Clinical trials: Executive Function (Cognition)
Screen Time, Performance Enhancing
The Effect of Aerobic Exercise Training on Collegiate eSport Team Players
E-sports, which is called video games that are played in a competitive and organized way in a virtual environment, individually or in like teams, continues to increase its popularity by reaching individuals of all ages with the…
- Conditions
- Screen Time, Performance Enhancing, Injury Prevention, Executive Function
- Trial name
- NCT05317104
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University
Cognitive Impairment, Estrogen Deficiency
Effects of Ovarian Hormone Suppression on Vascular and Cognitive Function
Complaints about memory and thinking are common in women as they go through menopause. The female hormone estrogen is important for both the health of both the brain and the blood vessels.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Estrogen Deficiency, Menopause, Endothelial Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT03112226
- Testing
- GnRHant + E2
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
HIV, Aging
The Targeted Neurocognitive Training (TNT) Study
People with HIV (PWH) often suffer from cognitive impairments known as HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND). Cognitive impairments in PWH are not fully captured by traditional neurocognitive assessment; thus, we must…
- Conditions
- HIV, Aging, Cognitive Function Abnormal, Cognitive Training
- Trial name
- TNT (NCT05773430)
- Testing
- Targeted Neurocognitive Training
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Iron-deficiency, Iron Deficiency Anemia
Iron Deficiency in Female State Fair Attendees
This study aims to examine iron deficiency symptoms and biochemical iron status based on hemoglobin, hematocrit, ferritin, and total iron binding capacity in menstruating females.
- Conditions
- Iron-deficiency, Iron Deficiency Anemia, Iron Deficiency (Without Anemia)
- Trial name
- NCT03228173
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Cognitive Control, Executive Function
Effect of Cross Frequency tACS on Cognitive Control
Investigation of frequency specific transcranial alternating current stimulation on cognitive control signals in frontal cortex
- Trial name
- NCT03800030
- Testing
- Theta-gamma tACS, Delta-beta tACS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Clonazepam Effects on Brain Oscillations and Cognition in Schizophrenia
Cognitive deficits are some of the most prominent and disabling symptoms of schizophrenia. Evidence suggests that schizophrenia involves alterations to the functioning of a neural system under the control of a brain chemical…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophreniform Disorder
- Trial name
- KGB (NCT03061136)
- Testing
- Clonazepam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Palo Alto Veterans Institute for Research
Primary Brain Tumor, Neurocognition
Executive and Socio-cognitive Functions in Survivors of Primary Brain Tumor: Impact on Patients' Quality of Life
Significant advances in primary malignant brain tumors (PBT) treatment have led to dramatically improved survival, both in children and adults.
- Conditions
- Primary Brain Tumor, Neurocognition, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NEUROCOG-QOL (NCT02693405)
- Testing
- Executive functions, social cognition, quality of life
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
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
Aging, Physical Activity
Exercise Periodization and Older Adults
The present study aimed at investigating the effects of two different resistance training protocols - nonperiodized (NP) and daily undulating periodization (DUP) - on hemodynamic, morphofunctional and cognitive parameters of…
- Conditions
- Aging, Physical Activity, Sarcopenia, Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- NCT03443375
- Testing
- Physical exercise
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Campinas, Brazil
Cognition, Aging
Exercise, Executive Processes and the Aging Brain
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of aerobic exercise on the brain and cognition through the measurement of neuroelectric and behavioral indices of executive control cognitive function in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT00430976
- Testing
- Minds in Motion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
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
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)
Anxiety, Cognitive Deficit
Evaluating the Efficacy of Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation in Mitigating Anxiety-induced Cognitive Deficits
This study investigates the potential of cranial electrotherapy stimulation to mitigate anxiety induced cognitive deficits
- Trial name
- NCT04961112
- Testing
- Cranial Electrotherapy Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Parkinson's Disease
The Effect of Rasagiline on Cognition in Parkinson's Disease
While Parkinson's disease has historically been defined in terms of its motor symptomatology, studies have shown that non-motor deficits form an important part of the syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT01382342
- Testing
- Rasagiline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Pre-demential Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome in Ageing Subjects
The main aim of the study is to characterize and understand the pathological mechanisms underlying the motoric cognitive risk syndrome, which is a predictor of Alzheimer disease.
- Conditions
- Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
- Trial name
- PRESAGE (NCT05640141)
- Testing
- MRI evaluation, Actimetry & IMU, Gait evaluation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Diet Habit, Cognitive Control
Correlational and Intervention Effects of Egg Consumption on Macular Carotenoids, Cognition, and Achievement During Childhood
The aim of this study is to examine the correlational and intervention effects of egg consumption on macular carotenoids, cognition, and achievement during childhood.
- Trial name
- SHELL (NCT03521349)
- Testing
- Whole Egg Intervention, Egg White Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Executive Function (Cognition), Shooting Performance
The Effect of Long-term Virtual Reality-based Motor Imagery Exercise Intervention on Executive Performance in Competitive Shooting Athlete
This study evaluates whether a 12-week virtual reality-based motor imagery (VRMI) training program can improve executive function and shooting performance in competitive 10-meter air pistol athletes.
- Trial name
- VRMI-ShootEF (NCT07522515)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Motor Imagery Training, Traditional Exercise Training, Health Education Videos
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xiaodong Cheng
Parkinson's Disease
Galantamine Executive Function in Parkinson's Disease
The aim of the study is to determine whether galantamine stabilizes or improves thinking abilities in individuals with Parkinson's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00211588
- Testing
- galantamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island
Stress, Psychological
Moderate-intensity Flow-based Yoga Effects on Cognition and Stress
The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of an 8-week, remotely-delivered, flow-based and moderate-intensity yoga intervention (vs. waitlist control), on stress and cognitive functioning.
- Trial name
- NCT04740229
- Testing
- Yoga
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Exercise Training, Neurocognitive Function
Acute Exercise Type and Cognitive Function: An Event-related Potential Study
This study aims to examine the effects of different types of acute exercise on cognitive functions in healthy adults.
- Trial name
- NCT05294354
- Testing
- aerobic exercise group (AE), aerobic exercise with virtual reality group (AE-VR), combined exercise group (CE)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan Normal University