Clinical trials: Startle Response
Movement Disorders
Neurophysiological Studies in Patients With Paroxysmal Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders
This study will use three neurophysiological tests (see below) to determine what areas of the brain are responsible for paroxysmal hyperkinetic movement disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT00056888
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Stress Disorders, Post-traumatic
Trauma-Sensitive Yoga for Female Veterans With PTSD Who Experienced Military Sexual Trauma
In this study, we are evaluating the effectiveness of a yoga intervention to treat posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), its associated symptoms of chronic pain and insomnia, and biological and physiological responses to trauma…
- Trial name
- PSLII (NCT02640690)
- Testing
- Trauma Center Trauma Sensitive Yoga Intervention (TCTSY), Cognitive Processing Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Startle Response
Evaluation of MDMA on Startle Response
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if MDMA impacts startle response in healthy participants. The main question it aims to answer is: Does MDMA impact participant's performance on a startle test? Researchers will compare…
- Trial name
- NCT03181763
- Testing
- Midomafetamine, Acoustic startle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Resilient Pharmaceuticals
Reflex, Abnormal
Prepulse Inhibition in Youth Contact Sports Players
The study's main research question will be investigating whether or not there is a significant difference in Prepulse Inhibition (PPI) as well as startle response probability and magnitude between contact and noncontact youth…
- Trial name
- NCT04058184
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Nicotine Dependence, Nicotine Withdrawal
Human Laboratory Study of Varenicline and Bupropion for Nicotine Dependence
The objective of this proposal is to elucidate effects of bupropion SR + varenicline on smoking-cessation related processes in early abstinence using a human laboratory model.
- Trial name
- ChanBan (NCT00749658)
- Testing
- Bupropion, Varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Schizophrenia
Dopaminergic, Functional, Structural, and Cognitive Disturbances in First-episode Schizophrenia
We wanted to compare dopamine D2 receptor activity, brain structure, brain function, sensory gating and cognition in neuroleptic-naive schizophrenic patients and matched healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT00206960
- Testing
- zuclopenthixol, risperidone
- Where
- 6 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Birte Glenthoj
Inhibition (Psychology), Schizophrenia
Prepulse Inhibition (PPI) of Startle Reflex in Schizophrenia Patients Related to Type of Treatment and Illness Duration
PPI is an objective measure to assess pre-attentive processes that have already been tested before in the case of schizophrenia.
- Conditions
- Inhibition (Psychology), Schizophrenia, Medication Adherence
- Trial name
- NCT02484521
- Testing
- PPI monitoring device protocol, Questionnaires
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
The Efficacy of "Mindtesion"is Measuring Attentional and the Startle Response Dysregulation in Children and Adolescents Suffering From Attention Deficit Disorder: With and Without Medication.
Double blind, placebo-controlled clinical study designed to evaluate Mindtension device and Protocol as a diagnostic tool in children diagnosed with ADHD
- Trial name
- NCT05753969
- Testing
- MT1 Device
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Geha Mental Health Center
Anxiety
Effect of cTBS on Startle and TMS-evoked BOLD
The right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) is increasingly being targeted with transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to reduce anxiety expression; however, there is little mechanistic evidence supporting an optimized…
- Trial name
- NCT07415772
- Testing
- Active TMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
PTSD
Mobile Acoustic Startle Reflex-monitoring System (MARS)
This is a pilot study of 55 adult male veterans with PTSD. The study will test a new mobile application "app" that can be run on an iPhone10.
- Trial name
- NCT04113850
- Testing
- Mobile Acoustic startle Reflex monitoring System (MARS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Cortisol Suppression and Startle Responses in Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs in some people after exposure to events that cause extreme fear or helplessness. The incidence of war zones worldwide and the prevalence of violence in large cities in the U.S.…
- Trial name
- CSS (NCT01477762)
- Testing
- Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Depression, Anxiety and Fear
Frontal Stimulation to Modulate Threat Sensitivity in Anxious Depression
Over 50% of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) do not respond to initial treatment and relapse is common. In particular, comorbid depression and anxiety disorders are associated with more treatment resistance.
- Trial name
- NCT04948944
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Inc.
Nicotine Dependence
Human Laboratory Study Of Varenicline in Smokers
The purpose of this study is to test the ways that a drug called varenicline helps smokers to quit smoking. Varenicline is also called Chantix® and is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help…
- Trial name
- NCT00709696
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Hyperphagia, Prader-Willi Syndrome
Pilot Study of Startle-response Test to Assess Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation-induced Modulation of Hyperphagia in Prader-Willi Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as it modifies hyperphagia in obese subjects, non-obese subjects, and subjects with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS).
- Trial name
- NCT01863017
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Depression, Anxiety, Fear
Processes and Circuitry Underlying Threat Sensitivity as a Treatment Target for Co-morbid Anxiety and Depression
This mechanistic study uses an anti anxiety drug and brain imaging to study the threat processing system and associated brain circuits in people with depression, anxiety disorders and comorbid depression and anxiety disorders.
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Fear, Depression, Anxiety and Fear
- Trial name
- NCT06004115
- Testing
- Lorazepam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people
- Sponsor
- Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Inc.
Psychiatric Disorders
Influence of Oxytocin on the Startle Reflex and on Its Modulation
Oxytocin (OXT) is currently regarded as a crucial neuropeptide in the mediation of various human social behaviors, e.g. social affiliation, social recognition, and the modulation of anxiety, mood, and aggression.
- Trial name
- NCT01066299
- Testing
- Syntocinon®, inactive nasal spray
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich