Clinical trials: Executive Functions
Pediatric Obesity, Binge-Eating Disorder
Project THINK: Trajectories of Health, Ingestive Behaviors, and Neurocognition in Kids
Overweight/obesity and loss of control eating (characterized by the sense that one cannot control what or how much one is eating) are prevalent among children and adolescents, and both are associated with serious medical and…
- Trial name
- NCT04701671
- Testing
- Observational (not including MRI scanning), Observational (including MRI scanning)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Strength Training, Executive Function
Impact of Functional Strength Training Speeds on Executive Functions in 6-12-Year-Old Children.
The cognitive development in children involves fundamental changes in their thinking and understanding of the environment, enhancing skills such as attention, memory, and problem-solving.
- Conditions
- Strength Training, Executive Function, Child
- Trial name
- NCT06205264
- Testing
- Strength training at high and low speeds.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Seville
Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined With Virtual Reality on Balance and Executive Functions in Children With Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
Children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy commonly experience difficulties with balance and may also have challenges involving attention, working memory, cognitive flexibility, and inhibitory control.
- Trial name
- NCT07829770
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Virtual Reality Rehabilitation, Conventional Physical Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Pediatric Epilepsy
Social Cognition in Pediatric Epilepsy
The purpose of this study is to investigate the development of social cognition skills in pediatric epilepsy compared to healthy children.
- Trial name
- TOMEPI (NCT04253379)
- Testing
- Neuropsychological evaluation , Evaluation of theory of mind, Evaluation of executive functions, Evaluation of verbal skills
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CHU de Reims
Healthy, Adolescent
Physical Activity on Motor Competence, Cognitive Function and Mood in Adolescents
The study aimed to determine the effect of coordinative-based physical activity practices on motor competence, cognitive function and mood levels of adolescent boys.
- Trial name
- NCT07111780
- Testing
- "Coordinative-Based Physical Activity Practices" training group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Namik Kemal University
Executive Function
Fatty Acids and Executive Function Development in 7-12 Year Olds
Purpose: To examine the effect of the omega-6 to omega-3 fatty acid ratio on age-related changes in executive functions in children and older adults. Participants: Eighty-four typically-developing 7-to 12-year-old children.
- Trial name
- NCT02199808
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Investigation of the Association of Multimodal Neuroimaging and Peripheral Biomarkers With Executive Functions and Emotional Regulation in Adolescents With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
The purpose of this observational study is to investigate the relationships among resting-state brain connectivity, peripheral blood biomarkers, executive functions, and emotional regulation in adolescents with…
- Trial name
- NCT07800117
- Testing
- No Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Cognitive-Motor Rehabilitation, Stimulant Drugs, and Active Control in the Treatment of ADHD
The investigators administered a randomized controlled trial (RCT) through random assignment of children with ADHD into three different groups to compare the effects of cognitive-motor rehabilitation, immediate release…
- Trial name
- ADHD (NCT02780102)
- Testing
- Cognitive-Motor Rehabilitation, Ritalin, Active Control
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Allameh Tabatabai University
Creativity, Executive Function (Cognition)
Active Breaks and Executive Function in Scholars
This study aims to examine whether short bouts of exercise (10 minutes) performed during the school day can improve thinking skills, creativity and emotional wellbeing in primary school children.
- Conditions
- Creativity, Executive Function (Cognition), Psychological Wellbeing
- Trial name
- ACTISTOP (NCT07538453)
- Testing
- Active Break
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitat Jaume I
Child Development, Motor Skills
Classroom Exercise Snacks for Creativity, Motor Skills, and Academic Engagement in Elementary School Children
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether brief, classroom-based exercise snacks (short bursts of physical activity performed during class time) can improve creativity, motor skills, and academic engagement in elementary…
- Conditions
- Child Development, Motor Skills, Executive Function
- Trial name
- ES-Kids (NCT07899242)
- Testing
- Classroom-Based Exercise Snacks
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 242 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Islamic Azad University, Abadan Branch
Healthy Volunteers
Short-Term Rhodiola Rosea for Anaerobic Performance and Cognitive Function in Resistance-Trained Adults
This study will evaluate whether 7 days of Rhodiola rosea (golden root) supplementation can improve resistance-exercise performance and cognitive function in resistance-trained men and women.
- Trial name
- NCT07225413
- Testing
- Rhodiola rosea (low dose), Rhodiola rosea (high dose)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jacksonville State University
Traumatic Brain Injury
VR-based EF Rehabilitation for Pediatric TBI
Childhood traumatic brain injury (TBI) poses significant impairment in children's executive functions (EFs) for moderate to severe injuries, yet interventions specifically designed for children's EF rehabilitation post-TBI and…
- Trial name
- NCT03611062
- Testing
- VR Executive Functions Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD)
Intensive Multimodal Neurorehabilitation Targeting Neuroplasticity in Pediatric Neurodevelopmental and Chromosomal Disorders
This observational study evaluates functional and developmental outcomes in pediatric participants undergoing a two week intensive multimodal neurorehabilitation program.
- Conditions
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD), Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Developmental Abnormalities, Developmental Delay (Disorder)
- Trial name
- GEN-HOPE (NCT07493096)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Healing Hope International
Body Composition, Executive Functioning
Early Genetic and Environmental Influences on Eating - The Baylor Infant Twins Study
The purpose of this study is to better understand the genetic and environmental etiology of early infant effortful control and infant feeding behaviors, and preschool executive functioning and eating behaviors.
- Conditions
- Body Composition, Executive Functioning, Temperament
- Trial name
- BITS (NCT04306523)
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Hyperglycemia, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
The Influence of Acute Hyperglycaemia on Brain in T1D
The study is going to include 20 adolescents, 5-10 years after onset of T1D, aged 12-20 years, on insulin pump. The participants are going to have MRI of the head in euglycaemic and hyperglycaemic state.
- Trial name
- NCT03188757
- Testing
- hyperglycaemic clamp
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ljubljana, Faculty of Medicine
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Exercise Interventions for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
The purpose of this clinical trial is to find out whether exergame and aerobic exercise can improve sleep, movement skills, thinking abilities, and brain activity in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Trial name
- NCT07789457
- Testing
- Exergaming, Aerobic exercise, Conventional physical therapy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Skills Training for Adolescents With ADHD
The proposed study will be an initial test of a cognitive-behavioral intervention for adolescents with ADHD who are receiving medication treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT01019252
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
High Intellectual Potential, Children
Study of Gesture and Executive Functions in Children With High Intellectual Potential
The main objective of this study is to determine whether children with high intellectual potential have gestural and / or executive difficulties compared to control children.
- Trial name
- MOHPI (NCT03128125)
- Testing
- clinical examination in neurology, neuropsychological examination, anamnestic elements
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Virtual Reality Supported Rehabilitation for Children's Executive and Metaphonological Skills
Executive functions and metaphonological skills are closely interconnected in supporting language development and learning processes.Investigating this relationship could offer new insights into how executive and metaphonological…
- Trial name
- NCT07426289
- Testing
- vrrs, Treatment as usual
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Centro Neurolesi Bonino Pulejo
Neurological Diseases or Conditions
Rehabilitation Through the Italian Version of the Teen Online Problem-Solving (TOPS) Program
The study aims at evaluating the feasibility and the efficacy of the Teen On-line Problem Solving program (TOPS) in improving executive functioning and behavior problems in adolescents with neurological condition aged 11-19…
- Trial name
- TOPS (NCT05169788)
- Testing
- Teen On-line Problem Solving
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea