Clinical trials: Working Memory
First Episode Psychosis (FEP), Psychosis
Early Psychosis: Investigating Cognition
The project aims to explore changes in brain chemistry in individuals who have recently experienced psychosis. Recent research suggests that chemicals in the brain, specifically one called glutamate, may behave differently in…
- Trial name
- EPIC (NCT07196423)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS), Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Mild Cognitive Impairment, MCI
Neuromodulation of Memory in Aging
The proposed research will use closed-loop transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) based on individualized brain networks to establish parameters that can reliably control brain states.
- Trial name
- TMS-AD (NCT05460468)
- Testing
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
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
Delay Discounting
An Assessment of Cognitive Improvement Training Among Mid-life Individuals
Many health-relevant decisions involve intertemporal (now vs. later) tradeoffs. Extensive literature indicates that many negative health and financial consequences suffered in mid-life are linked to adversity and disadvantage…
- Trial name
- RehabEF (NCT03501706)
- Testing
- Sequenced Recall of Digits--Auditory, Sequenced Reverse Recall of Digits--Auditory, Sequenced Recall of Words--Visual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 680 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas
Postprandial Hypoglycemia, Age-Related Memory Disorders
The Scottish Fruit Study
The purpose of this study is to determine if new varieties of fruits grown in Scotland which can adapt better to climate change namely, honeyberries and cherries, have the same health benefits as established fruits such as…
- Trial name
- NCT05513404
- Testing
- Honeyberry, Cherry, Raspberry
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aberdeen
Healthy Participants
Prefrontal Hemodynamics and Working Memory After Exhaustive Aquatic Exercise
This study compared prefrontal cortex hemodynamics and working memory performance following exhaustive aquatic exercise between endurance athletes and physically active individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT07837661
- Testing
- Incremental Exhaustive Aquatic Stepping Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Manisa Celal Bayar University
Working Memory
Modulation of Brain Oscillations Underlying Working Memory
This study will use novel transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) protocols and electroencephalography (EEG) to modulate and measure brain oscillations that underlie working memory.
- Trial name
- NCT05923606
- Testing
- Active tACS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
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
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Working Memory Training in ADHD (The Engage Study)
The overall objective of the current study is to determine whether computerized Working Memory (WM) training will enhance WM capacity in college students with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
- Trial name
- NCT01657721
- Testing
- Cogmed Working Memory Training Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Memory Impairment
Enhancing Frontal Lobes Plasticity in Mild Cognitive Impairment
More than 5 million people live with Alzheimer's dementia (AD) in North America. No effective treatment exists yet probably because by the time AD has developed it is too late to intervene.
- Trial name
- PAS-MCI (NCT04583215)
- Testing
- Paired Associative Stimulation (PAS)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Stimulant Use
Acute Effects of Stimulant Medication in College Students With ADHD
The investigators will examine the acute effects of stimulant medication on executive functioning. The rationale for the proposed study is to examine the efficacy of stimulants for college students with ADHD and help prevent…
- Conditions
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Stimulant Use, Working Memory, Change in Sustained Attention
- Trial name
- NCT03935646
- Testing
- Adderall IR 10mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wyoming
Depression
Working Memory Training for Dysphoric Students
Depression is associated with impairments in executive functions, including working memory (WM) which is needed to maintain and manipulate goal-relevant information.
- Trial name
- NCT02184481
- Testing
- Working memory training
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Pediatric Cancer
Efficacy of Cognitive and Physical Trainings in Pediatric Cancer Survivors
Cancer survival comes at a price: pediatric cancer survivors have a high risk for a wide range of cognitive difficulties, particularly survivors of cancer involving the central nervous system (CNS, e.g., brain tumors [BT]) are…
- Trial name
- NCT02749877
- Testing
- Working Memory Training, Physical Training
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Healthy
Efficacy and Safety of Acute Topical and Aromatic Essential Oil-Based Products for Cognitive Support
This study will evaluate whether the InTune product system may help support attention, memory, focus, and other thinking skills in healthy adults ages 18-64.
- Trial name
- ITS (NCT07623811)
- Testing
- Cognitive Support System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 313 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- dōTERRA International
Executive Function
Theta Connectivity in Working Memory
The participants will perform a cognitive control task. During the task, rhythmic trains of transcranial magnetic stimulation will be delivered to the prefrontal cortex and parietal cortex.
- Trial name
- STAR (NCT05204381)
- Testing
- Theta-frequency near-zero phase lag stimulation, Theta-frequency anti-synchrony stimulation, Arrhythmic near-zero phase lag stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Aerobic Exercise
Effects of Low and High Intensity Exercise in Improving Working Memory Among Students With Anxiety Symptoms
Anxiety levels among the younger generation especially students have been increasing drastically in recent years. This severely affects a student's academics as previous studies have shown a strong correlation between high…
- Trial name
- NCT02648945
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Manisha Parai
Musculoskeletal Pain, Cognitive Change
Health, Wellbeing and Performance in Law Enforcement Workers
This study aims to assess current health and fitness of law enforcement workers in various roles, and to evaluate the impact of an exercise intervention on markers on physical and mental wellbeing in this population.
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Pain, Cognitive Change, Occupational Stress, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT04204486
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
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
Cognition - Other, Ageing
An Evaluation of the Memory at Work Program
With the aging of the Canadian population, older workers are accounting for more and more of the working-age population. Despite recent interest in cognitive training, there are currently no validated programs that specifically…
- Trial name
- NCT01236664
- Testing
- Memory training, Control Workshop
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baycrest
Alzheimer's Disease
Enhancing Working Memory in Patients With Early Alzheimer's Disease Through the Use of rTMS
In this study the investigators aim at assessing and then enhancing neuroplasticity in the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) and working memory - a key function of DLPFC - in patients with mild Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Trial name
- rTMS-AD (NCT02537496)
- Testing
- Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health