Clinical trials: Tractography, open to volunteers
Cranial Nerve Palsy
Cranial Nerves Tractography
Introduction: The skull base tumors surgery remains a challenge since numerous cranial nerves or vessels closely surround them. Recently, diffusion tensor imaging has developed with the tractography following white fibers and…
- Trial name
- CN Tracto (NCT02978911)
- Testing
- preoperative cerebral MRI and operative findings
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Treatment Resistant Depression, Undergoing Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) Surgery
Tractography Guided Subcallosal Cingulate Deep Brain Stimulation for Treatment Resistant Depression
Treatment resistant depression remains a major problem for individuals and society. Surgical procedures may provide relief for some of these patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03952962
- Testing
- Abbott Laboratories Infinity™ implantable deep brain stimulation system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Nader Pouratian
Endometriosis
Diffusion Endometriosis MRI to Detect and Quantify Symptomatic Neurological Impairment in Pelvic Endometriosis
This research focuses on evaluating the ability of diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) to detect nerve damage in pelvic endometriosis.
- Trial name
- TENDANSE (NCT06908655)
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Essential Tremor, Deep Brain Stimulation
Multicentre RCT of Awake Versus Asleep Tractography Based DBS for ET
Rationale: Deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the thalamus is an effective surgical treatment for patients with disabling essential tremor, despite optimal pharmacological treatment.
- Conditions
- Essential Tremor, Deep Brain Stimulation, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Magnetic Resonance
- Trial name
- TREMBLE (NCT05968976)
- Testing
- Awake DBS, Asleep DBS
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Brain (Nervous System) Cancers, Glioma
Connectome-guided Onco-functional Resection With Tractography-Extended Neuronavigation in Brain Tumor Surgery
Brain tumor surgery in so-called "eloquent" brain areas aims to remove as much tumor as possible while preserving neurological functions.
- Conditions
- Brain (Nervous System) Cancers, Glioma, Brain Metastasases, Brain Connectivity
- Trial name
- CORTEx (NCT07717827)
- Testing
- Connectome-guided network-based neuronavigation, Advanced diffusion MRI tractography and connectome pipeline
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- ARNAS Civico Di Cristina Benfratelli Hospital
Brain Neoplasms, Eloquent Area Brain Tumors
CONNEctome-guided Navigation for Eloquent-area Tumor Surgery Trial
This study is designed for patients with brain tumors located in eloquent brain areas involved in language, motor, or major functional brain networks.
- Trial name
- CONNECT Trail (NCT07657403)
- Testing
- Connectome-Guided Navigation-Assisted Microsurgical Resection, Conventional DTI Tractography-Guided Tumor Resection
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Cancer Institute and Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Essential Tremor
3-D Tractography FUS Ablation for Essential Tremor
The investigators propose to advance Vim-FUSA (Ventral Intermediate Nucleus - Focused Ultrasound Ablation) with the support of 3-D tractography, a neuroimaging technique to visually represent nerve tracts within the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT06331052
- Testing
- MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Ablation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Prostate Cancer, Erectile Dysfunction Following Radical Prostatectomy
Tractography-Guided Nerve-Sparing in Prostate Cancer
Radical prostatectomy (RP) is an effective treatment leading to a high rate of oncological control. However, despite advances in robot-assisted RP, the genito-urinary function, especially erectile function and urinary continence…
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer, Erectile Dysfunction Following Radical Prostatectomy, Urinary Incontinence Following Surgical Procedure
- Trial name
- PRO-TRACT (NCT07847385)
- Testing
- Prostate Tractography for Nerve-Sparing
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Massimo Valerio
Deep Endometriosis
Radiological Diagnostics in Patients With Deep Endometriosis
Endometriosis is a benign, chronic, recurrent disease characterised by the presence of endometrial glands and stroma outside the uterine cavity.
- Trial name
- NCT06799767
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna
Obstetric Brachial Plexus Palsy
Development of Diffusion MRI and Tractography Technique for the Detection of Nerve Lesions in Brachial Plexus Injuries
The objective of this prospective study is to contribute to improving the management of patients with obstetric brachial plexus palsy.
- Trial name
- IRM-POPB (NCT07767708)
- Testing
- Performing an MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
White Matter Distortion and Dementia Biomarkers in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH)
Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH) is a progressive condition of the elderly that results in severe disability. iNPH can dramatically respond to Cerebral spinal fluid(CSF)-shunting where excess ventricular fluid is…
- Trial name
- OWN-NPH (NCT07103681)
- Testing
- Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt (VP), Brain and Skin Biopsy, MRI Brain
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London