Status:
COMPLETED
Measuring Blood Flow in the Brain
Lead Sponsor:
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Collaborating Sponsors:
United States Department of Defense
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Conditions:
Traumatic Brain Injury
Healthy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Brief Summary
This study will test a method of measuring brain blood flow called near infrared spectroscopy (NIRS). It will determine whether NIRS gives the same results as the more commonly used technique, functio...
Detailed Description
OBJECTIVE: a) to explore the usefulness of Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) as a means of mapping brain activity, to see whether the results are similar to those of fMRI and b) to see whether spontan...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- INCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Age 18 to 60, inclusive.
- EXCLUSION CRITERIA:
- Pregnancy.
- History of hypertension.
- History of any disease of the central nervous system.
- Current use of sedating medication, including antihistamines.
- Subjects with any of the following will be excluded from MRI testing: aneurysm clip; implanted neural stimulator; implanted cardiac pacemaker or auto-defibrillator; cochlear implant; ocular foreign body, such as metal shavings; permanent eyeliner; insulin pump; or irremovable body piercing due to the possible dangerous effects of the MRI magnet upon metal objects in the body.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 24 2007
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 29 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
31 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00466934
Start Date
April 24 2007
End Date
December 29 2011
Last Update
July 2 2017
Active Locations (1)
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National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892