Clinical trials: Executive Function Disorders
Binge Eating, Purging (Eating Disorders)
Emotion Regulation in Binge Eating and Purging Among Adolescents
The study will examine the neural and behavioral correlates of emotion regulation in adolescents engaging in binge eating and/or purging and healthy adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT03429114
- Testing
- Magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Healthy Aging
Using Teleneuropsychology to Optimize Cognition in Healthy Aging: the Web-based Breakfast Game
Executive control processes involve initiate, coordinate, synchronize, and regulate elemental cognitive functions for the conduct of goal-directed behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT05506852
- Testing
- Web-based training strategy, Web-based regular training (no strategy)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
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)
Premature Birth
Brain Training in Preterm Children at Risk for Inattention, Hyperactivity, and Executive Function Impairment
The purpose of this study is to determine if different forms of child-friendly, computer-based puzzles and games ("brain training") targeting executive function (EF) skills (i.e., thinking, problem-solving) result in improvements…
- Trial name
- NCT02588391
- Testing
- Brain Training (Active), Brain Training (Passive), Brain Training (Active or Passive)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Malaria, Asymptomatic Malaria
OPTIMAL LEAP: Optimizing Dihydroartemisinin-Piperaquine IPTsc Intervals to Advance Learning, Executive Function, Attendance, and Antimalarial Resistance Surveillance in Kenyan Schoolchildren
Malaria remains a major cause of illness among school-aged children in sub-Saharan Africa, many of whom carry asymptomatic Plasmodium falciparum infections that may contribute to anemia, inflammation, school absenteeism, and…
- Conditions
- Malaria, Asymptomatic Malaria, Intermittent Preventive Treatment
- Trial name
- Optimal LEAP (NCT07798583)
- Testing
- Monthly DP, Quarterly DP
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
The Association Between Executive Functions and Candidate Genes of Dopaminergic and Noradrenergic Systems in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
The ultimate goal of this study is to find specific polymorphism of candidate genes (particularly of dopaminergic and noradrenergic systems) associated with intermediate phenotypes (e.g., executive functions, IQ, and other…
- Trial name
- NCT01052753
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
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)
Cognitive Decline, Executive Dysfunction
Fitness on White Matter and Cognition in Aging
Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is associated with decreased risk for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. CRF is linked with more conserved gray and white matter (WM) volume, improved WM microstructural integrity, and…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Decline, Executive Dysfunction, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
- Trial name
- NCT03775941
- Volunteers
- 645 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suffolk University
Developmental Language Disorder
Training Inner Speech in Children With Developmental Language Disorder
The complex and unclear relationship between language and executive function (EF) creates barriers to developing effective interventions for children with developmental language disorder (DLD) whose language difficulties often…
- Trial name
- NCT06880731
- Testing
- Modeling with Verbal Mediation, Modeling Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MGH Institute of Health Professions
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Targeting Cerebellum to Treat Psychosis: a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Study
The goal of this study is to use transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to investigate the impact of modulating cerebellar activity on time perception, executive function, and mood and psychotic symptoms in psychosis patients…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder I
- Trial name
- NCT02642029
- Testing
- Excitatory TMS, Inhibitory TMS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Neurologic Disorders, Schizophrenia
Characterization of High-Level Cognitive Impairments in Patients With Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Neuropsychiatric disorders are extremely common, severe, and disabling conditions. In the field of psychiatry, they notably include schizophrenia, mood disorders (depressive and bipolar disorders), autism spectrum or…
- Conditions
- Neurologic Disorders, Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder (BD), Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- COGPSY (NCT07295652)
- Testing
- Cognitive assessment, Brain MRI (optional), Electroencephalography (optional)
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier St Anne
COVID-19, Sars-CoV-2 Infection
Cognitive, Emotional and Behavioural Impairments in Patients After Sars-Cov2 Infection
Recent studies suggest cognitive, emotional and behavioural impairments occur in patients after SARS-CoV-2 infection. Problems with memory, attention, information processing and executive functions are particularly prevalent in…
- Trial name
- NCT05143320
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ospedale Generale Di Zona Moriggia-Pelascini
Alcohol Use Disorder
Social Cognition and Executive Functions in Alcohol Use Disorders - Transverse Study
Over the past few years, researchers and clinicians have stressed the major role of executive and social cognition impairments in the development and the maintenance of Alcohol Use Disorders (AUD).
- Trial name
- COSEFEX-T (NCT04647422)
- Testing
- Analysis of executive functioning and of social cognition processes
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CHU de Reims
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 Impairments, RRSO
LDX for the Treatment of Cognitive Functioning Issues in Women Post-Oophorectomy
This is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, study testing whether LDX improves cognitive function and EF in 20 postmenopausal women who report onset of cognitive difficulties after oophorectomy (with or without subsequent…
- Trial name
- LDX (NCT01986777)
- Testing
- lisdexamfetamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Overweight and Obesity
Train Your Brain - Executive Function
The purpose of this research is to test if playing games designed to improve an individual's executive function can change their views about the types of foods they eat.
- Trial name
- NCT05938894
- Testing
- online games with various food images, online games with images of flowers and songbirds
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 630 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA Grand Forks Human Nutrition Research Center
Cognition, Mood
Genistein, Equol, Cognitive Function and Mood: Twelve-week. (GECFAMc)
Isoflavones (ISF) are naturally occurring compounds that can provide protective benefits for certain domains of cognitive function.
- Trial name
- GECFAMc (NCT07742501)
- Testing
- Equol, Genistein, Maltodextrin
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Reading
ADHD, Child, Only
A Randomized Controlled Study of Family Based EF Training for Schoolage Children With ADHD
The goal of this study is to provide a new treatment approach for schoolage children with ADHD, which could facilitate the EF developing well to achieve better outcome.
- Trial name
- NCT05025501
- Testing
- Family based Executive Function Training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Executive Function Disorder, Obesity, Childhood
The Purpose of This Research is to Investigate the Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Executive Function in Obese Children
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if aerobic exercise improves executive functioning in obese children. It will also understand the effects of aerobic exercise on executive functioning in obese children.
- Trial name
- NCT06510920
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jing Xin
Executive Functions in Cerebral Palsy
Personalized Innovative Intervention Pathways to Promote EF in Children With CP
Cerebral palsy (CP) is an umbrella term, covering a group of disorders of movement and posture. It is now accepted that CP represents much more than a disorder of movements considering the frequent association with a broad range…
- Trial name
- NCT06288971
- Testing
- Self-adaption web-based software for the rehabilitation of EF and visuo-spatial abilities, Tele-rehabilitation of EF and specific cognitive processes underlying academic skills, Game-based tools for the rehabilitation of EF and motor planning
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris