Clinical trials: Executive Function Disorders
Bipolar Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder
Social Cognition, Memory, and Executive Functions in Bipolar Disorder and Major Depressive Disorder
Bipolar disorder (BD) are common psychiatric disorders often misdiagnosed, leading to delayed treatment. Even during stable phases, individuals with bipolar disorder experience residual cognitive impairments that affect their…
- Trial name
- COMET (NCT06740331)
- Testing
- Analysis of social cognition, memory functioning, and executive functioning processes
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CHU de Reims
Dehydration, Cognitive Change
The Effects of Hydration on Gut Health and Thinking
The central hypothesis is that improving hydration through increased water consumption will change the relative abundance of mucolytic bacteria found in the stool.
- Conditions
- Dehydration, Cognitive Change, Gastrointestinal Microbiota
- Trial name
- WatUP (NCT05315531)
- Testing
- Water Intake
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Heart Failure, Cardiac Failure
Heart Failure Insomnia Treatment Study
The purpose of this study is to compare a short, behavioral treatment for insomnia with sleep monitoring to determine whether these approaches are effective in reducing insomnia and improving sleep quality among patients with…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Cardiac Failure, Congestive Heart Failure, Insomnia
- Trial name
- H-FITS (NCT03636880)
- Testing
- Brief treatment for Insomnia, Sleep Monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Parkinson's Disease, Mild Cognitive Impairment
A Trial of Neurocognitive and Supportive Therapy Interventions for Individuals With Parkinson's Disease
This randomized, controlled trial (RCT) evaluates the benefits of memory and problem solving training compared to supportive therapy in individuals with Parkinson's Disease with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and their support…
- Trial name
- NCT01646333
- Testing
- Memory and Problem-Solving Intervention, Supportive Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth 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
Myotonic Dystrophy 1
Evaluation of Cognitive Functions in 20 Patients With Type 1 Myotonic Dystrophy With Virtual Reality Approach
Type 1 myotonic dystrophy (MD1) is a genetic and hereditary disease that primarily affects muscle tissue, resulting in myotonia (difficulty relaxing after contraction) and atrophy (progressive muscle weakening with decreased…
- Trial name
- GoodDiagNMD (NCT06270186)
- Testing
- Type 1 myotonic dystrophy
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Insomnia
Online COgnitive Behavioural Therapy for Sleep and Mental Health for Older Adults With Insomnia and Subjective Cognitive Complaints
The goal of this randomized controlled clinical trial is to assess a novel cognitive-behavioral program for sleep and mental health using a multidomain web platform (eCBTi+) in participants with insomnia and subjective cognitive…
- Trial name
- e-COSMOS (NCT06032377)
- Testing
- cognitive behavioral therapy for sleep, anxiety, and depression, education about healthy nutrition habits and communication in older age
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 275 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Geriatrie de Montreal
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
Traumatic Brain Injury
Participation and Executive Functions in Adults Following Traumatic Brain Injury In Sub-Acute Inpatient Rehabilitation
Aim: To examine the feasibility of a new treatment protocol in improving executive function deficits and participation in daily activities of adults with TBI at discharge and one month post-discharge.
- Trial name
- NCT04292925
- Testing
- New treatment protocol, Conventional therapy
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Loewenstein Hospital
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)
Schizophrenia
Adjuvant Therapy With Pergolide in Treating Cognitive Deficits in Schizophrenia
The objective of this study is to compare the modulation of pergolide, a D1/D2 receptor agonist, to placebo in non-acute schizophrenic subjects under concomitant therapy with atypical antipsychotics on specific PFC functions.
- Trial name
- NCT01066403
- Testing
- Pergolide
- Where
- 4 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Concussion
Rehabilitation of Executive Functioning in Veterans With PTSD and Mild TBI
One of the most pressing concerns within the VA currently is the provision of interventions that address the cognitive as well as emotional problems faced by Veterans with concurrent mild TBI and PTSD.
- Trial name
- NCT01921179
- Testing
- GOALS (Goal-Oriented Attentional Regulation), EDU (Brain Health Education)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Parkinson Disease
Executive Control Analysis in Patients Suffering From Parkinson Disease and Treated by Deep Brain Stimulation
Different results have recently led to question the classical notion according to which the motor and cognitive deficits in Parkinson's disease are tied to a thalamo-cortical inhibition due to the degeneration of the dopaminergic…
- Trial name
- NCT00922909
- Testing
- Simon task
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Traumatic Brain Injury, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Neural Markers and Rehabilitation of Executive Functioning in Veterans With Traumatic Brain Injury and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Up to half of all military service members with combat-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) also suffer from Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).
- Trial name
- NCT01410721
- Testing
- Cognitive Rehabilitation Intervention, Cognitive Rehabilitation Control Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
PTSD, TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)
Top-Down Executive Control in Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), PTSD and Combined
This research investigates processes involved with one being able to focus on relevant information and ignore non-relevant information in veterans with PTSD and those with a history of traumatic brain injury.
- Trial name
- NCT01072006
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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
Cerebral Palsy
Cognitive Training Cerebral Palsy
This study aims to conduct a single-blind randomized controlled trial with sixty children with Cerebral Palsy (CP) to explore if a home-based computerized multi-modal executive training is effective improving infants' executive…
- Trial name
- ETCONNECT (NCT04025749)
- Testing
- Computerized Executive Functions training, Care as usual
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Barcelona
Brain Injuries
Examination of Virtual Supermarket (Vmall) as an Assessment of Executive Functions in Children and Adolescents With Acquired Brain Injury
The purpose of this research is to find whether or not there are differences in the executive functions during "shopping" in a "virtual mall", between children with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) vs healthy children.
- Trial name
- NCT00425958
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Anxiety Disorder, Head Injury
Neuropsychological Evaluation of Psychiatric and Neurological Patients
This study will allow researchers to use various types of tests to evaluate cognitive and sensory functions. These tests, referred to as "batteries" will evaluate attention, executive functions, general intellectual functioning…
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorder, Head Injury, Mood Disorder, Schizophrenia
- Trial name
- NCT00001192
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, France and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 4,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Spinal Cord Injury
Body Temperature in Persons With Tetraplegia When Exposed to Heat
The deleterious effects of hyperthermia are well appreciated in able-bodied persons. However, the consequences of impaired regulation of normal body temperature on cognitive performance of persons with tetraplegia is not known.
- Trial name
- NCT01890915
- Testing
- Heat Exposure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- James J. Peters Veterans Affairs Medical Center