Clinical trials: fNIRS
Dementia, Neurocognitive Disorders
Prefrontal Cortex Dynamics of the Elderly During a Cognitive Stimulation Programme
This research aims to evaluate the effect of cognitive stimulation (CS) on the functioning of the prefrontal cortex (PFC), seeking an analysis of both cerebral hemodynamics in neuroplasticity and aspects related to the initiation…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Neurocognitive Disorders, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT04693611
- Testing
- Individual cognitive stimulation therapy (iCST), Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CEDIARA - Assoc. Solidariedade Social de Ribeira de Fráguas
Cognition Disorder, Functional Brain Imaging
fMRI and NIRS Imaging for Traumatic Brain Injury
Background: The amount of blood flowing in brain areas goes up when those areas are being used for activities, such as movement or seeing.
- Trial name
- NCT01668758
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
COPD - Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Healty Controls
Hemodynamic Responses and Brain Activity During Dual Tasks in COPD Patients Versus Healthy Individuals
Abstract Cognitive dysfunction is joint in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In particular, there are effects in tasks that require attention, executive functions, and working memory related to the…
- Trial name
- NCT06974448
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Healthy
Exploring the Cortical Hemodynamic Variability of Four Weeks iTBS on a Healthy Participant: a Case Study
This study will investigate the effect of caffeine and time of day on brain excitability using excitatory brain stimulation. The investigators will recruit a healthy participant and conduct a concurrent iTBS/fNIRS protocol for 20…
- Trial name
- NCT05427565
- Testing
- caffeine, Experimental time
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Stroke
Reproducibility of fNIRS Parameters During Walking
Brain activation can be studied using the Functional Near InfraRed Spectroscopy (fNIRS). It was shown that CPF activation during walking and during dual task could be different in stroke patients and in healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- REPROXY (NCT04882930)
- Testing
- Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans
Presbyopia
The Effects of Glasses-Free 3D Training on Visual and Cognitive Function in Presbyopic Individuals
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of glasses-free 3D visual training in improving visual function, visual comfort, and the application ability of visual functions in individuals with presbyopia.
- Trial name
- NCT06853691
- Testing
- glasses-free 3D visual training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University
Scoliosis Idiopathic, Scoliosis; Adolescence
fNIRS-based Analysis and Evaluation of the Effect of Schroth Rehabilitation on Motor Functions in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS)
This study investigates the effects of Schroth-based rehabilitation on cortical dynamics, body awareness, and quality of life in individuals with Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS).
- Trial name
- NCT06884150
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Major Depression in Remission, Healthy
Predicting Illness Trajectories In Fully Remitted Major Depression Using Concurrent TBS/fNIRS
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is the world's leading cause of disability according to the World Health Organization. MDD is highly recurrent, even if clinical remission is reached after successful treatment.
- Trial name
- TBS/fNIRS (NCT05579015)
- Testing
- Theta-burst stimulation (TBS), telephone interviews
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Cognition
Relationships Between Physical Activity and Inhibitory Control Among College Students
The primary aim of this study is to explore the impact of a 20-minute aerobic exercise on inhibitory control, microvascular diameters, and brain function. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT06472960
- Testing
- Moderate-intensity cycling, Vigorous-intensity cycling, Uninterrupted sitting
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shenzhen University
Normal, EEG
Exploratory Study on Artifact Denoising of Cerebral Blood Flow and EEG Data in Ambulance Settings
The purpose is to assess the extent of digital noise occurring during the measurement of cerebral blood flow and EEG in healthy adults within an ambulance setting and to explore the possibility of identifying and correcting…
- Conditions
- Normal, EEG, FNIRS
- Trial name
- NCT06701708
- Testing
- Participants are not assigned to interventions based on a protocol.
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Myopia
Effects of Autostereoscopic 3D Visual Training on Binocular Vision Function of Myopes
This study intends to conduct a relatively comprehensive binocular visual function examination and follow-up on two groups of myopic subjects, one receiving autostereoscopic 3D vision training and the other receiving 2D vision…
- Trial name
- NCT06266910
- Testing
- Visual training video
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University
Hearing Impairment
Improving Early Intervention in Hearing Impaired Children Using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)
The goal of this clinical trial is to find out whether hearing test results using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) will help to fast-track early intervention for infants born with a hearing loss.
- Trial name
- NCT05847426
- Testing
- Provision of standard audiological + fNIRS test results, Provision of standard audiological test results only
- Where
- 5 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Bionics Institute of Australia
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Multimodal Investigation of Neural Plasticity
This study will evaluate the effects of a form of non-invasive brain stimulation on brain functioning and memory in cognitively intact older adults (healthy controls, HC) and in those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
- Trial name
- miniSTIM (NCT06453980)
- Testing
- active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Intoxication Alcohol, Intoxication THC
Using Imaging to Assess Effects of THC on Brain Activity
This study will assess effects of tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and THC + alcohol in marijuana users on prefrontal brain activity, using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) during resting state and during memory task…
- Conditions
- Intoxication Alcohol, Intoxication THC, Intoxication Combined Alcohol THC
- Trial name
- fNIRS (NCT03655717)
- Testing
- Dronabinol, Ethanol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 316 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Healthy, Gait Disorders, Neurologic
Exoskeleton and Brain Activity With fNIRS
Background. Force control is one of the major parameter of motor activity. There is few study concerning the cortical activity imply for different levels of force during gait. Objective.
- Trial name
- ExoNIRS (NCT05298943)
- Testing
- walking in 4 situations
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans
Physiological Responses to High-Intensity Exercise
Effects of the Q-Collar During High-Intensity Cycling Exercise
This study examined the effects of wearing the Q-Collar during high-intensity cycling exercise. Eleven recreationally trained male participants completed two 5-kilometer cycling time trials: one while wearing the Q-Collar and one…
- Trial name
- NCT07808710
- Testing
- Q-Collar™
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Northern Iowa
Hearing Loss
Use of Functional Near-infrared Spectroscopy to Investigate Role of Human Auditory Cortex Plasticity and Multi-sensory Integration on Cochlear Implant Performance After Single-sided Deafness
The timing of brain changes that may influence hearing rehabilitation within human A1 after single-sided deafness (SSD) is not known. The goal is to determine when A1 neural plasticity occurs following SSD onset.
- Trial name
- NCT03713554
- Testing
- FNIRS Observational
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Hearing Loss, Unilateral
Functional Near Infra-Red Spectroscopic Study of Central Auditory System Cortical Functional Reorganization
This study aims to compare the auditory cortical activity in response to monaural and binaural stimuli, measured by functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) between Single-sided Deaf (SSD) Children, and Normal-Hearing (NH)…
- Trial name
- SUN (NCT04043910)
- Testing
- fNIRS, Speech intelligibility, Sound localisation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Traumatic Brain Injury, Post-concussion Syndrome
Measure of Cerebrovascular Dysfunction After TBI With fNIRS
The goal of this project is to determine if it is possible to assess Cerebrovascular Reactivity (CVR) to hypercapnia with functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS).
- Trial name
- NCT01789164
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Primary Progressive Aphasia(PPA)
Targeted Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Improve Language and Speech in Patients With Primary Progressive Aphasia
This is a monocenter randomized controlled clinical trial with cross-over arm - assessor blinded. The aims is investigating the effects of the speech language therapy (SLT) alone vs SLT + non-invasive brain stimulation (STIM)…
- Trial name
- NCT06921265
- Testing
- Training with Speech Language Therapy, Standard rTMS, Targeted rTMS
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele