Clinical trials: Learning and Memory
Amnesia, Memory Disorder
How do Patients With Amnesia Acquire New Knowledge?
THE STUDY AIMS to constitute the largest group of patients with major memory impairment resulting from various etiology and specific lesions of the medial temporal lobe (MTL) and use a combined psychometric and neuroimaging…
- Trial name
- ASSAM (NCT07191197)
- Testing
- MRI, Psychometric
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Depressive Disorder
Effects of Ciprofol Anesthesia on Learning and Memory Function and Antidepressant Effects of ECT in Depressive Patients
In this clinical study, propofol was used as the positive control, and a randomized controlled trial design was used to observe the effects of ciprofol anesthesia on learning and memory function and antidepressant efficacy in…
- Trial name
- NCT05266560
- Testing
- ciprofol, Propofol
- Volunteers
- 390 people
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Sleep Duration, Child Obesity
Effect of Sleep Extension on Body Weight and Learning in Children (More2Sleep)
More2Sleep is a randomized, controlled, parallel trial with two groups (sleep extension vs control) including 142 school-aged children (6-12 years) who have a BMI above average, defined as age- and sex-specific BMI Z-score above…
- Conditions
- Sleep Duration, Child Obesity, Child Development, Child Behavior
- Trial name
- More2Sleep (NCT06341179)
- Testing
- Sleep extension
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, PTSD
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Increase CPAP Adherence in Veterans With PTSD
Approximately 20 million Americans suffer from Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) creating risks for major health problems, including dementia, heart attack, and stroke.
- Conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, PTSD, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT02641496
- Testing
- CBT-OSA, Sleep Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Providing Care for People With Memory Problems
Building Better Caregivers: Development and Evaluation
The program consists of a 6-week small-group workshop for caregivers of people with memory problems. The goal of the study is to evaluate in a one year longitudinal study, program effectiveness in reducing caregiver stress…
- Trial name
- NCT02205671
- Testing
- Building Better Caregivers Small-group Workshop
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity, Learning Disorders
Effects Of A Computerized Working Memory Training Program On Attention, Working Memory, And Academics, In Adolescents With Severe ADHD/LD
Our primary aim is to determine whether a computerized working memory (WM) training program will help students with severe learning and attention problems, in terms of improving their WM.
- Trial name
- NCT00930449
- Testing
- Cogmed Working Memory Training Program., Academy of Math, Special Education/Individualized Tutoring
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Anxiety Disorders
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Fear Extinction
Psychiatric disorders characterized by pathological fear and anxiety are common and often disabling. Despite their limitations, exposure therapies are among the most efficacious treatments for these disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT03907917
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Adams
Dyslexia
Working Memory Training for Children With Dyslexia
The main aim of this interventional study is to investigate whether the effects of computerized working memory training improves reading abilities for children, i.e. ages 9 - 16 years, diagnosed with dyslexia.
- Trial name
- NCT02429739
- Testing
- Working memory Training
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Sorlandet Hospital HF
Phobias
The Effect of Intravenous Anesthetics on Fear Learning and Memory
People often develop fearful responses to things, but have no conscious control over the fear. This is a basic form of unconscious memory, called "fear conditioning." Intravenous anesthetic drugs have remarkable effects on…
- Trial name
- NCT00767767
- Testing
- Propofol 0.45mcg/mL, Propofol 0.90mcg/mL, Thiopental 1.5mcg/mL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Schizophrenia, Psychotic Disorders
Study To Assess Differential Sensitivity Of 2 Spatial Working Memory Tests In Schizophrenics Treated With Risperidone
To assess the effect of risperidone 2 mg daily (QD) on the differential sensitivity of 2 spatial working memory tests (the GMLT and MDR) in non-agitated, drug-naive patients suffering from first-episode…
- Trial name
- NCT00174200
- Testing
- Risperidone 2 mg
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada, Russia
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Marijuana, THC
THC Memory & Reward Learning Pilot
Tetrahydrocannabidiol (THC) is the psychoactive chemical in cannabis that makes people high. This study aims to dissect acute impairment of various forms of memory and learning by THC in cannabis compared to placebo.
- Conditions
- Marijuana, THC, Cannabis
- Trial name
- NCT05116527
- Testing
- Marijuana, Hash, THC, or Grass
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hartford Hospital
Relapsing-Remitting Multiple Sclerosis
A fMRI(Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) Research Study to Learn More About Multiple Sclerosis and Individuals Potentially Experiencing Memory Difficulties
The purpose of this study is to determine if medication designed to improve memory will help patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) who are experiencing memory problems using fMRI to track brain activity.
- Trial name
- NCT00315367
- Testing
- Donepezil HCI (drug)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Neurognostics
Healthy
Hippocampal and Frontoparietal Development and Inference
The goal of this clinical trial is to test if an intervention used to manipulate memory and inference can improve our understanding of how brain development supports these abilities in healthy adolescent and adult volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT07199907
- Testing
- Associative Inference, Probabilistic Inference
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Acquired Brain Injury (Including Stroke)
Stimulus Equivalence Learning in Acquired Brain Injury.
Stimulus Equivalence Learning (SEL) is a form of learning in which stimuli (such as words, pictures, or sounds) become linked to one another in memory, even though this specific connection has not been directly taught.
- Trial name
- NCT07345481
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klimmendaal Revalidatiespecialisten
THC
Pilot fMRI Studies of Aging-Related Effects of THC
The purpose of this study is to begin investigating acute impairment of various forms of memory and learning by Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in cannabis (CNB) compared to placebo, in a 2-session per subject double-blind, random…
- Trial name
- NCT06647524
- Testing
- THC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Stress, Learning, Spatial
Influence of Stress on Encoding and Prediction
The purpose of this study is to investigate the neural mechanisms by which acute stress influences statistical learning and episodic encoding.
- Trial name
- NCT05920161
- Testing
- Socially Evaluated Cold Pressor Test, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Aging, Age-related Memory Disorders
The Effect of Dietary Strawberry Supplementation on Older Adults
This study is being conducted to assess the effect of dietary strawberry supplementation on cognition and mobility in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02051140
- Testing
- Freeze-dried Strawberry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Cerebellar Disease, Dementia
Effects of Brain Stimulation on Learning and Reasoning
Imaging studies of the brain have revealed the different areas involved in the processes of learning and reasoning. However, the specific role these regions play in these processes, or if stimulating these areas can improve these…
- Conditions
- Cerebellar Disease, Dementia, Healthy, Parkinson's Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00001776
- Testing
- Cadwell Rapid Rate Magnetic Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Long-Term Memory Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Wayfinding Intervention and Long-Term Memory
Therapeutic treatment is yet available for declining memory, which is an impairment affecting the quality of life for many older adults and patients with cognitive impairment.
- Trial name
- Quest-Tablet (NCT05625425)
- Testing
- LabyrinthVR software, Labyrinth Tablet software, Labyrinth VR wireless
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Traumatic Brain Injury, Major Depressive Disorder
MRI Markers of Feedback Timing During Learning in Individuals with TBI with and Without Clinical Depression
The goal of this proposal is to examine the influence of feedback timing on learning and brain function in individuals with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), with and without depression.
- Trial name
- NCT05009511
- Testing
- Learning through feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation