Clinical trials: Executive Function
Child Development, Motor Skills
Motor-Focused Exercise and Brain Development in Preschool Children
This study will test whether a structured motor-focused exercise program can improve both brain function and gross motor skills in preschool children.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Motor Skills, Neurodevelopment, Brain Function
- Trial name
- MoBraD (NCT07307742)
- Testing
- Motor-Focused Physical Education, Ordinary Physical Education
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hunan Normal University
Child Behavior, Problem Behavior
Executive Function and Symptom Reduction in Youth Receiving Home-based Treatment With Collaborative Problem Solving
In this project, the investigators will extend prior results of parent-reported executive function growth and symptom reduction in children receiving home-based treatment with the Collaborative Problem Solving treatment approach…
- Conditions
- Child Behavior, Problem Behavior, Executive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT04121650
- Testing
- Collaborative Problem Solving
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Parkinson's Disease, Exercise Therapy
Partnered Dance Aerobic Exercise as a Neuroprotective, Motor and Cognitive Intervention in Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's disease (PD) is a difficult to treat condition that impairs mobility and thinking. It is not fully treated by drugs and surgery. Two priority issues for most people with PD are "OFF-time" and Cognitive impairment.
- Conditions
- Parkinson's Disease, Exercise Therapy, Cognition
- Trial name
- PDAE in PD (NCT04122690)
- Testing
- PDAE, WAE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Indication for Modification of Patient Cognitive Status
Efficacy of Repyflec Cognitive Remediation Group Training in Schizophrenia
The purpose of this study was to develop an integrative intervention for schizophrenia taking into account previous efficacious therapies.
- Trial name
- NCT01279070
- Testing
- Repyflec cognitive remediation training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder
Validation Study of the ExéSem Battery Designed to Differentiate the Contribution of Executive Functions in Semantic Disorders
This protocol describes a study aimed at evaluating the psychometric properties of the ExéSem battery, developed to differentiate semantic deficits from executive semantic impairments in patients with post-lesional or…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder, Progressive Primary Aphasia Semantic Variant, People Without Neurocognitive Disorder
- Trial name
- ExéSemVal (NCT07573046)
- Testing
- ExéSem cognitive battery
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Traumatic Brain Injury
The Environment's Impact on Thinking When Added to Leg Cycling in People With TBI: VITAL
Aerobic exercise is a promising treatment modality for cognition in persons with TBI, but effects are consistently small. This study aims to investigate the effect of difference environments during moderate intensity cycling…
- Trial name
- VITAL (NCT04901286)
- Testing
- Exercise Only, Exercise + Non-Immersive Virtual Reality, Exercise + Immersive Virtual Reality
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
COVID-19, Healthy Volunteers
Executive Functioning and Sleep Fragmentation in COVID-19 Patients
This project aims to investigate executive functioning abilities (primary outcome) and quality of sleep (secondary outcome) in patients with COVID-19 (while distinguishing between those with and without sleep fragmentation)…
- Trial name
- NCT05764096
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA
Parkinson Disease
Cognitive-motor Training in Parkinson Disease
Literature reviews showed the cognitive-motor training that combines cognitive tasks may enhance cognitive functions more effectively than individual interventions.
- Trial name
- NCT06588439
- Testing
- Cognitive-motor training, Conventional physiotherapy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Traumatic Brain Injury, Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Training Executive Functions to Facilitate Recovery Following Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this research study is to investigate different types of task training to determine if training improves thinking processes following traumatic brain injury.
- Trial name
- NCT01993407
- Testing
- Task Switching Training, Control Task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Improving Academic and Social Functioning in Middle-Schoolers With Autism
The goal of this study is to test how well two group interventions work for middle-school children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
- Trial name
- NCT06705907
- Testing
- Achieving Independence and Mastery in School (AIMS), Building Essential Social Skills for Teens (BESST)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 224 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Music Therapy Experiences in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
This study compares different music therapy (MT) experiences and their impact on memory and language in patients with Alzheimer's disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment.
- Trial name
- NCT04666077
- Testing
- Home-based MT through Supervised, Supported Singing (H3S), Individualized Music Therapy (IMT), Attention Control (AtCon)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Effect of Varenicline on Cognitive Function in Cigarette Smokers With Schizophrenia
Smokers with schizophrenia have more difficulties quitting smoking than smokers without a mental disorder. Varenicline (Champix) is a new stop smoking medication with a unique mechanism of action.
- Trial name
- NCT01093365
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Attention Concentration Difficulty, Depression
Training Resiliency in Youth (TRY) Study
The aim of the study is to determine whether a neuroscience-inspired cognitive remediation video game (EVO) that targets the cognitive control network (CCN) will improve executive functioning (EF) and resilience to psychiatric…
- Conditions
- Attention Concentration Difficulty, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- TRY (NCT03429465)
- Testing
- EVO Cognitive Remediation Game
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Mental Fatigue
Impact of Astaxanthin on Cognition in Recreationally Active Females
The purpose of this study is to examine the protentional that the antioxidant Astaxanthin has on mitigating cognitive decline following mental fatigue.
- Trial name
- NCT06460181
- Testing
- Astaxanthin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Alabama
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
Substance Use Disorder
Mobile Health Cognitive Stimulation in Heroin Users
Heroin use has been related to brain dysfunction particularly in the prefrontal cortex. These effects are evident in neuropsychological impairments in attention, memory and executive functioning of heroin users.
- Trial name
- Re@dict (NCT02308878)
- Testing
- Mobile health cognitive stimulation
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Pedro Gamito
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Exercise Interventions for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
The purpose of this clinical trial is to find out whether exergame and aerobic exercise can improve sleep, movement skills, thinking abilities, and brain activity in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Trial name
- NCT07789457
- Testing
- Exergaming, Aerobic exercise, Conventional physical therapy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Stroke
Executive Functions Computerized Rehabilitation Using Virtual Reality to Improve Activities of Daily Living Post-stroke
This research aims to evaluate the effects of a cognitive reeducation carried out with the COVIRTUA Cognition software using a virtual environment, on real-life execution of activities of daily living (ADL) for patients with…
- Trial name
- RéFEx (NCT04855903)
- Testing
- Covirtua Cognition software
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke
Neural Dynamics and Connectivity in Response Inhibition and Traumatic Brain Injury
Background: Previous research has shown that certain parts of the brain are involved in voluntarily stopping an ongoing motor response (movement); however, it is not known whether this same network is also involved in suppressing…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke, Headache, PTSD
- Trial name
- NCT01194661
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Parkinson's Disease
Concurrent Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation and Gait Training in Parkinson's Disease
To investigate the effect of concurrent transcranial direct current stimulation and gait training on gait performance when doing the cognitive dual-task in people with Parkinson's Disease.
- Trial name
- NCT04041661
- Testing
- Active tDCS plus gait training
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University