Clinical trials: fNIRS
Cognition
Testing and Calibration of Non-Invasive Optical Imaging Technology for Functional Brain Imaging
Background: Non-invasive functional near infrared (fNIR) imaging techniques use infrared light to detect changes in blood volume and oxygen levels during brain activity.
- Trial name
- NCT01212029
- Testing
- Behavioral measures, fNIRS Devices & Application, Physiological measures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Obesity, Childhood, Eating Behavior
Study of Brain, Reward, and Kids' Eating
Children from rural communities are at greater risk for obesity than children from more urban communities. However, some children are resilient to obesity despite greater exposure to obesogenic influences in rural communities…
- Trial name
- BRAKE (NCT05456516)
- Testing
- Food Rating
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Motor Learning
Improving Locomotor Learning With Brain Stimulation
The primary goal of this research was to assess the practicality and initial effectiveness of a motor imagery (MI) intervention combined with elements of action observation (AO), alongside active or sham transcranial direct…
- Trial name
- ELLMITS (NCT06414213)
- Testing
- Motor Imagery (MI), Active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Appalachian State University
Hearing Loss
fNIRS, Listening Effort, and Motivation
The purpose of the current study is to measure oxygenation in the PFC using fNIRS in a sample of older adults with hearing loss.
- Trial name
- NCT05893992
- Testing
- Hearing aids with noise management features for listening in noise, Hearing aid for listening in quiet environments
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sonova AG
Healthy, Brain Stimulation
Effects of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation on Task Performance in Healthy Adults
The objective of this randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled, crossover study is to evaluate the effects of transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) on complex cognitive task performance in healthy adult volunteers.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Brain Stimulation, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Cognition
- Trial name
- BRAIN-STIM (NCT06995560)
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Multiple Sclerosis
The Neural Mechanisms of Split-belt Treadmill Adaptation in People With Multiple Sclerosis
Majority of people with multiple sclerosis experience difficulty with balance and mobility, leading to an increased risk of falls.
- Trial name
- NCT05878873
- Testing
- Split-belt Treadmill, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
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
Hearing Impaired Children
EarGenie: Assessment of a Minimum Viable Product
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate safety and preliminary efficacy of a novel device (EarGenie MVP) to assess hearing function in infants, using a small number of infants with normal hearing.
- Trial name
- NCT05962814
- Testing
- EarGenie MVP test
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Bionics Institute of Australia