Clinical trials: Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
Breast Cancer
Monitoring Response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy by the Use of Breast Proton MR Spectroscopy
This study is being done to evaluate if MR spectroscopy will give us more information about whether or not your chemotherapy will work for you.
- Trial name
- NCT00580086
- Testing
- MR spectroscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Alzheimer Disease (AD)
Brain NAD in Alzheimer's Disease
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the levels of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD) in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease.
- Trial name
- ALZNAD (NCT07127510)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida Atlantic University
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Hypoglycemia Unawareness
The Effect of Hypoglycaemia on Brain Lactate Accumulation and Cerebral Blood Flow
Iatrogenic hypoglycemia is the most frequent acute complication of insulin therapy in people with type 1 diabetes (T1DM). Recurrent hypoglycemic events initiate a process of habituation, characterized by suppression of…
- Trial name
- NCT02146404
- Testing
- hypoglycemia, euglycemia
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Brain Tumors
Comparison of PET and Proton MRS Imaging to Evaluate Pediatric Brain Tumor Activity
This study in children and young adults will compare two types of imaging, positron emission tomography ([(18)F]-DG PET) and proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy ((1)H-MRSI), to determine activity of a brain tumor or abnormal…
- Trial name
- NCT00067821
- Testing
- 2-Flourodeoxyglucose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
Evaluation of the Ketogenic Diet to Improve Post Operative Cognitive Decline in Cardiac Surgery
Postoperative cognitive decline (POCD) is a significant neurological problem that commonly follows coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG) in elderly patients.
- Trial name
- NCT06480708
- Testing
- Ketogenic diet, Control diet
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Postprandial IHL and IMCL Dynamics
Postprandial IHL and IMCL Measured With Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
The major research objective is to assess the potential of Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy to follow Intrahepatic lipid and Intramyocellular lipid dynamics after a single meal.
- Trial name
- NCT01709643
- Testing
- High fat breakfast, HF breakfast with protein
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Diabetic Neuropathies, Pain
Functional Imaging of the Therapeutic Effect of Pregabalin in Treatment for Neuropathic Pain
Functional Imaging of the therapeutic effect of Pregabalin in treatment for neuropathic pain in patients with Diabetic Polyneuropathy using proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS): The aim of our study is to investigate the…
- Trial name
- NCT01180608
- Testing
- MR Spectroscopy
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Diabetes, Exercise and Liver Fat (DELIVER)
This randomised controlled trial will determine if exercise (150 - 200 min per week, 6 weeks) can beneficially modify liver fat quality in non alcohol fatty liver disease patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (n = 26, 13 per…
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Obesity, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- (DELIVER) (NCT04004273)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- James King
Bipolar Depression
Riluzole in the Treatment of Bipolar Depression
Bipolar disorder is a common and often chronic and debilitating mental illness. The depressive phase of bipolar disorder contributes the largest portion of the disorder, and treatment resistant bipolar depression represents a…
- Trial name
- NCT00544544
- Testing
- Riluzole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Bipolar Disorder, Frontotemporal Dementia, Behavioral Variant
A Study of the Behavioral Variant of Frontotemporal Dementia and Bipolar Disorder: a Neuroimaging and Epigenetics Integrated Approach
The aim of this study is to investigate the selective epigenetic modifications and their effect on brain's morphology and functionality in the frontotemporal dementia behavioral variant and bipolar disorder.
- Trial name
- DISBAND (NCT06706687)
- Testing
- DISBAND protocol
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Breast Diseases
The Study of Breast MRI Screening and Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
To delineate if the chemical composition (lipid and water) in the presumably normal breast of the high risk women is different from those of the low risk group.
- Trial name
- NCT01749748
- Testing
- proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Depression, Anxiety, Healthy
Integrins and Protocadherins in Glutamatergic Circuits: Identification of Common Signaling Pathways and Molecular Targets in Anxiety and Major Depressive Disorders (GAPsy)
The aim of this study is to identify biologically viable targets for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) and anxiety disorder (AD) with the ultimate goal of guiding physicians' therapeutic strategies and identifying…
- Trial name
- GAPsy (NCT06167590)
- Testing
- GAPsy protocol
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Healthy Male Subjects
Effect of Uridine on GABA and High Energy Phosphate Levels in Healthy Volunteers
On the dual basis of findings indicating GABA increases following acute and eight week SSRI/dopamine agonist administration and those indicating GABA-ergic effects following 14 day pyrimidine administration, the purpose of this…
- Trial name
- Uridine-GABA (NCT01261260)
- Testing
- Uridine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Neoplasm Metastasis, Lung Neoplasms
Proton MR Spectroscopy of Brain Metastases in Evaluation of Treatment Response.
The aim of the study is to investigate the feasibility of in vivo single volume MR spectroscopy in evaluation of treatment response in patients with brain metastases, using 3T MR instrument.
- Conditions
- Neoplasm Metastasis, Lung Neoplasms, Breast Neoplasms, Melanoma
- Trial name
- NCT00184288
- Where
- Norway
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Cognitive Disorders, HIV Infections
A Study of Decreased Mental Function Associated With HIV
The purpose of this study is to compare pictures of the brain of HIV-infected people with memory problems before and after treatment with selegiline. Selegiline is the study drug received through A5090.
- Trial name
- NCT00027040
- Testing
- Selegiline hydrochloride
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Bipolar Disorder, ADHD
Spectroscopy in Children and Adolescents With Bipolar Disorder
The primary aim of this study is to use proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy to look at myo-Inositol containing compounds (Ino) and creatine + phosphocreatine (Cr) in the anterior cingulate of 20 children with bipolar disorder…
- Trial name
- NCT00181831
- Testing
- Proton Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Pure Autonomic Failure, Multiple System Atrophy
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy in Autonomic Failure
This research study will be conducted in patients with primary autonomic failure, a disabling condition that is associated with low blood pressure upon standing.
- Trial name
- NCT01607268
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Depressive Disorder, Major
The Role Of Omega-3 Fatty Acids In Adolescent Depression
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of a 10-week Omega-3 Fatty Acid treatment phase on brain chemistry of adolescents with major depressive disorder (MDD) using proton magnetic resonance imaging.
- Trial name
- NCT00962598
- Testing
- Omega 3 Fatty Acids, Corn oil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Nicotine
Nicotine and Brain Imaging Research Study
The aim of this study is to assess the impact of smoking on cortical GABA levels in males and females. Using magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), we will examine the impact of sex and menstrual cycle phase on brain…
- Trial name
- NCT01227343
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Alzheimer Disease
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Study of Memantine in Alzheimer's Disease
We are studying subjects with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease who have been on a stable dose of any cholinesterase inhibitor [donepezil (Aricept), rivastigmine (Exelon), or galantamine (Razadyne)] for at least 3 months, and…
- Trial name
- NCT00551161
- Testing
- memantine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health