Clinical trials: Cognitive Aging
Delirium, Alzheimer Disease
Improving the Recovery and Outcome Every Day After the ICU
Primary Specific Aim: Determine the effect of the combined physical exercise and cognitive training on the cognitive function of ICU survivors aged 50 and older.
- Trial name
- IMPROVE (NCT03095417)
- Testing
- Physical Exercise Intervention, Cognitive Training Intervention, Stretching Control
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 249 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
HIV, Aging
A Novel Neurorehabilitation Approach for Cognitive Aging With HIV
The goal of this study is to conduct a small, self-contained project to test the hypothesis that tDCS will augment SOP cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) in older HIV+ adults.
- Trial name
- HtDCS (NCT02391311)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
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
Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study for the Mind
The parent trial (COcoa Supplement and Multivitamin Outcomes Study, COSMOS; NCT02422745) is a randomized clinical trial of cocoa extract supplement (containing a total of 500 mg/d flavanols, including 80 mg.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, Aging
- Trial name
- COSMOS-Mind (NCT03035201)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,262 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Treatment, Placebo
The Cognitive Enhancing Effects of D-Cycloserine Among Non-Demented Elderly
The goal of this study is to determine whether a study medication (d-cycloserine) improves the ability of older adults to perform on tests of neuropsychological functioning.
- Trial name
- NCT01361633
- Testing
- d-cycloserine, Sugar Pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hartford Hospital
Aging
Effect of mTOR Inhibition and Other Metabolism Modulating Interventions on the Elderly
The ability to mount an effective immune response declines with age, leaving the elderly increasingly susceptible to infectious diseases and cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT02874924
- Testing
- Rapamycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Engagement, Patient, Mood
SimpleC Wellness Platform With Social Robot Interaction
This implementation study will be conducted to test a Socially-Assistive Robot (SAR) system for residents in an Assisted Living environment. The goal of the SAR system is to enhance social engagement and connectedness.
- Conditions
- Engagement, Patient, Mood, Quality of Life, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT05296239
- Testing
- SimpleC Wellness Platform with Social Robot Interaction
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- SimpleC, LLC
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
Older Adults, Physical Function
Curcumin and Function in Older Adults
This placebo-controlled RCT tests whether dietary supplementation with curcumin maintains or improves cognitive and physical function in older adults who are at high risk of functional decline due existing (mild) functional…
- Conditions
- Older Adults, Physical Function, Cognitive Function
- Trial name
- SPICE (NCT03085680)
- Testing
- Curcumin, microcrystalline cellulose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Post Operative Cognitive Dysfunction
Post-Operative Cognitive Dysfunction in Normal Aging Patients Undergoing Elective Orthopedic Surgery
Post-operative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a common concern for aging patients undergoing elective orthopedic surgery and significantly effects health outcomes.
- Trial name
- POCD (NCT04267328)
- Testing
- Elective Orthopedic Surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Aging, Healthy
ACTIVE: Advanced Cognitive Training for Independent and Vital Elderly
The purpose of the ACTIVE study was to test if cognitive training interventions could maintain functional independence in elders by improving basic mental abilities, with follow-up assessments through five years.
- Trial name
- ACTIVE (NCT00298558)
- Testing
- Cognitive Training
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,832 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carelon Research
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease
Promoting Adaptive Neuroplasticity in Mild Cognitive Impairment
The aging US population threatens to overwhelm our healthcare infrastructure, especially since the rate of Alzheimer's disease (AD) alone is expected to triple in the coming decades.
- Trial name
- NCT02155946
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) Soterix Medical Inc. tDCS unit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Health, Subjective, Disability, Evaluation
Ageing and Health. Spanish Longitudinal Study
Ageing with Health is a longitudinal cohort study aimed to examine trajectories of health, disability and wellbeing and their determinants for Spanish ageing population.
- Conditions
- Health, Subjective, Disability, Evaluation, Chronic Disease, Mental Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03343886
- Where
- 3 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 7,755 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación de Investigación Biomédica - Hospital Universitario de La Princesa
Aging
Revitalize Cognition: Near Infrared Stimulation in Older Adults
Changes in mood and cognition are common in older adulthood. Some studies have suggested that transcranial application of near-infrared (NIR) light may have enhancing effects on cognitive and mood status in young adults and…
- Trial name
- NCT02582593
- Testing
- MedX 1116 Rehab Console
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Dementia, Cognitive Dysfunction
A Relational Research Recruitment and Engagement Intervention for Cognitive Aging Research
Despite well-documented disparities in Alzheimer's disease and related dementia (AD) prevalence, incidence, treatment, and mortality, individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (e.g.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Cognitive Dysfunction, Alzheimer Disease, Lewy Body Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05444244
- Testing
- Relational Research Recruitment and Engagement Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 182 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Aging, Cognitive Aging
Impact of Music Improvisation Training on Cognitive Function in Older Adults
This project will develop and test the effects and mechanisms of a music improvisation training intervention on self-regulation of older adults with and without MCI.
- Conditions
- Aging, Cognitive Aging, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Training
- Trial name
- NCT05980286
- Testing
- Piano Improvisation, Music Listening
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Cognition, Aging
Cognition in the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of tamoxifen and raloxifene on cognitive aging in selected cognitively-healthy women.
- Trial name
- Co-STAR (NCT00687102)
- Testing
- tamoxifen, raloxifene
- Where
- 134 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,498 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University
Aged
Village Interactive Training and Learning Study
The purpose of this research study is to help scientists and health care providers learn more about preventing dementia and brain disease in older adults.
- Trial name
- VITAL (NCT01709799)
- Testing
- Exercise, Exergames, Cognitive Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Symptomatic Menopause, Cognitive Impairments
Attention & Memory Impairments in Menopausal Women
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a medication called Vyvanse® (lisdexamfetamine; LDX) has an impact on cognitive functioning, specifically measures of sustained attention, verbal encoding and recall and working…
- Trial name
- NCT01324024
- Testing
- Lisdexamfetamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Memory Loss, Cognitive Changes
Aging and Estrogen on Cortical Function
This study will focus on how estrogen affects parts of the brain associated with memory and how the effect of estrogen is altered with aging in postmenopausal women.
- Conditions
- Memory Loss, Cognitive Changes, Postmenopausal Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT01268046
- Testing
- Estradiol oral capsule, transderman estrogen patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital