Clinical trials: Executive Function Disorder
Behavior, Health
Train Your Brain 2.0 - Improving Memory and Decision Making Among Youth
The goal of this clinical trial is to deliver a computer-based working memory training program to improve delay discounting (DD) and prevent substance misuse among at-risk adolescents in a traditionally underserved area.
- Trial name
- NCT06242704
- Testing
- Working Memory Training, Working Memory
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wayne State University
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders
Low-dose vs. Normal-dose Psychostimulants on Executive Functions in Individuals With ADHD
This double-blind crossover study aims to compare cognitive performance (e.g., working memory, selective attention and cognitive flexibility) of children ages 6-18 years diagnosed with ADHD of the combined type (ADHD-C) or…
- Trial name
- NCT02167048
- Testing
- Psychostimulants
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD
Therapeutic Use of rTMS in Pediatric ASD and ADHD Cohorts
In this interventional, pilot clinical trial investigators will stimulate the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) in patients with Autism and ADHD.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, ADHD, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT06069323
- Testing
- repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ospedali Riuniti di Foggia
Depression
Working Memory Training for Dysphoric Students
Depression is associated with impairments in executive functions, including working memory (WM) which is needed to maintain and manipulate goal-relevant information.
- Trial name
- NCT02184481
- Testing
- Working memory training
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
ADHD
Effects of Brain Breaks on Educational Achievement in Laboratory Settings: The Break4Brain Project
Advancement in teaching methods, together with the frenetic change in the lifestyles of the school population, provides a unique opportunity to advance scientific knowledge.
- Trial name
- NCT06303674
- Testing
- Physical activity with engaging cognitively, Physical activity without engaging cognitively
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the Balearic Islands
Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Child Behavior
Neurodevelopmental Outcome After Prenatal Anesthesia
In 2016, the US Food and Drug Administration raised concerns about the potential negative effects of anesthesia exposure on neurodevelopment in children during pregnancy or before the age of three.
- Trial name
- NCT06052878
- Testing
- Parental telephone interview with standardized parental questionnaire from the "Behaviour Rating Inventory of Executive Function" (BRIEF), Parental questionnaire about their child's cognitive functioning in their daily life and medical history.
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
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
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Motor-Cognitive Integrated Intervention for Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of an Action Observation and Motor Imagery (AOMI) combined with Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) intervention for children aged 7 to 11 years with Developmental…
- Trial name
- NCT07486856
- Testing
- Action Observation and Motor Imagery (AOMI) Training, Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) Training, General Physical Activities
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai University of Sport
Phenylketonuria, Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Evaluation of Behavior, Executive Function, Neurotransmitter Function and Genomic Expression Kuvan Nonresponders
This observational study seeks to establish evidence: 1. that physiologic changes, unrelated to effect on the Phenylalanine Hydroxylase (PAH) enzyme, occur in Phenylketonuria (PKU) patients who are treated with sapropterin…
- Conditions
- Phenylketonuria, Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms, PAH Gene Expression
- Trial name
- IST (NCT01274026)
- Testing
- sapropterin dihydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University School of Medicine
Heart Defect, Congenital, Executive Dysfunction
Executive Function Intervention for Children With Complex Congenital Heart Disease
Children with complex congenital heart disease (cCHD) nowadays survive thanks to medical advances into their teenage years and adulthood. However, many of them have difficulties with so-called executive functions.
- Trial name
- E-Fit Heart (NCT07692958)
- Testing
- E-Fit Intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bea Latal
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asthma
Folic Acid Clinical Trial: Follow up of Children (FACT 4 Child)
FACT 4 Child is a follow up study of mothers who participated in the Folic Acid Clinical Trial (NCT01355159) and their children at 4-6 years of age to determine the effect of high dose folic acid supplementation on social…
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asthma, Executive Dysfunction, Emotional Problem
- Trial name
- NCT03269110
- Testing
- SRS 2, CBCL, BRIEF-P
- Where
- 58 sites in Australia, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 664 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
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
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Intensive Executive Function Training
The investigators intent to recruit 80 attention deficit hyperactivity disorder families. The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder families had received executive function training one year before.They will be randomized to…
- Trial name
- NCT02656758
- Testing
- intensive Executive function training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ZIli Fan
Precocious Puberty, Central, Executive Dysfunction
Hypiend - Multicomponent Behavioral Intervention in Pre-puberal Children (Hypiend-PPC)
This study is part of the European Hypiend project, which aims to explore the effects of co-exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on the function and epigenetic programming of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)…
- Trial name
- Hypiend-PPC (NCT07411001)
- Testing
- Multi-Component Behavioral intervention, Information
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sciensano
Executive Functions in Cerebral Palsy
Personalized Innovative Intervention Pathways to Promote EF in Children With CP
Cerebral palsy (CP) is an umbrella term, covering a group of disorders of movement and posture. It is now accepted that CP represents much more than a disorder of movements considering the frequent association with a broad range…
- Trial name
- NCT06288971
- Testing
- Self-adaption web-based software for the rehabilitation of EF and visuo-spatial abilities, Tele-rehabilitation of EF and specific cognitive processes underlying academic skills, Game-based tools for the rehabilitation of EF and motor planning
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris
Autistic Disorder
e-Unstuck:Interactive e-Learning Software for Parents to Support Executive Functioning and Behavior Regulation in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
The goal of this project is to develop and test e-Unstuck, an e-learning intervention that (1) provides advanced training to parents of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder without Intellectual Disability (ASDwoID) on how to…
- Trial name
- e-Unstuck (NCT02708069)
- Testing
- e-Unstuck, Unstuck and On Target
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- 3-C Institute for Social Development
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Neurocognitive Exercise Program for Children With Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
The effects of Neurocognitive Exercise Program (NEP) on ADHD symptoms and executive functions in children with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) will be investigated using The Conners parent rating scale-revised…
- Trial name
- NCT04707040
- Testing
- Neurocognitive Exercise Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
ADHD, Child, Only
A Randomized Controlled Study of Family Based EF Training for Schoolage Children With ADHD
The goal of this study is to provide a new treatment approach for schoolage children with ADHD, which could facilitate the EF developing well to achieve better outcome.
- Trial name
- NCT05025501
- Testing
- Family based Executive Function Training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Metabolic Pathway of Tryptophan and Executive Dysfunction in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
The present project is to identify the relationship between ADHD and the metabolites of tryptophan.
- Trial name
- NCT03901859
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Obesity, Adolescent
Increased Protein at Breakfast for Weight Management in Overweight Adolescents
Adolescent obesity, negatively affecting the lives of over 18 million (34%) US adolescents, continues to be a major public health concern due to the increased risk of developing chronic diseases, including type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT03146442
- Testing
- Breakfast
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin