Clinical trials: Executive Function Disorders
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
Cerebral Palsy
A Study Protocol for an Online Intervention to Promote School Engagement
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a neurological, non-progressive, and permanent developmental disorder that mainly affects movement and posture, with a prevalence of 3 to 4 children per 1000 live births.
- Trial name
- NCT04247516
- Testing
- Online-intervention group I (IGI), Online-intervention group II (IGII)
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minho
Executive Function of School-aged Children With ASD
VR Executive Training of School-aged Children With ASD
Many studies support that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) show executive dysfunction. The applicant's NSC project report also indicated that in all areas in the behavior rating inventory of executive function, the…
- Trial name
- NCT06130293
- Testing
- VR game intervention
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan Normal University
Acupuncture, ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
Acupuncture for ADHD: Acupoint Data Mining, Clinical Effectiveness, and Interviews to Explore Treatment Outcomes.
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of acupuncture as a treatment for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children aged 6-12 years.
- Conditions
- Acupuncture, ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity, Children, Interview
- Trial name
- ACU-ADHD (NCT06860763)
- Testing
- Chinese herbal medicine, Acupuncture
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- The Third Affiliated Hospital of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Epilepsy
Efficacy Study of a Neuropsychological Rehabilitation Intervention for Children With Non-symptomatic Epilepsy
Patients with non-symptomatic epilepsy, even in the presence of a normative cognitive functioning, present different levels of neuropsychological weaknesses, especially in executive functions and social competences.
- Trial name
- NCT04292093
- Testing
- Home rehabilitation training, Home control activity
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Obesity, Physical Fitness
Comprehensive Versus Traditional Lifestyle Program
Despite recommends that school-based interventions use a comprehensive approach for health promotions; most fitness programs exclusively emphasize physical activity.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Physical Fitness, Cognitive Function 1, Social
- Trial name
- NCT03182621
- Testing
- THINK, SPARK
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Overweight and Obesity, Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Families, Responsibility, Education, Support, and Health for Executive Function
The pilot study will be a one group open-label treatment program and will be used to refine a parent-based behavioral treatment enhanced with executive-function training (PBT-EF) for children with comorbid overweight or obesity…
- Trial name
- FRESH-EF (NCT05165511)
- Testing
- PBT-EF
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Executive Functions and Self-Regulation Among Children With and Without ADHD in Germany and Taiwan
Children and adolescents with ADHD are impulsive and have difficulties in regulating their behaviors. It has been suggested that a core deficit in inhibitory control may account for dysfunctional behaviors associated with this…
- Trial name
- NCT01677832
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Schizophrenia, Learning Disorders
Learning and Executive Function Disorders in Children and Psychosis Risk at Adult-age
The primary objective of the study aims to study transition toward schizophrenia in patients with learning disorders, and to compare the risk between patients with specific learning disorders, and patients with complexed learning…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Learning Disorders, Executive Function Disorders
- Trial name
- DYS FUTURS UHR (NCT04280367)
- Testing
- Standardised semi-structured talk, Autistic spectre disorder screening, Anxiety measuring
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Treatment Youth With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Although research suggests that patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) exhibit specific deficits in their high cognitive processes, it is still unknown how these deficits relate to the clinical symptoms of the…
- Trial name
- NCT00708240
- Testing
- Escitalopram
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Virtual Reality, Coordination Impairment
Effects of Immersive Virtual Reality Traning on an Eye-hand Coordination and Time Reaction
Virtual reality (VR) is a three-dimensional image, which is created by means of computer programs. In most educational communities VR has been used as an opportunity to support many students.
- Trial name
- NCT04662983
- Testing
- VR-training
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Opole University of Technology
ADHD, Dyslexia
Dual Executive Function Training Package
Executive function (EF) refers to the cognitive processes that enable goal-directed regulation of thoughts, emotions, and behaviours.
- Conditions
- ADHD, Dyslexia, Autism
- Trial name
- NCT07262853
- Testing
- Executive Function Training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 288 people
- Sponsor
- Education University of Hong Kong
Child Obesity, Social Determinants of Health
Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Child Obesity Treatment Using Community Health Workers
The goal of this small pilot study is to test the feasibility of combining a three-month intervention of working with a community health worker (CHW) to address social risk factors for patients prior to beginning a group weight…
- Trial name
- NCT06520657
- Testing
- Community Health Worker, Child weight management intervention, Standard of Care referral to resources
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Obesity
Genetic Influences Between Cognitive Function and BMI
In this study the investigators will interrogate an existing data set to examine whether genetic variants contribute to an inverse association between weight status and cognitive function.
- Trial name
- NCT03116334
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 869 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Acquired Brain Injury, Cognitive Symptom
CBCR for Executive Functions in Patients With ABI in the Chronic Phase
This study examines the effects of computerbased cognitive rehabilitation on executive functions in the chronic phase after acquired brain injury
- Conditions
- Acquired Brain Injury, Cognitive Symptom, Executive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT03558308
- Testing
- Computer based cognitive rehabilitation
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Katrine Sværke
Autism Spectrum Disorder
rTMS for Executive Function Deficits in Autism Spectrum Disorder
In this study, the investigators will be examining the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on executive function deficits in individuals with autism spectrum disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT02311751
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Learning Disorders, Executive Dysfunction
Application of a Training Program for Executive Functions in a Sample of Egyptian Children With Learning Disorder
In recent years, significant progress has been made on ways to improve Executive Functions (EF) skills for school readiness involving direct EF training and classroom educational programs.
- Trial name
- NCT05476133
- Testing
- Executive functions training-elementary and Promoting executive function in in the classroom
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Genetic Syndrome
I-TOPS With Patients With Genetic Syndrome SYN-TOPS
Genetic syndromes involving the central nervous system are often associated with cognitive, behavioral and communication difficulties that negatively impact adaptive functioning and quality of life.
- Trial name
- SYN-TOPS (NCT07563218)
- Testing
- Italian Tailored Online Problem-Solving (I-TOPS)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
ADHD, Child, Only
A Randomized Controlled Study of MEFP for Preschool Children With ADHD
The goal of this study is to provide a new, early treatment approach for preschoolers with ADHD, which could facilitate the EF developing well to achieve better outcome.
- Trial name
- NCT03515135
- Testing
- Metacognitive Executive Function Training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Cycling Interventions on Cognition in Children With Autism
The goal of this clinical trial was to determine if a specific type of cycling exercise improved executive functions in school-aged children with autism spectrum disorder (both boys and girls, aged 8-10 years, no healthy…
- Trial name
- Cycling&Autism (NCT07295912)
- Testing
- Learning to Bicycle, Bicycle Treadmill, Cycling with Training Wheels
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong