Clinical trials: Cognition Disorders
Multiple Sclerosis
Protective Stepping in People With MS
Falls are common in Veterans with multiple sclerosis (MS), and current rehabilitation approaches to reduce falls are inadequate.
- Trial name
- PRO-STEP (NCT03551665)
- Testing
- Protective step training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Heart Failure, Systolic, Morality
Impact of Cardiac Rehabilitation on Acute Heart Failure Patients With Cognitive Impairment
In heart failure patients, neuropsychological disorders have been prospectively linked to frequent hospitalizations, recurrent cardiac events, and mortality.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Systolic, Morality, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT05726565
- Testing
- multidisciplinary cardiac rehabilitation
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 247 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Cognitive Dysfunction
Immersive Nature-Based Wellbeing Program in Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment
This study aims to evaluate an immersive virtual reality program designed to support cognitive and emotional well-being in older adults with mild to moderate cognitive impairment.
- Trial name
- COGNITIO (NCT07802392)
- Testing
- Immersive virtual reality program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 230 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Consorci Sanitari de Terrassa
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
Impact of Dual vs. Single Task Exercise on Cognitive Function, Balance, and Functionality in Type 2 Diabetes
Diabetes Mellitus is defined as a carbohydrate mechanism disorder in which glucose cannot be used as an adequate energy source and is produced excessively, causing hyperglycemia.
- Trial name
- NCT06819371
- Testing
- Single Task Exercise, Dual Task Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Izmir Democracy University
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Oxytocin Treatment of Social Cognitive and Functional Deficits in Schizophrenia
Purpose: Test whether intranasal administration of the neuropeptide, oxytocin, improves social cognition, psychotic symptoms and social functioning in schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- OTS-12WK (NCT01394471)
- Testing
- Intranasal Oxytocin Spray
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Cognitively Normal Older Adults, Hypertension
Impact of Intensive Treatment of SBP on Brain Perfusion, Amyloid, and Tau (IPAT Study)
The purpose of this study is to determine if intensive lowering of systolic blood pressure (SBP), using FDA approved medications (antihypertensive), reduces Alzheimer's Disease pathology (i.e., excessive brain amyloid and tau…
- Conditions
- Cognitively Normal Older Adults, Hypertension, Subjective Cognitive Decline, Family History of Dementia
- Trial name
- IPAT (NCT05331144)
- Testing
- Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers (ARBs, losartan) and Calcium Channel Blockers (CCB, amlodipine), PCP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Rong Zhang
Aging, Cognitive Dysfunction
Physical Activity and Cognitive Function in Older Adults: A Novel Role for GPLD1
The investigators are conducting a cross-sectional, observational study to investigate whether plasma GPLD1 concentrations are associated with higher cognitive function and better brain structure and function in two groups of…
- Trial name
- BrainFit (NCT04645134)
- Testing
- Brain Health Assessments
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Experimental Medicine in ADHD - Cannabinoids
Adult patients with ADHD commonly report an improvement in behavioural symptoms when using cannabis with some reporting a preference towards cannabis over their ADHD stimulant medication.
- Trial name
- EMA-C (NCT02249299)
- Testing
- Sativex Oromucosal Spray
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Cognition Disorder
Cognitive and Speech Disorders in Children With Congenital Heart Defects
The study is aimed to found out expressive speech disorders as a sign of neurocognitive development delay in children with congenital heart defects before and after surgery
- Trial name
- NCT06565299
- Testing
- Cardiovascular surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 217 people
- Sponsor
- Kemerovo State Medical University
Pediatric Retinoblastoma, Retinoblastoma
Determining Whether Multiple Anesthesia Exposures Affect Cognitive Function for Retinoblastoma Patients
The purpose of this study is to see if there is a difference between the development of the brain (neurodevelopment) in children who have been treated for retinoblastoma with multiple anesthetic exposures, compared with brain…
- Trial name
- NCT03546387
- Testing
- Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Fifth Edition (WISC-V), California Verbal Learning Test, Children's Version, Beery Developmental Test of Visual Motor Integration, 6th edition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Collaborative Power Mobility Innovative Learning OpporTunity (CoPILOT) - A Pilot Study of a New Training Approach (Phase 2)
Losing the ability to walk can lead to fewer opportunities to socialize with friends and family and participate in the community.
- Trial name
- NCT02982252
- Testing
- CoPILOT
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Mild Cognitive Impairment
The Use of Rhythmic Light Therapy in Mild Cognitive Impairment
In this within-subjects, crossover study, participants will undergo Electroencephalogram (EEG) recordings before, during, and after each of three 1-hour sessions.
- Trial name
- NCT07318038
- Testing
- Flickering Light
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Rehabilitation, Stroke
the Effectiveness of Brain-computer Interface-pedaling Training System on the Rehabilitation of Stroke
Stroke has become the first cause of death and disability among Chinese adults. 70%-80% of patients cannot live independently due to disability, which has brought a heavy burden to families, medical institutions and society.
- Conditions
- Rehabilitation, Stroke, Brain-computer Interface
- Trial name
- BCI-PT (NCT04612426)
- Testing
- Brain-computer Interface-Pedaling Training System, Traditional Pedaling Training System
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital Xi'an Jiaotong University
Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Confusional State
Multisensory Stimulation and Enriched Environments During Post-traumatic Amnesia
The objective of this Phase II trial is to evaluate the feasibility of this study protocol to progress to a large-scale Phase III RCT in the future.
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Confusional State, Sensory Motor System Disorder, Alteration of Cognitive Function
- Trial name
- NCT02792985
- Testing
- Multisensory stimulation protocol, Control protocol
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Guttmann
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Diabetic Ketoacidosis: Brain Morphology and Cognition
The purpose of this study is to assess brain and memory changes in patients with uncontrolled diabetes (a condition called diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA))
- Trial name
- DKA-Cog (NCT02443415)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Epilepsy, Cognitive Dysfunction, Cognitive Disorder
HOBSCOTCH-YOUTH and Young Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn more about the home-based epilepsy self-management program, HOBSCOTCH, for improving cognitive function (thinking and memory) and quality of life specifically in young adults, ages 18 …
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Cognitive Dysfunction, Cognitive Disorder, Memory and Thinking Problems
- Trial name
- NCT07735715
- Testing
- HOBSCOTCH/HOBSCOTCH-YOUTH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)
Clinical Significance of circMETTL9 Gene in Traumatic Brain Injury
Objective: The relevance of circMETTL9 to the degree of injury, disturbance of consciousness, cognitive function and prognosis in patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) remains unknown.
- Trial name
- NCT05484921
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Affiliated Hospital of Nantong University
Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction, Acute Postoperative Pain
Effect of TPVB on Postoperative Pain and Cognitive Function After VATS in Elderly Patients
To investigate the effect of ultrasound-guided thoracic paravertebral nerve block on postoperative acute and chronic pain and cognitive function in elderly patients with thoracoscopic partial lung resection.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction, Acute Postoperative Pain, Chronic Postsurgical Pain
- Trial name
- NCT05364216
- Testing
- Measurement of cognitive function, Thoracic paravertebral block, The assessment of cognitive function
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The First Hospital of Qinhuangdao
Chronic Heart Failure (CHF)
Efficacy and Safety of LCZ696 Compared to Valsartan on Cognitive Function in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure and Preserved Ejection Fraction
This study was a multi-center, randomized, double-blind, parallel group, active comparator trial designed to evaluate the overall effect of LCZ696 compared to valsartan on cognitive function as assessed by the CogState…
- Trial name
- PERSPECTIVE (NCT02884206)
- Testing
- LCZ696, Valsartan
- Where
- 135 sites in United States, Argentina and 18 more
- Volunteers
- 592 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Dementia, Mood
Bright Light Therapy in Older Adults With Moderate to Very Severe Dementia
INTRODUCTION: Bright light therapy (BLT) has demonstrated positive effects on sleep, mood, and behavioral problems in older adults with dementia. However, there is little research in people with advanced stages of dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Mood, Behavior
- Trial name
- BLT-Dementia (NCT04949984)
- Testing
- Bright light therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade da Coruña