Clinical trials: Functional MRI
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging
A Study of Two Methodologies for Measuring Blood Flow in the Brain in Response to Non-Drug Stimuli (P08085/MK-0000-180)
This study will identify a dose of ferumoxytol that can reliably detect changes in blood flow/volume in response to non-drug stimuli.
- Trial name
- NCT01244282
- Testing
- fMRI with sensory stimulation
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Laser Acupuncture, Meridian
The Effect of Laser Acupuncture in Different Meridians on the Autonomic Nervous System and Its Brain Mechanisms
Traditional Chinese acupuncture has a history of several thousand years. The World Health Organization has published guidelines describing the efficacy of acupuncture in the cure or relief of 64 different symptoms and conditions…
- Conditions
- Laser Acupuncture, Meridian, Heart Rate Variability, Brain Mechanism
- Trial name
- NCT05458713
- Testing
- Laser acupuncture
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University, Taiwan
Interstitial Lung Diseases (ILD)
Functional MRI for Monitoring Progression and Assessing Trends in ILD
The main objective of this study is to investigate the utility of functional MRI to differentiate, characterize, and monitor subgroups of ILD.
- Trial name
- IMPACT-ILD (NCT07300696)
- Testing
- Lung MRI Protocol with Functional and Contrast-Enhanced Sequences
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Heidelberg
Healthy
The Representation of the Sensibility of the Breast on the Somatosensory Cortex
Rationale: The representation of the breast on the somatosensory cortex has not been precisely located. Therefore, a pilot study with healthy subjects is needed to localize the sensibility of the breast on the somatosensory…
- Trial name
- NCT02739646
- Testing
- Functional MRI scan
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Parkinson's Disease
Subthalamic Nucleus, Akinesia and Parkinson's Disease
This program aims to understand the role of the subthalamic nucleus in the control of the movement in healthy humans and patients with Parkinson's disease, how the STN dysfunction contributes to akinesia and how the STN…
- Trial name
- GB-MOV (NCT01682668)
- Testing
- Bilateral subthalamic stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Alcohol Use Disorder
Methylphenidate and Response to Alcohol Cues
The purpose of this study is to determine whether changes in attention levels related to taking a single dose of a medication called methylphenidate, also known as Ritalin, affects responses to alcohol cues.
- Trial name
- NCT07306078
- Testing
- Methylphenidate Pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Epilepsy
RESting-state Functional MRI for Prediction of Post-surgical Prognosis In Pediatric Drug-Resistant Epilepsy
Resting-state functional MRI (r-fMRI) has emerged in recent years to analyze resting networks. It allows, without active participation of the patients, to identify and analyze the different functional brain networks.
- Trial name
- RESPIRE (NCT04451278)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ophtalmologique Adolphe de Rothschild
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder
Network Control TMS fMRI
This study uses different types of functional magnetic resonance imagining (fMRI) to generate individual transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) targets.
- Conditions
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, Working Memory
- Trial name
- NCT05736458
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), High controllability TMS target
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Cerebral White Matter Lesions
MRI,Gene And Cognitive Performance Study of Patients With Cerebral White Matter Lesions(WMLs)
The purpose of this study is:1)to observe topological organization in brain structural and functional networks in cerebral white matter lesion patients and to evaluate the association between impairment of cognitive function and…
- Trial name
- NCT02276976
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wei Wang
Fibromyalgia
The Effect of Autoreactive Autoantibodies on Peripheral and Central Disease Mechanisms in Fibromyalgia.
This observational study aims to compare disease burden and pain characteristics between fibromyalgia patients with high levels of autoreactive autoantibodies, fibromyalgia patients with low levels of autoreactive autoantibodies…
- Trial name
- FINE (NCT07346950)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 164 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Depression
Teen Brain Online II: Understanding How Social Media Affects the Teen Brain
There has been much interest in the potential role of social media (SM) use in driving a current mental health crisis among teens, with a dire need for evidence that goes beyond self-report.
- Trial name
- TBO-II (NCT06817993)
- Testing
- Rejection and Acceptance Feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Alcoholism
Oxytocin in Alcohol Use Disorder
Background: Oxytocin is a naturally occurring substance in the body. Studies show that oxytocin may affect how the body responds to alcohol. Researchers believe oxytocin may be a possible treatment for alcoholism.
- Trial name
- NCT02711189
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Multiple Sclerosis, RRMS
Multicenter Prospective Study Analyzing the Occurrence of Multiple Sclerosis Relapses Without Radiological Evidence: Myth or Reality?
The MYTH-MS study is a multicenter prospective study investigating the occurrence of clinical relapses in patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS) in the absence of radiological activity on MRI.
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, RRMS, Multiple Sclerosis (MS) - Relapsing-remitting
- Trial name
- MYTH-MS (NCT07545889)
- Testing
- Early Cerebro-spinal MRI, Biomarker Assessment, Clinical and Neuropsychological Evaluations
- Where
- 8 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Primary Progressive Aphasia
Transmagnetic Stimulation Pilot in Primary Progressive Aphasia
Frontotemporal degeneration (FTD) is a non-Alzheimer's dementia that is the 2nd most common cause of dementia in the United States.
- Trial name
- TMS in PPA (NCT05860647)
- Testing
- Intermittent theta burst stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Cognitive Training in Patients With MCI Using fMRI
The current project aims to investigate the trajectories of the visual imaging cognitive training (CT) and alphabet search training using fMRI in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and healthy elderly controls…
- Trial name
- NCT03263247
- Testing
- Visual Memory Training, Alphabet search
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- São Paulo State University
Cognitive Performance
Determining Which Regions of the Brain Are Active During Flight Simulation at Separate Timepoints During Training
The overall objective is to identify the cognitive circuits associated with military aviator performance by analyzing what anatomic regions of the brain are functionally "active" (neuronal circuit) while being performing virtual…
- Trial name
- fMRI Pilots (NCT06606925)
- Testing
- fMRI with virtual reality flight simulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- The Geneva Foundation
Healthy
Imaging During Subliminal Perception
Subliminal perception of visual stimuli can be studied with functional brain imaging, e.g. with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). However, it is unclear how subliminal perception affects connectivity in the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT04643340
- Testing
- real-time fMRI
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Focus: Effects of Nicotine and Alcohol on Brain Circuits
Neural Mechanisms Underlying Nicotine and Alcohol Combinations
Nicotine and alcohol are frequently used together and their combined use contributes to more than half a million deaths each year, with more alcoholics dying from smoking-related diseases than from alcohol-related diseases.
- Trial name
- QfMRI (NCT02049268)
- Testing
- Nicotine + Alcohol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Limb Dystonia, Idiopathic Dystonia
Focused Ultrasound Unilateral Pallidotomy for Medication-Refractory Limb Dystonia
The goal of this clinical trial is to find out if a non-invasive procedure called focused ultrasound can safely and effectively treat limb dystonia in adults who have not improved with medications or botulinum toxin injections.
- Conditions
- Limb Dystonia, Idiopathic Dystonia, Medication-refractory Dystonia, Dystonia, Focal
- Trial name
- FUTURE (NCT07168850)
- Testing
- Exablate MR-guided Focused Ultrasound Pallidotomy
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Healthy Diet, Healthy Aging
Acute Effects of Added Sugar Intake on Cerebrovascular Function and Brain Integrity
This study will focus on acute effects of added sugars on brain health in a specific age group (30-64 years old). We will provide participants two meals (one meal containing 16 g of added sugars and the other containing 61 g of…
- Trial name
- NCT05408338
- Testing
- Low Added Sugar Meal, High Added Sugar Meal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware