How often it is a primary outcome
Picture Naming Test43% of 466 studies
Vocabulary Test37% of 199 studies
Token Commands Task33% of 36 studies
Lexical Decision Task32% of 22 studies
Serial Naming Task32% of 22 studies
Clinical trials data
Every registered study on ClinicalTrials.gov that names the Serial Naming Task in an outcome measure: the conditions it is used in, how often it is a primary outcome, the tests it is named with, and how large the studies are.
Depression and bipolar disorder1 study, 1 as a primary outcome
ADHD1 study, 0 as a primary outcome
Autism1 study, 1 as a primary outcome
Anxiety, PTSD and OCD1 study, 1 as a primary outcome
Other conditions19 studies, 5 as a primary outcome
A test as a primary outcomeOnly in secondary or other outcomes
Picture Naming Test43% of 466 studies
Vocabulary Test37% of 199 studies
Token Commands Task33% of 36 studies
Lexical Decision Task32% of 22 studies
Serial Naming Task32% of 22 studies
A test as a primary outcomeOnly in secondary or other outcomes
| Start year | Studies | A test as a primary outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 5 | 1 |
| Phase | Studies with a size | Median | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not applicable | 18 | 60 | 40 to 93 |
A test as a primary outcomeOnly in secondary or other outcomes
20 of the 22 outcome measures give a duration. A single visit counts as within a day.
Intervention types as registered. A study can list several; observational studies often list none.
9 countries in all. A study with sites in several counts in each; 3 list no site.
Completed studies with results posted on ClinicalTrials.gov, a results paper the registry links to the study, or both.
Completed studies that name the Serial Naming Task: 3 of 6, 50%
Every completed study with a cognitive outcome: 3,626 of 7,953, 46%
| Results | Completed studies that name the Serial Naming Task | Every completed study |
|---|---|---|
| Results on ClinicalTrials.gov and a paper | 1, 17% | 776, 10% |
| Results on ClinicalTrials.gov only | 1, 17% | 1,139, 14% |
| A results paper only | 1, 17% | 1,711, 22% |
| Neither | 3, 50% | 4,327, 54% |
Digit Span Test6 studies, 0 as a primary outcome
Rhythm Discrimination Task4 studies, 0 as a primary outcome
Lexical Decision Task3 studies, 2 as a primary outcome
N-Back Task3 studies, 1 as a primary outcome
Verbal Fluency3 studies, 1 as a primary outcome
Continuous Performance Test2 studies, 1 as a primary outcome
Arithmetic Fluency Task1 study, 1 as a primary outcome
Balloon Risk1 study, 1 as a primary outcome
Category Fluency1 study, 1 as a primary outcome
Choice Reaction Time1 study, 1 as a primary outcome
A test as a primary outcomeOnly in secondary or other outcomes
The panel's testThe other tests chosenEvery panel has the same scale. 2026 is partly planned starts.
| Start year | Serial Naming Task | Digit Span Test | Lexical Decision Task | N-Back Task |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| 2004 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 10 |
| 2008 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 10 |
| 2009 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 11 |
| 2011 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 20 |
| 2012 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 14 |
| 2013 | 0 | 44 | 1 | 23 |
| 2014 | 1 | 49 | 0 | 25 |
| 2015 | 0 | 79 | 1 | 25 |
| 2016 | 2 | 69 | 2 | 32 |
| 2017 | 2 | 82 | 2 | 51 |
| 2018 | 2 | 85 | 0 | 54 |
| 2019 | 0 | 110 | 1 | 59 |
| 2020 | 2 | 90 | 3 | 30 |
| 2021 | 2 | 122 | 1 | 70 |
| 2022 | 0 | 121 | 1 | 62 |
| 2023 | 2 | 164 | 0 | 71 |
| 2024 | 1 | 141 | 3 | 69 |
| 2025 | 1 | 147 | 2 | 67 |
| 2026 | 5 | 137 | 2 | 68 |
22 studies match. 7 name the Serial Naming Task in a primary outcome. Median size 60 participants. Median time to the primary outcome: 5 months.
Loading 22 studies; the filters turn on when they arrive.
2026 is partly planned starts.
| Start year | Studies | As a primary outcome |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 2 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | 1 |
| 2026 | 5 | 1 |
Lead sponsor: industry 1, other 21. Interventional 20, observational 2.
As a primary outcomeSecondary or other outcomeThe Serial Naming Task
Each number opens the study's record on ClinicalTrials.gov.
| Study | Start | Phase | Conditions | Participants | Lead sponsor | Status | Library tests named, with the latest time point |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCT07899671 | Start2026 | PhaseNot applicable | ConditionsOther conditions | Participants160 | Lead sponsorOther | StatusNot yet recruiting | Library tests named
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| NCT07781761 | Start2026 | PhaseNot applicable | ConditionsOther conditions | Participants160 | Lead sponsorOther | StatusNot yet recruiting | Library tests named
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| NCT07546292 | Start2026 | PhaseNot applicable | ConditionsOther conditions | Participants60 | Lead sponsorOther | StatusRecruiting | Library tests named
|
| NCT07544199 | Start2026 | PhaseObservational | ConditionsOther conditions | Participants300 | Lead sponsorOther | StatusNot yet recruiting | Library tests named
|
| NCT07309302 | Start2025 | PhaseNot applicable | ConditionsDepression and bipolar disorder, Anxiety, PTSD and OCD | Participants64 | Lead sponsorOther | StatusRecruiting | Library tests named
|
| NCT07247253 | Start2017 | PhaseNot applicable | ConditionsOther conditions | Participants71 | Lead sponsorOther | StatusCompleted | Library tests named
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| NCT06288971 | Start2024 | PhaseNot applicable | ConditionsOther conditions | Participants40 | Lead sponsorOther | StatusNot yet recruiting | Library tests named
|
| NCT06186882 | Start2023 | PhaseNot applicable | ConditionsOther conditions | Participants60 | Lead sponsorOther | StatusStatus unknown | Library tests named
|
| NCT06127550 | Start2026 | PhaseNot applicable | ConditionsOther conditions | Participants100 | Lead sponsorOther | StatusRecruiting | Library tests named
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| NCT05972200 | Start2023 | PhaseNot applicable | ConditionsOther conditions | Participants36 | Lead sponsorOther | StatusStatus unknown | Library tests named
|
| NCT05137353 | Start2021 | PhaseNot applicable | ConditionsOther conditions | Participants51 | Lead sponsorOther | StatusCompleted | Library tests named
|
| NCT04995991 | Start2018 | PhaseNot applicable | ConditionsOther conditions | Participants60 | Lead sponsorOther | StatusStatus unknown | Library tests named
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| NCT04995471 | Start2020 | PhaseNot applicable | ConditionsOther conditions | Participants50 | Lead sponsorOther | StatusStatus unknown | Library tests named
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| NCT04989088 | Start2021 | PhaseNot applicable | ConditionsOther conditions | Participants40 | Lead sponsorOther | StatusStatus unknown | Library tests named
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| NCT04287530 | Start2020 | PhaseNot applicable | ConditionsOther conditions | Participants125 | Lead sponsorOther | StatusStatus unknown | Library tests named
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| NCT04244578 | Start2016 | PhaseNot applicable | ConditionsOther conditions | Participants28 | Lead sponsorOther | StatusCompleted | Library tests named
|
| NCT03261076 | Start2018 | PhaseNot applicable | ConditionsOther conditions | Participants192 | Lead sponsorOther | StatusStatus unknown | Library tests named
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| NCT03119402 | Start2017 | PhaseNot applicable | ConditionsOther conditions | Participants20 | Lead sponsorOther | StatusStatus unknown | Library tests named
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| NCT02791841 | Start2016 | PhaseNot applicable | ConditionsOther conditions | Participants33 | Lead sponsorOther | StatusStatus unknown | Library tests named
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| NCT02493426 | Start2014 | PhasePhase 2 | ConditionsAutism | Participants27 | Lead sponsorOther | StatusCompleted | Library tests named
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| NCT01163188 | Start2010 | PhaseObservational | ConditionsOther conditions | Participants520 | Lead sponsorOther | StatusCompleted | Library tests named
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| NCT00922636 | Start2009 | PhasePhase 2/3 | ConditionsADHD | Participants340 | Lead sponsorIndustry | StatusCompleted | Library tests named
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22 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov name it in an outcome measure, 7 of them in a primary outcome.
Most often in depression and bipolar disorder (1), ADHD (1) and autism (1).
The Digit Span Test (6 studies), the Rhythm Discrimination Task (4 studies) and the Lexical Decision Task (3 studies).
For each test family, the census runs ClinicalTrials.gov's own outcome search for the family's names and reads every study first posted by the day the family was counted. These studies were read on 10 November 2026. A study counts once on a page, however many tests it names. Counts for a test cover every version of the task under any of its names, so a page can count studies that used a commercial version.
The census adds two things to each record and changes nothing in it: which outcome list names the test (primary, then secondary, then other), and the condition groups, matched on the study's condition names and MeSH terms. A study can fall in several groups; one whose only condition is cognitive impairment or decline falls in “Cognitive impairment and decline”. Studies that name only instruments outside the library count in every total and share but are not listed.
A second read on 10 November 2026 added each study's overall status, whether results are posted, its intervention types, the countries of its sites and the time frame of the outcome that names each test. A time frame counts by the latest time point it names: “Baseline, 12 and 24 weeks” is 24 weeks, a single visit is within a day, and one that names no duration, such as “end of treatment”, is left out of the timings.
A third read on 10 November 2026 added the papers the registry links to each study: those its sponsor lists as reporting results, and those PubMed links to it through the study's NCT number. A study has a results paper when one of them came out in or after the month of its primary completion and PubMed does not class it as a protocol, review or comment. A paper that never gives the NCT number is not linked, so some studies counted as reporting neither did publish.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, which does not endorse these pages. Every study line is in the data release 2.1.0, and the explorer's own file is clinical-trials-studies.json.
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