Brain training study seeks to boost mental flexibility in healthy young adults
NCT ID NCT07556250
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study explores whether cognitive flexibility—the ability to switch between different ways of thinking—can be improved through targeted training. Researchers will enroll 225 healthy adults aged 18-29 and have them complete up to 12 sessions of structure learning or set-shifting tasks over 12 days. The goal is to see if this training leads to lasting improvements in thinking skills and changes in brain activity.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Structure Learning Training (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward new ways to improve mental flexibility and learning skills in healthy people.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study in healthy volunteers, not a treatment trial. Results may not apply to clinical populations, and training effects may be small or not last.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 225 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 29 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Healthy volunteer (male of female) between 18 and 29 years who gave written informed consent to participate Exclusion Criteria: * Current and/or prior history of learning disabilities * Current and/or prior history of neurological disorder * Current and/or prior history of psychiatric disorder * Current and/or prior history of cardiovascular disorder * Predominantly left-handed * Contraindications for MRI (e.g., pacemakers, implanted pumps, metal objects in the body) * Claustrophobic * Pregnancy (females) * Lactation (females) * Pronounced visual or auditory impairments
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre for Lifelong Learning and Individualised Cognition (CLIC), Nanyang Technological University
Singapore, 637335, Singapore
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