Clinical trials: Executive Function, open to volunteers
Aphasia, Acquired, Speech Therapy
Anomia Therapy and Executive Function Training in Chronic Post-stroke Aphasia: Pilot Study of Multidimensional Effects
The goal of this clinical trial is to measure the effects of a speech therapy protocol combining anomia therapy and executive function training on naming and discourse in people with chronic aphasia, and to study the related…
- Trial name
- ATAC2PILOT (NCT06712225)
- Testing
- Anomia therapy: semantic feature analysis and phonological components analysis;, Executive function training: computerized equipment
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Healthy Volunteers
Acute Effects of High-intensity Interval Training With Mindfulness-based Recovery on Executive Function in Children
The goal of this randomized cross-over trial is to learn about the effect of a single bout of 20-min mindfulness-based high-intensity interval training (MF-HIIT), MF-only, and HIIT-only in relative to sitting rest on executive…
- Trial name
- NCT06270589
- Testing
- MF-HIIT, MF-only, HIIT-only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Tobacco Use, Cigarette Smoking
RTMS Targets Neural Circuits for Smoking Cessation
Cigarette smoking is a significant public health concern. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a non-invasive form of brain stimulation that has already displayed remarkable potential for producing novel…
- Trial name
- NCT04903028
- Testing
- Active rTMS 10 Hz DLPFC
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
Home-Based Executive Function Training Intervention For Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder-prone Children
This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a home-based executive function training Intervention on children's ADHD symptoms, executive function and parents' parenting stress.
- Trial name
- NCT06950866
- Testing
- Home-based executive function training therapy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Wuhan Mental Health Centre
Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain, Central Sensitization
Exercise Interventions for Overweight Men With Chronic Low Back Pain
This randomized controlled trial aims to compare the effectiveness of motor control exercise, aerobic walking exercise, and muscle strengthening exercise in overweight male adults with non-specific chronic low back pain and…
- Trial name
- MAMS-CLBP (NCT07688564)
- Testing
- Motor Control Exercise, Aerobic Walking Exercise, Muscle Strengthening Exercise
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 156 people
- Sponsor
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease(AD)
Neuclare Device for Temporary Improvement of Executive Function in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Prodromal Alzheimer's Disease
This study is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, parallel-group, prospective confirmatory clinical trial designed to evaluate whether the Neuclare medical device can temporarily improve executive function (planning and…
- Trial name
- NCT07239310
- Testing
- Participants receive Neuclare Device while continuing their cognitive medication
- Where
- 7 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- Deepsonbio
Development, Child, Executive Functions
Orchestra in Class, a Novel Booster for Executive Functions and Brain Development in Young Primary School Children
How to optimally stimulate the developing brain is still unclear. Executive functions (EF) exhibited substantially stronger far transfer effects in children who learned to play a musical instrument than in children who acquired…
- Conditions
- Development, Child, Executive Functions, Interventions, Music
- Trial name
- ORBIT (NCT05912270)
- Testing
- Orchestra in Class
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- School of Health Sciences Geneva
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
Multitasking Behavior and Neural Representations Associated With Multitasking Ability, Healthy Volunteers
Cognitive Control & the Functional Organization of the Frontal Cortex
The goal of this basic experimental clinical trial is to understand the effect of multitasking practice on the structure of neural representations of tasks in the human lateral prefrontal cortex and control brain regions.
- Conditions
- Multitasking Behavior and Neural Representations Associated With Multitasking Ability, Healthy Volunteers, Executive Function
- Trial name
- NCT06436209
- Testing
- Multitask Practice Intervention (MPI), Single-task Practice Intervention (SPI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Mild-to-moderate Depression, Neural Activity
Probiotics for Depressive Symptomatology and Neural Activity.
This study aims to investigate the acute and chronic effects of 16-week probiotic supplementation (Ecologic® Barrier) on depressive symptoms and neural activity in those with mild-to-moderate depression.
- Conditions
- Mild-to-moderate Depression, Neural Activity, Executive Function (Cognition)
- Trial name
- PRODAN (NCT07667530)
- Testing
- Ecologic® Barrier
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- University of Reading
Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar and Related Disorders
Targeted Alternating Current and Cognitive Training Intervention for Cognitive Control in Bipolar Disorders
This study is testing whether a type of gentle brain stimulation, combined with computer-based brain training exercises, can help improve thinking skills in Veterans with bipolar disorder.
- Conditions
- Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar and Related Disorders, Veterans, Suicide
- Trial name
- TACTIC-BD (NCT07845409)
- Testing
- Soterix 1x1 tES mini-CT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 138 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined With Virtual Reality on Balance and Executive Functions in Children With Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
Children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy commonly experience difficulties with balance and may also have challenges involving attention, working memory, cognitive flexibility, and inhibitory control.
- Trial name
- NCT07829770
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Virtual Reality Rehabilitation, Conventional Physical Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
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 Performance, Attention
Effects of Caffeine on Chess Performance and Cognitive Function in Professional Chess Players
This study will examine whether caffeine improves cognitive and competitive performance in professional chess players during tournament-style games.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Performance, Attention, Reaction Time, Caffeine
- Trial name
- GRANDMASTER (NCT07641335)
- Testing
- Caffeinated Coffee
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Louis University
Emotional Regulation, Virtual Reality
E-Emotio Project A Gamified Preventive School-based Paradigm Using Virtual Reality Technologies for Improving Emotional Regulation in Children and Adolescents.
Introduction and Significance: Preventive interventions have been shown to reduce the risk of developing anxiety and depression, making them a critical focus area in mental health promotion for children and adolescents.
- Conditions
- Emotional Regulation, Virtual Reality, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- e-Emotio (NCT06236919)
- Testing
- VR cognitive training, VR nature exposure relaxation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
Multiple Sclerosis, Cognitive Change
Remote Evaluation of MIND Diet
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if increasing adherence to a Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet pattern improves thinking ability and memory compared to a healthy control diet in…
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Cognitive Change, Nutrition, Healthy
- Trial name
- REMIND (NCT06450977)
- Testing
- MIND Diet, Control Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Healthy
De-stressing the Brain: Can Eating Grapes During Periods of Mental Stress Protect Brain and Vascular Health in Young Adults
The main aim of the current study is to investigate whether consuming grapes rich in flavonoids just before mental stress can protect cerebrovascular and peripheral vascular function, mood and cognition, from the negative effects…
- Trial name
- NCT06923722
- Testing
- High-flavonoid grape intervention, Low-flavonoid grape intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
ARFID, Anorexia Nervosa
Cognitive Evaluation of Patients With Eating Disorders
The goal of this cross - sectional observational study is to improve understanding of the psychological and cognitive characteristics of Feeding and Eating Disorders (FEDs), a group of conditions that represent a growing public…
- Conditions
- ARFID, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Cognitive Flexibility
- Trial name
- DNA_ARFID (NCT07478510)
- Testing
- Go/No-go, IAT, WCST
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA
Obesity, Weight Loss
Metabolic and Behavioural Effects of CONTRAVE as Potential Mechanisms of Weight Loss in Adults With Obesity
Obesity is a common chronic disease linked with increased risk for other illnesses and earlier death. Our team and others have shown that many bodily and psychological changes occur when individuals are on calorie-restricted…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Weight Loss, Weight Management, Dietary Intervention
- Trial name
- NCT06809166
- Testing
- Contrave, Diet Program
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The Royal's Institute of Mental Health Research
Cognitive Change, Diet, Healthy
Optimized Tailored Interventions in Metabolic and Lifestyle Outcomes (OPTIMAL)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if increasing adherence to a Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet pattern improves brain and heart health relative to a healthy control diet in…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Change, Diet, Healthy, Metabolic Syndrome, Protection Against
- Trial name
- NCT06605898
- Testing
- MIND Diet, Control Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign