Clinical trials: Neurologic Disorders
Alzheimer Disease
Blood Biomarker of Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
Currently, no cures or disease modifying therapies exist for Alzheimer's disease (AD). This is partially due to the inability to detect the disease before it has progressed to a stage where there are clinical manifestations.
- Trial name
- NCT03340571
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Parkinson's Disease
Phenylbutyrate Response as a Biomarker for Alpha-synuclein Clearance From the Brain
This is a Phase I clinical trial of the FDA approved drug Glycerol Phenylbutyrate to see if phenylbutyrate can increase the removal of alpha-synuclein from the brain into the bloodstream.
- Trial name
- NCT02046434
- Testing
- Glycerol Phenylbutyrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Overweight and Obesity, Health Behavior
Location-based Smartphone Technology to Guide College Students Healthy Choices Ph II
College students are in a newly independent phase of life; many of whom encounter unhealthy dietary decision- making, barriers to physical activity, and poor sleep behaviors.
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity, Health Behavior, Sleep Deprivation
- Trial name
- NCT02996864
- Testing
- Healthy Detours App, Fat Secret App
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klein Buendel, Inc.
Tourette Syndrome, Habit Reversal Training
Extinction Learning in Adults With Tourette Syndrome
Aversive sensory phenomena such as premonitory urges play a central role in the behavioral treatment model of tics. Extinction learning and extinction recall are learning processes implicated within this model, but are still…
- Conditions
- Tourette Syndrome, Habit Reversal Training, Tic Disorders, Tics
- Trial name
- NCT04498364
- Testing
- Habit Reversal Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Sleeping Efficacy, Sleep Quality
A Real-World Exploratory Study on the Sleep-Improving Efficacy of Dong'e Brand Ejiao Yuanjiang
This study employs a real-world design to evaluate the sleep-improving efficacy of Dong'e Brand Ejiao Yuanjiang. A total of 66 participants aged 25-55 will be enrolled and assessed after 60 days of continuous use.
- Trial name
- NCT07677709
- Testing
- Dong'e Brand Ejiao Yuanjiang
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
Anosognosia, Alzheimer's Disease
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) of Anosognosia in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
This is a three year fMRI study conducted at the University of Wisconsin (UW) Hospital and the William. S. Middleton VA Hospital.
- Conditions
- Anosognosia, Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT00908999
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Dementia
Driving in Mild Dementia Decision Tool
Based on the literature on dementia and driving, and on knowledge tools available to date including one from our current work, a Driving in Mild Dementia Decision Tool (DMD-DT) will be adapted and tailored to guide physicians in…
- Trial name
- DMD-DT (NCT02036099)
- Testing
- Driving in Mild Dementia Decision Tool
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Healthy, Obesity
Effect of Ghrelin on Sympathetic Nervous System
Ghrelin is a newly discovered peptide that is secreted by the stomach. Its main role is to stimulate food intake but recent studies indicate that it also acts on the cardiovascular system to confer beneficial effects.
- Trial name
- NCT00912587
- Testing
- ghrelin
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Parkinson Disease
Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Constipation in Parkinson's Disease
Participants will be allocated to FMT group or placebo group at a 1:1 ratio. For interventional group, patients will be given six FMT capsules twice a week for 24 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT06388863
- Testing
- Healthy donor-derived FMT capsule
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease
Dopamine Effect on Inhibitory Control
The effect of Levodopa medication on inhibitory control in Parkinson's patients is extremely debated despite the fact that this has potential clinical and therapeutic implications.
- Trial name
- DEI (NCT03665493)
- Testing
- PD patients H&Y=1.5-2 Medications ON, PD patients H&Y=1.5-2 Medications OFF, Healthy age-matched controls
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Giovanni Mirabella
Adult Women
Interoceptive Awareness and Dream Themes
Individual differences in reported dream themes may reflect not only waking emotional and cognitive experiences but also characteristic ways of attending to, interpreting, and regulating bodily signals.
- Trial name
- NCT07716514
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 307 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan University
Primary Insomnia
A High Density EEG Comparison of Sleep Patterns in Insomnia
Insomnia, defined as a subjective report of difficulty initiating sleep, maintaining sleep, and/or non-restorative sleep, leads to significant daytime dysfunction and increased health risks.
- Trial name
- NCT01960452
- Testing
- Serial awakenings
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Alzheimer Disease
Study Evaluating the Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of SAM-531
To assess the safety and tolerability of ascending multiple oral doses of SAM-531, an investigational drug, in healthy Japanese young male and elderly subjects.To provide the pharmacokinetics (PK) and pharmacodynamics (PD)…
- Trial name
- NCT00479349
- Testing
- SAM-531
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Evaluation of Web-based Training to Educate Physicians in the Methods of Interpreting Florbetapir-PET Scans
This study will investigate the performance of physician readers trained to read florbetapir-PET scans using electronic media training.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT01550549
- Testing
- florbetapir F 18
- Volunteers
- 151 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Due to Alzheimer's Disease
Longitudinal Profiling of Plasma-Derived Glial Extracellular Vesicles in Alzheimer's Disease
This project aims to longitudinally profile plasma-derived GDEVs and plasma biomarkers of neuroinflammation across three stages of the AD continuum (Subjective Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Alzheimer's…
- Conditions
- Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Due to Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
- Trial name
- GLEVAD (NCT07803055)
- Testing
- blood sampling
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, Tic Disorder
Pathogenesis of Pediatric Obsessive-compulsive Disorder: Based on the Microbiota-gut-brain Axis
This study aims to investigate the characteristics of the microbiota-gut-brain axis in pediatric patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) through performing an integrated analysis of gut microbiota, serum metabolomics…
- Trial name
- NCT06754319
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Mental Health Center
Stroke, Swallowing Disorders
Description and Modeling of Swallowing Disorders After a Stroke
The oropharyngeal junction participates in 3 interpenetrating functions: Swallowing, Breathing and Speech. In the context of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke, these are altered, isolated or associated manner, causing major…
- Trial name
- AVC-MODE (NCT02974530)
- Testing
- Neurological evaluation, Laryngological evaluation, MRI evaluation
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Blindness
Enhanced Tactile Memory in the Blind
This study will determine if the brain regions in blind people that would normally be involved in vision are used instead to remember touch.
- Trial name
- NCT00076700
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Occupational Health, Sleep
Using Cognitive-Behavioral Change and Mobile Technology to Improve RN Sleep and Fatigue
The U.S. registered nurse (RN) workforce is the largest in the Healthcare and Social Assistance Sector and is at high risk for injuries and errors due to poor sleep and fatigue.
- Conditions
- Occupational Health, Sleep, Fatigue, Nurse
- Trial name
- RN-SLEEP (NCT06105307)
- Testing
- RN-SLEEP, Healthy Habit - Educational Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Insomnia, Cognitive Disorder
Study on Cognitive Impairment of Insomnia Based on MRI
Insomnia is a common sleep disorder. In recent years, the incidence of insomnia is increasing worldwide. Studies point out that insomnia plays an important role in the pathogenesis of cognitive impairment.
- Conditions
- Insomnia, Cognitive Disorder, MRI
- Trial name
- NCT05659511
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 684 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tang-Du Hospital