Clinical trials: Executive Function, open to volunteers
Physical Inactivity, Sedentariness
Effects of a School-Based Physical Activity Intervention on 24-Hour Movement Behaviours and Motor Development in Preschool Children - Study Protocol
This protocol describes a quasi-experimental controlled study evaluating the effects of the Super Quinas in Preschool programme on 24-hour movement behaviours and motor development in preschool children aged 3-6 years.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Sedentariness, Sleep, Motor Skills
- Trial name
- SQP (NCT07553507)
- Testing
- SuperQuinas in Preschool Programme
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Lusofona University
Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1), Executive Function (Cognition)
Cognitive Intervention for Children and Adolescents With NF1
Psychological interventions have been shown to be effective for managing cognitive and mental health challenges in different patient populations.
- Conditions
- Neurofibromatosis 1 (NF1), Executive Function (Cognition), Cognitive Intervention
- Trial name
- NCT07869914
- Testing
- Unstuck and On Target!
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Executive Function Deficits (EFD)
Unstuck-Early Childhood Effectiveness & Implementation Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a new school-based, Tier 2 (selective) cognitive-behavioral intervention called Unstuck and On Target for Early Childhood (Unstuck-EC) can treat executive function deficits in young…
- Trial name
- NCT07832344
- Testing
- Unstuck and On Target for Early Childhood
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
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
Disruptive Behavior Disorder, Childhood Onset, Disruptive Behavior
Executive Function and Parenting in Childhood
Deficits in executive functioning (EF) disproportionately impact children living in poverty and increase risk for psychopathology, particularly disruptive behavior disorders.
- Conditions
- Disruptive Behavior Disorder, Childhood Onset, Disruptive Behavior, Executive Function
- Trial name
- EPIC (NCT06241300)
- Testing
- Chicago Parent Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Chicago
Executive Function, Motor Skills
Influence of a Parent-mediated mHealth Motor Skill Intervention on Preschool Children's Motor Skills and Cognitive Function
The proposed study uses a mHealth application "app" to help parents teach their preschool-age child motor skill (FMS) activities in the home environment.
- Conditions
- Executive Function, Motor Skills, Healthy
- Trial name
- COSMIC (NCT07680075)
- Testing
- COSMIC
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
Mild-to-moderate Depression, Neural Activity
Probiotics for Depressive Symptomatology and Neural Activity.
This study aims to investigate the acute and chronic effects of 16-week probiotic supplementation (Ecologic® Barrier) on depressive symptoms and neural activity in those with mild-to-moderate depression.
- Conditions
- Mild-to-moderate Depression, Neural Activity, Executive Function (Cognition)
- Trial name
- PRODAN (NCT07667530)
- Testing
- Ecologic® Barrier
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- University of Reading
Child Development, Executive Functions (EF)
Sharing Tales That Teach: Shared Picturebook Reading for Early Childhood Emotional and Cognitive Development
Sharing Tales That Teach is a randomised study of a shared picturebook reading programme for 4- to 5-year-old children and their primary caregivers.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Executive Functions (EF), Emotion Regulation
- Trial name
- STTT (NCT07666802)
- Testing
- Emotion-Focused Shared Picturebook Reading, Standard Dialogic Picturebook Reading
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Greenwich
Sleep, Circadian Rhythm
SCREENS: Sleep, Circadian Rhythms, and Electronics in the EveNing Study
The proposed project aims to disentangle the impact of evening light exposure emitted from tablet devices from the impact of arousing media content on children's sleep regulation, circadian physiology and next-day emotion…
- Conditions
- Sleep, Circadian Rhythm, Executive Function, Emotion Regulation
- Trial name
- SCREENS (NCT06192745)
- Testing
- no screen control with dim light and calming activities, unfiltered Bright tablet screen, Filtered dim tablet screen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Executive Functions (EF), Microbiome
Smoothie Program for Achieving and Resilient Kids
The proposed study will examine whether eating yogurt every day can improve brain and gut health in children. Prior research suggests that yogurt may support cognitive functions like self-control, but more studies are needed to…
- Conditions
- Executive Functions (EF), Microbiome, Dietary Quality
- Trial name
- SPARK (NCT07195474)
- Testing
- Yogurt Smoothie (1 per day), Yogurt Smoothie (2 per day), Fruit Juice Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Creativity, Executive Function (Cognition)
Active Breaks and Executive Function in Scholars
This study aims to examine whether short bouts of exercise (10 minutes) performed during the school day can improve thinking skills, creativity and emotional wellbeing in primary school children.
- Conditions
- Creativity, Executive Function (Cognition), Psychological Wellbeing
- Trial name
- ACTISTOP (NCT07538453)
- Testing
- Active Break
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitat Jaume I
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
Eye Movements, Attention
An Investigation of Attentional and Inhibitory Processes During Active Visual Search in Humans
The goal of this study is to investigate the finding that there are large individual differences in how participants move their eyes during active visual search.
- Conditions
- Eye Movements, Attention, Executive Function
- Trial name
- NCT06587113
- Testing
- Contour Search Task, Stop signal Task, Useful field of View
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Circadian Rhythm, Menstrual Cycle Phase
Investigating the Effects of Time-of-day and Menstrual Cycle Phase (Low and High Progesterone) on Female's Cognitive and Strength Performance
This study is designed to determine whether time-of-day and menstrual cycle phase influence athletic performance and is expected to contribute valuable insight into how both time-of-day, and hormonal factors can influence…
- Conditions
- Circadian Rhythm, Menstrual Cycle Phase, Female Athletes, Executive Function (Cognition)
- Trial name
- NCT07399847
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lancaster University
Cognitive Assessment, Working Memory
Evaluation of the Impact of a Nutritional Formulation on Cognitive Performance Following Stress Exposure.
The proposed project will evaluate the synergistic effects of a nutritional formulation, 'Think Tank' on cognitive performance following exposure to a psychological and physical stressor.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Assessment, Working Memory, Executive Function (Cognition), Sustained Attention
- Trial name
- NCT07319117
- Testing
- Skoshify 'Think Tank' Formulation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leeds Beckett University
Child Development, Motor Skills
Motor-Focused Exercise and Brain Development in Preschool Children
This study will test whether a structured motor-focused exercise program can improve both brain function and gross motor skills in preschool children.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Motor Skills, Neurodevelopment, Brain Function
- Trial name
- MoBraD (NCT07307742)
- Testing
- Motor-Focused Physical Education, Ordinary Physical Education
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hunan Normal University
Physical Function, Executive Function (Cognition)
Effects of Resistance and Dual-Task Training on Physical, Oculomotor, and Executive Functions in Older Adults With MCI
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effect of a combined therapeutic intervention program with anaerobic exercises (resistance exercises) and dual tasks on the physical, oculomotor, and executive functions of…
- Conditions
- Physical Function, Executive Function (Cognition), Saccadic Eye Movements
- Trial name
- NCT07278141
- Testing
- Anaerobic therapeutic exercises (resistance exercise), Anaerobic therapeutic exercises (resistance exercise) plus Dual Task
- Where
- 2 sites in Chile, Spain
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Santo Tomas, Chile
Acquired Brain Injury, Executive Function Disorder
Goal Management Training (GMT) for Improvement of Cognitive Control Function After Acquired Brain Injury
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate predictors of treatment outcome, and the effect of individual treatment components of Goal Management Training (GMT) for improvement of cognitive control function in people with…
- Trial name
- NCT06604000
- Testing
- GMT Usual, GMT Cuing, GMT Boost
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Cognitive Assessment, Cognition
Effects of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Cognitive Performance and Sex Differences
This study investigates the effects of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) on cognitive performance in healthy adults.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Assessment, Cognition, taVNS, Vagus Nerve Stimulation
- Trial name
- NCT07256080
- Testing
- Active taVNS
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University
Emotional Regulation, Virtual Reality
E-Emotio Project A Gamified Preventive School-based Paradigm Using Virtual Reality Technologies for Improving Emotional Regulation in Children and Adolescents.
Introduction and Significance: Preventive interventions have been shown to reduce the risk of developing anxiety and depression, making them a critical focus area in mental health promotion for children and adolescents.
- Conditions
- Emotional Regulation, Virtual Reality, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- e-Emotio (NCT06236919)
- Testing
- VR cognitive training, VR nature exposure relaxation
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitat Internacional de Catalunya