Clinical trials: Synaptic Plasticity
Healthy Volunteers, General Anaesthesia
Neuroplasticity Induced by General Anaesthesia
The aim of this study is to use magnetic resonance imaging to explore and compare possible de novo neuroplastic changes induced by the isolated effects of the hypnotic agents sevoflurane and propofol, respectively.
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, General Anaesthesia, Neuroplasticity
- Trial name
- DANA1 (NCT04125121)
- Testing
- Sevoflurane-propofol
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Signe Sloth Madsen
Healthy Adult Participants, Synaptic Plasticity
Effects of Adolescent Synaptic Pruning
The study will use a PET-based measure of brain cell (neuron) connections (synapses) in young adults who have also obtained an MRI, to assess how the loss of brain cell connections (synaptic pruning) is captured by MRI-based…
- Trial name
- SPA PET (NCT07569718)
- Testing
- PET Imaging Scan using [11C]UCB-J
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beatriz Luna
Healthy Ageing
Neuroplasticity: The Effects of Exercise Training on Cognitive and Affective Functioning of Older People
This study investigates the effects of exercise on older people's cognitive and affective functions, and the possible underlying neurobiological pathways.
- Trial name
- NCT04641429
- Testing
- Qigong exercise, Stretching exercise
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Spinal Cord Injuries
NeuroSuitUp: Neurorehabilitation Through Synergistic Man-machine Interfaces
NeuroSuitUp is a multidisciplinary neurophysiological \& neural rehabilitation engineering project, developed by the Lab of Medical Physics \& Digital Innovation, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Science Aristotle University…
- Trial name
- NeuroSuitUp (NCT05465486)
- Testing
- Brain-Computer Interface control of robotic arms with augmented reality, Serious game with augmented reality
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Cognitive Impairment, Bipolar Disorder
Effects of Altitude-like Cognition Training on Neuroplasticity and Cognitive Functions
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effects of a three-week altitude-like cognition training intervention in healthy individuals (substudy 1) and symptomatically stable patients with mood disorders (depression…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Bipolar Disorder, Depression
- Trial name
- ALTIBRAIN (NCT06121206)
- Testing
- Altitude-like hypoxia (12% O2), Normoxia (20% O2), Cognitive training
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mental Health Centre Copenhagen, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital
Healthy
Effects of Gene Polymorphism After Transcranial Cranial Direct Current Stimulation on the Corticobulbar Excitability
This study aims to examine the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation at corticobulbar excitability in individuals with different gene polymorphism.
- Trial name
- NCT03712150
- Testing
- tdcs
- Where
- 2 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Catholic University of Korea
Spinal Cord Injury
Neuroplasticity After Spinal Cord Injury
The long-term goal is to acquire scientific knowledge that can be used to develop mechanistic-driven intervention strategies aiming at restoring upper and lower-limb motor function in individuals with cervical or thoracic spinal…
- Trial name
- NCT02446210
- Testing
- Magstim 200, Digitimer electrical stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 514 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Electromagnetic Fields, Neuronal Plasticity
Neuromodulation With Low Frequency-Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields
Non-depolarizing magnetic fields, like Low Frequency-Pulsed Electromagnetic Fields (LF-PEMFs) have shown the ability to modulate living structures, principally by influencing synaptic activity and ion channels on cellular…
- Conditions
- Electromagnetic Fields, Neuronal Plasticity, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Trial name
- NCT03537469
- Testing
- CTU Mega 20 real device
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Socio Sanitaria Territoriale degli Spedali Civili di Brescia
Stroke
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation for Hand Function Recovery
tACS has the potential to directly induce cortical alterations in the intrinsic neural oscillation at specific frequencies, and the brain could mirror the induced frequencies of the external source of oscillations from the…
- Trial name
- NCT04638192
- Testing
- tACS
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Stroke, Spinal Cord Injury
Synergistic Effect of Non-invasive Brain and Spinal Cord Stimulation
The goal of this clinical study is to investigate the potential synergy between non-invasive brain and spinal cord stimulation administered during a cognitive-motor task, in terms of their immediate effects on sensorimotor and…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Spinal Cord Injury, Able Bodied
- Trial name
- BrainSpineStim (NCT07334977)
- Testing
- tDCS, tSCS, Cognitive-Motor Task
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France
Stammering
Modifying Unconscious Tongue Movements in Adults With Developmental Stammer.
This is a pilot randomised controlled trial investigating whether using modification of saccadic eye movements can control lateral unconscious tongue positioning and enhance fluency in adults with a confirmed developmental…
- Trial name
- NCT04310436
- Testing
- Modifying saccades by looking down to naval., Modifying saccades by looking in air.
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Technology, Sligo
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Memory Impairment
Enhancing Frontal Lobes Plasticity in Mild Cognitive Impairment
More than 5 million people live with Alzheimer's dementia (AD) in North America. No effective treatment exists yet probably because by the time AD has developed it is too late to intervene.
- Trial name
- PAS-MCI (NCT04583215)
- Testing
- Paired Associative Stimulation (PAS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Stroke
The Modulatory Effect of Low-intensity Priming Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation on Motor Cortex Poststroke: a Concurrent TMS-EEG Study
Background: The optimization of the intensity of priming theta burst stimulation increases the probability of success in a randomized controlled trial.
- Trial name
- NCT06241508
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Cognitive Function, Neuroplasticity
How Cultural Background Affects Cognitive and Motor Learning Using Virtual Reality
This observational study examined how long-term cultural background is associated with differences in cognitive and motor learning within a virtual reality environment.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Function, Neuroplasticity, Motor Skills, Virtual Reality
- Trial name
- NCT07242937
- Testing
- Virtual reality beat saber training and cognitive and motor assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University
Neuronal Plasticity
Simultaneous PET/MR Imaging of Human Brain Plasticity
Background: Neuronal plasticity is the brain's ability to continuously adapt to experiences and learning of new skills. Although this affects multiple characteristics of the brain such as structure, function and metabolism…
- Trial name
- NCT03485066
- Testing
- Tetris
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rupert Lanzenberger
Sedentary Lifestyle
Exercise, Cognitive Function and Neuroplasticity in Healthy Adults
The overall goal of the proposed study is to compare the effects of 4 weeks of moderate or high intensity aerobic exercise on neuroplasticity, cognitive performance and gait and postural control in sedentary healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02994134
- Testing
- Moderate intensity exercise., High intensity exercise.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Fibromyalgia
Neurophysiology of Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia is a syndrome associated with fatigue and chronic pain, leading to significant physical limitations and impaired quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT06006130
- Testing
- Active Controlled Pulse Parameter Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (cTMS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Healthy
Efficacy and Safety of Acute Topical and Aromatic Essential Oil-Based Products for Cognitive Support
This study will evaluate whether the InTune product system may help support attention, memory, focus, and other thinking skills in healthy adults ages 18-64.
- Trial name
- ITS (NCT07623811)
- Testing
- Cognitive Support System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 313 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- dōTERRA International
Schizophrenia
Enhancing Synaptic Plasticity and Cognition in Schizophrenia
To explore: (a) if physical exercise (sports) combined with cognitive training leads to (superior) improvement of cognition in schizophrenia compared to sports or cognitive training alone (b) if a sports program alone or in…
- Trial name
- EXERCISE-II (NCT01776112)
- Testing
- Exercise, TableSoccer
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Goettingen
Healthy Young Adults
iTBS Effect on M1 Plasticity, Blood Glucose, and Cardiovascular Response
Transcranial magnetic stimulation is a medical device that can alter motor cortical (M1) excitability through the scalp via various protocols.
- Trial name
- NCT06043076
- Testing
- TMS
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia