Clinical trials: Cognitive Deficiencies
Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Neuromuscular Scoliosis
Kids With Iron Deficiency and Scoliosis
This study is a randomized controlled trial of preoperative oral iron supplementation, to identify whether iron deficiency is a modifiable risk factor for adverse surgical outcomes such as red blood cell transfusion and…
- Conditions
- Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Neuromuscular Scoliosis, Perioperative/Postoperative Complications, Iron Deficiencies
- Trial name
- KIDS (NCT06042699)
- Testing
- Oral ferrous sulfate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 275 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration, Aging
Social Cognition in Ageing and in Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
The purpose of this study is to examine the age and the neurodegenerative disease effects on social cognition. Secondary goals are to better understand the relationships between different component of social cognition, executive…
- Trial name
- COSIMAGE (NCT01962064)
- Testing
- Cognitive assessment, Brain imaging examination MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Retinal Imaging in Neurodegenerative Disease
This study aims to develop and evaluate biomarkers using non-invasive optical coherence tomography (OCT) and OCT angiography (OCTA) as well as ultra-widefield (UWF) fundus photography to assess the structure and function of the…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Parkinson's Disease, Multiple Sclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT03233646
- Testing
- Retinal and Choroidal Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Iron Deficiency, Lead Poisoning
Iron Fortification Trail Using NaFeEDTA in Iron Deficient Lead-exposed Children
In a cross-sectional study allotted by the ethical committee of the ETH Zurich, we are investigating the extent of anemia, iron deficiency and lead intoxication in young children.
- Trial name
- NCT01573013
- Testing
- iron fortified biscuits
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 457 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
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
Anemia, Iron-Deficiency
Iron Supplementation of Marginally Low Birth Weight Infants
Iron is essential for brain development and there is a well established association between iron deficiency in infants and poor neurological development. In Sweden, about 5% of newborns have low birth weight (< 2500 g).
- Conditions
- Anemia, Iron-Deficiency, Child Behavior Disorders, Cognitive Manifestations
- Trial name
- JOHN (NCT00558454)
- Testing
- Iron
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
A Composite MR Neuroimaging Marker for Alzheimer's Disease
The purpose of this study is to use a functional MRI (fMRI) index to compare the brain activity of healthy volunteers to that of people with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's disease.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Frontotemporal Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT01615666
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Alzheimer's Disease
Topography Staging and Dual Phase Image Quantification of Tau PET in Cognitive Impairment Subjects
A second-generation tau PET image tracer 18F-PM-PBB3 (APN-1607 or MNI-958) has been developed by National Institute of Radiological Sciences. The new tracer solved the off-target binding issue.
- Trial name
- NCT04169126
- Testing
- F-18 PMPBB3
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Anemia, Iron Deficiency, Vitamin A Deficiency
Iron and Vitamin A in School Children
The WHO recommended intermittent iron supplementation as a strategy for prevention of anemia and iron deficiency among school age children.
- Conditions
- Anemia, Iron Deficiency, Vitamin A Deficiency, Cognitive Development, Helminthic Infection
- Trial name
- IronVitA (NCT04137354)
- Testing
- Intermittent iron supplement, High-dose Vitamin A supplement
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 504 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Ondine Syndrome, Healthy
Cognitive Consequences of an Activation of the Cortical Drive to Breath (VENTIPSY)
The purpose of the study is to measure the negative cognitive consequences of the ventilation under pathological or experimental cortical drive to breath.
- Conditions
- Ondine Syndrome, Healthy, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Trial name
- VENTIPSY (NCT03095729)
- Testing
- Neuropsychological tests
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Association pour le Développement et l'Organisation de la Recherche en Pneumologie et sur le Sommeil
Alzheimer Disease, Stroke
Assessment of Social-emotional Functioning in Neurological Diseases
Empathy, defined as the ability to understand others emotions, is a fundamental concept in social interactions. It is a psychological phenomenon involving various separable components : (i) the ability to feel and imagine the…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Stroke, Parkinson's Disease, Lewy Body Dementia
- Trial name
- Emotion (NCT01339130)
- Testing
- Computerized tests and Electrophysiological measurements
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 177 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Vascular Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease, Fronto-temporal Dementia
The Influence of Vascular Burden, Amyloid Plaque and Tau Protein in Patients With Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Dementia With Tauopathy
Background and objects Amyloid plaques and tau protein are the landmarks of neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease (AD). On the other hand, it is reported that cerebral ischemia may induce amyloid plaques and tau protein…
- Trial name
- NCT04309253
- Testing
- PMPBB3, AV45
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
The Healthy Patterns Sleep Study
The Healthy Patterns Study intervention is a home-based activity intervention designed to improve symptoms of circadian rhythm disorders (CRD) and quality of life (QOL) in home-dwelling persons with dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Circadian Rhythm Disorders, Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03682185
- Testing
- Attention-Control Condition, Timed Activity Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 421 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Clinical Feasibility of Speech Phenotyping for Remote Assessment of Neurodegenerative and Psychiatric Disorders
The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the feasibility of eliciting continuous narrative speech in different neurodegenerative and psychiatric indications, using remote, self-administered speech tasks, as measured by…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Dementia, Vascular
- Trial name
- RHAPSODY (NCT04939818)
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novoic Limited
Clinically Isolated Demyelinating Syndromes, Multiple Sclerosis
Prospective Longitudinal 1-year Study of the Correlation Between Cognitive Functioning in Patients With Clinically Isolated Syndrome Suggestive of Multiple Sclerosis and Disconnection in the Brain Assessed by MRI
Clinically isolated demyelinating syndromes (CIS) can evolve into multiple sclerosis (MS). Cognitive deficiencies could occur at this early stage and concern mainly information processing speed (IPS) and their mechanisms are not…
- Conditions
- Clinically Isolated Demyelinating Syndromes, Multiple Sclerosis, Cognitive Deficiencies, Brain MRI
- Trial name
- SCI-COG (NCT01865357)
- Testing
- Brain MRI - Clinical and cognitive evaluation, Eye movement
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Alzheimer's Disease, Posterior Cortical Atrophy
Influence of Age on Amyloid Load in Alzheimer's Disease and in Atypical Focal Cortical Alzheimer's Disease
The first objective is to asses influence of age on amyloid load measured by PET imaging using Pittsburgh B compound (PiB) radio-tracer, in Alzheimer's disease(AD).
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Posterior Cortical Atrophy, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia
- Trial name
- BIOMAGE (NCT01095744)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Alzheimer's Disease
Alzheimer's Disease: Clinical Investigation and Neuroimage Studies Including 18F-PM-PBB3 and 18F-florbetapir (AV-45) PET Examination
Dementia is a common neurodegenerative syndrome in aged population. Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common disease. The main pathological findings in AD include senile plaques (SP) and neurofibrillary tangles (NFT).
- Trial name
- PMPBB3/AV45 (NCT04305210)
- Testing
- F-18 PMPBB3, 18F-florbetapir
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Study of Cognitive and Emotional Disorders in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) is a neurodegenerative disease that involves not only motor structures, as was previously thought, but also brain areas dealing with cognition as well as parts of the limbic system.
- Trial name
- SLAMEM (NCT01530438)
- Testing
- MRI + 18FDG-PET + neuropsychological assessments ; 18FDG performed especially for the research
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease
Advances in Telephone-based Cognitive Screening Procedures
1. Background Cognitive screening procedures via performance-based tests represent an essential, albeit preliminary, element within the diagnostic and interventional process as addressed to patients with chronic neurological…
- Conditions
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Alzheimer's Disease, Lewy Body Dementia, Frontotemporal Degeneration
- Trial name
- TBCS (NCT06337578)
- Testing
- Telephone-based neuropsychological assessment - ALS, Telephone-based neuropsychological assessment - AD, LBD, FTD and CVD, Telephone-based and in-person cognitive screening - NIs
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Parkinson Disease, Prodromal Stage
Slowing Cognitive Decline in Alpha-synucleinopathies by Enhancing Physical Activity
α-Synucleinopathies, including Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies, are the second most common neurodegenerative diseases.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Prodromal Stage, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Basal Ganglia Diseases
- Trial name
- ALPHA-FIT (NCT07324330)
- Testing
- Increase of physical activity volume and intensity with the use of a motivational smartphone application
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bonn