Active clinical trials for "Cognitive Dysfunction"

This is an open-label, biomarker-driven basket trial of baricitinib in people with subjective cognitive disorder, mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease (AD), Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or asymptomatic carriers of an ALS-related gene, such as a hexanucleotide expansion in the C9ORF72 gene, with evidence of abnormal inflammatory signaling in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) at baseline. Each participant will be treated with baricitinib for 24 weeks; no placebo will be given. Participants will receive baricitinib 2 mg per day by mouth for the first 8 weeks and baricitinib 4 mg per day by mouth for the remaining 16 weeks. This proof of concept trial will ascertain whether baricitinib at 2 mg per day, 4 mg per day, or both reaches therapeutic levels in the CSF and suppresses inflammatory biomarkers associated with type I interferon signaling among the study participants.

Improving the anesthesiology management for surgical correction of spinal deformations with introducing the diagnostic methods and treatment strategy of acute pain, preventing the evolution of chronic pain. Development and implementation in clinical practice perioperative intensive care protocols for surgical correction of spinal deformities.

NMDA neurotransmission plays an important role in learning and memory. NMDA receptor-enhancing agent improved the cognitive function of patients with early-phase Alzheimer's disease. This study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled drug trial. All subjects will be allocated randomly to 2 groups: (1) DAOIB group; (2) placebo group. The study period is 24 weeks. The investigators hypothesize that DAOIB may yield better efficacy than placebo for cognitive function in patients with mild cognitive impairment.

Some patients with bipolar disorder show broad cognitive impairments (e.g. difficulty with concentration, problem solving, memory etc.) that persist during euthymia (no symptoms of depression or mania) despite remission of mood symptoms. Cognitive deficits (significant cognitive impairments) in bipolar disorder are associated with impairments in everyday functioning and quality of life. Thus, improving cognitive functioning is an important treatment goal in people with bipolar disorder. In a recent study, investigators have demonstrated that lurasidone; an atypical antipsychotic was more effective than treatment as usual in improving cognition. The study will examine the efficacy of Cariprazine (VRAYLAR®) in improving cognition in patients with bipolar disorder. Cariprazine is a novel atypical antipsychotic medication that has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment of schizophrenia, manic or mixed, and depressive episodes associated with bipolar I disorder. This study is a randomized (like the flip of a coin), double-blind (participant and the study team will not know which treatment arm participant will receive) study in which 30 participants will be randomized across two sites in Canada.

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of JNJ-63733657 versus placebo on clinical decline as measured by the Integrated Alzheimer's Disease Rating Scale (iADRS), a composite of cognition and function.

The overall purpose of this trial is to confirm the efficacy of Memory and Attention Adaptation Training (MAAT), a cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) for treatment of chemotherapy-related cognitive dysfunction among (female or male) breast cancer survivors. This is a multi-center, multi-clinician randomized control trial (MAAT vs. supportive therapy attention control condition). This trial will also evaluate a sub-sample of survivors pre-and post treatment with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in a working memory task to evaluate pre-to-post treatment brain activation patterns to elucidate underlying mechanisms of clinical therapeutic change.

The traditional Chinese medicine rehabilitation for the post-stroke cognitive impairment will be intervened, which can promote the recovery of post-stroke cognitive function patients, reduce the disability rate and improve the quality of life.

Hypotheses: 1. Subjects with mild post-stroke cognitive impairment (PSCI) are at risk of developing vascular dementia (VaD). Maraviroc treatment in patients suffering from mild PSCI will halt its progression and improve cognitive outcome by affecting synaptic plasticity. 2. CCR5 inhibition produces an anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic effect by lowering macrophage infiltration and adhesion molecules. Thus, PSCI patients treated with Maraviroc will present a better inflammatory profile and a deceleration of carotid atherosclerosis, vs. placebo. Objectives: To investigate the safety and efficacy of Maraviroc 150 mg and 600 mg per day vs. placebo in patients with recent subcortical stroke who experience mild PSCI on progression/improvement of clinical symptoms of post-stroke cognitive impairment, change in disease biomarkers and inflammatory profile. The study will include 150 participants aged 50-86 years treated with Maraviroc 150mg or 600mg per day compared to placebo for 12 months in 3 sites.

The proposed study will evaluate a new approach to cognitive rehabilitation of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) using a brain stimulation technique called transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS). Specifically, we will investigate how tDCS combined with cognitive training improves deficits to attention and working memory in Active Duty Service Members with a history of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI). Measures of attention-related brain activity, neurocognitive assessments, and self-reported clinical outcomes will be used to determine effects of tDCS vs. sham tDCS when paired with a cognitive training intervention. By doing this study, we hope to find a reliable, noninvasive, and efficient method of treating mild TBI cognitive symptoms.

Methylphenidate (MPH) is a stimulant, FDA-approved for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). It is unknown, however, if stimulants would be of benefit for memory and thinking problems due to epilepsy. In this study, participants will be assigned randomly (i.e., by flip of a coin), to a group that takes MPH and a group that takes a placebo (sugar pill). Participants will not know the group to which they have been assigned. Tests of attention and memory will be completed before taking the study pills and at Week 8. All participants will then have the option of taking MPH for the next two months, and attention and memory will be tested again at Week 16. The study will determine whether methylphenidate is helpful for the treatment of attention and memory problems in adults with epilepsy, and whether the medication is safe and beneficial when taken over an extended time period.