Clinical trials: Working Memory, open to volunteers
Cognitive Performance, Academic Performance
Acute Effects of Active Breaks and Physically Active Learning in University Students
This multicenter randomized crossover study will examine the acute effects of four classroom break conditions on executive functions, immediate academic performance, perceived exertion, and interest-enjoyment in university…
- Trial name
- PAL UNI (NCT07809750)
- Testing
- Sedentary Academic Review, Active Break, Physically Active Learning
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
Cocaine Use Disorder (CUD), Cognitive Impairments
The Role of Potassium Channels in Working Memory Impairments of Chronic Cocaine Users
The study aims to address the neurobiological basis of cognitive impairments in chronic cocaine users by investigating the potential impact of an acute potassium channel blockade on working memory performance and other cognitive…
- Trial name
- POTCHICUD (NCT07532460)
- Testing
- 4-aminopyridine (4-AP)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Boris Quednow
Multiple Sclerosis, Electric Stimulation
Effectiveness of Personalized Alternating Current Stimulation for Treating Cognitive Impairment in CNS Demyelination Patients
Background: Central nervous system inflammatory demyelinating diseases often lead to significant cognitive impairment, presenting a critical challenge in patient management.
- Trial name
- NCT06968039
- Testing
- Neuroelectrics StarStim 32
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing
ADHD
Target ADHD Executive Working Memory Replication Study
The proposed study will replicate target engagement as assessed in the first phase while also determining if it correlates with clinically meaningful improvements in ADHD dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT06446284
- Testing
- EWM Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hartford Hospital
MTBI - Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Retraining Neural Pathways Improves Cognitive Skills After A Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
The proposed study tests the efficacy (Phase II) of 36 or 54 30-minute training sessions of PATH neurotraining followed by digit memory exercises to improve working memory, processing speed and attention in mTBI patients rapidly…
- Trial name
- NCT03655782
- Testing
- PATH + DigitMemory (DM) neurotraining
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Perception Dynamics Institute
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
Developmental Dyslexia
Immediate Effects of Active Prisms on Reading Automaticity and Motor Control in Young Adults With Developmental Dyslexia
Developmental dyslexia is associated with persistent difficulties in reading automaticity. AUTO-DYS investigates whether a single, brief intervention using active prisms changes the complexity of nonlinear movement dynamics and…
- Trial name
- AUTO-DYS (NCT07868367)
- Testing
- Individually Selected Active Prisms.
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lille University
Ischemic Stroke Hospitalized, Impairment, Cognitive
A Study Testing How Well the Drug Extract of Ginkgo Biloba Leaves Tablets Works for People With Memory or Thinking Problems After a Stroke When Added to Standard Treatment
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if Extract of Ginkgo Biloba Leaves Tablets help improve thinking and memory in people aged 55 years and older who had an ischemic stroke (a type of stroke caused by a blocked blood…
- Trial name
- GiCIIS (NCT07220538)
- Testing
- Extract of Ginkgo Biloba Leaves Tablets 240 mg (2 x 40 mg, t.i.d.), Standard of care (SoC) Group
- Where
- 40 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Willmar Schwabe GmbH & Co. KG
Effects of Cerebellar Stimulation on Brain Activation
Cerebellar Involvement in Cognitive Sequencing
Although there is increasing recognition that the cerebellum is involved in cognition as well as motor function, the manner in which the cerebellum contributes to cognition is uncertain.
- Trial name
- NCT06108336
- Testing
- TMS during sequence-demanding task, No TMS during sequence-demanding task, TMS during non-sequence-demanding task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Traumatic Brain Injury
Verbal Working Memory and Attention Remediation for Adults With Traumatic Brain Injury.
This project will examine if computerized cognitive remediation will improve working memory and attention in 25 adults with a mild, moderate, or severe brain injury and compare their cognitive performance to the control group of…
- Trial name
- NCT04349852
- Testing
- BrainHQ Cognitive Training Modules, BrainHQ People Skills Modules
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
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
SCHIZOPHRENIA 1 (Disorder), Schizoaffecitve Disorder
Confirmatory Trial of Gamma Neurofeedback to Improve Working Memory in Schizophrenia
This study is a confirmatory, double-blind, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial (RCT) testing whether gamma EEG neurofeedback (EEG-NFB) improves working memory in adults with schizophrenia or schizoaffective disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT07592169
- Testing
- EEG Neurofeedback
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Behavior, Health
Train Your Brain 2.0 - Improving Memory and Decision Making Among Youth
The goal of this clinical trial is to deliver a computer-based working memory training program to improve delay discounting (DD) and prevent substance misuse among at-risk adolescents in a traditionally underserved area.
- Trial name
- NCT06242704
- Testing
- Working Memory Training, Working Memory
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wayne State University
Executive Dysfunction
Causal Role of the Aperiodic Signal for Working Memory
Working memory (WM) is the ability to hold relevant information in mind in the absence of sensory input. The capacity for WM is a foundation for cognitive control and higher cognitive function more broadly.
- Trial name
- TRAS (NCT06126809)
- Testing
- Steep-tRAS, Flat-tRAS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
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
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
TACS to Engage Theta-Gamma Coupling and Enhance Working Memory in Patients With MCI (tACS-MCI)
This study is looking at a new non-invasive brain stimulation methods called transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) to see if it can improve working memory and thinking processes in people with Mild Cognitive…
- Trial name
- tACS-MCI (NCT06783283)
- Testing
- Transcranial Alternating Current Stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (ADHD)
Daily Routines, Executive Functioning & ADHD
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn adjusting daily or nightly routines improves executive functioning in youth with ADHD. It will also learn about the acceptability of the intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT06682949
- Testing
- Sleep Extension, Daytime Routine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Cori Manning
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
Older Adults (60 - 85 Years Old), Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Non-invasive Stimulation of Deep Brain Structures to Modulate Working Memory
A study investigating the effects of non-invasive electrical stimulation of deep brain structures on working memory, attention, and executive functions involved in everyday activities.
- Trial name
- DEEPBRAIN (NCT07560904)
- Testing
- Non-invasive deep brain stimulation of striatum via transcranial temporal interference stimulation (20 Hz), Control striatal stimulation, Non-invasive deep brain stimulation of striatum via transcranial temporal interference stimulation (60 Hz)
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Masaryk University
Mild Cognitive Impairment
Working Memory and Physical Exercise Training in Patients With Mild Cognitive Impairment
The prevalence of dementia will double in the next three decades in the U.S.; effective treatment or prevention for dementia is urgently needed.
- Trial name
- NCT05948930
- Testing
- Progressive aerobic exercise, Adaptive cognitive training, Combined
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore