Clinical trials: Executive Functions
Reading Disability
Executive Function in Early Childhood
Despite the fact that a substantial number of school age children struggle with both reading and math acquisition, the brain mechanisms of the overlapping aspects of reading and math skills, thought in part to be linked via…
- Trial name
- NCT03713125
- Testing
- Reading Tutoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Down Syndrome
A Comparison of Cognitive-Motor Dual-Task Exercise and Exergaming on Balance, Functional Mobility, and Executive Function in Down Syndrome Children
Down syndrome (DS) is a genetic condition that compromises physical and cognitive function. Motor development delays define DS. Additionally, there are executive function issues.
- Trial name
- NCT06146907
- Testing
- cognitive motor dual task exercises, exergaming
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- safia Darweesh halwsh
Children With Typical Neurodevelopment
PLAY UP: An Intervention Program Through Active Play and Environmental Affordances
The goal of this cluster-randomized trial is to investigate how a co-created, affordance-based approach - developed in collaboration with children - and combined with educator training, can support preschool children's engagement…
- Trial name
- PLAY UP (NCT07355179)
- Testing
- PLAY UP
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Évora
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
Dyslexia, Dance Therapy
The Effects of Creative Dance Therapy on Motor and Executive Functions in Children With Dyslexia
Although some benefits of dance have been described for motor and cognitive skills, the effects on individuals with dyslexia are unclear.
- Conditions
- Dyslexia, Dance Therapy, Motor Skills, Executive Function
- Trial name
- NCT05850169
- Testing
- Creative Dance Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Medipol University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Executive Function Training Program for Children With ASD
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a structured executive function training program can improve executive function, adaptive behavior, and self-regulation in elementary school students with autism spectrum…
- Trial name
- NCT07801833
- Testing
- Executive Function Training Program
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital
Parkinson Disease, Executive Dysfunction
Effect of Computer-based Cognitive Training on Attention and Executive Functions in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
The current study adresses the effect of two different computer-based cognitive trianing programmes on attention and executive functions in patients with Parkinson's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT03285347
- Testing
- Computer-based cognitive training
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Bispebjerg Hospital
Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
The Effects of Hypoxic Burden on Executive Function (EF) in Preschool Children With Obstructive Sleep Apnea
The goal of this observational study is to study the effect of hypoxic burden on executive function in preschool children aged 2-6 years who have OSA.
- Trial name
- NCT07023458
- Testing
- Brief-P
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Decision Making in Soccer Players and Executive Functions
Numerical Superiority and Inferiority Compared With Conventional Training on PTK and Executive Functions in Soccer
There is a great need to establish reliable evaluation and intervention protocols to improve the tactical component, decision making (DM) and procedural tactical knowledge (PTK) in soccer.
- Trial name
- NCT06092294
- Testing
- Tactical training in numerical superiority and numerical inferiority, Conventional training in numerical equality
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Antioquia
Physical Activity
Understanding the Impact of School-Based Physical Activity Programs
The central hypothesis of the Fueling Learning Through Exercise (FLEX) study is two innovative school-based physical activity programs (a walking/running program and a classroom activity break program) will increase school-time…
- Trial name
- NCT02810834
- Testing
- Walking/Running program, Classroom physical activity break program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,182 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Cognition
Observational Study on the Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Executive Function and Empathy Development in Children
This study aims to investigate the effects of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on executive function and empathy development in children aged 3-12 years.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Cognition, Empathy, EEG
- Trial name
- OSA-EFED (NCT06850220)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Soochow University
Executive Dysfunction, Autism Spectrum Disorder
A Hybrid Effectiveness-implementation Trial of a High School-based Executive Function Treatment for Autistic Youth
This study will test the effectiveness of a school-based cognitive behavioral executive function (EF) intervention, Unstuck \& On Target High School (UOT:HS), for transition-age youth with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Conditions
- Executive Dysfunction, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Adolescent Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05017779
- Testing
- Unstuck & On Target: High School, Treatment as Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 178 people
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
ADHD
Adding VR-Based Episodic Future Thinking Training to Executive- Function Training for Children With ADHD: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This study recruited 80 children aged 5-12 with clinically diagnosed ADHD from Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, and randomly divided them into two groups with 40 children in each group: the EF-only group and the EF+VR-EFT…
- Trial name
- Virtual Realit (NCT07591896)
- Testing
- executive function, a VR-based episodic future thinking
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Computerized Attention Functions Training Vs. Executive Functions Training for Children with ADHD
The goal of this clinical trial was to compare the effectiveness of two computerized neurocognitive training programs for children with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and to examine their impact on attention…
- Trial name
- AFT-EFT-ADHD (NCT06657469)
- Testing
- Attention Functions Training (AFT), Executive Functions Training (EFT)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Tel Aviv University
Healthy Children, Preterm Birth
Executive Training and Brain in Children
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a daily executive training to cognitive inhibition, working memory or mindfulness as compared to an active control condition has a near- and far-transfer impact on brain and…
- Trial name
- APEX (NCT02989116)
- Testing
- Inhibition training, Working memory training, Mindfulness training
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Specific Learning Disability, Mental Health Issue
Biopsychosocial Outcomes of Mindfulness-based Instruction
Over 20% of adolescents living in the United States have a diagnosable psychiatric disorder. However, most adolescents who need mental health services do not receive them due to many reasons, including low resources in families…
- Trial name
- MindUP (NCT05787483)
- Testing
- MindUP group, active control group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Preterm Infant
Executive Functions and Preterm Children in 11 to 12 Year Old
Preterm children have a high risk for neurodevelopmental impairments. The impact on motor functions and neurosensory functions is demonstrated but the incidence of executive functions is not described for preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT03700619
- Testing
- BRIEF parental survey
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 355 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Effects of Exergaming on Cognitive Functions in Young Athleten
ExerCube Training on Executive Functions in Young Athletes
Competitive game sports require the existence of several sport-specific skills. In particular, game sport athletes need a good set of skills in order to perform well on the field.
- Trial name
- NCT04296708
- Testing
- Exergame Training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Physical Activity, Executive Function
Movement Integration in Primary Schools' Lessons
The study assesses the effects of long-term movement integration intervention in academic lessons of primary education (6th grade) on physical activity levels and sedentary behaviour, executive functions, academic achievement and…
- Trial name
- MovIn-Lessons (NCT05468216)
- Testing
- MovIn-Lessons group
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia
ADHD
Language Abilities of Children With ADHD
BACKGROUND: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity-Disorder (ADHD) is associated with language difficulties within expressive, receptive and pragmatic areas of language.Telling stories is a particularly interesting language task as is…
- Trial name
- NCT03917316
- Testing
- Language and neuropsychological tests
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus