Clinical trials: BDNF
Late-perimenopause, Menopause
Time-Restricted Eating in Combination With a Low Glycaemic Index Diet on Cognitive Function, Biological Ageing and Metabolic Health in Perimenopause and Menopause.
The goal of this randomised controlled trial is to investigate whether Time-Restricted Eating (TRE) combined with a Low Glycaemic Index Mediterranean Diet can improve cognitive function, metabolic health, and biological ageing in…
- Conditions
- Late-perimenopause, Menopause, Perimenopause
- Trial name
- NutriAge (NCT07378787)
- Testing
- Time-Restricted Low-Glycaemic Index Diet
- Where
- 2 sites in Croatia, Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nicosia
Bipolar Disorder
Effect of Oxcarbazepine on Serum Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) in Bipolar Disorder
The present study has been designed to evaluate the change in serum BDNF level with oxcarbazepine monotherapy in bipolar disorder and to explore the possibility of its neuroprotective effect.
- Trial name
- NCT02456896
- Testing
- Oxcarbazepine
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar
Phantom Limb
Study to Identify the Genetic Variations Associated With Phantom Limb Pain
The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a genetic component to phantom limb pain. DNA will be analyzed for single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) between the control and phantom limb pain group.
- Trial name
- NCT01462448
- Testing
- Blood Draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 726 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Sports Performance
Effects of L-Tyrosine and Caffeine on Performance in Elite Boxers
Participants will complete six sessions, including one familiarization and baseline session followed by five experimental conditions: control (no supplementation), placebo, L-tyrosine, caffeine, and combined L-tyrosine plus…
- Trial name
- TYCAF-BOX (NCT07530185)
- Testing
- L-Tyrosine, Caffeine, L-tyrosine + Caffeine
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
BDNF, Memory Impairment
BDNF Promoter Methylation: Effects on Cognition, Stress and Anxiety and Depression Symptom in Healthy Women.
The purpose of this study is to explore the association between BDNF methylation and neurocognitive performance, perceived stress, and well-being in healthy women.
- Conditions
- BDNF, Memory Impairment, Stress, Well-being
- Trial name
- BDNFm (NCT04955457)
- Testing
- Healthy women active teachers
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ana Flávia Marçal Pessoa
Ketosis
Effects of Exogenous Ketone Ester Supplementation on 3-hydroxybutyrate Concentrations in Human Cerebrospinal Fluid
It is well established that the brain is capable of consuming ketone bodies, especially during low glucose availability, e.g. fasting.
- Trial name
- KetoBrain (NCT06318299)
- Testing
- Ketone Ester
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Borderline Personality Disorder
Neuropsychiatric Mechanisms of Change in Mentalization Based Treatment of Borderline Personality Disorder (MENTAB)
Purpose: Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a complex psychiatric disease of uncertain aetiology and pathogenesis. A key mechanism of disease susceptibility and treatment response could be epigenetic changes in DNA…
- Trial name
- MENTAB (NCT01720953)
- Testing
- Mentalization Based Therapy
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rune Andersen
BDNF, Polymorphism, Genetic
BDNF and Motor Learning
The purpose of the study is to assess the status of brain-derived neurotrophic factor brain (BDNF) and how the brain behaves in response to skill acquisition.
- Trial name
- BDNF (NCT02074696)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Fibromyalgia
The Relationship Between Serum S100B and Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor
Fibromyalgia is a chronic pain syndrome characterized by widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, sleep disturbances, and cognitive symptoms.
- Trial name
- S100B-BDNF (NCT07358754)
- Testing
- No Intervention (Observational Study)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital
Obesity, Genetic Disorder
Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor in Obesity and Brain Function
Background: Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) and MC4R genetic mutations are two conditions that can cause problems with appetite regulation. People with PWS often have behavior and thinking problems.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Genetic Disorder, Mental Retardation, Developmental Delay
- Trial name
- NCT01517048
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Memory Deficits, Aging
The Effect of Tai Chi and Therapy by Dance and Movement on Blood Irisin Levels in Older Adults Over 65 Years of Age.
The aim of this project is to estimate the effects of therapy with dance and movement and Tai Chi on irisin plasma levels, a myokine with proven neuroprotective effects, in the context of baseline levels of cognitive function and…
- Conditions
- Memory Deficits, Aging, Cognitive Impairment, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT05363228
- Testing
- Therapy by Dance and Movement, Tai Chi
- Where
- 2 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charles University, Czech Republic
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia With Outflow Obstruction, Lower Urinary Tract Obstructive Syndrome
Association of Urine BDNF and NGF With Lower Urinary System Parameters
Histologically, BPH is a benign proliferative process involving both epithelial and stromal elements and is characterised by progressive enlargement of the prostate.
- Trial name
- NCT06265519
- Testing
- Holmium laser enucleation of the prostate
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Pregnancy
BDNF Pregnancy Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the correlation between varying levels of neuropeptides and birth outcomes. Neuropeptides are substances (proteins) produced in the body in very small amounts but without which the nervous…
- Trial name
- BDNF (NCT01992744)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Wellness, Psychological, Well-Being, Psychological
Impact of Levagen+® Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) in a Cross-Over Trial Examining Stress and Cognition in University Students
The goal of this randomised cross-over trial is to learn about the effects of Levagen+® Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) supplementation on cognition, wellness and well-being in young and healthy university students.
- Trial name
- IMPRESS (NCT06225440)
- Testing
- Levagen+® Palmitoylethanolamide (PEA)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Westminster
Cognitive Impairment, Healthy Participants
Exercise-Modulated Cognitive Hormones
Investigating the influence of a 12-week exercise regimen structured thrice weekly on cognitive capacity, and related hormones like Leptin, Irisin, BDNF hormones, antioxidant status, and inflammatory cytokines, whether these…
- Trial name
- NCT07341568
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King Saud University