Clinical trials: Executive Dysfunction
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Comparison of High-Intensity Interval Training and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training in Mild Cognitive Impairment
This study aims to determine the effects of High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) and Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training (MICT) on cognitive and physical fitness in community-dwelling adults diagnosed with Mild Cognitive…
- Trial name
- NCT07248709
- Testing
- High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), Moderate-Intensity Continuous Training
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Executive Dysfunction, Motor Activity
The Role of Brain-derived Neurotropic Factor in the Relationship Between Executive Function and Physical Training
This doctoral thesis has the aim to identify the role of Brain-derived neurotropic factor in the relationship between physical fitness/activity and executive functions in typically developing children and children with Autism…
- Conditions
- Executive Dysfunction, Motor Activity, Child
- Trial name
- NCT02503579
- Testing
- physical training
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Drug Addiction, Executive Dysfunction
Bilateral Prefrontal Modulation in Crack-cocaine Addiction
In this study, eligible crack-cocaine addicted inpatients recruited from specialized clinics for substance abuse disorder treatment, filling inclusion criteria and not showing any exclusion criteria, were randomized to receive…
- Trial name
- tDCS_CRACK (NCT02091167)
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Espirito Santo
Apathy, Mild Cognitive Impairment
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Apathy in Mild Cognitive Impairment:Pilot Study
Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a precursor of dementia. Apathy, a profound loss of motivation, is a common behavioral problem in MCI.
- Trial name
- NCT02190019
- Testing
- Neurostar repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System
Substance Use Disorders
F-CaST for Individuals With Substance Use Disorder
Examining the effectiveness of the F-CaST based on a controlled randomized trial in patients with SUD residing in a therapeutic community.
- Trial name
- F-CaST (NCT05647863)
- Testing
- Functional Cognitive and Sensory Treatment (F-CaST)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Tel Aviv University
Cognitive Decline
Manipulating Cognitive Intensity During Aerobic Exercise
The purpose of this study is to investigate the performance effects of manipulating the properties of a cognitively engaging aerobic task.
- Trial name
- NCT06479265
- Testing
- Phyical/Cognitve Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asthma
Folic Acid Clinical Trial: Follow up of Children (FACT 4 Child)
FACT 4 Child is a follow up study of mothers who participated in the Folic Acid Clinical Trial (NCT01355159) and their children at 4-6 years of age to determine the effect of high dose folic acid supplementation on social…
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asthma, Executive Dysfunction, Emotional Problem
- Trial name
- NCT03269110
- Testing
- SRS 2, CBCL, BRIEF-P
- Where
- 58 sites in Australia, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 664 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Executive Dysfunction, Depression
iTBS Study for Depression (Randomized)
Executive function deficits are common in late life depression (LLD) and are associated with resistance to antidepressants, poor quality of life, considerable disability and increased suicidal risk.
- Trial name
- NCT03745768
- Testing
- Intermittent Theta Burst Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Executive Function Disorder, Emotional Regulation
Evaluation of Executive Function and Emotional Regulation in Children in Bangladesh
The study explores the impact of malnutrition at enrollment on executive function (EF) and emotional regulation (ER) in malnourished 1-year-old children and whether specially designed brain directed therapeutic feeds improve…
- Conditions
- Executive Function Disorder, Emotional Regulation, Malnutrition, Child
- Trial name
- NCT05629624
- Testing
- Chickpea based RUSF, E-RUSF, Outcome reference group/RUSF
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 297 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Cocaine Addiction, Cocaine-related Disorder
Prefrontal Cortex Stimulation as Treatment for Crack-cocaine Addiction
The use of crack-cocaine is growing at alarming rate in our country and it is absolutely worrisome the fast establishment of addiction to it.
- Conditions
- Cocaine Addiction, Cocaine-related Disorder, Executive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT01337297
- Testing
- transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Espirito Santo
Heart Defect, Congenital, Executive Dysfunction
Executive Function Intervention for Children With Complex Congenital Heart Disease
Children with complex congenital heart disease (cCHD) nowadays survive thanks to medical advances into their teenage years and adulthood. However, many of them have difficulties with so-called executive functions.
- Trial name
- E-Fit Heart (NCT07692958)
- Testing
- E-Fit Intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bea Latal
Alcohol Withdrawal
Evaluation of Bilateral HF-rTMS on Abstinence in Alcohol Use Disorder Patients With Executive Dysfunction
High frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (HF-rTMS) over dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) could correct defective executive functions over the hyperactive reward circuit through the meso-fronto-limbic…
- Trial name
- STIM-ALC (NCT04997330)
- Testing
- Active rTMS
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Peer Review, Research
Effect of Executive Dysfunction on Rehabilitation Potential
Executive function will be tested in patients admitted for rehabilitation and correlated with rehabilitation success
- Trial name
- Executive (NCT02411734)
- Testing
- Rehabilitation
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Sickle Cell Disease, Cognitive Impairment
Cognitive Remediation Intervention to Prepare for Transition of Care
Randomized Controlled Trial (RTC) testing the efficacy of a telehealth adaptation of the Cognitive-Remediation of Executive and Adaptive Deficits in Youth (C-READY) intervention to prepare adolescents with sickle cell disease for…
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Cognitive Impairment, Adolescent Behavior, Self Efficacy
- Trial name
- NCT05336201
- Testing
- CREADY (Cognitive-Remediation of Executive and Adaptive Deficits in Youth)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Executive Dysfunction, Physical Stress
Integrative Adolescence Research Programme (IARP)
This study aims to understand child health during adolescence. We will examine the role of lifestyle (e.g. physical activity), growth trajectories and other environmental factors that can influence the development of phenotypes…
- Conditions
- Executive Dysfunction, Physical Stress, Mental Health Wellness 1
- Trial name
- IARP (NCT06622681)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute for Human Development and Potential (IHDP), Singapore
Exercise, Gait
Rhythmically Entrained Exercise in Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Researchers at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro conduct a single-arm intervention trial to investigate the efficacy of a music-based group exercise program for community-dwelling older adults.
- Conditions
- Exercise, Gait, Cognitive Decline, Caregiver Burden
- Trial name
- REECO (NCT05462977)
- Testing
- Group exercise program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
COPD, Cognitive Impairment
Working Memory Training in COPD Patients: the Cogtrain-Trial
General cognitive impairment is highly prevalent in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Domain-specific cognitive impairments include deficits in domains such as cognitive flexibility, verbal memory, working…
- Trial name
- NCT03073954
- Testing
- Working memory training, Standardised healthy lifestyle coaching
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Cognitive Impairment, RRSO
IMProving Executive Function Study
This is a double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study testing whether Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine; LDX) improves executive functioning (EF) in 100 postmenopausal women who report onset of EF difficulties after oophorectomy.
- Trial name
- IMPRES (NCT03187353)
- Testing
- Lisdexamfetamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
the Elderly
Evaluation of Dysfunction of the Basal Ganglia Before a Parkinsonian Walking in the Elderly: Risk of Falling and Confusional State
The strong relationship between falling and severity of cognitive impairment in the elderly is well established. The association premorbid gait and executive disorders suggests that they are under tension by the same mechanisms.
- Trial name
- EVAMARAGEX (NCT02885493)
- Testing
- tests
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Covid19, Cognitive Impairment
Assessment of Executive Functions After Covid-19
As it is evident that Covid-19 may have some impacts on cognition, the primary aim of this study is to investigate -if any- deficits of attention, working memory and executive functions after Covid-19.
- Trial name
- NCT04771624
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gazi Yasargil Training and Research Hospital