Clinical trials: Cognition Disorders in Old Age
Diabetes Mellitus
Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for Cognition in Diabetic Elderly at High Dementia Risk
An urgent need exists to identify effective interventions to arrest or reverse dementia and cognitive loss at its earliest stages.
- Trial name
- NCT03036254
- Testing
- HBOT intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Israel
- Volunteers
- 155 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Postoperative Delirium, Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
Modulating ApoE Signalling to Reduce Brain Inflammation, deLirium and postopErative Cognitive Dysfunction
This research study will evaluate the effectiveness and estimate the feasibility of administering an investigational drug called 'CN-105' (the study drug), to prevent postoperative cognitive decline, delirium (serious confusion)…
- Trial name
- MARBLE (NCT03802396)
- Testing
- CN-105
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 203 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Miles Berger, MD PhD
Cognitive Decline
Cognitive Function in Elderly Marathon Runners
There is substantial research on the effects of physical exercise on cognitive functions. However, less attention has been paid on the requirements of training intensity and length to enhance cognitive abilities in the elderly.
- Trial name
- APSOEM (NCT01045031)
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Depression
Brain Aging and Treatment Response in Geriatric Depression
The proposed project will evaluate the role of neuroimaging biomarkers of brain aging (i.e., neurodegenerative and vascular brain changes) and mild cognitive impairment in the patterns of treatment response to memantine combined…
- Trial name
- NCT01902004
- Testing
- Escitalopram, Memantine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Consumption of Potatoes, Avocados and Chickpeas and Cognitive Function in Older Adults
Cognitive impairment is also a major risk factor for development of dementia later in life. Findings from the investigators studies suggest that the carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin may be important in cognitive function in the…
- Trial name
- NCT01620567
- Testing
- avocado, potato or chickpea
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Alzheimers Disease
A Study of CAD106 and CNP520 Versus Placebo in Participants at Risk for the Onset of Clinical Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease
The purpose of this study was to test whether two investigational drugs called CAD106 and CNP520, administered separately, could slow down the onset and progression of clinical symptoms associated with Alzheimer's disease (AD) in…
- Trial name
- GS1 (NCT02565511)
- Testing
- CAD106 Immunotherapy, CNP520, Alum
- Where
- 129 sites in United States, Australia and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 480 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease
Reducing Risk for Alzheimer's Disease in High-Risk Women Through Yogic Meditation Training
The purpose of this pilot study will be to test whether Kundalini yoga (KY) and Kirtan Kriya (KK) yogic meditation is superior to Memory Enhancement Training (MET) for improving cognitive functioning, health (including…
- Trial name
- NCT03503669
- Testing
- Memory Training, Kundalini yoga and meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Olfactory Deficits and Donepezil Treatment in Cognitively Impaired Elderly
Olfactory identification deficits occur in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), are associated with disease severity, predict conversion from mild cognitive impairment (MCI) to AD and are associated with healthy elderly…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Delirium, Dementia, Amnestic, Cognitive Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT01951118
- Testing
- Donepezil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Various Anti-inflammatory Agents in Participants With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Mild Alzheimer's Disease
The purpose of this platform study was to evaluate the effect of anti-inflammatory agents on cognition in early Alzheimer's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT04795466
- Testing
- Canakinumab
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Finland and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Memory Training Versus Yogic Meditation Training in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment
The purpose of this pilot study is to test whether 6 months of supervised weekly Kundalini yoga classes and a brief daily meditation homework assignment can improve memory and thinking in older adults with mild memory complaints…
- Trial name
- NCT01983930
- Testing
- Kundalini yoga and meditation, Memory Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Alzheimer's Disease
Valproic Acid in Subjects With Intact Cognition - Proof of Concept Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety of administration and effects of valproic acid on clusterin expression in cognitively-intact, healthy, elderly subjects.
- Trial name
- VPA (NCT01729598)
- Testing
- Valproic Acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gregory Jicha, 323-5550
Cognitive Ability, General, High Blood Pressure
Assessing the Impact of Calcium Channel Blockers on COGnitive Function in the Very Elderly (AI-COG)
Older adults are at increased risk of high blood pressure and cognitive decline. High blood pressure itself also increases risk of cognitive decline.
- Trial name
- NCT01868165
- Where
- 7 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 337 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Cerebrovascular Accident
Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors to Improve Cognitive Function and Overall Rehabilitation After a Stroke
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of treatment with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors in improving cognitive function and overall rehabilitation in elderly stroke survivors.
- Trial name
- NCT00227994
- Testing
- Galantamine, Donepezil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Kidney Transplant; Complications, Toxicity
Effect of Tacrolimus Formulation on Neurological Side Effects in Older Kidney Transplant Recipients
Previous studies have shown that elderly patients experience higher trough levels of tacrolimus and are more sensitive to the effects of medications, they experience higher occurrence and severity of such medication related…
- Conditions
- Kidney Transplant; Complications, Toxicity, Drug Toxicity, Neurotoxicity
- Trial name
- NCT03461445
- Testing
- Envarsus, IR Tacrolimus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Dementia
IDEA Study Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) Trial in Nigeria
This trials of cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) in Tanzania is part of the larger Identification and Intervention for Dementia in Elderly Africans (IDEA) study.
- Trial name
- IDEA (NCT02233530)
- Testing
- CST intervention
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- William Keith Gray
Alzheimers Disease
A Study of CNP520 Versus Placebo in Participants at Risk for the Onset of Clinical Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of CNP520 on cognition, global clinical status, and underlying AD pathology, as well as the safety of CNP520, in people at risk for the onset of clinical symptoms of AD based…
- Trial name
- GS2 (NCT03131453)
- Testing
- CNP520 50mg, CNP520 15mg
- Where
- 194 sites in United States, Argentina and 23 more
- Volunteers
- 1,145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Decline
Effects of Walkasins on Gait Speed of Individuals With Mild Cognitive Impairments
The primary aim of this pilot study is to investigate the effect of Walkasins, a wearable lower-limb sensory prosthesis, on the gait speed and balance function of participants with mild cognitive impairment as measured by the…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Decline, Gait Disorders in Old Age
- Trial name
- NCT05723822
- Testing
- Walkasins
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- RxFunction Inc.
Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
Optimization of Desflurane in Elderly Patients
Various issues had been pointed out when undergoing the anesthesia for elderly patients with sevoflurane, such as delayed emergence, post-operative trouble with swallowing.
- Trial name
- NCT01700907
- Testing
- Desflurane, Sevoflurane
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Sapporo Medical University
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Efficacy And Safety Of CX516 In Elderly Participants With Mild Cognitive Impairment.
Glutamate is fundamentally involved in learning and memory. Memory loss associated with mild cognitive impairment may be due to loss of glutamate receptors in the aging brain.
- Trial name
- NCT00040443
- Testing
- CX516
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- RespireRx
Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
The Influence of Postoperative Analgesia on Systemic Inflammatory Response and POCD After Femoral Fractures Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether epidural levobupivacaine applied for the purpose of post-operative analgesia compared to systemic analgesia with morphine leads to better pain control, stronger suppression of the…
- Trial name
- NCT02848599
- Testing
- morphine, levobupivacaine
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Osijek University Hospital