Active clinical trials for "Cognitive Dysfunction"

The purpose of this platform study is to evaluate the effect of anti-inflammatory agents on cognition in early Alzheimer's disease. Additionally, the safety and tolerability of these anti-inflammatory agents and the effects on central and peripheral inflammation will be evaluated.

People with cognitive impairments such as Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), often experience difficulty performing everyday routine activities. Further, normative age-related changes in cognition often lead to deficits on previously learned skills and impede new learning such as learning of new technology systems. This is of great concern, given population aging, the increasing number of older adults with cognitive impairments, and the continual deployment of new technologies in everyday contexts. The objectives of this SBIR Phase II study is to build on a previous Phase I SBIR project and refine and further evaluate a novel integrated computer-based functional skills assessment and training (CFSAT) program that provides training on everyday tasks critical to independent living (e.g., financial and medication management) with non-impaired older adults (NC) and adults with MCI.

This is a pilot, randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled, 12-month trial of 50 patients with CKD stage 3b-4 with metabolic acidosis to examine the effect of sodium bicarbonate therapy on cognitive and cerebrovascular function.

A Study to Evaluate NYX-458 in Subjects With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Mild Dementia Associated With Parkinson's Disease or Prodromal or Manifest Lewy Body Dementia

Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is the moderate impairment of a mental abilities to perform intellectual activities eg memory, calculation, communication... MCI is a disorder that can occur earlier than dementia such as Alzheimer's disease. It is believed that there are several factors involved such as inflammation and oxidative stress which is the production of reactive oxygen species that damage cells. This clinical study tries to evaluate that a treatment already approved by the AEMPS, EGb 761® (Tebofortan), could reduce the levels of markers of inflammation and oxidation in the blood.

This study aims to determine the feasibility of a randomized-controlled trial of digital cognitive behavioural therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) for sleep and cognitive performance in older adults with MCI and insomnia symptoms (50-80 years). The trial will be completed online, and participants will be recruited from the community across Australia.

Postoperative agitation is a common complication in pediatric anesthesia, with an incidence ranging from 10% to 80%. Common surgical procedures in children include tonsillectomy, adenoidectomy, insidious penis prolongation and circumcision, etc. Postoperative delirium and agitation is a clinical emergency, and can have detrimental effects on the child's health. The primary clinical manifestations include disorganized movements, moaning, incoherent speech, confusion and paranoid characters, inability to be concentrated, and irritability, obstinacy or uncooperative; all these would increase the risks of falling out of bed, possible fractures, and all kinds of tube loss. These symptoms would sustain postoperative recovery significantly and pose a possible long-term neurological dysfunction. As a result, an extended hospitalization, elevated in-hospital mortality rate, escalated medical expenses, heightened risk of cognitive impairment, reduced quality of life, and increased incidence of postoperative complications. Traditional acupuncture has been shown to improve cerebral micro-circulation, correct energy metabolism disorders, alleviate chronic pain and regulate visceral function, lessen fatigue and modulate immune. Moreover, acupuncture is a simple, effective and safe therapy. Electroacupuncture therapy is produced and developed on the basis of acupuncture therapy, which has a regulatory effect on multiple systems of the body and can play a regulatory effect that is consistent with normal physiological regulation. Modern medicine believes that the anterior cingulate gyrus, hippocampus, and other regions of the limbic system are the possible center control of emotion and cognition. Electroacupuncture treatment can help accelerate the recovery of central nervous system function, which plays a protective role on the central nerve system, especially the brain, within 24-72 hours after electroacupuncture treatment. At the same time, electroacupuncture is beneficial to the recovery of immune function postoperatively, it can promote the release of central neurotransmitters and improve receptor activity, so as to play a role in postoperative analgesia, reduce the dosage of anesthetics, brain protection, neurological function rehabilitation, and so on. According to scientific research, it also posses a certain effect on the prevention and treatment of postoperative delirium. Sevoflurane is an inhale anesthetic which is widely used in clinics for pediatric general anesthesia. Due to the high incidence of postoperative delirium and agitation, it has been given rise to great concern on pediatric clinical anesthesia. In order to reduce delirium and agitation incidence, the investigators apply electroacupuncture in pediatric for sevoflurane combined with intravenous general anesthesia, aim to target a safe way to lessen postoperative brain complications on pediatric. This is a single-center experimental study that employs randomization, triple-blinding, and control study. Pediatric patients were randomly assigned to two groups, sevoflurane general anesthesia group (S group) and electroacupuncture group (E group), 40 patients, respectively. Anesthesia induction, maintenance, and monitoring be performed identically in both groups, the S group will not receive electroacupuncture treatment, the E group will receive electroacupuncture therapy. Electroacupuncture intervention will be performed by blinded acupuncture physicians, visitor who is blind to collect preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative data while visiting patients, data statisticians, who are blind to the intervention, data collection, conducted statistical analyses on the data electronically.

Mild cognitive impairment associated with movement disorders occurs in up to one third of patients in early stages of the disease, and confers an increased risk of developing dementia. Non-pharmacological interventions to improve cognition have so far been based on computer-based cognitive stimulation and rehabilitation programs. These interventions base their mechanism of action on neuroplasticity and how improvements in cognitive function will generalize to functional improvement. Despite having shown certain indicators of efficacy in previous exploratory studies and clinical trials, cognitive rehabilitation continues to show insufficient evidence and requires further study. To date, there are no previous studies using immersive virtual reality (IVR) to improve cognition. Both IVR and cognitive stimulation are based on the premise that they allow the simulation of ecological environments for rehabilitation than conventional rehabilitation, as well as being more efficient by allowing control of extraneous variables and providing safe spaces for patients. The only PD rehabilitation studies that have been conducted using IVR aimed to improve gait and balance disturbances compared to conventional physiotherapy treatment or non-immersive virtual reality (NIVR). We hypothesize that a cognitive rehabilitation program using IVR or computer-mediated cognitive stimulation could have a greater beneficial effect on the cognitive status of patients with cognitive impairment associated with movement disorders compared to other modalities such as music therapy, delaying the worsening of cognitive functions.

Cancer-related cognitive problems, also known as "brain fog", have a significant impact on patients with cancer and cancer survivors. Previous studies indicate that cancer and cancer treatments can negatively affect memory, attention and thinking abilities. Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) are individuals with a cancer diagnosis, who are currently between 18 to 40 years old. These individuals are especially vulnerable to brain fog symptoms due to the effect these symptoms have on their education, employment, health behaviors, mental health, and social relationships. There is a clear need for programming directed at brain fog symptoms among AYAs with cancer diagnoses. The 'Coping with Brain Fog' program, developed by Maximum Capacity Inc., is an eight-week group program that has been designed to educate patients about their brain fog symptoms and develop strategies to manage these symptoms. In this study the investigators will aim to determine the feasibility of adapting the 'Coping with Brain Fog' program to the virtual setting for AYAs with cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic. The investigators will also aim to explore the efficacy of the program on cognitive functioning and symptoms of anxiety, depression and fatigue. This study is an important step towards finding ways to treat brain fog symptoms in cancer patients, and could help guide future studies and programs.

The SNIFF Device study will involve using a device to administer insulin through each participant's nose or intra-nasally. Insulin is a hormone that is produced in the body. It works by lowering levels of glucose (sugar) in the blood. This study is measuring how much insulin the device delivers. In addition, this study will look at the effects of insulin or placebo administered intra-nasally using a nebulizer-like device on memory, blood, and cerebral spinal fluid.