Clinical trials: Motor Memory
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, Physical Activity
Exercise Periodization and Older Adults
The present study aimed at investigating the effects of two different resistance training protocols - nonperiodized (NP) and daily undulating periodization (DUP) - on hemodynamic, morphofunctional and cognitive parameters of…
- Conditions
- Aging, Physical Activity, Sarcopenia, Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- NCT03443375
- Testing
- Physical exercise
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Campinas, Brazil
Exercise, Gait
Rhythmically Entrained Exercise in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro conduct a single-arm intervention trial to investigate the efficacy of a music-based group exercise program for community-dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- Exercise, Gait, Cognitive Decline, Caregiver Burden
- Trial name
- REECO (NCT05462977)
- Testing
- Group exercise program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Executive Functions, Memory Functions
Multi-domain Versus Uni-Domain Training on Executive Control and Memory Functions of Older Adults
Age-related cognitive decline affects negatively daily living and quality of life of older adults. Previous research has shown a moderate impact of cognitive and physical training on the cognitive functioning of elders.
- Trial name
- VIBAL (NCT03823183)
- Testing
- Cognitive training, Physical training, Cognitive control
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia
Aerobic Exercise, Anaerobic Exercise
The Effect of Physical Activity on the Brain
Physical activity is thought to increase overall body functions and to decrease cardiovascular and stroke risk factors. Now the question arose, wether enhanced exercise could also exert positive influence on cognition in the…
- Conditions
- Aerobic Exercise, Anaerobic Exercise, Unchanged Condition
- Trial name
- NCT01475396
- Testing
- exercise
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Muenster
Alzheimer s Disease, Healhty
Validation of a Remediation Method for Memory Impairments Through Motor Encoding in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease
In France, over 1.5 million people suffer from mild cognitive impairment, often a precursor to Alzheimer's disease (AD), whose global prevalence could reach 153 million by 2050.
- Trial name
- ADACT (NCT07632755)
- Testing
- Control condition, Motor mental imagery, Action execution
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Multiple Sclerosis
Patient Centered Outcomes Analysis for MS Using a Mobile Application
Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disease of the central nervous system (CNS) that can impact all aspects of nervous system function.
- Trial name
- NCT04281160
- Testing
- BeCare Mobile App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BeCare Link LLC
Arousal
Influence of Arousal on Motor Learning, Memory and Motor Imagery Ability in Young Population
In motor learning is essential to consider that movements are produced by the cooperation and combination of many brain structures and are influenced by the emotions to which individuals are subjected.
- Trial name
- NCT04911439
- Testing
- Low Arousal, Medium arousal, High arousal
- Where
- 4 sites in France, Spain
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Susana Nunez Nagy
Parkinson Disease, Aging
Role of Sleep on Motor Learning in Parkinson's Disease and Healthy Older Adults
People with Parkinson's disease (pwPD) often present difficulty consolidating newly learned skills into long-term memory. Sleep facilitates motor memory consolidation in healthy adults, especially in combination with targeted…
- Trial name
- TARGET-SLEEP (NCT04144283)
- Testing
- NAP, WAKE
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Sleep
Memory Consolidation in Pharmacologically Enhanced Naps
This study will examine whether various drugs affecting sleep cycles can improve different kinds of memory.
- Trial name
- NCT00777829
- Testing
- zolpidem
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Cognitive Ability, General
Body and Brain Exercise for Older Adults With Memory Complaints
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether an exercise class with a cognitive (or brain) training component was more effective than a usual combined aerobic and resistance exercise class for older adults with cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT02136368
- Testing
- Multi-modal exercise, Mind-Motor Exercise, Balance and range of motion exercises
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Cognitive Decline
The Impact of Exercise on Hippocampus-dependent Cognition and the Gut Microbiota
The NeuroFit study will be investigating the impact of exercise on global cognition, hippocampus-dependent memory function and the gut microbiota in a middle-aged population.
- Trial name
- NeuroFit (NCT05397990)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Cognitive Deterioration, Disorder of Aging
Exercise, Age-Related Memory Decline, And Hippocampal Function
The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that aerobic exercise leads increased cerebral blood volume in the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus in a sample of young and older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT01329653
- Testing
- aerobic training, Wait list
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 233 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Brain Health and Exercise in Schizophrenia
To determine the effects of aerobic exercise on hippocampal volumes and severity of psychotic symptoms in a population of psychosis patients compared to healthy age/gender matched volunteers.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Poor Memory
- Trial name
- PEHP (NCT01392885)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BC Mental Health and Addictions Research Institute
Parkinson Disease
Triggering Motor Memory Consolidation in PD: Complex Practice of Fine Motor Tasks and Brain Activity During Learning
Parkinson's disease (PD) is characterized by severe motor symptoms, including upper limb dysfunction, that is only partially alleviated by medication.
- Trial name
- NCT04269590
- Testing
- Dual Task (DT) training, Single Task (ST) training
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Cognitive Change, Mood
Cognitive, Mood, Anti-Inflammatory and Metabolic Effects of Chronic Oyster Mushroom Intervention in Older Adults
The Pleurotus oyster species is a common edible mushroom rich in phytochemicals such as proteins, phenolic compounds, dietary fibre and is also particularly rich in ergothioneine, a bioactive known for its neurocognitive…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Change, Mood, Metabolism, Inflammatory Response
- Trial name
- OYSCOG (NCT06846827)
- Testing
- Oyster mushroom, Maltodextrin
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Reading
Aerobic Exercise, Cognitive Change
The Role of the Time of Day in the Effects of Exercise on Memory in Heathy Young Adults
Cumulative evidence indicates that a single bout of exercise has beneficial impacts on memory in young adults. From a physiological perspective, acute exercise leads to changes of heart rate variability (HRV), which is associated…
- Trial name
- TEEMY (NCT04861818)
- Testing
- Moderate-intensity aerobic exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Elderly
Acute Effects of Aerobic Exercise on Motor Memory Consolidation in Older People
Scientific evidence suggests that an aerobic exercise session promotes improvements in the consolidation of motor memory in adults.
- Trial name
- NCT03506490
- Testing
- Aerobic exercises
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Politécnico de Castelo Branco
Aging
Physical Activity and Cognition Study
The goal of this research study is to examine whether an intervention to increase physical activity using a body-worn sensor affects cognitive (thinking) processes.
- Trial name
- CTSI (NCT02773121)
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Healthy
Spectral Characteristics of Memory Transformation
Sometimes, it is necessary to re-learn a previously learned movement behavior, for example, a bad posture during the golf drive or while playing the piano.
- Trial name
- MEM_MOD (NCT05946616)
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) combined with behavioral intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina