyle Enriching Activities for Research in Neuroscience Intervention Trial: LEARNit Study
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of modifiable lifestyle factors including exercise and healthy living on brain health. The investigators will compare 2 types of interventions, moderate aerobic walking vs.
- Trial name
- NCT02726906
- Testing
- Moderate-aerobic walking, Positron Emission Tomography (PET) scan, Healthy living education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Major Depressive Disorder, Healthy Controls
Elucidating the Neurocircuitry of Irritability With High-Field Neuroimaging to Identify Novel Therapeutic Targets
The study is investigating dysfunctions in neurocircuitry in regards to irritability with healthy controls (HC) and individuals with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) by performing MRIs.
- Trial name
- UNIKET (NCT05046184)
- Testing
- Ketamine Hydrochloride, Midazolam injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Cough
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging of ATP Cough in Chronic Cough Patients
Persistent cough is a distressing symptom for people with respiratory disorders. Patients also often experience an ongoing urge-to-cough that prompts coughing, and which fails to resolve the sensation.
- Trial name
- NCT03722849
- Testing
- Adenosine Triphosphate, Capsaicin, Functional Brain Imaging
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stuart Mazzone
Healthy, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Control of Cognition (Naltrexone, Methylphenidate, and ADHD Study (NMAS))
The goal of this research is to understand the functioning of 'regulatory circuits' in the brain. We are also interested in how the medications methylphenidate and naltrexone affect these regulatory circuits.
- Trial name
- NMAS (NCT01993108)
- Testing
- Methylphenidate, Naltrexone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Depression
PET and MRI Brain Imaging of Bipolar Disorder
The primary aims of this study are to: 1. Quantify serotonin transporter (5-HTT) binding potential (BP) in vivo in bipolar disorder patients (BPD) during a major depressive episode (MDE). 2.
- Conditions
- Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Depression, Unipolar Depression
- Trial name
- NCT01880957
- Testing
- Lithium, Lamotrigine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stony Brook University
Smoking
Neuroimaging Decision Making and Response Inhibition During Smoking Abstinence
The broad objective of this proposal is to identify functional neuroanatomical correlates of impairments in response inhibition during smoking abstinence.
- Trial name
- SmokeAtt02 (NCT00672256)
- Testing
- Smoking Abstinence
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Expectancy Versus Pharmacotherapy Effect of Adderall
Neuroimaging the Expectancy Versus Pharmacotherapy Effect of Adderall on Cognitive Performance
The purpose of this balanced-placebo design study is to pilot a larger study to further explore the current evidence that stimulant medications are not cognitive enhancers, despite this rampant belief in young adults.
- Trial name
- NCT03530631
- Testing
- Adderall
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders
Defining Adolescent Nausea Through Brain Imaging and Neurostimulation Response
This study evaluates the efficacy of auricular neurostimulation via an non-invasive percutaneous electrical nerve field stimulator (PENFS) in adolescents with functional nausea.
- Trial name
- NCT03675321
- Testing
- Active Auricular Neurostimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Smoking
Neuroimaging Attentional Impairment During Abstinence
The broad objective of this proposal is to identify functional neuroanatomical correlates of impairments in sustained attention during smoking abstinence.
- Trial name
- SmokeAtt01 (NCT00692406)
- Testing
- Smoking Abstinence
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Major Depressive Disorder
Study of Neural Responses Induced by Antidepressant Effects
The proposed work aims to examine the neural changes associated with fast-acting antidepressant treatments in order to develop imaging-based biomarkers of treatment response for depression.
- Trial name
- SONRISA (NCT02674529)
- Testing
- Escitalopram, Real-time Neurofeedback fMRI task pre- and post-RCT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marta Peciña, MD PhD
Alzheimer's Disease, Aging
aeRobic Exercise and Cognitive Health
The purpose of the aeRobic Exercise and Cognitive Health (REACH) study is to understand how an aerobic exercise intervention might help promote brain health and cognition, thereby delaying the onset of clinical symptoms of…
- Trial name
- REACH (NCT02384993)
- Testing
- Enhanced Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Alzheimer's Disease
A Study of Flortaucipir PET in Healthy Volunteers and Cognitively Impaired Subjects
This study will test if two flortaucipir PET scans up to 4 weeks apart in healthy volunteers, MCI and AD subjects provide the same results.
- Trial name
- NCT01992380
- Testing
- Flortaucipir F18, Brain PET scan
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Fibromyalgia
The Innate Central Nervous System Immune Response to an Experimental Immune Challenge in People With Fibromyalgia
The major goal of this study is to determine if the innate immune response is dysregulated in people with fibromyalgia, compared to healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT04263454
- Testing
- Endotoxin, Escherichia Coli, Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham