Clinical trials: Memory Functions
Multiple Sclerosis
CPAP to Treat Cognitive Dysfunction in MS
The objectives of this study are to determine the effects of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on cognitive function in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS); and to evaluate whether OSA treatment with positive airway pressure…
- Trial name
- NCT02544373
- Testing
- PAP therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Schizophrenia, Memory Disorders
The Effects of Atomoxetine on Cognition and Brain Function Based on Catechol-O-methyltransferase(COMT) Genotype
This study will evaluate whether Atomoxetine improves cognition in healthy volunteers as well as patients with schizophrenia. Atomoxetine is a drug that has been Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved for Attention Deficit…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Memory Disorders, Cognition Disorders
- Trial name
- Atomoxetine (NCT00548327)
- Testing
- Atomoxetine, Functional magnetic resonance imaging, Neuropsychological Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Cognitive Change
Patient Centered-Rehabilitation ver111090.1
As we age, a number of factors can reduce our cognitive (or thinking) abilities. This study will evaluate whether transcranial electrical stimulation (TES), which uses small amounts of electricity to modulate brain functioning…
- Trial name
- PCN1 (NCT03034954)
- Testing
- Active HD-tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Healthy
Neuroimaging the Effects of Intravenous Anesthetic on Amygdala Dependent Memory Processes
This study involves 60 healthy volunteers aged between 18 and 50 recruited from the general community. It involves doing a set of simple memory tests while inside a fMRI machine.
- Trial name
- Amygdala (NCT00504894)
- Testing
- Propofol, Thiopental
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Traumatic Brain Injury
Effect of Namenda on Short Term Memory and Attention in Patients With Mild to Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to determine whether memantine (Namenda) improves memory and attention in patients with mild to moderate traumatic brain injury.
- Trial name
- NCT00462228
- Testing
- Memantine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Memory Consolidation in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
The overarching goal of the research proposed here is to test the hypothesis (i) that the pathophysiological mechanisms of OSA lead to deterioration in sleep-dependent memory consolidation across memory systems, with the genetic…
- Trial name
- NCT01800786
- Testing
- CPAP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
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
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Water-based Activity to Enhance Recall in Veterans
This two-year study will evaluate the feasibility of an exercise training augmentation for cognitive training intervention to improve memory performance in Veterans with a diagnosis of amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (aMCI).
- Trial name
- WATER-VET (NCT02614092)
- Testing
- Water-based Activity + Cognitive Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Hepatitis A, Hepatitis B
Antibody Persistence & Immune Memory in Healthy Adults Previously Vaccinated With Twinrix Adult
This study will evaluate the persistence of the immune response to HAV (Hepatitis A Virus) antigens and HBs (Hepatitis B surface) antigens in healthy adults previously vaccinated with GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Biologicals' Twinrix…
- Trial name
- NCT01000324
- Testing
- Blood sampling, Engerix-B, Havrix
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Cognitive Decline, Cardiovascular Diseases
Lifestyle Physical Activity and Cognitive Training Interventions
Older women with cardiovascular disease (CVD) are at greater risk for memory loss, an important public health issue due to the negative effects to quality of life and health care costs.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Decline, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cognitive Dysfunction, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- MindMoves (NCT04556305)
- Testing
- Mind, Move
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 253 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
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
Memory Disorders
Mechanisms of Insulin Facilitation of Memory
The study described in the present application will test the hypothesis that insulin mediated facilitation of memory in Alzheimer's disease (AD) is achieved through enhanced glutamatergic neurotransmission due to improvements in…
- Trial name
- NCT01145482
- Testing
- Insulin, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Memory, Sleep
Autonomic Mechanisms of Sleep-dependent Memory Consolidation
The goal of the proposed project is to identify the impact vagal activity during sleep for memory formation. Nearly 100 years of research contends that sleep plays a critical role in memory consolidation (i.e.
- Trial name
- MemS (NCT04021797)
- Testing
- transcutaneous vagal nerve stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Parkinson's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Cognitive Rehab for Parkinson's
This study will examine the feasibility of an at-home cognitive training program that incorporates both memory training and online computerized cognitive training (CCT) software.
- Trial name
- NCT03836963
- Testing
- cognitive training, active control cognitive training, memory strategy training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia of Alzheimer Type
A Study of ATH-1017 in Mild to Moderate Alzheimer's Disease
This study is designed to evaluate treatment effects of ATH-1017 (fosgonimeton) in mild to moderate Alzheimer's subjects with a randomized treatment duration of 26-weeks.
- Trial name
- ACT-AD (NCT04491006)
- Testing
- ATH-1017
- Where
- 13 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- LeonaBio
Glioblastoma, Radiotherapy; Complications
Testing Ramipril to Prevent Memory Loss in People With Glioblastoma
This study is to determine if an oral drug called Ramipril can lower the chance of memory loss in patients with glioblastoma getting chemoradiation.
- Conditions
- Glioblastoma, Radiotherapy; Complications, Cognitive Decline, Chemoradiation
- Trial name
- NCT03475186
- Testing
- Ramipril
- Where
- 423 sites in United States, Guam
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
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
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
Bipolar Disorder
Research Study of Bipolar Mood Symptoms and Cognitive Problems
This is a sixteen week, randomized, double-blind add-on study of valacyclovir versus placebo in approximately 60 outpatients meeting diagnostic criteria according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)…
- Trial name
- NCT00428298
- Testing
- Valacyclovir
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Major Depressive Disorder
Depressed Mood Improvement Through Nicotine Dosing (Depressed MIND Study)
Late-life depression is characterized by both affective (mood) symptoms and cognitive deficits. There is currently no intervention that may provide consistent benefits to both mood and cognitive performance.
- Trial name
- NCT02816138
- Testing
- Nicotine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center