Clinical trials: Working Memory
Cocaine Use Disorders, HIV
Project IMPACT: Improving Memory Performance by Applying Cognitive Training
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of a cognitive training program in persons with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection who have used cocaine.
- Trial name
- NCT02909101
- Testing
- Active Cognitive Training (ACT), Control Training (CON)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Tobacco Use Disorder
Working Memory Training Combined With Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Smokers
Smoking remains the leading cause of preventable death in the United States, and current first-line treatments leave the majority of tobacco dependent individuals unable to quit.
- Trial name
- NCT03337113
- Testing
- Working Memory Training, repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kent State University
Memory
Individualized Closed Loop TMS for Working Memory Enhancement
The study is investigating working memory brain states by using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in combination with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI).
- Trial name
- NCT04402294
- Testing
- Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
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
Schizophrenia
Effects of Galantamine on Cognition
Schizophrenia is a chronic disorder with onset of psychosis occurring in late teen early twenties, with cognitive impairments and negative symptoms frequently emerging much earlier.
- Trial name
- NCT01100775
- Testing
- Galantamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Intrusive Memories of Traumatic Event(s)
A Brief GAmeplay Intervention for NHS ICU Staff Affected by COVID-19 Trauma (GAINS Study)
Intensive care unit (ICU) staff are frequently exposed to traumatic events at work (e.g., witnessing patients die), amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Trial name
- GAINS (NCT04992390)
- Testing
- Brief digital imagery-competing task intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- P1vital Products Limited
NMDA Receptor Function
The Effects of Ketamine and Guanfacine on Working Memory in Healthy Subjects
The purpose of the study is 1. To establish the feasibility of fMRI studies of the interaction of guanfacine and ketamine. 2. To explore the possibility that guanfacine can ameliorate the negative effects of ketamine on…
- Trial name
- GuaKet (NCT01600885)
- Testing
- Guanfacine
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Tobacco Use Disorder/Cigarette Smoking
Working Memory Training on Delay Discounting Among Cigarette Smokers
Despite widespread awareness of significant negative health consequences, cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the US (Creamer et al., 2019; Jamal, 2018).
- Trial name
- RTA (NCT05210608)
- Testing
- Working Memory Training + Behavioral Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Brain Fog
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
Cognitive impairment refers to when an individual struggles to learn, concentrate, remember, or make decisions. This can be due to underlying neurological diseases (i.e.
- Trial name
- tDCS (NCT05524233)
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Direct Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Hearing Loss
Evaluation of Cogmed Working Memory Training for Adult Hearing Aid Users
A double-blind randomised active-controlled trial aims to assess whether Cogmed (adaptive) working memory training results in improvements in untrained measures of cognition, speech perception and self-reported hearing abilities…
- Trial name
- TEACH2 (NCT01892007)
- Testing
- Cogmed RM - Online adaptive working memory training
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
Cognitive Aging
The Effects of Mixed Working Memory Training on Subsequent Training Gains Among Older Adults
While an intellectually active and socially integrated lifestyle shows promise for promoting cognitive resilience, the mechanisms underlying any such effects are not well understood.
- Trial name
- MixedWM (NCT05672771)
- Testing
- Different Mixed Condition (DM), Different Single Condition (DS), Same Task (ST) Practice Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Study of the Effects of Osmotic-Release Oral System (OROS) Methylphenidate (Concerta) on Attention and Memory
This study investigates whether OROS-methylphenidate improves performance on different aspects of attention and memory in children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
- Trial name
- CHOP (NCT00530257)
- Testing
- OROS-methylphenidate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Working Memory
Traveling-wave Transcranial Electric Stimulation
This study will assess the impact of traveling wave transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) on working memory performance in adults.
- Trial name
- TravelingTES (NCT05399381)
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Intrusive Memories of Traumatic Event(s)
A Brief Cognitive Task Intervention for NHS Staff Affected by COVID-19 Trauma (GAINS-2 Study)
Frontline healthcare staff are frequently exposed to traumatic events at work (e.g., witnessing patients die), amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Trial name
- GAINS-2 (NCT05616676)
- Testing
- Brief digital imagery-competing task, Brief digital music-listening task, Treatment As Usual
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- P1vital Products Limited
Schizophrenia, Psychosis
Non-Invasive Direct Current Stimulation for Cognition in Schizophrenia
This study proposes to assess the effect of trans-cranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on cognitive control, working memory, functional, clinical, and cognitive outcomes in schizophrenia patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02739347
- Testing
- Active Trans-cranial direct-current stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Brain Injuries
CDP-Choline and Working Memory After TBI: A Neuroimaging Study
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an investigational drug, called "CDP-Choline", improves memory in people with traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Trial name
- NCT00727246
- Testing
- CDP-Choline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Patricia M. Arenth
Schizophrenia, Schizo Affective Disorder
Brain Stimulation and Cognitive Training - Efficacy
People with serious mental illness often experience difficulties with thinking skills like memory. These difficulties can make it harder to perform day-to-day activities.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizo Affective Disorder, Bipolar Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05111548
- Testing
- tDCS (Active), BrainHQ, tDCS (Inactive)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Healthy Volunteers
Effect of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to the Frontoparietal Attention Network on Anxiety Potentiated Startle
Background: Researchers want to better understand brain processes related to fear and anxiety. They want to find out if transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a type of brain stimulation, can reduce anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT03027414
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
ADHD
A Novel fNIRS Neurofeedback Intervention for Enhancement of Working Memory in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
The proposed study is to test and validate a novel intervention that integrates computerized cognitive training with real-time neuromonitoring and neurofeedback to enhance working memory by probing the individualized neural…
- Trial name
- NCT04002167
- Testing
- Neurofeedback, Cognitive training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Cognitive Change
Patient Centered-Rehabilitation ver111090.1
As we age, a number of factors can reduce our cognitive (or thinking) abilities. This study will evaluate whether transcranial electrical stimulation (TES), which uses small amounts of electricity to modulate brain functioning…
- Trial name
- PCN1 (NCT03034954)
- Testing
- Active HD-tDCS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan