Clinical trials: Memory
Chronic Diseases in Children
Using a Humanoid Robot to Distract Children With Chronic Conditions Undergoing Painful Procedures
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of using a humanoid robot during a painful puncture procedure (e.g., portal catheter punction, IV punctures, blood withdrawal, etc.) in children with chronic conditions (e.g.…
- Trial name
- NCT04003701
- Testing
- Usual care, Robot-assisted puncture procedure
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Infant Nutrition Disorders, Health Behavior
Sharing Histories: Test of a Teaching Method for Community Health Workers
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of an innovative methodology for training Community Health Workers that will improve their effectiveness in educating mothers to adopt best practice health behaviors in…
- Trial name
- NCT02903602
- Testing
- Sharing Histories training method for CHW, Standard training method for CHW
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Future Generations Graduate School
Healthy Children, Preterm Birth
Executive Training and Brain in Children
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a daily executive training to cognitive inhibition, working memory or mindfulness as compared to an active control condition has a near- and far-transfer impact on brain and…
- Trial name
- APEX (NCT02989116)
- Testing
- Inhibition training, Working memory training, Mindfulness training
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Caen
Eosinophilia-Myalgia Syndrome
L-5-HTP-Related EMS
In 1989 more than 1500 people who took the dietary supplement L-tryptophan for insomnia and depression developed eosinophilia myalgia syndrome (EMS)-a potentially fatal disease characterized by an excess of a type of white blood…
- Trial name
- NCT00001918
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Memory
Interviewing Children About Past Events: Evaluating the NICHD Interview Protocol
This study, conducted by the NICHD in collaboration with Lancaster University in Lancaster, England, will evaluate the accuracy of information obtained from children using AN ADAPTED VERSION OF NICHD's interview protocol.
- Trial name
- NCT00343018
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Meningococcal Disease; Meningococcal Meningitis
Kinetic of Immune Memory Response After Re-Vaccination With Meningococcal Vaccine
The purpose of this study is to determine when a memory immune response after re-vaccination with Meningococcal C conjugate vaccine (Menjugate) or challenge with Meningococcal A/C polysaccharide vaccine can be observed, after…
- Trial name
- NCT00262015
- Testing
- · Meningococcal C conjugate vaccine; Meningococcal A/C Polysaccharide vaccine (partial dose)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 264 people
- Sponsor
- Chiron Corporation
Locomotor Skill, Perceived Motor Competence
Effects of Physical Game Intervention on Memory, Attention, Gross Motor Skills and Social Adaptability in Children Aged 4-6 Years
This study aims to improve the memory, attention, gross motor skills and social adaptation ability of children aged 5 to 6 years.
- Conditions
- Locomotor Skill, Perceived Motor Competence, Memory, Short-term Memory
- Trial name
- NCT07683208
- Testing
- Structured Physical Game Intervention Group
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shenzhen University
Healthy, Healthy Volunteer
Effect of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Memory
This study will examine the effect of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) on short-term memory in healthy adults. Healthy people use their brains to answer short-term memory questions in a different way than do patients with…
- Conditions
- Healthy, Healthy Volunteer, HV
- Trial name
- NCT00105118
- Testing
- Magstim Super Rapid Magnetic Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Hepatitis B
Anti-Hep B Antibodies at Age 9 to 10 Years After Hep B Vaccine at Birth and DTaP-IPV-Hep B-PRP-T Hexavalent Vaccine.
The aim of the study is to assess the persistence of anti-Hep B antibody at 9 to 10 years of age after the last priming dose in subjects who completed study A3L12 (NCT00401531), and also evaluate the immune response against…
- Trial name
- NCT02697474
- Testing
- Euvax B®: Hepatitis B vaccine
- Where
- 2 sites in Thailand
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanofi Pasteur, a Sanofi Company
Cerebral Palsy
Working Memory Training for Children With Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common motor disability in childhood (2-3 per 1000 live born), and is frequently accompanied by cognitive impairments and behavioural problems.
- Trial name
- NCT02119364
- Testing
- Working memory training
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- Sorlandet Hospital HF
Executive Functions (EF), Working Memory
Beyond Aerobic Fitness: Effects of Coordination and Aerobic Exercise on Executive Functions in School-Aged Children
This randomized controlled trial aims to compare the effects of aerobic exercise and coordination-based exercise on executive functions in school-aged children aged 10 to 12 years.
- Conditions
- Executive Functions (EF), Working Memory, Selective Attention
- Trial name
- NCT07658404
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise Program, Coordination Exercise Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Gelisim University
Traumatic Brain Injury
Improving New Learning and Memory in School Aged Children
The currently proposed study addresses a critical need in the clinical care of school-aged children with TBI through the modification of an existing, proven efficacious treatment protocol for learning and memory deficits in…
- Trial name
- NCT04741360
- Testing
- Modified Story Memory Technique
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
Exposure
Neutral Correlates of Risk-taking in Adolescents Exposed to Drugs Prenatally
Objective- To use fMRI to compare brain activity at rest and during memory and decision making tasks in normal children and in children exposed in utero to drugs of abuse.
- Trial name
- NCT01365988
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Binge Eating, Pediatric Obesity
Working Memory in Overweight Children With and Without Loss of Control Eating
Loss of control (LOC) eating in children is associated with multiple physical and mental health impairments, including obesity and eating disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT04117542
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Lack of Satiety, Dietary Modification
Breakfast Consumption in Preschoolers: Satiety, Diet Quality and Memory
One important factor determining school performance is the consumption of breakfast. While research has shown that older children perform better in school after consuming breakfast, there are little data for preschool-age…
- Conditions
- Lack of Satiety, Dietary Modification, Memory Deficits, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT02122224
- Testing
- High fiber breakfast, High Protein Breakfast, High Protein/High Fiber Breakfast
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
ADHD
Accelerated iTBS Targeting of Working Memory Versus Inhibitory Control in Adolescent ADHD
The objective of this project is to examine the differential therapeutic effect of intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS; a type of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation) to the left DLPFC versus right PreSMA in…
- Trial name
- WINK (NCT07219810)
- Testing
- intermittent theta burst stimulation (iTBS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Bradley Hospital
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
Brain Tumor, Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Computerized Intervention for Amelioration of Cognitive Late Effects Among Childhood Cancer Survivors
Children treated for a brain tumor (BT) or acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) show elevated rates of working memory impairment. Working memory (WM) is the ability to hold and manipulate information online; for example, when an…
- Trial name
- NCT01217996
- Testing
- Computerized working memory training program (intervention), Computerized working memory training program (control)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Neurocognitive Dysfunction
Evaluation of Memantine in the Preservation of Memory and Neurocognition Following CSI
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the role of memantine in preservation of memory and neurocognition in patients undergoing craniospinal irradiation.
- Trial name
- MEMENTO (NCT06275035)
- Testing
- Memantine Oral Tablet
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Tata Memorial Centre
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Making Memory Better for Seniors With Mild Cognitive Impairment
The purpose of this study is to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of a cognitive training group in individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment, using a new paradigm that will optimize ecological validity by (1)…
- Trial name
- NCT01532739
- Testing
- Cognitive training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority