Clinical trials: Memory, Short-Term
Executive Function
Theta Connectivity in Working Memory
The participants will perform a cognitive control task. During the task, rhythmic trains of transcranial magnetic stimulation will be delivered to the prefrontal cortex and parietal cortex.
- Trial name
- STAR (NCT05204381)
- Testing
- Theta-frequency near-zero phase lag stimulation, Theta-frequency anti-synchrony stimulation, Arrhythmic near-zero phase lag stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Effects of Modafinil on Brain Function in Patients With Schizophrenia
This study will evaluate whether modafinil improves cognition in patients with schizophrenia and healthy volunteers. Modafinil is a drug that has been FDA approved for day-time sleepiness and allegedly increase the amount of the…
- Trial name
- NCT00057707
- Testing
- Modafinil, Functional MRI, Neuropsychological Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Healthy
Effect of Direct Current Polarization on Brain Function
This study will test a new electrical technique called direct current (DC) polarization that is able to change brain activity in subtle ways for a short time.
- Trial name
- NCT00088569
- Testing
- 0-15 Water
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Neuropsychology, Gesture
Gestural Short Term and Working Memory Task
According to the working memory model, which accounts for the organisation of working memory, the processing of non-meaningful gestures is not clear.
- Trial name
- GeSTWoM (NCT02859649)
- Testing
- neuropsychological test
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Healthy Children, Preterm Birth
Executive Training and Brain in Children
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a daily executive training to cognitive inhibition, working memory or mindfulness as compared to an active control condition has a near- and far-transfer impact on brain and…
- Trial name
- APEX (NCT02989116)
- Testing
- Inhibition training, Working memory training, Mindfulness training
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Phenylketonuria
Phenylalanine and Its Impact on Cognition
The PICO-Study is a randomized, placebo-controlled, crossover, non-inferiority trial conducted to add evidence to the current European treatment guidelines for adult patients with phenylketonuria.
- Trial name
- PICO (NCT03788343)
- Testing
- Phenylalanine
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Mindfulness, Stress
Scrutinizing and Promoting Mindfulness Via New Technologies
The overall goal of the outlined study is to scrutinize and to promote mindfulness via new technologies using a combination of smartphone-based assessment and micro-interventions, fMRI and real-time fMRI-neurofeedback.
- Conditions
- Mindfulness, Stress, Mood, Working Memory
- Trial name
- NCT03148678
- Testing
- Mindfulness, Contingent RT-fMRI-NF, Mind Wandering
- Where
- 2 sites in South Korea, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Brain Injury, Dementia
Neuropsychiatric Evaluation of Healthy Volunteers and Adults With Schizophrenia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the cognitive processes of participants with schizophrenia, participants with nervous system and mental disorders, and healthy volunteers.
- Conditions
- Brain Injury, Dementia, Healthy, Mental Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00001323
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 810 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
THC
Multimodal Magnetoencephalography and Electroencephalography Exploration of the Acute Effects of THC Exposure on Neural Noise and Information Transmission Within Working Memory Networks
The purpose of this study is to use non-invasive brain imaging methods (MEG and EEG) to characterize the effects of THC on brain activity during learning.
- Trial name
- THC-MEG (NCT05641766)
- Testing
- THC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
ADHD, Time Perception Altered
Working Memory and Social-emotional Training for Preschoolers at Risk of ADHD
The study aims to explore the effectiveness of working memory training and social emotional training for young children with ADHD in Hong Kong.
- Conditions
- ADHD, Time Perception Altered, Working Memory, Social Skills
- Trial name
- NCT05162729
- Testing
- Game-like online working memory training, Game-like online social emotional training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Obesity, Cognitive Disorder
Emotional Regulation, Cognition, Impulsivity and Reward System in Obesity: A Prospective Study of Bariatric Surgery
This research investigates obesity and associated psychiatric symptoms and disorders in a wide range of perspectives, to demonstrate the effects of obesity on the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT03528044
- Testing
- Bariatric surgery
- Where
- 3 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Koç University
Resilience, Stress
Investigating Train the Trainer Delivery of Mindfulness-based Training
This project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of mindfulness training (MT) on cognitive and psychological factors when incorporated to the duty-day schedule of servicemembers (via proctored mindfulness practice).
- Trial name
- TTT (NCT03250156)
- Testing
- MBAT with proctored practice, MBAT with non-proctored practice
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
School Readiness, Executive Function (Cognition)
Playful Physical Activity for Executive Functions and School Readiness in Preschool Children
Executive functions, such as attention, inhibition, working memory, and planning, are important for early learning and school readiness in preschool children.
- Conditions
- School Readiness, Executive Function (Cognition), Preschool Child Development
- Trial name
- PPA-EF-SR (NCT07678294)
- Testing
- Playful Physical Activities Intervention, Regular Physical Education Curriculum
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Executive Function
Comparison Between Plyometrics and Calisthenics on Executive Function in School Going Children
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effects of calisthenics and plyometric exercises on executive functions in school-going children.
- Trial name
- NCT06770192
- Testing
- Calisthenics, Plyometric, Control
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Cognitive Decline, Healthy
The Effects of Attentional Filter Training on Working Memory
The investigators are interested in how attentional filter training/ distractor inhibition training could influence cognitive functions like working memory, executive control, problem solving, decision making and attentional…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Decline, Healthy, Age-related Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- DIIN (NCT03228446)
- Testing
- filter training, memory training, no training (control)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE)
Healthy Subjects, Fatigue
Effects of Essence of Chicken on Physical Fatigue, Working Memory and Attention
In Southeast Asia, Essence of Chicken, a chicken-meat-extract, is a popular beverage and is consumed as a traditional remedy for several ailments, including the use as a nutritional supplement for sickness, enhancement of mental…
- Trial name
- NCT03128476
- Testing
- Essence of Chicken
- Volunteers
- 364 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sprim Advanced Life Sciences
Endotoxemia, Inflammation
Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Lypopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammation and Executive Function
Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are substances produced by gut bacteria when they ferment dietary fiber. They can act as signals between the gut and the brain and may help regulate the body's immune and stress responses.
- Conditions
- Endotoxemia, Inflammation, Executive Function (Cognition)
- Trial name
- NCT07713641
- Testing
- Short-Chain Fatty Acid Colon-Delivery Capsules, Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Attention, Memory, Short-Term
Effectiveness of Modafinil in Improving Cognitive Performance of University Students
The purpose of this study is to determine whether modafinil is effective in the improvement of mnesic performance and executive functions of university students from high academic performance.
- Conditions
- Attention, Memory, Short-Term, Executive Function
- Trial name
- NCT01365897
- Testing
- Modafinil
- Where
- 2 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Valparaiso
Healthy Volunteers (HV)
Electrical Nerve Stimulation During Sleep for Memory Consolidation
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (eTNS) applied during sleep on memory consolidation and brain-body physiological coupling.
- Trial name
- NCT07658274
- Testing
- 120 Hz Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation, 2 Hz Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xidian University
Alzheimer Disease, Working Memory
Induction and Stabilization of Gamma Oscillations With 40 Hz External Brain Stimulation
The goal of the present studies is to develop and validate novel stimulation protocols for the entrainment of gamma oscillations, which are associated with many cognitive functions and critically involved in cognitive impairment…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Working Memory, EEG Brain Oscillations
- Trial name
- NCT06680154
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation, Theta burst stimulation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The National Brain Mapping Laboratory (NBML)