Clinical trials: Executive Function, open to volunteers
Autism, ADHD
Spanish-language Executive Function Intervention for Children With Autism and/or ADHD
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether the Spanish-language version of Unstuck and On Target (SL-Unstuck), an executive functioning (EF) intervention, is feasible, acceptable, and effective for Spanish-speaking…
- Trial name
- NCT07084324
- Testing
- Unstuck and On Target
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Cognitive-Motor Training With the DextEgg in Children With ADHD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is frequently accompanied by deficits in executive functions and fine motor skills, which affect daily activities, academic performance, and health-related quality of life.
- Trial name
- ADHD DextEgg (NCT07913997)
- Testing
- Cognitive-motor DextEgg training, Motor-only DextEgg training
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Manuela Pastore-Wapp
Traumatic Brain Injury
Virtual Reality in Rehabilitation of Executive Functions in Children With Mild or Moderate Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes lifelong disability. Children with TBI often have difficulties in attention regulation and executive functions affecting their daily living.
- Trial name
- VREALFUN-TBI (NCT06127459)
- Testing
- Parental Guidance, Virtual Reality Game
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Merja Nikula
Child Development, Motor Skills
Motor-Focused Exercise and Brain Development in Preschool Children
This study will test whether a structured motor-focused exercise program can improve both brain function and gross motor skills in preschool children.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Motor Skills, Neurodevelopment, Brain Function
- Trial name
- MoBraD (NCT07307742)
- Testing
- Motor-Focused Physical Education, Ordinary Physical Education
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hunan Normal University
Epilepsy
Effects of Exercise on Functional Performance, BDNF, Executive Functions and Sleep Quality in Children with Epilepsy
According to the definition of the International League for the Control of Epilepsy, a seizure is the emergence of temporary symptoms and/or findings as a result of abnormal, excessive and simultaneous stimulation of neurons in…
- Trial name
- BDNF (NCT06677034)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Creativity, Executive Function (Cognition)
Active Breaks and Executive Function in Scholars
This study aims to examine whether short bouts of exercise (10 minutes) performed during the school day can improve thinking skills, creativity and emotional wellbeing in primary school children.
- Conditions
- Creativity, Executive Function (Cognition), Psychological Wellbeing
- Trial name
- ACTISTOP (NCT07538453)
- Testing
- Active Break
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitat Jaume I
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder
Home Play-based Intervention for Parents and Infants
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a 12-week home-based intervention (Sociometric Play-based Remediation of Individual Neurodevelopmental Trajectories (SPRINT)) helps support parenting and the development of…
- Conditions
- Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism Spectrum Disorder, Premature Birth, Global Developmental Delay
- Trial name
- SPRINT (NCT07716072)
- Testing
- SPRINT Intervention, Waitlist Protocol
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Nanyang Technological University
Cognitive Intervention to Promote Healthy Development of Executive Function (EF) Skills in Young Children
Parent-Child EF Intervention
Koronis Biomedical Technologies Corporation (KBT) is developing a cognitive intervention to promote healthy development of Executive Function (EF) skills in young children by leveraging a smartphone-based training regime designed…
- Trial name
- NCT06924307
- Testing
- Executive Function Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Koronis Biomedical Technologies
Healthy Volunteers
Acute Effects of High-intensity Interval Training With Mindfulness-based Recovery on Executive Function in Children
The goal of this randomized cross-over trial is to learn about the effect of a single bout of 20-min mindfulness-based high-intensity interval training (MF-HIIT), MF-only, and HIIT-only in relative to sitting rest on executive…
- Trial name
- NCT06270589
- Testing
- MF-HIIT, MF-only, HIIT-only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Intellectual Disability, Mild
Evaluation of CO-OP for Adolescents With Mild Intellectual Disability
Intellectual disability (ID) affects a person throughout life and includes difficulties to manage what is expected in everyday life based on age.
- Trial name
- CO-OPIF (NCT06691698)
- Testing
- The Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance Approach
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Örebro University, Sweden
Acquired Brain Injury
Implementation of a HABIT-ILE Intervention at William Lennox Neurological Hospital (NeuREHA)
Using a randomized controlled trial design, in an hospital environment, possible changes induced by the "Hand-arm Bimanual Intensive Therapy Including Lower Extremities (HABIT-ILE)" treatment program will be investigated in…
- Trial name
- NeuREHA (NCT05900778)
- Testing
- HABIT-ILE, Conventional intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Université Catholique de Louvain
Down Syndrome, Trisomy 21
Executive Function Play Opportunities for Children With Down Syndrome
The Executive Function Play Opportunities (EXPO) study is a sequential, multiple assignment, randomized trial (SMART) evaluating adaptive caregiver-mediated intervention pathways for improving executive function (EF) in children…
- Trial name
- EXPO (NCT07792382)
- Testing
- EXPO, EXPO Extended, EXPO Foundations
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Italy
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
Brain Stimulation and Attention Control in Children With ADHD
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if brain stimulation can help children ages 6 to 12 with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) improve their attention and self-control.
- Trial name
- NCT07182344
- Testing
- Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation to Right DLPFC
- Where
- 2 sites in Kazakhstan
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Neurolab Plus
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Executive Functioning
Hybrid Effectiveness-Implementation Trial of an Executive Functioning Intervention for Children's Mental Health Services
This project aims to follow up on a prior project examining the impact of training therapists in an executive functioning intervention Unstuck and On Target (UOT) adapted for community mental health settings.
- Trial name
- NCT06651086
- Testing
- Unstuck and On Target, Unified Protocol for Children
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 672 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
Epilepsy, Quality of Life
Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy Cognitive and Emotional Profile
The primary goal of the study is to explore the neurocognitive, emotional-behavioral functioning, and quality of life of adolescents with IGE, identifying key factors that affect their overall well-being.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Quality of Life, Neuropathology, Emotional Problem
- Trial name
- NCT06782074
- Testing
- emotional and neuropsychological assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS National Neurological Institute "C. Mondino" Foundation
Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined With Virtual Reality on Balance and Executive Functions in Children With Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
Children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy commonly experience difficulties with balance and may also have challenges involving attention, working memory, cognitive flexibility, and inhibitory control.
- Trial name
- NCT07829770
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Virtual Reality Rehabilitation, Conventional Physical Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (ADHD)
Daily Routines, Executive Functioning & ADHD
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn adjusting daily or nightly routines improves executive functioning in youth with ADHD. It will also learn about the acceptability of the intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT06682949
- Testing
- Sleep Extension, Daytime Routine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Cori Manning
Malaria, Asymptomatic Malaria
OPTIMAL LEAP: Optimizing Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine IPTsc Intervals to Advance Learning, Executive Function, Attendance, and Antimalarial Resistance Surveillance in Kenyan Schoolchildren
Malaria remains a major cause of illness among school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa, many of whom carry asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections that may contribute to anemia, inflammation, school absenteeism, and…
- Conditions
- Malaria, Asymptomatic Malaria, Intermittent Preventive Treatment
- Trial name
- Optimal LEAP (NCT07798583)
- Testing
- Monthly DP, Quarterly DP
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Home-Based Executive Function Training Intervention For Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder-prone Children
This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a home-based executive function training Intervention on children's ADHD symptoms, executive function and parents' parenting stress.
- Trial name
- NCT06950866
- Testing
- Home-based executive function training therapy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Wuhan Mental Health Centre
Performance vs. Effort Rewards
Engaging Mental Effort: Process- and Person-Based Reward Experiences, Effort Reinforcement Intervention, and Cascading Effects on Challenging Tasks
Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the influences of children's prior experiences with rewards following successes at school and interventions aimed at influencing children's preferences for…
- Trial name
- RoSE2025 (NCT07557732)
- Testing
- Performance Rewards, Effort Rewards
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis