Clinical trials: Impaired Synaptic Plasticity
Traumatic Brain Injury
PC-Based Cognitive Rehabilitation for Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
The investigators evaluated whether it was possible to improve the measurement of memory, attention, and executive function in patients who have suffered traumatic brain injury through the use of computer-based testing.
- Trial name
- NCT00927576
- Testing
- Digit span testing, Spatial span testing, Finger tapping
- Volunteers
- 265 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Schizophrenia
D-cycloserine Augmentation of Cognitive Remediation in Schizophrenia
This study seeks to examine the effects of D-cycloserine augmentation on cognitive remediation for patients diagnosed with schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- NCT00963924
- Testing
- D-cycloserine, Cognitive Remediation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Stroke, Hemiplegia
Brain Stimulation and Rehabilitation for Adults With Chronic, Severe Arm Motor Impairment After Stroke
This pilot study will examine a combination therapy for adults with chronic, severe motor impairment of an arm after stroke. The intervention will combine brain stimulation with physical rehabilitation of the arm on the side of…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Hemiplegia, Hemiparesis
- Trial name
- NCT03538795
- Testing
- iTBS&eCIMT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Stroke, Gait Impairment
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for Post-stroke Gait Rehab
Stroke affects upwards of 800,000 Americans every year and has an enormous impact on the well-being of the American Veteran population with 6,000 new stroke admissions every year.
- Trial name
- NCT03666533
- Testing
- Active transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident
Combining Armodafinil With Neuro-rehabilitation to Improve Neurological Recovery and Reduce Disability Post-Stroke
Armodafinil is an FDA approved medication with wakefulness-promoting properties. It is a relatively safe agent with interesting neurochemical effects on the catecholamine system, producing an improvement in cognitive function…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Cerebrovascular Accident, Hemiparesis
- Trial name
- NCT01896128
- Testing
- Armodafinil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Burke Rehabilitation Hospital
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease
Promoting Adaptive Neuroplasticity in Mild Cognitive Impairment
The aging US population threatens to overwhelm our healthcare infrastructure, especially since the rate of Alzheimer's disease (AD) alone is expected to triple in the coming decades.
- Trial name
- NCT02155946
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) Soterix Medical Inc. tDCS unit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Memory Disorders
Cognitive Training and Neuroplasticity in Mild Cognitive Impairment
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if systematic cognitive training can improve cognitive performance in participants (55 and older) with memory loss.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Memory Disorders, Memory Impairment, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- CogTraining (NCT03205709)
- Testing
- Computerized Cognitive Training, Crossword Puzzles
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute