Clinical trials: Cognitive Function Decline
Cognitive Decline
Effects of Multidomain Intervention on Cognitive Function in Community-dwelling Elderly
The aging population has contributed to an increase in cognitive decline. To mitigate the rise in the dementia population, it is crucial to prevent cognitive decline in older adults with normal functioning, subjective cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT06180161
- Testing
- multidomain intervention
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Aging, Cognitive Decline
Blood Flow Restriction and High-intense Resistance Training in Aging: Interactions Between Neuroplasticity and Muscle
BRAIN-M is a randomized controlled trial designed to examine the effects of a single bout or 12 weeks of blood-flow restriction training or high-intensity resistance training on cognitive function, brain health, muscular…
- Conditions
- Aging, Cognitive Decline, Sarcopenia, Frailty
- Trial name
- BRAIN-M (NCT05744167)
- Testing
- BFRT, MDRT
- Where
- Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lithuanian Sports University
Aging, Mortality
Longevity Metrics AI/ML Development Study
This study builds AI models that score diagnostic screening tests, and that predict screening results, clinical judgment, and life expectancy.
- Conditions
- Aging, Mortality, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT07808619
- Testing
- AIML scored health screening battery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Longevity Metrics, Inc.
Memory Complaint Without Cognitive Decline
GAit, MEmory, Dietary and Vitamin D
Gait and posture disorders are very common in subjects aged 65 and over, and result mainly from neuromuscular and cognitive disorders.
- Trial name
- GAME-D2 (NCT02086409)
- Testing
- Yogurt supplemented with vitamin D and calcium, Yogurt not supplemented with vitamin D and calcium
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Aging, Cognitive Decline
Aging and Cognitive Health Evaluation in Elders (ACHIEVE)
The ACHIEVE study will be a randomized controlled trial nested within the infrastructure of the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study.
- Trial name
- ACHIEVE (NCT03243422)
- Testing
- Successful aging health education intervention, Hearing intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 977 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Cognitive Dysfunction, Alzheimer Disease
ALA-enriched Nutrition for Prevention of Cognitive Decline in APOE4 Older Adults
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial will evaluate the effects of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) supplementation on cognitive function, blood-brain barrier integrity, and brain vascular health in older adults…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Dysfunction, Alzheimer Disease, Blood-Brain Barrier, Apolipoprotein E, Deficiency or Defect of
- Trial name
- NCT07392723
- Testing
- Alpha-Linolenic Acid (2.6 g/day)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michal Schnaider Beeri, Ph.D.
Prevention of Subclinical Atherosclerosis Progression, Prevention of Cognitive Decline
Nattokinase Atherothrombotic Prevention Study
The potential for nattokinase to "thin" blood and to reduce blood clotting by positive antithrombotic and fibrinolytic effects presents a unique opportunity to safely study such effects on cardiovascular disease and cognition.
- Trial name
- NAPS (NCT02080520)
- Testing
- Nattokinase
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 265 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Age-related Hearing Loss, Cognitive Decline
Auditory-Cognitive Dual-Task Intervention for Older Adults With Hearing Loss
Background: Age-related hearing loss (ARHL) is a common and irreversible condition that has been recently associated with cognitive decline and dementia. Hence, if ARHL is treated earlier, the risk of dementia might decrease.
- Conditions
- Age-related Hearing Loss, Cognitive Decline, Loneliness, Social Isolation
- Trial name
- NCT06486285
- Testing
- Auditory-cognitive dual-task training (ACDT)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Atherosclerosis, Cognitive Decline
Advancing Postmenopausal Preventive Therapy
Advancing Postmenopausal Preventive Therapy (APPT) is a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial designed to determine the effects of tissue selective estrogen complex (TSEC) therapy on the progression of subclinical…
- Trial name
- APPT (NCT04103476)
- Testing
- Oral bazedoxifene 20 mg / conjugated estrogens 0.45 mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 385 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Ketosis, Hypoxia
Effect of Ketone Ester Supplementation on Hypoxic Tolerance
This WP specifically aims to elucidate the effects of IEK on hypoxic tolerance and the development and severity of AMS symptoms, blood and tissue oxygenation status, as well as sleep quality during an episode of acute exposure to…
- Trial name
- NCT05588427
- Testing
- Ketone ester
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Subjective Cognitive Decline
tDCS-enhanced Working Memory Training in Subjective Cognitive Decline
This 2-armed randomized, sham-controlled, single-blind study aims at providing evidence for the efficacy of a transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)-enhanced cognitive control training (PASAT) in participants with…
- Trial name
- NCT03236454
- Testing
- DC-Stimulator MC, NeuroConn
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Aging, Cognitive Decline
The Impact of Cranberries On the Microbiome and the Brain in Healthy Ageing sTudy (COMBAT)
Tremendous progress has been made in characterizing the interactions between the central nervous system and the gastrointestinal tract.
- Trial name
- COMBAT (NCT03679533)
- Testing
- Freeze-Dried Cranberry Powder
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of East Anglia
Alzheimer Disease, Cognitive Decline
Prevention of Cognitive Decline in ApoE4 Carriers With Subjective Cognitive Decline After EGCG and a Multimodal Intervention
Alzheimer's disease (AD) neuropathology is characterized by deposits of insoluble amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) in extracellular plaques and aggregated tau protein, which is found largely in the intracellular neurofibrillary tangles.
- Trial name
- (PENSA) (NCT03978052)
- Testing
- EGCG, Healthy lifestyle recommendations, Multimodal lifestyle intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Parc de Salut Mar
Long-Term Memory Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Wayfinding Intervention and Long-Term Memory
Therapeutic treatment is yet available for declining memory, which is an impairment affecting the quality of life for many older adults and patients with cognitive impairment.
- Trial name
- Quest-Tablet (NCT05625425)
- Testing
- LabyrinthVR software, Labyrinth Tablet software, Labyrinth VR wireless
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Alzheimer Disease, Memory Loss
Home-based Brain Stimulation for Memory
The proposed project aims to systematically examine the feasibility of remote, caregiver-led tACS for older adults who are vulnerable to memory decline.
- Trial name
- MemStim-home (NCT04783350)
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Dementia, Cognitive Decline
Choral Singing For the Prevention of Dementia
To evaluate the efficacy of choral singing in the prevention of dementia and examine the underlying mechanisms using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technique and a panel of peripheral biomarkers in venous blood and urine.
- Trial name
- NCT02919748
- Testing
- Choral Singing, Health Education Program
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Aging, Age-related Cognitive Decline
The Effects of Strawberry Supplementation on Memory and Gait Among Over-weight Older Adults
This study is being conducted to assess the effect of dietary strawberry supplementation on cognition and mobility in obese middle-aged and older adults.
- Conditions
- Aging, Age-related Cognitive Decline, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03162913
- Testing
- Strawberry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD)
Polyamine-enriched Diet in Elderly Individuals With Subjective Cognitive Decline
The overall objective of this study is to examine the effect of polyamine supplementation on cognitive performance and further characterization of individuals with subjective cognitive decline.
- Trial name
- SmartAge (NCT03094546)
- Testing
- Polyamine
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Age Related Cognitive Decline, Alzheimer's Disease
n-3 PUFA for Vascular Cognitive Aging
Brain scans can help identify changes that appear to increase risk for cognitive decline and dementia. Some of these brain changes are thought to reflect actual damage to the small blood vessels that support normal brain…
- Conditions
- Age Related Cognitive Decline, Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Dementia, Endothelial Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT01953705
- Testing
- Omega 3 PUFA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Cognitive Decline
Cognitive Function in Elderly Marathon Runners
There is substantial research on the effects of physical exercise on cognitive functions. However, less attention has been paid on the requirements of training intensity and length to enhance cognitive abilities in the elderly.
- Trial name
- APSOEM (NCT01045031)
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna