Clinical trials: Memory, Short-Term
Healthy Preschoolers
Fundamental Movement Skills Training Improves Executive Functions in Preschoolers
This randomized controlled trial investigated the effects of a 12-week structured fundamental movement skills (FMS) training program on executive functions in 34 healthy preschoolers aged 5-6 years.
- Trial name
- FMS-EF-RCT (NCT07725354)
- Testing
- Fundamental Movement Skills Training, Regular Physical Activity
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xi'an Physical Education University
Aging Well
Effects of Acute Exercise Intensity on Cerebral Blood Flow and Cognitive Function in Older Adults
This study will analyze the influence of acute bout exercise intensities (continuous moderate and HIIT) on middle cerebral artery velocity (MCAv) to identify which intensity elicits the greatest increase in CBF in older adults…
- Trial name
- NCT05131217
- Testing
- Acute bout of Continuous Moderate Intensity Exercise, Acute bout of High Intensity Interval Training, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Healthy
Prefrontal iTBS on Working Memory
The investigators previous pilot study showed that the brain remained activated after 3 minutes of intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS).
- Trial name
- NCT05774223
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)-active
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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
Older Adults (60 - 85 Years Old), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Non-invasive Stimulation of Deep Brain Structures to Modulate Working Memory
A study investigating the effects of non-invasive electrical stimulation of deep brain structures on working memory, attention, and executive functions involved in everyday activities.
- Trial name
- DEEPBRAIN (NCT07560904)
- Testing
- Non-invasive deep brain stimulation of striatum via transcranial temporal interference stimulation (20 Hz), Control striatal stimulation, Non-invasive deep brain stimulation of striatum via transcranial temporal interference stimulation (60 Hz)
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Masaryk University
Delay Discounting
An Assessment of Cognitive Improvement Training Among Mid-life Individuals
Many health-relevant decisions involve intertemporal (now vs. later) tradeoffs. Extensive literature indicates that many negative health and financial consequences suffered in mid-life are linked to adversity and disadvantage…
- Trial name
- RehabEF (NCT03501706)
- Testing
- Sequenced Recall of Digits--Auditory, Sequenced Reverse Recall of Digits--Auditory, Sequenced Recall of Words--Visual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 680 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas
ADHD, Weight Loss
Obesity Treatment Enhanced With Working Memory Training
This study will examine the effects of providing subjects who have attention deficits, with or without a formal diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), with Working Memory computerized training and explore…
- Trial name
- Focus (NCT02529397)
- Testing
- Adaptive Working Memory Training, Non-adaptive cognitive training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Neurofeedback, Cognitive Training
Neurofeedback Removal of Emotional Information From Mind
This project will examine whether individuals can be trained, using real-time feedback about brain function during neuroimaging, to effectively remove thoughts from mind by providing them with a sense of what it feels like to…
- Conditions
- Neurofeedback, Cognitive Training, Memory, Short-Term, Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI)
- Trial name
- remtrain (NCT06460207)
- Testing
- fMRI neurofeedback
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Memory Disturbances
Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study of Jaw-tapping Movement on Memory Function
The purpose of this study is to examine the possibility of using jaw-tapping training as a self-exercise for developing memory and preventing dementia in elderly subjects with memory disturbances using functional magnetic…
- Trial name
- NCT01873664
- Testing
- Jaw-tapping
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kyunghee University Medical Center
Healthy Adult Participants
The Effects of Multiple Object Tracking And Mental Imagery On Tennis Performance
The goal of this clinical trial was to evaluate whether multiple object tracking and mental imagery training affect tennis performance, executive functions, anxiety, and psychophysiological variables in university students…
- Trial name
- MOT-MI (NCT07794228)
- Testing
- Multiple Object Tracking Training, Mental Imagery Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Halic University
Cognitive Fatigue, Mental Fatigue
Effects of Natural Sounds on Attention Restoration in Noisy Environment
This study aims to examine whether listening to natural sounds in a noisy (traffic) environment compared to traffic noise only impacts behavioural, cognitive, affective, and physiological markers associated with attention…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Fatigue, Mental Fatigue, Heart Rate Variability, Skin Conductance
- Trial name
- EARS (NCT05009784)
- Testing
- Baseline, Fatigue Manipulation, Traffic Sound
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanyang Technological University
Mental Health, Cognition
Short-term Effect of Glucose and Sacharose Ingestion on Cognitive Performance and Mood in Elderly
The objective of the current study is to determine the acute effect of a glucose drink and a sacharose drink compared to a placebo on cognitive performance in elderly with light memory complaints.
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Cognition, Memory, Attention
- Trial name
- NCT01427231
- Testing
- glucose, sacharose
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Dyslexia
Speech and Short-term Memory Functions in Dyslexia: a Combined MEG and EEG Study
Developmental dyslexia is a highly heritable disorder in which reading skills are compromised despite normal intelligence and appropriate reading instruction.
- Trial name
- SMeDy (NCT02622360)
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Helsinki
Post Concussive Syndrome
An fMRI Study of Attention and Effort After Concussion
Approximately 1.1 million people a year suffer a mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI), or concussion, in the United States. Although most MTBI patients fully recover, as many as 28% have physical, cognitive, and/or emotional…
- Trial name
- NCT00653029
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
Adult Population
The Acute Effects of Caffeine on Exercise and Cognition
The effects of moderate intensity aerobic exercise and caffeine ingestion on cognition (more specifically working memory) in non-caffeine drinker and caffeine drinkers will be examined.
- Trial name
- AEC (NCT03400423)
- Testing
- Caffeine, Moderate Intensity Exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western University, Canada
Young Adults
Oscillatory Contributions to Working Memory and Attention
The objectives are articulated in the proposal's specific aims: Aim 1: To test the hypothesis that the cognitive control of unattended memory items (UMI) is implemented by the same frontoparietal mechanisms that control spatial…
- Trial name
- NCT03787134
- Testing
- working memory and attention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Age-associated Memory Impairment
TMS for Investigating Memory Facilitation
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) following a Paired Associative Stimulation (PAS) protocol on the memorization capacity of elderly individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT05462782
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Cone Coil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Healthy Aging
Novel, Individualized Brain Stimulation, Network-based Approaches to Improve Cognition
Impaired working memory (WM) plays a crucial role in normal aging, in mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and cognitive decline associated with dementia, such as Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Trial name
- NiBS-iCog (NCT04986787)
- Testing
- tACS, TMS, TIS
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Masaryk University
Schizophrenia
The Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) on Working Memory
Deficits in working memory (WM) performance are the most significant cognitive impairments in schizophrenia (SCZ). It has also been shown that WM performance is contingent on the cortex synchronization, a process that relies on…
- Trial name
- NCT01494623
- Testing
- repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Effects of Cerebellar Stimulation on Brain Activation
Cerebellar Involvement in Cognitive Sequencing
Although there is increasing recognition that the cerebellum is involved in cognition as well as motor function, the manner in which the cerebellum contributes to cognition is uncertain.
- Trial name
- NCT06108336
- Testing
- TMS during sequence-demanding task, No TMS during sequence-demanding task, TMS during non-sequence-demanding task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University