Clinical trials: Alteration of Cognitive Function, open to volunteers
Neurologic Disorders, Schizophrenia
Characterization of High-Level Cognitive Impairments in Patients With Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Neuropsychiatric disorders are extremely common, severe, and disabling conditions. In the field of psychiatry, they notably include schizophrenia, mood disorders (depressive and bipolar disorders), autism spectrum or…
- Conditions
- Neurologic Disorders, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder (BD), Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- COGPSY (NCT07295652)
- Testing
- Cognitive assessment, Brain MRI (optional), Electroencephalography (optional)
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier St Anne
Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Change
Oriental Intervention for Enhanced Neurocognitive Health (ORIENT) Diet in Patients With Intracranial / Carotid Stenosis
To test the effects of 6 month additional intervention of ORIENT diet versus usual medical treatment for Intracranial / Carotid Stenosis on cognitive decline, multi-mode MRI image markers and serum and fecal biomarkers in a…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Change, Stenosis, Dementia
- Trial name
- ORIENT (NCT05922137)
- Testing
- Usual Diet advice, Oriental Intervention for Enhanced Neurocognitive Health (ORIENT) diet
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Cognitive Change
Cognition After OSA Treatment Among Native American People (CATNAP)
This research project will develop and implement a motivational interviewing and electronic messaging intervention to address obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), positive airway pressure (PAP) adherence, and risk of Alzheimer's…
- Trial name
- CATNAP (NCT06227572)
- Testing
- CATNAP MI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Washington State University
Breast Cancer, Locally Advanced Breast Cancer
Memantine and Exercise to Improve Cognitive Function and Modulate Biological Pathways of Cognitive Decline During Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer
This randomized, placebo-controlled trial aims to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of memantine and the University of Carolina (UNC)'s Get Real \& Heel cancer exercise program (MEM+EX) in addressing…
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Locally Advanced Breast Cancer, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- NCT06727773
- Testing
- Memantine, Exercise Intervention, Exercise Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction (POCD), Cognitive Change
Early Cognitive Changes After Same-day Discharge Hip and Knee Arthroplasty
The goal of this observational study is to explore early cognitive changes in patients aged 70 years or older undergoing same-day discharge after hip or knee replacement surgery.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction (POCD), Cognitive Change, Total Knee Arthroplasty, Unicompartmental Knee Arthroplasty
- Trial name
- NCT07598552
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Schizophrenia and Related Disorders, Mitochondrial Alteration
MitoQ for Early-phase Schizophrenia-spectrum Disorder and Mitochondrial Dysfunction
The goal of this double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial is to test the effect of 12 weeks of orally administered MitoQ (mitoquinol mesylate) supplementation on cognition in 50 people with early phase…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia and Related Disorders, Mitochondrial Alteration, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT06191965
- Testing
- MitoQ
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
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
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
Ovarian Cancer, Cognitive Change
Cognitive Impact of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Gynecologic Cancers
The purpose of this research is to assess several components of cognition in patients recently diagnosed with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer and who will be undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy for treatment of the cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT07125209
- Testing
- Patient Reported Outcomes Assessment, Cognitive and General Health Assessments
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
PARKINSON DISEASE (Disorder)
Whole-Body Photobiomodulation for Motor and Cognitive Changes in Parkinson's Disease
This study aims to exploratorily evaluate the extent of motor and cognitive changes, as well as the safety, resulting from approximately 10 weeks of whole-body photobiomodulation (PBM) therapy (about three sessions per week, once…
- Trial name
- PBM (NCT07271927)
- Testing
- Photobiomodulation
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital
Cognitive Change
Executive Function Training for Children and Adolescents
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate how different approaches to executive function (like adding game-like features, varying the number of tasks, and providing coaching) can enhance executive function outcomes in…
- Trial name
- NCT07147894
- Testing
- Nongamified N-back training, Gamified N-back training, Multiple Domain Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 780 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northeastern University
Heat Stress, Physiological Stress
Suitability of a 26 °C Indoor Environment for Mitigating Heat Strain in Young Adults
While an indoor upper temperature limit of 26 °C has been shown to protect heat-vulnerable older adults (DOI: 10.1289/EHP11651), this guideline has not been verified in young, habitually active adults.
- Conditions
- Heat Stress, Physiological Stress, Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- NCT07267598
- Testing
- Simulated indoor temperature upper limit
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Multiple Sclerosis, Cognitive Change
Remote Evaluation of MIND Diet
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if increasing adherence to a Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet pattern improves thinking ability and memory compared to a healthy control diet in…
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Cognitive Change, Nutrition, Healthy
- Trial name
- REMIND (NCT06450977)
- Testing
- MIND Diet, Control Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Cognitive Change, Metabolic Syndrome, Protection Against
Nutritional Intervention for Sustaining Health (NURISH) Trial
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, Metabolic Syndrome, Protection Against, Diet, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT06437860
- Testing
- MIND Diet, Control Diet
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Sickle Cell Disease, Cognitive Impairment
Minocycline In Neurocognitive Outcomes - Sickle Cell Disease
Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a common, inherited blood disorder that primarily affects people of African Ancestry. It has a lot of complications including neurological complications.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- MINO-SCD (NCT05605366)
- Testing
- Minocycline
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Traumatic Brain Injury, Word Finding Difficulty
Using Non-invasive Brain Stimulation to Treat Word Finding Difficulty in Chronic Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to learn more about how brain stimulation affects word finding problems in people who have a traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Word Finding Difficulty, Cognitive Symptom, Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- STIM-CTBI (NCT06848140)
- Testing
- Active Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Cancer, Cachexia
Neurobehavioural and Cognitive Changes in Cancer Cachexia (CANCOG)
The goal of this observational study is to to look for changes within the brain, and changes in body-to-brain signals in people with cancer and people who do not have cancer. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Cancer, Cachexia, Cachexia-Anorexia Syndrome, Appetite Loss
- Trial name
- CANCOG (NCT06112964)
- Testing
- MRI/ Functional MRI, Self-reported questionnaires, Computer based tasks
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cambridge
Depression, Unipolar, Depression Moderate
The Cerebral and Cognitive Changes After Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation (iTBS) Treatment for Depression
The present project aims to assess the neurocognitive impact of a two-week once-a-day regimen of intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS) compared to sham iTBS, when targeting the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (LDLPFC)…
- Trial name
- NCT06534684
- Testing
- Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of North Norway
Cognitive Impairment, Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE)
A Prospective Study of Cognitive Changes in Retired and Late-Career Professional Soccer Players
Repeated head impacts and concussions may be associated with cognitive difficulties and neurodegenerative changes in athletes. Although this association has been studied primarily in contact sports such as boxing and American…
- Trial name
- TC COG (NCT07910994)
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Presymptomatic Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Digitally-enhanced, Decentralized, Multi-omics Observational Cohort
The study is carried out as part of the GR2021 Priority project "Healthy Brains for life (Age 20-99): Digitally-enhanced personalized medicine study ANANEOS" and code numbered GR-00546 and it will look at the decentralized and…
- Conditions
- Presymptomatic Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Memory Loss (Excluding Dementia), Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- ANANEOS (NCT04701177)
- Testing
- Teleph0s digital phenotyping platform
- Where
- 4 sites in Greece, Spain
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Greece 2021 Committee