Clinical trials: Cognition Disorders
Schizophrenia, Cognition
Curcumin as a Novel Treatment to Improve Cognitive Dysfunction in Schizophrenia
The investigators propose to test whether curcumin nanoparticles will improve behavioral measures and biomarkers of cognition and neuroplasticity in patients with schizophrenia who are already receiving a stable dose of…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Cognition, Psychosis
- Trial name
- NCT02104752
- Testing
- Curcumin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
Huntington Disease
A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of PTC518 in Participants With Huntington's Disease (HD)
The primary goal of this study is to evaluate the safety and pharmacodynamic effects of PTC518 compared with placebo in participants with HD.
- Trial name
- NCT05358717
- Testing
- PTC518
- Where
- 28 sites in United States, Australia and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 159 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Agitation Associated With, Alzheimer's Disease
A Phase 3, 12-week, Multicenter, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of 2 Fixed Doses of Brexpiprazole in the Treatment of Alzheimer's Agitation
To compare the efficacy of 2 fixed doses of brexpiprazole with placebo in participants with agitation associated with dementia of the Alzheimer's type.
- Conditions
- Agitation Associated With, Alzheimer's Disease, Alzheimer's Type, Mental Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT01862640
- Testing
- Brexpiprazole, OPC-34712
- Where
- 85 sites in United States, Croatia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 433 people
- Sponsor
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Alzheimer Disease
Imaging Tau in Alzheimer's Disease and Normal Aging
This study is being done to learn about tau tangles in Alzheimer's disease. A type of positron emission tomography (PET) scan is used to measure the abnormal accumulation of protein called tau in the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT03373604
- Testing
- 18F-MK-6240, Lumbar Puncture (optional)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Patrick Lao
Parkinson Disease, Cognitive Dysfunction
A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of SAGE-718 in Participants With Parkinson's Disease Mild Cognitive Impairment (PD-MCI)
The primary purpose of this two-part study was to evaluate the safety and tolerability of SAGE-718 and its effects on cognitive, neuropsychiatric, and motor symptoms in participants with Parkinson's disease mild cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT04476017
- Testing
- SAGE-718
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
HIV, Mild Neurocognitive Disorder
Cognitive Training With and Without tDCS to Improve Cognition in HIV
The purpose of this study is to develop pilot data on the potential efficacy of computer-based cognitive training or the combination of computer-based cognitive training with transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in…
- Trial name
- NCT02647645
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation, Cognitive training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Southeastern University
Huntington Disease
Open-label Extension Study to Evaluate the Safety and Tolerability of WVE-120102 in Patients With Huntington's Disease
WVE-HDSNP2-002 is an open-label extension (OLE) study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, PK, PD, and clinical effects of WVE-120102 in adult patients with early manifest HD who carry a targeted single nucleotide polymorphism…
- Trial name
- NCT04617860
- Testing
- WVE-120102
- Where
- 20 sites in Australia, Canada and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Wave Life Sciences USA, Inc.
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Beta-Amyloid Imaging With [18F]NAV4694 PET in Predicting Progression to AD in Subjects MCI
To investigate whether [18F]NAV4694 positron emission tomography (PET) scan findings have the ability to distinguish subjects with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who progress to Alzheimer's disease (AD) from those who do not.
- Trial name
- NAV4-04 (NCT01812213)
- Testing
- [18F]NAV4694
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Navidea Biopharmaceuticals
Epilepsy
fMRI Guided TMS Enhancement of Associative Memory Networks
This is a randomized, single-blinded, controlled phase 1 study to demonstrate feasibility and explore the neurophysiologic and clinical effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) interventions in epilepsy…
- Trial name
- NCT02749422
- Testing
- MagStim RapidStim2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Aging, Arterial Stiffness
Inorganic Nitrate Supplementation on Cerebrovascular Aging and Arterial Stiffness Study
This study investigates the effect of dietary inorganic nitrate supplementation on 1) large elastic artery stiffness and hemodynamics and 2) cerebrovascular function in middle-aged and older adults.
- Conditions
- Aging, Arterial Stiffness, Endothelial Dysfunction, Hypertension
- Trial name
- INCA (NCT03617302)
- Testing
- Experimental: Nitrate-containing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gary L. Pierce, PhD
Cognitive Disorders
Clinical Trial of Efficacy and Safety of MMH-MAP in the Treatment of Cognitive Disorders
The clinical trial to valuate efficacy and safety of MMH-MAP in the treatment of cognitive disorders in patients with ischemic stroke in the carotid arteries.
- Trial name
- NCT04295681
- Testing
- MMH-MAP
- Where
- 22 sites in Russia
- Volunteers
- 246 people
- Sponsor
- Materia Medica Holding
Homelessness, Mental Health Conditions
ASPIRE Cognitive Enhancement Study
Cognitive impairments are present in up to 80% of homeless individuals, and may contribute to homelessness in Operation Enduring Freedom / Operation Iraqi Freedom / Operation New Dawn (OEF/OIF/OND) Veterans.
- Trial name
- ACES (NCT02657954)
- Testing
- CCT, HCE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Brain Fog
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
Cognitive impairment refers to when an individual struggles to learn, concentrate, remember, or make decisions. This can be due to underlying neurological diseases (i.e.
- Trial name
- tDCS (NCT05524233)
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Direct Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Cognitive Function, Preclinical, Chronic Kidney Diseases
Exercise Training and Cognitive Function in Kidney Disease
Chronic kidney disease (CKD), affects over 45% of all individuals over 70 years of age. Patients with moderate CKD have more than a two-fold increased risk of cognitive impairment than those without CKD; furthermore, as many as…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Function, Preclinical, Chronic Kidney Diseases, Older Adults
- Trial name
- NCT03197038
- Testing
- Partially supervised home-based walking exercise, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Traumatic Brain Injury
SmART-TBI: Supplementation With Amino Acid Rehabilitative Therapy in TBI
The most persistent and disabling postconcussive symptoms following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) are sleep disturbances and cognitive dysfunction, with few tractable interventions currently available.
- Trial name
- SmART-TBI (NCT04603443)
- Testing
- Branched Chain Amino Acids, Protein Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 159 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Chronic Pain, Cognitive Impairment
Chronic Pain Self-management for Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment: A Randomized Pilot Trial
The goal of this randomized pilot trial is to test a chronic pain self-management program customized for people living with both chronic pain and cognitive impairment.
- Trial name
- STEPS-CI (NCT06182423)
- Testing
- STEPS-CI (Support, Training, and Education for Pain Self-management- Cognitively Inclusive version)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Cognitive Impairment, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain
Memantine Hydrochloride and Whole-Brain Radiotherapy With or Without Hippocampal Avoidance in Reducing Neurocognitive Decline in Patients With Brain Metastases
This randomized phase III trial compares memantine hydrochloride and whole-brain radiotherapy with or without hippocampal avoidance in reducing neurocognitive decline in patients with cancer that has spread from the primary site…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain, Solid Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT02360215
- Testing
- Whole brain radiation therapy with hippocampal avoidance, Memantine, Whole brain radiation therapy
- Where
- 220 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 518 people
- Sponsor
- NRG Oncology
Postoperative Delirium, PD
Perioperative Cognitive Function - Dexmedetomidine and Cognitive Reserve
Elderly patients who undergo anesthesia and non-cardiac surgery are subject to deterioration of brain function including the development of postoperative delirium (PD) and postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD).
- Conditions
- Postoperative Delirium, PD, Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction, POCD
- Trial name
- NCT00561678
- Testing
- Precedex (Dexmedetomidine)
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 404 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Cognition Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder
Dopamine Receptor Imaging to Predict Response to Stimulant Therapy in Chronic TBI
Deficits in memory, attention, cognitive, and executive functions are the most common disabilities after traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Conditions
- Cognition Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- DAPET-TBI (NCT02225106)
- Testing
- Methylphenidate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Aging, Cognitive Function Abnormal
Executive Functioning Training Study
Cognitive aging in people with HIV (PWH) is of increasing concern for several reasons: 1) between 52%-59% of PWH experience cognitive impairment known as HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND) which impacts everyday…
- Conditions
- Aging, Cognitive Function Abnormal, Cognitive Performance, Cognitive Training
- Trial name
- EFT (NCT05598047)
- Testing
- Executive Functioning Training
- Volunteers
- 119 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham