Clinical trials: Working Memory Deficits
ADHD, Weight Loss
Obesity Treatment Enhanced With Working Memory Training
This study will examine the effects of providing subjects who have attention deficits, with or without a formal diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), with Working Memory computerized training and explore…
- Trial name
- Focus (NCT02529397)
- Testing
- Adaptive Working Memory Training, Non-adaptive cognitive training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders
Low-dose vs. Normal-dose Psychostimulants on Executive Functions in Individuals With ADHD
This double-blind crossover study aims to compare cognitive performance (e.g., working memory, selective attention and cognitive flexibility) of children ages 6-18 years diagnosed with ADHD of the combined type (ADHD-C) or…
- Trial name
- NCT02167048
- Testing
- Psychostimulants
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Working Memory Deficits
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on Working Memory in College Going Students
Working memory deficiencies, might make it difficult for students to recall instructions, complete complex activities, and grasp and follow directions solving a math problem or writing a sentence.
- Trial name
- NCT05737498
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maharishi Markendeswar University (Deemed to be University)
Schizophrenia
The Effect of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) on Working Memory
Deficits in working memory (WM) performance are the most significant cognitive impairments in schizophrenia (SCZ). It has also been shown that WM performance is contingent on the cortex synchronization, a process that relies on…
- Trial name
- NCT01494623
- Testing
- repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis, Secondary-progressive Multiple Sclerosis
Improving Cognitive Aptitudes With tDCS in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
Noninvasive brain stimulations (NIBS) will be used in MS patients with cognitive impairments to enhance their cognitive aptitudes.
- Conditions
- Relapsing Remitting Multiple Sclerosis, Secondary-progressive Multiple Sclerosis, Cognitive Deficits, Motor Deficits
- Trial name
- MScog-tDCS (NCT02266121)
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Mont-Godinne
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Working Memory Training in ADHD (The Engage Study)
The overall objective of the current study is to determine whether computerized Working Memory (WM) training will enhance WM capacity in college students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
- Trial name
- NCT01657721
- Testing
- Cogmed Working Memory Training Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Memory Impairment
Enhancing Frontal Lobes Plasticity in Mild Cognitive Impairment
More than 5 million people live with Alzheimer's dementia (AD) in North America. No effective treatment exists yet probably because by the time AD has developed it is too late to intervene.
- Trial name
- PAS-MCI (NCT04583215)
- Testing
- Paired Associative Stimulation (PAS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Stimulant Use
Acute Effects of Stimulant Medication in College Students With ADHD
The investigators will examine the acute effects of stimulant medication on executive functioning. The rationale for the proposed study is to examine the efficacy of stimulants for college students with ADHD and help prevent…
- Conditions
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Stimulant Use, Working Memory, Change in Sustained Attention
- Trial name
- NCT03935646
- Testing
- Adderall IR 10mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wyoming
Schizophrenia, Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity (ADHD)
Investigating Mediodorsal Thalamus Representations Underlying Human Cognitive Flexibility
The goal of this basic experimental research study is to examine how the human thalamus supports flexible thinking and behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT07217652
- Testing
- High-resolution fMRI during working memory, cognitive control, and decision-making tasks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kai Hwang
Memory Impairment, Anxiety
The Effect of Acupuncture on Anxiety and Working Memory
This study endeavors to examine the relationship between acupuncture, anxiety, and performance on a test of working memory. In the study, all participants will complete the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) survey to determine…
- Trial name
- NCT01492738
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Health Sciences
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Cognitive Ability Training in Seniors
This study investigates the beneficial effects of prefrontal brain stimulation (with transcranial direct current stimulation [tDCS]) during working memory training in seniors with subjective memory impairments.The…
- Trial name
- CATS (NCT02587338)
- Testing
- Verum tDCS
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wuerzburg University Hospital
ADHD
Target ADHD Executive Working Memory Replication Study
The proposed study will replicate target engagement as assessed in the first phase while also determining if it correlates with clinically meaningful improvements in ADHD dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT06446284
- Testing
- EWM Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hartford Hospital
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Effects of; Exertion
Acute Effects of Exercise in College Students With ADHD
The overall objective of this study is to examine physical exercise as an intervention for ADHD. The rationale for the proposed study is that physical exercise could serve as an effective treatment for college students with ADHD…
- Conditions
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Effects of; Exertion, Working Memory, Change in Sustained Attention
- Trial name
- NCT03666416
- Testing
- Sprint Interval Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wyoming
Healthy, Memory Impairment
The Effects AZD8529 on Ketamine-induced Impairment of Working Memory in Healthy Volunteers
The purpose of this study is to assess if ketamine will induce, in healthy volunteers, impairment of working memory and if the drug AZD8529 will block the effects of ketamine on working memory as assessed by functional magnetic…
- Trial name
- NCT00985933
- Testing
- AZD8529
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Healthy, Amusia, Congenital
Auditory Deficits in Congenital Amusia (AMUSIE CONGENITALE)
The project studies auditory deficits in congenital amusia at the behavioral and neurophysiological levels. The auditory processes investigated are pitch discrimination, short-term memory, sound-induced emotions.
- Trial name
- NCT03094624
- Testing
- Neuropsychological and neurophysiological tests, Experiment 1, Experiment 2
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 230 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder
Network Control TMS fMRI
This study uses different types of functional magnetic resonance imagining (fMRI) to generate individual transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) targets.
- Conditions
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, Working Memory
- Trial name
- NCT05736458
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), High controllability TMS target
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Parkinson Disease, Memory Impairment
Dopaminergic Mechanism of Memory Impairment in Parkinson's Disease
The cognitive impairment of Parkinson's disease is non amnestic, which is characterized by working memory impairment and executive dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT04968613
- Testing
- Madopar monotherapy, senfrol monotherapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
Cognitive Change
Executive Function Training for Children and Adolescents
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate how different approaches to executive function (like adding game-like features, varying the number of tasks, and providing coaching) can enhance executive function outcomes in…
- Trial name
- NCT07147894
- Testing
- Nongamified N-back training, Gamified N-back training, Multiple Domain Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 780 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northeastern University
ADHD, Dyslexia
Computerized Working Memory Training
Prior research has found that children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and reading difficulties (RD) are at an elevated risk of developing further cognitive deficits and developmental challenges.
- Trial name
- NCT06567444
- Testing
- Working memory intervention
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Education University of Hong Kong
Age-associated Memory Impairment
TMS for Investigating Memory Facilitation
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) following a Paired Associative Stimulation (PAS) protocol on the memorization capacity of elderly individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT05462782
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Cone Coil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab