Clinical trials: Executive Functions
Development, Child, Executive Functions
Orchestra in Class, a Novel Booster for Executive Functions and Brain Development in Young Primary School Children
How to optimally stimulate the developing brain is still unclear. Executive functions (EF) exhibited substantially stronger far transfer effects in children who learned to play a musical instrument than in children who acquired…
- Conditions
- Development, Child, Executive Functions, Interventions, Music
- Trial name
- ORBIT (NCT05912270)
- Testing
- Orchestra in Class
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- School of Health Sciences Geneva
Developmental Coordination Disorder
Motor-Cognitive Integrated Intervention for Children With Developmental Coordination Disorder
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the efficacy of an Action Observation and Motor Imagery (AOMI) combined with Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) intervention for children aged 7 to 11 years with Developmental…
- Trial name
- NCT07486856
- Testing
- Action Observation and Motor Imagery (AOMI) Training, Fundamental Movement Skills (FMS) Training, General Physical Activities
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai University of Sport
Patient Compliance
Cognitive Regulation Training and Exercise Trial
The purpose of this double-blinded, randomized controlled study is to compare CORTEX (Cognitive Regulation Training and Exercise), a multi-faceted, center- and home-delivered- general and exercise-specific-active and traditional…
- Trial name
- CORTEX-II (NCT03124667)
- Testing
- Games, Videos
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 233 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Breast Cancer
Responsiveness to Acute Changes in Exercise and Relaxation (RACER) Trial
The purpose of this acute study is to compare the combined effects of aerobic exercise and relaxation training on fatigue and its related cognitive components, among breast cancer survivors.
- Trial name
- RACER (NCT03702712)
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise and Relaxation, Aerobic Exercise Only, Relaxation Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Exercise
Effects OF Acute Aerobic Exercise On Higher Cerebral Functions
We are comparing higher cerebral functions including cognitive flexibility, inhibitory control and working memory in healthy young adults between a group of acute aerobic exercise and a control group.
- Trial name
- NCT05861726
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise, None (control group)
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Khyber Medical College, Peshawar
Stress, Psychological
Moderate-intensity Flow-based Yoga Effects on Cognition and Stress
The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of an 8-week, remotely-delivered, flow-based and moderate-intensity yoga intervention (vs. waitlist control), on stress and cognitive functioning.
- Trial name
- NCT04740229
- Testing
- Yoga
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Executive Function
Cognitive Reserve and Second Language Acquisition
Bilingualism has been shown to have a strong protective effect against dementia, delaying the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease by up to 4 years.
- Trial name
- NCT03638882
- Testing
- Duolingo, BrainHQ, Passive Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rotman Research Institute at Baycrest
Parkinson's Disease
Development of a Face Valid Executive Functioning Task
The purpose of this study is to develop a task to measure executive thinking skills that can be performed in a laboratory setting, but has clear parallels to the thinking demands of real life situations, and can be administered…
- Trial name
- MedTask (NCT00918112)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Activities of Daily Living, Accidental Fall
Bingocize: A Novel Mobile Application for Older Adult Health
This study tests the effectiveness of using a new mobile application (Bingocize®) to improve older adults' (a) adherence to an engaging exercise program, and (b) aspects of functional performance, health knowledge, dietary…
- Conditions
- Activities of Daily Living, Accidental Fall, Sarcopenia, Arteriosclerosis
- Trial name
- Bingocize (NCT03629912)
- Testing
- Socially-Based Exercise Intervention for Older Adults
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western Kentucky University
Aging, Cognitive Decline
Evaluation of the Online Memory & Aging Program and Online Goal Management Training
The current study is designed to test the effectiveness of online programs for memory and executive functions in healthy aging. The investigators are testing online adaptations of two cognitive interventions that have been…
- Trial name
- NCT03602768
- Testing
- Goal Management Training, Memory & Aging Program, Cambridge Brain Sciences
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baycrest
Dementia, Mild, Mild Cognitive Impairment
CAPABLE Family Pilot - Adapting CAPABLE for Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)/Early Stage Dementia and Their Care Partners
The purpose of this study is to test the adapted protocol, CAPABLE Family which builds upon the evidenced based CAPABLE program to address older adults with co-occurring physical disability and mild cognitive impairment or early…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Mild, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Disability Physical, Impairment, Cognitive
- Trial name
- NCT05187117
- Testing
- CAPABLE Family - Open Label Pilot, CAPABLE Family - Randomized Control Trial
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Autism or Autistic Traits, Mental Health Disorder
The Effects of Executive Functions and Social Cognition on Mental Health
The objective of this study is to analyze the effects of executive functions (EFs) and social-cognitive abilities on the associations between autistic traits and mental health indicators (depression, anxiety, and stress).
- Conditions
- Autism or Autistic Traits, Mental Health Disorder, Executive Dysfunction, Social Cognition
- Trial name
- NCT06213194
- Testing
- MindZone
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 178 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ibn Haldun University
Reading Disability
Executive Function in Early Childhood
Despite the fact that a substantial number of school age children struggle with both reading and math acquisition, the brain mechanisms of the overlapping aspects of reading and math skills, thought in part to be linked via…
- Trial name
- NCT03713125
- Testing
- Reading Tutoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Predictive Executive Functioning Models Using Interactive Tangible-Graphical Interface Devices in Adults
Current diagnostic aids used in treating ADHD are currently expensive, time intensive, and provide little information about accessory movements in response to a stimulus.
- Trial name
- NCT02127931
- Testing
- Groundskeeper for ADHD group, Groundskeeper for control group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CogCubed, Corp
Cognitive Assessment, Working Memory
Evaluation of the Impact of a Nutritional Formulation on Cognitive Performance Following Stress Exposure.
The proposed project will evaluate the synergistic effects of a nutritional formulation, 'Think Tank' on cognitive performance following exposure to a psychological and physical stressor.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Assessment, Working Memory, Executive Function (Cognition), Sustained Attention
- Trial name
- NCT07319117
- Testing
- Skoshify 'Think Tank' Formulation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leeds Beckett University
Children With Typical Neurodevelopment
PLAY UP: An Intervention Program Through Active Play and Environmental Affordances
The goal of this cluster-randomized trial is to investigate how a co-created, affordance-based approach - developed in collaboration with children - and combined with educator training, can support preschool children's engagement…
- Trial name
- PLAY UP (NCT07355179)
- Testing
- PLAY UP
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Évora
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
Brain Health, Brain Function
Effect of Fish Oil on Athlete's Executive Function
The goal of this study is to determine the impact of long chain omega-3 PUFA (Polyunsaturated fatty acids) supplementation on executive function in collegiate athletes in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
- Conditions
- Brain Health, Brain Function, Brain Development
- Trial name
- NCT04570995
- Testing
- Fish Oil, Safflower Oil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Decision Making in Soccer Players and Executive Functions
Numerical Superiority and Inferiority Compared With Conventional Training on PTK and Executive Functions in Soccer
There is a great need to establish reliable evaluation and intervention protocols to improve the tactical component, decision making (DM) and procedural tactical knowledge (PTK) in soccer.
- Trial name
- NCT06092294
- Testing
- Tactical training in numerical superiority and numerical inferiority, Conventional training in numerical equality
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Antioquia
Aging
Using TMS to Increase Executive Function in Older Adults
Cognitive decline and dementia have become important public health issues in our time as medical science has increased lifespan and our society becomes progressively older.
- Trial name
- WMTMS (NCT02767323)
- Testing
- rTMS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University