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Executive Dysfunction: early-phase trial registry
10 of 18 indexed Executive Dysfunction trials are currently recruiting, with more weight in Phase 1-2.
Corpus placement: #953 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count.
18 US clinical trials · 10 currently recruiting · #953 of 28,707 conditions by registered trial count
Executive Dysfunction: 18 US clinical trials tracked, 10 recruiting.
Executive Dysfunction is the subject of 18 registered US clinical trials on ClinicalTrials.gov, 10 of them currently open to new participants. 1 are in Phase 3-4 (later-stage) and 2 in Phase 1-2 (earlier-stage). The most active sponsor is St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, running 2 of these trials.
Enrollment posture brief
Registry condition executive-dysfunction
OPEN 10 | RECR 56% | LATE 1 | EARLY 2 | RANK #953 | SPON 2
Volume-matched condition peers
Nearest open-share peer: Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Pediatric (56% recruiting · 9 trials)
Executive Dysfunction lists 10 open slots (56% of 18 indexed trials). Peers are matched on registered volume, not therapeutic-area browse lists. How peer matching works →
Key findings
What ClinicalTrials.gov does not surface for Executive Dysfunction on its own pages , computed from the registry mirror as of 2026-08-08. Each line carries its own denominator so it can be quoted as it stands.
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Executive Dysfunction is recruiting above its size-band peers.
10 of 18 indexed trials (55.6%) are open to enrollment, against a 46.5% average across 27,806 conditions with fewer than 20 trials. The peer set uses the same ClinicalTrials.gov-derived counts as this page.
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Sponsorship of Executive Dysfunction trials is spread across many organizations.
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital accounts for 2 of 18 trials (11.1%). 16 distinct sponsors appear on at least one study for this condition label.
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Most Executive Dysfunction trials plan to enrol fewer than 100 people.
Median target enrolment is 72 among the 18 trials that report a genuine target (sentinel values excluded). 11 of those (61.1%) plan for fewer than 100 participants.
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Executive Dysfunction research is mostly interventional.
17 interventional and 1 observational studies make up this index (94.4% interventional). Study type is sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov.
Open and recent trials
18 total, page 1 of 1
Goal-Directed Sedation in Mechanically Ventilated Infants and Children
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
NCT04801589
Epilepsy Journey-An Executive Functioning Intervention for Teens With Epilepsy
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
NCT06608966
HOPS Study: A Conceptual Replication
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
NCT04465708
Non-invasive Brain Stimulation for Cognitive and Motor Dysfunction in Dementia
Hebrew SeniorLife
NCT05661084
Randomized Controlled Trial of a Behavioral Training App
New York University
NCT06447909
Methylphenidate to Address Attention and Executive Deficits Among Children With Sickle Cell Disease
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
NCT07226219
A Digital Intervention for Post-Stroke Depression and Executive Dysfunction
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
NCT05507138
Causal Role of the Aperiodic Signal for Working Memory
Florida State University
NCT06126809
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation in Children With Autism
New York State Institute for Basic Research
NCT07092280
Engage for Late-Life Depression and Comorbid Executive Dysfunction
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
NCT05356611
Acute Cognitive Changes During Atrial Fibrillation Episodes (AFCOG)
David Brunk, PA-C, MMS
NCT04033510
Intervention-Induced Plasticity of Flexibility and Learning Mechanisms in ASD
Children's National Research Institute
NCT05131659
Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation of the Temporal Cortex in Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL)
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
NCT04105530
Online Emotion Regulation Group Intervention
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
NCT03479606
Adaptation and Implementation of an ASD Executive Functioning Intervention in Children's Mental Health Services
San Diego State University
NCT04295512
High-Speed Yoga and Executive Function
University of Miami
NCT04215900
Vascular Mechanisms for the Effects of Loss of Ovarian Hormone Function on Cognition in Women
University of Colorado, Denver
NCT02122198
Case Studies: Promoting Strategy Use in Functional Activities
Weill Medical College of Cornell University
NCT04363645
Phase Distribution
| Phase | Trial count |
|---|---|
| Phase 1 | 1 |
| Phase 2 | 1 |
| Phase 3 | 1 |
Top Sponsors
Named interventions
Most-linked intervention names on Executive Dysfunction records (sponsor-reported on ClinicalTrials.gov). Counts are trial links, not unique products.
US sites by state
Facility locations filed on Executive Dysfunction trials. A trial with sites in several states counts in each.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, National Library of Medicine. Data is informational only.
Related
What to do with this Executive Dysfunction page
18 registered trials, 10 currently recruiting, is a starting point for a conversation, not a diagnosis or a recommendation.
- 10 Executive Dysfunction trials are currently recruiting, check eligibility criteria before contacting a site. Browse recruiting trials
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital sponsors the most Executive Dysfunction trials on record, review their full trial history before evaluating a specific study. See St. Jude Children's Research Hospital's trials
- Bring the specific trial ID (NCT number) to your own doctor before enrolling, this page is a directory, not medical guidance. Read the trial-finding guide
Trial and recruiting counts reflect ClinicalTrials.gov registry status as of the data vintage above; individual trial eligibility and enrollment status can change.
Every figure on PlainTrial is rendered directly from the ClinicalTrials.gov registry, no number is typed in by an editor. This Executive Dysfunction condition card totals 18 registered trials; most-linked intervention Unstuck and on Target; top US site state New York. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, the data changelog, or report a data error.