Clinical trials: Neuroimaging
Excessive Sleepiness
Study to Evaluate Armodafinil Treatment in Improving Prefrontal Cortical Activation and Working Memory Performance
The primary objective of this study is to determine whether treatment with armodafinil will provide improvements in prefrontal cortical activation in patients with OSAHS (Obstructive Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome) who have…
- Trial name
- NCT00711516
- Testing
- Armodafinil
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Cephalon
Depressive Disorder, Major, Depression
Individualized Functional Connectivity Targeting in aiTBS for Depression
The goal of this clinical trial is to estimate the importance of neuroimaging in accelerated intermittent theta burst stimulation (aiTBS) for depression.
- Conditions
- Depressive Disorder, Major, Depression, Mood Disorders, Mental Disorder
- Trial name
- AINT (NCT05680727)
- Testing
- transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Cancer Cachexia
Cancer Anorexia and the Central Nervous System
The pathogenesis of cancer anorexia is complex and multifactorial. However, a number of consistent and robust evidence point to a prominent role for the central nervous system.
- Trial name
- NCT01564693
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Roma La Sapienza
Smoking
Neuroimaging Reward, Behavioral Treatment, and Smoking Cessation
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effects of a smoking cessation intervention combining behavioral treatment with low nicotine cigarettes on neuroimaging measures of reward function and smoking cessation outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT02927847
- Testing
- Nicotine Patch, SPECTRUM Nicotine Research Cigarettes (.03 mg), Behavioral Activation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maggie M Sweitzer, PhD
Traumatic Brain Injury
Transforming Research and Clinical Knowledge in TBI Pilot
The global aim of this proposal is to test and refine Common Data Elements (CDEs), neuroimaging standards, and best practices for genetics and proteomics in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) studies.
- Trial name
- NCT01565551
- Testing
- N/A (Observational Study)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 650 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Tobacco Use Disorder, Tobacco Smoking
Brain Imaging in Tobacco Smokers During a Quit Attempt
The proposed study will help fill gaps in existing research by determining if nicotine-dependent cigarette smokers show changes in α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (nAChR) availability when compared to matched historical…
- Trial name
- NCT04055467
- Testing
- [F18]-ASEM (3-(1,4-diazabicyclo[3.2.2]nonan-4-yl)-6-[18F]fluorodibenzo[b,d]thiophene 5,5-dioxide), Contingency Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Mitochondrial Diseases
Mitochondrial Stress, Brain Imaging, and Epigenetics
The MiSBIE study collects biological, behavioral, psychosocial, neuropsychological, and brain imaging data in participants with either: normal mitochondrial function, individuals with the m.3243A>G mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA)…
- Trial name
- MiSBIE (NCT04831424)
- Testing
- Trier social stress test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Analgesia, Anesthesia
Neuroimaging Study of Dexmedetomidine-Induced Analgesia
Neuroimaging data will be collected for patients that are given low doses of dexmedetomidine in order to understand its analgesic effects.
- Trial name
- NCT04656470
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Neurogenic Bladder, Multiple Sclerosis
Brain Targets in Patients With Bladder Emptying Difficulties
The goal of this study is to identify brain centers specifically associated with "initiation of voiding" in patients with neurogenic bladder dysfunction.
- Conditions
- Neurogenic Bladder, Multiple Sclerosis, Voiding Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT03574610
- Testing
- Transcranial Rotating Permanent Magnet Stimulator (TRPMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Depression
Uridine Adolescent Bipolar Depression Randomized Controlled Trial
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of the investigational drug uridine as a treatment for depressed adolescents with bipolar disorder (i.e. "bipolar depression").
- Conditions
- Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar Depression, Manic Depression
- Trial name
- NCT01805440
- Testing
- Uridine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Menopause, Depression
Brain Imaging Study in Menopausal Women With and Without Major Depressive Disorder
The purpose this study is to measure cortical gama-aminobutyric acid levels (GABA) levels in menopausal women with major depressive disorder and healthy subjects using nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS).
- Trial name
- NCT00626340
- Testing
- MDD diagnosis and Estrogen treatment, MDD diagnosis and Fluoxetine treatment, MDD diagnosis with both Estrogen and Fluoxetine treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Alcohol Dependence
Aripiprazole Effects on Alcohol Drinking and Craving
The purpose of this study is to determine whether aripiprazole (marketed dopamine stabilizer) is effective in reducing of alcohol craving and drinking compared to placebo depending on participant's baseline level of impulsivity.
- Trial name
- NCT01292057
- Testing
- Aripiprazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Schizophrenia
Best Event Schizophrenia Trial--A Randomized Double-Blind Trial of Aripiprazole and Risperidone in Schizophrenia
This study is being conducted to find a way to predict how individual schizophrenic patients will respond if they are treated with different types of antipsychotic drugs.
- Trial name
- BEST (NCT00712270)
- Testing
- Aripiprazole, Risperidone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Kettering Health Network
Fibromyalgia
Neuroimaging Approaches to Deconstructing Acupuncture for Chronic Pain
The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of electro-acupuncture in pain processing on patients with fibromyalgia (FM). The investigators hypothesize that electro-acupuncture is effective for FM because it functions as a…
- Trial name
- NCT02064296
- Testing
- Needle acupuncture (Traditional Acupuncture), Laser acupuncture (Non-traditional Acupuncture)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Nicotine Dependence, Nicotine Withdrawal
Progesterone and Brain Imaging Study
Male and female smokers were recruited to undergo 2 phases of smoking cessation. Each phase was 4 days long and involved 3 brain-imaging scans, blood draws and an intervention involving progesterone or a matched placebo.
- Trial name
- NCT01954966
- Testing
- Progesterone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Alcohol Use Disorder
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for the Treatment of Veterans With Alcohol Use Disorders
At least 60% of Veterans with an alcohol use disorder will relapse within 6 months of treatment, irrespective of the type of treatment they receive.
- Trial name
- NCT03191266
- Testing
- Active rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Effectiveness of Deep Brain Stimulation for Treating People With Treatment Resistant Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of deep brain stimulation in treating people with severe and otherwise treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT00640133
- Testing
- Active DBS
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Butler Hospital
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
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
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Behavioral and Neural Response to Memantine in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder
This study is a 12-week, randomized-controlled trial of memantine hydrochloride (Namenda) for the treatment of social impairment in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Trial name
- NCT01972074
- Testing
- Memantine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital