Clinical trials: Executive Functions
Executive Dysfunction
Improving Self-regulation & School Readiness in Preschoolers
This project will develop and evaluate the initial effectiveness of an intervention training executive functioning, metacognition, and self-regulation in preschoolers attending certain high poverty Cincinnati preschools.
- Trial name
- NCT02225236
- Testing
- Classroom Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 237 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Preterm Infant
Executive Functions and Preterm Children in 3 to 4 Year Old
Preterm children have a high risk for neurodevelopmental impairments. The impact on motor functions and neurosensory functions is demonstrated but the incidenceof executive functions is not described for preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT03700463
- Testing
- BRIEF parental survey
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 356 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Cognitive Change, Child Development
Conectar Jugando Online: Board Games to Improve Executive Function in School-age Children (CJ-Online)
Good development of executive functions at school has been related to a better adaptation of children in different areas of their daily life and, especially, with adequate academic performance.
- Trial name
- CJ-Online (NCT04823338)
- Testing
- Conectar Jugando Online Program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brain In Game scientific-technical service
Behavioral and Emotional Disorder With Onset in Childhood
Emotional Dysregulation and Other Psychopathological Dimensions in Clinical Preschoolers
The purpose of the study is to investigate the emotional-behavioral dysregulation and its possible correlation with the main demographic and psychopathological variables in a sample of preschool children with internalizing and…
- Trial name
- NCT07805668
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Executive Dysfunction
Executive Control Training for Adolescents With ADHD: A Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate an evidence-based, non-pharmacological treatment alternative: Goal Management Training (GMT) for adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
- Trial name
- ADHD Effect (NCT05874791)
- Testing
- Goal Management training
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Sykehuset Innlandet HF
Cognitive Orientation, Executive Dysfunction
THE EFFECT OF THE COGNITIVE ORIENTATION TO DAILY OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE (CO-OP) APPROACH IN CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT AND HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER ON MOTOR PERFORMANCE AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS
Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a behavioural and neurodevelopmental disorder that can affect behavioural, emotional, academic, social, and cognitive functions and is not age-appropriate.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Orientation, Executive Dysfunction, Motor Activity
- Trial name
- NCT05125120
- Testing
- COGNİTİVE ORİENTATİTON DAİLY OCCUPATİONAL PERFORMANCE APPROACH
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Suicidal Behavior, Adolescent
Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents and Executive Functions
Suicide is a major public health concern, particularly among young people. In France, around 400 adolescents die by suicide every year, and suicide attempts are most frequent during adolescence.
- Trial name
- SAFE (NCT07422493)
- Testing
- Neuropsychological Tests and Psychiatric Tests
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
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
Executive Dysfunction, ASD
Effect of rTMS on the Abnormal Executive Function of ASD Children
In this study, the investigators will explore the effects of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) on executive function deficits in high function autism spectrum disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT04237870
- Testing
- Active cTBS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Executive Functions (EF), Cognitive Development
Development of Executive Functions in Children and Adolescents: Establishment of a Reference Norm for the Assessment of Executive Functions in Ecological Settings (eEFEe Tool)
The aim of this interventional study is to develop a normative reference for the ecological assessment of executive functions in children and adolescents using the eEFEe tool.
- Conditions
- Executive Functions (EF), Cognitive Development, Normative Data
- Trial name
- DFEE (NCT07654920)
- Testing
- eEFEe Ecological Assessment and Standardized Testing
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Mutualiste de Rééducation et de Réadaptation Fonctionnelles de Kerpape
Premature Baby 25 to 32 Weeks
Cerebral Abnormalities Detected by MRI, Realized at the Age of Term and the Emergence of Executive Functions
The survival of premature babies increased during the last decades. However, the neurocognitive long term development of these children is worrying, as demonstrated by EPIPAGE 1 study.
- Trial name
- EPIRMEX (NCT02083822)
- Testing
- term MRI, executive EF functions testing
- Where
- 15 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Tours
Teenage Pregnancy
Executive Functions and Emotional Intelligence in Pregnant Adolescents
Teenage pregnancy is a major global public health issue and is associated with a range of psychosocial, emotional, and developmental challenges.
- Trial name
- EFAEIPA (NCT07492082)
- Testing
- Psychological intervention program in executive functions and emotional intelligence
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
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
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
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
Impulsive Aggression, ADHD
Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Skills for Impulsive Aggression
This trial aims to Study the efficacy of DBT skills for impulsive aggression and executive dysfunctions in drug naïve children who are presented with impulsive aggression and ADHD and attending Child and adolescent clinic at…
- Conditions
- Impulsive Aggression, ADHD, Executive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT05351944
- Testing
- Dialectical behavioral therapy skills for the intervention experimental group A, psychoeducation or Atomoxetine or stimulants according to ADHD severity
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Alexandria 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
Acquired Brain Injury
Exploring the Use of the Cognitive Orientation to Daily Occupational Performance Approach (CO-OP) With Children, Teenagers and Young Adults With Executive Functions Deficits Following Severe Acquired Brain Injury
Acquired brain injury (ABI) in childhood are the cause of disabling motor, cognitive and behavioural disorders, with severe consequences on the later development of autonomy and learning, with long-term repercussions on…
- Trial name
- REFECO-OP (NCT04560777)
- Testing
- CO-OP intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Hopitaux de Saint-Maurice
Executive Function Disorder, Strength Training
Strength Training and Executive Functions: A Randomized Controlled Trial
A group of 50 age-schooled adolescents was randomized into one intervention and another control group of 25 subjects each. After estimating one maximum repetition for all the participants in a previous session, the intervention…
- Conditions
- Executive Function Disorder, Strength Training, Adolescent Behavior, Academic Achievement
- Trial name
- ASTOEF (NCT04488445)
- Testing
- Strength training, Stretch and balance training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Zaragoza
ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Virtual Reality-assisted Cognitive Rehabilitation in Autistic Youth With ADHD
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a virtual reality-based intervention using the Virtual Reality Rehabilitation System (VRRS) to improve executive functions in autistic and ADHD youth aged 8 to 18 years.
- Trial name
- NCT07426302
- Testing
- VRRS Cognitive Training, Treatment as Usual (TAU)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo