Clinical trials: Alteration of Cognitive Function
Menopause, Cognitive Change
PhytoSERM to Prevent Menopause Associated Decline in Brain Metabolism and Cognition
This is a proof-of-concept phase 2 clinical trial to investigate the safety and effect of the phytoestrogenic supplement PhytoSERM on regional brain metabolism by fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography…
- Conditions
- Menopause, Cognitive Change, Brain Disorder, Metabolic
- Trial name
- NCT05664477
- Testing
- PhytoSERM
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Roberta Brinton
Cognitive Change, Cognitive Decline
Normative Database and Test-Retest Reliability for BrainCheck Assessments
The purpose of this study is to collect normative test values and demographic information for normative and referential data for a rapid, portable, computerized neurocognitive testing device from healthy adults 50 and older.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Change, Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Deterioration, Neurocognitive Deficit
- Trial name
- NDTR (NCT05497427)
- Testing
- BrainCheck Assessment
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BrainCheck, Inc.
Cognitive Change
Sharing History Through Active Reminiscence and Photo-imagery (SHARP) Pilot Program
SHARP is a neighborhood-based and technology-supported approach to brain health for older Black adults that integrates walking and image-prompted social reminiscence to maintain or improve brain health.
- Trial name
- SHARP (NCT05906654)
- Testing
- Sharing History through Active Reminiscence and Photo-imagery (SHARP)
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Healthy
A Healthy Volunteer Trial to Gain Information About the Blood Concentrations of PF-06412562 After Oral Administration of a Modified Release Formulation in Fasted and Fed Conditions
The study is designed to understand the blood concetration of PF-06412562 and its metabolite, PF-06663872, following a single oral dose of a modified release formulation.
- Trial name
- NCT02201511
- Testing
- 3 mg PF-06412562 MR tablets_Fasted, 2 x 15 mg PF-06412562 MR tablets_Fasted, 2 x 15 mg PF-06412562 MR tablets_Fed
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Postprandial Glycemia, Metabolic Stress
WHNRC (Western Human Nutrition Research Center) Honey Study
The purpose of this research is to compare two snacks, one with honey and nuts and the other with sugar and nuts, on glucose levels before and after eating these snacks.
- Conditions
- Postprandial Glycemia, Metabolic Stress, Cognitive Change, Satisfaction, Personal
- Trial name
- NCT06107231
- Testing
- Honey, Sucrose, Honey plus almonds
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Atlas of Retinal Imaging in Alzheimer's Study
The Atlas of Retinal Imaging in Alzheimer's (ARIAS) study is a 5-year study examining the natural history of retinal imaging biomarkers associated with disease risk, disease burden, and disease progression in Alzheimer's disease…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Dementia, Aging
- Trial name
- ARIAS (NCT03862222)
- Testing
- Retinal Imaging, Pupillometry, Contrast Sensitivity
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rhode Island
Mood, Cognitive Change
OxPALM: Oxford Study on Probiotics and Low Mood
Probiotics are live bacteria which have been suggested to have beneficial effects not only on gut function but also on psychological and cognitive functioning.
- Trial name
- NCT03801655
- Testing
- Bio-Kult
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Video Games to Track Cognitive Health
The purpose of this study is to assess cognitive function using a rapid, portable, computerized neurocognitive testing device in a wide variety of clinical settings.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- NCT03608722
- Testing
- SLUMS, MMSE, MoCA
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BrainCheck, Inc.
Alzheimer Disease, Cognitive Change
Elucidating the Necessary Active Components of Training
Loss of independence, cognitive decline, and difficulties in everyday function are areas of great concern for older adults and their families.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Cognitive Change, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- ENACT (NCT05366023)
- Testing
- BUD1, BUD2, TDD1
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clemson University
Cognitive Change, Diet, Healthy
Optimized Tailored Interventions in Metabolic and Lifestyle Outcomes (OPTIMAL)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if increasing adherence to a Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet pattern improves brain and heart health relative to a healthy control diet in…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Change, Diet, Healthy, Metabolic Syndrome, Protection Against
- Trial name
- NCT06605898
- Testing
- MIND Diet, Control Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sleep, Sleep Deprivation
Resilience to Sleep Deprivation and Changes in Sleep Architecture in Shoonya Meditators
This study aims to investigate the effect of a 15-minute meditation practice on sleep architecture and high-frequency Heart Rate Variability (HF-HRV), as well as cognitive performance after both a well-rested and sleep-deprived…
- Conditions
- Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- REST (NCT05026541)
- Testing
- Nap Practitioners, Shoonya Meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Aerobic Exercise, Cognitive Change
The Role of the Time of Day in the Effects of Exercise on Memory in Heathy Young Adults
Cumulative evidence indicates that a single bout of exercise has beneficial impacts on memory in young adults. From a physiological perspective, acute exercise leads to changes of heart rate variability (HRV), which is associated…
- Trial name
- TEEMY (NCT04861818)
- Testing
- Moderate-intensity aerobic exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Cognitive Change
Acute Effects of Moderate Intensity Aerobic Exercise on Cognitive Functions in Young Adult Males
60 healthy male university students will be included in this study. Physical fitness parameters, fluid intelligence, and physical activity level will be measured at baseline.
- Trial name
- NCT05905081
- Testing
- aerobic exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir University of Economics
Cognitive Change
Cognitive Monitoring in Planned Arthroplasty Surgery
Feasibility study testing a prospective observational methodology to assess the feasibility of serial remote monitoring of cognition with CogTrack™, an online cognitive assessment tool.
- Trial name
- COMPASS (NCT05563597)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Plymouth NHS Trust
Alteration of Cognitive Function, Ageing
Health Behaviors and Time-of-Day: Older Adult Cognitive Function
This is a single-center, observational study design. Enrolled participants will be typically, healthy older adults. Participants will complete daily computerized measures, in addition to continuously wearing an Actiwatch device.
- Trial name
- OA-TIME (NCT02300272)
- Testing
- Polysomnograph, Actiwatch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Cognition Disorders in Old Age, Cognitive Decline
Cognitive and Neural Assessment Platform and Localized Norm for Macau Older Adults.
The current project is dedicated to creating a comprehensive cognitive and neural assessment platform and corresponding norms tailored specifically to the older adults in Macau.
- Conditions
- Cognition Disorders in Old Age, Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT06239922
- Where
- Macau
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Macau
Cognitive Change, Cytokine Levels
The Effect of Oral Use of Lyophilised Royal Jelly on Cognitive Functions and Immune System in Elderly Individuals
Dementia is a significant public health problem, affecting 47 million people worldwide in 2015, according to World Health Organization data. It is expected to increase to 75 million in 2030 and reach 132 million in 2050.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Change, Cytokine Levels, Neuroinflammation
- Trial name
- NCT06404203
- Testing
- Balparmak Apitera Royal Jelly Herbal Capsule Food Supplement 500 mg/day, Balparmak Apitera Royal Jelly Herbal Capsule Food Supplement 1000 mg/day, Balparmak Apitera Royal Jelly Herbal Capsule Food Supplement 1500 mg/day
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Cognitive Change
Cerebral Excitability and Cognitive Performance
This study investigates the perceptual and cognitive influences of low-intensity electrical brain stimulation (transcranial direct current stimulation; tDCS), versus control (sham) conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT03807934
- Testing
- Stimulation via Soterix Medical or Neuroelectrics noninvasive brain stimulation systems
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Alteration of Cognitive Function, Hypoxia
Effect of Hypoxia on Cognitive Assessment and Cerebral Activity in Healthy Volunteers
The early assessment of new symptomatic drugs for Alzheimer disease remains difficult because of the lack of predictive end-point. The use of a battery including different parameters could improve this early development.
- Trial name
- Hypoxia (NCT02891343)
- Testing
- 2-hour period of hypoxia
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Cognitive Change
Decision Making in Video Games
The purpose of this study is to determine whether anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex induces approach motivation, and whether anodal tDCS applied to the right…
- Trial name
- NCT03869489
- Testing
- Anodal left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex tDCS stimulation, Anodal right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex tDCS stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University