Clinical trials: Executive Function Disorders
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Metabolic Pathway of Tryptophan and Executive Dysfunction in Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
The present project is to identify the relationship between ADHD and the metabolites of tryptophan.
- Trial name
- NCT03901859
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
School Readiness, Developmental Delays
Early Intervention Foster Care: A Prevention Trial
The Early Intervention Foster Care [EIFC] project is an efficacy trial of the Oregon Social Learning Center Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care Program, a preventive intervention that targets 3 commonly co-occurring variables…
- Trial name
- EIFC (NCT00701194)
- Testing
- Early Intervention Foster Care (EIFC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 177 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Social Learning Center
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Oxytocin and Cognitive Control in Adult ADHD
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study of single-dose intranasal oxytocin (24 IU) in 18-55 year-old men with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
- Trial name
- NCT03136263
- Testing
- Oxytocin nasal spray
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Pediatric Obesity, Binge-Eating Disorder
Project THINK: Trajectories of Health, Ingestive Behaviors, and Neurocognition in Kids
Overweight/obesity and loss of control eating (characterized by the sense that one cannot control what or how much one is eating) are prevalent among children and adolescents, and both are associated with serious medical and…
- Trial name
- NCT04701671
- Testing
- Observational (not including MRI scanning), Observational (including MRI scanning)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Subjective Memory Complaints, Anxiety
Eye-tracking Training for Older Adults
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a computerized eye-tracking training program can improve mental health and thinking skills in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07690709
- Testing
- Eye-Tracking Training
- Where
- 2 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Using fMRI-guided TMS to Increase Central Executive Function in Older Adults (MCI_Sub)
This is an administrative supplement to an existing project "Using fMRI-guided TMS to increase central executive function in older adults: NCT02767323" This award allows extending our existing fMRI-TMS paradigm to patients with a…
- Trial name
- MCI_Sub (NCT04176406)
- Testing
- rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Behavior, Health
Train Your Brain: A Pilot Project to Improve Memory and Decision Making
The goal of this clinical trial is to pilot a computer-based working memory training program to improve delay discounting (DD) and prevent substance use among at-risk adolescents in a traditionally underserved area.
- Trial name
- NCT05879198
- Testing
- Computer-based Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
Effects of Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined With Virtual Reality on Balance and Executive Functions in Children With Spastic Diplegic Cerebral Palsy
Children with spastic diplegic cerebral palsy commonly experience difficulties with balance and may also have challenges involving attention, working memory, cognitive flexibility, and inhibitory control.
- Trial name
- NCT07829770
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Virtual Reality Rehabilitation, Conventional Physical Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Autistic Disorders Spectrum
Neurostimulation for Cognitive Rehabilitation in Autistic Spectrum Disorders
This study is a clinical trial aims investigate the effects of neurostimulation in the treatment of children with mild ASD, specifically the action of tDCS on social cognition skills.
- Trial name
- NCT03947086
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS)- Active, Cognitive Training
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Paraíba
ADHD Specifically With Executive Function Impairment
Safety and Efficacy of SPD489 on Executive Function Behaviors in Adults With Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of SPD489 compared to placebo on executive function (self-regulation) behaviors in adults with ADHD who report clinically significant impairment of executive function…
- Trial name
- NCT01101022
- Testing
- SPD489
- Where
- 39 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- Shire
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Examining the Efficacy of the T-STEP
The objective of this study is to evaluate the TEACCH School Transition to Employment and Post-Secondary Education (T-STEP) Program.
- Trial name
- NCT04612231
- Testing
- TEACCH School Transition to Employment and Postsecondary Education (T-STEP), Counseling Services Alone
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Executive Function Disorder, Strength Training
Strength Training and Executive Functions: A Randomized Controlled Trial
A group of 50 age-schooled adolescents was randomized into one intervention and another control group of 25 subjects each. After estimating one maximum repetition for all the participants in a previous session, the intervention…
- Conditions
- Executive Function Disorder, Strength Training, Adolescent Behavior, Academic Achievement
- Trial name
- ASTOEF (NCT04488445)
- Testing
- Strength training, Stretch and balance training
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Zaragoza
Multiple Sclerosis, Cognitive Change
Remote Evaluation of MIND Diet
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if increasing adherence to a Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay (MIND) diet pattern improves thinking ability and memory compared to a healthy control diet in…
- Conditions
- Multiple Sclerosis, Cognitive Change, Nutrition, Healthy
- Trial name
- REMIND (NCT06450977)
- Testing
- MIND Diet, Control Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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
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
Preterm Infant
Executive Functions and Preterm Children in 11 to 12 Year Old
Preterm children have a high risk for neurodevelopmental impairments. The impact on motor functions and neurosensory functions is demonstrated but the incidence of executive functions is not described for preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT03700619
- Testing
- BRIEF parental survey
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 355 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
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
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Executive Function Intervention for Children With ASD Combining a Digital App and Parent Coaching
The purpose of this randomized controlled study is to develop and evaluate a digital cognitive control intervention that integrates a digital application-based child training program with an online parent coaching program for…
- Trial name
- NCT07376356
- Testing
- ChuckChuck Step, ChuckChuck Step (Shortened Parent Coaching)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Korea University
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Antipsychotic Effects on Brain Function in Schizophrenia
The purpose of the study is to determine whether two commonly-prescribed antipsychotic medications (aripiprazole and risperidone) have different effects on brain function and cognition in schizophrenia patients.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophreniform Disorder
- Trial name
- APD (NCT01913327)
- Testing
- Aripiprazole, Risperidone, Modafinil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Working Memory Deficits, Neuropathic Pain
Working Memory Training for Chronic Neuropathic and Fibromyalgia Pain
The goal of this project is to investigate and improve executive control function in two distinct pain conditions, namely neuropathic pain and fibromyalgia (FM).
- Conditions
- Working Memory Deficits, Neuropathic Pain, Fibromyalgia
- Trial name
- NEPA (NCT02824588)
- Testing
- Working Memory Training, Internet use
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital