Clinical trials: Mental Function
Tobacco, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Improving Functional Outcomes of Veterans With PTSD and Tobacco Dependence
Veterans with PTSD have high rates of smoking (34%-86% vs. 18% in the general population) and have substantial difficulties with quitting tobacco.
- Trial name
- ACT-PT (NCT02576899)
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for PTSD and Tobacco Use, Freedom From Smoking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Stress Disorders, Post Traumatic, Trust
Neuroimaging the Impact of Treatment on Neural Substrates of Trust in Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)
Traumatic experiences can have a profound negative effect on the lives and well-being of both the people who experience them and their loved ones.
- Trial name
- NCT01244477
- Testing
- Group CPT-C
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disability
Written Language Intervention for Adults With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects of a written language intervention using functional texts for young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
- Trial name
- NCT05851937
- Testing
- Written language intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor University
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Exercise Training to Improve Cognitive Function
This project is assessing the feasibility of a novel home-based exercise intervention to improve episodic memory in individuals with mild cognitive impairment.
- Trial name
- NCT03824639
- Testing
- Structured exercise, Health Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Major Depressive Disorder
Social Reward and Its Effect on Brain Functions in Psychotherapies for Mid- and Late-Life Depression
Abnormalities in the Positive Valence System (PVS) are associated with depressive symptoms and reduced behavioral activation in mid- and late-life.
- Trial name
- NCT04487730
- Testing
- "Engage & Connect" Psychotherapy, Symptom Review and Psychoeducation (SRP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Mental Fatigue
Impact of Astaxanthin on Cognition in Recreationally Active Females
The purpose of this study is to examine the protentional that the antioxidant Astaxanthin has on mitigating cognitive decline following mental fatigue.
- Trial name
- NCT06460181
- Testing
- Astaxanthin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Alabama
Diabetes, Schizophrenia
Pioglitazone as a Treatment for Lipid and Glucose Abnormalities In Patients With Schizophrenia
This is a study with an approved drug for treating type 2 diabetes, for its effects on treating glucose and lipid abnormalities in patients being treated with first or second-generation antipsychotics, and comparison of effects…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Schizophrenia, Insulin Resistance, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT00231894
- Testing
- Pioglitazone, Life style diet group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Erectile Dysfunction
A Study in Erectile Dysfunction
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate if treatment with tadalafil once daily will allow men to return to normal erectile function in those who did not have normal erectile function following as-needed (PRN) Phosphodiesterase…
- Trial name
- NCT01130532
- Testing
- Tadalafil
- Where
- 40 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 623 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Stress Disorder, Post Traumatic
Dopamine Enhancement of Fear Extinction Learning in PTSD (1R21MH108753)
The purpose of this study is to investigate a new use for a medication called levodopa (L-DOPA). L-DOPA has been approved for use in Parkinson 's disease, but not for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
- Trial name
- NCT02560389
- Testing
- Levodopa
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Motivation Skills Training for Schizophrenia
This study will take place at one outpatient clinic serving adults with serious mental illness and will recruit ten individuals (N=10) with a DSM-5 diagnosis of schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder to participate in an Open…
- Trial name
- MST (NCT05746455)
- Testing
- Motivation Skills Training (MST)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
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
Anxiety Disorders
PharmacofMRI (Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging) of Anxiolytic Medications (Alprazolam)
The purpose of this study is to use functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in healthy controls to examine the acute effects of certain anxiolytic medications on brain function.
- Trial name
- NCT00703885
- Testing
- 0.25 mg alprazolam, 1.0 mg alprazolam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Cognitive Impairment, Executive Dysfunction
Vascular Mechanisms for the Effects of Loss of Ovarian Hormone Function on Cognition in Women
Complaints about memory and thinking are common in women as they go through menopause and estrogen levels fall. The ovarian hormone estrogen is important for supporting normal cognitive function, and changes in brain activity and…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Executive Dysfunction, Endothelial Dysfunction, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02122198
- Testing
- Leuprolide acetate, Estradiol, Medroxyprogesterone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Lung Diseases, Medication Compliance
Uncontrolled Lower Respiratory Symptoms in the WTC Survivor Program
The purpose of this study is to understand why patients in the World Trade Center program have continuing breathing problems. This study will improve investigators understanding of breathing problems among individuals with World…
- Trial name
- NCT02024204
- Testing
- Fluticasone propionate 230mcg for 3 Months, Current Treatment or no treatment, Salmeterol 21mcg for 3 Months
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Alzheimer Disease
Effect of Modulating Gamma Oscillations Using tACS
This study aims to implement an intervention based on multiple, individualized multifocal tACS stimulation sessions based on individual PET and MRI information in patients with amyloid-positive PET with the hope that this leads…
- Trial name
- NCT03412604
- Testing
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
A Case Formulation Approach to Cognitive Processing Therapy
Recent estimates suggest that over 610,000 US Veterans treated by the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) suffer from PTSD, a disorder that can be chronic and debilitating.
- Trial name
- CF-CPT (NCT04407767)
- Testing
- Case Formulation plus Cognitive Processing Therapy, Cognitive Processing Therapy
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 194 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
HIV, Alcoholism
Will Having Alcohol Treatment Improve Functioning?
The purpose of the study is to find out if a medication,naltrexone is helpful for HIV-infected women who sometimes drink too much.
- Trial name
- WHAT-IF (NCT01245647)
- Testing
- Naltrexone, 50mg, once per day for 4 months, Sugar pill, 50mg, once per day for 4 months
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Marijuana Abuse
Effects of Citicoline on Brain Function and Behavior in Marijuana-Dependent Individuals
The Three Aims of this study are (only studies for Aim 1 were completed) 1. Measure the impact of citicoline on marihuana use patterns in subjects' individualized natural settings and responses to marihuana challenge using…
- Trial name
- NCT00158249
- Testing
- citicoline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Cognitive Change
Impact of Challenging Engagement on Cognition in Older Adults
The study will enroll 90 participants in the "Impact of Challenging Engagement" study and assign them to one of three groups: high-demand photography, moderate-demand photography, and active placebo.
- Trial name
- engAGE (NCT03962439)
- Testing
- High-Demand Photography, Moderate-Demand Photography, At-Home Engagement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at Dallas
Autism
Oxcarbazepine Versus Placebo in Childhood Autism
The proposed study is designed to assess the effectiveness of treatment with Oxcarbazepine vs. placebo in childhood/adolescent autism.
- Trial name
- NCT00467753
- Testing
- Oxcarbazepine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey