Clinical trials: Episodic Memory
Healthy Older Adults
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation for the Improvement of Episodic Memory in Healthy Older Adults
Memory complaints are a common symptom among Subjective Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimer disease. Indeed, episodic memory and Alzheimer disease are highly sensitive to aging.
- Trial name
- NCT06284720
- Testing
- Gamma tACS (40 Hz) over the precuneus
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Mental Disorders
Effects of Emotion on Episodic Memory in Typically Developing Children and Children With Williams-Beuren Syndrome
It's well established in the literature that emotional events are more likely to be remembered than neutral events. Although this Emotional Enhancement of Memory (EEM) has been well demonstrated in the adult literature, little is…
- Trial name
- EEM-TAdev (NCT03688516)
- Testing
- Manipulation of valence and modality, Spatial and recognition memory, Source and content memory
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hôpital le Vinatier
Schizophrenia Cognition Autobiographical Memory Cognitive Remediation
Cognitive Remediation of Autobiographical Memory in Schizophrenia Using SenseCam®
The aim of the study is to assess the efficiency of SenseCam® in patients with schizophrenia by comparing two cognitive remediation methods of autobiographical memory.Patients and control participants will be invited to carry…
- Trial name
- RéMABSchiz (NCT02038465)
- Testing
- Questionary
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Eating Behavior
Influence of Episodic Memory on Healthy Eating
The present research project investigates if recall of recent eating episodes enhances consumption of fruits and vegetables
- Trial name
- NCT03700931
- Testing
- Eating recall condition, Non-eating recall condition
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma del Estado de Mexico
Behavior, Health
Parent-Child Memory Study: Improving Future Thinking Among Mothers
Parents of children from impoverished communities are disproportionately more likely to engage in harsh physical discipline, which can lead to serious clinical outcomes, including suicidal ideation and attempts.
- Trial name
- NCT06145919
- Testing
- Episodic Future Thinking (EFT), Episodic Recent Thinking (ERT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Retrograde Amnesia
A Validation Study of the German Autobiographical Memory Interview
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is recommended for the treatment of severe depression. But, despite the high remission rates the use of ECT is strongly limited by the social stigma and treatment-emergent cognitive side effects in…
- Trial name
- NCT04516863
- Testing
- German Autobiographical Memory Interview short-form
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rheinhessen-Fachklinik Alzey
Memory Deficits, tACS
tACS Improves Memory in Elders With Subjective Memory Complaints
Subjective memory complaints (SMC), the main cognitive component of which is event memory, is a predictor of Alzheimer's disease in elderly people.
- Trial name
- NCT05569902
- Testing
- active tACS
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tehran
Cognitive Change, Mood
Cognitive, Mood, Anti-Inflammatory and Metabolic Effects of Chronic Oyster Mushroom Intervention in Older Adults
The Pleurotus oyster species is a common edible mushroom rich in phytochemicals such as proteins, phenolic compounds, dietary fibre and is also particularly rich in ergothioneine, a bioactive known for its neurocognitive…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Change, Mood, Metabolism, Inflammatory Response
- Trial name
- OYSCOG (NCT06846827)
- Testing
- Oyster mushroom, Maltodextrin
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Reading
Emotion Regulation, Mood Induction
Effectiveness of Personal Relevance of Visual Autobiographical Stimuli in Positive Emotions Induction
Background: The ability to retrieve specific memories is a cognitive and emotional protective factor. Among the most effective techniques to generate autobiographical memories is the use of audio-visual stimuli, particularly…
- Conditions
- Emotion Regulation, Mood Induction, Autobiographical Memory, Ageing
- Trial name
- NCT04251104
- Testing
- Images' personal relevance effectiveness in objective and subjective mood recovery
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Test Anxiety
Influence of Chocolate With Plant Additives on Episodic Memory in Healthy Subjects Experiencing Test Anxiety
Randomized, blind parallel group design. Single intake of 55 g high Epicatechin /Melissa dark chocolate containing 160 mg Epicatechin per 55 g serving or single intake of 55 g low Epicatechin/ oat bran white chocolate containing…
- Trial name
- MaRS-Basel (NCT03382067)
- Testing
- High Epicatechin/ Melissa, Low Epicatechin/ Oat bran
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dominique de Quervain, MD
Healthy Volunteers
Contextual Associations During Episodic Recall of Everyday or Virtual Reality
The project is dedicated to development of new paradigms to investigate memory and attention in the rich and realistic environments.
- Trial name
- BREAL (NCT03286387)
- Testing
- Functional brain imaging without any contrast agent
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Improvement of Memory in Mild Cognitive Impairment
The Clinical Trial will systematically examine the feasibility of remote, caregiver-led tACS for older adults with memory deficits and evaluate whether repeated tACS leads to sustained improvement of neuronal activity and memory…
- Trial name
- NCT05708001
- Testing
- transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS), high-density electroencephalography (hdEEG), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lucie Bréchet
Behavior
Neural Mechanisms for Reducing Interference During Episodic Memory Formation
Healthy individuals from the University of Oregon and surrounding community will be recruited for participation in behavioral, fMRI and eye tracking experiments that investigate human memory.
- Trial name
- NCT05092100
- Testing
- Visual stimulus similarity, fMRI, Eye tracking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oregon
Autobiographical Memory, Function of the Human Hippocampus
fMRI Studies of Memory and Perception
Episodic memory allows us to project ourselves back in time to mentally re-experience the past in vivid detail. This remarkable feat helps to define our personal identities and enables context-appropriate predictions that guide…
- Trial name
- NCT07860281
- Testing
- Participants use a smartphone to replay self-generated autobiographical memory cues.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Amnestic
Acoustic Stimulation During Sleep: Effects on Memory and p-tau217 in MCI
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether acoustic stimulation during sleep can enhance slow-wave sleep (SWS), improve cognitive function, and reduce AD-related pathology in individuals with mild cognitive…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease (AD), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Amnestic, Cognitively Unimpaired
- Trial name
- PAS-MCI (NCT07529015)
- Testing
- Plase-Locked Acoustic Stimulation during slow-wave sleep
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut de Recerca Biomèdica de Lleida-Fundació Dr. Pifarré (IRBLleida)
Psilocybin, Music Intervention
PRoMiSS: Psilocybin and the Role of Music in Set and Setting
The goal of this clinical trial is to understand how personally meaningful, autobiographically salient music compares to standardized playlists when combined with psilocybin in healthy adults ages 21 to 75.
- Trial name
- PRoMiSS (NCT07180108)
- Testing
- Psilocybin (high dose), Playlist 1, Playlist 2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Infant Nutrition Disorders, Health Behavior
Sharing Histories: Test of a Teaching Method for Community Health Workers
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of an innovative methodology for training Community Health Workers that will improve their effectiveness in educating mothers to adopt best practice health behaviors in…
- Trial name
- NCT02903602
- Testing
- Sharing Histories training method for CHW, Standard training method for CHW
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Future Generations Graduate School
Episodic Memory
Episodic Memory Integration and Interference
The purpose of this study is to assess how emotional memories integrate and interfere with one another over time. We will be using a multi-session experimental paradigm consisting of two encoding sessions and one retrieval…
- Trial name
- NCT05974371
- Testing
- emotional context similarity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston College
Aging Well, Memory Loss
Age Stereotype Priming and Social Participation
Memory performance is shown to be affected by age stereotypes among older adults. The purpose of the study is to examine the effects of age stereotype primes on episodic memory using priming intervention.
- Trial name
- ASPSP (NCT04202120)
- Testing
- Age-related stereotyping priming, Non age-related stereotype priming
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), AMCI - Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment
Effects of Combined Aerobic and Cognitive Training in a Simultaneous or Sequential Paradigm on Cognition and Brain Functional Activity in Patients with AMCI
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is a condition in which patients show an objective evidence of impairment in one or more cognitive domains but a spared independence in daily functional abilities.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), AMCI - Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment, Neurodegenerative Dementia, Neurodegenerative Disease
- Trial name
- NCT06755164
- Testing
- Simultaneous aerobic and cognitive training (SIM), Sequential aerobic and cognitive training (SEQ)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele