Clinical trials: Cognitive Development, open to volunteers
Cognitive Intervention to Promote Healthy Development of Executive Function (EF) Skills in Young Children
Parent-Child EF Intervention
Koronis Biomedical Technologies Corporation (KBT) is developing a cognitive intervention to promote healthy development of Executive Function (EF) skills in young children by leveraging a smartphone-based training regime designed…
- Trial name
- NCT06924307
- Testing
- Executive Function Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Koronis Biomedical Technologies
Embryonic Development, Retinal Anomalies
Mapping of the Developmental Atlas of the Visual System and Research on Embryonic Neurogenesis Phenomena
This research studies how nerve cells in the human embryonic retina, visual brain regions, and brain areas responsible for higher cognitive functions grow, develop, and form interconnected functional networks.
- Conditions
- Embryonic Development, Retinal Anomalies, Neural Development
- Trial name
- NCT07688538
- Testing
- Tissue collection and multi-omics sequencing analysis
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheng Liu
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Adaptation of the NEAR Cognitive Remediation Method to Child and Adult Autism by Including Social Scenarios and Skills
The investigators currently provide the NEAR method (neuropsychological educational approach to cognitive remediation) for people with neurocognitive difficulties, without distinguishing between ASD and schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- NEAR-TSA (NCT05786898)
- Testing
- NEAR-TSA
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier St Anne
Autistic Disorders Spectrum
Targeting the Sensory Disturbance in Autism Spectrum Disorder
This study aims to establish a cognitive-behavior therapy (CBT) based virtual exposure (VR) exposure program to train ASD adults coping with everyday sensory scenarios.
- Trial name
- NCT05157477
- Testing
- CBT-based VR exporsure program
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Suicidal Thoughts and Behaviors
Development of PRECISE: A Data Driven Personalized Suicide Prevention Intervention
Individuals at high-risk of suicide vary substantially from one another. Over time, risk factors for suicide may change within the same individual.
- Trial name
- NCT06809348
- Testing
- PRECISE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Breastfeeding, Exclusive
Avocado Consumption, Nutrients in Human Milk, and Infant Cognitive Development
The goal of this interventional study is to establish a whole food, avocado, as a viable study material to supplement mothers and infants with nutrients that support optimal brain development.
- Trial name
- NCT06208085
- Testing
- Avocado
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Autistic Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder
SQUED™ Series 28.1 Home-use and Treatment of Autowave Reverberator of Autism
Locomotor, transport and information functions in human body systems are carried out by active media in autowave regimes! Any living organism is a (micro-macro-mega) hierarchy of autowave subsystems-an ensemble of loosely coupled…
- Conditions
- Autistic Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Trial name
- SQUED™ (NCT03222375)
- Testing
- SQUED™ series 28.1 home-use
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- American Federation of Medical Synergetics
Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID)
Development and Testing of a Mobile App to Scale Delivery of Cognitive-behavioral Therapy for Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder
Avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID) is a serious and impairing eating disorder - occurring in up to 4% of adults - for which most individuals do not have access to treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT06898177
- Testing
- mCBT-AR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Intellectual Developmental Disorder
Emotional Processes in Adults With Intellectual Developmental Disorder
Emotions play a crucial part in the quality of life, interpersonal relationships and mental health in general. In adults presenting with intellectual developmental disorder (IDD), emotional abilities may be hindered, thus leading…
- Trial name
- EmoTDI (NCT07303270)
- Testing
- ACQUISS protocol assessing emotional processing.
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hôpital le Vinatier
Sleep Duration, Child Obesity
Effect of Sleep Extension on Body Weight and Learning in Children (More2Sleep)
More2Sleep is a randomized, controlled, parallel trial with two groups (sleep extension vs control) including 142 school-aged children (6-12 years) who have a BMI above average, defined as age- and sex-specific BMI Z-score above…
- Conditions
- Sleep Duration, Child Obesity, Child Development, Child Behavior
- Trial name
- More2Sleep (NCT06341179)
- Testing
- Sleep extension
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Working Memory, Inhibitory Control
BID WM Digital Intervention in Aging
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if engaging with an digital intervention may improve cognitive function. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Working Memory, Inhibitory Control, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Aging
- Trial name
- NCT06918704
- Testing
- Coherence, Worder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Cancer, Cancer Pain
Cognitive Behavioral Theory-assisted Virtual Reality for Chronic CANcer Pain (VR-CAN)
While chronic cancer pain affecting as many as 75% of patients is typically addressed using pharmacologic interventions, experts and patients alike support maximizing any relevant non-pharmacologic interventions as well, such as…
- Conditions
- Cancer, Cancer Pain, Chronic Cancer Pain
- Trial name
- VR-CAN (NCT07318519)
- Testing
- VR-CAN prototype chronic cancer pain therapy -- virtual reality program delivering CBT for chronic cancer pain management, Active Control -- two-dimensional tablet-delivered intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Medstar Health Research Institute
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Cognitive Training in Virtual Reality for Autism
The Virtual Reality Rehabilitation System (VRRS) is an innovative tool for motor and cognitive rehabilitation that has shown promising results in developmental populations, with evidence of feasibility, safety, acceptability, and…
- Trial name
- NCT07643649
- Testing
- Experimental Group, Control Group
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto per la Ricerca e l'Innovazione Biomedica
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Chronic, Depressed Mood
An Interrupted Time-Series Pilot Trial of LGBTQ-Affirming Cognitive Processing Therapy for Interpersonal and Developmental Trauma
The researchers are testing a single-group cognitive-behavioral intervention for treating traumatic stress related to interpersonal and developmental trauma in LGBTQ adults.
- Conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Chronic, Depressed Mood, Depressive and Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07863817
- Testing
- Cognitive Processing Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Premature Infant, Mental Health Issue (E.G., Depression, Psychosis, Personality Disorder, Substance Abuse)
Preventing Vulnerable Child Syndrome in the NICU With Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (PreVNT Trial)
This study is being done to see if outcomes for both a premature infant's parents and the infant born prematurely who have spent time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can be improved through parent cognitive behavioral…
- Conditions
- Premature Infant, Mental Health Issue (E.G., Depression, Psychosis, Personality Disorder, Substance Abuse), Development, Child, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- PreVNT (NCT03906435)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Anxiety Disorders
A Comparison of Two School Based Interventions to Manage Anxiety in Autistic Students
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two school based interventions to manage anxiety in autistic students. The main question[s] it aims to answer are: 1) Compare the effectiveness of Facing Your Fears-School Based…
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Anxiety Disorders, Emotion Regulation
- Trial name
- NCT05863520
- Testing
- Zones of Regulation, Facing Your Fears - School Based
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder BPD
Perimenstrual Symptoms and Emotional Dysregulation in Autism
Emotional dysregulation (ED) is defined by difficulties in modulating the experience and expression of emotions, which are characterized by particularly marked reactivity, intensity, and duration.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Borderline Personality Disorder BPD, a Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD)
- Trial name
- MEDEA (NCT06871345)
- Testing
- Semi-structured interviews SCID, Self-report questionnaires, Momentary Ecological Assessment (EMA)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Autism, Intellectual Disability
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Irritability in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Intellectual Disability
In addition to the core symptoms, children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) often exhibit disruptive behavior problems including irritability, tantrums, noncompliance, and aggression.
- Trial name
- NCT02914951
- Testing
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Cerebral Palsy, Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Assessing Intellectual and Motor Outcomes in High-risk Infants
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a condition when a baby has a brain injury that affects their movement and muscle tone. Some people with CP can have other developmental issues, like learning impairments, but many do not and have isolated…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Cerebral Palsy (CP), Cerebral Palsy Children, High-risk Infants
- Trial name
- AIM-High (NCT06857539)
- Where
- 4 sites in Ireland
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Cork