Clinical trials: Brain Aging
Aging, Cognitive Decline
Blood Flow Restriction and High-intense Resistance Training in Aging: Interactions Between Neuroplasticity and Muscle
BRAIN-M is a randomized controlled trial designed to examine the effects of a single bout or 12 weeks of blood-flow restriction training or high-intensity resistance training on cognitive function, brain health, muscular…
- Conditions
- Aging, Cognitive Decline, Sarcopenia, Frailty
- Trial name
- BRAIN-M (NCT05744167)
- Testing
- BFRT, MDRT
- Where
- Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lithuanian Sports University
Pharmacokinetics of New Curcumin Formulations, Safety of New Curcumin Formulations
Improved Oral Bioavailability of Curcumin Incorporated Into Micelles
Curcumin, a lipophilic polyphenol derived from the plant curcuma longa possesses numerous health-promoting activities. The oral bioavailability of curcumin is low due to its poor aqueous solubility, limited gastrointestinal…
- Trial name
- NCT01982734
- Testing
- curcumin
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Hohenheim
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration, Aging
Social Cognition in Ageing and in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
The purpose of this study is to examine the age and the neurodegenerative disease effects on social cognition. Secondary goals are to better understand the relationships between different component of social cognition, executive…
- Trial name
- COSIMAGE (NCT01962064)
- Testing
- Cognitive assessment, Brain imaging examination MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Study Focuses on Brain Morphology and Cognition in Older Subjects
Cannabis Effects on Brain Morphology in Aging
Marijuana (Cannabis sativa) is the most widely used illicit drug worldwide, with 17.4 million Americans reporting past month use in 2010 and 4.6 million meeting criteria for dependence, underscoring the public health importance…
- Trial name
- CAN (NCT01874886)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Cognitive Dysfunction, Dietary Habits
Nutrition, gUT Microbiota, and BRain AgINg: the NutBrain Study
Epidemiological evidence suggests that healthy diet is associated with a slowdown of cognitive decline leading to dementia, but the underlying mechanisms are still partially unexplored.
- Trial name
- NutBrain (NCT04461951)
- Testing
- Lifestyles (exposure)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 643 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS National Neurological Institute "C. Mondino" Foundation
Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment
SMART: Somatotrophics, Memory, and Aging Research Trial
The purpose of the SMART study was to better understand whether the body's own production of growth hormone (GH) would improve memory and problem solving ability, or cognitive function.
- Trial name
- NCT00257712
- Testing
- TH9507 human growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Aging, Alzheimer's Disease
Effects of Exercise and Cognitive Training on Cognitive Function in Older Adults
The purpose of this study is to gain a better understanding of the effects of exercise and cognitive training on improving brain function in healthy older adults who may be at risk for developing Alzheimer's Disease.
- Trial name
- NCT01038726
- Testing
- Exercise Training, Cognitive Training, Flexibility Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Cognitive Dysfunction, Alzheimer Disease
ALA-enriched Nutrition for Prevention of Cognitive Decline in APOE4 Older Adults
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial will evaluate the effects of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) supplementation on cognitive function, blood-brain barrier integrity, and brain vascular health in older adults…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Dysfunction, Alzheimer Disease, Blood-Brain Barrier, Apolipoprotein E, Deficiency or Defect of
- Trial name
- NCT07392723
- Testing
- Alpha-Linolenic Acid (2.6 g/day)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michal Schnaider Beeri, Ph.D.
Aging
Evaluation of Electroencephalographic Biomarkers in Physiological Aging
Aging is the inevitable biological process that results in a progressive structural and functional decline from the cellular level to whole body function.
- Trial name
- AGE-MARK (NCT06824285)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele Roma
Healthy
Autonomic Nervous System Activity, Aging and Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea
The regulatory effects of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) concern almost all organs which permanently feed information back to this global biological vigilance system controlling allostasis.
- Trial name
- SYNAPSE (NCT00766584)
- Testing
- Sleep apnea/hypopnea detection
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 852 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Stroke, Aphasia
Enhance of Language Learning With Neurostimulation
The purpose of this study is to test the effect of transcranial direct current stimulation over the motor cortex of the language dominant hemisphere on language learning in healthy subjects and stroke patients with aphasia.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Aphasia, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT00854893
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitätsklinikum Hamburg-Eppendorf
Aging, Cognitive Decline
The Impact of Cranberries On the Microbiome and the Brain in Healthy Ageing sTudy (COMBAT)
Tremendous progress has been made in characterizing the interactions between the central nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract.
- Trial name
- COMBAT (NCT03679533)
- Testing
- Freeze-Dried Cranberry Powder
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of East Anglia
Aging, Age-related Memory Disorders
The Effect of Dietary Strawberry Supplementation on Older Adults
This study is being conducted to assess the effect of dietary strawberry supplementation on cognition and mobility in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02051140
- Testing
- Freeze-dried Strawberry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Effects of Remote-based Resistance Training on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Cognitive Function, and Quality of Life in Adults Living With Alzheimer's Disease and/or Related Dementias
The investigators aim to study the effects of a 24-week remote-based resistance exercise training program on cardiovascular disease risk factors, cognitive function, and quality of life in older adults living with mild cognitive…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Vascular, Lewy Body Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05004558
- Testing
- Remote-based Resistance Exercise Training
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Drexel University
Cerebrovascular Circulation
Blood Brain Flow and Exercise
Cerebral vasodilator responses to CO2 will be measured in young healthy adults, healthy sedentary older adults, and healthy exercise trained older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02653638
- Testing
- Control, Indomethacin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Cushing Syndrome, Adrenal Insufficiency
Clinical Study on Circadian Genes Dysregulation in Patients With Glucocorticoid Disorders
This is a multicentric, prospective, intervention study on circadian genes expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells as biomarkers of circadian rhythm derangement in patients affected by alterations of endogenous…
- Conditions
- Cushing Syndrome, Adrenal Insufficiency, Cushing Disease, Addison Disease
- Trial name
- CHROnOS (NCT04374721)
- Testing
- circadian gene expression evaluation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Roma La Sapienza
Aged Healthy Volunteer
Dairy Intake and Brain Health in Aging
The purpose of this study is to learn if dairy food consumption may help brain health in aging by protecting nerve cells from oxidative damage.
- Trial name
- NCT02245035
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Aging
Cognitive Enhancement and Risk-reduction Through Exercise for Brain-Related Outcomes
As the population ages, it is also growing more diverse. Twelve percent of older Latinos are currently diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (AD), and it is estimated that the number of Latinos with AD will increase by 832% by 2060.
- Trial name
- CEREBRO (NCT05588778)
- Testing
- BAILAMOS™ @home/en casa, ¡En Forma y Fuerte! @home/en casa
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Healthy Aging
cMIND AI Web Tool Usability Study (Hong Kong)
This study is testing a new web-based tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help older adults in Hong Kong check how healthy their Cantonese-style meals are for brain health.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Healthy Aging, Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT07735013
- Testing
- Web-Based AI Dietary Assessment System
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Alzheimer Disease
PET Changes in Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
The purpose of this study is to identify the earliest predictors of memory and brain deterioration in pre-clinical Alzheimer's disease using positron emission tomography (PET) to monitor brain glucose metabolism.
- Trial name
- NCT00094913
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)