Clinical trials: Executive Function (Cognition)
Executive Function (Cognition), Event-Related Potentials
Physical Fitness and Hot Executive Function in Alzheimer's Risk
This 18-month study tracks how physical fitness relates to executive function in older adults, aiming to determine if fitness improvements predict better cognitive performance.
- Conditions
- Executive Function (Cognition), Event-Related Potentials, Physical Fitness
- Trial name
- NCT07081269
- Testing
- observation alone
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan Normal University
Energy Balance, Physical Activity Level
Effects of Breaking Sitting on Human Behaviour and Metabolic Health
This study primarily aimed to investigate effects of breaking up prolonged sitting with intermittent brisk walking in healthy young individuals on (1) post-trial human behaviours including energy intake and physical activity…
- Conditions
- Energy Balance, Physical Activity Level, Cognition, Metabolic Health
- Trial name
- NCT05911490
- Testing
- Prolonged sitting, Breaking prolonged sitting
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan Normal University
Schizophrenia
Discriminant Validity of the Multiple Errands Test in Schizophrenia
Schizophrenia (SZ) is a chronic, severe disease resulting in a misperception of reality, major social withdrawal and cognitive disturbances.
- Trial name
- VALITEM (NCT02782091)
- Testing
- Multiple Errands Test (MET)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
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
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
Cognitive, Mood and Cognitive Performance
The Acute Effects of Onnit Alpha Brain on Cognition and Mood States
The purpose of this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study is to evaluate the efficacy of the acute effects of an investigational supplement (Alpha Brain or Alpha Brain 2.0) on improving cognitive…
- Conditions
- Cognitive, Mood and Cognitive Performance, Sleep Deprivation, Executive Function (Cognition)
- Trial name
- NCT07495592
- Testing
- Alpha Brain proprietary cognitive dietary supplement, Alpha Brain 2.0 proprietary cognitive dietary supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Applied Science & Performance Institute
Hiv
Goal Management Training, Executive Functions and HIV
Goal Management Training (GMT) is a cognitive rehabilitation program targeting executive dysfunction (problems with attention, reasoning, problem solving, planning, etc), which is a central problem in HIV-associated…
- Trial name
- NCT03168724
- Testing
- GMT intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias, Cognition
Home-Based Brain Stimulation for Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome
The objective of this study is to determine the effects of a 6-month, home-based personalized transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) intervention targeting the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex on cognitive function…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease and Related Dementias, Cognition, Mobility Disability
- Trial name
- TDCS4MCR (NCT06821568)
- Testing
- Personalized Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Israel
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- Hebrew SeniorLife
Executive Function (Cognition)
Examining Executive Functions in Medical Students Across Different Types of Study Breaks
This study aims to expand on previous findings and compare the effects of an active break (ten minutes of walking or upper body movement), a digital break (ten minutes of phone use), and no break on memory and attention in…
- Trial name
- NCT06710678
- Testing
- Physical Activity Study Break, Social Media Study Break
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York Institute of Technology
Cognitive Impairment, Mild
Telerehabilitation Cognitive Impairments Following Chemotherapy Feasibility Study
Develop a game-based upper-extremity motor and cognitive rehabilitation system using custom and adaptable virtual reality simulations on a wearable device enhanced with biosensors.
- Trial name
- TCIFCF (NCT04972019)
- Testing
- Telerehabilitation Experimental Group
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Bright Cloud International Corp
Obesity
Genetic Influences Between Cognitive Function and BMI
In this study the investigators will interrogate an existing data set to examine whether genetic variants contribute to an inverse association between weight status and cognitive function.
- Trial name
- NCT03116334
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 869 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
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
Cardiovascular Diseases, Respiratory Diseases
Study on Intervention Effect of Heat-related Health Risk Early Warning Digital Technology for School-age Children
This cluster randomized trial is conducted in Beijing primary schools to evaluate the efficacy of a WeChat mini-program-based high-temperature early warning intervention on the physical and cognitive health of school-age…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Respiratory Diseases, Mental Health Disorders, Heat Illness
- Trial name
- NCT07643571
- Testing
- WeChat Mini-program Based Heat Health Risk Early Warning Intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, China
VITAMIN D DEFICIENCY
An Evaluation of the Effect of Vitamin D Supplementation on the Cognitive Function of Older Subjects With Low Levels of This Vitamin
Background: Ageing is associated with an increased risk of cognitive decline and depression. Vitamin D plays an important role in many of the symptoms and conditions related to advanced age, including impaired balance, falls and…
- Trial name
- NCT02381600
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Schizophrenia; Psychosis, Cognitive Impairment
Efficacy of Computer-assisted Cognitive Remediation in Patients With Schizophrenia
Objective: To determine the efficacy of computer-assisted cognitive remediation (CACR) in patients with chronic schizophrenia in the community settings.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia; Psychosis, Cognitive Impairment, Executive Function, Randomized Controlled Trial
- Trial name
- NCT04773171
- Testing
- Computer-assisted Cognitive Remediation, Conventional training programmes
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Cognitive Change
Executive Functions in Elite Athletes
In the study, it was aimed to compare the executive functions of elite athletes who do team sports and individual sports with each other and with individuals who do not do sports.
- Trial name
- NCT05488600
- Testing
- Executive Function Assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Parkinsons Disease (PD)
Study to Investigate Vagus Nerve Stimulation to Augment Executive Function in Healthy and Cognitively Impaired Populations
This study plans to learn more about how stimulating the vagus nerve through gentle electrical stimulation applied to the ear can affect decision-making, problem-solving, and other thinking abilities.
- Conditions
- Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), Parkinsons Disease (PD), Healthy Adult
- Trial name
- NCT07424365
- Testing
- transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Accidental Falls
Influence of Cognition and Gait on Falls
The study analyses if cognition and gait speed can predict falls in a community-dwelling people and ambulant long term care residents
- Trial name
- ICGF (NCT02700672)
- Testing
- Observational study
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
Aging, Physical Activity
Exercise Periodization and Older Adults
The present study aimed at investigating the effects of two different resistance training protocols - nonperiodized (NP) and daily undulating periodization (DUP) - on hemodynamic, morphofunctional and cognitive parameters of…
- Conditions
- Aging, Physical Activity, Sarcopenia, Cognitive Decline
- Trial name
- NCT03443375
- Testing
- Physical exercise
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Campinas, Brazil
Cognitive Decline, Executive Dysfunction
Fitness on White Matter and Cognition in Aging
Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is associated with decreased risk for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. CRF is linked with more conserved gray and white matter (WM) volume, improved WM microstructural integrity, and…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Decline, Executive Dysfunction, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
- Trial name
- NCT03775941
- Volunteers
- 645 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suffolk University