Clinical trials: Neuroimaging
Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Albumin for Intracerebral Hemorrhage Intervention
The purpose of this study is to find out what effects, good and bad, the medication Albumin has on subjects who have experienced a type of stroke known as an intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH).
- Trial name
- ACHIEVE (NCT00990509)
- Testing
- Albumin, Brain MRI with and without contrast
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
PTSD, Sleep Problems
A Non-Pharmacological Method for Enhancing Sleep in PTSD
Sleep disturbance is nearly ubiquitous among individuals suffering from PTSD and is a major problem among service members returning from combat deployments.
- Trial name
- NCT02370173
- Testing
- PTSD wavelength-1 bright light, PTSD wavelength-2 bright light
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Anxiety Disorders, Fear
Brain Imaging Changes in Fear and Anxiety
The purpose of this study is to use brain imaging technology to investigate brain changes in people exposed to predictable versus unpredictable unpleasant stimuli.
- Trial name
- NCT00047853
- Testing
- Shock device, Acoustic startle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,080 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Alzheimer's Disease
A Study of 18F-AV-45 in Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and Healthy Volunteers
This study will test if two AV-45 PET scans up to 4 weeks apart in AD subjects and healthy volunteers provide the same results. The study will also test two different AV-45 injection methods in a small subgroup of enrolled AD…
- Trial name
- NCT01565343
- Testing
- florbetapir F 18
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
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
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
Childhood Schizophrenia, Psychotic Disorder
Comparison of Clozapine vs Olanzapine in Childhood-Onset Psychotic Disorders
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness and side effects of the drugs clozapine and olanzapine in children and adolescents with schizophrenia and psychoses.
- Conditions
- Childhood Schizophrenia, Psychotic Disorder, Schizophrenia
- Trial name
- NCT00001656
- Testing
- Olanzapine, Clozapine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Concussion, Mild, Post-Concussion Symptoms
Bright Light Therapy for Treatment of Sleep Problems Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of the research study is to understand the effectiveness of a six-week course of light exposure on cognitive functioning, mood, activity, and sleep in people that have suffered a head injury leading to a concussion.
- Conditions
- Concussion, Mild, Post-Concussion Symptoms, Sleep Problems
- Trial name
- NCT02374918
- Testing
- mTBI wavelength-1 bright light, mTBI wavelength-2 bright light, HC wavelength-1 bright light
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
HIV Disease
Advanced Neuroimaging Evaluation of the Central Nervous System Biological Changes Associated With Efavirenz Therapy and Switch to an Elvitegravir-based Regimen
In this study we will use a multi-modal imaging approach of MRS and fMRI to comprehensively assess the biological changes in the brain associated with EFV-based regimen (EFV/FTC/TDF), specifically alterations in the brain…
- Trial name
- NCT01929759
- Testing
- Stribild (elvitegravir, cobicistat, emtricitabine and tenofovir)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
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
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
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
Alzheimer's Disease
A Clinical Study Evaluating the Effects of Memantine on Brain Atrophy in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease
Pre-clinical studies have demonstrated that memantine can decrease the neuronal toxicity associated with excessive glutamate release and calcium overload in neurons.
- Trial name
- NCT00862940
- Testing
- Memantine
- Volunteers
- 277 people
- Sponsor
- H. Lundbeck A/S
Major Depressive Disorder
Brain Imaging Techniques That Predict Antidepressant Responsiveness
Do functional brain changes occur during Venlafaxine ER (extended release) versus Fluoxetine treatment and do changes in selective structures, such as the amygdala, predict treatment response?
- Trial name
- WyethKolden (NCT00909155)
- Testing
- Venlafaxine ERT, Fluoxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
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
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease
Behavioral and Neuroimaging Changes After Cognitive Rehab in Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI) and Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Memory deficits are common after traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and are characteristic of various forms of dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease and its common precursor mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT00714571
- Testing
- Mnemonic strategy training (MST), Repeated exposure (XP), Subtracting Cues training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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
Prescription Opiate/Medication Dependence
CURE Addiction Center of Excellence: Brain Mechanisms of Relapse and Recovery
The proposed project will use fMRI and specific probes of reward and inhibition as biomarkers predicting drug use during and after treatment in 72 subjects addicted to prescription opioids/medications.
- Trial name
- fMRI CURE (NCT01587196)
- Testing
- Vivitrol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Alzheimer Disease
A Study of Two Doses of 18F-AV-45 in Alzheimer's Disease and Healthy Volunteers
This study will test two different doses of florbetapir F 18 to determine which dose is best to image amyloid plaques in the brains of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) patients using a positron emission tomography (PET) scanner.
- Trial name
- NCT01565330
- Testing
- florbetapir F 18
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Antipsychotic Effects on Brain Function in Schizophrenia
The purpose of the study is to determine whether two commonly-prescribed antipsychotic medications (aripiprazole and risperidone) have different effects on brain function and cognition in schizophrenia patients.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophreniform Disorder
- Trial name
- APD (NCT01913327)
- Testing
- Aripiprazole, Risperidone, Modafinil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco