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Condition (MeSH)

Cognitive Dysfunction

ClinicalTrials.gov lists 4,000 trials for Cognitive Dysfunction or a narrower condition beneath it. VA Office of Research and Development has the most among industry and government lead sponsors, with 34.

MeSH D060825 Mental Disorders F03
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Phase 1 Phase 1 147 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 44 Phase 2 Phase 2 297 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 31 Phase 3 Phase 3 108 Phase 4 Phase 4 151 Not applicable Not applicable 2,143 Observational Observational 1,079 Phase 1 Phase 1 147 Phase 1/2 Phase 1/2 44 Phase 2 Phase 2 297 Phase 2/3 Phase 2/3 31 Phase 3 Phase 3 108 Phase 4 Phase 4 151 Not applicable Not applicable 2,143 Observational Observational 1,079

Trials per phase (log scale)

3,755 of the 4,000 trials are tagged with Cognitive Dysfunction itself; the rest are tagged with a narrower condition beneath it.

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When did Cognitive Dysfunction trials start? (31)

Shown in this order: most recent first, 1990 onwards. 2026 is partial: trials registered with a 2026 start date so far, not a full year. 8 trials are registered to start in 2027 or later, and not listed here.

Trials over time, by phase

  • Phase 1
  • Phase 1/2
  • Phase 2
  • Phase 2/3
  • Phase 3
  • Phase 4
  • Not applicable
  • Observational

Top of scale: 362

1993: 1 trials (Observational 1) 1995: 1 trials (Observational 1) 1997: 2 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 1) 1999: 2 trials (Phase 3 2) 2000: 8 trials (Observational 1, Not applicable 2, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1) 2001: 5 trials (Observational 2, Phase 3 3) 2002: 6 trials (Observational 2, Phase 4 1, Phase 3 1, Phase 2 2) 2003: 20 trials (Observational 8, Not applicable 4, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 3, Phase 2 2, Phase 1 1) 2004: 19 trials (Observational 7, Not applicable 3, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 1, Phase 1 4) 2005: 23 trials (Observational 6, Not applicable 6, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 2, Phase 2 4) 2006: 34 trials (Observational 5, Not applicable 9, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 8, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 2) 2007: 41 trials (Observational 13, Not applicable 14, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 4, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 3) 2008: 50 trials (Observational 14, Not applicable 12, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 9, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 4) 2009: 67 trials (Observational 23, Not applicable 16, Phase 4 5, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 9, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 4) 2010: 61 trials (Observational 16, Not applicable 23, Phase 4 11, Phase 3 1, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 4, Phase 1 5) 2011: 83 trials (Observational 22, Not applicable 26, Phase 4 10, Phase 3 6, Phase 2 15, Phase 1 4) 2012: 100 trials (Observational 31, Not applicable 39, Phase 4 3, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 11, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 8) 2013: 82 trials (Observational 26, Not applicable 32, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 6, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 4) 2014: 110 trials (Observational 32, Not applicable 50, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 6, Phase 1 6) 2015: 142 trials (Observational 35, Not applicable 76, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 2, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 10, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 7) 2016: 161 trials (Observational 45, Not applicable 83, Phase 4 10, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 11, Phase 1/2 1, Phase 1 7) 2017: 219 trials (Observational 54, Not applicable 126, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 4, Phase 2/3 3, Phase 2 22, Phase 1 4) 2018: 235 trials (Observational 71, Not applicable 124, Phase 4 2, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 17, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 6) 2019: 249 trials (Observational 67, Not applicable 137, Phase 4 9, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 15, Phase 1/2 6, Phase 1 11) 2020: 232 trials (Observational 82, Not applicable 122, Phase 4 4, Phase 3 3, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 11, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 6) 2021: 341 trials (Observational 94, Not applicable 181, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 7, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 33, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 16) 2022: 331 trials (Observational 105, Not applicable 184, Phase 4 7, Phase 3 5, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 15, Phase 1/2 6, Phase 1 8) 2023: 339 trials (Observational 89, Not applicable 210, Phase 4 8, Phase 3 4, Phase 2 14, Phase 1/2 2, Phase 1 12) 2024: 360 trials (Observational 83, Not applicable 237, Phase 4 7, Phase 2/3 2, Phase 2 25, Phase 1/2 3, Phase 1 3) 2025: 362 trials (Observational 72, Not applicable 234, Phase 4 6, Phase 3 11, Phase 2/3 1, Phase 2 25, Phase 1/2 4, Phase 1 9)

Trials registered with a start date in each year, 1990 onward, stacked by phase (complete years only; the current partial year is in the table's notes). The table below lists the same counts, most recent years first.

Trials started per year
Year Trials started
2026 (partial year) 294
2025 362
2024 360
2023 339
2022 331
2021 341
2020 232
2019 249
2018 235
2017 219

Forecast of the full-year count, planned starts included, not rows of this table: about 340 trials starting in 2026 and about 350 in 2027, the average of the 24 months through September, counted as registered and carried forward. The rows of this table count trials registered so far with a start date in the year, planned starts included; the forecast looks ahead to the count for the whole year, so it is not the same measure. In backtests on conditions of this size, forecasts made part-way through the year were typically off by about 13 percent and ran about 12 percent low against the count later registered; forecasts made before the year began were off by about 19 percent and ran about 17 percent low against the count later registered, and had about the same error as repeating last year's count. These figures rest on a few years of history (target years from 2018 to 2025, varying by figure), place each condition as it is mapped today rather than as it was then, and score against a count for the newest year that was still being revised. Only condition series were scored.

Prediction, not a registry value: median of 36 months from start to primary completion across 480 trials still running at the 2026-10-09 snapshot; registered median of 23 months across 2,152 trials with a primary completion typed Actual. Source: ClinicalTrials.gov / AACT (CTTI), public domain.

What phase are Cognitive Dysfunction trials in? (8)

Shown in this order: phase order.

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Trials by phase
Phase Trials
Phase 1 147
Phase 1/2 44
Phase 2 297
Phase 2/3 31
Phase 3 108
Phase 4 151
Not applicable 2,143
Observational 1,079

How many Cognitive Dysfunction trials are recruiting? (9)

Shown in this order: the order a trial moves through, from not yet recruiting to unknown.

Trials by recruitment status
Status Trials
Not yet recruiting 254
Recruiting 659
Enrolling by invitation 73
Active, not recruiting 209
Completed 1,887

Status as registered on ClinicalTrials.gov. Each trial is counted once.

Which lead sponsors run the most Cognitive Dysfunction trials? (1)

Shown in this order: most trials first. Lead sponsors the registry classes as industry, NIH, US federal, other government or network. A hospital or university the registry files as government can appear here. Sponsors it classes as academic or other are shown on the full page, because that class cannot separate an institution from a named investigator.

Lead sponsors
Sponsor Trials
VA Office of Research and Development 34

Which drugs are being tested for Cognitive Dysfunction? (4)

Shown in this order: most trials first. One row per drug, matched to a single molecule under all its names, ranked by number of trials.

Drugs tested
Drug Trials
PROPOFOL 27
DEXMEDETOMIDINE 22
PMI-150 (intranasal ketamine) 11
Flortaucipir F18 11

Interventions as named in the registry (11)

Shown in this order: most trials first.

Interventions as named in the registry
Drug Trials
Donepezil HCI (drug) 35
Control (placebo) group 24
Aerobic exercise 22
1% Sevoflurane 19
Exercise 19

These are the names sponsors entered on ClinicalTrials.gov that we have not matched to a single molecule. Some are drugs under a brand or code name; others are procedures, doses or arm labels.

Which serious adverse events do Cognitive Dysfunction trials report? (10)

Shown in this order: most subjects affected first. Subjects affected summed across trials, a cross-trial signal, not a rate.

Serious adverse events in this condition's trials
Adverse event Subjects affected Trials
Other 1,914 2
Death 618 16
Lungs problems 578 1
Chest Pain 401 5
Stroke 388 11

Which publications cover Cognitive Dysfunction? (2,987)

Shown in this order: major-topic papers first, then newest, then most linked to trials.

Sub-conditions in MeSH (2)

MeSH descendants one level down with at least one trial, most trials first.

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Not measured: delivery record.

Checked, with nothing recorded for this condition: prevalence and rare-disease identity.

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