Clinical trials: Learning and Memory
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
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
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
Brain Diseases, Memory Disorders
Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Learning and Memory and Emotion Regulation
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the impact of low intensity focused ultrasound pulsation (LIFUP) to two different brain regions, the amygdala and entorhinal cortex, in older adults.
- Conditions
- Brain Diseases, Memory Disorders, Learning Disabilities, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- LIFUPMEMEMOT (NCT03717922)
- Testing
- Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound Pulsation to Amygdala, Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound Pulsation to Entorhinal Cortex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Long-Term Memory Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Wayfinding Intervention in High-Fidelity 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
- LABYR (NCT04253587)
- Testing
- LabyrinthVR, Coherence, Tablet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Aging
The Entorhinal Cortex and Aerobic Exercise in Aging
The overall goal of this study is to examine how regular exercise affects brain function, spatial memory, and virtual navigation. Participation in this research study will take approximately 4 months.
- Trial name
- ECE (NCT02775760)
- Testing
- Cardiovascular endurance, Strength, balance, and flexibility
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Chronic Kidney Disease
Exercise Trial in Chronic Kidney Disease
Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is exceedingly common in older adults, in whom it is associated with impairment in cognition and physical function.
- Trial name
- AWARD (NCT01462097)
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise training, Health Education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Dementia, Cognitive Impairment
LifeBio Memory Digital Reminiscence Platform
Non-pharmacological interventions and person-centered care strategies are important elements of care for people with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
- Trial name
- NCT04769466
- Testing
- LifeBio Memory
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 234 people
- Sponsor
- Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging
Alzheimer Disease, Alzheimer Dementia
Effects of Visual Cues and Education for People Who Live Within Long Term Care Communities to Assist in Wayfinding
The ability to find one's way in the world is known as wayfinding. Many older adults who live in senior communities, such as independent living and assisted living residences, find wayfinding very challenging.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Alzheimer Dementia, Age-Related Memory Disorders, Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT03537729
- Testing
- Salient Cues, Spaced Retrieval Education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 172 people
- Sponsor
- Grand Valley State University
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
The Effect of Oxytocin on Fear Memory Consolidation Novel Intervention to Prevent Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
The purpose of the study is to learn how differences in learning under mildly-stressful circumstances may be changed by taking oxytocin. Oxytocin is a hormone made naturally in the body.
- Trial name
- NCT01466127
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Healthy Adults
Investigating Accelerated Learning and Memory in Healthy Subjects Using a Face Name Memory Task
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether we can accelerate learning and improve associative memory performance in healthy subjects by applying transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) during a Face Name memory…
- Trial name
- NCT03309072
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
Sickle Cell Disease
A Rehabilitation Program in Children With Sickle Cell Disease and Cognitive Deficits: a Pilot Study
The overall goal of this project is to determine the feasibility of conducting a cognitive intervention for children with sickle cell disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00895154
- Testing
- General Tutoring, Memory Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Schizophrenia
Pharmacologically-augmented Cognitive Therapies (PACTs) for Schizophrenia.
This application seeks renewed support for MH59803, "Dopaminergic substrates of startle gating across species," to extend a clear path of "bench-to-bedside" progress towards a critical paradigm shift in therapeutic models for…
- Trial name
- NCT02634684
- Testing
- Dextroamphetamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Sedentary Lifestyle
Exercise Effects on Brain Health and Learning From Minutes to Months
Given the accelerating growth of older adults worldwide and the decline in cognitive function with aging, therapeutics that remediate age-related cognitive decline are needed more than ever.
- Trial name
- EXTEND (NCT03114150)
- Testing
- Cardiorespiratory fitness training, Functional fitness training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michelle W. Voss
Down Syndrome
Efficacy and Safety of Memantine Hydrochloride in Enhancing the Cognitive Abilities of Young Adults With Down Syndrome
The purpose of this 16-week research study is to determine whether a drug called memantine hydrochloride (memantine) has the potential to help improve memory and other cognitive abilities of young adults with Down syndrome (DS).
- Trial name
- NCT01112683
- Testing
- Memantine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Psychiatric Illness, Healthy
Effects of GLYX-13 on Learning and Memory in Healthy Individuals and Those With Psychiatric Illness
The present study proposes to evaluate the potential cognitive enhancing effects of GLYX-13, an NMDAR partial agonist, among a group of healthy adults and those with psychiatric illness on a series of functional magnetic…
- Trial name
- NCT01844726
- Testing
- GLYX-13
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Memory Consolidation
The Impact of Reactivation During Sleep on the Consolidation of Abstract Information in Humans
In any given cognitive domain, representations of individual elements are not independent but are organized by means of structured relations.
- Trial name
- NCT05746299
- Testing
- Congruent vs. Incongruent, Immediate vs. Awake vs. Asleep, Targeted memory reactivation (TMR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 194 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
BPG Intervention, Control
Neurodevelopmental Assessment of Children in Uganda and Malawi Using a Software Package
The investigators will use Brain Power Games as a neurocognitive "stress test" or medical "challenge" test, in order to evaluate or improve brain/behavior functional integrity in HIV-affected children.
- Trial name
- NCT03878147
- Testing
- Cognitive Games Training
- Where
- 2 sites in Malawi, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 599 people
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Memory
The Effect of Cannabidiol in Learning and Memory of Adults
The main objectives of this study were to test if a singular dose of Cannabidiol (1) enhances the learning and memory of healthy human subjects, (2) test if Cannabidiol has negative effects on Retroactive and Proactive…
- Trial name
- NCT06074172
- Testing
- Cannabidiol (246mg press pill)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Healthy, Brain Stimulation
Effects of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation on Task Performance in Healthy Adults
The objective of this randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled, crossover study is to evaluate the effects of transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) on complex cognitive task performance in healthy adult volunteers.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Brain Stimulation, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Cognition
- Trial name
- BRAIN-STIM (NCT06995560)
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital