Clinical trials: Memory Disorders in Old Age
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Memory Training Versus Yogic Meditation Training in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment
The purpose of this pilot study is to test whether 6 months of supervised weekly Kundalini yoga classes and a brief daily meditation homework assignment can improve memory and thinking in older adults with mild memory complaints…
- Trial name
- NCT01983930
- Testing
- Kundalini yoga and meditation, Memory Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease
Reducing Risk for Alzheimer's Disease in High-Risk Women Through Yogic Meditation Training
The purpose of this pilot study will be to test whether Kundalini yoga (KY) and Kirtan Kriya (KK) yogic meditation is superior to Memory Enhancement Training (MET) for improving cognitive functioning, health (including…
- Trial name
- NCT03503669
- Testing
- Memory Training, Kundalini yoga and meditation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Elderly, Memory Impairment
Study to Assess the Efficacy of Cognitex
A Single-Center, Open Label Study to Assess the Efficacy of Cognitex in Elderly Subjects with Memory Impairment
- Trial name
- Cognitex001 (NCT00719953)
- Testing
- Cognitex
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Age-Related Memory Disorders
Study of LX6171 in Elderly Volunteers With Age Associated Memory Impairment
The purpose of the study is to determine the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of 2 dose levels of LX6171 given over 28 days in patients with Age Associated Memory Impairment (AAMI).
- Trial name
- NCT00691808
- Testing
- LX6171 High Dose, LX6171 Low Dose
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- Lexicon Pharmaceuticals
Alzheimer's Disease, Cognitive Impairment
Effect of EGb761® on Brain Glucose Metabolism in Three Groups of Elderly Defined by Cognitive Functions
The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of EGb761®, in comparison to placebo, on cerebral glucose metabolism, in three groups of elderly patients: newly diagnosed mild Alzheimer's disease (AD), memory complaint patients…
- Trial name
- NCT00814346
- Testing
- EGb761®
- Where
- 8 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Ipsen
Memory Impairment
The Efficacy of Phosphatidylserine-Omega3 in Elderly Subjects With Memory Impairment
The primary objective of this trial is to assess the ability of Phosphatidylserine-Omega3 to improve cognitive performance in elderly subjects with memory impairment.
- Trial name
- NCT00736034
- Testing
- Phosphatidylserine-Omega3 (SharpPS™-Gold)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Enzymotec
Depression
Problem Adaptation Therapy (PATH) vs. Supportive Therapy in Treating Depressed, Cognitively Impaired Older Adults
This study will evaluate the efficacy of Problem Adaptation Therapy (PATH) vs. Supportive Therapy for Cognitively Impaired (ST-CI) older adults in reducing depression and disability in treating depressed, cognitively impaired…
- Trial name
- NCT00368940
- Testing
- PATH, ST-CI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Depressive Disorder
Depressed Mood Improvement Through Nicotine Dosing 2
Deficits in cognitive control are core features of late-life depression, contributing both to emotion dysregulation and problems with inhibiting irrelevant information, conflict detection, and working memory.
- Trial name
- DepMIND2 (NCT04433767)
- Testing
- Transdermal Nicotine patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Kidney Transplant; Complications, Toxicity
Effect of Tacrolimus Formulation on Neurological Side Effects in Older Kidney Transplant Recipients
Previous studies have shown that elderly patients experience higher trough levels of tacrolimus and are more sensitive to the effects of medications, they experience higher occurrence and severity of such medication related…
- Conditions
- Kidney Transplant; Complications, Toxicity, Drug Toxicity, Neurotoxicity
- Trial name
- NCT03461445
- Testing
- Envarsus, IR Tacrolimus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Efficacy And Safety Of CX516 In Elderly Participants With Mild Cognitive Impairment.
Glutamate is fundamentally involved in learning and memory. Memory loss associated with mild cognitive impairment may be due to loss of glutamate receptors in the aging brain.
- Trial name
- NCT00040443
- Testing
- CX516
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- RespireRx
Depression, Dementia
Antidepressant Medication Plus Donepezil for Treating Late-life Depression
This study will determine the effectiveness of combining escitalopram, venlafaxine, or duloxetine with donepezil, a medication used in Alzheimer's disease, in improving memory, concentration, attention, and problem solving…
- Trial name
- NCT00177671
- Testing
- Escitalopram, Donepezil, Venlafaxine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Major Depressive Disorder
Memantine Plus Es-citalopram in Elderly Depressed Patients With Cognitive Impairment
Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common dementing disorder of later life, is a major cause of disability and death in the elderly. Although a number of theoretical causes exist, the etiology of AD is still unknown.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Major Depressive Disorder, Alzheimer's Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01876823
- Testing
- es-citalopram, Memantine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation, Aging
Effects of Gamma-tACS on Memory and Sleep
The purpose of this clinical trial is to investigate the feasibility and efficacy of non-invasive transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) at gamma frequency in enhancing memory recall and modulating sleep network…
- Conditions
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation, Aging, Cognitive Decline, Memory
- Trial name
- NCT05907707
- Testing
- Gamma transcranial alternating current stimulation, Control transcranial alternating current stimulation, EEG headband
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Aging, Depression
Cognitive Enhancement in Depression (The COG-D Study)
This study will investigate whether transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) enhances the effects of computerized cognitive training in older adults with recurrent depression (2 or more lifetime episodes; either current or…
- Conditions
- Aging, Depression, Cognitive Symptom
- Trial name
- NCT05400512
- Testing
- Cognitive Training, tDCS (active stimulation)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Various Anti-inflammatory Agents in Participants With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Mild Alzheimer's Disease
The purpose of this platform study was to evaluate the effect of anti-inflammatory agents on cognition in early Alzheimer's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT04795466
- Testing
- Canakinumab
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Finland and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals