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Mild Cognitive Impairment

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206 US clinical trials · 100 currently recruiting

Active & Recent Trials

RECRUITING NA 180,000 participants

TabCAT Brain Health Assessment in Primary Care

University of California, San Francis

NCT06090578

RECRUITING 10,000 participants

Longitudinal Cognitive Assessment by BoCA

Alzheimer's Light

NCT04114994

RECRUITING 8,000 participants

Determinants of Incident Stroke Cognitive Outcomes and Vascular Effects on RecoverY

Massachusetts General Hospital

NCT04916210

RECRUITING NA 3,000 participants

Evaluating Novel Healthcare Approaches to Nurturing and Caring for Hospitalized Elders

University of Michigan

NCT05929703

RECRUITING 2,000 participants

Retinal Imaging in Neurodegenerative Disease

Duke University

NCT03233646

RECRUITING 2,000 participants

Alzheimer's Disease Treatment With Combination of 40Hz Light and Cognitive Therapy

Alzheimer's Light

NCT03657745

RECRUITING 1,800 participants

Study to Understand Novel Biomarkers in Researching Dementia

Washington University School of Medicine

NCT06547099

RECRUITING NA 1,305 participants

The Active Mind Trial: An Adaptive Randomized Trial to Improve Function and Delay Dementia

University of Alabama at Birmingham

NCT04171323

RECRUITING 1,200 participants

Development of a Database to Investigate Digital and Blood-Based Biomarkers and Their Relationship to Tau and Amyloid PET Imaging in Older Participants Who Are Cognitively Normal (CN), Have Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), or Have Mild-to-Moderate AD Dementia

GAP Innovations, PBC

NCT06584357

RECRUITING 1,000 participants

DC Longitudinal Study on Aging and Specimen Bank

Georgetown University

NCT03702907

RECRUITING 1,000 participants

Tennessee Alzheimer's Project

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

NCT05372172

RECRUITING 850 participants

Longitudinal Early-onset Alzheimer's Disease Study Protocol

Indiana University

NCT03507257

RECRUITING 850 participants

Wake Forest Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Core

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

NCT03140865

RECRUITING 800 participants

Contributions of mTBI to Neurodegeneration Due to Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) and Alzheimer's Disease (AD)

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT04124029

RECRUITING 500 participants

ADRC Clinical Cohort (Alzheimer's Disease)

Duke University

NCT06703541

RECRUITING NA 400 participants

Healthy Aging as Black Adults, In It Together: a Comparative Effectiveness Study of Chronic Pain and Cognitive Decline

Massachusetts General Hospital

NCT06246929

RECRUITING NA 388 participants

Anxiety Sensitivity Treatment to Reduce Anxiety in Alzheimer's

Florida State University

NCT05748613

RECRUITING NA 380 participants

Evaluation of the Effects of a Nutritional Intervention of Ketogenic Medium-chain Triglycerides and B-vitamins on Cognitive Functioning in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment (COGNIKET-MCI)

Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)

NCT06347315

RECRUITING NA 336 participants

A Study of Dual-task Exercise Training to Prevent Falls Among Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment

Oregon Research Institute

NCT05725668

RECRUITING Phase 2 250 participants

The Caffeine, Postoperative Delirium, and Change in Outcomes After Surgery (CAPACHINOS-2) Study

University of Michigan

NCT05574400

RECRUITING 250 participants

Digital Accessible Remote Olfactory Mediated Health Assessments for Preclinical AD

Massachusetts General Hospital

NCT05881239

RECRUITING NA 240 participants

Cognitive Vulnerability to Stress in Individuals at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease

Johns Hopkins University

NCT05795634

RECRUITING Phase 2 236 participants

CBD for Individuals at Risk for Alzheimer's Disease

University of Colorado, Denver

NCT05822362

RECRUITING NA 230 participants

Disease Modifying Potential of 5mg of Melatonin on Cognition and Brain Health in Aging

Natalie Denburg

NCT03954899

RECRUITING NA 216 participants

A SMART Trial of Adaptive Exercises to Optimize Aerobic-Fitness Responses

Arizona State University

NCT05877196

RECRUITING NA 200 participants

Wayfinding Intervention and Long-Term Memory

University of California, San Francis

NCT05625425

RECRUITING 200 participants

Effect of LEQEMBI on Cerebral and Retinal Amyloid in Mild Cognitive Impairment Due to Alzheimer's Disease

NeuroVision Imaging

NCT06400368

RECRUITING Phase 1 200 participants

Sense4Safety Intervention

University of Pennsylvania

NCT07220668

RECRUITING 200 participants

Identifying Cerebral Hemodynamic Patterns in Mood Disorders and Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) Study

Mayo Clinic

NCT06897670

RECRUITING NA 200 participants

Paper-Based and Smartphone-Based Memory Supports

Baylor University

NCT06444841

RECRUITING NA 192 participants

Natives Engaged in Alzheimers Research - 'Ike Kupuna

University of Hawaii

NCT05534607

RECRUITING Phase 1 184 participants

PET Imaging of Cyclooxygenases in Neurodegenerative Brain Disease

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NCT04396873

RECRUITING NA 180 participants

Closed-Loop Brain Stimulation as a Potential Intervention for Cognitive Decline

University of Texas at Austin

NCT05907343

RECRUITING NA 160 participants

Remotely Supervised tDCS+ for Complex Attention in mTBI (Cognetric)

United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego

NCT06413173

RECRUITING NA 150 participants

Sleep Disturbance and Emotion Regulation Brain Dysfunction as Mechanisms of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer's Dementia

Stanford University

NCT04100057

RECRUITING NA 150 participants

Brain Health Virtual Reality Study

University of California, San Diego

NCT06124339

RECRUITING NA 150 participants

BID LTM Digital Intervention in Aging

University of California, San Francis

NCT06916221

RECRUITING NA 150 participants

Neuromodulation of Memory in Aging

Duke University

NCT05460468

RECRUITING Phase 2 144 participants

Sleep Healthy Using the Internet Mitigating Insomnia to Address Neurocognitive Difficulties (SHUTi MIND)

University of Virginia

NCT05565833

RECRUITING NA 144 participants

Accelerated Age-related Cognitive Decline: Impact of Exercise on Executive Function and Neuroplasticity

Columbia University

NCT05655325

RECRUITING NA 144 participants

Low Intensity Focused Ultrasound for Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Alzheimer's Disease

University of California, Los Angeles

NCT05417555

RECRUITING NA 142 participants

Dual Task Perturbation Training for OAwMCI

University of Illinois at Chicago

NCT04938349

RECRUITING NA 140 participants

Effects of Sabroxy® Supplementation on Insulin Resistance and Cognitive Function in Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Insulin Resistance

SF Research Institute

NCT07220694

RECRUITING NA 124 participants

GAMES Intervention in MCI (Mild Cognitive Impairment)

Emory University

NCT07296133

RECRUITING NA 120 participants

LEADing Dementia End-of-Life Planning Conversations

University of Utah

NCT05909189

RECRUITING NA 120 participants

Brain Energy for Amyloid Transformation in Alzheimer's Disease Study

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

NCT03472664

RECRUITING NA 120 participants

Phase 2 - Rhythmic Light Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease Patients

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

NCT05016219

RECRUITING 120 participants

Autoimmune Features of Neurodegenerative Disorders

Columbia University

NCT04239079

RECRUITING NA 120 participants

Improve New Learning and Memory in Individuals With Mild Cognitive Impairment

Kessler Foundation

NCT05396248

RECRUITING Early Phase 1 116 participants

Time-in-bed Restriction in Older Adults With Sleep Difficulties With and Without Risk for Alzheimer's Disease

University of Pittsburgh

NCT05138848

RECRUITING Phase 2 114 participants

Breathing, Relaxation, Attention Training, & Health in Older Adults (BREATHE)

University of Rochester

NCT04522791

RECRUITING 105 participants

Tau PET in Imaging and Cognition: Healthy Adults From 55-90

Yaakov Stern

NCT03372317

RECRUITING NA 100 participants

bpMedManage: Digital Technology to Support Adherence to Hypertension Medications

University of Arizona

NCT06307574

RECRUITING NA 90 participants

Working Memory and Physical Exercise Training in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment

University of Maryland, Baltimore

NCT05948930

RECRUITING Phase 1 90 participants

PET Imaging of Phosphodiesterase-4 (PDE4) in Volunteers With Alzheimer Disease (AD) or Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

NCT07169630

RECRUITING Phase 2 85 participants

Treating Hyperexcitability in AD With Levetiracetam

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

NCT03875638

RECRUITING NA 80 participants

Multimodal Investigation of Neural Plasticity

University of Michigan

NCT06453980

RECRUITING NA 80 participants

Targeted Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Improve Hippocampal-dependent Declarative Memory Abilities

University of Nebraska

NCT03574207

RECRUITING Phase 2 80 participants

tDCS for Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment

University of Oklahoma

NCT06516588

RECRUITING Phase 2 75 participants

Pathways Relating Amnestic MCI to a Mild Traumatic Brain Injury History

University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

NCT05446584

RECRUITING 70 participants

MCI Speech in Noise

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

NCT06102486

RECRUITING NA 70 participants

Individual Closed-Loop Neuromodulation Therapy for Alzheimer's Disease

Massachusetts General Hospital

NCT05904132

RECRUITING NA 65 participants

Promoting Independence With Compensatory Cognitive Rehabilitation

University of Delaware

NCT04820335

RECRUITING NA 60 participants

Online Interplay Between Deciding and Acting With Mild Cognitive Impairment

University of Delaware

NCT06493422

RECRUITING NA 60 participants

Improving Physical Activity With Cognitive Impairment

Creighton University

NCT05370118

RECRUITING NA 60 participants

Home Sleep Therapy for Older Adults With MCI

Brain Electrophysiology Laboratory Company

NCT05771844

RECRUITING NA 60 participants

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for MCI

Medical University of South Carolina

NCT05992831

RECRUITING Phase 2 60 participants

The Mito-Frail Trial: Effects of MitoQ on Vasodilation, Mobility and Cognitive Performance in Frail Older Adults

UConn Health

NCT06027554

RECRUITING Phase 1 60 participants

TREAD: Time Restricted Eating Intervention for Alzheimer's Disease

University of California, San Diego

NCT06548191

RECRUITING NA 60 participants

Music Therapy for Patients With Alzheimer's Disease

Johns Hopkins University

NCT05151562

RECRUITING Phase 1 56 participants

rTMS to Improve Cognition in Parkinson's

VA Office of Research and Development

NCT03836950

RECRUITING Phase 2 55 participants

Senicapoc in Alzheimer's Disease

University of California, Davis

NCT04804241

RECRUITING Phase 2 52 participants

Trial of CORT108297 to Attenuate the Effects of Acute Stress in the Allocortex (CORT-X)

Johns Hopkins University

NCT04601038

RECRUITING Early Phase 1 50 participants

Effects of Nicotinamide Riboside on Bioenergetics and Oxidative Stress in Mild Cognitive Impairment/Alzheimer's Dementia

Mclean Hospital

NCT04430517

RECRUITING Phase 1 50 participants

CogT pSOPT Intervention Study

Stanford University

NCT06005038

RECRUITING NA 50 participants

OTC Hearing Aid and MCI

Northwestern University

NCT06112860

RECRUITING NA 50 participants

A rTMS and Virtual Reality Based Cognitive Rehabilitation Program for MCI

Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System

NCT06024473

RECRUITING Phase 1 48 participants

Safety and Target Engagement of Centella Asiatica in Cognitive Impairment

Oregon Health and Science University

NCT05591027

RECRUITING NA 40 participants

A Feasiblity Study of Green Activity Program for People Living With Memory Challenges

Indiana University

NCT06403345

RECRUITING Phase 2 40 participants

Rapamycin - Effects on Alzheimer's and Cognitive Health

The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio

NCT04629495

RECRUITING 40 participants

Passive Sensor Identification of Digital Biomarkers to Assess Effects of Orally Administered Nicotinamide Riboside

Mclean Hospital

NCT05245903

RECRUITING Phase 1 35 participants

Repurposing Nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors for Treatment of AD

Butler Hospital

NCT04500847

RECRUITING NA 30 participants

Impact of Intensive Computerized Cognitive Training

Brigham and Women's Hospital

NCT06130735

RECRUITING NA 30 participants

Olfactory Training in Mild Cognitive Impairment

Jeffrey Motter

NCT06825403

RECRUITING Early Phase 1 30 participants

Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease

Massachusetts General Hospital

NCT06538311

RECRUITING 25 participants

Assessing Cognitive Decline at Home

Stanford University

NCT06704971

RECRUITING Early Phase 1 20 participants

Psilocybin for Depression in People With Mild Cognitive Impairment or Early Alzheimer's Disease

Johns Hopkins University

NCT04123314

RECRUITING NA 20 participants

Feasibility and Adherence to a Technology-assisted Home-based Strength Training Program in Adults With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Mild Cognitive Impairment

The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston

NCT07416799

RECRUITING NA 20 participants

The Use of Rhythmic Light Therapy in Mild Cognitive Impairment

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

NCT07318038

RECRUITING Phase 2 20 participants

Evaluate the Effect of Atorvastatin on Cerebrovascular Reactivity in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)

Johns Hopkins University

NCT04765137

RECRUITING NA 20 participants

Voice Technology-Based Self-Management Intervention

Emory University

NCT06982261

RECRUITING NA 20 participants

Effects of Transcranial Ultrasound Stimulation (TUS) on Neurological and Cognitive Outcomes in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Sanmai Technologies PBC dba Sanmai

NCT07207122

RECRUITING 20 participants

OCT Angiography and NRAI in Dementia

Oregon Health and Science University

NCT03761381

RECRUITING NA 20 participants

Engage for Late-Life Depression and Comorbid Executive Dysfunction

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

NCT05356611

RECRUITING Phase 1 18 participants

Innate Immunity Stimulation Via TLR9 in Early AD

NYU Langone Health

NCT05606341

RECRUITING NA 15 participants

Feasibility of Implementing Time-restricted Eating in Women With Mild Cognitive Impairment

Julie Pendergast

NCT05858008

RECRUITING Phase 1 12 participants

A Clinical Trial of AAV2-BDNF Gene Therapy in Early Alzheimer's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment

Mark Tuszynski

NCT05040217

RECRUITING NA 10 participants

Combined STN and NBM Deep Brain Stimulation for Mild Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson's Disease

Helen M. Bronte-Stewart

NCT05968703

RECRUITING NA 10 participants

Locomotion Adaptation Deficits in Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Alzheimers Disease

Emory University

NCT06484244

RECRUITING NA 9 participants

Race-Based Stress and Cognitive Training for MCI

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

NCT06330844

Phase Distribution

PhaseTrial count
Early Phase 1 24
Phase 2 28
Phase 3 3
Phase 4 5

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.

Reading the Mild Cognitive Impairment Trial Landscape

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 206 US studies indexed under Mild Cognitive Impairment, and 100 of those are currently open to recruitment — roughly 49% of the total volume on the registry. That ratio is a useful proxy for activity level: a high share of recruiting studies often signals that research interest is current and that new enrollment opportunities are appearing, while a low share typically means the field is dominated by completed or follow-up work where most participant spots have already been filled. These counts reflect the public registry only and include studies at every stage of design, so they should be read as an index of research attention rather than as a measure of treatment availability.

The phase distribution for Mild Cognitive Impairment shows 8 late-stage studies (Phase 3 and Phase 4 combined) alongside 52 earlier-phase entries (Phase 1 through Phase 2). Phase 1 and Phase 2 studies focus on early safety signals, dosing, and preliminary effect, while Phase 3 studies are typically the larger efficacy and safety trials submitted toward regulatory review, and Phase 4 studies follow approved interventions in real-world use. A condition weighted toward later phases often reflects a mature research pipeline with several interventions already close to or past approval, whereas a heavier early-phase tilt suggests the field is still exploring new mechanisms and candidate approaches.

Top sponsor activity for Mild Cognitive Impairment is led by Massachusetts General Hospital with 9 indexed trials, alongside 9 other organizations in the top contributor list. The list on this page surfaces up to 100 of the most relevant recent and active entries, ordered with recruiting studies first so practical options are visible. All figures are derived from the public ClinicalTrials.gov dataset maintained by the National Library of Medicine and are reproduced here for reference. Inclusion of a trial, sponsor, or intervention on this page is neither an endorsement nor a recommendation — eligibility, protocol changes, and site-level status can shift frequently, so always verify current details on ClinicalTrials.gov and consult a qualified healthcare provider before acting on anything you see here.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many clinical trials are there for Mild Cognitive Impairment?

PlainTrial tracks 206 US clinical trials for Mild Cognitive Impairment, of which 100 are currently recruiting participants. Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov.

How do I find a recruiting trial for Mild Cognitive Impairment?

Use the trial list above filtered by "Recruiting" status, or visit our trial finder at /recruiting to search by condition and state. Always discuss trial participation with your healthcare provider before enrolling.

Is this data current?

Data is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov and reflects our most recent data pull. Trial status may have changed since then. Always verify current information at ClinicalTrials.gov before making decisions about participation.

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Disclaimer: This information is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute professional advice. Data is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (National Library of Medicine). Consult a qualified professional before making decisions based on this data.

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (NIH/NLM) ClinicalTrials.gov AACT registry · 2024 Trial counts and statuses sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov. Sponsor counts include both industry and federal/academic sponsors.

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