View clinical trials related to Executive Function.
Filter by:The purpose of this study is to estimate the effects of diet and exercise interventions on body weight, cardiovascular metabolic markers, executive function, and intestinal flora among undergraduate students, as well as the underlying mechanisms.
Objective: To determine the efficacy of computer-assisted cognitive remediation (CACR) in patients with chronic schizophrenia in the community settings. Study Design: Single-blinded prospective, pre-test/post-test randomized controlled trial (RCT) will be conducted in 2 groups of participants that receiving training in community settings. Treatment groups will attend individualized CACR programme using CogniPlus® while control group will continue attend conventional treatment as usual (TAU). Assessment on the means difference in assessing functions will be done after the study. Samples: 80 patients with stable and chronic schizophrenia will be recruited from the community, using a sampling frame of selected diagnosis and homogeneity. Expected Findings: Find out the training effects of selected CACR on EF and daily functioning in patients with schizophrenia.
The aim of this study is to examine the effectiveness of a play-based intervention designed to support the development of executive functioning in 3-5-year-old children. The intervention is implemented in the day care setting as a part of early childhood education in collaboration with parents and local healthcare and social welfare workers. The study hypothesizes that the intervention as an add-on to normal early childhood education brings added benefits to the development of children's executive functioning in comparison to early childhood education without the add-on.
The main purpose of vHAPPY is to pilot test a new type of virtual family-based healthy lifestyle program for children aged 8-14 with obesity and their caregivers. vHAPPY aims to (1) Transition a previously developed acceptance-based behavioral treatment to web-based platform, utilizing qualitative and quantitative program evaluation data from past participants. (2) Determine the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes of the adapted web-based treatment. (3) Evaluate whether the adapted web-based treatment (self-guided treatment + brief coaching) is similar to the traditional treatment (interventionist-guided treatment) in terms of feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary outcomes utilizing a non-randomized sequential arm design.
Occupational therapy services will be integrated into an interactive vaulting program which is an equine assisted activity. Children with disabilities ages 5-17 will participate. The objectives of this study are to determine the influence of a collaborative occupational therapy interactive vaulting program on the executive function and social participation in children with disabilities.
The aim of this study was to develop an Indonesian computer-based game prototype that targets the clinical symptoms of ADHD as well as executive function and to investigate effectiveness through fMRI BOLD examination. This was a mix-method study design; the first step was an exploratory qualitative study using focused group discussion. The second step was 'the one group pre- and post-test design study' without any control. Ten primary school children who were drug-naïve and had a diagnosis of ADHD with no other mental or physical disorders participated in the study. Clinical improvement was measured by the CATPRS, BRIEF, and fMRI BOLD examination that focused on DLPFC-Hippocampus functional connectivity before and after 20 sessions of the Indonesian computer-based game prototype training. Data were analyzed using the paired t test and Pearson's correlation in SPSS for Mac version 21, and fMRI BOLD functional analysis was performed using SPM software version 12 and CONN Toolbox version 17. The hypothesis was: the Indonesian computer-based game prototype had an effect towards ADHD clinical symptoms and executive function that correlated with DLPFC-Hippocampus functional connectivity.
Developing theoretical, quantitative models of the basic cognitive mechanisms underlying human social decision-making, and understanding the influence of neuromodulators such as dopamine on these mechanisms, has important ramifications for both healthy and patient populations. In this proposal the investigators combine quantitative social measures, computational models, neuroimaging, and a pharmacological intervention to define the mechanisms of social decision-making.
This is a randomized controlled trail. A total of 28 individuals with aMCI will be randomly assigned to either the ISE group or control group. The ISE intervention conducts three times a week for 16 weeks. Outcomes are measured at baseline and after intervention. The primary outcomes are the Chinese version verbal learning test (CVVLT), selective reminding test (SRT), and logic memory test (Wechsler Memory Scale). The secondary outcomes are Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) for cognitive function, and trail making test Part A & B (TMT-A & B), Stroop test, and 25-item Executive Interview (C-EXIT 25) for executive function.
In Portugal, 17.3% of children under 10 years old are overweight and 7.7% are obese. Research has shown the implementation of healthy lifestyle promotion programs and obesity prevention, however "best practices" are far from being defined. Also, the first five years of life are important for the executive functions development, namely memory, inhibition (including self-regulation) and flexibility, which includes creative thinking, thinking "outside of the box", important in problem solving. The importance of social and emotional dimensions, as well as physical health for the development of cognitive health is consensual, as sleep deprivation, low physical activity, unhealthy food may inhibit the proper development of executive functions. This project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a healthy lifestyle promotion program on emotional, social and cognitive development and eating habits, sleep and physical activity in children between 12 and 42 months of age. A cluster randomised trial will be developed and 300 children, from 16 childcare centres will be invited to participate. Half of the childcare centres will be allocated to the control group and the other half to the intervention group. Data collection will occur before randomisation (at baseline) and after intervention. A feasibility study will be undertaken prior to the experimental study, in accordance with internationally accepted procedures. The investigators intend to implement the concept that the development of executive functions requires the combination of healthy eating, physical activity and sleep. The project will contribute with evidence-based to the cognitive, social and emotional development in children.
Cognitive impairment or dementia is their last degree in one of the main concerns at a social level in these ages. To this day, there are different pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies that can help prevent deterioration, as in this case, physical exercise. In the existing scientific literature, you can find a lot of information about the effect of aerobic exercise on cognition, but little is known about the effect of force exercise and its effect on general cognition and executive functions. Therefore, in this research the investigators will investigate the effect of strength training in people over 60 with a diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment in executive functions. For this, a controlled and randomized clinical trial will be developed in the city of Seville