Clinical trials: Gut-Brain Disorders
Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia
Palliative Care Needs of Children With Rare Diseases and Their Families
The palliative care needs of family caregivers of children with rare diseases and their children are largely unmet, including the need for support to prepare for future medical decision making.
- Conditions
- Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia, Asparagine Synthetase Deficiency, CHARGE Syndrome
- Trial name
- FACE-Rare (NCT06938542)
- Testing
- Family Centered pediatric palliative care for family caregivers of children with rare diseases.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Healthy Young Adults
Exploring Wellbeing Outcomes in Adolescents Using Bifidobacterium Longum, 1714™
The purpose of this study is to evaluate changes in self-reported wellbeing outcomes in adolescents. Bifidobacterium longum, 1714™ has previously been associated with beneficial effects on stress-related outcomes, sleep quality…
- Trial name
- NCT07752342
- Testing
- Bifidobacterium longum, 1714™
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novonesis
Huntington Disease, Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer
Genetic Risk: Whether, When, and How to Tell Adolescents
This study is being conducted to learn more about family communication of genetic risk information. Semi-structured interviews lasting up to one hour will be conducted with three populations: parent/child pairs at risk for…
- Conditions
- Huntington Disease, Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer, Hereditary Cancer, Hereditary Non-polyposis Colon Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03421327
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs), Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
Autonomic Reactivity and Personalized Neurostimulation
Disorders of gut-brain interaction (DGBI) affect up to 25% of U.S. children. Patients often suffer from disabling, multisystem comorbidities that suggest a common root (sleep disturbances, fatigue, anxiety, etc).
- Conditions
- Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs), Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome, Functional Dyspepsia, Dysautonomia
- Trial name
- NCT06863207
- Testing
- Percutaneous electrical nerve field stimulation, Hypnotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Intestinal Disorder, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Effect of Acupuncture on Mild to Moderate Active Crohn's Disease
To observe the clinical effect of acupuncture on Crohn's disease (CD) and its influence on brain function activity and the TRY-KYN metabolism level, and to screen the brain image markers of acupuncture on CD
- Conditions
- Intestinal Disorder, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Crohn Disease
- Trial name
- NCT04187820
- Testing
- acupuncture
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Institute of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Meridian
Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Propionic Aciduria
Characterization of Intestinal Microbiota in Children With Inborn Errors of Metabolism (IEM)
Study around children with inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) and their healthy siblings. Collection of stool and urine to assess contribution of microbiota to disease severity.
- Conditions
- Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Propionic Aciduria, Methylmalonic Aciduria, Urea Cycle Disorder
- Trial name
- IEM (NCT05330039)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emma Marie Caroline Slack
Crohn's Disease
Reduced Appetite in Crohn's Disease: The Role of the Brain in the Control of Food Intake
Crohn's disease (CD) is becoming more common, specifically in the western world. One of the main features of this disease is weight loss and malnutrition. Although clinically common, these problems are not well understood.
- Trial name
- NCT02772458
- Testing
- Dodecanoate acid and saline
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, ME/CFS
Unhide® Project: A Digital Health Platform to Collect Lifestyle Data for Brain Inflammation Research
The unhide® Project is a non-interventional, longitudinal research study designed to establish a secure data repository of demographic, health, and lifestyle information from individuals with brain inflammation and related…
- Conditions
- Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome, ME/CFS, Rheumatic Arthritis, Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)
- Trial name
- NCT04806620
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brain Inflammation Collaborative
Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Mixed
Chinese Longitudinal and Systematic Study of Bioplar Disorder
Affective disorders (mainly including major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder) are common, chronic and highly disabling mental disorders, which lack of objective biological markers.
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Mixed, Affective; Disorder, Organic
- Trial name
- CLASS-BD (NCT05480150)
- Testing
- Escitalopram Oxalate Tablets, Quetiapine Fumarate Tablets, Lurasidone
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University
Epilepsy
Precision Medicine in the Treatment of Epilepsy
Primary objectives: The purpose of this study is to identify single and composite biomarkers (from neuroimaging, electrophysiological, and non-imaging biological measures), clinical measures (from cognitive, psychometric, and…
- Trial name
- BDE (NCT05450822)
- Testing
- Levetiracetam, Levetiracetam Tablets, Lamotrigine tablet
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 550 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gitte Moos Knudsen
Moyamoya Disease, Gut Microbiota
Gut Microbiota in Patients With Moyamoya Disease
This study is to find out the association between gut microbiota and moyamoya disease.
- Trial name
- NCT04890782
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Tiantan Hospital
Obesity
Full4Health: Understanding Food-gut-brain Axis Across the Lifecourse
The primary aim of this work is, to 'relate psychological and behavioural parameters of hunger/satiety and food preference to gut hormones, neural activation and energy metabolism by dietary manipulation, across the human…
- Trial name
- F4H (NCT01597024)
- Testing
- Breakfast Study, fMRI Study
- Where
- 3 sites in Greece, Netherlands and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 718 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aberdeen
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Use of Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to Study Brain Activation in Children With Irritable Bowel Syndrome
The purpose of the study is to map regions of brain activation following rectal stimulation in children with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and healthy controls.
- Trial name
- fMRI (NCT00677976)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Drug Resistant Epilepsy
Role of the Gut Microbiota in Pediatric Epilepsy
Nearly a third of children with epilepsy are refractory to pharmacotherapy. The ketogenic diet (KD) is a highly effective alternative therapy reducing seizure frequency by 50% in more than half of treated children.
- Trial name
- EPBiome (NCT04705298)
- Testing
- Prebiotic
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- British Columbia Children's Hospital
Antiphospholipid (aPL)-Positive, Rheumatic Arthritis
MENA/Levant Epidemiological, Registry of Immunological & Clinical Traits (MERIT)
The primary objective of this multicenter observational registry is to characterize the clinical, epidemiological, and biological profiles of individuals of Middle Eastern, North African, and Levantine ancestry, including…
- Conditions
- Antiphospholipid (aPL)-Positive, Rheumatic Arthritis, Celiac Disease, Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis (FSGS)
- Trial name
- MERIT (NCT07892651)
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Axiom Bioregistry
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Childbirth, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Early Biomarkers of Neurodevelopment in Offspring of Diabetic Mothers
The prospective multicenter study GD-Brain provides a better knowledge on the basis of neurological impairment in children born to mothers with gestational diabetes (GDM).
- Trial name
- GD-BRAIN (NCT03032991)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 174 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Murcia
Ulcerative Colitis, Myocardial Infarction
Estimation of Cardiovascular Risk in Patients With Crohn's Disease and Ulcerative Colitis (PROVACI)
Inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) are progressively increasing their prevalence worldwide. Up to half of patients may also have extraintestinal manifestation and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) is one of the most relevant, being…
- Conditions
- Ulcerative Colitis, Myocardial Infarction, Stroke, Ischemic Heart Disease
- Trial name
- PROVACI (NCT07095634)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Policlinico S. Donato
Obesity, Stress
Brain-Gut Interactions in Overweight and Normal Weight Patients With Chronic Abdominal Pain
About 15 to 20 percent of individuals living in the United States have chronic abdominal pain, often of unknown origin, which is often difficult to diagnose and treat.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Stress, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Women
- Trial name
- NCT00824941
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Obesity, Childhood
GI Tract Biomarkers in Infants With Different Diets
Childhood obesity is increasing with more than one-third of adolescents currently overweight and one in five with obesity. The lifelong incidence of obesity-related morbidities is also increasing with childhood obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT03751137
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Familial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia 1
Baby Detect : Genomic Newborn Screening
Newborn screening (NBS) is a global initiative of systematic testing at birth to identify babies with pre-defined severe but treatable conditions.
- Conditions
- Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia, Familial Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia 1, Phosphoglucomutase 1 Deficiency, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young
- Trial name
- BabyDetect (NCT05687474)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 6,824 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liege