Clinical trials: Memory Decline
Down Syndrome, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Nicotine Treatment of Cognitive Decline in Down Syndrome
This study will ascertain whether nicotine is safe and tolerable in DS patients, help with dose-ranging of nicotine in DS, look for evidence of enhancements in cognitive functioning, and establish evidence for biological and…
- Trial name
- NCT01778946
- Testing
- Low Dose Nicotine (7mg), Moderate Dose Nicotine (14mg)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Aging, Alzheimer Disease
Heart Rate and Breathing Effects on Attention and Memory
In the current study, we will examine how daily paced breathing affects plasma amyloid beta levels and the rate of learning in older adults.
- Conditions
- Aging, Alzheimer Disease, Age-related Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- HeartBEAM (NCT05602220)
- Testing
- Brain training, Paced breathing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Cognitive Decline, Cardiovascular Diseases
Lifestyle Physical Activity and Cognitive Training Interventions
Older women with cardiovascular disease (CVD) are at greater risk for memory loss, an important public health issue due to the negative effects to quality of life and health care costs.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Decline, Cardiovascular Diseases, Cognitive Dysfunction, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- MindMoves (NCT04556305)
- Testing
- Mind, Move
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 253 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Long-Term Memory Decline, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Wayfinding Intervention in High-Fidelity Long-Term Memory
Therapeutic treatment is yet available for declining memory, which is an impairment affecting the quality of life for many older adults and patients with cognitive impairment.
- Trial name
- LABYR (NCT04253587)
- Testing
- LabyrinthVR, Coherence, Tablet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Movement Intervention for Memory Enhancement
Dancing is a complex sensorimotor rhythmic activity that integrates cognitive, physical, and social components and is applicable to seniors with various fitness levels.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- MIME (NCT03475316)
- Testing
- Social Dancing, Treadmill Walking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Neurocognitive Disorder
Noninvasive Brain Stimulation for Mild Cognitive Impairment
The goal of this study is to test the efficacy of repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) as a treatment for Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Neurocognitive Disorder, Cognitive Decline, Mental Deterioration
- Trial name
- NCT03331796
- Testing
- Active rTMS (Bilateral DLPFC), Active rTMS (Bilateral LPC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research
Memory Loss
Dietary Flavanols and Dentate Gyrus Function
to assess the effect of differing amounts of a cocoa-derived dietary flavanol (epicatechin ) on dentate gyrus function and corresponding cognitive function
- Trial name
- NCT02312310
- Testing
- Cocoa Flavanol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 211 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Glioblastoma, Radiotherapy; Complications
Testing Ramipril to Prevent Memory Loss in People With Glioblastoma
This study is to determine if an oral drug called Ramipril can lower the chance of memory loss in patients with glioblastoma getting chemoradiation.
- Conditions
- Glioblastoma, Radiotherapy; Complications, Cognitive Decline, Chemoradiation
- Trial name
- NCT03475186
- Testing
- Ramipril
- Where
- 423 sites in United States, Guam
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Decline
Brain Health Together: A Live-Streaming Group-Based Digital Program
The purpose of this study is to develop and test a comprehensive Brain Health Together program for older adults living with cognitive decline.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Deterioration, Cognitive Deficits, Mild
- Trial name
- NCT05818423
- Testing
- Brain Health Academy, Brain Health Together, Maintain Brain Health Together
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Preventing Cognitive Decline in African Americans With Mild Cognitive Impairment
The goal of this study is to determine whether increasing participation in cognitive, physical, and/or social activities prevents cognitive decline in older African Americans (AAs) with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI).
- Trial name
- NCT01299766
- Testing
- Behavioral Activation (BA), Supportive Therapy (ST)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 221 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Memory Disorders
Cognitive Training and Neuroplasticity in Mild Cognitive Impairment
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if systematic cognitive training can improve cognitive performance in participants (55 and older) with memory loss.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Memory Disorders, Memory Impairment, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- CogTraining (NCT03205709)
- Testing
- Computerized Cognitive Training, Crossword Puzzles
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Major Depressive Disorder
Memantine Plus Es-citalopram in Elderly Depressed Patients With Cognitive Impairment
Alzheimer's disease (AD), the most common dementing disorder of later life, is a major cause of disability and death in the elderly. Although a number of theoretical causes exist, the etiology of AD is still unknown.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Major Depressive Disorder, Alzheimer's Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01876823
- Testing
- es-citalopram, Memantine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation, Aging
Effects of Gamma-tACS on Memory and Sleep
The purpose of this clinical trial is to investigate the feasibility and efficacy of non-invasive transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) at gamma frequency in enhancing memory recall and modulating sleep network…
- Conditions
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation, Aging, Cognitive Decline, Memory
- Trial name
- NCT05907707
- Testing
- Gamma transcranial alternating current stimulation, Control transcranial alternating current stimulation, EEG headband
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Decline
Exercise in Adults With Mild Memory Problems
This study evaluates the effects of physical exercise on cognition, functional status, brain atrophy and blood flow, and cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease in adults with a mild memory impairment.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Decline, Memory Impairment
- Trial name
- EXERT (NCT02814526)
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise, Stretching/balance/range of motion exercise
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 296 people
- Sponsor
- Alzheimer's Disease Cooperative Study (ADCS)
Dementia, Alzheimer Disease
The Healthy Patterns Sleep Study
The Healthy Patterns Study intervention is a home-based activity intervention designed to improve symptoms of circadian rhythm disorders (CRD) and quality of life (QOL) in home-dwelling persons with dementia.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Alzheimer Disease, Circadian Rhythm Disorders, Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03682185
- Testing
- Attention-Control Condition, Timed Activity Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 421 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Depression, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Combination Treatment Study for Memory Impairment and Depression
Patients presenting with depression (DEP) and cognitive impairment (CI), represent a unique, understudied population that is difficult to diagnose, treat and estimate prognosis.
- Trial name
- DEP-CI (NCT01658228)
- Testing
- Donepezil, Citalopram, Venlafaxine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute