Clinical trials: Neuroplasticity
Swallowing
Stability of Motor Output in Aging Adults
The goal of this project is to examine the area of the brain that controls muscle movement for a group of muscles important for swallowing, and to see how that area changes over 2 weeks of time.
- Trial name
- NCT00970736
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Healthy
The Modulatory Effect of Female Sex Hormones on Spinal Neuroplasticity
The goal of this project is to test our central hypothesis that the spinal cord neuroplasticity in females will be modulated by the level of estradiol concentration.
- Trial name
- TMSpine (NCT06656819)
- Testing
- Magstim Rapid2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Ssri, Neuronal Plasticity
Enhancement of Learning Associated Neural Plasticity by Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors
Background: Conclusive evidence states that the serotonergic system mediates neuroplasticity from early embryonic development until brain maturation in adulthood.
- Trial name
- NCT02753738
- Testing
- Escitalopram, 3xMR scan (fMRI, DTI, strucutral MRI), Association learning paradigm
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Older Adults at High Risk for MCI
The Impact of 6-months of Resistance Training on Brain and Muscle Health in Older Adults With MCI
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effect of long resistance training intervention on brain and muscle health in older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
- Trial name
- NCT06252844
- Testing
- Resistance exercise training, Active control
- Where
- 2 sites in Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lithuanian Sports University
Cerebral Palsy
Mobility Exercises for Gait (MEG Neuroplasticity Project)
This study is directed at identifying a the neurophysiological changes seen in children with cerebral palsy (CP) after undergoing physical therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT03555708
- Testing
- Physical Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Depression, Depressive Disorder
Acute Aerobic Exercise and Neuroplasticity in Depression
Depression is associated with a disruption in the mechanisms that regulate neuroplasticity. Effective treatment and rehabilitation of depression, and other neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, relies on neuroplasticity.
- Trial name
- NCT02839837
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise, Paired Associative Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Motor Activity, Motor Neuroplasticity
Modulation of Motor Cortex Excitability by TMS and tDCS (MAGS1)
Investigating modulation of motor cortex excitability by transcranial magnetic stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation.
- Trial name
- NCT03481309
- Testing
- anodal tDCS, cathodal tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Vision-based Speed of Processing Cognitive Training and Mild Cognitive Impairment
This project seeks to identify neural changes that occur in adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) after engagement in computerized cognitive training.
- Trial name
- NCT02559063
- Testing
- Vision-based speed of processing training, Mental leisure activities
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Nicotine Dependence
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in a Smoking Cessation Trial
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) plus nicotine patch as a viable smoking cessation program for nicotine dependent smokers.
- Trial name
- tDCS (NCT01710410)
- Testing
- active transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Multiple Sclerosis, Cognitive Decline
MS-NEUROPLAST: Neuroplasticity of Cortical Areas Induced by Cognitive Training in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
This clinical study aims to identify MS related beneficial plasticity and by contrast maladaptive reorganization in combination with elements of daily functional status as a response to a cognitive training program
- Trial name
- MSNEUROPLAST (NCT04806568)
- Testing
- Cognitive Training, Monitoring of daily activity
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Math Learning Disability, Child Development
Interventions in Mathematics and Cognitive Skills
The purpose of this study is to investigate neurocognitive mechanisms underlying response to intervention aimed at enhancing, and remediating weaknesses in, numerical skills in children, including those with mathematical learning…
- Conditions
- Math Learning Disability, Child Development, Developmental Disability, Learning Disabilities
- Trial name
- NCT05201534
- Testing
- Interventions in Mathematics and Cognitive Skills - Experimental, Interventions in Mathematics and Cognitive Skills - Active Comparator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Stroke
Umbilical Cord Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Treatment in Ischemic Stroke
The study aims at estimating the safety and efficacy of the intravenous injection of human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cell(hUC-MSC) for patients suffering from ischemic stroke in recent 3 months.
- Trial name
- Recruiting (NCT02580019)
- Testing
- Human umbilical cord mesenchymal stem cells
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Affiliated Hospital to Academy of Military Medical Sciences
Delirium
Perioperative Cognitive Protection - Cognitive Exercise and Cognitive Reserve (The Neurobics Trial)
Many individuals experience an acute change in thinking and reasoning skills after surgery. This is called post-operative delirium (PD). PD symptoms typically start 1-3 days after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT02230605
- Testing
- Mini-Mental State Examination, Self-Administered Gerocognitive Examination, Geriatric Depression Scale
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 322 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Stroke-induced Aphasia
Overcoming Learned Non-Use in Chronic Aphasia
In this study the investigators are examining the effectiveness of intensive speech therapy in chronic moderate-to-severe stroke-induced aphasia under two conditions - responses "constrained" or unconstrained to speech.
- Trial name
- NCT02012374
- Testing
- Intensive Language Action Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Synaptic Plasticity
Roflumilast TMS-EEG Plasticity
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) uses a magnetic field to non-invasively induce electrical function within the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT04369547
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Roflumilast
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Brain Aging
Synaptic Plasticity Imaging With Diffusion MRI
Diffusion MRI employed in functional imaging has the potential to probe directly brain activation instead of blood changes like the BOLD technique.
- Trial name
- NCT01686516
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Aging Hands
Neural Substrates Underlying Adaptations in Manual Dexterity of Older Adults
Age-related declines in motor function can compromise independence and quality of life. This project examines how practice and somatosensory stimulation reshape the neural control of hand muscles in older adults, leveraging…
- Trial name
- NCT07011160
- Testing
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS), Familiarization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Boulder
Stroke
The Brain Symphony For Post-Stroke Rehabilitation
Music listening intervention has made great strides in improving the condition of stroke survivors. Thus, this research explores the effects of music listening intervention on post-stroke survivors during rehabilitation by using…
- Trial name
- NCT06239948
- Testing
- With Music, Without Music
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Malaya
Spinal Cord Injuries
Exoskeleton Training on Balance Control and Turning in Ambulation in Individuals With Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury
This study investigates the impact of exoskeleton training on individuals with incomplete spinal cord injury (iSCI). Investigators focus on assessing how the use of the exoskeleton influences balance control and turning during…
- Trial name
- iSCI (NCT06971510)
- Testing
- Exoskeleton Training, Conventional Physical Therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Metropolitan University
REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
Neuroplasticity in RBD
REM sleep behavior disorder is a parasomnia that reflects the presence of alpha-synucleinopathy in the brain and is highly predictive of eventual phenoconversion to Parkinson's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, or multiple…
- Trial name
- NCT05471960
- Testing
- Natural progression over time
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota