Clinical trials: Mental Function
Bipolar Disorder
Transcranial Photobiomodulation for Executive Function in Bipolar Disorder
Transcranial light therapy, or transcranial photobiomodulation (tPBM), is a treatment that stimulates the brain by applying near-infrared light to the forehead.
- Trial name
- TPEB (NCT05408637)
- Testing
- Transcranial Phoobiomodulation (tPBM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Paolo Cassano
Moyamoya Disease
Functional Disorders Moya Moya Young Patients
Moya Moya disease is a rare condition of the vessels that supply blood to the brain. It normally occurs without apparent cause. In both children and adults, the disease is mainly manifested by strokes.
- Trial name
- TFMoya : ADAR (NCT05772572)
- Testing
- Questionnaires
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Autism Spectrum Disorder
STEPS: A Virtual Reality-based Intervention for Adults With Autism.
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a new Virtual Reality-based intervention will be effective in treating social cognitive challenges in adults with autism. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- STEPS (NCT06438536)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality-based Social Cognitive Training
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg
Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Anxiety
A Postpartum Adaptation Study of the Connecting and Reflecting Experience Parenting Program
Experiencing postpartum mood and/or anxiety disorders (like postpartum depression; PMADs) can make parenting challenging, but group therapy may help both these parents and their babies.
- Conditions
- Postpartum Depression, Postpartum Anxiety, Parenting Stress, Parent Child Relationships
- Trial name
- PMAD-CARE (NCT06042166)
- Testing
- Connecting and Reflecting Experience (CARE) Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Autism
Therapeutic Intervention Effects of rTMS on Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a common and complex neurodevelopmental disorder, which is characterized by impairments of social communication, social reciprocity, as well as restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRB).
- Trial name
- NCT05140356
- Testing
- Applied high amplitude repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation, Applied low amplitude repeated transcranial magnetic stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Electronic Science and Technology of China
Schizophrenia, Cognitive Dysfunction
Supportive Psychotherapy as Adjunct to Risperidone for Cognitive Function and Inflammation in Schizophrenia
This study examined whether adding structured supportive psychotherapy to risperidone treatment is more effective than risperidone alone in improving cognitive function and reducing inflammation in patients with schizophrenia.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Cognitive Dysfunction, Inflamation
- Trial name
- SUPPORT-SCZ (NCT07477301)
- Testing
- Structured Supportive Psychotherapy, Risperidone 2 mg
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Hasanuddin University
Stress, Cognitive Impairment
Mindfulness-Based Health Promotion Program for Educators (MBHP - Educa).
In the last few decades, the world has seen a significant increase in the occurrence of occupational diseases related to Burnout Syndrome (professional exhaustion) and stress in educators.
- Conditions
- Stress, Cognitive Impairment, Burnout Syndrome
- Trial name
- Mindfulness (NCT03839030)
- Testing
- MBHP-Educa
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marcelo Demarzo, MD, PhD
Schizophrenia
Parallel Effects of Schizophrenia and N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) Antagonism
This study investigates the common features of electrophysiological measures in schizophrenia and effects of NMDA antagonist ketamine in healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT02675530
- Testing
- ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Attention Deficit, Mobility
Cognitive and Postural Activities of Prematurely Born Children
Prematurely born children (PC) have academic difficulties related to poorer attention capabilities. Additionally, they often show excessive mobility, quoted as agitation.
- Conditions
- Attention Deficit, Mobility, Postural Activity
- Trial name
- COGNIPOST (NCT04275895)
- Testing
- Evaluation of different attention or/and postural activities
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Characterization and Brain Mechanisms of Frustration in Youth With Severe Irritability or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Background: Irritability is an elevated proneness to anger. Children with irritability have difficulty tolerating frustration. They get angry and have temper outbursts more easily than their others their age.
- Conditions
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Normal Physiology
- Trial name
- NCT05357495
- Testing
- Affective Posner fMRI frustration induction task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Erectile Dysfunction
Effects of Yohimbine and Naltrexone on Sexual Function
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the drugs yohimbine and naltrexone in treating men with erectile dysfunction (ED) (the inability to achieve or maintain penile erection for satisfactory…
- Trial name
- NCT00042536
- Testing
- Naltrexone HCL/ Yohimbine HCL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Eating Disorders, Anorexia Nervosa
Appetite-Related Brain Activity in Women With Anorexia Nervosa
This study will use functional magnetic resonance imaging to compare appetite-related brain activity in women with anorexia nervosa before and after receiving treatment for the disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT00344656
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Effects of Brain Training Games on Cognitive Function and Quality of Life in MCI
The study aims to determine the effects of brain training games on cognitive function and Quality of life among older adults with MCI.
- Trial name
- NCT06437704
- Testing
- Brain training game Lumosity, Simulation game simcity buildit
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Child Development
The Role of Motion in Infants' Ability to Categorize
This study is concerned with psychological and physiological development in infants. Specifically, researchers are interested in when and how babies are able to group similar objects, like animals or vehicles, into the same…
- Trial name
- NCT00362076
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 941 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Brain Fog
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
Cognitive impairment refers to when an individual struggles to learn, concentrate, remember, or make decisions. This can be due to underlying neurological diseases (i.e.
- Trial name
- tDCS (NCT05524233)
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Direct Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autistic Features in Relation to Motor Function and Quality of Life in Children With an Autism Spectrum Disorder
Although motor limitations are not currently considered a as clinical manifestation of autism spectrum disorder, should not be ignored due to their high incidence and considerable influence on life quality functional activity
- Trial name
- NCT05650489
- Testing
- assessment
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Institutional Older Adults
Senior Elastic Band (SEB) on Institutional Elders
The goals of this research project are: 1) to develop and evaluate the safety and feasibility of the Senior Elastic Band (SEB) exercise program for elderly residents in long term care facilities, 2) to evaluate the long-term…
- Trial name
- SEB (NCT02165150)
- Testing
- Wheelchair-bound Senior Elastic Band exercise program
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University
Obesity, Appetite Disorders
Impact of a Satiating Diet in Obese Men With a Low Satiety Phenotype
The global research project was organized as a clinical process starting with an evaluation aiming at the determination of a diagnosis pertaining to the degree of satiety signal capacity.
- Trial name
- NCT03128697
- Testing
- Satiating diet, Control diet
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Schizophrenia
Effect on Cognitive Function of a Treatment With Aripiprazole
To evaluate the effectiveness of Aripiprazole after 12 weeks of therapy for Schizophrenic patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00329810
- Testing
- Aripiprazole
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Cognition Disorders in Old Age, Cognitive and Behavioral Impairment
Evaluation of the Effect of L-Arginine on the Cognitive Function in Geriatric Patients
This study aims to evaluate the effect of L-arginine supplementation on cognitive function in geriatric patients. Eligible participants will receive either L-arginine (6 grams once daily) or placebo, and their cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT07338682
- Testing
- L-Arginine
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- German University in Cairo