Clinical trials: Working Memory Task
Real HD-tDCS, Sham HD-tDCS
Determining the Specificity of High Definition Electrical Brain Stimulation Using Simultaneous Magnetoencephalography
Non-invasive human brain stimulation using weak transcranial direct-current stimulation (tDCS) has been thousands of times in research studies over the past fifteen years as a therapy to help improve the effectiveness of repeated…
- Conditions
- Real HD-tDCS, Sham HD-tDCS, Visual Task, Motor Task
- Trial name
- NCT02060708
- Testing
- HD-tDCS
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Auditory Fatigue
Evaluation of Auditory Fatigue in Medical Regulation Assistants
Auditory monitoring of employees is currently based on pure-tone audiometry. However, this clinical examination does not prevent from deafness but established it a posteriori.
- Trial name
- EchoSam (NCT02384681)
- Testing
- Exposure to auditory fatigue
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
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
Working Memory
Development of a Model-based Working Memory Training and Investigation of Its Comparative Efficacy
This study is to investigate the efficacy of model-based Working Memory (WM) training using an appropriate control condition. The interventions are a model-based, a single-task and a multiple-task training on WM in order to…
- Trial name
- sMarT (NCT04042779)
- Testing
- model-based WM training, single-task WM training, multiple-task WM training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Healthy Participants
Prefrontal Hemodynamics and Working Memory After Exhaustive Aquatic Exercise
This study compared prefrontal cortex hemodynamics and working memory performance following exhaustive aquatic exercise between endurance athletes and physically active individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT07837661
- Testing
- Incremental Exhaustive Aquatic Stepping Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Manisa Celal Bayar University
Internet Gaming Disorder
High Working Memory Load to Reduce Internet Gaming Disorder (IGD) Cravings
To test whether high working memory load can effectively reduce the craving for IGD.
- Trial name
- NCT03868501
- Testing
- n-back task
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Normal University
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
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, Schizoaffective Disorder, Mixed Type
Online HD-tDCS Over the Left DLPFC During a Working Memory Task for Treating Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia
In this randomized double-blind trial, the investigators aim to investigate whether online high definition transcranial direct current stimulation (HD-tDCS) over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) during a working…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Mixed Type, Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia
- Trial name
- NCT05582980
- Testing
- HD-tDCS
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Tri-Service General Hospital (TSGH)
Healthy, Brain Stimulation
Effects of Transcranial Electrical Stimulation on Task Performance in Healthy Adults
The objective of this randomized, double-blind, sham-controlled, crossover study is to evaluate the effects of transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) on complex cognitive task performance in healthy adult volunteers.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Brain Stimulation, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS), Cognition
- Trial name
- BRAIN-STIM (NCT06995560)
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Nicotine Dependence, Drug Abuse
Effects of Nicotine on Cognitive Task Performance and Brain Activity as Measured by fMRI
Background: Many cigarette smokers claim that smoking improves their ability to think and concentrate, and have reported problems in thinking and concentration after quitting smoking.
- Trial name
- NCT01036711
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 249 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
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
Endotoxemia, Inflammation
Short-Chain Fatty Acids in Lypopolysaccharide-Induced Inflammation and Executive Function
Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are substances produced by gut bacteria when they ferment dietary fiber. They can act as signals between the gut and the brain and may help regulate the body's immune and stress responses.
- Conditions
- Endotoxemia, Inflammation, Executive Function (Cognition)
- Trial name
- NCT07713641
- Testing
- Short-Chain Fatty Acid Colon-Delivery Capsules, Lipopolysaccharide (LPS)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Computer Assisted Lessening of Intrusive Memories in the Emergency Department
During the COVID-19 pandemic, clinical staff working in frontline NHS hospital and pre-hospital departments (e.g. emergency department, intensive care unit, ambulance service) are being faced with difficult and stressful…
- Trial name
- CALM-ED (NCT04769999)
- Testing
- Simple cognitive task
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
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
Alzheimer Disease, Vascular Dementia
Working Memory Functioning in Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Dementia
The aim of the present study is to investigate potential cognitive mechanisms contributing to working memory impairment in Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Vascular Dementia, Mixed Dementias
- Trial name
- MEMTRAV-COG (NCT06321380)
- Testing
- Complex span task, Clinical neuropsychological assessment, Clinical neurospychological assessement
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Cognitive Function, Working Memory
Effects of Park Golf on Working Memory and Prefrontal Cortex Activation in Older Adults
This study investigates whether a park golf program can improve working memory and prefrontal cortex activity in community-dwelling older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT07807631
- Testing
- Park Golf Program, Health Education Program
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gwangju Health University
Healthy Volunteers, Working Memory Task
Non-invasive Optical Low-frequency Oscillation Study of the Prefrontal Cortex Based on fNIRS
The investigators aimed to investigate the effects of different cognitive load tasks (1-back, 2-back, 3-back) on low-frequency oscillations (LFOs) in the prefrontal cortex of healthy young individuals, analyze the relationship…
- Conditions
- Healthy Volunteers, Working Memory Task, Cognition
- Trial name
- NCT07759648
- Testing
- N-back Visual working memory task
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College
Neuropsychology, Gesture
Gestural Short Term and Working Memory Task
According to the working memory model, which accounts for the organisation of working memory, the processing of non-meaningful gestures is not clear.
- Trial name
- GeSTWoM (NCT02859649)
- Testing
- neuropsychological test
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
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