Clinical trials: Mental Function
Neurofeedback, Cognitive Training
Neurofeedback Removal of Emotional Information From Mind
This project will examine whether individuals can be trained, using real-time feedback about brain function during neuroimaging, to effectively remove thoughts from mind by providing them with a sense of what it feels like to…
- Conditions
- Neurofeedback, Cognitive Training, Memory, Short-Term, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
- Trial name
- remtrain (NCT06460207)
- Testing
- fMRI neurofeedback
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, OCD
Neurofeedback for Treatment-resistant Obsessive-compulsive Disorder (OCD)
The aim of this study is to teach participants with a OCD diagnosis and treatment-resistance how to decrease the response from a brain region involved in the disease by using a technique called neurofeedback.
- Trial name
- NCT03956771
- Testing
- Real neurofeedback
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Pedro Morgado
Oral Health
A Study on the Correlation Between Oral Health and Delirium in Surgical Inpatients
Delirium is a clinical syndrome characterized by acute attention deficits, altered consciousness, and fluctuating cognitive dysfunction, typically triggered by multifactorial causes such as physical illness, medication use, or…
- Trial name
- NCT06969092
- Testing
- Oral Frailty
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 550 people
- Sponsor
- Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Quality of Life
Effect of Stress Ball on Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Objective: This study will be conducted to evaluate the effect of stress ball on symptom severity, quality of life, depression, anxiety and stress in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
- Conditions
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Quality of Life, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT05931107
- Testing
- Stress ball practice group (Stress ball squeezing)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bedriye Cansu DEMİRKIRAN
Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
Identifying Cerebral Hemodynamic Patterns in Mood Disorders and Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Study
The purpose of this research is to measure brain activity in individuals with mood disorders and memory problems using a simple, safe, and noninvasive method called functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS).
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Disorder, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT06897670
- Testing
- Observational assessment using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS), a noninvasive, portable brain imaging tool that measures changes in brain blood flow and oxygen levels.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Healthy Aging, Cognitive Decline
Cognitively Enriched Walking Program
Dementia currently affects more than 47 million people worldwide, its prevalence is forecasted to triple by 2050, and it has been reported to be one of the most costly disorders in Belgium.
- Conditions
- Healthy Aging, Cognitive Decline, Physical Inactivity
- Trial name
- NCT05500183
- Testing
- Cognitively enriched walking program, walking program
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Overweight Adolescents, Overweight
Pilot Program for Targeted Prevention of Child or Adolescent Weight Gain
This study will examine whether family-based interpersonal psychotherapy (FB-IPT) is an effective tool for helping pre-adolescent girls and boys at risk for become obese to reduce weight gain.
- Trial name
- NCT00263536
- Testing
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Pediatric Obesity, Binge-Eating Disorder
Project THINK: Trajectories of Health, Ingestive Behaviors, and Neurocognition in Kids
Overweight/obesity and loss of control eating (characterized by the sense that one cannot control what or how much one is eating) are prevalent among children and adolescents, and both are associated with serious medical and…
- Trial name
- NCT04701671
- Testing
- Observational (not including MRI scanning), Observational (including MRI scanning)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Insomnia
Evaluation of A Morning Dosing Of A New Medicine And Its Effects On Sleep At Bedtime In Subjects With Primary Insomnia
This study is designed to determine whether morning doses of GW679769, taken daily for 1 to 9 days, will promote sleep during the following night without significant post-dose thinking impairment and drowsiness in subjects with…
- Trial name
- NCT00354809
- Testing
- GW679769
- Where
- 24 sites in United States, France and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Sleep Quality
Understanding Physiology During Float-REST and the Consequential Effects on Subjective and Objective Recovery
The objective of this research study is to assess how the implementation of various modern strategies for augmented recovery and physiological monitoring via wearable biotechnologies and subjective measurements affect sleep…
- Trial name
- NCT04415970
- Testing
- Flotation therapy sensory deprivation tank, Sleep Pod
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Effect of Menstrual Cycle on Central Nervous System (CNS) Processing of Gut Stimuli in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Control
The hypothesis of the study is that women perceive intestinal stimulation (rectal balloon distention) differently in different phases of the menstrual cycle, i.e there is an effect of hormones on the sensory pathway, and that…
- Trial name
- NCT00219531
- Testing
- perception of rectal balloon distention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Imaging Outcomes of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Battered Women With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Identifying neural mechanisms of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) treatment could help elucidate reasons for variable treatment response and identify novel treatment targets.
- Trial name
- NCT01517672
- Testing
- Cognitive Trauma Therapy for Battered Women (CTT-BW)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Cognition, Affect (Mental Function)
PRECOG Pilot Project
This pilot study aims to investigate the chronic effects of a prebiotic blend on cognitive, affective and gut microbiome outcomes in healthy adults aged 60-75 years.
- Conditions
- Cognition, Affect (Mental Function), Gut Microbiome
- Trial name
- NCT06911957
- Testing
- Prebiotic blend
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Reading
Insomnia, Arthritis, Rheumatoid
Study of Eszopiclone Compared to Placebo on Daytime Function in Subjects With Insomnia Related to Rheumatoid Arthritis
To demonstrate subjective sleep efficacy of eszopiclone 3 mg in subjects with insomnia related to rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
- Trial name
- NCT00367965
- Testing
- Eszopiclone
- Where
- 38 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- Sumitomo Pharma America, Inc.
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Oxytocin Treatment of Social Cognitive and Functional Deficits in Schizophrenia
Purpose: Test whether intranasal administration of the neuropeptide, oxytocin, improves social cognition, psychotic symptoms and social functioning in schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- OTS-12WK (NCT01394471)
- Testing
- Intranasal Oxytocin Spray
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Cognitively Normal Older Adults, Hypertension
Impact of Intensive Treatment of SBP on Brain Perfusion, Amyloid, and Tau (IPAT Study)
The purpose of this study is to determine if intensive lowering of systolic blood pressure (SBP), using FDA approved medications (antihypertensive), reduces Alzheimer's Disease pathology (i.e., excessive brain amyloid and tau…
- Conditions
- Cognitively Normal Older Adults, Hypertension, Subjective Cognitive Decline, Family History of Dementia
- Trial name
- IPAT (NCT05331144)
- Testing
- Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs, losartan) and Calcium Channel Blockers (CCB, amlodipine), PCP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Rong Zhang
Aging, Cognitive Dysfunction
Physical Activity and Cognitive Function in Older Adults: A Novel Role for GPLD1
The investigators are conducting a cross-sectional, observational study to investigate whether plasma GPLD1 concentrations are associated with higher cognitive function and better brain structure and function in two groups of…
- Trial name
- BrainFit (NCT04645134)
- Testing
- Brain Health Assessments
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Experimental Medicine in ADHD - Cannabinoids
Adult patients with ADHD commonly report an improvement in behavioural symptoms when using cannabis with some reporting a preference towards cannabis over their ADHD stimulant medication.
- Trial name
- EMA-C (NCT02249299)
- Testing
- Sativex Oromucosal Spray
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Neurocognitive Disorders, Inhalation; Vapor
Effect of Low Flow Anesthetics on Neurocognitive Decline in the Elderly
This study aims to investigate the effect of inhaled anesthetics with a low fresh gas flow on cognitive function of elderly patients undergoing elective surgery
- Trial name
- NCT05548998
- Testing
- General anesthesia with low fresh gas flow, General anesthesia with high fresh gas flow, Mini mental state examination
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dr. Cemil Tascıoglu Education and Research Hospital Organization
Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction, Acute Postoperative Pain
Effect of TPVB on Postoperative Pain and Cognitive Function After VATS in Elderly Patients
To investigate the effect of ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral nerve block on postoperative acute and chronic pain and cognitive function in elderly patients with thoracoscopic partial lung resection.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction, Acute Postoperative Pain, Chronic Postsurgical Pain
- Trial name
- NCT05364216
- Testing
- Measurement of cognitive function, Thoracic paravertebral block, The assessment of cognitive function
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao
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