Clinical trials: Working Memory, open to volunteers
Alcohol Use Disorder, Substance Use Disorders
Modification of Inhibitory Control and Craving Through Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) as an Add-On Treatment for Substance Use Disorder
The aim of this project is to investigate the potential of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) to reduce cognitive deficits and substance craving in individuals with substance use disorders (SUD), with a focus on…
- Trial name
- NCT06959342
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), Inhibition Training
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- Central Institute of Mental Health, Mannheim
Working Memory
Modulation of Brain Oscillations Underlying Working Memory
This study will use novel transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) protocols and electroencephalography (EEG) to modulate and measure brain oscillations that underlie working memory.
- Trial name
- NCT05923606
- Testing
- Active tACS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
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
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
Brain Tumor
Cognitive Training in the Virtual Reality Setting With Children Undergoing Radiotherapy for Brain Tumors
The objective of this study is to estimate the feasibility and acceptability of cognitive training in the virtual reality setting with children undergoing radiotherapy for brain tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT05947045
- Testing
- Cognitive training via iPad, Cognitive training via virtual reality
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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
Ischemic Stroke Hospitalized, Impairment, Cognitive
A Study Testing How Well the Drug Extract of Ginkgo Biloba Leaves Tablets Works for People With Memory or Thinking Problems After a Stroke When Added to Standard Treatment
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if Extract of Ginkgo Biloba Leaves Tablets help improve thinking and memory in people aged 55 years and older who had an ischemic stroke (a type of stroke caused by a blocked blood…
- Trial name
- GiCIIS (NCT07220538)
- Testing
- Extract of Ginkgo Biloba Leaves Tablets 240 mg (2 x 40 mg, t.i.d.), Standard of care (SoC) Group
- Where
- 40 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Willmar Schwabe GmbH & Co. KG
Working Memory, Inhibitory Control
BID WM Digital Intervention in Aging
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if engaging with an digital intervention may improve cognitive function. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Working Memory, Inhibitory Control, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Aging
- Trial name
- NCT06918704
- Testing
- Coherence, Worder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Subjective Memory Complaint
Validation of a Digital Intervention to Rehabilitate Cognitive Resources
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the use of a digital cognitive rehabilitation system named RICORDO, that is flexible and capable of adapting the rehabilitation pathway according to the needs and capacity of the…
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Subjective Memory Complaint, Dementia Alzheimer Type
- Trial name
- MI-RICORDO (NCT07064226)
- Testing
- RICORDO, Treatment as Usual (TAU)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
Williams Syndrome, Language
Phonological Constraints on Language Development in Individuals With Williams Syndrome
Williams syndrome (WS) is a neurodevelopmental disease characterized by mild to moderate intellectual disability and an extremely heterogeneous cognitive profile.
- Conditions
- Williams Syndrome, Language, Phonological Short-Term Memory, EEG-NIRS
- Trial name
- SOUNDS (NCT07285720)
- Testing
- EEG-NIRS protocol, Questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Working Memory, Epilepsy
Causal Role of Top-Down Theta Oscillations in Prioritization
Purpose: The purpose of this pilot study is to investigate the dynamics between theta and alpha oscillations in the control of working memory.
- Trial name
- NCT06252532
- Testing
- Direct cortical stimulation (DCS) Alpha, Direct cortical stimulation (DCS) Theta, Direct cortical stimulation (DCS) In-Phase Theta
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Cocaine Use Disorder (CUD), Cognitive Impairments
The Role of Potassium Channels in Working Memory Impairments of Chronic Cocaine Users
The study aims to address the neurobiological basis of cognitive impairments in chronic cocaine users by investigating the potential impact of an acute potassium channel blockade on working memory performance and other cognitive…
- Trial name
- POTCHICUD (NCT07532460)
- Testing
- 4-aminopyridine (4-AP)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Boris Quednow
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
Working Memory
NIMH K23: Modulation of Frontoparietal Dynamics in Adolescent Working Memory Deficits
Working memory (WM) deficits are a transdiagnostic feature of adolescent psychopathology that substantially contribute to poor clinical and functional outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT05662280
- Testing
- Active Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Bradley Hospital
Child Development, Executive Functions (EF)
Sharing Tales That Teach: Shared Picturebook Reading for Early Childhood Emotional and Cognitive Development
Sharing Tales That Teach is a randomised study of a shared picturebook reading programme for 4- to 5-year-old children and their primary caregivers.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Executive Functions (EF), Emotion Regulation
- Trial name
- STTT (NCT07666802)
- Testing
- Emotion-Focused Shared Picturebook Reading, Standard Dialogic Picturebook Reading
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Greenwich
Memory Disorders
Neural Basis of Human Working Memory
This ClinicalTrials.gov entry corresponds to the Neural Basis of Human Working Memory protocol approved under Vanderbilt University Medical Center IRB #251231.
- Trial name
- NCT07617506
- Testing
- Neurocognitive Tasks, Ripple Neuromed Summit System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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
Mild Cognitive Impairment
The Impact of Physical Exercise on Working Memory in Elderly People With Mild Cognitive Impairment
Age-related cognitive decline has evolved into a global public health concern, with deteriorated executive function serving as its predominant manifestation.
- Trial name
- NCT07644156
- Testing
- Resistance band exercise intervention, Brisk walking intervention, Eight-Section brocade exercise intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai University of Sport
Cognitive Performance, Executive Function (Cognition)
Exploring the Cognitive Benefits of a Blackcurrant-Based Supplement in Normobaric Hypoxia
This study investigates the cognitive effects of Ārepa, a blackcurrant-based drink, under simulated high-altitude conditions (4,500m normobaric hypoxia for ~180 minutes).
- Conditions
- Cognitive Performance, Executive Function (Cognition), Working Memory, Hypoxia Induced Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT07166835
- Testing
- Nootropics (ginkgo biloba, nicergoline, piracetam, or others)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leeds Beckett University
Hearing Loss
Efficacy of Auditory Training and Combined Auditory-working-memory Training in Improving Communication in Older Adults
Using a randomized controlled trial, we are going to examine whether a training program that incorporates both auditory training and working memory training (AT-WMT) would generate significantly better results in communication…
- Trial name
- NCT05399264
- Testing
- Auditory-working memory training program, Auditory training program, Mindfulness training program
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Education University of Hong Kong