Clinical trials: Memory Functions, open to volunteers
Sleep Disorder, Circadian Dysregulation
NIA_Improving Function and Well-being by Improving Patient Memory: Transdiagnostic Sleep and Circadian Treatment
Mental illness is often chronic, severe, and difficult to treat. Though there has been significant progress towards establishing effective and efficient interventions for psychological health problems, many individuals do not…
- Conditions
- Sleep Disorder, Circadian Dysregulation, Memory Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT05986604
- Testing
- Memory Support Intervention, Transdiagnostic Intervention for Sleep and Circadian Dysfunction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 178 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Alzheimer Disease, Aging
Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Enhance Memory in Aging
The aim of this study is to determine whether non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation enhances memory formation in cognitively healthy older adults and whether the effects of stimulation depend on gut and brain health.
- Trial name
- VNS (NCT07214194)
- Testing
- Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation (taVNS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Malignant Brain Neoplasm, Recurrent Malignant Brain Neoplasm
CAR T Cells After Lymphodepletion for the Treatment of IL13Rα2 Positive Recurrent or Refractory Brain Tumors in Children
This phase I trial investigates the side effects of chemotherapy and cellular immunotherapy in treating children with IL13Ralpha2 positive brain tumors that have come back after a period of improvement (recurrent) or do not…
- Conditions
- Malignant Brain Neoplasm, Recurrent Malignant Brain Neoplasm, Refractory Malignant Brain Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT04510051
- Testing
- Cyclophosphamide, Fludarabine, IL13Ralpha2-specific Hinge-optimized 41BB-co-stimulatory CAR Truncated CD19-expressing Autologous T-Lymphocytes
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Healthy Older Adults
Neural Representations of Memory Transformation (MEM_TRANS)
Investigators overarching goal is to provide evidence for the link between altered spatiotemporal (where and when) neural mechanisms and the extent of changed memory maintenance in healthy older adults and to identify potential…
- Trial name
- NCT06862622
- Testing
- Computer-based visuomotor sequence learning and interference
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD
Psychosocial Factors and Efficacy of Remote Cognitive Remediation for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether computer-based brain training can help adults with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Trial name
- NCT07309302
- Testing
- Cognitive Remediation Training, Control Group
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Université du Québec a Montréal
Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
HOme-based Brain Monitoring With a GARment-EEG to Study Cognitive Decline in the Aging Population
This study will investigate the validity of the HOGAR EEG/PSG monitoring kit designed by Bitbrain as a tool for characterizing and assessing cognitive function in older adults, as well as for detecting and predicting cognitive…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Dementia Alzheimers, Dementia, Mixed
- Trial name
- Hogar (NCT06993207)
- Testing
- Home Lab
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bitbrain
Terminal Illness, End-of-Life Care
Non-Invasive Detection and Preservation of Neurocognitive Signals in the Peri-Death Period Using Brain-Computer Interface and Artificial Intelligence
Background: Recent electroencephalography (EEG) data indicate that the transition from clinical death to cellular death is marked by highly organized neurophysiological events, including significant surges in gamma-band power…
- Conditions
- Terminal Illness, End-of-Life Care, Death, Brain Death
- Trial name
- NeuroCogPresv (NCT07477028)
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Noah Tech, Corp.
Cognitive Function Abnormal, Atrial Fibrillation (AF)
Low-frequency Electrical Stimulation for Cognitive Enhancement in Atrial Fibrillation
Cognitive function in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) is often impaired due to the complex influence of various factors (cerebral hypoperfusion, neurodegeneration, microemboli, hypertension, chronic inflammation).
- Trial name
- LESCAF (NCT07063381)
- Testing
- tVNS
- Where
- 2 sites in Russia
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Bakulev Scientific Center of Cardiovascular Surgery
Effects of Cerebellar Stimulation on Brain Activation
Cerebellar Involvement in Cognitive Sequencing
Although there is increasing recognition that the cerebellum is involved in cognition as well as motor function, the manner in which the cerebellum contributes to cognition is uncertain.
- Trial name
- NCT06108336
- Testing
- TMS during sequence-demanding task, No TMS during sequence-demanding task, TMS during non-sequence-demanding task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
The Digital Memory Notebook
Compensatory aids (e.g., alarms, calendars) play an important supporting role when completing everyday tasks (e.g., appointments, medication management), and there is a growing body of scientific work suggesting that compensatory…
- Conditions
- Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Subjective Cognitive Complaints
- Trial name
- DMN (NCT04240665)
- Testing
- Digital Memory Notebook (DMN) Application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Enhancing Memory in Cognitive Processing Therapy for PTSD
Several psychotherapies for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have a strong evidence base for their efficacy, but nonresponse rates are high, particularly among older Veterans.
- Trial name
- MSCPTPTSD (NCT06000475)
- Testing
- Cognitive Processing Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT) + Memory Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Amnestic Mild Cognitive Disorder
Pathways Relating Amnestic MCI to a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury History
This study will probe if the biological changes in amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) are related to a history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) using high definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS)…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Amnestic Mild Cognitive Disorder, Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- PATH (NCT05446584)
- Testing
- High Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Schizophrenia, Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity (ADHD)
Investigating Mediodorsal Thalamus Representations Underlying Human Cognitive Flexibility
The goal of this basic experimental research study is to examine how the human thalamus supports flexible thinking and behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT07217652
- Testing
- High-resolution fMRI during working memory, cognitive control, and decision-making tasks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kai Hwang
Stress and Memory in Adolescence
My Life and My Experiences Project
Child maltreatment is one of the most formidable public health crises in the United States, affecting millions of youth each year.
- Trial name
- M&M Project (NCT06821178)
- Testing
- Acute stress manipulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Stress Disorders, Traumatic
Cognitive Control Training for Extinction in PTSD
The proposed study will test whether a working memory training (WMT) program improves fear extinction learning and its underlying neural circuitry in Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders, Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD
- Trial name
- NCT06629064
- Testing
- Working Memory Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Presymptomatic Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Digitally-enhanced, Decentralized, Multi-omics Observational Cohort
The study is carried out as part of the GR2021 Priority project "Healthy Brains for life (Age 20-99): Digitally-enhanced personalized medicine study ANANEOS" and code numbered GR-00546 and it will look at the decentralized and…
- Conditions
- Presymptomatic Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Memory Loss (Excluding Dementia), Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- ANANEOS (NCT04701177)
- Testing
- Teleph0s digital phenotyping platform
- Where
- 4 sites in Greece, Spain
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Greece 2021 Committee
Anxiety, Memory
Prediction of Anxiety and Memory State
The purpose of this study is to look at how signals in the brain, body, and behavior relate to anxiety and memory function. This project seeks to develop the CAMERA (Context-Aware Multimodal Ecological Research and Assessment)…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Memory, Epilepsy
- Trial name
- CAMERA (NCT06551090)
- Testing
- CAMERA (Context-Aware Multimodal Ecological Research and Assessment)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Dementia
Efficacy of Music Therapy and Digital Music Rehabilitation in Dementia
This study evaluates the applicability and clinical efficacy of conventional music therapy and digital music rehabilitation for dementia in home and care home settings.
- Trial name
- NCT05520268
- Testing
- Conventional music therapy (CMT), Digital music rehabilitation (DMR)
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Helsinki
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease
A SMART Trial of Adaptive Exercises to Optimize Aerobic-Fitness Responses
The goal of this clinical trial is to test 6 months of aerobic exercise in older adults who are 65 years or older and have mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or probable/possible mild Alzheimer's Disease.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- SMART (NCT05877196)
- Testing
- Moderate Intensity Continuous Training (MICT), Chair-based Stretch, High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Pain Control, Anxiety
Virtual Contexts for Affective Modulation
This study investigates how spatial context and perceived controllability modulate pain, affective states such as anxiety, and motivated behavior.
- Conditions
- Pain Control, Anxiety, Memory
- Trial name
- VCAM (NCT06986122)
- Testing
- Pain Threat Manipulation, Pain Controllability Manipulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trustees of Dartmouth College