Clinical trials: Memory, Short-Term
Healthy, Brain Stimulation
Effects of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation on Task Performance in Healthy Adults
The objective of this randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled, crossover study is to evaluate the effects of transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) on complex cognitive task performance in healthy adult volunteers.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Brain Stimulation, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Cognition
- Trial name
- BRAIN-STIM (NCT06995560)
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Mental Fatigue, Cognitive Performance
Predicting Declines in Attention and Memory During a Prolonged Mental Task
This study will investigate whether heart activity and changes in the skin's ability to conduct electricity can help predict performance during a demanding computer task.
- Trial name
- COG-PRED (NCT07877389)
- Testing
- Individually Calibrated Time Load Dual-back Task With Seated Rest
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DSW Ideis University
Aging, Hearing Loss
Working Memory Changes With Aging and Hearing Loss
Hearing loss is one of the most common health concerns affecting 1 in 3 Americans over 60 years of age rising to 1 in 2 for those over 85 years old.
- Trial name
- NCT01253031
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Normal Physiology
Modulation of the Parieto-frontal Communication
Background: Research shows that the parietal and prefrontal areas of the brain are involved in short-term memory. Researchers want to look at the effects of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) of these areas on short-term…
- Trial name
- NCT03434093
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), Working Memory Task
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Memory Dysfunction, Mood Disorders
To Access the Effect of Brain Pill™ on Working Memory Capacity and Mood Behaviour.
Brain Pill™ is a mental health enhancing and successfully marketed dietary supplement.
- Trial name
- NCT03198936
- Testing
- Cognizin® SynapsaTM
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vedic Lifesciences Pvt. Ltd.
Healthy Aging
Multiparameter Optimized tES for Memory in Aging
With an aging population worldwide, it is critical to develop effective interventions promoting healthy cognitive aging. Transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) is a promising but not fully realized noninvasive brain…
- Trial name
- NCT06491264
- Testing
- Transcranial electrical stimulation
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
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
Executive Function (Cognition)
CogniFit Computerized Cognitive Training in Primary School Students in Hong Kong
This study aims to address these gaps by conducting a comprehensive evaluation of the effects of CogniFit training in children. The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of CogniFit training on…
- Trial name
- NCT06766149
- Testing
- CogniFit Computerized Cognitive Training, Cogmed Computerized Cognitive Training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Schizophrenia
Pharmacologically-augmented Cognitive Therapies (PACTs) for Schizophrenia.
This application seeks renewed support for MH59803, "Dopaminergic substrates of startle gating across species," to extend a clear path of "bench-to-bedside" progress towards a critical paradigm shift in therapeutic models for…
- Trial name
- NCT02634684
- Testing
- Dextroamphetamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Executive Dysfunction
Causal Role of the Aperiodic Signal for Working Memory
Working memory (WM) is the ability to hold relevant information in mind in the absence of sensory input. The capacity for WM is a foundation for cognitive control and higher cognitive function more broadly.
- Trial name
- TRAS (NCT06126809)
- Testing
- Steep-tRAS, Flat-tRAS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Developmental Dyslexia
Immediate Effects of Active Prisms on Reading Automaticity and Motor Control in Young Adults With Developmental Dyslexia
Developmental dyslexia is associated with persistent difficulties in reading automaticity. AUTO-DYS investigates whether a single, brief intervention using active prisms changes the complexity of nonlinear movement dynamics and…
- Trial name
- AUTO-DYS (NCT07868367)
- Testing
- Individually Selected Active Prisms.
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lille University
Healthy Volunteers
Memory and Attention in Healthy Children
This project studies memory and attention in healthy children aged from 5 to 17 years. The processes investigated are short term memory (auditory and visual) and attention.
- Trial name
- MASK (NCT02858752)
- Testing
- Experience 1 : Auditory and Visual Discrimination, Experience 2 : Passive and Active Auditory Perception, Experience 3 : Visual Attention Training
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Menopause
Choline Dose Ranging in Postmenopausal Women
This study will use a randomized placebo-controlled trial to examine smaller doses of choline and whether a signal in the brain is detectable using fMRI.
- Trial name
- NCT06924541
- Testing
- Choline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Julie Dumas
Alzheimer Disease, Vascular Dementia
Working Memory Functioning in Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Dementia
The aim of the present study is to investigate potential cognitive mechanisms contributing to working memory impairment in Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Vascular Dementia, Mixed Dementias
- Trial name
- MEMTRAV-COG (NCT06321380)
- Testing
- Complex span task, Clinical neuropsychological assessment, Clinical neurospychological assessement
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Virtual Reality
VR for Improving Attention and Working Memory
The main objective of the study is to investigate the effects of using a set of Virtual Reality (VR)-based Digital Therapeutics (DTx) apps to improve the cognitive abilities of healthy (high-functioning) seniors.
- Trial name
- NCT05369897
- Testing
- VR training, VR activity
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Lodz
HIV Infection
Neural Correlates of Working Memory Training for HIV Patients
Despite potent combination antiretroviral therapy, cognitive (memory and concentration) problems continue to occur in up to 50% of HIV-infected individuals, especially in older infected individuals, and those who abuse alcohol…
- Trial name
- NCT02602418
- Testing
- Adaptive WM CogMed Training, Nonadaptive WM CogMed Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Hawaii
Child Cancer Brain
MEDIR Medulloblastome
The medulloblastome is a tumour of the child relatively frequent usually sitting in the cerebellum and treated by surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- MEDIR (NCT01197924)
- Testing
- IRMf Bold
- Where
- 8 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Autism
Effects of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy on Children With Autism
PURPOSE The purpose of this investigation is to evaluate the cognitive and behavioral effects of Hyperbaric Oxygenation Therapy in children who present with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder. HYPOTHESIS 1.
- Trial name
- NCT00406159
- Testing
- Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thoughtful House
Genetic Predisposition
Simultaneous tDCS and Computerised Gamified Short-term Memory Task Feasibility
The goal of this observational study is to gain insight into the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on short-term memory task performance and the feasibility of tDCS in overtly healthy carriers of the…
- Trial name
- ACTTDCS-FG (NCT06402266)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Cognitive Fatigue, Mental Fatigue
Effects of Natural Sounds on Attention Restoration Outdoors
This study aims to examine whether listening to natural sounds in a noisy outdoor environment compared to no natural sounds influences behavioural, cognitive, affective, and physiological markers.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Fatigue, Mental Fatigue, Behavioral Performance, Heart Rate Variability
- Trial name
- NEO (NCT05679882)
- Testing
- Masking Sounds, No Masking Sounds
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanyang Technological University