Clinical trials: Executive Function Disorders
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Intensive Executive Function Training
The investigators intent to recruit 80 attention deficit hyperactivity disorder families. The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder families had received executive function training one year before.They will be randomized to…
- Trial name
- NCT02656758
- Testing
- intensive Executive function training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ZIli Fan
Cognitive Change, Metabolic Syndrome, Protection Against
Nutritional Intervention for Sustaining Health (NURISH) Trial
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, Metabolic Syndrome, Protection Against, Diet, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT06437860
- Testing
- MIND Diet, Control Diet
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Healthy, Cognitive Function 1, Social
Active Gains in Brain Using Exercise During Aging
AGUEDA (Active Gains in brain using Exercise During Aging) is a randomized controlled trial designed to examine the effects of a 24-week resistance exercise program on brain health in cognitively normal adults between 65-80 years…
- Trial name
- AGUEDA (NCT05186090)
- Testing
- 24-week resistance exercise program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Granada
Age Related Cognitive Decline, Alzheimer's Disease
n-3 PUFA for Vascular Cognitive Aging
Brain scans can help identify changes that appear to increase risk for cognitive decline and dementia. Some of these brain changes are thought to reflect actual damage to the small blood vessels that support normal brain…
- Conditions
- Age Related Cognitive Decline, Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Dementia, Endothelial Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT01953705
- Testing
- Omega 3 PUFA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Executive Dysfunction, Occupational Problems
Investigation of the Relationship Between Executive Functions and Occupational Performance of Children With Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
The effects of Duchenne muscular dystrophy and its treatments on executive functions and occupational performance are under-mentioned in the literature.
- Conditions
- Executive Dysfunction, Occupational Problems, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT06868784
- Testing
- Evaluations
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lokman Hekim University
Preschool Child, Executive Function (Cognition)
Do Motor Synchrony Games Improve Self Regulation?
The goal of this study is to determine if progressively more challenging playground games (motor synchrony games) improve executive function in preschool-aged children.
- Trial name
- MSG (NCT06647693)
- Testing
- Motor Synchrony Games (MSG)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Appalachian State University
Autism Spectrum Disorders, Mood Disorders
Multidimensional Measurement of Psychopharmacological Treatment Response
The study examines actigraphic, observational, psychometric and associated repeated measurements obtained prior to and during psychopharmacological treatment.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorders, Mood Disorders, Sleep Disorders, Attention Deficit Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT01184235
- Testing
- Pharmacological Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Child Psychopharmacology Institute
Overweight, Obesity
Mini-trampoline Intervention vs. Nordic Walking: Balance, Fitness and Neuropsychological Effects
The effects of mini-trampoline training on balance, cardiorespiratory fitness, strength and neuropsychological parameters in an overweight or obese population are unknown.
- Trial name
- TraWaFit (NCT02596152)
- Testing
- mini-trampoline, Nordic Walking
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss
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
Mood, Cognitive Performance
The Effects of A Proprietary Spearmint Extract on Cognitive Performance
This study was designed to evaluate the chronic effects of a proprietary spearmint extract over 90 days of supplementation on aspects of cognitive performance (cognitive function and active reaction time), subjective mood, and…
- Conditions
- Mood, Cognitive Performance, Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT02518165
- Testing
- Proprietary spearmint extract
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kemin Foods LC
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Motor-Cognitive Integrated Intervention for Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of an Action Observation and Motor Imagery (AOMI) combined with Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) intervention for children aged 7 to 11 years with Developmental…
- Trial name
- NCT07486856
- Testing
- Action Observation and Motor Imagery (AOMI) Training, Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) Training, General Physical Activities
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai University of Sport
Breast Cancer
Responsiveness to Acute Changes in Exercise and Relaxation (RACER) Trial
The purpose of this acute study is to compare the combined effects of aerobic exercise and relaxation training on fatigue and its related cognitive components, among breast cancer survivors.
- Trial name
- RACER (NCT03702712)
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise and Relaxation, Aerobic Exercise Only, Relaxation Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Parkinson's Disease
Development of a Face Valid Executive Functioning Task
The purpose of this study is to develop a task to measure executive thinking skills that can be performed in a laboratory setting, but has clear parallels to the thinking demands of real life situations, and can be administered…
- Trial name
- MedTask (NCT00918112)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Activities of Daily Living, Accidental Fall
Bingocize: A Novel Mobile Application for Older Adult Health
This study tests the effectiveness of using a new mobile application (Bingocize®) to improve older adults' (a) adherence to an engaging exercise program, and (b) aspects of functional performance, health knowledge, dietary…
- Conditions
- Activities of Daily Living, Accidental Fall, Sarcopenia, Arteriosclerosis
- Trial name
- Bingocize (NCT03629912)
- Testing
- Socially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older Adults
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western Kentucky University
Aging, Cognitive Decline
Evaluation of the Online Memory & Aging Program and Online Goal Management Training
The current study is designed to test the effectiveness of online programs for memory and executive functions in healthy aging. The investigators are testing online adaptations of two cognitive interventions that have been…
- Trial name
- NCT03602768
- Testing
- Goal Management Training, Memory & Aging Program, Cambridge Brain Sciences
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baycrest
Dementia, Mild, Mild Cognitive Impairment
CAPABLE Family Pilot - Adapting CAPABLE for Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)/Early Stage Dementia and Their Care Partners
The purpose of this study is to test the adapted protocol, CAPABLE Family which builds upon the evidenced based CAPABLE program to address older adults with co-occurring physical disability and mild cognitive impairment or early…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Mild, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Disability Physical, Impairment, Cognitive
- Trial name
- NCT05187117
- Testing
- CAPABLE Family - Open Label Pilot, CAPABLE Family - Randomized Control Trial
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Autism or Autistic Traits, Mental Health Disorder
The Effects of Executive Functions and Social Cognition on Mental Health
The objective of this study is to analyze the effects of executive functions (EFs) and social-cognitive abilities on the associations between autistic traits and mental health indicators (depression, anxiety, and stress).
- Conditions
- Autism or Autistic Traits, Mental Health Disorder, Executive Dysfunction, Social Cognition
- Trial name
- NCT06213194
- Testing
- MindZone
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 178 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ibn Haldun University
Reading Disability
Executive Function in Early Childhood
Despite the fact that a substantial number of school age children struggle with both reading and math acquisition, the brain mechanisms of the overlapping aspects of reading and math skills, thought in part to be linked via…
- Trial name
- NCT03713125
- Testing
- Reading Tutoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Predictive Executive Functioning Models Using Interactive Tangible-Graphical Interface Devices in Adults
Current diagnostic aids used in treating ADHD are currently expensive, time intensive, and provide little information about accessory movements in response to a stimulus.
- Trial name
- NCT02127931
- Testing
- Groundskeeper for ADHD group, Groundskeeper for control group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CogCubed, Corp
Cognitive Assessment, Working Memory
Evaluation of the Impact of a Nutritional Formulation on Cognitive Performance Following Stress Exposure.
The proposed project will evaluate the synergistic effects of a nutritional formulation, 'Think Tank' on cognitive performance following exposure to a psychological and physical stressor.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Assessment, Working Memory, Executive Function (Cognition), Sustained Attention
- Trial name
- NCT07319117
- Testing
- Skoshify 'Think Tank' Formulation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leeds Beckett University