Clinical trials: Cognitive Functioning, open to volunteers
Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis (SPMS)
The Effect of Rituximab on Cognitive and Hand Functions in Secondary Progressive Multiple Sclerosis
The goal of this clinical trial is to know if rituximab can improve cognitive and hand functions in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS) patients with high disability (EDSS 6.5 or more).
- Trial name
- NCT06599307
- Testing
- Rituximab
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Aging, Institutionalized Older Adults
Effects of Exercise, Cognitive Training, and Their Combination in Institutionalized Older Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if physical exercise, cognitive stimulation, or a combination of both can improve mobility, cognitive function, and psychosocial well-being in institutionalized older adults aged 65 and…
- Conditions
- Aging, Institutionalized Older Adults, Cognitive Abilities, Mobility and Independence
- Trial name
- NCT07082504
- Testing
- Physical Exercise Program, Cognitive Stimulation Program, Combined Physical Exercise and Cognitive Stimulation
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Autistic Spectrum Disorder
Cumulative and Booster Effects of Multisession Prefrontal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Adolescents With ASD
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a pervasive and lifelong developmental disorder that currently affects 1 in 54 children. Individuals with autism are often severely impaired in communication, social skills, and cognitive…
- Conditions
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Electroencephalography, Booster Effects
- Trial name
- NCT05492032
- Testing
- Active-tDCS, Cognitive training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Head and Neck Cancer (H&N)
Speed of Processing Training to Improve Cognitive Functioning and Driving Performance in Head and Neck Cancer Survivors
The goal of the study is to understand how well cognitive training improves reaction time in people with head and neck cancer (HNC). Aim 1.
- Trial name
- NCT07740616
- Testing
- Speed of Processing Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Cognitive Impairment, Depression, Anxiety
intErnet-based iNterventions FOR Cardiac arrEst suRvivors
This randomized clinical trial will test whether an internet-based lifestyle intervention administered through a web app can foster Health Related Quality of Life in patients who survived an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest and…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Depression, Anxiety, Cardiac Arrest, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- ENFORCER (NCT06395558)
- Testing
- Lifestyle intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Usl di Bologna
Cognitive Ability, General, Brain Health
Investigating the Combined Effects of Intermittent Hypoxia and Exercise on Cognitive and Cerebral Function in Middle-Aged Adults
This study investigates whether intermittent hypoxia (IH) and physical activity (PA), either alone or in combination (simultaneously or sequentially), can improve cognitive function and brain health in middle-aged adults (50-65…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Ability, General, Brain Health, Cerebral Oxygenation
- Trial name
- HYPOX-AGE (NCT06874387)
- Testing
- Hypoxia, intermittent, physical exercise
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ayoub Boulares
Schizophrenia, Cerebellar Function
Impact of Cerebellar TMS on Brain and Cognitive Functions in Schizophrenia: a Pilot Study
This is a single-site, sham-controlled, randomized trial in a total of 40 subjects between ages 18 and 60 years with schizophrenia.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Cerebellar Function, Condition
- Trial name
- NCT05389787
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Northwell Health
Age-related Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural
A Prospective Cohort Study On Change of Cognitive Function In Aged-related Hearing Loss With Hearing Aids
Background: Deafness is one of the nine potentially modifiable risk factors for dementia simulated by the Lancet dementia Prevention, intervention and Care Committee in 2017.
- Conditions
- Age-related Hearing Loss, Hearing Loss, Sensorineural, Hearing Aid, Cognitive Function Abnormal
- Trial name
- NCT05694039
- Testing
- Hearing Aids
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 388 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University
Healthy, Brain Insulin Sensitivity
Long-Term Effects of Walnut Consumption on Brain Function
Rationale: Healthy foods, including mixed nuts, may improve brain function, which is essential for cognitive and metabolic health, and may contribute to improved food intake regulation.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Brain Insulin Sensitivity, Cerebral Blood Flow, Brain Vascular Function
- Trial name
- WalBrain (NCT07422220)
- Testing
- Walnuts
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Dysmenorrhea, Primary Dysmenorrhea
The Effect of Cognitive Exercise Therapy Approach and Yoga in Adolescents With Dysmenorrhoea
Dysmenorrhoea is a condition that negatively affects the quality of life in women of many age groups. In girls with dysmenorrhoea in adolescence, there is an effect on school performance, self-confidence-depression problems and a…
- Trial name
- NCT06398990
- Testing
- Cognitive Exercise Therapy Approach, Yoga, Routine Medical Treatment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Cognitive Change, Metabolic Syndrome, Protection Against
Nutritional Intervention for Sustaining Health (NURISH) Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if increasing adherence to a Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet pattern improves brain and heart health relative to a healthy control diet in…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Change, Metabolic Syndrome, Protection Against, Diet, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT06437860
- Testing
- MIND Diet, Control Diet
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Parkinson Disease
Comparison of Different Non-invasive Electrical Stimulation Protocols to Facilitate Rehabilitation in Parkinson's Disease Subjects With Postural Instability and Gait Disorders
The trial will include 51 adult participants with Parkinson's disease and postural instability and gait disorders (PD-PIGD) and 20 age- and sex-matched healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT06868160
- Testing
- Rehabilitation, tDCS, tsDCS (first cycle)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
AMCI - Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment
Effects of Photobiomodularion on Brain Connectivity and Cognitive Function in Cognitive Impairment
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if transcranial photobiomodulation (t-PBM), a light-based brain therapy, can help improve memory and cognitive skills in older adults with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI).
- Trial name
- PBM-CogConnect (NCT07287527)
- Testing
- Active transcranial Photobiomodulation, Cognitive Rehabilitation
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Uskudar University
Low Mood, Depression - Major Depressive Disorder
PROMOTE: Effects of 5-HT4 Agonism on Cognition and Sleep in Peopl With Low Mood
Serotonin is a chemical in the brain that plays an important role in mood, sleep, and other functions. It works by attaching to different types of serotonin receptors on brain cells.
- Trial name
- PROMOTE (NCT07848477)
- Testing
- Prucalopride
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Decline
A Mechanistic Study to Investigate tDCS and Working Memory in MCI Patients
The current study is a mechanistic study to evaluate working memory gains from application of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in older adults with mild cognitive impairments (MCI) compared to cognitively healthy…
- Trial name
- AIM (NCT05998031)
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
System Lupus Erythematosus(SLE)
The Effect of Exercise on Cognitive Functions in Individuals With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Study Objective: To examine the effect of aerobic exercise on disease activity and cognitive functions in patients diagnosed with SLE. Study Goals: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT07622251
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Galata University
Type 2 Diabetes
Assessment of Cognitive Function and Functional Performance in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes is a chronic metabolic disease that is becoming a growing public health problem worldwide, affecting people's lives in many ways.
- Trial name
- NCT07390292
- Testing
- No intervention (observational study)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University
Stroke
Standard vs Dual-Task Hand-Arm Bimanual Training in Post-Stroke Patients
This study aims to compare the effects of standard and dual-task-oriented hand-arm bimanual intensive training on cognitive performance, upper limb function, and coordination in post-stroke patients.
- Trial name
- NCT07578792
- Testing
- Standard HABIT, Dual-Task-Oriented HABIT
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Dementia, Lewy Body
ANeED Joint Effort 21: eHealth and a PPI Program in Dementia With Lewybodies (DLB)
The goal of the study is to develop predictive algorithms and digital biomarkers to capture disease fluctuations in (prodromal) dementia with lewybodies (DLB) patients and to improve treatment, diagnosis and prognosis of the…
- Trial name
- JointEffort21 (NCT05773443)
- Testing
- Digital biomarkers
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bergen
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Comparison of the Effects of Bimanual, Finger and VR Exercises in PwMCI
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is defined as an impairment in a single cognitive function, usually memory, other than normal cognitive decline with age, that does not fulfil dementia criteria.
- Trial name
- NCT06935812
- Testing
- Bimanual Exercise, Finger Exercise, Virtual Reality
- Where
- Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eastern Mediterranean University