Clinical trials: Brain Aging, open to volunteers
Cognitive Dysfunction, Cognition Disorder
Nutrition-based Interventions to Prevent Cognitive Decline
This study intends to evaluate the feasibility and the effectiveness of an innovative and integrated nutrition-based intervention addressing key modifiable risk factors for dementia while meeting participants' preferences for…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Dysfunction, Cognition Disorder, Memory Disorders, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NUTRIMIND (NCT06853405)
- Testing
- Nutrition-related lifestyle group sessions, Cognitive training, Clinical nutrition consultations
- Where
- 2 sites in Portugal
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Saude Publica da Universidade do Porto
Cancer Survivors, Healthy Participant
A Study to Evaluate the Effects of the Combination of GI-102 With GIB-7 on Biomarkers of Aging in Healthy Adults and Cancer Survivors
This Phase 2a clinical study (GIANTS-1) aims to evaluate a novel dual-combination strategy using GI-102 and GIB-7 to address key pathological features of aging, including immunosenescence (the aging of the immune system)…
- Conditions
- Cancer Survivors, Healthy Participant, Elderly
- Trial name
- GIANTS-1 (NCT07363057)
- Testing
- GI-102 in combination with GIB-7
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GI Innovation, Inc.
Subjective Cognitive Concerns, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Digital Accessible Remote Olfactory Mediated Health Assessments for Preclinical AD
The goal of this study is to objectively test one's sense of smell, called olfaction, in participants with Subjective Cognitive Concerns (SCC), Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Behavioral Impairment (MBI), and age-matched…
- Conditions
- Subjective Cognitive Concerns, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Behavioral Impairment, Healthy Aging
- Trial name
- NCT05881239
- Testing
- AROMHA Brain Health Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Refractive Errors
Cognitive Level Enhancement Through Vision Exams and Refraction
The investigators aim to conduct a mixed-method study in which a randomised controlled trial (RCT) and a descriptive qualitative study will be conducted.
- Trial name
- CLEVER (NCT05458323)
- Testing
- Free near and Distance Vision glasses
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 820 people
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders
Integrating Metabolism, Connectivity, and Mesoscale Imaging at Ultra-high Field to Decipher Mechanisms of Resilience and Neurodegeneration in Neurological Diseases and Healthy Aging
The MESO7 study is a prospective observational research project designed to investigate the mechanisms of resilience and neurodegeneration in neurological diseases and healthy aging.
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorders, Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease (MOGAD), Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- MESO7 (NCT07202494)
- Testing
- Imaging Techniques (MRI 3T & 7T, Functional, Structural, and Metabolic Imaging)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Longevity, Preventive Medicine
Tirzepatide and Organ-specific Biological Aging
The purpose of this study is to evaluate blood-based measures of organ-specific biological age, with a particular focus on the brain, and to investigate their relationship with established clinical indicators of health and their…
- Conditions
- Longevity, Preventive Medicine, Biological Ageing
- Trial name
- NCT07906041
- Testing
- Tirzepatide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Atria Research and Global Health Institute (ARGHI)
Age-related Cognitive Decline
ItaliaN Study With Tailored Multidomain Interventions to Prevent Functional and Cognitive Decline in Community-dwelling Older Adults
The goal of this interventional non-pharmacological study is to investigate the effects of a multi-domain intervention ( "active intervention"), compared to that followed by normal clinical practice ("self-guided intervention")…
- Trial name
- IN TeMPO (NCT06248723)
- Testing
- Nutritional intervention, Physical exercise, Cognitive training
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,340 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Milano Bicocca
Lewy Body Disease, Healthy Aging
Language and Lewy Body Diseases: Sentence Comprehension Problems and Modifying Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Treatment
Lewy body diseases (LBDs) represents a group of neurodegenerative disorders characterized by the abnormal accumulation of aggregates of α-synuclein protein leading to the formation of Lewy bodies (LB) and Lewy neurites resulting…
- Trial name
- LANG-LBD (NCT05847985)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Masaryk University
Alzheimer Disease, Aging
Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Enhance Memory in Aging
The aim of this study is to determine whether non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation enhances memory formation in cognitively healthy older adults and whether the effects of stimulation depend on gut and brain health.
- Trial name
- VNS (NCT07214194)
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Neurodegenerative Diseases, Aging
Simulation-informed Modelling and Personalized Evaluation (SIMPLE) in Ageing Populations
Multimodal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), detecting brain structural and functional changes, has emerged as a powerful and promising technique to study individual's brain, as T1-weighted scans can detect morphometric features…
- Conditions
- Neurodegenerative Diseases, Aging, Brain, Cognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT06572332
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Brain Aging Related Conditions
Endocrine Glucose & Lipids Metabolism and Brain Aging: a Longitudinal Study
With aging, brain aging leads to a general decline in cognitive ability, and the prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Parkinson's disease (PD) increases.
- Trial name
- NCT06066775
- Testing
- Observation study without intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- Shandong Provincial Hospital
Stroke
Virtual Reality and Field Training to Enhance Community Walking After Stroke
While stroke survivors discharged from rehabilitation present with some recovery in mobility, their ability to ambulate in the community remains limited.
- Trial name
- NCT04559373
- Testing
- Virtual Reality and Field Training (VRFT)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Healthy Young, Healthy Aging
Reactive Balance Training for Fall Prevention
The objective of this pilot study is to evaluate and compare the effect of three different perturbation based training devices on the reactive balance control among healthy young adults, healthy older adults, and neurologically…
- Conditions
- Healthy Young, Healthy Aging, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT04205279
- Testing
- Experimental: Treadmill training, Experimental: Overground training, Experimental: Surefooted training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Dementia, Parkinsonism
DaTSCAN Imaging in Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease
The investigators propose using DaTscan in patients with REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD), mild cognitive impairment (MCI), Parkinson's disease (PD), dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), Alzheimer's disease (AD), and other…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Parkinsonism, Mild Cognitive Impairment, REM Sleep Behavior Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT01453127
- Testing
- I-123 Ioflupane solution injection prior to SPECT scan (DaTscan), Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Aging
The Effect of NAD Supplementation on Brain Vascular Health in Aging
Daily consumption of one of the forms of Vitamin B3, the Nicotinamide Riboside (NR), energizes the body and combats cellular aging. This study is designed to test whether NR can also improve brain health and memory.
- Trial name
- NCT05483465
- Testing
- Nicotinamide riboside
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 214 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Aging, Brain Metabolic Disorder
Monitoring of Brain Metabolites Using Proton and Deuterium MR Techniques
MR pulse for whole brain optimal Deuterium (2H) Metabolic Imaging and EPSI (echo planar spectroscopic imaging) based SLOW-edited 1H-MRSI will be developed and optimized for use at an UHF scanner at 7 Tesla.
- Conditions
- Aging, Brain Metabolic Disorder, Carotid Stenosis, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- SIGNATURES2023 (NCT06705010)
- Testing
- Application of new pulse sequence package SIGNATURES2023 to healthy controls, Application of new pulse sequence package SIGNATURES2023 to 4 groups of patients (pilot)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases
MRI-Based Lesion Differentiation in Older Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
This study investigates whether an advanced MRI technique called Quantitative Susceptibility Mapping (QSM) can improve the differentiation of white matter lesions in people aged 50-70 years with multiple sclerosis (MS).
- Trial name
- NCT07444047
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases, Stroke
Stopping Cognitive Decline and Dementia by Fighting Covert Cerebral Small Vessel Disease
Cerebral small Vessel Disease (cSVD), characterized by an alteration of the structure and function of small penetrating brain arteries, is highly prevalent in older persons from the general population and represents a leading…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases, Stroke, Dementia
- Trial name
- SHIVA (NCT05306834)
- Testing
- Retinal Imaging, Blood sample, Evaluation of cardiovascular risks
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Aging, Noninvasive Brain Stimulation
Memory Enhancement in Aging With Closed-Loop tACS
This project optimizes high-resolution tACS to improve memory in healthy older adults, advancing drug-free approaches for ADRD. We test stimulation schedules and develop an adaptive, brain-guided tACS system to strengthen…
- Conditions
- Aging, Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Memory
- Trial name
- NCT07722598
- Testing
- Peak Frequency, Phase Lag, Peak Frequency + Phase Lag
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Alzheimer Disease, Aging
Lifestyle for the BRAin Health - Time Restricted Eating and Mindfulness
The study aims to evaluate the effects of a 9-month intervention combining yoga-based mindfulness techniques, cognitive training, and nutritional counseling on cognitive function, plasma markers of neurodegeneration (tau…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Aging, Lifestyle Factors, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- LIBRA REMIND (NCT07042087)
- Testing
- Mindfulness Yoga, Time-Restricted Eating with nutritional counseling promoting a flexitarian dietary pattern, Cognitive Training
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic