Clinical trials: Major Neurocognitive Disorder
Patients in Minimally Conscious State After a Severe Brain Injury
tDCS on Precuneus in MCS: Repeated Stimulations
In this study researchers will apply transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for 5 consecutive days in chronic patients in minimally conscious state (MCS).
- Trial name
- NCT02702362
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Hangzhou Normal University
Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset, Stroke
Explore the Sharing Model Intervene to Improve the Knowledge, Attitudes, Service Intentions and Service Start-up Effects of the Eight Major Non-cancer Disease End-stage Caregivers on Well-being and Palliative Care
Since September 1st, 2009, Taiwan has begun to pay attention to the care of patients with organ failure, dementia and the elderly, and brought eight of non-cancer terminal patients into health insurance subsidies to implement the…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Late Onset, Stroke, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Trial name
- NCT05407272
- Testing
- Health Education Manual, manual
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wen-Shiou Pan
Alpha-Thalassemia, Beta-Thalassemia
FLOWER: Following Longitudinal Outcomes With Epidemiology for Rare Diseases
FLOWER is a completely virtual, nationwide, real-world observational study to collect, annotate, standardize, and report clinical data for rare diseases.
- Conditions
- Alpha-Thalassemia, Beta-Thalassemia, Amyloidosis, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Trial name
- NCT06539169
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- xCures
Disorder of Consciousness, Minimally Conscious State
Spinal Cord Stimulation in Patients With Disorders of Consciousness
Disorders of consciousness(DOC) is the most serious complications and has been widely paid attention to by the government. DOC patients cause large social and economic burden to our society for there has no effective cure so far.
- Conditions
- Disorder of Consciousness, Minimally Conscious State, Vegetative State
- Trial name
- NCT04010838
- Testing
- spinal cord stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Huashan Hospital
Dementia, Nursing Home Resident
Video Feedback Intervention in Nursing Home Residents With Dementia and Severe Challenging Behavior.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how, under what circumstances and for whom the video feedback intervention works for (the caregivers of) people with dementia and severe challenging behavior in a nursing home setting.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Nursing Home Resident, Challenging Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05658666
- Testing
- Video feedback intervention (in Dutch: Video Interventie Ouderenzorg)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Neurodegenerative Diseases, Behavioral Symptoms
Impact of Harp Therapy on Behavioral Disorders in Nursing Home Residents With Neurodegenerative Disease (ARPE)
The ARPE study looked at whether weekly harp therapy sessions could reduce behavioral problems in older adults living in memory care units of a nursing home (EHPAD).
- Conditions
- Neurodegenerative Diseases, Behavioral Symptoms, Dementia, Agitation
- Trial name
- ARPE (NCT07748013)
- Testing
- Harp therapy (receptive music therapy)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- LNA SANTE
Bardet Biedl Syndrome (BBS), Bardet Biedl Syndrome
Real-World Effects of MC4R Agonist Therapy in BBS and Severe Genetic Obesity
Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS) and other rare disorders associated with impairment of the melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) pathway are characterized by severe early-onset obesity, hyperphagia, and substantial morbidity.
- Conditions
- Bardet Biedl Syndrome (BBS), Bardet Biedl Syndrome, Bardet-Biedl Syndrome (BBS), Alstrom Syndrome
- Trial name
- REAL-MC4 (NCT07674290)
- Testing
- Setmelanotide
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Tom Hühne
Traumatic Brain Injury
Effectiveness of Amantadine Hydrochloride for Treatment of Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
This is a controlled trial of amantadine to improve level of function following severe traumatic brain injury. The purpose of this study is: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT00970944
- Testing
- Amantadine Hydrochloride
- Where
- 11 sites in United States, Denmark and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- JFK Medical Center
Disorder of Consciousness
Information of the Coma Recovery Scale-Revised for Neurobehavioral State and Recovery of Consciousness Prediction
Background: The Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R) is the most recommended instrument to examine the neurobehavioral condition of individuals with disorders of consciousness (DOCs).
- Trial name
- CRS-R_Info (NCT05819177)
- Testing
- Rehabilitation program
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 171 people
- Sponsor
- Hospitales Nisa
Disorders of Consciousness, Severe Brain Injury
Use of Analgesic Treatment to Reduce Signs of Pain in Patients With Disorders of Consciousness.
The purpose of this study is to characterize and improve pain and nociception management in patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC).
- Conditions
- Disorders of Consciousness, Severe Brain Injury, Post-comatose Non-communicative Patients, Vegetative State
- Trial name
- NCT04330547
- Testing
- Analgesic administration
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Patients in Minimally Conscious State After a Severe Brain Injury (e.g., Anoxia, Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke)
tDCS in MCS: Repeated Stimulations
In this study researchers will apply transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) for 5 consecutive days in chronic patients in minimally conscious state (MCS).
- Trial name
- tDCS in MCS (NCT02019615)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Consciousness Disorders, Persistent Vegetative State
Multimodal Assessment and Prognosis in Disorders of Consciousness After Severe Brain Injury (CyDoC-MAP)
After a severe brain injury some patients survive but cannot communicate, and deciding early which of them are likely to recover consciousness remains one of the hardest problems in neurocritical care.
- Conditions
- Consciousness Disorders, Persistent Vegetative State, Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome, Minimally Conscious State
- Trial name
- CyDoC-MAP (NCT07736820)
- Where
- Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Nicosia General Hospital
Disorders of Consciousness, Severe Brain Injury
Effect of Repeated tDCS Sessions on Cognitive Improvement in Patients With Disorders of Consciousness
In this study, researchers will show to caregivers of patients how to use a tDCS device (this device was designed to be easy to use, with fixed parameters and only one button to press to run the stimulation).
- Conditions
- Disorders of Consciousness, Severe Brain Injury, Post-comatose Non-communicative Patients
- Trial name
- rtDCS in DOC (NCT02394691)
- Testing
- transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State
Fronto-parietal tDCS in Severely Brain Injured Patients With Disorders of Consciousness
Previous studies showed that anodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) transiently improves performance of memory and attention.
- Conditions
- Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State, Disorders of Consciousness
- Trial name
- NCT02626403
- Testing
- Anodal tDCS
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Consciousness Disorder, Cognitive Impairment
Neurophysiological Evaluation of Residual Cognitive Functions in Patients With Severe Alterations of Consciousness
Identify potential markers of recovery through event-related potentials (ERPs) in the evolution of altered consciousness with potential ability to discriminate between different conditions of altered state of consciousness.
- Trial name
- NCT05802524
- Testing
- Neurowave Group
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo
Disorders of Consciousness Due to Severe Brain Injury, Disorders of Consciousness
Assessment of Safety and Feasibility of FUS Next Generation Dome Helmet (NGDH) to Perform Neuromodulation in Patients With Disorders of Consciousness
The main questions this study aims to answer are: Can low-intensity FUS neuromodulation be safely and feasibly administered to the bilateral central thalamus in patients with disorders of consciousness (DoC)? Does FUS…
- Trial name
- NCT07694258
- Testing
- Next Generation Dome Helmet (NGDH)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Consciousness Disorders, Brain Injuries
tDCS in Patients With Disorder of Consciousness Due to Severe Acquired Brain Injury
The present observational study is aimed at reporting the short-, mid- and long-term outcomes of patients with Disorder of Consciousness (DOC), in Vegetative State (VS) or Minimally Conscious State (MCS), due to a severe Acquired…
- Conditions
- Consciousness Disorders, Brain Injuries, Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State
- Trial name
- NCT03367078
- Testing
- Anodal tDCS, Usual care
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Montecatone Rehabilitation Institute S.p.A.
Major Injury
Perioperative Research Into Memory: Cognitive Outcome Following Major Burns
The long term survival of patients who require admission to critical care (CC) following a major burn injury (MBI) continues to improve with advanced clinical management.
- Trial name
- PRiMe (NCT03470844)
- Testing
- Face-to-face neurocognitive tests, Psychological screening, fMRI
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Feeding Malnourished Children Different Types of Fatty Acids to Promote Neurocognitive Development
An appropriate balance of omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids is important for support of neurocognitive development in healthy infants and toddlers.
- Trial name
- NCT03094247
- Testing
- Amoxicillin, HO-RUTF, D-HO-RUTF
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 2,897 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Alzheimer Disease or Associated Disorder, Mild to Moderately Severe Dementia
Effectiveness of Care Management in Alzheimer Patients
Context: The French Alzheimer plan 2008-2012 includes the implementation of "disease managers" or social workers, from the onset of the disease, for every patient with a diagnosis of Alzheimer disease or associated disorder.
- Trial name
- AIDALZ (NCT01081743)
- Testing
- Intervention of the social worker
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- Institut de Sante Publique, d'Epidemiologie et de Developpement