Clinical trials: Cognitive Function in Elderly
Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
The Influence of Postoperative Analgesia on Systemic Inflammatory Response and POCD After Femoral Fractures Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether epidural levobupivacaine applied for the purpose of post-operative analgesia compared to systemic analgesia with morphine leads to better pain control, stronger suppression of the…
- Trial name
- NCT02848599
- Testing
- morphine, levobupivacaine
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Osijek University Hospital
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
Healthy Aging
Online Grammatical Reasoning Training for Older Adults
The START study will investigate the impact of playing a Grammatical Reasoning brain training task on overall brain function (cognition) and day-to-day function in people over 50. .
- Trial name
- START (NCT03661190)
- Testing
- Grammatical Reasoning, Card Pairs
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 6,544 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Exeter
Parkinson's Disease
Visual Function During Gait in Parkinson's Disease: Impact of Cognition and Response to Visual Cues
Parkinson's disease (PD) is associated with problems of gait such as veering, difficulty turning, an inability to perceive doorways or obstacles, and negotiate uneven terrain.
- Trial name
- NCT02610634
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Newcastle-upon-Tyne Hospitals NHS Trust
Computerized Assessment Feasibility and Validity
Feasibility and Validity of A Novel Computer Based Battery of Assessments in the Elderly
While standard pencil-and-paper test have continued to be useful for the monitoring of cognition, mood, and life space (LS) in the elderly they do have considerable limitations.
- Trial name
- HHT (NCT02109419)
- Testing
- HHT-G, HHT-D, Geriatric Depression Scale (DGS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Motor Activity
Motor Imagery Intervention for Improving Gait and Cognition in the Elderly
The investigators propose a single-blind randomized clinical trial to determine if seniors show improved mobility (walking speed) and cognition following motor imagery (imagined walking) training.
- Trial name
- NCT02762604
- Testing
- Imagined Gait Intervention, Visual Imagery Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Cognitive Function, Preclinical, Chronic Kidney Diseases
Exercise Training and Cognitive Function in Kidney Disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD), affects over 45% of all individuals over 70 years of age. Patients with moderate CKD have more than a two-fold increased risk of cognitive impairment than those without CKD; furthermore, as many as…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Function, Preclinical, Chronic Kidney Diseases, Older Adults
- Trial name
- NCT03197038
- Testing
- Partially supervised home-based walking exercise, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Cognitive Aging, Alzheimer Disease, Protection Against
The Revitalize Study in Older Adults at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease
The goal of this multi-site double blinded randomized sham-controlled Phase II clinical trial is to test a novel, relatively low cost, low risk, and potentially high impact therapeutic intervention in older adults who are at…
- Trial name
- NCT04018092
- Testing
- Active NIR-PBM
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Aging
Revitalize Cognition: Near Infrared Stimulation in Older Adults
Changes in mood and cognition are common in older adulthood. Some studies have suggested that transcranial application of near-infrared (NIR) light may have enhancing effects on cognitive and mood status in young adults and…
- Trial name
- NCT02582593
- Testing
- MedX 1116 Rehab Console
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Alzheimers Disease
A Study of CNP520 Versus Placebo in Participants at Risk for the Onset of Clinical Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of CNP520 on cognition, global clinical status, and underlying AD pathology, as well as the safety of CNP520, in people at risk for the onset of clinical symptoms of AD based…
- Trial name
- GS2 (NCT03131453)
- Testing
- CNP520 50mg, CNP520 15mg
- Where
- 194 sites in United States, Argentina and 23 more
- Volunteers
- 1,145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Older Adults, Physical Function
Curcumin and Function in Older Adults
This placebo-controlled RCT tests whether dietary supplementation with curcumin maintains or improves cognitive and physical function in older adults who are at high risk of functional decline due existing (mild) functional…
- Conditions
- Older Adults, Physical Function, Cognitive Function
- Trial name
- SPICE (NCT03085680)
- Testing
- Curcumin, microcrystalline cellulose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Insomnia
Multicomponent Behavioral Sleep Intervention for Insomnia in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment
Insomnia symptoms in older adults with mild cognitive impairment represent a significant public health burden in terms of impaired quality of life, risks from untreated insomnia, and risks from pharmaceutical insomnia treatment.
- Trial name
- MBSI-I (NCT04364191)
- Testing
- Multicomponent Behavioral Sleep Intervention for Insomnia, Active Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Physical Disability, Cognitive Impairment
Improving Aging in Place in Subsidized Housing
This pilot study will evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of an adapted version of the Function Focused Care intervention, delivered by telephone, for improving aging in place for older adults living in…
- Conditions
- Physical Disability, Cognitive Impairment, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT04212442
- Testing
- Independent Living Program for Affordable Housing.
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Depression, Dementia
Prognosis of Depression in the Elderly (PRODE). A Multicentre, Longitudinal Study of Elderly Depressed Patients.
PRODE is a Norwegian multicentre study investigating the prognosis of depression in the elderly. The study has included 169 patients who will be followed with assessments after one and three years.
- Trial name
- PRODE (NCT01952366)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 169 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sykehuset Innlandet HF
Healthy
A Pilot Study of the Effects of BCG Immunization on CSF and Blood-based Biomarkers in Older Adults.
A pilot study of the effects of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) immunization on cerebrospinal fluid and blood-based biomarkers in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT04507126
- Testing
- Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Cognitive Aging
Guanfacine Treatment for Prefrontal Cognitive Dysfunction in Elderly Subjects
This proposal aims to determine whether low does of the alpha-2A-adrenoceptor agonist guanfacine can improve deficits in prefrontally-mediated cognitive functions in healthy elderly subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT00935493
- Testing
- Guanfacine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Water-based Activity to Enhance Recall in Veterans
This two-year study will evaluate the feasibility of an exercise training augmentation for cognitive training intervention to improve memory performance in Veterans with a diagnosis of amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI).
- Trial name
- WATER-VET (NCT02614092)
- Testing
- Water-based Activity + Cognitive Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Low Education, Cognition
MINDSpeed Food and Brain Training RCT
The purpose of this study is to learn how foods high in polyphenols and brain training exercises affect older adults' cognitive performance
- Conditions
- Low Education, Cognition, Cognitive Training, Polyphenols
- Trial name
- MINDSpeed (NCT03419052)
- Testing
- Speed of processing training, MIND foods, Cognitive training control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 212 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Aging, Cognitive Aging
Impact of Music Improvisation Training on Cognitive Function in Older Adults
This project will develop and test the effects and mechanisms of a music improvisation training intervention on self-regulation of older adults with and without MCI.
- Conditions
- Aging, Cognitive Aging, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Training
- Trial name
- NCT05980286
- Testing
- Piano Improvisation, Music Listening
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Consumption of Potatoes, Avocados and Chickpeas and Cognitive Function in Older Adults
Cognitive impairment is also a major risk factor for development of dementia later in life. Findings from the investigators studies suggest that the carotenoids, lutein and zeaxanthin may be important in cognitive function in the…
- Trial name
- NCT01620567
- Testing
- avocado, potato or chickpea
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University