Clinical trials: Neurocognitive Development
Huntington's Disease
HDClarity: a Multi-site Cerebrospinal Fluid Collection Initiative to Facilitate Therapeutic Development for Huntington's Disease
HDClarity will seek at least 2500 research participants at different stages of Huntington's disease (HD). The primary objective is to collect a high quality CSF sample for evaluation of biomarkers and pathways that will enable…
- Trial name
- HDClarity (NCT02855476)
- Where
- 40 sites in United States, Canada and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Mild Cognitive Impairment
LifeBio Memory: Development of a Reminiscence Therapy Online Platform With Machine Learning to Increase Engagement
LifeBioMEMORY (LBM) is a reminiscence therapy (RT) mobile application that captures older adults' life stories in their own voices to promote social engagement and psychosocial well-being.
- Trial name
- LifeBio Memory (NCT07685067)
- Testing
- LifeBio Memory (LBM) digital reminiscence intervention
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Mason University
Autism, Cognition Disorder
The Effect of Donepezil (Aricept(Registered Trademark)) on REM Sleep in Children With Autism
This study will test whether donepezil (Aricept(Registered Trademark)), a drug that is approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat Alzheimer's disease, can increase rapid eye movement (REM) sleep in children with autism…
- Trial name
- NCT00695136
- Testing
- Donepezil hydrochloride, Increase REM sleep percentage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight, Lung Diseases, Obstructive
Growth, Health and Development in Children Born Extremely Preterm
Background: In a national Norwegian cohort of children born before 28 weeks gestation or with a birth weight less than 1000 g born in 1999 and 2000, 372 survived.
- Conditions
- Infant, Extremely Low Birth Weight, Lung Diseases, Obstructive, Disorder of Bone Density and Structure, Unspecified, Cognition Disorders
- Trial name
- PEP11 (NCT01150071)
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 232 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bergen
Knee Osteoarthritis, Knee Arthroplasty
Development of an Outcome Score for Patients With Knee Osteoarthritis and Knee Joint Endoprosthesis Using an App
Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) and total hip arthroplasty (THA) is one of the most frequent orthopedic procedures. Over 50% of patients report higher expectations than their surgeons, and 10-50% remain dissatisfied…
- Conditions
- Knee Osteoarthritis, Knee Arthroplasty, Hip Osteoarthritis, Hip Arthroplasty
- Trial name
- KneeApp (NCT07212699)
- Testing
- KneeApp
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 1,250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Alzheimer's Disease, Healthy Controls
Development of Eye-movement Based Biomarkers in Alzheimer's Disease
This study aims to develop and validate a sensitive and non-invasive eye-tracking software application. This study will obtain participant responses to brief cognitive tests designed to evaluate several key functions known to be…
- Trial name
- NCT05176704
- Testing
- Eye-Tracking
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Neurodevelopmental Disorder, Bilateral Inguinal Hernia
Dexmedetomidine Sedation Versus General Anaesthesia for Inguinal Hernia Surgery in Infants
This is a prospective randomized controlled trial comparing dexmedetomidine sedation with caudal anaesthesia, and general sevoflurane anaesthesia with caudal anaesthesia for inguinal herniotomies in neonates and infants below 3…
- Trial name
- DEGA (NCT02559102)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine sedation, General sevoflurane anaesthesia, Caudal anaesthesia
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Frailty, Cognitive Decline
Precision Stratification for Frailty and Cognitive Decline
The Care4Senior mobile Application, Intensive Aerobic Resistance Training and Brain Health (CIRTAB) trial aim to test the effectiveness of an exercise, cognitive and lifestyle intervention amongst older adults over a 12-weeks…
- Trial name
- NCT07081282
- Testing
- Care4Senior mobile Application, Intensive Aerobic Resistance Training and Brain Health (CIRTAB), Centre-Based Exercise Health Session
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 252 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Inflammation, Immune System
Design and Development of a Functional Plant-based Beverage to Improve Nutritional Status and Immunity for the Early Elderly People to Get Well-healthy Ageing
In 2018, for the first time, the number of people aged 65 and over exceeded the number of children under the age of 5. A rise in ageing societies is coming, and new efforts are needed to ensure that this increase in life…
- Trial name
- Immugold (NCT07409480)
- Testing
- Functional plant-based beverage, Control Beverage
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Rovira i Virgili
Delirium of Mixed Origin, Microbial Colonization
The Gut Microbiota and Delirium in the ICU
To investigate whether the composition of the gut microbiota is different in patients that develop delirium during critical illness as compared to patients who do not.
- Trial name
- GuMDel-ICU (NCT03328377)
- Testing
- Metagenomic analysis of gut microbiota
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Herlev Hospital
Dementia of Alzheimer Type, Dementia
How Does Pianistic Musical Training Influence the Development of Alzheimer's Disease?
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about and describe how pianistic training influences the development of Alzheimer's disease.
- Conditions
- Dementia of Alzheimer Type, Dementia, Dementia, Vascular, Dementia, Mixed
- Trial name
- NCT06378372
- Testing
- Music therapy based on piano learning
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- David Franco Castellanos
HIV, HIV-uninfected Children
A Cross Sectional Evaluation of the Development in Children Age 4 to 7 Infected or Exposed to HIV From the ANRS 12140 Cohort (Pediacam)
This study aims to perform a comprehensive neuro-cognitive evaluation of the 4-7 year old children from the Pediacam cohort (ANRS 12140 /12225, NCT02043418).
- Conditions
- HIV, HIV-uninfected Children, Children Exposed to HIV
- Trial name
- PediacamDEV (NCT02570334)
- Testing
- HIV-infected children initiated antiretroviral treatment within the first 7 months of life
- Where
- 3 sites in Cameroon
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases
Cognitive Impairment, Child Autism
Exercise and Cognition in Children With ASD
Physical exercise is widely reported to be beneficial to executive functions (EFs) in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Trial name
- NCT05503459
- Testing
- Bicycle learning, Stationary cycling
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Education University of Hong Kong
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Galantamine in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of galantamine treatment in patients with mild cognitive impairment.
- Trial name
- NCT00236574
- Testing
- Galantamine hydrobromide
- Volunteers
- 974 people
- Sponsor
- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
Central Nervous System Complications of Anesthesia, Impaired Cognition
Exposure to General Anaesthesia in Infancy and Neurocognitive Development
This prospective cohort study aims to determine if apparently healthy children with no significant co-morbidities who undergo general anaesthesia for minor surgery before 15 months of age will develop measurable deficits in…
- Trial name
- EGAIN (NCT02182817)
- Where
- 2 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Dementia, Neuro-Degenerative Disease
Lived Experience Narratives in Dementia
The Lived Experience Narratives in Dementia (LEND) research programme involves five work packages (WP). WP1 explores how people living with dementia use narratives and how narratives can impact them.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Neuro-Degenerative Disease, Alzheimer Disease, Caregiver Burden
- Trial name
- LEND (NCT07757178)
- Testing
- Online LEND Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Memory Impairment, Age-related Cognitive Decline
Development of an Innovative Health Ingredient From Marine By-products for the Healthy Aging
This interventional, randomised, placebo-controlled and double-blind study aims to evaluate the effect of a dietary supplementation with a blue fish hydrolysate derived from marine by-products, containing peptides and n-3…
- Trial name
- BRAINBOOSTER (NCT04910399)
- Testing
- Blue fish hydrolysate
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abyss Ingredients
Rare Disorders, Undiagnosed Disorders
Rare Disease Patient Registry & Natural History Study - Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford
CoRDS, or the Coordination of Rare Diseases at Sanford, is based at Sanford Research in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. It provides researchers with a centralized, international patient registry for all rare diseases.
- Conditions
- Rare Disorders, Undiagnosed Disorders, Disorders of Unknown Prevalence, Cornelia De Lange Syndrome
- Trial name
- CoRDS (NCT01793168)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people
- Sponsor
- Sanford Health
Cognitive Impairment
Preoperative Cognitive Screening in Older Surgical Patients Utility for Predicting Morbidity
The purpose of this work is to determine whether preoperative cognitive screening of patients over the age of 65 can be used as predictor of postoperative outcomes in patients undergoing lower extremity surgical procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT02598050
- Testing
- No Interventions as this is a observational study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Delirium
Impact of Impaired Cerebral Autoregulation on Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing Spine Surgery
Delirium (confusion) after surgery is common and associated with a longer hospitl stay and increased hopsital cost. There is very little information available about how often delirium occurs and the complications associated with…
- Trial name
- NCT01574950
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University