Clinical trials: Executive Function Disorders
Congenital Heart Disease
Executive Functions in Adults With Congenital Heart Disease
Research in children with congenital heart disease (CHD) requiring cardiopulmonary bypass surgery in the neonatal period or during early childhood has shown that the survival rate for this population has dramatically increased…
- Trial name
- NCT04041557
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
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
Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Cognition
Observational Study on the Impact of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Executive Function and Empathy Development in Children
This study aims to investigate the effects of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on executive function and empathy development in children aged 3-12 years.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Cognition, Empathy, EEG
- Trial name
- OSA-EFED (NCT06850220)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Soochow University
Cerebral Small Vessel Diseases
Recovery Improved in Covert Stroke With Exercise
Silent ischemic, also known as "covert stroke vascular disease" (CSVD), contributes to neurological deficits that are caused by damage to small blood vessels in the brain.
- Trial name
- RISE-2 (NCT02068391)
- Testing
- Stretching Program, Exercise Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Healthy Children, Preterm Birth
Executive Training and Brain in Children
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a daily executive training to cognitive inhibition, working memory or mindfulness as compared to an active control condition has a near- and far-transfer impact on brain and…
- Trial name
- APEX (NCT02989116)
- Testing
- Inhibition training, Working memory training, Mindfulness training
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Specific Learning Disability, Mental Health Issue
Biopsychosocial Outcomes of Mindfulness-based Instruction
Over 20% of adolescents living in the United States have a diagnosable psychiatric disorder. However, most adolescents who need mental health services do not receive them due to many reasons, including low resources in families…
- Trial name
- MindUP (NCT05787483)
- Testing
- MindUP group, active control group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
ADHD
Language Abilities of Children With ADHD
BACKGROUND: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity-Disorder (ADHD) is associated with language difficulties within expressive, receptive and pragmatic areas of language.Telling stories is a particularly interesting language task as is…
- Trial name
- NCT03917316
- Testing
- Language and neuropsychological tests
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Alcohol Use, Underage, Alcohol Problem Drinking
Mindfulness for at Risk Youth: Understanding Substance Use and Important Mechanisms of Change
This study will be the first to explore mindfulness as a prevention intervention among transition age youth and those with previous involvement in the juvenile or criminal justice system with substance use problems and history of…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use, Underage, Alcohol Problem Drinking, Substance Use
- Trial name
- NCT04160754
- Testing
- Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention, Control (CTL)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Insulin Growth Factor I Deficiency, IGF1 Deficiency
Effect of a HIIT Program on Quality of Life, Executive Functions, and IGF-1 Response in Sedentary Young University Women
Sedentary lifestyle, understood as an activity that requires minimal body movement (Tremblay et al., 2017), is one of the main factors responsible for chronic diseases in Young adults.
- Conditions
- Insulin Growth Factor I Deficiency, IGF1 Deficiency, Executive Function Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05642169
- Testing
- HIIT, HIIT+PA, CON
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Seville
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Concerta and Strattera on the Executive Function in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Children
The objective of this study is to compare the effect of Concerta (Osmotic Release Oral System Extended Release Methylphenidate HCL, OROS MPH) and Strattera (Atomoxetine) on the laboratory and ecological executive function in…
- Trial name
- NCT01065259
- Testing
- OROS MPH, Atomoxetine
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 262 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Memory Impairment
Enhancing Frontal Lobes Plasticity in Mild Cognitive Impairment
More than 5 million people live with Alzheimer's dementia (AD) in North America. No effective treatment exists yet probably because by the time AD has developed it is too late to intervene.
- Trial name
- PAS-MCI (NCT04583215)
- Testing
- Paired Associative Stimulation (PAS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Anosognosia, Brain Damage
Cognitive-functional Evaluation of Anosognosia
Acquired brain damage patients usually show severe cognitive deficit that alter their performance on every day life activities. Some of them suffer anosognosia and they are not aware of their own limitations.
- Trial name
- NCT03712839
- Testing
- Cognitive-functional evaluation
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- María Rodríguez Bailón
HIV Infections, Exposure During Pregnancy
Neuropsychological Development and Executive Functioning of Children Born to HIV- Infected Mothers ( NEUROPSY-HEU )
Main objective: to evaluate the executive functioning of the HIV exposed uninfected children (HEU) versus children from the same socio-economic and cultural environment, not infected or affected by HIV.
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Exposure During Pregnancy, Neurophysiologic Abnormality, Executive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NEUROPSY-HEU (NCT04108728)
- Testing
- BRIEF SCORE AT INCLUSION
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Depression
Working Memory Training for Dysphoric Students
Depression is associated with impairments in executive functions, including working memory (WM) which is needed to maintain and manipulate goal-relevant information.
- Trial name
- NCT02184481
- Testing
- Working memory training
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Depressive Symptoms, Sleep Disturbance
Effects of Exercise Intervention on Sleep Quality and Emotional Problems in College Students With Depressive Symptoms
This exploratory randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the immediate and long-term effects of exercise on sleep quality, emotional problems, executive function, and neurophysiological characteristics in college students…
- Trial name
- NCT07738809
- Testing
- Archery Exercise, Non-exercise Control
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Capital University of Physical Education and Sports, China
Overweight and Obesity, Physical Activity
Implementation and Evaluation of a Before School Physical Activity Program in Revere, MA
This study evaluates the implementation of the BOKS program in three schools (K-8) in Revere, MA, and its effect on participating students with regard to BMI, cognitive, and quality of life outcomes.
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity, Physical Activity, Quality of Life, Fitness
- Trial name
- NCT03805295
- Testing
- BOKS Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 188 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Brain Training in Children With/At-risk for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder 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
- NCT02588365
- Testing
- Brain Training (Active), Brain Training (Passive), Brain Training (Active or Passive)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Normal Physiology, Alcohol Use Disorder
Addictions Neuroclinical Assessment (ANA)
Background: Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a major public health problem. In the U.S., 16 to 18 million adults have an AUD. Researchers want to test an assessment tool called the ANA.
- Trial name
- NCT04946851
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Exercise, ADHD
Exercise Enhances Brain Function in Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
The aim of the study was to investigate the different effects of exercise types on inhibitory control in children with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder.
- Conditions
- Exercise, ADHD, Executive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT05016102
- Testing
- Exercise type
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan Normal University
Parkinson Disease
tACS Modulates Speech and Cognitive Impairments in People With PD by Targeting the Medial Frontal Cortex
This clinical trial aims to study whether transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) applied to the medial frontal cortex (MFC) can improve speech and cognitive function in people with Parkinson's disease (PD), and to…
- Trial name
- NCT07240272
- Testing
- 6Hz-tACS
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ke Dong, MD