Clinical trials: Cognitive Flexibility
Major Depressive Disorder
MemFlex to Prevent Depressive Relapse
A wealth of research has demonstrated that they way in which the investigators recall our personal, autobiographical memories is influential in the course of depression.
- Trial name
- NCT02614326
- Testing
- Autobiographical Memory Flexibility (MemFlex) training, Psychoeducation
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit
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
Anxiety Disorders
Effects of tDCS on Fear Reversal in Patients With Anxiety Disorders
This study evaluates the effects of single-session Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) on fear reversal learning in patients with anxiety disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT07405463
- Testing
- Cathodal tDCS (rDLPFC), Anodal tDCS (vmPFC), Anodal tDCS (lDLPFC)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jingchu Hu
Parkinson's Disease With Dementia
The Impact of Pharmacological and Electric Modulation of NMDA Pathway on the Cognitive Flexibility and Volitional Movement Preparation in Patients With Parkinson's Disease
The project will investigate the effect of pharmacological and electric modulation of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) pathway on the cognitive flexibility and volitional movement preparation in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD).
- Trial name
- NCT01785628
- Testing
- Sarcosine Capsule
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Anorexia Nervosa
Cognitive Remediation Therapy for Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa
The purpose of the current study is to investigate the role of Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CRT) as a pre-treatment intervention for adolescents who are hospitalized for Anorexia Nervosa (AN).
- Trial name
- NCT02883413
- Testing
- CRT + Teach the Parent, CRT + Contact Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Modulation of Cognitive Flexibility by Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Tyrosine Administration and Polymorphisms in the COMT Gene
Mod of Cognitive Flexibility by tDCS, Tyrosine Polymorphisms in the COMT Gene
The current study would examine whether increases in endogenous dopaminergic activity via tyrosine and the (presumed) excitation of these by anodal tDCS of the dlPFC could causally be related to cognitive flexibility as measured…
- Trial name
- NCT03845920
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheffield Hallam University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Flexibility and the Predictive Brain in Autistic Males and Females
The goal of this study is to compare the neural correlates of predictive brain mechanisms during high-level social and non-social flexibility tasks, between autistic and non-autistic males and females.
- Trial name
- FLEX-PREAU (NCT06391684)
- Testing
- Social/non social; predictable vs unpredictable
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Aging
Feasibility and Efficacy of A Remote Tai Chi Program in Older Adults
This project is designed to explore the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a remote Tai Chi program on older adults' 24-hour movement behaviors (i.e., physical activity, sedentary behavior and sleep patterns).
- Trial name
- NCT06918678
- Testing
- Tai Chi intervention, Usual care condiition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Alcohol Use Disorder, Cognition Disorders
Influence of Individual Traits on Adaptation Processes in Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorder
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is a chronic condition that affects behavior, decision-making, and the ability to adapt to changing situations.
- Trial name
- TIPA (NCT07468825)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Cognitive Change
Dopamine Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex Behavioural Flexibility
Behavioural or cognitive flexibility (BF) is an essential ability which allows an organism to adaptively change responses in accordance with feedback of results.
- Trial name
- NCT03068884
- Testing
- Cathodal Transcranial direct current stimulation, L-Tyrosine
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheffield Hallam University
Healthy
Structure Learning Training and Cognitive Flexibility
The overarching aim of the project is to assess whether structure learning is an effective tool to train and improve cognitive flexibility and whether this is transferable to learning and other cognitive skills.
- Trial name
- NCT05611788
- Testing
- Structure Learning Training
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nanyang Technological University
Substance Use Disorders
Guanfacine to Improve Substance Use Outcomes in Women
Hypothesis: Guanfacine (GUA) (3mg/day) will reduce drug craving, improve cognitive flexibility and result in associated lower drug use in women with substance use disorder (SUD) in an outpatient clinical setting.
- Trial name
- NCT03980184
- Testing
- Guanfacine, Behavioral Counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Smartphone, Musculoskeletal
Relationship of SmartPhone Use Addiction With Musculoskeletal System and Cognitive Flexibility
Smartphones have become a part of everyday life, but with some problems. Researches have pointed out that smartphone addiction can cause both physical and mental problems.
- Conditions
- Smartphone, Musculoskeletal, Cognitive Flexiblity
- Trial name
- NCT03772782
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 325 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Chronic Non-Malignant Pain (Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain, Chronic Widespread Pain)
Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Chronic Non-Malignant Pain: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This study is evaluating whether Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps adults with chronic non-malignant pain (pain lasting 3 months or longer that is not caused by cancer).
- Trial name
- NCT07709572
- Testing
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- GIFT University
Cognitive Impairment, Cognitive Flexibility
The Effects of Single Exercise Sessions on Cognitive Flexibility and Brain Functional Connectivity in Older Adults With Cognitive Impairment
Objectives: To investigate the effects of different forms (physical and mental, aerobic and resistance) of single exercise on the cognitive flexibility and brain functional connectivity of elderly individuals with cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT07623954
- Testing
- EXERCISE TRAINING, health education materials
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai University of Sport
ARFID, Anorexia Nervosa
Cognitive Evaluation of Patients With Eating Disorders
The goal of this cross - sectional observational study is to improve understanding of the psychological and cognitive characteristics of Feeding and Eating Disorders (FEDs), a group of conditions that represent a growing public…
- Conditions
- ARFID, Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa, Cognitive Flexibility
- Trial name
- DNA_ARFID (NCT07478510)
- Testing
- Go/No-go, IAT, WCST
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituti Clinici Scientifici Maugeri SpA
Anorexia Nervosa
The CORTEX Randomized Control Trial
Background: This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of a novel Computer-Assisted Cognitive Remediation Therapy (CA-CRT) program as adjunctive treatment to standard care (TAU) in improving cognitive skills in…
- Trial name
- NCT05912036
- Testing
- CRT
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Depression, Anxiety
Novel and Conventional Interventions for Cognitive and Emotional Flexibility in Patient Trauma
This study is testing whether combining a rapid form of transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), an oral medication called d-cycloserine (DCS), and therapy can improve brain flexibility and emotional control in adults…
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Trauma Patients
- Trial name
- NOCICEPT (NCT07868627)
- Testing
- D-Cycloserine (DCS), Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation, Unified Protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Nursing Education
The Effect of Chess Intervention
The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of a chess programme on nursing students' critical thinking tendencies and levels of cognitive flexibility.
- Trial name
- NCT07769762
- Testing
- Chess Programme
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Pain, Postoperative, Cognitive Function Abnormal
Perioperative Cognitive Training in Thoracic Surgery
More than 30% of patients undergoing thoracic surgical procedures develop persistent post-surgical pain (PPSP), which results in impaired functioning, diminished quality of life, and increased risk of chronic opioid use.
- Conditions
- Pain, Postoperative, Cognitive Function Abnormal, Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- COFLEX-T (NCT04563234)
- Testing
- COFLEX neurocognitive training, Crossword puzzles
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine