Clinical trials: Cognition Disorders in Old Age
Brain Injuries, Cognitive Impairment
Occupational Therapy and Cognitive Challenges After Brain Injury
Background: There is a need for standardized interventions in community rehabilitation that can improve everyday task performance for older adults with cognitive challenges after acquired brain injury.
- Trial name
- NCT05148247
- Testing
- The Perceive, Recall, Plan and Perform System of Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Dementia, Cognitive Impairment, Mild
Repeated Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in the Elderly With Cognitive Impairment
Introduction and Purpose: In recent years, non-pharmacological treatment methods for dementia patients have been gradually explored.
- Trial name
- NCT06192433
- Testing
- High-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (40Hz), Moderately high-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (10Hz)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare
Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Evaluation of the Effect of Cataract Surgery on Cognitive Function in Very Elderly Patients
The study intends to measure the evolution over time of the cognitive capacity of patients undergoing cataract surgery in relation to the opaque lens removal surgery (cataract) in a population considered to be at risk of…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Cataract Senile, Cataract
- Trial name
- NCT04047485
- Testing
- Visual Acuity, CAM (Confusion Assesment Method), CATQUEST 9-SF
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Modena and Reggio Emilia
Mental Competency, Urinary Bladder, Overactive
The Effect of Anticholinergics on Cognitive Function in the Elderly
Anticholinergic medication is used to treat overactive bladder (OAB). A known side effect of this medication is cognitive dysfunction.
- Conditions
- Mental Competency, Urinary Bladder, Overactive, Cognitive Function
- Trial name
- ACE (NCT01922115)
- Testing
- Trospium Chloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Dementia
Effect of High Frequency/Low Intensity Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Cognitive Traits of an Elderly Population of Subjects With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Dementia.
There are no pharmacological interventions that delay or prevent the transition of mild cognitive impairment to dementia. Several studies have shown that transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) could be useful in increasing…
- Trial name
- NCT03983655
- Testing
- High Frequency Low Intensity TMS
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran
Frailty, Cognitive Impairment
Orthopedic Procedures and Postoperative Delirium in Older Adults in the Czech Republic
This multicenter, prospective, non-interventional observational study (ORTOPODCZ) investigates the association between preoperative cognitive impairment and postoperative delirium (POD) in older adults undergoing elective total…
- Conditions
- Frailty, Cognitive Impairment, Older Adults, Hip Arthroplasty
- Trial name
- ORTOPODCZ (NCT07432009)
- Where
- 7 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tomas Bata Hospital, Czech Republic
Dementia, Neurocognitive Disorders
Prefrontal Cortex Dynamics of the Elderly During a Cognitive Stimulation Programme
This research aims to evaluate the effect of cognitive stimulation (CS) on the functioning of the prefrontal cortex (PFC), seeking an analysis of both cerebral hemodynamics in neuroplasticity and aspects related to the initiation…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Neurocognitive Disorders, Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT04693611
- Testing
- Individual cognitive stimulation therapy (iCST), Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS)
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CEDIARA - Assoc. Solidariedade Social de Ribeira de Fráguas