Clinical trials: Working Memory
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
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
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
Balance, Lower Limb
Effect of Ballet Course on Lower Limb Strength, Balance, Working Memory and the Compliance and Satisfaction
In recent years, sports have become popular, and major gyms or private exercise studios have been opened continuously. A dazzling array of course content allows students to choose according to their preferences.
- Conditions
- Balance, Lower Limb, Strength, Working Memory
- Trial name
- NCT05683587
- Testing
- ballet course, strength course
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Memory, Long-Term, Memory, Short-Term
Influence of Losartan and Diphenhydramine on Emotional and Cognitive Functions in Healthy Human Subjects
This project aims at identifying novel pharmacological targets for the treatment of memory disorders.
- Trial name
- LoDi-Basel (NCT01321021)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dominique de Quervain, MD
Cognitive Enhancement
Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Stimulation to Enhance Cognition in Healthy Participants
This study examines the impact of theta-burst transcranial focused ultrasound stimulation (tFUS) on cognitive performance in healthy participants, specifically focusing on both acute and post-stimulation effects on visual working…
- Trial name
- NCT06829368
- Testing
- Transcranial Focused Ultrasound Stimulation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Cognitive Development
Testing Whether a Short Training Program Designed to Improve Cognitive Skills Improves 4-year-olds' Maths Skills
This study will test whether a short training program - designed to improve memory and attention skills - will benefit mathematical reasoning in preschoolers from a range of socio-economic backgrounds.
- Trial name
- NCT03063411
- Testing
- Executive Function Intervention, Active Control Group
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sheffield
Depression, Inflammation
Simvastatin and Emotional Processing (OxSTEP)
Simvastatin is being employed because it is a 'statin'. As a drug class, statins have broad anti-inflammatory properties. Low-level inflammation is thought to be a potentially important mediator of the effects of psychosocial…
- Trial name
- OxSTEP (NCT04973800)
- Testing
- Simvastatin 20mg
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Inhibition (Psychology), Updating
Attentional Control Training in Older Adults: Efficacy, Transfer and Brain Substrates
Formal education and cognitively stimulating hobbies and profession have a protective effect against age-related cognitive decline and Alzheimer's disease.
- Conditions
- Inhibition (Psychology), Updating, General Knowledge, No Training
- Trial name
- NCT03532113
- Testing
- Updating, Inhibition, General knowledge
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre de Recherche de l'Institut Universitaire de Geriatrie de Montreal
Hypoxia, Hypoxia Brain
Study of the Effects of Acute Exposure to Moderate Altitude Hypoxia on Prospective Memory.
The goal of this study is to investigate whether prospective memory, i.e., memory for delayed intentions, is impaired at moderate altitude (4,000m).
- Conditions
- Hypoxia, Hypoxia Brain, Hypoxia Altitude Simulation Test, Hypoxia in Healthy Individuals
- Trial name
- HYPRO (NCT07585227)
- Testing
- Hypoxia exposure, Oxygen administration, Air administration
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées
Memory, Short-Term
Clinical Trials for the Effects of Polygoni Multiflori Radix Complex Extract on Memory Improvement
The aim of this study is to identify the effect of Polygoni Multiflori Radix complex extract on memory improvement using Rey-Kim scale for healthy people.
- Trial name
- NCT02401646
- Testing
- Polygoni Multiflori Radix complex extract
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University
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
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
Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Dual-Task Training for People With Mild Cognitive Impairment and Mild Dementia
Evidence shows that people with dementia have a higher prevalence of sleep disturbance, cognitive decline, behavioral disturbance, and experience motor dysfunction. These symptoms are interrelated.
- Conditions
- Dementia, Mild Cognitive Impairment, Older Adult
- Trial name
- DTT (NCT06348810)
- Testing
- Dual-task training, Cognitive training, Motor training
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Alzheimer's Disease
Enhancing Working Memory in Patients With Early Alzheimer's Disease Through the Use of rTMS
In this study the investigators aim at assessing and then enhancing neuroplasticity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and working memory - a key function of DLPFC - in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Trial name
- rTMS-AD (NCT02537496)
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Major Depressive Disorder, Treatment Resistant Depression
The Impact of Working Memory and Reward Markers on DLPFC Activity in Treatment-resistant Depression
Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) is a very common illness that is usually treated with antidepressant medication. Depression can be caused by many things such as childhood experiences, genetics, and changes in the way the body and…
- Trial name
- NCT06163625
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Research Interview, Questionnaires, Brain Scan
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Mental Health
Study of Individual Neurocognitive Changes Associated With the Training of the Working Memory.
8 participants including 2 pilots. The 2 pilot participants will each execute an MRI acquisition session in order to adjust the experimental paradigm
- Trial name
- SAMPLEX (NCT07851051)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier St Anne
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
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
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