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Filter by:Parkinson's Disease (PD), first described by James Parkinson in 1817, is a progressive movement disorder that develops mainly as a result of the destruction of nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons. The aim of our study is to determine the effect of cognitive functions on upper extremity functionality in individuals with Parkinson's Disease.
The goal of this feasibility study is to investigate the feasibility of a personalized naturalistic Virtual Reality scenario by assessing motion-sickness effects, engagement, pleasantness, and emotions felt considering a sample of individuals with cognitive impairment resident at the Azienda Pubblica di Servizi alla Persona (APSP) "Margherita Grazioli", a long-term care home in Trento (Italy) in collaboration with the Department of General Psychology - University of Padova (Italy) and the Centre for Health and Wellbeing-Fondazione Bruno Kessler (Italy). The current proof-of-concept and feasibility study is a one-session single-centre trial based on a mixed-methods approach inspired by the Obesity-Related Behavioral Intervention Trials (ORBIT) framework for the design (Phase Ib) of digital interventions and their preliminary testing (Phase IIa).
The aim of the present randomized-controlled study is to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a novel, context-sensitive neuropsychological rehabilitation intervention for brain cancer survivors.
The goal of this clinical intervention study is to investigate the effects of exergaming on cognition and other clinical symptoms in outpatient individuals with schizophrenia. The main questions it aims to answer are: Will an exergaming intervention contribute to improved cognition and reduced clinical symptoms, as well as enhanced physical health/self-efficacy/quality of life, in individuals with schizophrenia? Will the gaming component strengthen motivation for a physically more intensive component, so that attendance will be at least as high as in comparable exercise studies despite the current study being implemented in a resource-limited, regular clinical outpatient setting? Participants will be asked to engage in two 45 minutes exergaming sessions with a designated personal trainer for 12 weeks. Results pre- and post intervention will be compared, and comparisons will also be made with a former randomized controlled trial conducted at the same site, in which the currently combined activities were investigated separately (high-intensity interval training and low-intensity video gaming), both yielding positive but different effects.
This research aims to investigate whether the use of music-improvisation therapy for older adult participants can lead to improvements in cognitive ability levels, especially in attentional functions. Very relevant reviews highlight studies that demonstrate the effectiveness of Music Therapy training. However, only a few are based on randomised criteria and structured methodological approaches. This affects the generalizability of findings, as to whether Music Therapy interventions are effective in improving cognitive functions, mood, and quality of life of people with cognitive decline. In order to make a difference, there is a need for more studies that are structured [i] according to rigorous empirical criteria (namely involving random assignment of participants to activity groups), [ii] and that gather scientific evidence, based on both standardized cognitive tests and biomarkers (hormones: Cortisol, or stress hormone, and DHEA or aging hormone; brain signal, EEG; Physiology: Respiratory Sinus Arrhythmia). In this RCT study, the investigator investigated the effect of 4-month music therapy vs Storytelling program for older adults with cognitive decline, living in care homes.
Ischemic cerebrovascular disease will cause serious harm to the life and safety of patients, and the treatment prognosis is poor. Numerous clinical trials have demonstrated that probiotics can improve cognitive function in people under multimodal. We have previously found that Lactobacillus acidophilus administration could improve cognitive impairment in MCAO and BCAS mice. Therefore, Based on the above research background and the basis of previous studies, we believe that the administration of Lactobacillus acidophilus solid drink (pure Lactobacillus acidophilus strain) can improve the cognitive function of patients with cerebral ischemia through the "brain-gut axis".
Memory in Psychiatry project (PAPSY) aims to map the distribution and severity of cognitive impairment in patients of outpatient psychiatric offices across the geographical area of the Czech Republic. 1000 patients in 90 psychiatric offices will undergo cognitive tests (ALBA and PICNIR) and psychometric scales (sFAQ-CZ and GDS-CZ) to asses their functional state and depressive symptoms. If applicable, caretakers will also be asked about the extent of the participant's autonomy and behavioral impairment (using oFAQ-CZ and MBI-C-CZ scales). The trial's primary goal is to assess the distribution of cognitive impairment among diagnostic groups in psychiatric care according to the ICD-10. Additionally, the feasibility of ALBA and PICNIR methods to uncover previously undiagnosed cognitive impairments will be evaluated.
Many post COVID-19 patients suffer from cognitive deficits, even after 1 year after hospitalization. These complaints have a huge impact on psychological well-being and quality of life. In rehabilitation programs in the Netherlands, most interventions are based on physical therapy or learning how to cope with fatigue and low levels of energy. In former studies computerized training of cognition in other populations has been proven to be effective. Knowledge on the effect of computerized training on attention and working memory in patients suffering from COVID-19 is urgently needed, and may contribute to more evidence-based rehabilitation programs for these patients. Therefore the effectiveness of computerized training of attention and working memory in post COVID-19 patients with cognitive complaints will be studied in this study.
Establish a novel vocational training program and test its validity in a pilot study.
The objective of this observational study is to provide basic data for predicting and analyzing the occurrence and causes of delayed cognitive impairment, an important factor in the quality of life, among discharged patients who have received targeted temperature management therapy and experienced favorable neurological outcomes after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The main questions it aims to answer are: - Can we identify abnormal areas in the brains of patients with delayed cognitive impairment using Brain MRI or positron emission tomography (PET) imaging? - Is it possible to predict delayed cognitive impairment using biomarkers?