Clinical trials: Executive Functioning
Stress Prevention, Cortisol
Pet Partners for Promotion of Academic Life Skills
The current study utilized a randomized controlled trial, conducted in a real-life setting, to determine whether, how, under which conditions, and for whom, infusing various levels of human-animal interaction (HAI) in a 4-week…
- Conditions
- Stress Prevention, Cortisol, Anxiety Disorders and Symptoms, Depression Disorders and Symptoms
- Trial name
- Pet PALS (NCT03530943)
- Testing
- Animal Assisted Activities, Academic Stress Management tools
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington 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
Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Dual-Task Training for People With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Dementia
Evidence shows that people with dementia have a higher prevalence of sleep disturbance, cognitive decline, behavioral disturbance, and experience motor dysfunction. These symptoms are interrelated.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Older Adult
- Trial name
- DTT (NCT06348810)
- Testing
- Dual-task training, Cognitive training, Motor training
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Neurocognitive Exercise Program for Children With Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder
The effects of Neurocognitive Exercise Program (NEP) on ADHD symptoms and executive functions in children with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) will be investigated using The Conners parent rating scale-revised…
- Trial name
- NCT04707040
- Testing
- Neurocognitive Exercise Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
Child Development, Motor Skills
Motor-Focused Exercise and Brain Development in Preschool Children
This study will test whether a structured motor-focused exercise program can improve both brain function and gross motor skills in preschool children.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Motor Skills, Neurodevelopment, Brain Function
- Trial name
- MoBraD (NCT07307742)
- Testing
- Motor-Focused Physical Education, Ordinary Physical Education
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hunan Normal University
Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder
Validation Study of the ExéSem Battery Designed to Differentiate the Contribution of Executive Functions in Semantic Disorders
This protocol describes a study aimed at evaluating the psychometric properties of the ExéSem battery, developed to differentiate semantic deficits from executive semantic impairments in patients with post-lesional or…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer's Disease, Vascular Neurocognitive Disorder, Progressive Primary Aphasia Semantic Variant, People Without Neurocognitive Disorder
- Trial name
- ExéSemVal (NCT07573046)
- Testing
- ExéSem cognitive battery
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Traumatic Brain Injury, Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Training Executive Functions to Facilitate Recovery Following Traumatic Brain Injury
The purpose of this research study is to investigate different types of task training to determine if training improves thinking processes following traumatic brain injury.
- Trial name
- NCT01993407
- Testing
- Task Switching Training, Control Task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
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
Attention Concentration Difficulty, Depression
Training Resiliency in Youth (TRY) Study
The aim of the study is to determine whether a neuroscience-inspired cognitive remediation video game (EVO) that targets the cognitive control network (CCN) will improve executive functioning (EF) and resilience to psychiatric…
- Conditions
- Attention Concentration Difficulty, Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- TRY (NCT03429465)
- Testing
- EVO Cognitive Remediation Game
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Mental Fatigue
Impact of Astaxanthin on Cognition in Recreationally Active Females
The purpose of this study is to examine the protentional that the antioxidant Astaxanthin has on mitigating cognitive decline following mental fatigue.
- Trial name
- NCT06460181
- Testing
- Astaxanthin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Alabama
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
Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke
Neural Dynamics and Connectivity in Response Inhibition and Traumatic Brain Injury
Background: Previous research has shown that certain parts of the brain are involved in voluntarily stopping an ongoing motor response (movement); however, it is not known whether this same network is also involved in suppressing…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke, Headache, PTSD
- Trial name
- NCT01194661
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Young Healthy Adults
Effect of High-Intensity Interval Training Exercise on Cognitive Function of Young Adults
To explore the sustainability of the acute effect of High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) on executive function in young adults.
- Trial name
- NCT06621550
- Testing
- High Intensity Interval Training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Premature Birth
Brain Training in Preterm Children at Risk for Inattention, Hyperactivity, 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
- NCT02588391
- Testing
- Brain Training (Active), Brain Training (Passive), Brain Training (Active or Passive)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Sleep, Sleep Hygiene
The Goodnight Screen Media Study
To test the timing of evening tablet use on children's circadian phase and sleep (i.e., sleep onset and sleep duration) compared to no screen media use.
- Trial name
- NCT05820555
- Testing
- Timed evening technology and digital media use (tablet use), no technology and digital media use (screen media use)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Cognitive Impairment, Executive Dysfunction
Vascular Mechanisms for the Effects of Loss of Ovarian Hormone Function on Cognition in Women
Complaints about memory and thinking are common in women as they go through menopause and estrogen levels fall. The ovarian hormone estrogen is important for supporting normal cognitive function, and changes in brain activity and…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Impairment, Executive Dysfunction, Endothelial Dysfunction, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02122198
- Testing
- Leuprolide acetate, Estradiol, Medroxyprogesterone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Healthy, Healthy Adult Participants
Muévete conCiencia: Exercise and Mind-Body Program for University Students
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether different physical exercise and mind-body interventions can improve executive functions and reduce stress in first-year university students.
- Trial name
- NCT07443904
- Testing
- Motor-Cognitive Dual-Task Exercise (DT), Tai Chi Mind-Body Exercise (TC), Cognitive Stimulation (CS)
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 297 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad San Sebastián
Cognitive Change, Diet, Healthy
Optimized Tailored Interventions in Metabolic and Lifestyle Outcomes (OPTIMAL)
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, Diet, Healthy, Metabolic Syndrome, Protection Against
- Trial name
- NCT06605898
- Testing
- MIND Diet, Control Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
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
Healthy Aging
Using Teleneuropsychology to Optimize Cognition in Healthy Aging: the Web-based Breakfast Game
Executive control processes involve initiate, coordinate, synchronize, and regulate elemental cognitive functions for the conduct of goal-directed behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT05506852
- Testing
- Web-based training strategy, Web-based regular training (no strategy)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University