Clinical trials: Cognition Function
Brain Health, Longevity
L-serine and Strength Training in the Elderly
This study investigates whether taking the amino acid L-serine, either alone or in combination with targeted strength training, can have a positive effect on mental performance, brain function, and physical fitness in older…
- Conditions
- Brain Health, Longevity, Cognitive Performance, Strength Training Effects
- Trial name
- AAAging (NCT07466290)
- Testing
- Strength training, L-serine supplementation, Control (cornstarch)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vienna
Executive Function (Cognition), Shooting Performance
The Effect of Long-term Virtual Reality-based Motor Imagery Exercise Intervention on Executive Performance in Competitive Shooting Athlete
This study evaluates whether a 12-week virtual reality-based motor imagery (VRMI) training program can improve executive function and shooting performance in competitive 10-meter air pistol athletes.
- Trial name
- VRMI-ShootEF (NCT07522515)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Motor Imagery Training, Traditional Exercise Training, Health Education Videos
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xiaodong Cheng
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Efficiency of CogniPlat on Cognitive Functions in Older Adults
Mild cognitive impairment is a common intermediate stage between normal aging and dementia, affecting memory and other cognitive domains in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07130591
- Testing
- Cogniplat game platform, Control group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir Democracy University
Cognitive Change, Sleep Deprivation
Sleep Deprivation Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the measures of brain function, both neurophysiological (event-related potentials (ERPs) and functional (cognitive assessments), in response to sleep deprivation.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Change, Sleep Deprivation, Caffeine
- Trial name
- NCT05560620
- Testing
- Sleep Deprivation, Caffeine, No Caffeine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NeuroCatch Inc.
Healthy, Brain Stimulation
Effects of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation on Task Performance in Healthy Adults
The objective of this randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled, crossover study is to evaluate the effects of transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) on complex cognitive task performance in healthy adult volunteers.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Brain Stimulation, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Cognition
- Trial name
- BRAIN-STIM (NCT06995560)
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Sleep, Circadian Rhythm
Morning Bright Light Therapy and Daytime Functioning in University Students
This study tests whether a week of morning bright light therapy changes how well healthy young adults sleep and how alert, positive, and mentally sharp they feel during the day.
- Conditions
- Sleep, Circadian Rhythm, Daytime Sleepiness, Mood
- Trial name
- BLIGHT (NCT07685262)
- Testing
- Bright light therapy (10,000 lux light box)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 153 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
COPD, Non-invasive Ventilation
NIV Reduces CBF in COPD Patients Without Cognitive Function
Objectives: Investigate the acute NIV effects on CBF and cognitive functions in COPD patients. Methods: Nine non-hypercapnic stable COPD subjects (FEV1/FVC < lower limit of normal) and twelve healthy controls were enrolled.
- Conditions
- COPD, Non-invasive Ventilation, Cognitive Impairment, Cerebral Blood Flow
- Trial name
- NCT03149835
- Testing
- Non-invasive ventilation
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Ceara
Cognition, Aging
Exercise, Executive Processes and the Aging Brain
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of aerobic exercise on the brain and cognition through the measurement of neuroelectric and behavioral indices of executive control cognitive function in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT00430976
- Testing
- Minds in Motion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Height, Cognitive Function
A Study to Evaluate the Effects of a Dietary Supplement on Children's Health and Development Outcomes.
A 6-month virtual two-armed randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial. Participants will take NuBest Tall Growth Protein Powder or a placebo daily.
- Conditions
- Height, Cognitive Function, Weight Gain
- Trial name
- NCT06704178
- Testing
- NuBest Tall Growth Protein Powder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NuBest
Cognitive Decline
The Impact of Exercise on Hippocampus-dependent Cognition and the Gut Microbiota
The NeuroFit study will be investigating the impact of exercise on global cognition, hippocampus-dependent memory function and the gut microbiota in a middle-aged population.
- Trial name
- NeuroFit (NCT05397990)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Alzheimer's Disease
Effect of REST in the Alzheimer Disease Continuum
The investigators assume that REST gene polymorphism affects REST protein concentration, and REST protein concentration in peripheral blood is related to cognitive function and hippocampus.
- Trial name
- ERADC (NCT03884023)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing
Liver Transplantation
Investigation of the Effects of Motor Cognitive Dual Task Exercises on Cognitive Function, Balance and Functional Capacity in Patients Who Have Undergone Liver Transplantation.
Liver transplantation is a life-saving treatment of choice for patients with acute or chronic liver failure. Liver transplantation is performed with a graft taken from a living donor or cadaver in patients with end-stage liver…
- Trial name
- NCT05909371
- Testing
- exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hasan Kalyoncu University
Healthy Volunteers, Cognitive Function
Self-regulation of Prefrontal Cortex During Emotional Cognitive Control
Deficits in emotional cognitive control are present in a number of clinical psychiatric populations including depression, anxiety, and PTSD.
- Trial name
- SPrC (NCT04543500)
- Testing
- Real-time functional magnetic resonance neurofeedback (rtfMRI-nf)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Inc.
ADHD, Dyslexia
Computerized Working Memory Training
Prior research has found that children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and reading difficulties (RD) are at an elevated risk of developing further cognitive deficits and developmental challenges.
- Trial name
- NCT06567444
- Testing
- Working memory intervention
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Education University of Hong Kong
Major Depressive Disorder
Switching From SSRI to Desvenlafaxine on Cognitive Functioning
Given the importance of cognitive function on depressed patients' treatment outcome and return to premorbid functioning, the effect of antidepressant drugs on cognition has become of primary concern.
- Trial name
- NCT03432221
- Testing
- Desvenlafaxine
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Corporacion Parc Tauli
COPD, Health Literacy
Health Literacy, Physical and Cognitive Function, Health-related Behaviors, and Quality of Life in COPD
Health literacy is important for controlling disease progression and living a healthy life with illness. High health literacy is associated with higher cognitive performance and lower health-related quality of life.
- Conditions
- COPD, Health Literacy, Health-Related Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06497816
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Perimenopause, Cognitive Function in Perimenopause
Cognitive Task Sensitivity in Perimenopause and Nutritional Status
Perimenopause is when you have symptoms of menopause but your periods have not stopped. Brain-related changes are just one of the many symptoms that occur, and changes to memory and concentration ("brain fog") are frequently…
- Trial name
- NCT07648667
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northumbria University
Healthy
Influence of Triflusal on Cognitive Functions in Subjects Under Chronic Stress
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the eNOS activating agent triflusal on episodic memory and cognitive functions in participants under chronic stress.
- Trial name
- Tricross-Basel (NCT02904109)
- Testing
- Triflusal
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dominique de Quervain, MD
Cognition, Mood
Genistein, Equol, Cognitive Function and Mood: Acute. (GECFAMa)
Isoflavones (ISF) are naturally occurring compounds that can provide protective benefits for certain domains of cognitive function.
- Trial name
- GECFAMa (NCT07742514)
- Testing
- Genistein, Equol
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Reading
Coronary Heart Disease, Image
Research on the Relationship Between Cognitive Function Changes and Cerebrovascular Health in Patients With Coronary Heart Disease
The purpose of this study is to elucidate the imaging mechanisms of cognitive function changes in patients with coronary heart disease before and after surgery or conservative treatment, and to evaluate and predict the…
- Trial name
- NCT05848934
- Testing
- magnetic resonance image, Neuropsychological scale
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine