Clinical trials: Cognitive Decline
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Alzheimer Disease
Neurodegenerative Alzheimer's Disease and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (NADALS) Basket Trial
This is an open-label, biomarker-driven basket trial of baricitinib in people with subjective cognitive disorder, mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease (AD), Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or asymptomatic carriers…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NADALS (NCT05189106)
- Testing
- Baricitinib
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
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
Diet Modification, Cognitive Decline
Multicultural Healthy Diet to Reduce Cognitive Decline
This is a pilot randomized controlled clinical trial is designed to investigate whether the Multicultural Healthy Diet (MHD), an anti-Inflammatory diet tailored to a multi-cultural population, can improve cognitive functioning in…
- Conditions
- Diet Modification, Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- MHD (NCT03240406)
- Testing
- Multicultural Healthy Diet, Usual Diet plus Self-Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 393 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Depression
Treatment Response of Geriatric Depression
The purpose of this study is to examine the relationship between brain electrical activity in elderly depressed patients and response to antidepressant medication treatment.
- Trial name
- ERP (NCT00754936)
- Testing
- Escitalopram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Down Syndrome
Evaluating The Efficacy And Safety Of Donepezil Hydrochloride (HCl) (Aricept) In Treating Cognitive Dysfunction Exhibited By Children With Down Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to determine whether donepezil HCl is effective and safe in improving cognitive dysfunction exhibited by children and adolescents with Down syndrome (DS).
- Trial name
- NCT00570128
- Testing
- Donepezil HCl
- Where
- 31 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- Eisai Inc.
Parkinson's Disease
Cognitive Decline in Non-demented PD
The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between attention and quality of life and how rivastigmine and atomoxetine alter attention in non-demented persons with Parkinson's disease (PD).
- Trial name
- NCT01340885
- Testing
- Strattera, Exelon
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Delirium
Recommendations and Alerting for Delirium Alleviation in Real-Time (RADAR)
This is a pilot randomized controlled trial that will test whether a multicomponent decision support system will improve the postoperative environment for neurocognitive and clinical recovery in older, high-risk surgical…
- Trial name
- NCT04007523
- Testing
- Family Support System, HELP Support System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Home-Based Dual-Task Training for Older Adults
This project is focused on conducting a home-based, thinking while moving exercise intervention for adults 65 years or older, who have mild cognitive impairment, that will integrate several effective training modalities including…
- Trial name
- NCT05108246
- Testing
- Dual-Task Exercise Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Memory Impairment Due to Corticosteroid Use, Hypomania Due to Corticosteroid Use
Clinical Trial of Lamotrigine to Reverse Cognitive Impairment in Chronic Corticosteroid-Treated Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine if lamotrigine therapy is associated with improvement in mood, memory and hippocampal size and function in patients receiving chronic corticosteroid therapy.
- Conditions
- Memory Impairment Due to Corticosteroid Use, Hypomania Due to Corticosteroid Use, Hippocampal Atrophy Due to Corticosteroid
- Trial name
- NCT00223262
- Testing
- Lamotrigine (Drug)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Dementia
A Trial to Evaluate the Effects of BCG in Adults With MCI and Mild-to-Moderate AD
A study of the effects of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunization on cerebrospinal fluid and blood-based biomarkers in older with mild cognitive impairment and mild-to-moderate to Alzheimer's disease.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Dementia, Moderate Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05004688
- Testing
- Biological/Vaccine: Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Steven E Arnold, MD
Traumatic Brain Injury, Fatigue
Treatment of Post-Traumatic Brain Injury (Post-TBI) Fatigue With Light Therapy
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of 4 weeks of daily light exposure in reducing Post-Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Fatigue immediately post-treatment and at a one-month follow up.
- Trial name
- NCT01725750
- Testing
- Bright White Light (BWL), Dim Red Light (DRL)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Preventing Loss of Independence Through Exercise (PLIÉ) in Persons With Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Nearly 1 in 10 older Americans have dementia, which is a devastating condition that leads to a progressive loss of independence and functional status.
- Trial name
- MCI PLIE (NCT03526146)
- Testing
- Behavioral: Preventing Loss of Independence through Exercise (PLIE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Alzheimer's Disease
Imaging Inflammation in Alzheimer's Disease
This study is being done to learn about inflammation and amyloid in Alzheimer's disease. A type of brain scan called a PET scan is used measure 1) inflammation and 2) abnormal accumulation of a the amount of a certain protein…
- Trial name
- NCT02831283
- Testing
- 11C-PBR28, 18F-Florbetaben, Lumbar puncture (optional)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Patrick Lao
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Dementia
The research objective of this study is to examine the efficacy of HD-tDCS to the preSMA/DACC region and its influence on verbal episodic memory in patients with MCI or dementia after 10 sessions of HD-tDCS.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT05270408
- Testing
- Active Transcranial direct current stimulation (STARStim 8)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Coronary Artery Disease, Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
Cerebral Oximetry and Neurocognitive Functions in Cardiosurgical Patients
It is previously reported that the cerebral oxygen desaturation during cardiac surgery is associated with an increased incidence of cognitive impairment.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction, Neurological Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT00917124
- Testing
- INVOS
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zagreb