Clinical trials: Executive Functions
Cognitive Training
Promoting Inclusive Education Through Executive Functions
Background: Recently governments worldwide have been doing enormous efforts to ensuring egalitarian educational opportunities for all children.
- Trial name
- EduFun (NCT05472194)
- Testing
- InSchool Training Program, Regular school activities
- Volunteers
- 470 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minho
ADHD
Executive Function in Learning in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Receiving Medical Treatment Alone Compared to Children Receiving Additional Treatment to Improve Learning Strategies
The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is a difference in executive function in learning in children with ADHD receiving medical treatment alone to the executive function in children receiving, in addition to…
- Trial name
- NCT01531127
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
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
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Concerta and Strattera on the Executive Function in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Children
The objective of this study is to compare the effect of Concerta (Osmotic Release Oral System Extended Release Methylphenidate HCL, OROS MPH) and Strattera (Atomoxetine) on the laboratory and ecological executive function in…
- Trial name
- NCT01065259
- Testing
- OROS MPH, Atomoxetine
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 262 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Vestibular Function, Hearing Loss
Evaluation of Executive Functions in Children With Cochleovestibular Deficit
Vestibular system activity supports many functions ranging from gaze stabilization and postural control to high-level cortical functions involving spatial cognition, body perception, verticality perception, orientation…
- Conditions
- Vestibular Function, Hearing Loss, Cognitive Function, Executive Function
- Trial name
- Vestibulex (NCT05665907)
- Testing
- Questionnaire BRIEF (Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Function)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Executive Function in Healthy Adolescents, Physical Fitness
Effects of Weekly Basketball Training Distribution on Executive Function in Adolescents
his study examined whether different ways of distributing the same weekly amount of basketball training affect executive function in adolescents.
- Conditions
- Executive Function in Healthy Adolescents, Physical Fitness, Adolescent Development
- Trial name
- VMBT-EF (NCT07749144)
- Testing
- Weekday-Distributed Basketball Training, Weekend-Concentrated Basketball Training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xi'an Medical University
Executive Functions (EF), Working Memory
Beyond Aerobic Fitness: Effects of Coordination and Aerobic Exercise on Executive Functions in School-Aged Children
This randomized controlled trial aims to compare the effects of aerobic exercise and coordination-based exercise on executive functions in school-aged children aged 10 to 12 years.
- Conditions
- Executive Functions (EF), Working Memory, Selective Attention
- Trial name
- NCT07658404
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise Program, Coordination Exercise Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Gelisim University
Child Development, Early Child Development
Intergenerational Risk and Resilience of Rohingya in Displacement
The iRRRd study is an ongoing prospective longitudinal prenatal birth cohort study based in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh. Between February 2023 and March 2024, 2,888 pregnant women were enrolled (approximately 80% Rohingya refugees…
- Conditions
- Child Development, Early Child Development, Mental Health, PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Trial name
- iRRRd (NCT07758283)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 2,200 people
- Sponsor
- New York University
Executive Function, School Readiness
Playful Physical Activity Program and Executive Function in Preschool Children
This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effects of an 8-week cognitively enriched playful physical activity program on executive functions and school readiness in preschool children.
- Trial name
- NCT07488286
- Testing
- Playful Physical Activities, Standard Physical Education Group
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Monira Aldhahi
ADHD
Effects of an Aerobic Exercise Intervention on Core Symptoms, Executive Functioning, and Quality of Life in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Selecting a maternal and child healthcare hospital in Shenzhen City, Guangdong Province, 50 cases of ADHD children as the study subjects, according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria to screen the eligible study subjects…
- Trial name
- NCT06553430
- Testing
- aerobics exercises
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Harbin Medical University
HIV Infections, Exposure During Pregnancy
Neuropsychological Development and Executive Functioning of Children Born to HIV- Infected Mothers ( NEUROPSY-HEU )
Main objective: to evaluate the executive functioning of the HIV exposed uninfected children (HEU) versus children from the same socio-economic and cultural environment, not infected or affected by HIV.
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Exposure During Pregnancy, Neurophysiologic Abnormality, Executive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NEUROPSY-HEU (NCT04108728)
- Testing
- BRIEF SCORE AT INCLUSION
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
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, Cognitive Deficit
Cognitive Intervention in Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder is a disorder in which children show insufficient attention span, hyperactivity and impulsivity according to their developmental level.
- Trial name
- NCT05063669
- Testing
- Cognitive Occupational Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Biruni University
Overweight and Obesity, Physical Activity
Implementation and Evaluation of a Before School Physical Activity Program in Revere, MA
This study evaluates the implementation of the BOKS program in three schools (K-8) in Revere, MA, and its effect on participating students with regard to BMI, cognitive, and quality of life outcomes.
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity, Physical Activity, Quality of Life, Fitness
- Trial name
- NCT03805295
- Testing
- BOKS Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 188 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Brain Training in Children With/At-risk for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Executive Function Impairment
The purpose of this study is to determine if different forms of child-friendly, computer-based puzzles and games ("brain training") targeting executive function (EF) skills (i.e., thinking, problem-solving) result in improvements…
- Trial name
- NCT02588365
- Testing
- Brain Training (Active), Brain Training (Passive), Brain Training (Active or Passive)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Executive Function Intervention for Children With ASD Combining a Digital App and Parent Coaching
The purpose of this randomized controlled study is to develop and evaluate a digital cognitive control intervention that integrates a digital application-based child training program with an online parent coaching program for…
- Trial name
- NCT07376356
- Testing
- ChuckChuck Step, ChuckChuck Step (Shortened Parent Coaching)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Korea University
Exercise, ADHD
Exercise Enhances Brain Function in Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
The aim of the study was to investigate the different effects of exercise types on inhibitory control in children with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder.
- Conditions
- Exercise, ADHD, Executive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT05016102
- Testing
- Exercise type
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan Normal University
Type 1 Diabetes
Sleep Coach for Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes
The goal of this work is to conduct a randomized trial evaluating the effects of a behavioral intervention to increase sleep duration and quality for adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
- Trial name
- NCT06516614
- Testing
- Sleep Coach, Diabetes Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Brain Injuries
Examination of Virtual Supermarket (Vmall) as an Assessment of Executive Functions in Children and Adolescents With Acquired Brain Injury
The purpose of this research is to find whether or not there are differences in the executive functions during "shopping" in a "virtual mall", between children with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) vs healthy children.
- Trial name
- NCT00425958
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Evaluation of the Effect and Safety of Lisdexamfetamine in Children Aged 6-12 With ADHD and Autism
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect and safety of Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate (Vyvanse®) in the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents with ADHD and comorbid…
- Trial name
- NCT03337646
- Testing
- Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- JPM van Stralen Medicine Professional