Clinical trials: Cognitive Dysfunction, Cognitive Disorder
Alzheimer Disease, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)
The Role of Advanced Electroencephalographic Data as Marker of Pathology and Prognosis in Primary Dementias
The study aims to use advanced brainwave recordings of electroencephalogram (EEG) to understand early signs of Alzheimer's disease (AD) in people with mild memory problems, known as amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Mild Alzheimer Disease, Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD)
- Trial name
- NCT06826157
- Testing
- Electroencephalogram, 3 Tesla MRI, Apolipoprotein E genetic test
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Alzheimer Disease (AD), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Improving Dementia Care in Primary Practice
This clinical trial will evaluate a multi-level scalable intervention called Improving Dementia Care (IDC). The investigators hypothesize that IDC will increase dementia detection in patients with impaired cognition more than the…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease (AD), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Dementia
- Trial name
- IDC (NCT07526480)
- Testing
- Improving Dementia Care, Enhanced Usual Care
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Dementia, Sleep Disorder
Develop Novel Phototherapy for Health Care of Patients With Sleep Disorder, Mild Cognitive Impairment, or Dementia
Investigators aim to collaborate with the division of neurology, ophthalmology and dermatology at the Kaohsiung Medical University, and make a new phototherapy for participants suffering from dementia, sleep disorder, mild…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Sleep Disorder, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Phototherapy
- Trial name
- NCT04407351
- Testing
- Green LED light
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University
Engagement, Patient, Quality of Life
SimpleC Wellness Platform With Social Robot Interaction (Long-term)
This 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, Quality of Life, Mood, Aging Well
- Trial name
- NCT05599503
- Testing
- Behavioral Interventions, Robot Interventions
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SimpleC, LLC
Feasibility Randomized Control Trial
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction With Older Adults Living With Cognitive Impairment in Primary Care.
People living with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) or mild cognitive impairment (MCI) experience less efficiency in performing complex everyday tasks, which may result in a general sense of discontentment and decreased…
- Trial name
- NCT03867474
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Women's College Hospital
Covid19, Cognitive Impairment
Assessment of Executive Functions After Covid-19
As it is evident that Covid-19 may have some impacts on cognition, the primary aim of this study is to investigate -if any- deficits of attention, working memory and executive functions after Covid-19.
- Trial name
- NCT04771624
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gazi Yasargil Training and Research Hospital
Cognitive Impairment
Neuroimaging Study
The researchers are trying to gather information and learn more about imaging tests in racially different people who are cognitively normal or have dementia.
- Trial name
- NCT03618186
- Testing
- Tau PET scan
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Cognitive Impairment, Mild
Appropriate Compatibility of Propofol and Sevoflurane for Orthopaedic Surgery of Patients With MCI
According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, elderly patients undergoing elective orthopedic surgery were randomly divided into four groups.
- Trial name
- MCI (NCT03165396)
- Testing
- Propofol, Sevoflurane
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Third Central Clinical College of Tianjin Medical University
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Multidisciplinary Intervention for Mild Cognitive Impairment
The purpose of this investigation is to conduct a series of case studies on the impact of a novel functional medicine approach to improving cognitive skills, brain structure, and daily functioning for participants with Mild…
- Trial name
- (MCI) (NCT02943187)
- Testing
- Cognitive training, Nutrition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gibson Institute of Cognitive Research
Neurologic Disorders, Schizophrenia
Characterization of High-Level Cognitive Impairments in Patients With Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Neuropsychiatric disorders are extremely common, severe, and disabling conditions. In the field of psychiatry, they notably include schizophrenia, mood disorders (depressive and bipolar disorders), autism spectrum or…
- Conditions
- Neurologic Disorders, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder (BD), Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- COGPSY (NCT07295652)
- Testing
- Cognitive assessment, Brain MRI (optional), Electroencephalography (optional)
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier St Anne
Cognitive Dysfunction, Epilepsy
The Effect of Cognitive Rehabilitation on Epileptic Pateints Under Treatment
It is clear that studies on cognitive rehabilitation in epilepsy patients mostly focus on patients undergoing epilepsy surgery and are largely classified according to the type of epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT06643559
- Testing
- cognitive rehabilitation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 368 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gulhane Training and Research Hospital
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Subjective Cognitive Decline
Thinking About Memory: How Confident Are You in Your Memory, and Does it Change With Age?
Memory and our own beliefs and confidence in our ability to remember are important for our daily lives. For example, low confidence may hold us back from doing certain tasks, whereas misplaced high confidence in our memories may…
- Trial name
- NCT06539403
- Testing
- Memory tasks
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Cognitive Decline, Healthy Aging
Cognitive Training for Digital Biomarkers
This study aims to conduct cognitive training for digital biomarkers among older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06090942
- Testing
- Smartphone-based cognitive training
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
TMS in Preclinical and Prodromal AD: Modulation of Brain Networks and Memory
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation on memory in cognitively unimpaired older adults and in patients amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) due to Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Aging
- Trial name
- NCT04294888
- Testing
- repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Epilepsy, Cognitive Decline
Influence of Non-invasive Neurostimulation (Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation) on 1. the Noradrenergic Release in the Brain and 2. a Neuropsychological Memory Task
The goal of this study is to investigate the influence of transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation 1. on the noradrenergic system in the brain and 2. on memory, in healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT02409069
- Testing
- Transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (Nemos®, Cerbomed GmbH)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Alzheimer Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
A Longitudinal Evaluation of a Radiotracer for Use in Tau Tracking
This is a longitudinal, observational study evaluating the imaging characteristics of the tau PET radioligand [18F]MK-6240 in Alzheimer's disease (AD), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Healthy Volunteer (HV) subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT03919669
- Testing
- All Subjects
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Mild Cognitive Impairment
EXCEL: Exercise for Cognition and Everyday Living for Seniors With Memory Complaints
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major health issue in Canada; it affects over 8% of the population aged over 65 years. Persons with AD have a reduced quality of life as they become dependent on others for activities of daily living…
- Trial name
- NCT00958867
- Testing
- Exercise program (AT), Exercise training (RT), Exercise training (S & R; control)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Fibromyalgia, Exercise
Cardiovascular Autonomic Function and Endogenous Pain Modulation
The study has three aims: 1. To investigate the influence of cardiovascular autonomic function on pain sensitivity at rest in patients with fibromyalgia and age- and sex-matched controls 2.
- Conditions
- Fibromyalgia, Exercise, Pain, Autonomic Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT03911609
- Testing
- Exercise, Cognitive Task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marquette University
Physical Functional Impairment, Cognitive Impairment
Community Recreation to Enhance Function in Aging
This aim of this study is to examine the therapeutic impacts of a group-based recreational program that delivers guided visual artmaking and dual-task exergaming, to older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07104435
- Testing
- Artmaking and exergaming
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
The China Longitudinal Aging Study of Cognitive Impairment
Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Vascular dementia (VaD) have become common diseases in the elderly. The burden of dementia is rising in China, with major medical, social and economic impacts.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Vascular, Dementia With Lewy Bodies
- Trial name
- NCT03672448
- Testing
- Naturalistic observation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Mental Health Center