Clinical trials: Cognitive Control
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Parkinson Disease
A Systematic Investigation of Phonetic Complexity Effects on Articulatory Motor Performance in Progressive Dysarthria
The goal is to improve the fundamental knowledge about articulatory motor performance in people with Lou Gehrig's disease (also known as ALS) and Parkinson's disease (PD), in order to develop more sensitive assessments for…
- Trial name
- NCT03613038
- Testing
- Phonetic complexity effects on speech motor performance
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Adolescence, Caffeine
Effects of Caffeine on Sleep-wake Regulation in Teenagers
The aim is to quantify the effects of one dose of caffeine (compared to placebo) on sleep and wakefulness in adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT04321785
- Testing
- Caffeine
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carolin Reichert
Mental Competency, Urinary Bladder, Overactive
The Effect of Anticholinergics on Cognitive Function in the Elderly
Anticholinergic medication is used to treat overactive bladder (OAB). A known side effect of this medication is cognitive dysfunction.
- Conditions
- Mental Competency, Urinary Bladder, Overactive, Cognitive Function
- Trial name
- ACE (NCT01922115)
- Testing
- Trospium Chloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Dementia
Placebo-Controlled Crossover Study to Evaluate Donepezil and MK-3134 for Reversal of Cognitive Impairment Associated With Scopolamine Administration (3134-005)(COMPLETED)
The drug, scopolamine, can result in short-term impairments of cognitive function, attention, and memory that resemble those seen in aging and Alzheimer's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT01181310
- Testing
- C: MK-3134 25 mg + Scopolamine 0.5 mg, D: Donepezil 10 mg + Scopolamine 0.5 mg, E: Combo: Donepezil 10 mg + MK-3134 25 mg + Scopolamine 0.5 mg
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Headache Disorders, Headache
Effectiveness of a Cognitive and Physical Intervention to Reduce Head and Muscle Pain in Working Communities
The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a workplace cognitive and physical program (Intervention), in reducing the frequency of head and neck pain
- Conditions
- Headache Disorders, Headache, Neck Pain, Shoulder Pain
- Trial name
- NCT00457496
- Testing
- Cognitive, behavioral, exercise
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Turin, Italy
Healthy
Effects of Modafinil, Caffeine and Methylphenidate in Healthy Volunteers
In this study the investigators compare three stimulants to each other. The effects of these agents on cognitive performance (eg, attention and memory) and on the brain are being measured.
- Trial name
- MKM (NCT02071615)
- Testing
- Methylphenidate 20 mg tablet given once by mouth, modafinil 200mg tablet given once by mouth, caffein 200mg tablet given once by mouth
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Major Depression
Modulation of Cognitive Control by Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Insufficient cognitive control over emotional distracters is characteristic for major depressive disorder (MDD). Hypoactivation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC) is associated with this deficit.
- Trial name
- NCT01652391
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS); DC-STIMULATOR (NeuroConn GmbH, Ilmenau, Germany)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Cognitive Change
The Cognitive Effects of 6 Weeks Administration With a Probiotic
The purpose of this study is to investigate the cognitive and mood effects of a probiotic dietary supplement when taken daily for 42 days in healthy older adults aged 65+
- Trial name
- NCT03601559
- Testing
- Lactobacillus paracasei Lpc-37
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northumbria University
Age-related Cognitive Decline
Cognitive Engagement and Aging Mind
The purpose of this research is to examine whether and to what extent training of different types of cognitive engagement will improve performance on fluid cognitive abilities that typically decline with age.
- Trial name
- NCT05924490
- Testing
- Real-time strategy-based videogame training, Semantic Knowledge training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
Healthy Young Adults
Investigating the Inverted-U Relationship Between Cognitive Performance and Plasma Epinephrine
Abstract Although acute resistance exercise has been suggested to enhance inhibitory control, a critical component of executive function, the mechanism by which acute exercise influences inhibitory control is unclear and there…
- Trial name
- NCT05407259
- Testing
- Resistance exercise
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan Normal University
Cognitive Function
Radicle Clarity: A Study of Health and Wellness Products on Mental Clarity and Health Outcomes
A randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled direct-to-consumer study of health and wellness products on mental clarity and other health outcomes
- Trial name
- NCT05652725
- Testing
- Clarity Active Study Product 1.1 Usage, Clarity Active Study Product 2.1 Usage, Clarity Active Study Product 3.1 Usage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,826 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radicle Science
Physical Inactivity, Walking
Daily Goal Setting to Increase Everyday Physical Activity and Promote Cognitive Health in Midlife
The purpose of this study is to determine whether interaction with an adaptive Fitbit-based goal setting application can increase levels of everyday light intensity physical activity in middle-aged adults.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Walking, Cognitive Health, Self-regulation
- Trial name
- NCT05826379
- Testing
- Adaptive Daily Goal Setting, Interim Goal Prompt
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center