Clinical trials: Normal Physiology, active
Normal Physiology
Development Of Neuroimaging Methods To Assess The Neurobiology Of Addiction
Background: Abusing alcohol, drugs, and other substances can cause serious health problems. These substances also can affect brain function.
- Trial name
- NCT02535702
- Testing
- In vivo MRS, fMRI, EEG/EOG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Normal Physiology
Developing Transcranial Neuromodulation Protocols for Learning and Decision-Making
Background: People with substance use disorder (SUD) often have changes in brain function that can make it difficult to control drug-seeking behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT06561828
- Testing
- continuous Theta Burst Stimulation (cTBS), intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation (iTBS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Normal Physiology
Causal Mechanisms of Odor-Guided Behavior in Humans
Background: Little is known about how different regions of the brain responsible for the human sense of smell guide behaviors. In this study, researchers use a technique called transcranial ultrasound stimulation (TUS) to learn…
- Trial name
- NCT07099092
- Testing
- TUS PirC, TUS Amy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Obesity, Puberty
Investigating the Impact of Obesity on Pubertal Development in Girls
Background: Studies suggest that overweight girls may be developing breast tissue, and therefore starting puberty, earlier than normal weight girls. However, it is hard to distinguish breast tissue from fatty tissue.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Puberty, Normal Physiology
- Trial name
- NCT02583646
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Normal Physiology
Characterization of an Optically Pumped Magnetometer (OPM) Magnetoencephalography (MEG) Array
Background: Brain activity produces magnetic fields. These fields can be measured outside the head. Existing technology, called MEG, measures these fields. Researchers are testing a new type of magnetic field sensor called OPM.
- Trial name
- NCT04950309
- Testing
- SQUID MEG, OPM MEG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Pain, Normal Physiology
Neural and Psychological Mechanisms of Pain Perception
Background: Painful stimuli cause changes in a network of brain regions called the "Pain Matrix." But most of these regions respond to many other stimuli, not just pain.
- Conditions
- Pain, Normal Physiology, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- NCT02446262
- Testing
- Instructions, Attention, Thermal Pain
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 550 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Normal Physiology, Healthy Volunteers
Sociocultural & Biobehavioral Influences on Pain Expression and Assessment
Objective The current proposal investigates behavioral, psychophysiological, and social processes that may help explain biases and disparate outcomes in pain.
- Conditions
- Normal Physiology, Healthy Volunteers, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03258580
- Testing
- Medoc thermal stimulator, Electric shock stimulator, Cold water bath
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Normal Physiology, Alcohol Use Disorder
Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment (ANA)
Background: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a major public health problem. In the U.S., 16 to 18 million adults have an AUD. Researchers want to test an assessment tool called the ANA.
- Trial name
- NCT04946851
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Normal Physiology
Perception, Sensation, Cognition and Action in Humans
Background: When people see and hear, the brain changes signals from the eyes and ears into perceptions and thoughts. No one fully understands how this happens.
- Trial name
- NCT03407066
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Eye Institute (NEI)
Normal Physiology
Assessing and Improving Quantitative Magnetic Resonance Imaging Metrics in Human Subjects
Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), which uses strong magnets to get images of structures inside the body, is a valuable tool in modern medicine. But researchers are always looking for ways to improve this technology.
- Trial name
- NCT05604534
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Normal Physiology
MRS Measurement of Glutamate and GABA Metabolism in Brain
This study will use magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) to measure in the brain the transfer of [13]C as it is naturally metabolized from glucose to specific chemical transmitters.
- Trial name
- NCT00109174
- Testing
- 3T and 7T device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Normal Physiology
Development of 3T Magnetic Resonance Research Methods for NIA Studies
Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies provide important information on the structure and function of various body systems, including the brain, muscles, joints, heart, and blood vessels.
- Trial name
- NCT01324206
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Normal Physiology, Pain
Clinical and Scientific Assessment of Pain and Painful Disorders
Background: Researchers want to better understand pain by studying people with and without different kinds of pain. To do this, researchers will expose people to pleasant and unpleasant sensations.
- Trial name
- NCT02707029
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Metabolic Disorders, Cancer
A Natural History Study of Metabolic Sizing in Health and Disease
Background: Scientists have long used simple measures (such as height and weight) to estimate how much a person s body uses food (calories) as energy, as commonly called the metabolic rate.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Disorders, Cancer, Chronic Kidney Disease, Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT05398783
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Healthy, Stroke
Influence of Brain Oscillation-Dependent TMS on Motor Function
Background: When people have a stroke, they often have difficulty moving their arms and hands. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) can improve how well people with and without stroke can move their arms and hands.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Stroke, Normal Physiology, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT03288220
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Normal and Abnormal Cardiovascular Physiology
Technical and Translational Development of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance (CMR) Imaging
Background: Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is an important non-invasive tool to study and diagnose cardiovascular disease. MRI scanners use strong magnetic fields and radio waves to create pictures of body organs.
- Trial name
- NCT03581318
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Normal Physiology
Development and Validation of Learning and Decision-Making Tasks
Background: Substance use disorders (SUD) can be considered disorders in the way people process incentives, learn, and make decisions.
- Trial name
- NCT05707806
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 550 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Muscular Dystrophy, Peripheral Neuropathy
Investigational Use of Neuromuscular Ultrasound
Background: Current techniques used to measure the health and function of a person s nerves and muscles are generally effective, but they do have limits.
- Conditions
- Muscular Dystrophy, Peripheral Neuropathy, Motor Neuron Disorder, Normal Physiology
- Trial name
- NCT05237973
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Major Depressive Disorder, Substance Use Disorder
Defining Neurobiological Links Between Substance Use and Mental Illness
Background: Nicotine dependence leads to about 480,000 deaths every year in the United States. People with major depressive disorder (MDD) are twice as likely to use nicotine compared to the general population.
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Substance Use Disorder, Normal Physiology
- Trial name
- NCT05538910
- Testing
- Nicotine Patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 620 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Normal Physiology
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Sleep Study With Auditory Stimuli
Background: An electroencephalogram (EEG) measures the brain s electrical activity. EEG shows that the louder the sound needed to wake a person, the deeper the person s sleep.
- Trial name
- NCT02629107
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,378 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)