Clinical trials: Memory Disorder
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
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Efficacy of Traumatic Memory Modification Using Memory Reconsolidation and Propranolol Among Adolescents With PTSD
The aim of this study is to demonstrate the effectiveness of propranolol in blocking reconsolidation by reducing PTSD symptoms in the short and long term in adolescents with PTSD for more than 3 months.
- Trial name
- PROPRADO (NCT04921982)
- Testing
- Propranolol
- Where
- 10 sites in France
- Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital
Dementia
Creating Physical Objects With 3D Printers to Stimulate Reminiscing for Memory Loss [2 R44 AG049548-02A1]
In 2013 an estimated 5 million people age 65 and older had Alzheimer's disease. Longer life spans and aging baby boomers will cause this number to grow rapidly.
- Trial name
- NCT03625973
- Testing
- 3D-RT, RT-Verbal
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Moai Technologies LLC
ADHD, Time Perception Altered
Working Memory and Social-emotional Training for Preschoolers at Risk of ADHD
The study aims to explore the effectiveness of working memory training and social emotional training for young children with ADHD in Hong Kong.
- Conditions
- ADHD, Time Perception Altered, Working Memory, Social Skills
- Trial name
- NCT05162729
- Testing
- Game-like online working memory training, Game-like online social emotional training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Single Ventricle Heart Disease
Cognitive Intervention to Improve Working Memory
Adolescents with single ventricle heart disease (SVHD) (10 males and 10 females) with mild to moderate cognitive impairment will participate in a total of 25 computer-based working memory training sessions, each 30-40 minutes (5…
- Trial name
- NCT03687008
- Testing
- Cognitive Computer Based Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Primary Progressive Aphasia, Semantic Dementia
Treatment for Speech and Language in Primary Progressive Aphasia
Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a progressive neurological disorder that causes a gradual decline in communication ability as a result of selective neurodegeneration of speech and language networks in the brain.
- Conditions
- Primary Progressive Aphasia, Semantic Dementia, Semantic Memory Disorder, Logopenic Progressive Aphasia
- Trial name
- NCT04881617
- Testing
- Lexical Retrieval Training (LRT), Video-Implemented Script Training for Aphasia (VISTA)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Dyslexia, Executive Dysfunction
The Effects of Play and Competition-Based Cognitive Therapy
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of play and competition-based cognitive therapy (PCB-CT) on executive function and occupational routines in children with dyslexia.
- Trial name
- NCT03906097
- Testing
- Play and Competition-Based Cognitive Therapy
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Blindness
Brain Plasticity of Verbal Memory in the Blind
This study will examine whether blind people develop changes in the brain that improve memory function. Previous studies have shown that blind people, on average, perform better in memory tasks than sighted people.
- Trial name
- NCT00059189
- Testing
- Magstim Rapid Magnetic Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Amnesia
Nitrous Oxide Induction Induces Amnesia in Pediatric Patients
The investigators are conducting a study to investigate the amnestic effects of 2 different concentrations of nitrous oxide in children before induction of anesthesia in a prospective double-blinded placebo controlled study.
- Trial name
- NCT02050152
- Testing
- Nitrous Oxide 0%, Nitrous oxide 33%, Nitrous oxide 66%
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Acute
Propranolol for the Treatment of Acute Stress Disorder
This 10-week study will examine whether propranolol, a medication that blocks the activity of the stress hormones adrenaline and noradrenaline, can relieve acute stress disorder (ASD) and symptoms from persisting long-term.
- Trial name
- NCT00069355
- Testing
- Propranolol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Malignant Brain Neoplasm, Recurrent Malignant Brain Neoplasm
CAR T Cells After Lymphodepletion for the Treatment of IL13Rα2 Positive Recurrent or Refractory Brain Tumors in Children
This phase I trial investigates the side effects of chemotherapy and cellular immunotherapy in treating children with IL13Ralpha2 positive brain tumors that have come back after a period of improvement (recurrent) or do not…
- Conditions
- Malignant Brain Neoplasm, Recurrent Malignant Brain Neoplasm, Refractory Malignant Brain Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT04510051
- Testing
- Cyclophosphamide, Fludarabine, IL13Ralpha2-specific Hinge-optimized 41BB-co-stimulatory CAR Truncated CD19-expressing Autologous T-Lymphocytes
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Substance Dependency, Addiction
Working Memory Training for Substance Dependent Individuals
Background: Substance abusers show impaired working memory (WM) functioning. Promising findings show training WM results in an improved working memory capacity (WMC) and a decrease of clinical symptoms in a range of disorders…
- Conditions
- Substance Dependency, Addiction, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT02119949
- Testing
- Working memory training
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
A Survey Study of the Treatment and Outcome Management in Patients Diagnosed With Alzheimer's Disease
The purpose of this study is to collect and compare information regarding the treatment and outcome of patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease who are receiving either drug or nondrug treatment.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Nervous System Diseases, Mental Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00291421
- Volunteers
- 2,360 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Pharmaceutica N.V., Belgium
Down Syndrome
Efficacy of Bumetanide to Improve Cognitive Functions in Down Syndrome
The aim of the study is to evaluate the clinical efficacy of a known diuretic drug, Bumetanide, in terms of improvement of memory and psychological functioning in children and adolescents with Down syndrome (DS), in order to…
- Trial name
- NCT06465823
- Testing
- Bumetanide
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Stefano Vicari
Sleep Duration, Child Obesity
Effect of Sleep Extension on Body Weight and Learning in Children (More2Sleep)
More2Sleep is a randomized, controlled, parallel trial with two groups (sleep extension vs control) including 142 school-aged children (6-12 years) who have a BMI above average, defined as age- and sex-specific BMI Z-score above…
- Conditions
- Sleep Duration, Child Obesity, Child Development, Child Behavior
- Trial name
- More2Sleep (NCT06341179)
- Testing
- Sleep extension
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Parkinson's Disease
Dopaminergic Modulation of Declarative Memory
The study investigates the effect of dopaminergic stimulation over declarative memory functions in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03151460
- Testing
- Dopamine Agent
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- I.R.C.C.S. Fondazione Santa Lucia
Autism Spectrum Disorder
The Relationship Between Social Memory Disorders and Sleep Spindles in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Research background and project basis Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by social disorders and repetitive stereotypical behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT06306378
- Testing
- social memory levels and spindle levels
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital Xi'an Jiaotong University
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
Assessing a Novel Virtual Environment That Assists With Activities of Daily Living
This Phase 1 study looks at how a new videogame-based program can help residents and care partners prepare for ADLs in a fun way with minimal risk, potentially reducing escalating problems associated with ADL completions.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Neurodegenerative Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT05418296
- Testing
- A novel digital health device
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- mandy
Cerebral Palsy
Eye-tracking Working Memory Training in Children and Youth With Severe Cerebral Palsy
People with severe cerebral palsy (CP) who are nonverbal and unable to control conventional computer interfaces due to the severe limitations in hand control benefit from eye-tracking technology as access method to Augmentative…
- Trial name
- NCT06918379
- Testing
- Cogmed Working Memory Training (CWMT)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Neurocardiogenic Syncope
VINCI-AD: An Investigation of Transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Mild Cognitive Impairment.
The VINCI-AD study will investigate the impact of non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) on memory in participants with existing mild memory impairment. VNS is a safe, existing treatment, licensed in epilepsy and depression.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Neurocardiogenic Syncope, Memory Impairment, Inflammatory Response
- Trial name
- NCT05514756
- Testing
- Active t-VNS, Baseline assessments
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Tallaght University Hospital