Clinical trials: Psychomotor Impairment
Psychomotor Impairment
Combined Alcohol and Cannabis Effects on Skills of Young Drivers
Alcohol and cannabis are the two most widely used substances of abuse in the world and are the psychoactive substances most often found in seriously and fatally injured drivers.
- Trial name
- NCT03106363
- Testing
- alcohol, delta 9 tetrahydrocannabinol
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Psychomotor Retardation, Psychomotor Slowing
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) for Motor Symptoms in Psychiatric Disorders
Psychomotor slowing may occur in major psychiatric disorders, such as major depressive disorders or schizophrenia spectrum disorders. It refers to slowing of fine motor skills, motor planning and gross motor behavior.
- Conditions
- Psychomotor Retardation, Psychomotor Slowing, Schizophrenia and Related Disorders, Major Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03275766
- Testing
- DLPFC facilitatory, SMA inhibitory, SMA facilitatory
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
The Healthy Patterns Sleep Study
The Healthy Patterns Study intervention is a home-based activity intervention designed to improve symptoms of circadian rhythm disorders (CRD) and quality of life (QOL) in home-dwelling persons with dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Circadian Rhythm Disorders, Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03682185
- Testing
- Attention-Control Condition, Timed Activity Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 421 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Psychomotor Impairment
Sedative-Anxiolytic Effects on Simulated Driving Performance
This study evaluates the effect of anxiety drugs taken at night on the ability to drive a car the next day. Participants will receive alprazolam, placebo, or zolpidem at night before bed or in the morning before using a driving…
- Trial name
- NCT03297944
- Testing
- Alprazolam 2mg (2ALP/PLC), Alprazolam 1mg (1ALP/PLC), Alprazolam 0.5mg (0.5ALP/PLC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marion Coe
Major Depressive Disorder, Dysthymia
L-DOPA vs. Placebo for Depression and Psychomotor Slowing in Older Adults
Individuals with Late Life Depression (LLD) often have cognitive problems, particularly problems with memory, attention, and problem solving, all of which contribute to antidepressant non-response.
- Conditions
- Major Depressive Disorder, Dysthymia, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT03761030
- Testing
- L-DOPA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Brain Injuries, Craniocerebral Trauma
DASH After TBI Study: Decreasing Adrenergic or Sympathetic Hyperactivity After Traumatic Brain Injury
The investigators intend to determine the effect of adrenergic blockade on 1) short-term physiology, behavior, and cognition and 2) long-term neuropsychological outcomes after severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Craniocerebral Trauma, Trauma, Nervous System, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT01322048
- Testing
- IV Propranolol and Per Tube Clonidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Memory Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease
Roflumilast and Donepezil to Reverse Scopolamine Induced Cognitive Deficits in Healthy Adults
The purpose of this study is to determine whether scopolamine-induced cognitive impairment is attenuated by the administration of roflumilast in combination with donepezil.
- Trial name
- NCT02051335
- Testing
- Roflumilast, Donepezil, Scopolamine
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Depression
Inflammation-related Alterations in Neurocircuitry: Reversal With Levodopa
The purpose of this study is to learn more about the changes that happen in the brain and the body when a person is depressed. This study will determine if the level of inflammation in the body is related to symptoms of…
- Trial name
- NCT02513485
- Testing
- Levodopa+carbidopa
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Depressive Disorder
Levodopa and Exercise for Older Adults With Depression and Psychomotor Slowing
In this new research study, 80 adults aged > 60 years with a significant depressive disorder and slowed processing and/or gait speed will be randomized to receive levodopa (L-DOPA; which the Candidate has previously shown to…
- Trial name
- NCT04650217
- Testing
- Carbidopa/levodopa, Exercise training, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Depressive Disorder, Major
Clinical Study to Test a New Drug to Treat Major Depression
In this randomized, double-blind, multi-centre, placebo controlled, exploratory, adaptive design study, the antidepressant and plasma cytokine lowering effects of the GW856553 will be investigated in adult subjects diagnosed with…
- Trial name
- PKI113009 (NCT00976560)
- Testing
- GW856553
- Where
- 21 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Psychomotor Impairment
Cannabis Effects on Driving-related Skills of Young Drivers
Motor vehicle collisions are the leading cause of death for young people. The investigators have recently found that driving after using cannabis is more common among young Canadian drivers than driving after drinking.
- Trial name
- NCT01592409
- Testing
- delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health