Clinical trials: Cognitive Aging
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Effects of Remote-based Resistance Training on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Cognitive Function, and Quality of Life in Adults Living With Alzheimer's Disease and/or Related Dementias
The investigators aim to study the effects of a 24-week remote-based resistance exercise training program on cardiovascular disease risk factors, cognitive function, and quality of life in older adults living with mild cognitive…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Vascular, Lewy Body Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05004558
- Testing
- Remote-based Resistance Exercise Training
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Drexel University
Cerebrovascular Circulation
Blood Brain Flow and Exercise
Cerebral vasodilator responses to CO2 will be measured in young healthy adults, healthy sedentary older adults, and healthy exercise trained older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02653638
- Testing
- Control, Indomethacin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Patient Compliance
Cognitive Regulation Training and Exercise
The purpose of this study is to compare CORTEX (Cognitive Regulation Training and Exercise), a multi-faceted, general and exercise-specific cognitive training program plus a 4-month exercise program, to an attention-control…
- Trial name
- CORTEX (NCT01837004)
- Testing
- CORTEX
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 133 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Long-Term Memory Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Wayfinding Intervention and Long-Term Memory
Therapeutic treatment is yet available for declining memory, which is an impairment affecting the quality of life for many older adults and patients with cognitive impairment.
- Trial name
- Quest-Tablet (NCT05625425)
- Testing
- LabyrinthVR software, Labyrinth Tablet software, Labyrinth VR wireless
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Aging
Cognitive Enhancement and Risk-reduction Through Exercise for Brain-Related Outcomes
As the population ages, it is also growing more diverse. Twelve percent of older Latinos are currently diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (AD), and it is estimated that the number of Latinos with AD will increase by 832% by 2060.
- Trial name
- CEREBRO (NCT05588778)
- Testing
- BAILAMOS™ @home/en casa, ¡En Forma y Fuerte! @home/en casa
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Aging, Sarcopenia
Effect of Immunocal® With Exercise Versus Casein With Exercise on Aging Processes in Elderly Persons
Aging is typically associated with a decrease in skeletal muscle mass and muscle function, which contributes decisively to disability in old age and to the loss of quality of life.Resistance exercise can increase muscle strength…
- Trial name
- NCT00935610
- Testing
- Immunocal, Casein
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Immunotec Inc.
Aging, Age-related Cognitive Decline
The Effects of Strawberry Supplementation on Memory and Gait Among Over-weight Older Adults
This study is being conducted to assess the effect of dietary strawberry supplementation on cognition and mobility in obese middle-aged and older adults.
- Conditions
- Aging, Age-related Cognitive Decline, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03162913
- Testing
- Strawberry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Healthy Aging
cMIND AI Web Tool Usability Study (Hong Kong)
This study is testing a new web-based tool that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help older adults in Hong Kong check how healthy their Cantonese-style meals are for brain health.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Healthy Aging, Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT07735013
- Testing
- Web-Based AI Dietary Assessment System
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Alzheimer Disease
PET Changes in Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
The purpose of this study is to identify the earliest predictors of memory and brain deterioration in pre-clinical Alzheimer's disease using positron emission tomography (PET) to monitor brain glucose metabolism.
- Trial name
- NCT00094913
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Safety, Peripheral Neuropathy
Xanamem™ in Healthy Elderly Subjects
Xanamem™ is being developed as a potential drug for Alzheimer's disease. This study drug has been designed to change the cortisol levels in the brain. Cortisol is a naturally occurring hormone in the body.
- Conditions
- Safety, Peripheral Neuropathy, Cortisol, Central Nervous System
- Trial name
- XanaHES (NCT03830762)
- Testing
- Xanamem
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Actinogen Medical
Healthy, Cognitive Function 1, Social
Active Gains in Brain Using Exercise During Aging
AGUEDA (Active Gains in brain using Exercise During Aging) is a randomized controlled trial designed to examine the effects of a 24-week resistance exercise program on brain health in cognitively normal adults between 65-80 years…
- Trial name
- AGUEDA (NCT05186090)
- Testing
- 24-week resistance exercise program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Granada
Aging, Alzheimer Disease
Heart Rate and Breathing Effects on Attention and Memory
In the current study, we will examine how daily paced breathing affects plasma amyloid beta levels and the rate of learning in older adults.
- Conditions
- Aging, Alzheimer Disease, Age-related Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- HeartBEAM (NCT05602220)
- Testing
- Brain training, Paced breathing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Alzheimer's Disease, Plaque, Amyloid
Cognitive Health in Ageing Register: Investigational, Observational and Trial Studies in Dementia Research: Prospective Readiness Cohort Study
The purpose of this study is to prospectively investigate the longitudinal change of the components of the Preclinical Alzheimer Cognitive Composite (PACC) and the components (index scores) of the Repeatable Battery for the…
- Trial name
- CHARIOT:PRO (NCT02114372)
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Age Related Cognitive Decline, Alzheimer's Disease
n-3 PUFA for Vascular Cognitive Aging
Brain scans can help identify changes that appear to increase risk for cognitive decline and dementia. Some of these brain changes are thought to reflect actual damage to the small blood vessels that support normal brain…
- Conditions
- Age Related Cognitive Decline, Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Dementia, Endothelial Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT01953705
- Testing
- Omega 3 PUFA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
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
Cognition Disorders, Brain Pathology
A Precision Rehabilitation Approach to Counteract Age-Related Cognitive Declines
This study examines the behavioral, molecular, and structural biomarkers of brain health that will allow for the stratification of individuals according to their "cognitive signature" and function.
- Conditions
- Cognition Disorders, Brain Pathology, Physical Disability, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- CogEx (NCT03696082)
- Testing
- Aerobic Activity, Resistance Training, Yoga
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Aging, Dementia
Feasibility of A Smartphone Application Intervention in Community Settings: A Pretest-Posttest Pilot Study
The objective of this project is to test the feasibility of using a smartphone app in a community setting through collaborating with community-based organizations.
- Conditions
- Aging, Dementia, Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- NCT07313540
- Testing
- utmbHealthyBrain Smartphone App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Healthy Aging
Uncovering the Cognitive and Neural Mechanisms Underlying Cognitive Time
Time processing, the ability to process and encode temporal information, is essential for cognitive functioning and for a large number of daily life activities.
- Trial name
- TIMES (NCT06349213)
- Testing
- FDOPA injection before PET imaging, Time perception tasks, fMRI imaging
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Healthy Aging
Signal Propagation and Its Relationship to Cognitive Performance in the Aging Human Brain (Focus or Spread)
In the next three decades, the world's population over 60 years old is expected to more than double its size. Even in the absence of an obvious pathology (i.e., healthy aging), advancing age is typically associated with a…
- Trial name
- NCT04361760
- Testing
- single-puls TMS
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Aging, Chronic Disease
Active Ageing and Health
Background: 36% of the Italian population will have more than 65 years in 2050. The European Union has indicated among its priorities to increase research on active aging.
- Conditions
- Aging, Chronic Disease, Cognitive Decline, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT03858114
- Testing
- Mild-to-moderate physical activity, Cultural group program
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cagliari