Clinical trials: Executive Functions
Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar and Related Disorders
Targeted Alternating Current and Cognitive Training Intervention for Cognitive Control in Bipolar Disorders
This study is testing whether a type of gentle brain stimulation, combined with computer-based brain training exercises, can help improve thinking skills in Veterans with bipolar disorder.
- Conditions
- Bipolar Disorder, Bipolar and Related Disorders, Veterans, Suicide
- Trial name
- TACTIC-BD (NCT07845409)
- Testing
- Soterix 1x1 tES mini-CT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 138 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Executive Dysfunction
Improving Self-regulation & School Readiness in Preschoolers
This project will develop and evaluate the initial effectiveness of an intervention training executive functioning, metacognition, and self-regulation in preschoolers attending certain high poverty Cincinnati preschools.
- Trial name
- NCT02225236
- Testing
- Classroom Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 237 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Screen Time, Performance Enhancing
The Effect of Aerobic Exercise Training on Collegiate eSport Team Players
E-sports, which is called video games that are played in a competitive and organized way in a virtual environment, individually or in like teams, continues to increase its popularity by reaching individuals of all ages with the…
- Conditions
- Screen Time, Performance Enhancing, Injury Prevention, Executive Function
- Trial name
- NCT05317104
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University
Cognitive Change, Child Development
Conectar Jugando Online: Board Games to Improve Executive Function in School-age Children (CJ-Online)
Good development of executive functions at school has been related to a better adaptation of children in different areas of their daily life and, especially, with adequate academic performance.
- Trial name
- CJ-Online (NCT04823338)
- Testing
- Conectar Jugando Online Program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brain In Game scientific-technical service
Parkinson's Disease
Executive, Activities of Daily Living, and Cholinergic Functions in Parkinson's Disease
This research study will evaluate functions of memory, thinking, behavior, and daily life activities and how these relate to the measurement of certain chemicals (acetylcholine and dopamine) in the brain using an imaging…
- Trial name
- NCT00737217
- Testing
- Behavioral assessment/questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Sedentary Behavior
Boosting Executive Function With Brain Exercise
The goal of this study is to explore the impact of a 15-minute exercise break on brain function and cognitive performance in a simulated classroom setting. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT06482047
- Testing
- Moderate-intensity cycling, Vigorous-intensity cycling, Uninterrupted sitting
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liye Zou
Healthy Aging, Alzheimer's Disease (AD)
Improving Executive Control in Cognitively Healthy Older Adults: the MUltitasking STrategy (MUST) Study
Developing efficient cognitive intervention for cognitively health older adults is a major public health goal, due to its potential for reducing age-related cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease/dementia risk.
- Trial name
- MUST (NCT06995638)
- Testing
- Web-based Cognitive Training (with strategy), Web-based Cognitive Training (without strategy)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Eating Behavior, Eating Habit
Young Adult Eating Habits
Most individuals with obesity become so before age 35 and adolescent's unhealthy dietary patterns, specifically high intake of ultra-processed foods and poor overall diet quality, may contribute to energy overconsumption and…
- Trial name
- YAEH (NCT05550818)
- Testing
- High Ultra Processed Food Diet, No Ultra Processed Food Diet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Cognitive Orientation, Executive Dysfunction
THE EFFECT OF THE COGNITIVE ORIENTATION TO DAILY OCCUPATIONAL PERFORMANCE (CO-OP) APPROACH IN CHILDREN WITH ATTENTION DEFICIT AND HYPERACTIVITY DISORDER ON MOTOR PERFORMANCE AND EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS
Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a behavioural and neurodevelopmental disorder that can affect behavioural, emotional, academic, social, and cognitive functions and is not age-appropriate.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Orientation, Executive Dysfunction, Motor Activity
- Trial name
- NCT05125120
- Testing
- COGNİTİVE ORİENTATİTON DAİLY OCCUPATİONAL PERFORMANCE APPROACH
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Depression, Physical Functional Performance
Eccentrically Reinforced Resistance Training vs. Traditional Resistance Training in Sedentary Older Women
There are easily accessible and safe strategies, such as physical exercise, that can contribute to reducing depressive symptoms and to the preservation of physical and executive function in elderly women.
- Conditions
- Depression, Physical Functional Performance, Executive Function
- Trial name
- NCT05910632
- Testing
- Eccentrically strengthened resistance exercise, Traditional resistance training
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Vicosa
Executive Functions (EF), Cognitive Development
Development of Executive Functions in Children and Adolescents: Establishment of a Reference Norm for the Assessment of Executive Functions in Ecological Settings (eEFEe Tool)
The aim of this interventional study is to develop a normative reference for the ecological assessment of executive functions in children and adolescents using the eEFEe tool.
- Conditions
- Executive Functions (EF), Cognitive Development, Normative Data
- Trial name
- DFEE (NCT07654920)
- Testing
- eEFEe Ecological Assessment and Standardized Testing
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Mutualiste de Rééducation et de Réadaptation Fonctionnelles de Kerpape
ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity, ADHD
Research on the Development, Implementation Effect and Neural Mechanism of a Physical Intervention Program for College Students With ADHD Based on the Characteristics of Balance Dysfunction
Background: Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder is a common neurodevelopmental disorder. Its core symptoms and related executive function, emotional and motor coordination problems often persist into adulthood, significantly…
- Conditions
- ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity, ADHD, ADHD - Combined Type, ADHD - Inattentive Type
- Trial name
- NCT07499427
- Testing
- Aerobic Treadmill Training, Progressive Balance Training, Cognitive-Balance Dual-Task Training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wuhan Sports University
Elderly
Effects of Training in a Virtual Environment in Healthy Elderly
The objective of this work was to compare the effects of two balance training programs, one Nintendo Wii Fit-based and the other traditionally-based without the use of a gaming system, on the (1) balance, (2) gait, (3)…
- Trial name
- NCT01741402
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Training, Physical Therapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Teenage Pregnancy
Executive Functions and Emotional Intelligence in Pregnant Adolescents
Teenage pregnancy is a major global public health issue and is associated with a range of psychosocial, emotional, and developmental challenges.
- Trial name
- EFAEIPA (NCT07492082)
- Testing
- Psychological intervention program in executive functions and emotional intelligence
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
Overweight, Mood
Effects of a Ketogenic Diet on Psychological Outcomes
The aim of the study is to investigate how glycemia and ketonemia variations during three different diet protocols: a ketogenic diet without any restriction on calories intake (KD), a calorie-restricted ketogenic-mediterranean…
- Conditions
- Overweight, Mood, Appetitive Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT04086498
- Testing
- Mediterranean diet, KEMEPHY, KD
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Padova
Aging, Cognitive Function Abnormal
Executive Functioning Training Study
Cognitive aging in people with HIV (PWH) is of increasing concern for several reasons: 1) between 52%-59% of PWH experience cognitive impairment known as HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND) which impacts everyday…
- Conditions
- Aging, Cognitive Function Abnormal, Cognitive Performance, Cognitive Training
- Trial name
- EFT (NCT05598047)
- Testing
- Executive Functioning Training
- Volunteers
- 119 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Behavior, Health
Train Your Brain 2.0 - Improving Memory and Decision Making Among Youth
The goal of this clinical trial is to deliver a computer-based working memory training program to improve delay discounting (DD) and prevent substance misuse among at-risk adolescents in a traditionally underserved area.
- Trial name
- NCT06242704
- Testing
- Working Memory Training, Working Memory
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wayne State University
Cognitive Intervention to Promote Healthy Development of Executive Function (EF) Skills in Young Children
Parent-Child EF Intervention
Koronis Biomedical Technologies Corporation (KBT) is developing a cognitive intervention to promote healthy development of Executive Function (EF) skills in young children by leveraging a smartphone-based training regime designed…
- Trial name
- NCT06924307
- Testing
- Executive Function Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Koronis Biomedical Technologies
Dementia
Efficacy of 1072nm Infrared Stimulation on Executive Functioning in Dementia
This study will employ a double-blind, placebo-controlled approach to assess the effect of 1072nm infrared (IR) phototherapy on the behavioral and cognitive symptoms associated with early and mid-stage dementia.
- Trial name
- NCT01059877
- Testing
- 1072nm infrared Photobiomodulation, Photobiomodulation SIMULATED
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Quietmind Foundation
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Neuromodulation of Executive Function in the ADHD Brain
This study aims to determine the transient, modulatory effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on executive function and inhibitory control in patients with ADHD compared to healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT04175028
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital