Clinical trials: Cognitive Functions
Schizophrenia, Nicotine Addiction
Effects of rTMS on Cigarette Smoking and Cognition in Schizophrenia
Cigarette smoking rates are extremely high in persons with schizophrenia and this increases the risk of disease and death due to tobacco-related disorders.
- Trial name
- rTMSsmokelab (NCT01523730)
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
Anticipating Decline and Providing Therapy
This pilot feasibility study will be a randomized control trial of usual care following Intensive Care Unit (ICU) discharge compared to the Anticipating Decline and Providing Therapy (ADAPT) screening and support intervention.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Dementia, Post ICU Syndrome, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- ADAPT (NCT06182995)
- Testing
- Usual Care post-Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Anticipating Decline and Providing Therapy (ADAPT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Huntington's Disease, Parkinson's Disease
Treating Sleep/Wake Cycle Disturbances in Basal Ganglia Disorders With Ramelteon
The proposed study is a double-blind, placebo controlled pilot study of HD, PD, and DLB subjects with sleep disturbances. This study is designed to determine the effects of 4 weeks Ramelteon treatment on the sleep patterns of…
- Conditions
- Huntington's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, Dementia With Lewy Bodies, Sleep Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00907595
- Testing
- Ramelteon
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Cognition, Affect (Mental Function)
BiomeBakery Project
This study aims to investigate the chronic effects of prebiotic fibre-fortified functional bakery product on cognitive, affective, inflammatory, metabolic, and anthropometric outcomes in healthy adults aged 60-75 years with mild…
- Conditions
- Cognition, Affect (Mental Function), C Reactive Protein
- Trial name
- NCT06796712
- Testing
- Prebiotic fibre fortified bread roll, Regular bread roll
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Reading
Cognitive/Functional Effects, Colorectal Cancer
Combination Chemotherapy Plus Bevacizumab With or Without Oxaliplatin in Treating Older Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer
This randomized phase III trial studies how well combination chemotherapy plus bevacizumab with or without oxaliplatin works in treating older patients with colorectal cancer that has spread to other places in the body.
- Conditions
- Cognitive/Functional Effects, Colorectal Cancer, Neurotoxicity
- Trial name
- NCT01279681
- Testing
- bevacizumab, capecitabine, fluorouracil
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Keeping on Course: A Communication-Focused Psychoeducational Program
The goal of Keeping on Course is to develop and test a psychoeducation program to provide dyads facing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) with communication skills and strategies that will establish or restore a sense of agency as…
- Trial name
- NCT05423912
- Testing
- Keeping on Course Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Cognitive Dysfunction
Dexmedetomidine and Esmolol Early Post Operative Cognitive Dysfunction
Dexmedetomidine is a highly selective α2adrenoceptor agonist recently introduced to anesthesia that produces dose dependent sedation, anxiolysis, and analgesia (involving spinal and supraspinal sites) without respiratory…
- Trial name
- NCT03892512
- Testing
- Esmolol Hydrochloride, Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Beni-Suef University
PCNSL, Brain Tumor
Neurocognitive Assessment CNSL and LGG
This study is to determine whether self-administered digital cognitive tests can serve as accurate and reliable alternatives to established neuropsychological tests for evaluating cognitive functioning in participants with…
- Conditions
- PCNSL, Brain Tumor, Cognitive Dysfunction, IDH Mutation
- Trial name
- NCT07710131
- Testing
- Digital Cognitive Assessment (TestMyBrain and Mobile Toolbox), Traditional Neuropsychological Testing, Quality of Life and Mood Questionnaires
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Adapted Cognitive/Affective Remediation for Cannabis Misuse in Schizophrenia
This study will integrate and adapt a cognitive remediation (Cognitive Enhancement Therapy [CET]) and an affect regulation (Personal Therapy [PT]) intervention for 50 individuals with schizophrenia that misuse cannabis.
- Trial name
- NCT01292577
- Testing
- CET/PT, Treatment as Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Carrier of Phenylketonuria, Healthy
Impact of Phenylalanine Elevations on Brain and Cognition in Adult PKU Carriers
The goal of this clinical trial is to advance our understanding of the cognitive and neurophysiologic sequelae associated with suboptimal phenylalanine (Phe) metabolism in heterozygous carriers of phenylketonuria (PKU).
- Trial name
- NCT07220265
- Testing
- Phenylalanine (Phe)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Stroke, Cognitive Decline
Polypill and RiscOMeter to Prevent StrOke and CogniTive ImpairmEnt (PROMOTE)
This study is a phase III, prospective, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial involving 8,518 subjects with low to moderate stroke risk, followed for 3 years in Brazil.
- Trial name
- PROMOTE (NCT05155137)
- Testing
- Drug Capsule (Valsartan + Amlodipine + Rosuvastatin), Stroke Riskometer
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 8,518 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Moinhos de Vento
Alzheimer Disease, Occupational Therapy
Quality-of-Life-and-Cognitive-Oriented Rehabilitation Through the NeuronUP in Alzheimer's Disease
Introduction: New technologies are a support in the rehabilitation of users. The therapeutic approach to cognitive rehabilitation encompasses a variety of techniques, among which traditional occupational therapy stands out.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Occupational Therapy, Quality of Life, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT06499272
- Testing
- Conventional occupational therapy sessions + NeuronUP, Conventional occupational therapy sessions
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
EC Brain Program for Children With Special Education Needs
Children with special education needs (SEN) (e.g., autism, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, dyslexia) who are studying in the mainstream primary schools are commonly found to have difficulties in learning school…
- Trial name
- NCT05428657
- Testing
- EC Brain After-school Program, conventional intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in China, Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 328 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Schizophrenia, Cognition
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) As A Treatment For Cigarette Craving and Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenic
This is a study of the effects of tDCS on smoking, craving for cigarettes, cognition, and psychiatric symptoms in schizophrenic patients who are current smokers or have a history of regular cigarette smoking.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Cognition, Cigarette Smoking
- Trial name
- TDCSSCHIZ (NCT02128919)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Alzheimer Disease, Cognitive Impairment
Coaching for Cognition in Alzheimer's (COCOA)
One major study objective is, using 2 study arms (data-driven health coaching plus RC vs. RC only), to evaluate the efficacy of data-driven health coaching. 'RC only' will serve as the control group.
- Trial name
- NCT03424200
- Testing
- Routine care, Coaching plus routine care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Effect of Single Dose Intranasal Insulin On Cognitive Function
The purpose of the study is to find out how a small dose of insulin might affect memory, the ability to concentrate, and improve your daily functioning in patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT00646581
- Testing
- Insulin (Humulin)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Mood Disorders, Major Depressive Disorder
Unobtrusive Monitoring of Affective Symptoms and Cognition Using Keyboard Dynamics (UnMASCK)
Mood disorders are associated with significant financial and health costs for the United States, partially due to cognitive problems in these patients that can worsen disease course and impair treatment response.
- Conditions
- Mood Disorders, Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder I, Bipolar Disorder II
- Trial name
- UnMASCK (NCT04358900)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome
Effects of Methylphenidate on Brain and Cognition in 22q11 Deletion Syndrome
Chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11DS) is a neurogenetic condition associated with a high risk of psychiatric disorders, including schizophrenia spectrum disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT04647500
- Testing
- Concerta
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Geneva, Switzerland
Long COVID-19, Post-COVID-19 Syndrome
Exercise and Post-COVID/ Long-COVID: Effects of Different Training Modalities on Various Parameters in People Affected by the Sequelae of COVID-19
The current COVID-19 pandemic is the most severe health crisis of the 21st century. This is not only due to the deaths caused by the disease.
- Conditions
- Long COVID-19, Post-COVID-19 Syndrome, COVID-19
- Trial name
- NCT05204511
- Testing
- endurance training, concurrent training
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vienna
Effect of Breastfeeding on Maternal and Child Health Outcomes
Promotion of Breastfeeding Intervention Trial
The overall goal of the PROBIT study is to investigate the influence of a randomized breastfeeding promotion intervention designed to increase the duration and exclusivity of breastfeeding ("the breastfeeding promotion…
- Trial name
- PROBIT (NCT01561612)
- Testing
- Breastfeeding promotion and support
- Where
- Belarus
- Volunteers
- 17,046 people
- Sponsor
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care