Clinical trials: Mental Processes
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Effect of Elderberry Juice on Cognition and Inflammation in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment
Elderberries (Sambuci fructus) have been shown in a number of studies to have significant anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects.
- Trial name
- NCT02414607
- Testing
- Elderberry Juice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Major Depressive Disorder
Stress and the Sympathetic Nervous System in Adults With Depression
To test our hypotheses, we will enroll healthy adults having no history of mood disorders and adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) having a broad range of depressive symptom severity.
- Trial name
- NCT04838262
- Testing
- Acute Stressors
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Anxiety, Depressive Symptoms
Stepped-Care Telehealth for Distress in Cancer Survivors
Mental health issues in post-treatment adult cancer survivors are associated with multiple adverse outcomes and may represent a cancer health disparity for rural survivors.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depressive Symptoms, Sleep Disturbance, Recurrent Disease
- Trial name
- Telehealth (NCT03060096)
- Testing
- Severe Anxiety/depression: High Intensity Stepped Care, Moderate Anxiety/depression: Low Intensity Stepped care, Enhanced Usual Care Control
- Where
- 166 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Post-operative Delirium
A Placebo Controlled Trial Of L-Tryptophan In Post-Operative Delirium
Post-operative delirium is a common and deleterious complication in elderly patients. The investigators have previously found lower levels of serum tryptophan in post-operative elderly patients who developed delirium in…
- Trial name
- NCT00865202
- Testing
- L-tryptophan supplementation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 301 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Emergence Agitation, Pain
Can Acetaminophen Given 1-2 Hours to Children Before Ear Tube Surgery Reduce Agitation After Anesthesia?
Emergence agitation (EA) occurs in up to 67% of pediatric patients after anesthesia for bilateral myringotomy tubes (BMT, "ear tubes").
- Trial name
- NCT01737593
- Testing
- Acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Schizophrenia
Study to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of Oral OPC-34712 and Aripiprazole for Treatment of Acute Schizophrenia
This will be a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study designed to assess the tolerability, safety, and efficacy of OPC-34712 (0.25 to 6.0 mg) for the treatment of adult subjects hospitalized with an acute…
- Trial name
- STEP 203 (NCT00905307)
- Testing
- OPC-34712, Aripiprazole
- Where
- 73 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 459 people
- Sponsor
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Healthy
Effects of Drugs on Responses to Brain and Emotional Processes
To study the effects of a psychostimulant on responses to affective touch in individuals with a range of autistic traits
- Trial name
- MAT (NCT04053036)
- Testing
- MDMA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Hemodialysis Patient, Fatigue
The Effects of an App-based Acupressure on Alleviating Fatigue, Pruritus, and Sleep Quality Among Hemodialysis Patients
Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of an app-based self-guided acupressure intervention in alleviating fatigue and pruritus, and in improving sleep quality among hemodialysis patients.
- Trial name
- NCT07259369
- Testing
- app-based acupressure
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Smoking, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
Smoking Cessation Versus Long-term Nicotine Replacement Among High-risk Smokers
Long-term NRT has not been studied in patients with COPD, and smokers in the United States with COPD are still asked to choose between immediate quitting or continued smoking.
- Conditions
- Smoking, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Tobacco Use Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT02148445
- Testing
- Standard Smoking Cessation, Extended Nicotine Replacement Therapy, Nicotine replacement therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 398 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Delirium, Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
Rivastigmine in the Treatment of Postoperative Delirium: a Pilot Clinical Trial
The purpose of this study is to determine whether preoperative administration of Rivastigmine prevents the incidence of postoperative delirium in patients undergoing major surgery as well as postoperative cognitive dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT00835159
- Testing
- Rivastigmine Patch
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Pain, Postoperative, Anxiety
Healing Touch After Cesarean
Pain and anxiety are the most common complications after cesarean birth, and impair the mother's ability to optimally care for herself and her newborn.
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative, Anxiety, Postpartum Complication
- Trial name
- NCT05053360
- Testing
- Healing Touch, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Inova Health Care Services
Schizophrenia
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for "Voices"
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation on treatment refractory auditory hallucinations of patients with schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- NCT00004980
- Testing
- repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Alcoholism
Medication Development in Alcoholism: Investigating PPAR Agonists
The primary hypotheses under test are that alcohol dependent subjects treated with fenofibrate will report decreased craving for alcohol following cue-exposure in the laboratory and report less drinking post treatment relative to…
- Trial name
- NCT02158273
- Testing
- Sugar Pill, TRICOR (fenofibrate)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- The Scripps Research Institute
Alcohol Use Disorder
Broccoli Extract Supplementation in Older Adults With Alcohol Use Disorder
Chronic alcohol consumption leads to perturbations in gut microbiome balance (dysbiosis) and disruption of gut barrier integrity.
- Trial name
- NCT05902754
- Testing
- Generally Recognized as Safe - Sulforaphane
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
HIV Associated Cognitive Motor Complex
Effect of Galantamine on Inflammation and Cognition
This study tests whether galantamine (GAL) reduces HIV-related inflammation and cognitive deficits. In this double-blind placebo-controlled crossover study, HIV-infected individuals (N=120; 60 smokers and 60 non-smokers) will be…
- Trial name
- CHI (NCT03384784)
- Testing
- Galantamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Substance Use Disorder
Project IMPACT: In-the-Moment Protection From Automatic Capture by Trigger
Despite conscious intentions to remain abstinent, persons with substance use disorders often find that negative emotions and environmental cues automatically "trigger" drinking and other substance use.
- Trial name
- NCT02579317
- Testing
- Resonance Breathing, Non-Resonance Breathing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Critical Illness
Psychological Support Based on Positive Suggestions (PSBPS) on Mental Health Morbidity and Cognitive Function
The Researchers are trying to evaluate efficacy of a psychotherapeutic approach that can be applied to those who are critically ill.
- Trial name
- NCT04045210
- Testing
- Psychological Support Based on Positive Suggestions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 274 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Inflammation, Fatigue
Effects of Riluzole on CNS Glutamate and Fatigue in Breast Cancer Survivors With High Inflammation
The goal of the proposed research is to determine whether riluzole, a drug that increases glutamate reuptake, will decrease central nervous system (CNS) glutamate in breast cancer survivors with increased inflammation and…
- Trial name
- NCT02796755
- Testing
- Riluzole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Depression
Loving-Kindness Meditation for PTSD
This randomized controlled trial will assess whether a novel complementary and alternative medicines (CAM) intervention, Loving-kindness Meditation (LKM), is not meaningfully inferior to another group-based PTSD treatment …
- Trial name
- NCT01962714
- Testing
- Loving-Kindness Meditation, Cognitive Processing Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Alcohol Dependence, Chronic Hepatitis C
Study of the Effects of Motivational Enhancement Therapy on Alcohol Use in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine whether motivational enhancement therapy (MET) reduces alcohol use in a population of HCV-infected veterans who are currently drinking alcohol and have alcohol disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT00596960
- Testing
- Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), Health education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 139 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs