Clinical trials: Prevention of Cognitive Decline
Treatment Adherence and Compliance, Anxiety
Global Controlled Trial on Effects of an Online Self-Help Program for of Ambitious Altruists on Their Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Productivity: Comparing Versions With IFS vs. CBT, Buddy- vs. Group-, Standard- vs. Minimum-Guidance Intensity.
This study aims to compare different versions of a 16-week online self-help program in terms of their effect on self-assessed mental health, well-being, and productivity.
- Conditions
- Treatment Adherence and Compliance, Anxiety, Depression, Mental Health Issue
- Trial name
- CT_DoBetter (NCT06442072)
- Testing
- guided online self-help program
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rethink Wellbeing
Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
A Pilot Study for the Brain Health Support Program
Prior studies have shown that programs that focus on promoting brain health and managing lifestyle risks (such as poor diet, obesity, physical inactivity, sleep issues, loneliness) may help in preventing or lowering the risk of…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Subjective Cognitive Impairment, Pre-dementia
- Trial name
- CTU BHSP-P (NCT05167045)
- Testing
- Brain Health PRO
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baycrest
Aging, Mortality
Longevity Metrics AI/ML Development Study
This study builds AI models that score diagnostic screening tests, and that predict screening results, clinical judgment, and life expectancy.
- Conditions
- Aging, Mortality, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT07808619
- Testing
- AIML scored health screening battery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Longevity Metrics, Inc.
Cognitive Dysfunction, Alzheimer Disease
ALA-enriched Nutrition for Prevention of Cognitive Decline in APOE4 Older Adults
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled pilot trial will evaluate the effects of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) supplementation on cognitive function, blood-brain barrier integrity, and brain vascular health in older adults…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Dysfunction, Alzheimer Disease, Blood-Brain Barrier, Apolipoprotein E, Deficiency or Defect of
- Trial name
- NCT07392723
- Testing
- Alpha-Linolenic Acid (2.6 g/day)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michal Schnaider Beeri, Ph.D.
Prevention of Subclinical Atherosclerosis Progression, Prevention of Cognitive Decline
Nattokinase Atherothrombotic Prevention Study
The potential for nattokinase to "thin" blood and to reduce blood clotting by positive antithrombotic and fibrinolytic effects presents a unique opportunity to safely study such effects on cardiovascular disease and cognition.
- Trial name
- NAPS (NCT02080520)
- Testing
- Nattokinase
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 265 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Alzheimer Disease, Cognitive Decline
Prevention of Cognitive Decline in ApoE4 Carriers With Subjective Cognitive Decline After EGCG and a Multimodal Intervention
Alzheimer's disease (AD) neuropathology is characterized by deposits of insoluble amyloid β-peptide (Aβ) in extracellular plaques and aggregated tau protein, which is found largely in the intracellular neurofibrillary tangles.
- Trial name
- (PENSA) (NCT03978052)
- Testing
- EGCG, Healthy lifestyle recommendations, Multimodal lifestyle intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Parc de Salut Mar
Dementia, Cognitive Decline
Choral Singing For the Prevention of Dementia
To evaluate the efficacy of choral singing in the prevention of dementia and examine the underlying mechanisms using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) technique and a panel of peripheral biomarkers in venous blood and urine.
- Trial name
- NCT02919748
- Testing
- Choral Singing, Health Education Program
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Subjective Cognitive Decline (SCD)
Polyamine-enriched Diet in Elderly Individuals With Subjective Cognitive Decline
The overall objective of this study is to examine the effect of polyamine supplementation on cognitive performance and further characterization of individuals with subjective cognitive decline.
- Trial name
- SmartAge (NCT03094546)
- Testing
- Polyamine
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Age Related Cognitive Decline, Alzheimer's Disease
n-3 PUFA for Vascular Cognitive Aging
Brain scans can help identify changes that appear to increase risk for cognitive decline and dementia. Some of these brain changes are thought to reflect actual damage to the small blood vessels that support normal brain…
- Conditions
- Age Related Cognitive Decline, Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Dementia, Endothelial Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT01953705
- Testing
- Omega 3 PUFA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Cognitive Decline Prevention in Robust Older Adults, Cognitive Decline Prevention in Pre-frail Older Adults
The StayFitLonger Study: an Innovative Computerized Home-based Training to Foster Independent Life at Home
Multimodal training, including physical and cognitive activities, has been associated with a reduction in age-related physical and cognitive decline.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Decline Prevention in Robust Older Adults, Cognitive Decline Prevention in Pre-frail Older Adults, Physical Decline Prevention in Robust Older Adults, Physical Decline Prevention in Pre-frail Older Adults
- Trial name
- SFL (NCT04237519)
- Testing
- SFL training, Active controlled training
- Where
- 4 sites in Belgium, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne Hospitals
Cognition, Obesity
Nutrition for Brain and Body Health (BB-Health) Feasibility Trial
The goal of the trial is to determine the feasibility of implementing a specific nutrition regimen used alone or in combination with a behavioral weight loss (WL) intervention on cognition and cerebral blood flow in older adults…
- Trial name
- BB-Health (NCT05542199)
- Testing
- Multicomponent nutrition supplement (MCNS), Behavioral weight loss program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Dementia, Mild, Accidental Falls
Development of Pressure Sensor Based Dementia and Fall Prevention Program for Older Adults
The goal of this intervention program is to test the effectiveness of pressure sensor based dementia and fall prevention program for improving cognitive and physical functions of community dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Mild, Accidental Falls, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT06664229
- Testing
- Fall and dementia prevention exercise
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 205 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunmi Song
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Dementia
Exploring the Impact of Dementia Prevention Programs Using Robots as Intervention Tools on Community Elderly
The purpose of this study is to intervene in the cognitive functions of the community elderly through the "Robot Dementia Prevention Course" training.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Dementia, Cognitive Decline, Psychological Well-being
- Trial name
- NCT06984458
- Testing
- Robot Dementia Prevention Course
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan Normal University
Healthy, Older Adults
Group-Based Exercise Intervention to Prevent Cognitive and Motor Decline
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of the Ideomotor Program in healthy older adults living in the community.
- Trial name
- NCT07494149
- Testing
- Ideomotor, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bergamo
Aging, Physical Activity
Effects of Regular Exercise on Cerebrovascular Reserve in Older Adults
While it is well established that physical inactivity is a modifiable risk factor for vascular disease and cognitive decline, the mechanism by which exercise exerts its protective effect on the cerebral circulation and cognition…
- Conditions
- Aging, Physical Activity, Cognitive Function
- Trial name
- BIM (NCT03158337)
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 286 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Alzheimer Disease (AD)
Daridorexant for Alzheimer Disease Prevention
This study will evaluate whether daridorexant, a DORA sleep medication, can support brain health by promoting the clearance of proteins linked to the development and progression of Alzheimer's disease.
- Trial name
- PAD-DORA (NCT07213349)
- Testing
- Daridorexant 50 mg
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Healthy
Effects of Vitamin D3 Supplementation on Cognitive Function in Community Dwelling Older Adults
Ireland is predicted to have the highest older adult population growth of any European Union country. A substantial economic and social challenge of this projected growth is the increased incidence of cognitive impairment and the…
- Trial name
- NCT02804841
- Testing
- Cholecalciferol -Vitamin D3
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Dublin, Trinity College
Dementia of the Alzheimer Type, Age-related Cognitive Decline
Dosage and Efficacy of Probucol-induced apoE to Negate Cognitive Deterioration
DEPEND is an open-label but dosage-masked trial of the retired cholesterol-lowering drug probucol as an agent to increase availability of apolipoprotein E (apoE) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of cognitively intact older…
- Conditions
- Dementia of the Alzheimer Type, Age-related Cognitive Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment Due to Alzheimer Disease
- Trial name
- DEPEND (NCT02707458)
- Testing
- Probucol
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Dietary Supplement for the Prevention of Cognitive Decline in a Very Elderly Population.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an omega-3 fatty acid supplementation is effective in the prevention of progressive cognitive decline in elderly people aged 75 years or older.
- Trial name
- NCT01817101
- Testing
- Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation
- Where
- 3 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Dementia
Dementia-friendly Apothecaries as a Resource for Mental Heath in the Elderly
The DARE study (Dementia-Friendly Apothecaries as a Resource for Mental Health in the Elderly) is a multicenter, prospective cohort study aiming to identify individuals with cognitive impairments early in pharmacies and enhance…
- Trial name
- DARE (NCT07504965)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 1,020 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich