Clinical trials: Cognitive
Advance Care Planning, Palliative Care
Palliative Care for Persons With ADRD and CI in SNF
Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) are serious, life limiting illnesses with no known cure. Dementia is the fifth-leading cause of death in older adults and the majority of people with advanced dementia die in…
- Conditions
- Advance Care Planning, Palliative Care, Skilled Nursing Facility, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT05308004
- Testing
- Palliative Care Consultation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Bipolar Disorder
Research Study of Bipolar Mood Symptoms and Cognitive Problems
This is a sixteen week, randomized, double-blind add-on study of valacyclovir versus placebo in approximately 60 outpatients meeting diagnostic criteria according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)…
- Trial name
- NCT00428298
- Testing
- Valacyclovir
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Alzheimer Disease
Imaging Tau in Alzheimer's Disease and Normal Aging
This study is being done to learn about tau tangles in Alzheimer's disease. A type of positron emission tomography (PET) scan is used to measure the abnormal accumulation of protein called tau in the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT03373604
- Testing
- 18F-MK-6240, Lumbar Puncture (optional)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Patrick Lao
Anorexia Nervosa
Shifting Perspectives: Enhancing Outcomes in Anorexia Nervosa With CRT
Anorexia Nervosa is a serious life-threatening illness with a typical age of onset in adolescence; if not effectively treated, it has the potential to significantly impact adolescent development and quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT03928028
- Testing
- Cognitive Remediation Therapy, Family Based Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 177 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Sedentary Behavior, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Combined Effects of Prolonged Sitting and Mental Stress on the Cardiovascular System
Prolonged sitting may pose a public health risk through its effects on the cardiovascular system, and may lead to impaired whole-body cardiovascular health, which includes both vascular and cerebrovascular function.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Mental Stress, Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- NCT04207333
- Testing
- Mental Arithmetic Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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
Schizophrenia
Cognitive Adaptive Training for Improving Medication Adherence, Symptoms, and Function in People With Schizophrenia
This study will compare the effectiveness of three treatments in improving medication adherence, symptoms, and function in people with schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- NCT00455663
- Testing
- Cognitive Adaptation Training, Pharm-Cognitive Adaptation Training, Treatment as usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Multimorbidity, Cognitive Impairments
Video-Enhanced Care Management for Medically Complex Veterans
The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a 12-week care management program for medically complex Veterans with cognitive impairment, delivered via telephone or videoconferencing.
- Trial name
- NCT02962687
- Testing
- Care management via videoconference, Care management via telephone calls
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Deprescribing in Patients Living With Dementia With Caregiver and Provider Nudges
The objectives of this study are to demonstrate the feasibility of implementing a deprescribing nudge intervention using pragmatic methods, confirm that outcomes can be feasibly measured and evaluated at scale in a subsequent…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT06347172
- Testing
- Nudge Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 262 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Schizophrenia
Effects of Weekly Dosing of D-cycloserine on Cognitive Function in Individuals With Schizophrenia
The study aims to assess the effects of single dose and repeated weekly dosing of 50mg d-cycloserine versus placebo on cognitive and memory functioning in schizophrenia patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00455702
- Testing
- d-cycloserine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
HIV Infections
Clinical Trial of CNS-targeted HAART (CIT2)
CIT2 is a strategy for targeting HAART (Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy) to the CNS (Central Nervous System) in patients with HIV associated neurocognitive impairment (HNCI).
- Trial name
- NCT00624195
- Testing
- FDA Approved Antiretroviral Therapy (see list below)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Oxidative Stress, Cognition Disorders
The Effect of Dexmedetomidine Infusion on Post-operative Cognitive Function and Oxidative Stress in Cardiac Surgery
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of dexmedetomidine in reducing postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) in cardiac surgical patients which use cardiopulmonary bypass machine (CPB).
- Trial name
- NCT03054857
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Chulalongkorn University
Epilepsy
Perampanel Titration and Cognitive Effects
The objective of this study is to determine whether there are any differences in the cognitive abilities and/or behavioral response of normal healthy volunteers across different titration rates of perampanel.
- Trial name
- NCT04417907
- Testing
- Perampanel 1 week titration, Perampanel 2 week titration, Perampanel 4mg
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kimford Jay Meador
Aging, Depression
Cognitive Enhancement in Depression (The COG-D Study)
This study will investigate whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) enhances the effects of computerized cognitive training in older adults with recurrent depression (2 or more lifetime episodes; either current or…
- Conditions
- Aging, Depression, Cognitive Symptom
- Trial name
- NCT05400512
- Testing
- Cognitive Training, tDCS (active stimulation)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Paranoid Schizophrenia
MK0249 for the Treatment of Cognitive Impairment in Patients With Schizophrenia (0249-016)
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and effectiveness of an investigational drug MK0249 for the treatment of the cognitive impairment in patients with schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- NCT00506077
- Testing
- MK0249
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Alcohol Drinking, Veterans
Cost Effectiveness of Combined Contingency Management and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Alcohol Use Disorder
Alcohol contributes to 88,000 deaths and costs an estimated $223 billion annually in the United States. Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is highly prevalent in veterans.
- Trial name
- NCT03987581
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mobile Contingency Management (mCM), Long-term incentive
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Alzheimer's Disease
Effectiveness of Florbetapir (18F) PET Imaging in Changing Patient Management and the Relationship Between Scan Status and Cognitive Decline
This study is designed to determine the effectiveness of florbetapir (18F) in changing patient management and to evaluate the association between scan status and cognitive decline.
- Trial name
- NCT01703702
- Testing
- florbetapir (18F)
- Where
- 57 sites in United States, France and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 641 people
- Sponsor
- Avid Radiopharmaceuticals
Traumatic Brain Injury, Word Finding Difficulty
Treating Civilian Traumatic Brain Injury With High Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (ciTBI-HDtDCS)
The purpose of the study is to test whether low level electric stimulation, called transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), on the part of the brain (i.e., pre-supplementary motor area) thought to aid in memory will…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Word Finding Difficulty, Acquired Brain Injury, Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- NCT05408975
- Testing
- Active Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
Alzheimer's Disease
Efficacy and Safety of Filgrastim in Alzheimer's Disease
Filgrastim (G-CSF) is widely used for treatment of patients who have a deficiency of white blood cells. It is also routinely used to stimulate and mobilize stem/progenitor cells for bone marrow transplantation.
- Trial name
- FFAD (NCT01617577)
- Testing
- G-CSF; filgrastim
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Patient Priorities Care Among Persons Living With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
The goal of this pragmatic, embedded clinical trial is to analyze the implementation of Patient Priorities Care in primary care and geriatrics clinics with patients living with dementia or mild cognitive impairment.
- Trial name
- IN-TX-PPC (NCT06001775)
- Testing
- Patient Priorities Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 178 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University