Clinical trials: Executive Dysfunction, active
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
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
Executive Dysfunction, Occupational Problems
Investigation of the Relationship Between Executive Functions and Occupational Performance of Children With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
The effects of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and its treatments on executive functions and occupational performance are under-mentioned in the literature.
- Conditions
- Executive Dysfunction, Occupational Problems, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT06868784
- Testing
- Evaluations
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lokman Hekim University
Obesity
Executive Function in Obese
This study was planned to examine the effect of executive function problems on physical performance and general well-being in obese individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT06578091
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Kutahya Health Sciences University
Psychotic Disorders, ADHD
Cognitive Remediation in Forensic Mental Health Care
Forensic patients often display cognitive deficits, particularly in the domain of executive functions, that represent a challenge to forensic rehabilitation.
- Conditions
- Psychotic Disorders, ADHD, TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury), Aggression
- Trial name
- CRFMHC (NCT04610697)
- Testing
- Cognitive Remediation, Active Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
TACS to Engage Theta-Gamma Coupling and Enhance Working Memory in Patients With MCI (tACS-MCI)
This study is looking at a new non-invasive brain stimulation methods called transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) to see if it can improve working memory and thinking processes in people with Mild Cognitive…
- Trial name
- tACS-MCI (NCT06783283)
- Testing
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Parkinson's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
rTMS to Improve Cognition in Parkinson's
The purpose of this study is to examine safety, feasibility, and the behavioral and brain effects of a non-invasive treatment, repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), for Veterans with Parkinson's disease or atypical…
- Trial name
- TMSCogReP (NCT03836950)
- Testing
- MagVenture MagProX100 stimulator (MagVenture, Falun, Denmark)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Executive Dysfunction
Causal Role of the Aperiodic Signal for Working Memory
Working memory (WM) is the ability to hold relevant information in mind in the absence of sensory input. The capacity for WM is a foundation for cognitive control and higher cognitive function more broadly.
- Trial name
- TRAS (NCT06126809)
- Testing
- Steep-tRAS, Flat-tRAS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
HIE - Hypoxic - Ischemic Encephalopathy, Perinatal Anoxic-ischemic Brain Injury
Biomarkers Study in Infants With Prior Neonatal Brain Injury
This research focuses on the long-term cognitive development of children, including healthy infants and those who had a perinatal brain injury.
- Conditions
- HIE - Hypoxic - Ischemic Encephalopathy, Perinatal Anoxic-ischemic Brain Injury, Premature Birth, Healthy Participants
- Trial name
- NCT07413900
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Epilepsy in Children, Executive Dysfunction
Epilepsy Journey-An Executive Functioning Intervention for Teens With Epilepsy
The goal of this multi-site clinical trial is to determine the effectiveness of two components of a web-based intervention (Epilepsy Journey) to improve executive functioning in adolescents with epilepsy.
- Trial name
- NCT06608966
- Testing
- Epilepsy Journey web-based modules, Telehealth with a therapist
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 310 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Executive Dysfunction
Executive Control Training for Adolescents With ADHD: A Randomized Controlled Effectiveness Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate an evidence-based, non-pharmacological treatment alternative: Goal Management Training (GMT) for adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
- Trial name
- ADHD Effect (NCT05874791)
- Testing
- Goal Management training
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Sykehuset Innlandet HF
Parkinson Disease, Stroke
COMPuter-assisted Self-training to Improve EXecutive Function
This project explores the effects of specialized computer-based cognitive rehabilitation (CBCR) targeting executive functions in three groups of patients: Stroke, Cardiac Arrest and Parkinson's Disease.
- Conditions
- Parkinson Disease, Stroke, Cardiac Arrest, Cognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- COMPEX (NCT04229056)
- Testing
- Computer-based cognitive rehabilitation (CBCR), General computer-based cognitive stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 307 people
- Sponsor
- Bispebjerg Hospital
Precocious Puberty, Central, Executive Dysfunction
Hypiend - Multicomponent Behavioral Intervention in Pre-puberal Children (Hypiend-PPC)
This study is part of the European Hypiend project, which aims to explore the effects of co-exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) on the function and epigenetic programming of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)…
- Trial name
- Hypiend-PPC (NCT07411001)
- Testing
- Multi-Component Behavioral intervention, Information
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sciensano
Sickle Cell Disease, Executive Dysfunction
Methylphenidate to Address Attention and Executive Deficits Among Children With Sickle Cell Disease
The purpose of this study is to determine if patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) can consistently take a drug called Methylphenidate (MPH) daily, once a day for 4 weeks to help with any thinking, attention or schoolwork…
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Executive Dysfunction, Cognitive Impairment, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
- Trial name
- NCT07226219
- Testing
- Extended-Release Methylphenidate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Executive Dysfunction
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Children With Autism
Although many children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) make significant progress in learning and their cognitive skills improve with applied behavior analysis (ABA), there are a significant number of children who…
- Trial name
- tDCS (NCT07092280)
- Testing
- Active tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Institute for Basic Research
Heart Defect, Congenital, Executive Dysfunction
Executive Function Intervention for Children With Complex Congenital Heart Disease
Children with complex congenital heart disease (cCHD) nowadays survive thanks to medical advances into their teenage years and adulthood. However, many of them have difficulties with so-called executive functions.
- Trial name
- E-Fit Heart (NCT07692958)
- Testing
- E-Fit Intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bea Latal
Sickle Cell Disease, Cognitive Impairment
Cognitive Remediation Intervention to Prepare for Transition of Care
Randomized Controlled Trial (RTC) testing the efficacy of a telehealth adaptation of the Cognitive-Remediation of Executive and Adaptive Deficits in Youth (C-READY) intervention to prepare adolescents with sickle cell disease for…
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Cognitive Impairment, Adolescent Behavior, Self Efficacy
- Trial name
- NCT05336201
- Testing
- CREADY (Cognitive-Remediation of Executive and Adaptive Deficits in Youth)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Executive Dysfunction, Physical Stress
Integrative Adolescence Research Programme (IARP)
This study aims to understand child health during adolescence. We will examine the role of lifestyle (e.g. physical activity), growth trajectories and other environmental factors that can influence the development of phenotypes…
- Conditions
- Executive Dysfunction, Physical Stress, Mental Health Wellness 1
- Trial name
- IARP (NCT06622681)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute for Human Development and Potential (IHDP), Singapore
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Chronic Kidney Diseases
Accelerated Age-related Cognitive Decline: Impact of Exercise on Executive Function and Neuroplasticity
The purpose of this study is to see if 6 months of home-based walking will improve memory, and brain structure and function, compared to health education in older adults that have chronic kidney disease and mild cognitive…
- Trial name
- EXEC (NCT05655325)
- Testing
- Home-based walking exercise, Attention control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Epilepsy, Quality of Life
Idiopathic Generalized Epilepsy Cognitive and Emotional Profile
The primary goal of the study is to explore the neurocognitive, emotional-behavioral functioning, and quality of life of adolescents with IGE, identifying key factors that affect their overall well-being.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy, Quality of Life, Neuropathology, Emotional Problem
- Trial name
- NCT06782074
- Testing
- emotional and neuropsychological assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS National Neurological Institute "C. Mondino" Foundation