Clinical trials: Brain Connectivity
Childhood Brain Tumor
Cognitive Biomarkers in Pediatric Brain Tumor Patients
The investigators will focus on three cohorts of brain tumor patients aged, 4-18 years, to answer two critical questions: 1) Can the investigators acquire high quality data relevant to cognitive function during the…
- Trial name
- NCT02914067
- Testing
- Neurocognitive testing, rsfcMRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Precision Brain Mapping to Predict and Track Response to Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy in Youth With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether brain scan results can help predict and track changes in obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, symptoms in children and teens ages 10 to 17 who receive Exposure and Response…
- Trial name
- NCT07570108
- Testing
- Exposure and Response Prevention Therapy, Clinical Assessments, Research MRI Sessions
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
OCD
Effects of Sertraline on Brain Connectivity in Adolescents With OCD
The investigators will examine how treatment with sertraline for 12 weeks impacts frontal-striatal-thalamic circuitry (FSTC) in this OCD sample.
- Trial name
- NCT02797808
- Testing
- Sertraline, No Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Friedreich's Ataxia, Motor Disorders
Electroencephalogram in Patients With Friedreich's Ataxia for the Study of the Structural and Functional Connectome.
Prospective, exploratory, multicenter pilot study investigating the structural and functional connectome in patients with Friedreich's Ataxia (FRDA) using high-density electroencephalogram (HD-EEG).
- Trial name
- CONNETTOMA (NCT07095062)
- Testing
- HD-EEG recordings, combined with cognitive and motor assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Sleep Disorder, Hyperphagia
Effect of Deep Propioceptive Stimulation in Prader-Willi Syndrome
The main objective is to study the effect of deep propioceptive stimulation with a heavy blanket for 2 weeks compared with a placebo blanket on sleep quality and behavior in patients with PWS
- Conditions
- Sleep Disorder, Hyperphagia, Behavior Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT05044000
- Testing
- Deep propioceptive stimulation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Corporacion Parc Tauli
Epilepsy
Optimization of the Parameters of Vagal Nerve Stimulation
Vagal nerve stimulation (VNS) is one of the neuromodulation techniques that can be indicated in patients suffering from refractory epilepsies, especially when an open resection has failed or is not indicated.
- Trial name
- OPSTIMVAG (NCT04693221)
- Testing
- Choice of VNS set of parameters based on the lowest PLI, EEG
- Where
- 18 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Pediatric Obesity, Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Neuro-cognitive Impact of Juvenile Obesity
Recent studies indicate that obese teenagers exhibit memory disturbances. Adolescence represents a crucial period in the development of the hippocampus and the amygdala, necessary for the implementation of memory and emotional…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms, Emotions
- Trial name
- OBETEEN (NCT03776513)
- Testing
- an MRI examination
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Typical Development, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Developing Brain, Impulsivity and Compulsivity
Background: Impulsivity is acting 'without thinking.' Compulsivity is being overly inflexible. People vary in how impulsive or compulsive they are. Extreme versions of these behaviors play a role in mental disorders.
- Conditions
- Typical Development, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Conduct Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04631042
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Benign Epilepsy With Centrotemporal Spikes, Language Problems
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for BECTS
Benign epilepsy with centrotemporal spikes (BECTS) is the most common pediatric epilepsy syndrome. Affected children typically have a mild seizure disorder, but yet have moderate difficulties with language, learning and attention…
- Conditions
- Benign Epilepsy With Centrotemporal Spikes, Language Problems, Learning Disorders
- Trial name
- TMS4BECTS (NCT04325282)
- Testing
- Active rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)
MR Imaging Study of TBI in Children
This project will combine the data collected from structural and functional MRI scans and neuropsychology performance post-TBI in children.
- Trial name
- MISTIC (NCT03034031)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Stroke
Neurofeedback Training of Alpha-band Coherence After Stroke
Background: The technology of brain-computer interfaces (BCI) enables the monitoring of brain activity and the generation of a real-time output about specific changes in activity patterns.
- Trial name
- NCT02223910
- Testing
- Neurofeedback training of functional connectivity
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Hypoxia, Altitude Sickness
Hypoxia Adaptation Promotes Cerebral Functional Connectivity With Neuromuscular Efficiency Decrement
The study utilized a trimodal setup comprising EEG, EMG, and fNIRS modules. Participants wore a 64-channel dry EEG cap, while EMG electrodes were placed on the right biceps brachii, the flexor digitorum profundus of the forearm…
- Trial name
- NCT07018817
- Testing
- motor execution motor imagery
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College
Blindness, Brain Mapping
The Connection Between Areas in the Brain of Blind Patients
The purpose of this study is to test the belief that specific areas of the brain are connected differently in blind patients than patients with sight.
- Conditions
- Blindness, Brain Mapping, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT00001926
- Testing
- O15, Cadwell rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Healthy, Child Development
Event Related Potentials in Infants and Adults
This study will explore the development of visual perception and the brain activity that underlies it. It will examine electrical activity in the brain while people are processing characteristics of the visual environment, and…
- Trial name
- NCT00088712
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 440 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Stroke
Randomized Trial of Transcranial Theta-burst Stimulation and Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Background: Stroke is a leading cause of adult disability. Non-invasive brain stimulation can induce significant and sustained improvements in functional outcome.
- Trial name
- NCT02031107
- Testing
- cTBS, cathodal tDCS
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Adrian Guggisberg
Headache, Migraine, Migraine
Mind and Body Approaches to Pain Reduction in Youth With Migraine
The overarching objective of this protocol is to identify and understand the neural and pain processing mechanisms by which youth with migraine improve in response to preventive treatment.
- Conditions
- Headache, Migraine, Migraine, Migraine Disorders, Headache
- Trial name
- NCT03472092
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Amitriptyline, Biofeedback-Assisted Relaxation Training (BART)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati