Clinical trials: Communication Disabilities
Deafness, Hearing Loss
Outcomes In Children With Developmental Delay And Deafness
Children with special needs require complex, individualized therapy to maximize their long-term quality of life. One subset of children with special needs includes those with both developmental delays and deafness.
- Trial name
- NCT01256229
- Testing
- cochlear implantation, hearing aids
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 303 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Learning Disabilities
Balance and Motor Skills in SLD Children
This study aimed to evaluate postural control, balance, and fine motor skills in children followed up with a diagnosis of specific learning disabilities.
- Trial name
- NCT07419477
- Testing
- -Seated Postural Control Measure, -Bruininks-Oseretsky Motor Proficiency Test (two sub-items) for balance, -Jebsen Taylor Hand Function Test (JTEFT) and 9-Hole Peg Test to assess hand function
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Bandırma Onyedi Eylül University
Neurologic Disorders, Autism
The Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Phenotyping Screening Protocol
The purpose of this protocol is to allow for the careful evaluation of healthy volunteers and individuals with risk for psychiatric disorders or neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder for specific…
- Conditions
- Neurologic Disorders, Autism, Neurodegenerative Disease, Neurobehavioral Manifestation
- Trial name
- NCT00271622
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Dyslexia
Evaluation of the Performance and Safety of the Atoldys/ Lexilens Glasses Developed to Improve the Reading of Dyslexic Subjects
The aim of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a new medical device (Atoldys/ Lexilens glasses) on the improvement of reading skills of young dyslexic subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT04586621
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ABEYE
Dyslexia, Aging Problems
Neuroplasticity of Multisensory Cortical Areas Induced by Musical Training: a Translational Approach (MusicPlast)
Exploiting recent methodological advancements, several neuroimaging studies suggested that multisensory integration emerges from a dynamic interplay of distributed regions operating in large-scale networks.
- Trial name
- MusicPlast (NCT03786185)
- Testing
- MusicPlast, MusicPlast Control
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Williams Syndrome, Language
Phonological Constraints on Language Development in Individuals With Williams Syndrome
Williams syndrome (WS) is a neurodevelopmental disease characterized by mild to moderate intellectual disability and an extremely heterogeneous cognitive profile.
- Conditions
- Williams Syndrome, Language, Phonological Short-Term Memory, EEG-NIRS
- Trial name
- SOUNDS (NCT07285720)
- Testing
- EEG-NIRS protocol, Questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Vision Disorders, Reading Disabilities
Efficacy of Coloured Overlays and Lenses for Reading Difficulty
This is a randomised controlled trial with the aim of testing the efficacy of coloured overlays and coloured lenses for the relief of visual stress and reading difficulties in children and young adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02680223
- Testing
- Precision tinted lenses, Non-beneficial tinted lenses
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City, University of London
Learning Disorder, Specific, Learning Disability
Examining the Medium-term Effect on Non Inferiority of the Previous Training With the DMD Poppins Clinical for Cognitive, Musical Training in Addition to Bi-monthly Speech and Reading Therapy on Reading Writing Abilities of Pediatric Patients With SLD Reading VS Control Group
Poppins-02-b is an observational follow-up study examining the medium-term effect on non-inferiority of the previous training with the digital medical device (DMN) Poppins Clinical for cognitive and musical training in addition…
- Conditions
- Learning Disorder, Specific, Learning Disability, Specific Learning Disorder, With Impairment in Reading, Dyslexia
- Trial name
- POPPINS-02-B (NCT06902610)
- Testing
- Poppins Clinical
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 306 people
- Sponsor
- Poppins
Musculoskeletal Diseases, Genetic Disease
Turkish Version of the Affordance in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Toddler (AHEMD-T)
This study aimed to translate the Affordance in the Home Environment for Motor Development -Toddler (AHEMD-T) into Turkish and examine its psychometric properties.
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Diseases, Genetic Disease, Metabolic Disease, Delays Developmental
- Trial name
- NCT04556500
- Testing
- investigating the psychometric properties of Turkish Affordance in the Home Environment for Motor Development-Toddler (AHEMD-T)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 139 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Developmental Dysgraphia
Effectiveness of a Handwriting Intervention
The purpose of the study was to examine the effectiveness of an occupational therapy led handwriting intervention for special education and at-risk kindergarten students.
- Trial name
- NCT02620098
- Testing
- Size Matters Handwriting Program
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Prematurity, Development Delay
Maternal Voice and Quantitative EEG (qEEG)
A short-term randomized, blinded placebo-controlled trial, in premature infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at 33-35 weeks post-conceptional age, of recorded maternal voice on quantitative EEG (spectral power…
- Conditions
- Prematurity, Development Delay, Premature Birth
- Trial name
- NCT05391633
- Testing
- Recorded Maternal Voice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Disorder of Consciousness, Paralysis
Awareness Detection and Communication in Disorders of Consciousness
STUDY OVERVIEW Brain injury can result in a loss of consciousness or awareness, to varying degrees. Some injuries are mild and cause relatively minor changes in consciousness.
- Conditions
- Disorder of Consciousness, Paralysis, Motor Neuron Disease, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT03827187
- Testing
- Motor imagery based EEG-BCI
- Where
- 18 sites in Ireland, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster
Angelman Syndrome, Nervous System Diseases
Dietary Supplements for the Treatment of Angelman Syndrome
Angelman syndrome (AS) is a complex genetic disorder that affects the nervous system. The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of certain dietary supplements in treating the symptoms of AS.
- Trial name
- NCT00348933
- Testing
- Betaine, Creatine, Metafolin
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Specific Learning Disability, Specific Learning Disorder
HAND FUNCTIONS OF CHILDREN WITH A SPECIFIC LEARNING DISORDER
Children with Specific Learning Difficulties (SLD) may have problems with fine and gross motor skills compared to their healthy peers. These children may have poor manual dexterity.
- Conditions
- Specific Learning Disability, Specific Learning Disorder, Fine Motor Skills, Hand Functions
- Trial name
- NCT05319197
- Testing
- No Interventions
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kutahya Health Sciences University
CLIFAHDD, Congenital Contractures of the Limbs and Face, Hypotonia, and Developmental Delay
Aprepitant for the Treatment of CLIFAHDD
There are no drug treatments for individuals with Congenital Contractures of the Limb and Face, Hypotonia, and Developmental Delay (CLIFAHDD), an ultra-rare and severe neurodevelopmental disease.
- Conditions
- CLIFAHDD, Congenital Contractures of the Limbs and Face, Hypotonia, and Developmental Delay, NALCN Channelopathy, Ataxia - Other
- Trial name
- NCT07845825
- Testing
- Aprepitant Powder for Oral Suspension
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Autism
Improving Attention Skills of Children With Autism
Toddlers with autism have poor joint attention skills. Joint attention skills include pointing to objects, following another person's gaze, and responding to invitations to join in a social interaction.
- Trial name
- NCT00065910
- Testing
- Caregiver joint attention intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Refractive Errors, Amblyopia
Performance of 2WIN Photoscreener With Corneal Reflex Compared to School Bus Retinoscopy by AAPOS Guidelines
Pediatric eye patients receive infrared photoscreener screening and skiascopy as a part of routine examination to compare ability to detect amblyopia risk factors.
- Conditions
- Refractive Errors, Amblyopia, Strabismus, Development Delay
- Trial name
- 2WINbus (NCT03668067)
- Testing
- 2WIN photoscreener
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 471 people
- Sponsor
- Alaska Blind Child Discovery
Developmental Dyslexia
Rhythmic Reading Training Compared to 'Abilmente' Method
The purpose of the present study is to compare the effectiveness of Rhythmic Reading Training (RRT), a computer-assisted intervention method that combines sublexical reading exercises with rhythm processing, and that of a…
- Trial name
- NCT03199092
- Testing
- RRT+sat, Abilmente
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Autism
SynapDx Autism Gene Expression Analysis Study (STORY)
This study will prospectively enroll approximately 880 children, at least 18 months and less than 60 months of age, who have been referred to a pediatric developmental evaluation center.
- Trial name
- STORY (NCT01810341)
- Where
- 20 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 880 people
- Sponsor
- SynapDx
Developmental Dyslexia
Comparison of Interventions for Developmental Dyslexia
The purpose of the present study is to compare the effectiveness of Rhythmic Reading Training (RRT), a computer-assisted intervention method that combines sublexical reading exercises with rhythm processing, and that of an…
- Trial name
- NCT02791841
- Testing
- Rhythmic Reading Training, Visual Hemispheric-Specific Stimulation + Action Video Games, Action Video Games
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart