Clinical trials: Cognitive
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Evaluation of Web-based Training to Educate Physicians in the Methods of Interpreting Florbetapir-PET Scans
This study will investigate the performance of physician readers trained to read florbetapir-PET scans using electronic media training.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT01550549
- Testing
- florbetapir F 18
- Volunteers
- 151 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Anxiety, Stress
Cluster-randomized Controlled Trial of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Effects on Anxiety and Stress
To understand the potential effectiveness of a 4 week Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy intervention delivered using a smartphone application for reducing anxiety and stress within college students.
- Trial name
- NCT06019299
- Testing
- Mindfulness Practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 289 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Cognitive Aging
A 14 Week Study of Mindfulness Effects on Attentional Control in Older Adults
Attentional control, or individuals' ability to choose which stimuli in the environment they attend to and which they ignore, declines with older age.
- Trial name
- MACS (NCT02714426)
- Testing
- Mindfulness-inspired treatment, Brain health
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Cognitive Aging, Adverse Childhood Experiences
Physical Exercise for Augmenting Cognitive Health (PEACH)
PEACH is a pilot project which is being conducted to determine the feasibility and acceptability of a 12-week home-based exercise intervention among Black and African American adults.
- Trial name
- PEACH (NCT04922710)
- Testing
- Home-based aerobic exercise
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Jamaica
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Insomnia
SIESTA: Sleep Intervention to Enhance Cognitive Status and Reduce Beta Amyloid
The objective of this study is to compare the efficacy of a sleep intervention on improving cognitive function in older adults with symptoms of insomnia, determine the association between change in sleep measures and change in…
- Trial name
- NCT03954210
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I), Sleep and Lifestyle Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Cognitive Dysfunction
Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction as Geriatric Syndrome
This study is testing cognitive function before and after the surgery, with patient's informed consent. Patients of interest are 65 year or older, undergoing surgery in general or regional anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT05648890
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 203 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tomas Bata Hospital, Czech Republic
Schizophrenia
Clinical Trial of Tolcapone for Cognition in Schizophrenia
This study will evaluate whether Tolcapone improves cognition in healthy volunteers as well as patients with schizophrenia. Talcapone is a drug that has been FDA approved for Attention Deficit Disorder and allegedly increase the…
- Trial name
- NCT00044083
- Testing
- Tolcapone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Smoking Cessation
Cognitive Remediation With D-Cycloserine
One hundred seventy-five eligible participants will be enrolled with aim of randomizing 60 to a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of D-cycloserine added to cue-exposure treatment to prevent relapse to smoking.
- Trial name
- NCT01399866
- Testing
- D-cycloserine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Cognition
A Clinical Trial to Study the Impact of a Nutritional Beverage on Tests of Memory in Healthy Preschool Age Children
The effect of supplementation using both protein and multiple micronutrients in preschool age children on cognitive performance and growth is unknown.
- Trial name
- NCT02177942
- Testing
- Test beverage powder (High Proteins and added micronutrients), Control beverage powder (Low protein and no added micronutrients)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 528 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, PTSD
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Increase CPAP Adherence in Veterans With PTSD
Approximately 20 million Americans suffer from Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) creating risks for major health problems, including dementia, heart attack, and stroke.
- Conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, PTSD, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT02641496
- Testing
- CBT-OSA, Sleep Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Autism, Asperger's Syndrome
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Anxiety Disorders in Adolescents With Autism
Due to the considerable prevalence of anxiety in youth with autism spectrum disorders, this study seeks to establish the efficacy of a modified cognitive behavioral therapy protocol in 50 adolescents versus other available…
- Conditions
- Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified, Generalized Anxiety Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT01563003
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Treatment as usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
A Longitudinal Evaluation of a Radiotracer for Use in Tau Tracking
This is a longitudinal, observational study evaluating the imaging characteristics of the tau PET radioligand [18F]MK-6240 in Alzheimer's disease (AD), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Healthy Volunteer (HV) subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT03919669
- Testing
- All Subjects
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Impairment
Study of Nasal Insulin to Fight Forgetfulness - Device Study
The SNIFF Device study will involve using a device to administer insulin through each participant's nose or intra-nasally. Insulin is a hormone that is produced in the body.
- Trial name
- NCT03857321
- Testing
- Insulin, intranasal nebulizer-like device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Aging, Cognitive Function Abnormal
Executive Functioning Training Study
Cognitive aging in people with HIV (PWH) is of increasing concern for several reasons: 1) between 52%-59% of PWH experience cognitive impairment known as HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND) which impacts everyday…
- Conditions
- Aging, Cognitive Function Abnormal, Cognitive Performance, Cognitive Training
- Trial name
- EFT (NCT05598047)
- Testing
- Executive Functioning Training
- Volunteers
- 119 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Falls (Accidents) in Old Age
Evaluating Technology-Based Fall Prevention Interventions
Approximately one in three older adults fall annually and it is the primary cause of traumatic injury in older adults. While exercise and balance programs have been shown to be effective in reducing fall risk, maintaining…
- Trial name
- FaCT2 (NCT03190460)
- Testing
- Cognitive Training, Technology-based Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
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
Epilepsy
Comparison of the Cognitive and Behavioral Effects of Eslicarbazepine Acetate and Carbamazepine in Healthy Adults
Double-blind, randomized, two period crossover comparison of the cognitive and behavioral effects of Eslicarbazepine acetate and Carbamazepine in healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT02912364
- Testing
- Eslicarbazepine, Carbamazepine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Healthy Volunteers
Temporal Interference Methods for Non-invasive Deep Brain Stimulation, Study 1.1
In its totality, this grant aims to develop a line of research using temporal interference (TI) electrical neurostimulation technology to understand the causal role of deep brain structures in cognition.
- Trial name
- NCT07215299
- Testing
- Temporal Interference (TI) Electrical Stimulation - NAcc TI Active, Temporal Interference (TI) Electrical Stimulation - NAcc No-TI Active
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Early Intervention in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) With Curcumin + Bioperine
This is an additional study to the primary Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) study (LSU#H04-049; NCT00243451)that is underway of PET detection of Mild Cognitive Impairment.
- Trial name
- NCT00595582
- Testing
- curcumin + bioperine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center Shreveport
Cognitive Impairment
Phenytoin for Memory Impairment Secondary to Megestrol
This study is designed to test if megestrol acetate induces changes in declarative memory in healthy controls and if pre-administration of phenytoin can ameliorate any induced cognitive impairments.
- Trial name
- NCT02595723
- Testing
- Phenytoin 200 mg capsule, Megestrol 800 mg liquid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center