Clinical trials: Executive Dysfunction
Traumatic Brain Injury, Suicidality
Executive Dysfunction and Suicide in Psychiatric Outpatients and Inpatients
Those with traumatic brain injury (TBI) are at increased risk for suicidal behavior, and suicidality is associated with executive dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT01043432
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 133 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
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
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Treatment for Executive Dysfunction in Adult Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
A common and potentially debilitating late effect of childhood cancer treatment is neurocognitive impairment, frequently in the domain of executive dysfunction, which can limit educational attainment, employment, and quality of…
- Trial name
- NCT02336282
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Cognitive Assessment, Brain Games Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Traumatic Brain Injury, Post Concussive Symptoms
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation for the Treatment of Deficits After Traumatic Brain Injury
Patients with mild-moderate traumatic brain injury (TBI) sustained between 3 months and 5 years ago with prolonged postconcussive symptoms will be recruited.
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Post Concussive Symptoms, Depression, Executive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT02613936
- Testing
- Anodal tDCS, Cognitive training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Autism or Autistic Traits, Mental Health Disorder
The Effects of Executive Functions and Social Cognition on Mental Health
The objective of this study is to analyze the effects of executive functions (EFs) and social-cognitive abilities on the associations between autistic traits and mental health indicators (depression, anxiety, and stress).
- Conditions
- Autism or Autistic Traits, Mental Health Disorder, Executive Dysfunction, Social Cognition
- Trial name
- NCT06213194
- Testing
- MindZone
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 178 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ibn Haldun University
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
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Neurostimulation In Adult Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
Long-term survivors of ALL are at-risk for neurocognitive impairment, particularly in the area of executive functioning. Relatively limited research has focused on interventions for improving neurocognitive outcomes in long-term…
- Trial name
- NCT04007601
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Cognitive Aging
Guanfacine Treatment for Prefrontal Cognitive Dysfunction in Elderly Subjects
This proposal aims to determine whether low does of the alpha-2A-adrenoceptor agonist guanfacine can improve deficits in prefrontally-mediated cognitive functions in healthy elderly subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT00935493
- Testing
- Guanfacine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Acquired Brain Injury
Integrated PRocess and StrategieS Training: I-PRESS Training
There is a pressing need to develop more effective interventions to remediate cognitive deficits in highly prevalent disabling conditions such as stroke, head injury and other forms of acquired brain injury (ABI).
- Trial name
- I-PRESS (NCT04882215)
- Testing
- GMT combined with WMU Training
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Executive Function Deficits (EFD)
Memantine for Executive Dysfunction in Adults With ADHD: A Pilot Study
This is a 12-week clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of memantine hydrochloride (Namenda) in the treatment of executive function deficits (EFDs) in adults with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)…
- Trial name
- NCT01533493
- Testing
- Memantine Hydrochloride, OROS-Methylphenidate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Diabetes, Executive Dysfunction
Can Vitamin D3 Improve Cognitive Function in Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes? (THINK-D)
Diabetes increases the risk of cognitive dysfunction. The incidence of dementia is 1.5 to 2.5 times higher in persons with diabetes than the general population.
- Trial name
- THINK-D (NCT02416193)
- Testing
- Cholecalciferol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Loyola University
Drug Addiction, Executive Dysfunction
Bilateral Prefrontal Modulation in Alcoholism
In this study, eligible alcoholic inpatients recruited from a specialized clinic for addiction treatment, filling inclusion criteria and not showing any exclusion criteria, were randomized to receive the repetitive (10 sessions…
- Trial name
- tDCS_ALCOHOL (NCT02091284)
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Espirito Santo
Alcohol Dependence, Executive Dysfunction
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex in Alcoholism
Alcohol dependency is the most frequent addiction leading to a massive burden of both, patients health, and economy. Present therapeutic concepts suffer from limited efficacy, and thus new innovative therapies are needed.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Dependence, Executive Dysfunction, Abnormal Craving for Drugs
- Trial name
- NCT01330394
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Espirito Santo
Parkinson's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Cognitive Rehab for Parkinson's
This study will examine the feasibility of an at-home cognitive training program that incorporates both memory training and online computerized cognitive training (CCT) software.
- Trial name
- NCT03836963
- Testing
- cognitive training, active control cognitive training, memory strategy training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development