Clinical trials: Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder
Alzheimer's Disease, Hypertension
Studying the Effects of Antihypertensives on Individuals at Risk for Alzheimer's
Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACE-I) are a group of blood pressure-lowering medicines. Some studies suggest that ACE-I, such as ramipril, may help prevent Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Trial name
- SEAIRA (NCT00980785)
- Testing
- Ramipril
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Diabetic Retinopathy, Depression
Diabetic Retinopathy as a Marker of Cognitive Dysfunction and Depression
In recent years damage to the nerve fibers in the retina has been experienced as an early sign of complications resulting from type 2 diabetes.
- Conditions
- Diabetic Retinopathy, Depression, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- DIRMA (NCT04610749)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Region of Southern Denmark
Neurosurgery, Brain Cancer
DEXmedetomidine for Postoperative Analgesia and Delirium Prevention After NEUROsurgery (DEX-NEURO Trial)
Post-craniotomy pain is common and often undertreated. Inadequate analgesia can lead to patient discomfort and higher opioid consumption, which may result in respiratory depression, sedation risks and impaired neurological…
- Conditions
- Neurosurgery, Brain Cancer, Meningioma
- Trial name
- DEX-NEURO (NCT07398066)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Normal Saline (0.9% NaCl)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Malaya
Stroke, Chronic, Aging
AMPLIFI: Adaptive Modulation of Plasticity Through Lactate and Fitness Interventions
The AMPLIFI study (Adaptive Modulation of Plasticity through Lactate and Fitness Interventions) investigates how short-term aerobic exercise influences brain plasticity and learning in older adults and stroke survivors.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Chronic, Aging, Cognitive Decline, Motor Dysfunction
- Trial name
- AMPLIFI (NCT06950060)
- Testing
- High intensity cycling, Low-intensity cycling, Health education session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm, Cognitive Impairment
High-frequency tRNS for Sleep Disturbances in Neurocognitive Disorders Due to Vascular Disease
The investigators aim to 1) investigate and compare the safety, efficacy and sustainability of hf-tRNS, tACS and sham transcranial current stimulation (tCS) over left inferior parietal lobe (IPL) in mild neurocognitive disorder…
- Conditions
- Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm, Cognitive Impairment, Vascular Dementia
- Trial name
- NCT06169254
- Testing
- Transcranial current stimulation (tCS)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Cardiac Surgery
Risk of Oxygen During Cardiac Surgery Trial
The investigators will recruit and randomize 200 elective cardiac surgery patients to receive physiologic oxygenation (normoxia) or hyper-oxygenation (hyperoxia) during surgery to test the hypothesis that intraoperative…
- Trial name
- ROCS (NCT02361944)
- Testing
- Oxygen - normoxia, Oxygen - hyperoxia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 213 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Dementia, Vascular, Alzheimer Disease
LEAD IT! An App to Enable Persons With Early Stage Dementia to Lead Group Activities for Their Peers
The proposed Phase 2 project will involve the further development and evaluation of LEAD IT!, which is a tablet-based app designed to enable persons with dementia to lead activities for their peers (i.e., other persons with…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Vascular, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Mixed
- Trial name
- NCT05516342
- Testing
- LEAD IT! Programming
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 182 people
- Sponsor
- Hopeful Aging
Hypertension
Systolic Blood Pressure Intervention Trial
Elevated blood pressure (BP) is an important public health concern. It is highly prevalent, the prevalence may be increasing, and it is a risk factor for several adverse health outcomes, especially coronary heart disease, stroke…
- Trial name
- SPRINT (NCT01206062)
- Testing
- Intensive control of SBP, Standard control of SBP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,361 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Vascular Dementia
Local Study of Akatinol Memantine in VaD in Russia
The study evaluates the clinical efficacy and safety of Akatinol Memantine 20 mg (single-doses) vs. Akatinol Memantine 10 mg (double-doses) in patients suffering from moderate and moderately severe vascular dementia.
- Trial name
- MIND (NCT03986424)
- Testing
- Akatinol Memantine 20 mg, Akatinol Memantine 10 mg
- Where
- 4 sites in Russia
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Merz Pharmaceuticals GmbH
High Risk of Stroke
Oriental Intervention for Enhanced Neurocognitive Health (Orient) Diet in Populations With High Risk of Stroke (ENDS)
This randomized controlled trial will enroll 160 individuals aged over 40 without dementia who are at high risk of stroke, collecting multi-modal MRI imaging, serum, and fecal samples to investigate the impact of the ORIENT diet…
- Trial name
- NCT06098235
- Testing
- Usual Diet advice, ORIENT diet intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, School of Medicine
Stroke, Hemiparesis
Telerehabilitation Through Serious Games in Virtual Reality in a Stroke Population (AutoRReVi)
After a stroke, individuals present with motor and/or cognitive impairments. These impairments limit activity, restrict participation and affect quality of life.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Hemiparesis, Cognitive Impairment, Healthy Subjects
- Trial name
- AutoRReVi (NCT04694833)
- Testing
- Motor and cognitive virtual reality-based assessments, Motor and cognitive virtual reality-based serious games
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université Catholique de Louvain
Hypertension
Hypertension, Intracranial Pulsatility and Brain Amyloid-beta Accumulation in Older Adults (HIPAC Trial)
The aim of this study is to determine if lowering blood pressure using FDA approved medication (antihypertensive drugs) alters brain pulsatility and reduces brain amyloid beta protein accumulation in older adults.
- Trial name
- HIPAC (NCT03354143)
- Testing
- Standard Care, Intensive Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Effects of Remote-based Resistance Training on Cardiometabolic Risk Factors, Cognitive Function, and Quality of Life in Adults Living With Alzheimer's Disease and/or Related Dementias
The investigators aim to study the effects of a 24-week remote-based resistance exercise training program on cardiovascular disease risk factors, cognitive function, and quality of life in older adults living with mild cognitive…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Vascular, Lewy Body Disease
- Trial name
- NCT05004558
- Testing
- Remote-based Resistance Exercise Training
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Drexel University
Glucose Variability, Cognitive Decline
The Factors Affecting the Achievement of Glucose Monitor in the Patients on Diabetes
To assess the effect of glucose monitors on glucose control and cardiovascular risks.
- Trial name
- NCT03804658
- Testing
- Continue glucose monitor system
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Hypertension, Cognitive Decline
The Heart & Mind Study
Older adults with subjective cognitive decline (SCD) may represent a portion of the population experiencing early sings of cognitive decline. Systolic hypertension is a major contributor to cognitive impairment.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Cognitive Decline, Vascular Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT03545958
- Testing
- High-intensity Interval Training (HIT), Moderate-intensity Continuous Training (MCT)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Western University, Canada
Aging, Parkinson Disease
Beam Walking Across the Lifespan for Falls Prediction
Background: Dynamic balance keeps the vertical projection of the center of mass within the base of support while the center of mass moves. The age-related decrease in dynamic balance is a risk factor for falls.
- Conditions
- Aging, Parkinson Disease, Stroke, Dementia
- Trial name
- BEAM (NCT03532984)
- Testing
- Beam test to predict falls
- Where
- 5 sites in Brazil, Germany and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 432 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Evaluation of the Impact of Prehabilitation on Recovery Following Open Surgery for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
This is a pilot, prospective, randomized control trial that aim to provide a first estimation of the 3-month post-operative variation in the functional recovery of patients who benefited from an outpatient pre-habilitation…
- Trial name
- EPOP-AORTA (NCT05375292)
- Testing
- PREHABILITATION
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Parkinson Disease, MSA - Multiple System Atrophy
Exploring the Olfactory Mucosa, Blood and Urine for the Identification of Early Biomarkers of Parkinson's Disease, Atypical Parkinsonisms and Neurocognitive Disorders Due to Lewy Body Disease
Clinical diagnosis of Parkinson's disease (PD), multiple system atrophy (MSA) and dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB) is challenging, especially in the early stages.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, MSA - Multiple System Atrophy, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), Neurodegenerative Disease
- Trial name
- EXTRAORDINARY (NCT06846658)
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Ischaemic Heart Disease, Aortic Stenosis
Remifentanil/Sufentanil for CABG+/-AVR Evaluated by Recovery, Cognitive Function, Haemodynamics and Biochemical Markers.
To evaluate the effect on cognitive function, recovery, cardioprotection and haemodynamics of standard Remifentanil anaesthesia to standard Sufentanil anaesthesia in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass with or without…
- Trial name
- PRECON2 (NCT02053818)
- Testing
- Remifentanil, Sufentanil
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction, Postoperative Delirium
Neuroimaging Combining Biomarkers for Identifying Long-term Cognitive Dysfunction and Delirium
Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction(POCD) is commonly seen in cardiac surgery, which may lead to poor pognosis. Cerebral small vessel disease(CVSD) is refer as the main resource of delirium among elderly people.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction, Postoperative Delirium, Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases, Covert Postoperative Stroke
- Trial name
- NeuroIDEA (NCT05594966)
- Testing
- multimodal MRI
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 211 people
- Sponsor
- RenJi Hospital