Clinical trials: Age-related Cognitive Decline
Dementia, Professional-Patient Relations
Intervention to Improve Shared Decision Making Among Seniors With Dementia, Their Caregivers and Healthcare Providers
The increasing prevalence of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia causes new challenges to ensure that healthcare decisions are informed by research evidence and reflect what is important for seniors and their…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Professional-Patient Relations, Professional-Family Relations, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT02956694
- Testing
- Professional e-learning program on shared decision making
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- Anik Giguère
Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Brain-Computer Interface System for Training Memory and Attention in Elderly
The primary objective is to examine the efficacy of 8-weeks of a locally developed brain-computer interface based system intervention for improving attention and memory in healthy elderly and those with age related cognitive…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT02228187
- Testing
- Brain-Computer Interface
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Age-related Cognitive Decline, Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
Preventing Alzheimer's With Cognitive Training
Dementia is the most expensive medical condition in the US and increases in prevalence with age. More than 5 million Americans have Alzheimer's disease, the most common form of dementia.
- Trial name
- PACT (NCT03848312)
- Testing
- Cognitive Training, Computerized Cognitive Stimulation
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Age-related Cognitive Decline
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Health Education and Exercise
The purpose of this research is to examine the effects of four interventions on age-related cognitive decline in healthy older adults.
- Trial name
- MEDEX (NCT02665481)
- Testing
- MBSR, Exercise, Health Education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 585 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Age-related Cognitive Decline
A Group Study on the Effects of a Short Multi-Domain Cognitive Training in Healthy Elderly Italian People
Alongside physiological cognitive ageing, nowadays there is an alarming increase in the incidence of dementia that requires communities to invest in its prevention.
- Trial name
- NCT03771131
- Testing
- Multi-domain cognitive training
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Milano Bicocca
Age-related Cognitive Decline
Effectiveness Of Computer-Based Cognitive Training in Age-Related Cognitive Decline
Background: Ageing is frequently accompanied by physiological changes that might result in a deterioration in physical and cognitive abilities, which frequently leads to institutionalization or the loss of autonomy.
- Trial name
- NCT06226103
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise and Computerized Cognitive Training, Conventional Exercises and Brain health lectures
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Jazan
Health Services Accessibility, Rural Health
Health Ahead Comparative Effectiveness Study
The Health Ahead Comparative Effectiveness Study is a pragmatic, parallel-arm interventional platform that systematically compares successive changes to preventive health screening on the path toward a fully automated screening…
- Conditions
- Health Services Accessibility, Rural Health, Medically Underserved Area, Preventive Health Services
- Trial name
- HACE (NCT07669168)
- Testing
- AI-Assisted Screening Interpretation (AI Reads), Human-Only Screening Interpretation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- William Brandenburg, MD
LONGEVITY 1, Frailty
Longevity in Russia
This is an observational cohort study of long-living adults (participants aged 90 and above) from the Central Federal District of Russia.
- Conditions
- LONGEVITY 1, Frailty, Aging, Age-related Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- NCT06268132
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- Center for Strategic Planning, of the Federal Medical and Biological Agency
Impaired Cognition, Geriatric Disorder
The Efficacy of Using Volunteers to Implement a Cognitive Stimulation Program in Two Long-Term Care Homes
Many volunteers visiting seniors make socially-based "friendly visits". This study investigated the efficacy of volunteers making visits focused on stimulating cognition.
- Conditions
- Impaired Cognition, Geriatric Disorder, Learning Disorders, Age-Related Memory Disorders
- Trial name
- VolCogStim (NCT01818778)
- Testing
- Cognitive stimulation program, Standard Friendly Visit
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Frailty, Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Visual Frailty in Ageing
The goal of this observational study is to define visual frailty and refine monitoring for an ageing population. It involves piloting a visual frailty assessment tool in a cohort of patients aged 60 and above with a known…
- Conditions
- Frailty, Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Functional Status, Mental Health
- Trial name
- VFiA (NCT06604104)
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Ischemic Stroke, Cerebral Small Vessel Disease
Remote Preconditioning Over Time To Empower Cerebral Tissue
Previous studies in animals and humans has shown that brief periods of reduced blood flow to one organ or tissue in the body can help protect other tissues from subsequent injury caused by reduced blood flow such as a stroke.
- Conditions
- Ischemic Stroke, Cerebral Small Vessel Disease, Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- REM-PROTECT (NCT02169739)
- Testing
- Ischemic Preconditioning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Age-related Functional Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Health Benefits of Nutraceutical Supplementation in Older Adults.
This study examines a multi-ingredient nutraceutical designed to support several areas of health in older adults, including muscle strength, cognitive function, immune response, and inflammation.
- Trial name
- NCT07534878
- Testing
- Powder containing whey isolate and herbal extracts (30g sachet)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- GPLIFE HEALTHCARE PRIVATE LIMITED
Physical Activity, Age-related Cognitive Decline
The Effect of Age, Physical Fitness and a Single Bout of Aerobic Exercise on Motor and Cognitive Functions
The proposed study is intended to examine the connection between two types of inhibition - cognitive and motor and the connection between motor inhibitory functions and a single bout of physical exercise in the context of age and…
- Trial name
- NCT03750812
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise, Watching television
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Cognitive Decline, Mild
Cognition, Flavonoids, Exercise, Gut Microbiome
This NIH project will examine the effects of routine flavonoid-rich blueberry intake (12-weeks), combined with or in the absence of regular moderate exercise, on cognitive function in a clinical population of older participants…
- Trial name
- NCT06495190
- Testing
- Blueberry, Walking, Stretching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Appalachian State University
Memory, Cognitive Function
Effect of Daily Mixed Spice Consumption on Memory Function
The aging process entails a multitude of structural and functional alterations within the brain, culminating in a gradual and progressive decline in cognitive function.
- Trial name
- NCT06889961
- Testing
- Mixed spices
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Age-related Memory Disorders, Mood Disorders
Omega-3 and Blueberry Supplementation in Age-Related Cognitive Decline
The aim of this study is to determine the efficacy of 6 months' dietary supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids and whole freeze dried blueberry powder in improving cognition in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT01746303
- Testing
- Omega-3 fatty acid, Blueberry powder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Effectiveness of a Brain-Computer Interface Based System for Cognitive Enhancement in the Normal Elderly
The primary objective is to examine the efficacy of 8-weeks of a locally developed brain-computer interface based system (BrainpalTM)intervention for improving attention and memory in normal elderly.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Age-Related Cognitive Decline, Dementia
- Trial name
- 3ECog (NCT01661894)
- Testing
- BrainPalTM
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School
Atherosclerosis, Vascular Disease
The Effect of Folic Acid on Atherosclerosis, Cognitive Performance and Hearing
The purpose of this study is to determine if folic acid supplementation can slow down atherosclerotic progression, age-related cognitive decline and age-related hearing loss.
- Conditions
- Atherosclerosis, Vascular Disease, Cognitive Decline, Hearing Loss
- Trial name
- NCT00110604
- Testing
- folic acid (0.8 mg)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 835 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Age-related Cognitive Decline
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Decline of Aging Aviator Performance
The primary purpose of this study is to apply state-of-the-art Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopic Imaging (MRSI) techniques to measure changes over time in the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT01120860
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research
Age-related Cognitive Decline
Resilience and Brain Health of Older Adults (MEDEX-2)
This project capitalizes on a natural experiment imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in conjunction with an extensive set of cognitive, emotional, biological, and neuroimaging variables already collected at multiple time points in…
- Trial name
- MEDEX-2 (NCT05124132)
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Exercise, Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction + Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 468 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine