Clinical trials: Memory, Short-Term
Cerebral Palsy
Working Memory Training for Children With Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability in childhood (2-3 per 1000 live born), and is frequently accompanied by cognitive impairments and behavioural problems.
- Trial name
- NCT02119364
- Testing
- Working memory training
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- Sorlandet Hospital HF
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
ADHD
Accelerated iTBS Targeting of Working Memory Versus Inhibitory Control in Adolescent ADHD
The objective of this project is to examine the differential therapeutic effect of intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS; a type of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation) to the left DLPFC versus right PreSMA in…
- Trial name
- WINK (NCT07219810)
- Testing
- intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Bradley Hospital
School Readiness, Executive Function (Cognition)
Playful Physical Activity for Executive Functions and School Readiness in Preschool Children
Executive functions, such as attention, inhibition, working memory, and planning, are important for early learning and school readiness in preschool children.
- Conditions
- School Readiness, Executive Function (Cognition), Preschool Child Development
- Trial name
- PPA-EF-SR (NCT07678294)
- Testing
- Playful Physical Activities Intervention, Regular Physical Education Curriculum
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Pediatric Obesity, Binge Eating
Project TEACH: The Eating, Affect, and Cognitive Health Study
Specific aims are to: 1. Assess variability in performance on state-level measures of working memory (WM) delivered via Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA).
- Trial name
- NCT04121598
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Traumatic Brain Injury
Cogmed for Working Memory After TBI
This study will examine a cognitive rehabilitation protocol targeted at working memory deficits for adults and children with Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).
- Trial name
- Cogmed (NCT02305212)
- Testing
- Cogmed
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
Central Auditory Processing Disorder
Virtual Reality Game to Enhance Auditory Processing in Children With Cochlear Implants
This study aimed to design and evaluate the effectiveness of a virtual reality-based restaurant simulation game to improve central auditory processing skills in children with bilateral cochlear implants.
- Trial name
- NCT06788184
- Testing
- Virtual Reality (VR) Game for Auditory Processing, Traditional Auditory Rehabilitation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Aydın University
Sickle Cell Disease
Working Memory and School Readiness in Preschool-Aged Children With Sickle Cell Disease
Children with sickle cell disease (SCD) are at risk for neurobehavioral problems because of the impact the disease can have on the central nervous system.
- Trial name
- NCT02227472
- Testing
- Evaluation of cognitive and pre-academic skills, Parent questionnaires
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Alzheimer's Disease, Healthy
The Effect of Acetylcholine on Memory and Attention
This study will examine whether enhancing the chemical acetylcholine in the brain can improve memory and attention. It will identify changes in brain function that occur during these cognitive tasks.
- Trial name
- NCT00001977
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Working Memory Deficits
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Working Memory in College Going Students
Working memory deficiencies, might make it difficult for students to recall instructions, complete complex activities, and grasp and follow directions solving a math problem or writing a sentence.
- Trial name
- NCT05737498
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maharishi Markendeswar University (Deemed to be University)
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Inuniv and Working Memory
Minimum 24 subjects aged 8-12 with a diagnosis of ADHD will be prescribed extended release guanfacine (Intuniv) to assess impact, if any, on working memory.
- Trial name
- NCT01177306
- Testing
- extended release guanfacine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Lori A. Schweickert, MD
Down Syndrome, Intellectual Disability
Down Syndrome Memantine Follow-up Study
The purpose of this research study is to learn if the medication Memantine Hydrochloride (the study medication) can help adolescents and young adults with Down syndrome. Dr.
- Trial name
- NCT02304302
- Testing
- Memantine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Brazil
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Dyslexia, Executive Dysfunction
The Effects of Play and Competition-Based Cognitive Therapy
Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of play and competition-based cognitive therapy (PCB-CT) on executive function and occupational routines in children with dyslexia.
- Trial name
- NCT03906097
- Testing
- Play and Competition-Based Cognitive Therapy
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Brain Injury, Dementia
Neuropsychiatric Evaluation of Healthy Volunteers and Adults With Schizophrenia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the cognitive processes of participants with schizophrenia, participants with nervous system and mental disorders, and healthy volunteers.
- Conditions
- Brain Injury, Dementia, Healthy, Mental Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00001323
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 810 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
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
Single Ventricle Heart Disease
Cognitive Intervention to Improve Working Memory
Adolescents with single ventricle heart disease (SVHD) (10 males and 10 females) with mild to moderate cognitive impairment will participate in a total of 25 computer-based working memory training sessions, each 30-40 minutes (5…
- Trial name
- NCT03687008
- Testing
- Cognitive Computer Based Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Executive Function
Comparison Between Plyometrics and Calisthenics on Executive Function in School Going Children
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of calisthenics and plyometric exercises on executive functions in school-going children.
- Trial name
- NCT06770192
- Testing
- Calisthenics, Plyometric, Control
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity, Learning Disorders
Effects Of A Computerized Working Memory Training Program On Attention, Working Memory, And Academics, In Adolescents With Severe ADHD/LD
Our primary aim is to determine whether a computerized working memory (WM) training program will help students with severe learning and attention problems, in terms of improving their WM.
- Trial name
- NCT00930449
- Testing
- Cogmed Working Memory Training Program., Academy of Math, Special Education/Individualized Tutoring
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
ADHD
A Novel fNIRS Neurofeedback Intervention for Enhancement of Working Memory in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
The proposed study is to test and validate a novel intervention that integrates computerized cognitive training with real-time neuromonitoring and neurofeedback to enhance working memory by probing the individualized neural…
- Trial name
- NCT04002167
- Testing
- Neurofeedback, Cognitive training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
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