Clinical trials: Cognitive Changes
Cognitive Change, Physical Performance
Coginitve and Physical Functions in Geriatric İndividuals
The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between cognitive functions with physical performance, grip strength, walking speed, mobility, and frailty in geriatric individuals.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Change, Physical Performance, Frailty, Mobility
- Trial name
- NCT06400134
- Testing
- Cognitive Function, Physical Performance, Grip Strength
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Time-in-bed Restriction in Older Adults With Sleep Difficulties With and Without Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
Dementia caused by Alzheimer's disease affects approximately 5.6 million adults over age 65, with costs expected to rise from $307 billion to $1.5 trillion over the next 30 years.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Sleep, Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- ALPS (NCT05138848)
- Testing
- Time in Bed Restriction, Sleep Schedule
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Cognitive Change, Well-Being, Psychological
Impact of GPT Use on Essay Writing Performance and Cognitive Abilities
The goal of this randomized controlled lab experiment is to examine if using generated artificial intelligence (AI) technology will affect people's academic performance and cognitive abilities in the context of analytical writing…
- Trial name
- NCT06511102
- Testing
- GPT Support
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Heidelberg
Sleep, Sleep Deprivation
Resilience to Sleep Deprivation and Changes in Sleep Architecture in Shoonya Meditators
This study aims to investigate the effect of a 15-minute meditation practice on sleep architecture and high-frequency Heart Rate Variability (HF-HRV), as well as cognitive performance after both a well-rested and sleep-deprived…
- Conditions
- Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- REST (NCT05026541)
- Testing
- Nap Practitioners, Shoonya Meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Post-Operative Cognitive Decline in Older Adults
Study To Analyze Memory/Thinking Problems In Older Adults After Surgery
The purpose of the study is to examine specific neuroimaging predictors of memory and executive decline in older adults at various stages after total knee replacement surgery.
- Trial name
- POCD (NCT01786577)
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Cognitive assessment testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Tetraplegia, Hypothermia
Body Temperature in Persons With Tetraplegia When Exposed to Cold
The ability to maintain normal body core temperature (Tcore = 98.6°F) is impaired in persons with tetraplegia. Despite the known challenges to the ability of persons with spinal cord injury (SCI) to maintain Tcore, and the…
- Conditions
- Tetraplegia, Hypothermia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT01822535
- Testing
- Midodrine hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center
BDNF, Cognitive Performance
Acute Neurochemical and Cognitive Changes After HIIT vs MICT/LICT
This study examines whether the intensity of a single running session changes a blood marker related to brain health (brain-derived neurotrophic factor, BDNF), blood lactate, and performance on a short thinking task that measures…
- Conditions
- BDNF, Cognitive Performance, Lactate, Exercise Intensity
- Trial name
- ANCCR (NCT07379879)
- Testing
- Low Intensity Exercise, Moderate-Intensity Continuous Exercise, High-Intensity Interval Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aksaray University Training and Research Hospital
Sleep Disturbance, Cognitive Change
Integrating Systematic Data of Geriatric Medicine to Explore the Solution for Health Aging
This project aims to build up the comprehensive database of geriatric medicine for local Taiwanese.
- Conditions
- Sleep Disturbance, Cognitive Change, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT04207502
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 Infection
Physical and Cognitive Impairments in People Suffering From Long COVID
Of the 1,900,000 Canadians who have been infected by COVID-19, 8 to 15% will continue to experience COVID-19 related symptoms well after 12 weeks. The persistence of such symptoms is now defined as "long COVID" syndrome.
- Conditions
- COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Corona Virus Infection, Physical Disability
- Trial name
- NCT05216536
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Attention Impaired, Cognitive Change
The Influence of Mindfulness Meditation Retreat on Attention to Internal Experience
Although attention is thought to have a definitive functional role in mindfulness meditation training and its salutary mechanisms of action, extant empirical evidence is mixed and limited.
- Conditions
- Attention Impaired, Cognitive Change, Mental Health Issue
- Trial name
- NCT04749264
- Testing
- Mindfulness meditation retreat
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Haifa
Cognitive Change
Cerebral Excitability and Cognitive Performance
This study investigates the perceptual and cognitive influences of low-intensity electrical brain stimulation (transcranial direct current stimulation; tDCS), versus control (sham) conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT03807934
- Testing
- Stimulation via Soterix Medical or Neuroelectrics noninvasive brain stimulation systems
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Obesity
Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Approach to Addressing Overweight and Obesity Among Qatari Youth
Levels of overweight and obesity have reached alarming proportions in Qatar and other Gulf nations. In Qatar, the need to establish national strategies for the prevention and treatment of obesity has been recognized in the new…
- Trial name
- NCT02972164
- Testing
- Weight loss program for school children
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 799 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Qatar University
Psychological Stress, Anxiety
Mindfulness Training in U.S. Army Cohorts
This project aims to contextualize delivery of mindfulness training to U.S. Army personnel, evaluate its effectiveness on measures of executive functions and psychological well-being, and determine best practices for its delivery.
- Conditions
- Psychological Stress, Anxiety, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT03310112
- Testing
- 4-week MBAT, 2-week MBAT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Mood, Cognitive Change
OxPALM: Oxford Study on Probiotics and Low Mood
Probiotics are live bacteria which have been suggested to have beneficial effects not only on gut function but also on psychological and cognitive functioning.
- Trial name
- NCT03801655
- Testing
- Bio-Kult
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Cognitive Impairment
Changes in Cognition During a 24-h Simulated Military Operation
Sustained military operations (SUSOPs) result in psychological stress and cognitive dysfunction, which may be related to the recruitment of classical monocytes into the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT04250480
- Testing
- beta-alanine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Cognitive Change, Mood
Effect of PeakATP on Mood, Reaction Time and Cognition
Oral ATP disodium (adenosine 5'- triphosphate disodium) is a commercially available product available alone and as a constituent in a number of sports supplements that is purported to maintain ATP levels and improve performance…
- Trial name
- NCT05100589
- Testing
- PeakATP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Cognitive Change
Effect of a Fermented Dairy Food With Probiotics on Mental Performance
Single-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study with two study groups. One group will consume a product with functional ingredients and the other group will consume a placebo product.
- Trial name
- ShotRM (NCT05323825)
- Testing
- Probiotic
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Spinal Cord Injuries, Neuropathic Pain
Identifying Body Awareness-related Brain Network Changes During Cognitive Multisensory Rehabilitation for Reduced Neuropathic Pain in People With Spinal Cord Injury
Many adults with spinal cord injury (SCI) suffer from long-term debilitating neuropathic pain. Available treatments, including opioids, are ineffective at eliminating this pain.
- Trial name
- NCT04706208
- Testing
- Cognitive Multisensory Therapy, Usual Care, Clinical Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Cognitive Change
Decision Making in Video Games
The purpose of this study is to determine whether anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) applied to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex induces approach motivation, and whether anodal tDCS applied to the right…
- Trial name
- NCT03869489
- Testing
- Anodal left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex tDCS stimulation, Anodal right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex tDCS stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Modification of Cerebral Activity of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Patients During Cognitive and Behavioral Therapy
Obsessive compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a frequent psychiatric disorder. Obsessions and compulsions are the two manifestations of this disease.
- Trial name
- TOC TOC (NCT01331876)
- Testing
- Cognitive and behavioral Therapy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France