Clinical trials: Cognitive and Executive Dysfunction
Cognitive Orientation, Executive Dysfunction
THE EFFECT OF THE COGNITIVE ORIENTATION TO DAILY OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE (CO-OP) APPROACH IN CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT AND HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER ON MOTOR PERFORMANCE AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS
Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a behavioural and neurodevelopmental disorder that can affect behavioural, emotional, academic, social, and cognitive functions and is not age-appropriate.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Orientation, Executive Dysfunction, Motor Activity
- Trial name
- NCT05125120
- Testing
- COGNİTİVE ORİENTATİTON DAİLY OCCUPATİONAL PERFORMANCE APPROACH
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Cognitive Impairment, Autoimmune Encephalitis
To Explore Cognitive Neural Mechanism of Autoimmune Encephalitis by Using Neuropsychological Tests and Multi-modal MRI
Most of patients with autoimmune encephalitis are left with permanent cognitive deficits of varying severity. The patients' life and career would be affected definitely by cognitive deficits.
- Trial name
- NCT03530462
- Testing
- rituximab, cyclophosphamide, Steroids
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University
Wellness, Anxiety
WILD 5 Wellness: A 30-Day Intervention
The purpose of this study is to explore the efficacy and feasibility of an integrated, prescriptive, and trackable wellness intervention combining five wellness elements including exercise, mindfulness, sleep, social…
- Conditions
- Wellness, Anxiety, Depression, Cognitive and Executive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT03272555
- Testing
- WILD 5 Wellness Interventions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beloit College
Activities of Daily Living, Accidental Fall
Bingocize: A Novel Mobile Application for Older Adult Health
This study tests the effectiveness of using a new mobile application (Bingocize®) to improve older adults' (a) adherence to an engaging exercise program, and (b) aspects of functional performance, health knowledge, dietary…
- Conditions
- Activities of Daily Living, Accidental Fall, Sarcopenia, Arteriosclerosis
- Trial name
- Bingocize (NCT03629912)
- Testing
- Socially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older Adults
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western Kentucky University
Aging, Cognitive Decline
Evaluation of the Online Memory & Aging Program and Online Goal Management Training
The current study is designed to test the effectiveness of online programs for memory and executive functions in healthy aging. The investigators are testing online adaptations of two cognitive interventions that have been…
- Trial name
- NCT03602768
- Testing
- Goal Management Training, Memory & Aging Program, Cambridge Brain Sciences
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baycrest
Dementia, Mild, Mild Cognitive Impairment
CAPABLE Family Pilot - Adapting CAPABLE for Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)/Early Stage Dementia and Their Care Partners
The purpose of this study is to test the adapted protocol, CAPABLE Family which builds upon the evidenced based CAPABLE program to address older adults with co-occurring physical disability and mild cognitive impairment or early…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Mild, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Disability Physical, Impairment, Cognitive
- Trial name
- NCT05187117
- Testing
- CAPABLE Family - Open Label Pilot, CAPABLE Family - Randomized Control Trial
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Parkinsons Disease (PD)
Study to Investigate Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Augment Executive Function in Healthy and Cognitively Impaired Populations
This study plans to learn more about how stimulating the vagus nerve through gentle electrical stimulation applied to the ear can affect decision-making, problem-solving, and other thinking abilities.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Parkinsons Disease (PD), Healthy Adult
- Trial name
- NCT07424365
- Testing
- transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Hoarding Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Cognitive Rehabilitation and Exposure Therapy for Geriatric Hoarding
Hoarding disorder (HD) is a chronic, progressive, and debilitating psychiatric condition that leads to devastating personal and public consequences, particularly for older adults.
- Trial name
- CREST (NCT05254015)
- Testing
- Cognitive Rehabilitation and Exposure/Sorting Therapy (CREST), Case Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Memory Impairment
Enhancing Frontal Lobes Plasticity in Mild Cognitive Impairment
More than 5 million people live with Alzheimer's dementia (AD) in North America. No effective treatment exists yet probably because by the time AD has developed it is too late to intervene.
- Trial name
- PAS-MCI (NCT04583215)
- Testing
- Paired Associative Stimulation (PAS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Brain Injury
Neural Bases of Cognitive Rehabilitation for Brain Injury
Some of the most common and disabling consequences of brain injury are deficits in cognition, such as difficulty with sustained attention, memory, organization, and goal management.
- Trial name
- NCT01120756
- Testing
- Goal-oriented attentional self-regulation, Brain Health Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Healthy Aging
Computerized Cognitive Training in Healthy Older Adults and Mild Cognitive Impairment
The overall objective of this study is to assess the effect of an adaptive computerized cognitive training program for executive functions (CogniFit platform) on improving these functions in older adults, both healthy and with…
- Trial name
- COGNI-AGE (NCT07598409)
- Testing
- Computerized Cognitive Training, Active Control Computerized Activities
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Antonio de Nebrija
Schizophrenia Disorders, Cognitive Dysfunction
Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Schizophrenia: Effects on EEG and Emotional Regulation
This study aims to determine whether Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT) can improve attention, memory, and emotional regulation in people with schizophrenia.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia Disorders, Cognitive Dysfunction, Emotion Regulation Disorders
- Trial name
- CRT-SCHZ (NCT06936397)
- Testing
- Cognitive Remediation Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beykoz University
Cognitive Impairment, RRSO
IMProving Executive Function Study
This is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study testing whether Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine; LDX) improves executive functioning (EF) in 100 postmenopausal women who report onset of EF difficulties after oophorectomy.
- Trial name
- IMPRES (NCT03187353)
- Testing
- Lisdexamfetamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Parkinson Disease, Prodromal Stage
Slowing Cognitive Decline in Alpha-synucleinopathies by Enhancing Physical Activity
α-Synucleinopathies, including Parkinson's disease and dementia with Lewy bodies, are the second most common neurodegenerative diseases.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Prodromal Stage, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Basal Ganglia Diseases
- Trial name
- ALPHA-FIT (NCT07324330)
- Testing
- Increase of physical activity volume and intensity with the use of a motivational smartphone application
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bonn
Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Dual-Task Training for People With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Dementia
Evidence shows that people with dementia have a higher prevalence of sleep disturbance, cognitive decline, behavioral disturbance, and experience motor dysfunction. These symptoms are interrelated.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Older Adult
- Trial name
- DTT (NCT06348810)
- Testing
- Dual-task training, Cognitive training, Motor training
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Aging, Physical Activity
Exercise Periodization and Older Adults
The present study aimed at investigating the effects of two different resistance training protocols - nonperiodized (NP) and daily undulating periodization (DUP) - on hemodynamic, morphofunctional and cognitive parameters of…
- Conditions
- Aging, Physical Activity, Sarcopenia, Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- NCT03443375
- Testing
- Physical exercise
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Campinas, Brazil
Exercise, Gait
Rhythmically Entrained Exercise in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro conduct a single-arm intervention trial to investigate the efficacy of a music-based group exercise program for community-dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- Exercise, Gait, Cognitive Decline, Caregiver Burden
- Trial name
- REECO (NCT05462977)
- Testing
- Group exercise program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Falls, Fall Risk
The Relationship Between Self-Awareness and Risk of Falls During Walking in Adults
This study examines the relationship between self-awareness and the risk of falls during walking in older adults and rehabilitation patients. Falls are a major health concern among older adults worldwide.
- Conditions
- Falls, Fall Risk, Fall Risk Factors, Cognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- SAFR (NCT07367763)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Haifa
Cognitive Decline, Dementia
Effects of Strengthening Exercise on the Brain for Early Dementia and Normative Older Adults
This study will evaluate the effects of low-intensity strengthening exercise on the brain (thinking and processing speed) for patients with early dementia, compared with normative older adults.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Decline, Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT01264614
- Testing
- Strengthening exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Union College, New York
Accidental Falls, Aging
Evaluation of the Effects of a Cognitive-Motor Fall Prevention Program on Fall Risk Factors
The goal of this interventional study is to compare in community dwelling elderly people the effects of two physical activity programs to prevent accident falls : "SILVER XIII EQUILIBRE" program and "VIVIFRAIL" program, on…
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- 13EVAL (NCT05625828)
- Testing
- Cognitive-motor Physical Activity, Multifactorial Physical Activity
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- EZUS-LYON 1