Clinical trials: Water on the Brain
Hydrocephalus, Alzheimer Disease
MR Evaluation of Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Dynamics
The Researchers are trying to test a MR imaging method for detection of Cerebral Spinal Fluid (CSF) flow in the brain to help diagnosis and better understand diseases that affect brain function.
- Trial name
- NCT04099823
- Testing
- MRI screening form, Urine pregnancy test, MR brain
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Gait Pattern and Experienced Global Change After Shunt Surgery in Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Part 1 Patients with idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (iNPH) have variable disabilities regarding gait, balance, cognition and continence.
- Trial name
- NCT04795089
- Testing
- Shunt surgery
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Linkoeping University
Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis
PatientSpot Formerly Known as ArthritisPower
Patient Power is a patient research network and database (registry) to collect prospective information about demographics, self-reported diagnoses and medications, and willingness to participate in research from participants with…
- Conditions
- Rheumatoid Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Fibromyalgia, Gout
- Trial name
- NCT03840928
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Global Healthy Living Foundation
Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (INPH), Gait Disorders, Neurologic
Unsteady Gait in Older People May be a Common and Treatable Neurological Disease Associated With Increased Mortality
We live in an aging population and a third of the older population has a gait disorder that may cause institutionalization, and increased mortality.
- Conditions
- Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (INPH), Gait Disorders, Neurologic, Gait Disorders in Old Age
- Trial name
- VESPR2 (NCT07137403)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Hydrocephalus, Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Clinical Outcome in Patients With INPH
The aim of this study is to determine the clinical spectrum and natural progression of idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus （iNPH ) and related disorders in a prospective single center study, identify digital, imaging and…
- Conditions
- Hydrocephalus, Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, CSF, Glympathic System
- Trial name
- NCT06428734
- Testing
- hydrocephalus group, normal group
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
Intracranial Pressure
New Reference Values for Intracranial Pressure
Intracranial pressure is a cornerstone in neurosurgical care used in a variety of diseases. However currently, doubts regarding normal intracranial pressure exist.
- Trial name
- NCT03594136
- Testing
- Raumedic Neurovent-P-tel
- Where
- 3 sites in Czechia, Denmark
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Infant Development, Infant,Premature
Pacifier Activated Device and Mother's Voice in Infants at High-risk for Cerebral Palsy
The study seeks to determine the efficacy of non-nutritive suck (NNS) training using a pacifier-activated device (PAM) with mothers' voice to condition suck-strength and rhythmicity, in improving the feeding and developmental…
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Infant,Premature, Hydrocephalus, Neonatal Encephalopathy
- Trial name
- NCT03230032
- Testing
- pacifier-activated device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Idiopathic Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (INPH)
Walking Pattern Characteristics in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
20 patients who are diagnosed with NPH receive a set of 5 wearable gyroscopes (IMUs, ZurichMove sensors) for a period of 3 days for measurement and characterization of their walking in an ambulatory setting.
- Trial name
- NPH wearables (NCT04702035)
- Testing
- Characterization of walking pattern characteristics in an ambulatory setting using wearable IMUs (ZurichMOVE sensors)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Hydrocephalus
Magnetic Resonance Elastography in Hydrocephalus
The purpose of this project is to assess the utility of a new magnetic resonance technique called magnetic resonance elastography (MRE) in the non-invasive diagnosis of normal pressure hydrocephalus.
- Trial name
- NCT02230124
- Testing
- MRE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Dementia, Mixed, Dementia, Vascular
Statins in Reducing Events in the Elderly Mind (STAREE-Mind) Imaging Substudy
The STAREE-Mind imaging sub-study will examine the effect of statin treatment over a 4-year period, compared with placebo, on markers of brain health.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Mixed, Dementia, Vascular, Dementia of Alzheimer Type, Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- STAREE-Mind (NCT05586750)
- Testing
- Atorvastatin 40 Mg Oral Tablet
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 341 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Monash University
Infantile Colic, Infantile Spasm
The Effect of Spa and Massage on Babies on Colic Symptoms
Although various complementary health approaches have been examined to alleviate colic symptoms, there seems to be a limited number of studies on SPA and massage applications.
- Trial name
- NCT05538936
- Testing
- Baby SPA, Massage
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yuzuncu Yil University
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Cerebrospinal Fluid Proteome in Hydrocephalus
PROLIPHYC is a collaborative prospective study that aims at discovering deep cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteome with a new clinically-compatible proteomics strategy, in a cohort of 100 patients suspected of neurodegenerative…
- Trial name
- PROLIPHYC (NCT02016352)
- Testing
- patient CSF extraction with hydrocephalus, witness CSF extraction
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Low Fluid Intake, Chronic
Water Intervention for Thinking in Kids (WITiKids ) Study
The aim of this study is to determine the influence of changes in water intake on changes in cognitive function among preadolescent children.
- Trial name
- WITiKids (NCT02816450)
- Testing
- Water Intake
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, Hakim Syndrome
Addressing Health Disparities in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) in Maryland
The study aims to estimate Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus (NPH) prevalence and evaluate health equity gaps in Baltimore and Maryland based on zip codes and race, with a focus on the Black community.
- Trial name
- NPH (NCT06426004)
- Testing
- patients will receive NPH education, primary care physicians (PCPs) will receive professional NPH education, A community health worker will assist PCP
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 660 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Hydrocephalus, Parkinson Disease
Characterization of Dynamic Stability in Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus and Parkinson's Disease
This study aims to characterize dynamic stability disorders in two conditions mainly affecting the elderly and with similar walking deficits: hydrocephalus at normal pressure and Parkinson's disease, to provide the most relevant…
- Conditions
- Hydrocephalus, Parkinson Disease, Walking, Difficulty, Movement Disorders
- Trial name
- HPGAIT (NCT05998473)
- Testing
- Dynamic stability measurement
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henri Mondor University Hospital
To Compare the Effectiveness of Hydrotherapy Versus Aerobic Exercise on Pulmonary Function in Hemiplegic Children With Cerebral Palsy
Effect of Hydrotherapy Versus Aerobic Exercise on Pulmonary Function on Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsied Children
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability in childhood. Respiratory muscle weakness and a low upper to lower chest diameter ratio are common respiratory dysfunction manifestations in those children which negatively…
- Trial name
- NCT06086678
- Testing
- Conventional physical therapy, Hydrotherapy, Aerobic exercise
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- South Valley University
Hydrocephalus, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
The Role of the Glymphatic System Avaluated Thourgh mr Imaging in the Diagnosis and Management of NPH
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the role of DTI-ALPS in the diagnostic and therapeutic management of NPH The main questions it aims to answer are: Whether the glymphatic system (GS) is actually impaired in NPH…
- Trial name
- GLINFANPH_2021 (NCT06857136)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
The Brain Structure and Neural Network Changing the Before and After Ventriculo-peritoneal Shunting in the Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Patients
With the advent of the aging society, dementia becomes the focus of common people. As for the neurodegeneration dementia, no disease modifying treatments have been discovered.
- Trial name
- NCT03092804
- Testing
- ventriculo-peritoneal shunting
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Hemorrhage, Premature Infants
NIRS Monitoring in Premature Infants
This study uses frequency domain near-infrared spectroscopy coupled with diffuse correlation spectroscopy (FDNIRS-DCS) technology for monitoring cerebral blood flow (CBF) and cerebral oxygen metabolism (CMRO2) at the bedside for…
- Conditions
- Hemorrhage, Premature Infants, Newborn, Hydrocephalus
- Trial name
- NCT02601339
- Testing
- ETV/CPC
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Intracranial Hemorrhages, Acute Ischemic Stroke
AI Assisted Reader Evaluation in Acute Computed Tomography (CT) Head Interpretation
This study has been added as a sub study to the Simulation Training for Emergency Department Imaging 2 study (ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT05427838).
- Conditions
- Intracranial Hemorrhages, Acute Ischemic Stroke, Hydrocephalus, Cerebral Infarction
- Trial name
- AI-REACT (NCT06018545)
- Testing
- Ground truthing, Reading
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust