Clinical trials: Executive Functions
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Metabolic Pathway of Tryptophan and Executive Dysfunction in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
The present project is to identify the relationship between ADHD and the metabolites of tryptophan.
- Trial name
- NCT03901859
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Child Development, Executive Functions (EF)
Sharing Tales That Teach: Shared Picturebook Reading for Early Childhood Emotional and Cognitive Development
Sharing Tales That Teach is a randomised study of a shared picturebook reading programme for 4- to 5-year-old children and their primary caregivers.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Executive Functions (EF), Emotion Regulation
- Trial name
- STTT (NCT07666802)
- Testing
- Emotion-Focused Shared Picturebook Reading, Standard Dialogic Picturebook Reading
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Greenwich
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asthma
Folic Acid Clinical Trial: Follow up of Children (FACT 4 Child)
FACT 4 Child is a follow up study of mothers who participated in the Folic Acid Clinical Trial (NCT01355159) and their children at 4-6 years of age to determine the effect of high dose folic acid supplementation on social…
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asthma, Executive Dysfunction, Emotional Problem
- Trial name
- NCT03269110
- Testing
- SRS 2, CBCL, BRIEF-P
- Where
- 58 sites in Australia, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 664 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Family Health, Child Health
Healthy Children 2021 Study in Childcare Centers
In Portugal, 17.3% of children under 10 years old are overweight and 7.7% are obese. Research has shown the implementation of healthy lifestyle promotion programs and obesity prevention, however "best practices" are far from…
- Conditions
- Family Health, Child Health, Sleep, Child
- Trial name
- HC2021 (NCT04082247)
- Testing
- The education and training of early childhood educators and their intervention on children
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minho
Healhty
Does the Continuous Repetition of Motor Skills at a Consistent Speed With Music Affect Children's Decision-Making and Learning Abilities?
This study examined whether repeating motor skill exercises at a consistent speed with music can improve decision-making and independent learning abilities in children aged 8-9 years.
- Trial name
- NCT07147686
- Testing
- Slow tempo basic motor skills exercises with music (30 BPM), Fast tempo basic motor skills exercises with music (60 BPM)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 399 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- bekir tokay
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Brain Computer Interface
A Brain-Computer Interface-Based Attention Training Program Compared With Methylphenidate and Citicoline
The goal of this observational study is to learn whether a brain-computer interface (BCI)-based attention training program, used alone or together with medication, can improve attention, executive functioning, and emotional…
- Trial name
- Brain-Computer (NCT07333339)
- Testing
- Brain-Computer Interface-Based Attention Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 174 people
- Sponsor
- Uludag University
Physical Activity, Aerobic Fitness
Active School. A School-based Intervention to Increase Childrens Daily Physical Activity Level.
This study seeks to explore whether increased physical activity in school affects children's executive function, aerobic Fitness and childrens self-regulation. The "Active school" study was a 10-month randomized controlled trial.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Aerobic Fitness, Executive Function
- Trial name
- NCT03436355
- Testing
- Physical activity
- Volunteers
- 449 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Stavanger
Executive Function (Cognition), Soccer Training
Cognitive-Integrated Soccer Training and Performance
This study will examine whether an 8-week soccer-specific cognitive-motor training program can improve executive functions, decision-making, and soccer skill performance in youth soccer players.
- Conditions
- Executive Function (Cognition), Soccer Training, Performance, Motor Development
- Trial name
- NCT07284940
- Testing
- Cognitively Engaging Soccer Practice, Conventional Soccer Practice
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fan Mao
Motor Skills, Balance
Coordination-based Exercise Intervention in Preschool Children
This study intended to assess the impact of coordination-based exercise interventions on physical fitness, motor competence, and executive function among preschoolers aged 4 to 6 years.
- Conditions
- Motor Skills, Balance, Fitness, Preschool
- Trial name
- NCT06405854
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University
Pediatric Obesity, Executive Function
Acceptance-based Care for Child Eating and Physical Activity Treatment
The purpose of this study is to develop and pilot test a new type of patient-centered, family-based treatment for children aged 8-12 with obesity and their caregivers.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Executive Function, Self-Regulation
- Trial name
- ACCEPT (NCT03368716)
- Testing
- Acceptance-based Behavioral Treatment (ABBT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)
Home-Based tDCS in Children With ADHD: A Randomized, Sham-Controlled tDCS and fNIRS Study
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of twenty daily sessions of home-based tDCS over the left DLPFC, right IFG on attention and response inhibition in children with ADHD.
- Trial name
- NCT04634006
- Testing
- Home-based transcranial direct current (tDCS) device
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Onze Lieve Vrouw Hospital
Congenital Heart Disease, Neurodevelopment
Improving Neurodevelopment in Adolescents With Congenital Heart Disease
Executive dysfunction can profoundly impact all dimensions of a child's development. Impairments in executive function are a central component of the neurodevelopmental phenotype associated with CHD, and manifest as behavioral…
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Disease, Neurodevelopment, Executive Function, Working Memory Training
- Trial name
- NCT02759263
- Testing
- Cogmed Working Memory Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Phenylketonuria
Phase 2 Study of Glycomacropeptide Versus Amino Acid Diet for Management of Phenylketonuria
For individuals with Phenylketonuria (PKU), the investigators hypothesize that glycomacropeptide will provide an acceptable form of low-phenylalanine dietary protein that will improve dietary compliance, blood phenylalanine…
- Trial name
- PKU (NCT01428258)
- Testing
- GMP Diet/GMP Medical Foods, AA Diet/AA Medical Foods
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Pediatric Overweight
Examining the Role of Executive Functioning in Family-Based Intensive Health Behavior and Lifestyle Treatment
The objectives of this open trial feasibility study are to examine the impacts of intensive health behavior and lifestyle treatment (IHBLT) on youth and caregiver executive functioning (EF), weight status, health behaviors…
- Trial name
- Healthy LIFT (NCT06969235)
- Testing
- intensive health behavior and lifestyle treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Examining the Efficacy of the T-STEP
The objective of this study is to evaluate the TEACCH School Transition to Employment and Post-Secondary Education (T-STEP) Program.
- Trial name
- NCT04612231
- Testing
- TEACCH School Transition to Employment and Postsecondary Education (T-STEP), Counseling Services Alone
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Motor Competence, Physical Fitness
Coordinative Exercise in Preschool Children
This study examined the effects of an 8-week motor-skill-enriched coordinative exercise program on physical fitness, motor competence, and response inhibition in preschool children.
- Conditions
- Motor Competence, Physical Fitness, Response Inhibition
- Trial name
- NCT07800286
- Testing
- Motor-Skill-Enriched Coordinative Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Namik Kemal University
Healthy Preschoolers
Fundamental Movement Skills Training Improves Executive Functions in Preschoolers
This randomized controlled trial investigated the effects of a 12-week structured fundamental movement skills (FMS) training program on executive functions in 34 healthy preschoolers aged 5-6 years.
- Trial name
- FMS-EF-RCT (NCT07725354)
- Testing
- Fundamental Movement Skills Training, Regular Physical Activity
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xi'an Physical Education University
Preterm Infants
Executive Function in Preterm Born Children: An Integrative Approach From Genetics to Brain Function
Hd-EEG and MRI measures are used to study the maturation of functional networks in order to identify the neural circuits underlying executive and memory processes in children born preterm.
- Trial name
- NCT01615523
- Testing
- MRI, EEG and cognitive testing
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Healthy Lifestyle
Effect of a School Intervention With Physical Activity on Executive Functions
Previous studies have indicated the relationship between physical activity and cognitive performance, with movement being a promising tool for improving executive functions, especially during childhood, which is a period of…
- Trial name
- NCT06496503
- Testing
- Physical activity Protocol
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of Londrina
Children and Adolescents With Neuromotor Impairment
A Story for Pepper & Nao
The aim of the present study is to improve cognitive processes that are frequently impaired in children characterised by neuromotor impairment, such as the skills of visual-perceptual analysis and selective attention, working…
- Trial name
- LbyT (NCT06797050)
- Testing
- Training in reordering figurative stories with a social robot through the Learning by Teaching approach
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris