Clinical trials: Executive Function
Executive Functions, Metabolic Syndrome
Exergaming Improves Executive Functions in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome
Background: Recent studies indicate that exercise-related games can improve executive function, attention processing, and visuospatial skills.
- Conditions
- Executive Functions, Metabolic Syndrome, Aerobic Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT04015583
- Testing
- exergaming group
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Kyoung Im Cho
Strength Training, Executive Function
Effect of Strength Training on Executive Functions in Elderly People With Mild Cognitive Impairment
Cognitive impairment or dementia is their last degree in one of the main concerns at a social level in these ages. To this day, there are different pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies that can help prevent…
- Trial name
- Executive-19 (NCT03946254)
- Testing
- Effect of strength training on executive functions in elderly people with mild cognitive impairment.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Seville
Executive Functions, Memory Functions
Multi-domain Versus Uni-Domain Training on Executive Control and Memory Functions of Older Adults
Age-related cognitive decline affects negatively daily living and quality of life of older adults. Previous research has shown a moderate impact of cognitive and physical training on the cognitive functioning of elders.
- Trial name
- VIBAL (NCT03823183)
- Testing
- Cognitive training, Physical training, Cognitive control
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Physical Activity, Aerobic Fitness
Active School. A School-based Intervention to Increase Childrens Daily Physical Activity Level.
This study seeks to explore whether increased physical activity in school affects children's executive function, aerobic Fitness and childrens self-regulation. The "Active school" study was a 10-month randomized controlled trial.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Aerobic Fitness, Executive Function
- Trial name
- NCT03436355
- Testing
- Physical activity
- Volunteers
- 449 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Stavanger
Congenital Heart Disease, Neurodevelopment
Improving Neurodevelopment in Adolescents With Congenital Heart Disease
Executive dysfunction can profoundly impact all dimensions of a child's development. Impairments in executive function are a central component of the neurodevelopmental phenotype associated with CHD, and manifest as behavioral…
- Conditions
- Congenital Heart Disease, Neurodevelopment, Executive Function, Working Memory Training
- Trial name
- NCT02759263
- Testing
- Cogmed Working Memory Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Executive Function
Brain Games to Improve Executive Function in São Paulo, Brazil
A growing body of research has highlighted the critical importance of children's self-regulation and executive function skills for their school performance as well as for their later life outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT03491488
- Testing
- Brain Games
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder
Community Based Intervention for Children With ADHD and ASD
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a new treatment, Unstuck and On Target (UOT), works better, worse, or the same as the best treatment that is available now, Contingency Behavioral Management (CBM), for low income…
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder, Executive Function
- Trial name
- NCT03003286
- Testing
- Unstuck and on Target (UOT), Parents and Teachers Supporting Students (PATSS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Lauren Kenworthy
Low Executive Function in Children
Modeling and Testing Change in Mental Abilities in Childhood
Children with low executive function, working memory and attention skills in childhood not only do poorly at school, but also go on to do poorly on social, health, and financial indicators in adulthood.
- Trial name
- NCT02459873
- Testing
- Computer games to assess change in executive function skills
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Executive Function, Language
A Randomized Clinical Trial Comparing Executive Function and Language Skills Training on School Readiness in Preschool Children
Background: environmental influences in the first years of life have a great impact on adulthood. Adequate environmental stimulation in the first years of life positively influence cognitive, emotional and neurological…
- Conditions
- Executive Function, Language, Preschool Child
- Trial name
- NCT02807831
- Testing
- Executive functions training, Language skills training, Regular school curriculum
- Volunteers
- 582 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Prevention
The Medical College of Georgia PLAY Project: Exercise Dose and Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Children
The study is a behavioral clinical trial of aerobic exercise to determine dose-response effects on risk for type 2 diabetes, fatness, fitness, blood cholesterol levels, and other cardiovascular risk factors in overweight…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Prevention, Executive Function (Cognition)
- Trial name
- NCT00108901
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 222 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
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
ADHD, Executive Function Deficits (EFD's)
Memantine Monotherapy for Executive Dysfunction and ADHD
This is a 12-week clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of memantine hydrochloride (Memantine HC1, brand name Namenda) in the treatment of executive function deficits (EFDs) in adults with Attention Deficit…
- Trial name
- NCT01844427
- Testing
- Memantine
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Executive Function
Genetic Polymorphism as Moderator of the Effect of an Acute Bout of Exercise on Cognitive Function
Studies have shown that an acute bout of aerobic exercise positively effects cognition, mainly executive functioning; however the effect is not observed among all people and it is not clear whether only aerobic exercise can…
- Trial name
- NCT01718405
- Testing
- Cognitive function after exercise test, Blood sample analysis
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Physical Fitness, Executive Function
The Effects of Cordyceps Sinensis and Lingzhi on Cardiovascular Fitness and Cognitive Function
Cordyceps Sinensis (CS) and Lingzhi extracts have been used in Chinese Medicine for many years for treatment of a variety of conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT01718548
- Testing
- Cordyceps Sinensis (CS) and Lingzhi, Tea and Flour
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Attention, Memory, Short-Term
Effectiveness of Modafinil in Improving Cognitive Performance of University Students
The purpose of this study is to determine whether modafinil is effective in the improvement of mnesic performance and executive functions of university students from high academic performance.
- Conditions
- Attention, Memory, Short-Term, Executive Function
- Trial name
- NCT01365897
- Testing
- Modafinil
- Where
- 2 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Valparaiso