Clinical trials: Persons With Psychiatric Disorders
Alzheimer's Disease
Medium Chain Triglycerides and Brain Metabolism in Alzheimer's Disease
Evaluate and compare the changes in brain ketone and glucose uptake after taking two different MCT oil emulsions (60-40 oil or C8 oil) for one month, in a group of people with Alzheimer's disease and a control group.
- Trial name
- MCT-MA (NCT02709356)
- Testing
- 1-month of 60-40 MCT oil, 1-month of C8 MCT oil
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Stuttering, Developmental, Dyslexia
Investigating Individual Differences in Speech Motor Skills in Neurotypical Speakers and Persons With Disordered Speech
This study aims to understand how people use different types of feedback to control their speech. When an individual speaks, the brain relies on several systems at the same time, such as sensory systems that monitor an…
- Conditions
- Stuttering, Developmental, Dyslexia, Healthy Participants
- Trial name
- NCT07459803
- Testing
- Unpredictable auditory feedback perturbation: 2 behavioral sessions, Unpredictable auditory feedback perturbation during tCS: 3 behavioral sessions, Sustained F1 auditory feedback perturbation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus
Anxiety, Depression
Career Management to Improve Education, Employment and Retention for People With Anxiety and Depression
The aim of the investigation is to evaluate the effectiveness and costeffectiveness of a model of supported employment (the Individual Career Management (ICM) model) designed to help people with common mental illness return to…
- Trial name
- CAREER (NCT01599481)
- Testing
- Individual Career Management (ICM), Standard Care
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 261 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Dementia
The Effect of a Comprehensive Dementia Education Program on Improving Attitudes Toward People Living With Dementia
This randomized controlled trial focuses on Indonesian nursing students and examines the effectiveness of virtual reality (VR) dementia education programs. The study addresses the following research questions: 1.
- Trial name
- VReducationRCT (NCT07265856)
- Testing
- Comprehensive VR Program, Conventional Lecture Program (Non-VR)
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Airlangga
Dementia, Dementia Alzheimers
Persons With Dementia and Their Extended Family Caregivers
Immediate family members shoulder the majority of care responsibilities for persons living with dementia. However, due to various societal changes, elder care responsibilities have expanded to extended family members, including…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Dementia Alzheimers, Neuro-Degenerative Disease, Dementia of Alzheimer Type
- Trial name
- CareEx (NCT04863859)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 275 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karen Roberto
Physical Inactivity
The Effect of Brain Breaks on People With Mental Health Problems
Regular physical activity (PA) and adopting an active lifestyle protect against non-communicable diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, hypertension, obesity, and colon cancer in the general population.
- Trial name
- NCT05783674
- Testing
- Brain Breaks® Video Exercises, Posture training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istinye University
Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy
Neuropathic Pain in Elderly People With Diabetes: Impact on Quality of Life and Cognition
This study was set out 1) Evaluate the impact of Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (DPN) and DPN-P (Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathic Pain) on the overall Quality of Life (QoL) in elderly with Diabetic Mellitus (DM) and 2) Evaluate…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Cognitive Impairment, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT03909841
- Testing
- Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Automated Battery (CANTAB), Chinese (Hong Kong) 12-item Short-Form Health Survey (version 2)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong
Dementia Family Caregiver
A Care Empowerment Program Using Virtual Reality for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia
This study aims to evaluate a care empowerment program using virtual reality on dementia knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy in managing BPSD, empathy and caregiver burden of family caregivers of people with dementia.
- Trial name
- NCT05475002
- Testing
- care empowerment program, Routine family support
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tzu Chi University
Sleep, Sleep Deprivation
Sleep Loss and Glucose Metabolism in People With Family History of Type 2 Diabetes.
The use of sugar and starch-like foods for energy (carbohydrate metabolism) changes when people sleep. However, it is still not known if differences in the amount of nighttime sleep have an effect on the carbohydrate metabolism…
- Conditions
- Sleep, Sleep Deprivation, Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT00721019
- Testing
- 5-hour bedtime, 8.5-hour bedtimes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Anxiety, Pain
Friends/Family in the Abortion Procedure Room (FAIR)
This study aims to explore patient, support person, and health care providers' experience and satisfaction with social support in the abortion procedure room.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Pain, Abortion
- Trial name
- FAIR (NCT03227614)
- Testing
- Support Person Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 422 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida
Alzheimer's Disease, Healthy
Brain Imaging in Elderly People and Individuals With Alzheimer's Disease
The purpose of this study is to use brain imaging technology to study the effects of aging and Alzheimer's Disease (AD) on a specific type of brain receptor. The brain is made up of cells called neurons.
- Trial name
- NCT00001917
- Testing
- O15, [F-18] FP-TZTP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Hepatitis C, Substance Use Disorders
Eliminating HCV in Rural South Carolina Utilizing NP Led Mobile Clinics and Virtual Care Coordination
Up to 150 individuals with current hepatitis C (HCV) will be recruited from mobile health clinics in rural South Carolina - sites will be selected based on HCV prevalence rates and lack of current HCV screening/treatment…
- Trial name
- STAT-C (NCT05369507)
- Testing
- Virtual Care Coordination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prisma Health-Upstate
Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity
Hormone Release and Stomach Disturbances in People With Binge Eating Disorder
This study will determine whether the disturbances in cholecystokinin release and gastric emptying that occur in people with binge eating disorder are similar to those that occur in people with bulimia nervosa.
- Conditions
- Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity, Eating Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00307190
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Mental Illness Persistent, Cardiovascular Prevention
Cardiac Rehabilitation for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction in People With Severe and Persistent Mental Illness
The goal of this prospective, randomized trial is to explore the link between cardiovascular disease and mortality in individuals with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI).
- Trial name
- NCT05659498
- Testing
- Cardiac Rehabilitation Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lady Davis Institute
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Frontotemporal Dementia
Better Living With Non-memory-led Dementia
This is a feasibility study on the effects of an online-based training and education programme for carers of people with posterior cortical atrophy (PCA), primary progressive aphasia (PPA) and behavioural-variant frontotemporal…
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, Frontotemporal Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05525377
- Testing
- Better living with non-memory led dementia course
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Psychosis
Online Yoga and the Impact on Psychosis
Yoga and mindfulness are considered complementary and alternative healthcare options that involve breathing techniques, relaxation, and bodily postures (yoga only).
- Trial name
- NCT05046912
- Testing
- Yoga, Mindfulness
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
Stress
Intranasal Oxytocin Intervention for Caregivers to Persons With Dementia
More than 15 million family caregivers provide support for individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or related dementias. This number is expected to grow with the increasing population of persons with dementia (PWD).
- Trial name
- NCT06364228
- Testing
- Oxytocin Intranasal Spray 12 International Unit (12IU), Oxytocin Intranasal Spray 24 International Unit (24IU), Functional MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Frailty, Caregiver Burden
Benefits of Strength Training in Informal Caregivers of Patients With Alzheimer's Disease
Informal caregivers of people with Alzheimer's disease experience high physical and psychological burden, increasing their risk of frailty, anxiety, and caregiver burnout.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Caregiver Burden, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07388186
- Testing
- Progressive Muscle Relaxation, Functional Strength Training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Salamanca
Eating Disorders
Changes in Dopamine Levels Before and After Weight Restoration in People With Anorexia Nervosa
This study will use positron emission tomography imaging to investigate changes in dopamine systems in people with anorexia nervosa before and after weight restoration.
- Trial name
- NCT00670293
- Testing
- Positron Emission Tomography (PET) using [11C]raclopride, Methylphenidate, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Caregivers of People With Dementia, Quality of Life
Mindfulness-Based VR for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the effectiveness of mindfulness-based VR could enhance depression, sleep quality, and overall quality of life for family caregivers providing care for people with dementia.
- Trial name
- NCT06034249
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based VR, Audio
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University