Clinical trials: Executive Function Disorders
Exercise, Gait
Rhythmically Entrained Exercise in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro conduct a single-arm intervention trial to investigate the efficacy of a music-based group exercise program for community-dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- Exercise, Gait, Cognitive Decline, Caregiver Burden
- Trial name
- REECO (NCT05462977)
- Testing
- Group exercise program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Healthy Individuals
Study for Cognitive and Genetic Characterization of a 45-65 Years Old Population
Before Alzheimer's disease (AD) clinical symptoms appear, there is a long period when changes in the brain occur. In this long asymptomatic period or preclinical phase, studies with populations at risk of developing AD have shown…
- Trial name
- NCT01835717
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 2,743 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Barcelonabeta Brain Research Center, Pasqual Maragall Foundation
Parkinson Disease, Physical Activity
Physical Training Induced Plasticity of Motor Control Mechanisms in Parkinson's Disease Patients
There are experimental evidences of the important role of exercise in the PD, that induces similar effects to pharmacotherapy. So far, the mechanisms of the impact of these changes on the brain subcortical and cortical regions…
- Trial name
- NCT03753503
- Testing
- exercise, conventional physical therapy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wroclaw University of Health and Sport Sciences
Unspecified Symptoms and Signs Involving Cognitive Functions Following Unspecified Cerebrovascular Disease, Heroin Addicts
Effect of Exercise on Cognitive Function and Mental Health in Heroin Addicts
The goal of this [type of study: exercise intervention study] is to test in describe participant health conditions. The main questions it aims to answer are: [Whether physical exercise improves executive function of male heroin…
- Conditions
- Unspecified Symptoms and Signs Involving Cognitive Functions Following Unspecified Cerebrovascular Disease, Heroin Addicts, Executive Function, Negative Thinking/Affect
- Trial name
- NCT05650983
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise; Resistance exercise
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guangzhou Sport University
Schizophrenia
Discriminant Validity of the Multiple Errands Test in Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia (SZ) is a chronic, severe disease resulting in a misperception of reality, major social withdrawal and cognitive disturbances.
- Trial name
- VALITEM (NCT02782091)
- Testing
- Multiple Errands Test (MET)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Falls, Fall Risk
The Relationship Between Self-Awareness and Risk of Falls During Walking in Adults
This study examines the relationship between self-awareness and the risk of falls during walking in older adults and rehabilitation patients. Falls are a major health concern among older adults worldwide.
- Conditions
- Falls, Fall Risk, Fall Risk Factors, Cognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- SAFR (NCT07367763)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Haifa
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD)
Evaluation of a Virtual Reality-based Version of the Multiple Errands Test in Alcohol Use Disorder
The goal of this study is to validate the virtual version of the Multiple Errands Test (V-MET) as a tool for assessing executive functions in patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD). More specifically, the project aims to: 1.
- Trial name
- EVIMETAL (NCT07593664)
- Testing
- Multiple Errand Test (MET), Virtual MET
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hôpital le Vinatier
Obesity
The Influence of Obesity on Level of Depression and Cognitive and Executive Functions
The proposed study is a randomized, open, comparative research involving an intervention group and two control groups. The aims of the study are: 1.To compare levels of depression in female adolescents with obesity and a control…
- Trial name
- NCT03087994
- Testing
- Nutritional guidance intervention
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Healthy
Executive Training and Brain in Adolescent
The purpose of this study is to investigate the cognitive and brain effects of inhibitory control (IC) training at adolescence.
- Trial name
- APEX-ADO (NCT03084848)
- Testing
- Training
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier St Anne
Intracranial Central Nervous System Disorder, Mental Disorder
Test of A Model of Representational Knowledge Stored in the Human Prefrontal Cortex
This study will examine the underlying mental processes that determine how people understand social behavior, remember information, and think.
- Conditions
- Intracranial Central Nervous System Disorder, Mental Disorder, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT00024908
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 949 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Cerebellum and Autism: Regional Specialization for Social and Executive Functions
The goal of this study is to determine the impact of neuromodulation to the cerebellum on social and executive functions in neurotypical young adults and young adults with autism.
- Trial name
- NCT05396352
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University
Phenylketonuria, Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Evaluation of Behavior, Executive Function, Neurotransmitter Function and Genomic Expression Kuvan Nonresponders
This observational study seeks to establish evidence: 1. that physiologic changes, unrelated to effect on the Phenylalanine Hydroxylase (PAH) enzyme, occur in Phenylketonuria (PKU) patients who are treated with sapropterin…
- Conditions
- Phenylketonuria, Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms, PAH Gene Expression
- Trial name
- IST (NCT01274026)
- Testing
- sapropterin dihydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University School of Medicine
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
Cognitive Decline, Dementia
Effects of Strengthening Exercise on the Brain for Early Dementia and Normative Older Adults
This study will evaluate the effects of low-intensity strengthening exercise on the brain (thinking and processing speed) for patients with early dementia, compared with normative older adults.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Decline, Dementia, Alzheimer's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT01264614
- Testing
- Strengthening exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Union College, New York
Inhalant Use Disorder
Brain Imaging Studies of the Effect of Inhalant Use Disorder
Inhalants substance misuse is an important public health problem whose prevalence is approximately 1% in the general population and 7% among high school students in Mexico.
- Trial name
- NCT02188914
- Testing
- Positron emission tomography scan, Magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Miguel Ángel Mendoza Meléndez
Muscle Weakness
Effects Resistance Training on Motor Control and Cognition
It is well documented that both balance and resistance training have the potential to mitigate intrinsic fall risk factors in older adults.
- Trial name
- KFPS_2 (NCT03017365)
- Testing
- Stable Resistance Training, Unstable Resistance Training, Adductor/Abductor Resistance Training
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kassel
Accidental Falls, Aging
Evaluation of the Effects of a Cognitive-Motor Fall Prevention Program on Fall Risk Factors
The goal of this interventional study is to compare in community dwelling elderly people the effects of two physical activity programs to prevent accident falls : "SILVER XIII EQUILIBRE" program and "VIVIFRAIL" program, on…
- Conditions
- Accidental Falls, Aging, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- 13EVAL (NCT05625828)
- Testing
- Cognitive-motor Physical Activity, Multifactorial Physical Activity
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- EZUS-LYON 1
Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
Effect of Sedation on Cognitive Performance in the Elderly
The main goal of this study is to allow the anesthesiologist to make a more informed decision about the anesthetic requirement of a person prior to starting anesthesia.
- Trial name
- NCT03089866
- Testing
- Midazolam (0.02mg/kg)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Bipolar
Genetic Association Study Between Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) and Cognitive Performance in Young Bipolar Type I Patients: LICAVALGENE
This is a genetic association study of cognitive impairment in young bipolar disease type I patients without medications in mania, depression, hypomania or mixed states.
- Trial name
- Licavalgene (NCT00969930)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Treatment Youth With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Although research suggests that patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) exhibit specific deficits in their high cognitive processes, it is still unknown how these deficits relate to the clinical symptoms of the…
- Trial name
- NCT00708240
- Testing
- Escitalopram
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa