Clinical trials: EEG
Epilepsy
Staccato Alprazolam and Photoparoxysmal Response
The purpose of this study is to determine whether people who usually have photosensitive epilepsy will show a reduction in epileptic activity when they take a single dose of Staccato Alprazolam as compared to placebo.
- Trial name
- NCT02351115
- Testing
- B=Inhaled Alprazolam 0.5 mg, C=Inhaled Alprazolam 1 m, D= Inhaled Alprazolam 2 mg
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Pneuma Inc.
Anesthesia
Characterizing the Electroencephalogram Signature of Fentanyl During Induction of General Anesthesia
While historically anesthesiologists rely on pharmacokinetics to track the loss of consciousness, new research in anesthesiology has identified the salient features of the electroencephalogram (EEG) that correlate to states of…
- Trial name
- NCT03866278
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
PTSD, Depression
Synchronized Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for PTSD
The investigators propose a small, two-site, sham-controlled pilot study of synchronized Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (sTMS) in patients with comorbid post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and depression.
- Trial name
- sTMS (NCT02981381)
- Testing
- NEST-1, NEST-2
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Providence VA Medical Center
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Memantine Augmentation of Targeted Cognitive Training in Schizophrenia
Treatment of schizophrenia currently includes antipsychotic medications and cognitive therapies which improve some symptoms, but do not sufficiently restore cognitive functioning or reduce psychosocial disability.
- Trial name
- NCT04857983
- Testing
- Memantine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Antenatal Depression, Major Depressive Disorder
Pilot Study of Personalized Aperiodic Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation in Antenatal Depression (PandA-tACS)
The purpose of this study is to develop the safety, feasibility, and tolerability of a personalized transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) approach in antenatal depression.
- Conditions
- Antenatal Depression, Major Depressive Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder in Pregnancy, Healthy Controls
- Trial name
- PandA-tACS (NCT06979154)
- Testing
- tACS (aperiodic)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
Brain Mechanisms of Human Motivation
This study aims to investigate reward learning across the mood disorder spectrum and to investigate the predictive validity of reward learning for subsequent symptom severity.
- Trial name
- NCT01976975
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Schizophrenia, Psychosis
Prefrontal Cortical Engagement Through Non-Invasive Brain Stimulation in Schizophrenia
Cognitive impairments in schizophrenia are the most debilitating aspect of the illness and poorly treated by current medications.
- Trial name
- NCT02975973
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Autistic Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Training Attention and Eye Movement in ASD
Current therapies for autism target social and language behaviors, but due to the high-level nature of these skills any improvement rarely extends beyond the targeted behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT02403817
- Testing
- Cognitive Training, Eye Motor Training, Hand Motor Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Epilepsy, Tumor
High-density EEG in Neurological Disorders
The purpose of the study is to use a new method of high-density electroencephalogram (HD-EEG) recording to map brain areas important for movement, sensation, language, emotion, and cognition.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Tumor, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT04266041
- Testing
- High-density electroencephalogram (HD-EEG)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Opioid-use Disorder
Using Combined EEG and Non-invasive Brain Stimulation to Examine and Improve Reward Functioning in Opioid Use Disorder
The primary aims of this study are to identify impaired cognitive control in opioid use disorder (OUD) and subsequently to examine the effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on reward processing, as measured by the…
- Trial name
- NCT04432493
- Testing
- Active repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers University
Brain Activity Under Sedation
EEG Studies of Induction and Recovery From Propofol Induced General Anesthesia
The purpose of this study is to investigate how the commonly used anesthetic drug propofol works in the brain to produce loss of consciousness.
- Trial name
- NCT01543633
- Testing
- Propofol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Diagnostic Utility of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) by Brain Activity Flow Patterns Analysis Using Evoked Response Potentials
The purpose of this research study is to study a device called an electroencephalograph (EEG) in the diagnosis of treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adults.
- Trial name
- NCT01063153
- Testing
- Osmotic Release Methylphenidate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Schizophrenia, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Optimizing Cognitive Remediation
Veterans with mental illness face challenges with community reintegration, including achieving vocational success, attaining their educational goals and going back to school, and maintaining a high quality of life.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Mood Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT04395157
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Autism Spectrum Disorder, EEG With Periodic Abnormalities
Safety and Efficacy of tPBM for Epileptiform Activity in Autism
For this study, the proposed intervention will be noninvasively delivered near infra-red (NIR) light - transcranial Photobiomodulation (tPBM) - to the brains of autistic children with abnormal EEGs with epileptiform discharges or…
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, EEG With Periodic Abnormalities, Epilepsy, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Trial name
- tPBM (NCT06352372)
- Testing
- noninvasively delivered near infra-red (NIR) light - transcranial Photobiomodulation (tPBM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Richard Frye
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)
Feasibility Study to Test Clinical Efficacy of Low Energy AC Magnetic Field to Treat Major Depression
This feasibility study investigates effects of EEG-based low frequency, low emission magnetic cortical stimulation in comparison to a sham treatment in subjects with moderate to severe depressive disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT01683019
- Testing
- NeoSync EEG Synchronization Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, China
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Wave Neuroscience
Stroke
Neurofeedback for Stroke Rehabilitation
Real-time neurofeedback aims to alter brain activation patterns through online feedback of ongoing brain activity using magnetic resonance imagining (MRI).
- Trial name
- NCT03775915
- Testing
- Neurofeedback
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Major Depressive Disorder, Social Anxiety Disorder
Transdiagnostic Brain-Behavior Profiling to Enhance Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Response
Many patients with Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and generalized Social Anxiety Disorder (gSAD) are treated with cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) but few have meaningful improvement.
- Trial name
- NCT03175068
- Testing
- CBT, ST
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 203 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Traumatic Brain Injury
A Pilot Study of NSICU Assessment of Seizure Prophylaxis With Lacosamide
Trial to determine if seizure prophylaxis with IV LCM in NSICU patients experiencing mental status changes due to severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI) will result in improved short- and long-term outcomes and better immediate…
- Trial name
- NCT01110187
- Testing
- lacosamide, Fosphenytoin
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Cocaine Use Disorder
Neurocognitive Factors in Substance Use Treatment Response: The Ways of Rewarding Abstinence Project
The proposed work will investigate changes in brain signaling and cognitive functioning that support recovery from addiction, as well as use of pretreatment neurocognitive functioning to inform substance use treatment planning.
- Trial name
- WRAP (NCT03799341)
- Testing
- Prize-Based Contingency Management, Treatment As Usual Outpatient Substance Use Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Delirium
Electroencephalography Guidance of Anesthesia
This study aims to determine whether, compared with usual anesthetic care, an electroencephalography-guided anesthesia protocol is effective at preventing postoperative delirium and its downstream effects, and improving…
- Trial name
- ENGAGES (NCT02241655)
- Testing
- a pragmatic EEG-guided anesthetic protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine