Clinical trials: Disabilities, Intellectual
Down Syndrome
Effects of Orofacial Therapy and Therapeutic Yoga in Children With Down Syndrome
The study aims to compare the effects of orofacial therapy and therapeutic yoga on swallowing, sleep habits, and quality of life in children with Down syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT06352151
- Testing
- Routine Physiotherapy Group, Orofacial Treatment Group, Therapeutic Yoga Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hasan Kalyoncu University
Dravet Syndrome, Severe Myoclonic Epilepsy of Infancy
Treatment of Gait Disorders in Children With Dravet Syndrome
Dravet syndrome is a severe infantile onset epilepsy syndrome with a prevalence of 1/15.000 to 1/30.000. An infant with an apparently normal development presents around 6 months of age with a convulsive status epilepticus.
- Trial name
- T-GaiD (NCT03857451)
- Testing
- Clinical gait analysis
- Where
- 3 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Universiteit Antwerpen
Downs Syndrome
Effect of Group-Task-Oriented Training on GMFM and ADL in Children With DS
Down syndrome, a genetic condition resulting from an additional copy of chromosome 21, manifests with distinct facial features and intellectual challenges.
- Trial name
- NCT06459440
- Testing
- Group Task oriented Training, Routine Treatment
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Smith-Magenis Syndrome (SMS)
Natural History Study of Smith-Magenis Syndrome
This study will examine how a rare disease called Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS) affects people and how they change over time. SMS is caused by a small chromosome 17p11.2 deletion (missing piece).
- Trial name
- NCT00013559
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 593 people
- Sponsor
- National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI)
Obesity
A Family-Based Weight Loss Intervention for Youth With Intellectual Disability
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is twofold. First, to examine the efficacy of a 24-session, 6-month family-based behavioral intervention (FBBI) - as compared to a waitlist FBBI group, which later receives the same…
- Trial name
- HealthU (NCT02033642)
- Testing
- Family Based Behavioral Intervention, Maintenance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Boston
Intellectual Disability, Mild
Effects of Structured Physical Activity Breaks and Free Play in Children With Mild Intellectual Disability
Children with mild intellectual disability (MID) typically exhibit delays in both intellectual and adaptive functioning, with the onset occurring during the developmental period.
- Trial name
- NCT06943196
- Testing
- Structured physical activity break
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Metabolic Syndrome X, Down Syndrome
Frequency of Metabolic Syndrome in Down Syndrome Patients
The aim of this study is to assess the frequency of metabolic syndrome in Down syndrome patients because the prevalence of diabetes mellitus and obesity is higher in individuals with Down syndrome than in the general population.
- Trial name
- NCT00864461
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Guanajuato
Covid19
Testing for COVID-19 in High Risk Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (COV-IDD)
The purpose of this study is to understand how to prevent COVID-19 spread in a school like the Mary Cariola Center (MCC) in Rochester, NY by answering questions like these: how do activities in the school alter chances of…
- Trial name
- NCT04887129
- Testing
- COVID-19 RT-PCR test, COVID-19 Vaccine Education Campaign
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 392 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Prader-Willi Syndrome, Growth Hormone Deficiency
Is There a Sensibility Increased in the Growth Hormone at Child With Prader-Willi Syndrome?
The purpose of this study is to estimate the sensibility at the growth hormone in vivo at the children presenting a Prader-Willi syndrome (SPW) in comparison with children presenting a deficit in growth hormone (GHD).
- Trial name
- NCT01298180
- Testing
- Growth hormone (Genotonorm® or Omnitrope®), DEXA, blood tests, H.G.P.O, osseous age., biopsy
- Where
- 26 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Behavior Disorders
Preventing Problems in Children's Social Behavior
Children who are at risk for problems in school may do better if they and their parents are taught how to communicate with each other between age 3 and 6 when the children enter kindergarten.
- Trial name
- NCT00006446
- Testing
- Training in parenting skills and communication
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Pathology
Different Clinicopathological Features of Non-Elderly Sigmoid Volvulus Patients
Sigmoid volvulus is frequently seen in male patients over 60 years old. In the sigmoid volvulus <60 age groups, the male/female ratio is close to each other.
- Trial name
- NCT04360525
- Testing
- Reasons
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Ersin Arslan Education and Training Hospital
Mild Intellectual Disability
Effects of Modified Pilates on Improving Trunk Control and Balance in Children With Mild Intellectual Disability
This randomized controlled trial will be conducted at Spectrum Clinic, Lahore, over a duration of 8 weeks to assess the impact of Modified Pilates Exercises on trunk control in children with Intellectual Disability (ID).
- Trial name
- NCT06987188
- Testing
- Modified Pilate Exercises, General Physiotherapy Plan
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Williams Syndrome, Autism Disorder
Research on the Molecular Mechanism of Cognitive Differences Between Williams Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder
Williams Syndrome (WS) is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder, usually caused by microdeletions of approximately 26 genes in the long arm (7q11.23) region of chromosome 7.
- Trial name
- WS and ASD (NCT07509879)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
Mucopolysaccharidosis II, Hunter Syndrome
A Study to Evaluate the Safety, Tolerability, PK and PD of Intracerebroventricular GC1123 in Patients with MPS Ⅱ
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of intracerebroventricular GC1123 in patients with MPS Ⅱ who have central nervous system involvement and are receiving…
- Trial name
- NCT05422482
- Testing
- GC1123
- Where
- 3 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- GC Biopharma Corp
Autism
MRI Study of Cerebral Blood Flow in Development Disorders in Children
The purpose of this study is reproduce the individual detection results by PET with Arterial Spin Labeling (ASL) MRI, to establish a biomarker useful in autism diagnosis.
- Trial name
- IRM-Aut (NCT02165410)
- Testing
- ASL-MRI, Diffusion tensor imaging (diffusion MRI), Resting state MRI
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Fragile X Syndrome
Efficacy and Safety Study of STX209 (Arbaclofen) for the Treatment of Social Withdrawal in Children With Fragile X Syndrome
There will be four study periods: Screening (up to 14 days in length), the Treatment Period (8 weeks), the Withdrawal Period (22 days), and Follow-up Period (up to 31 days).
- Trial name
- Harbor-C (NCT01325220)
- Testing
- arbaclofen
- Where
- 28 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 172 people
- Sponsor
- Seaside Therapeutics, Inc.
Pregnancy
Evaluation of a Decision Assisting Tool for Prenatal Testing
This is a randomized study of an interactive, computerized descision-assisting tool for prenatal testing decision making (PT Tool) versus standard educational booklets distributed to all pregnant women by the State of California…
- Trial name
- NCT00686062
- Testing
- Control - computerized age-appropriate prenatal testing educational brochure, PT Tool - interactive, computerized, prenatal testing decision tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 494 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Down Syndrome, ADHD
Evaluating Treatment of ADHD in Children With Down Syndrome
Children with Down syndrome (DS) have a 3-5 time greater prevalence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) than typically developing (TD) children.
- Trial name
- TEAM-DS (NCT04219280)
- Testing
- Quillivant XR
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Down Syndrome
Egcg, a dyrk1a Inhibitor as Therapeutic Tool for Reversing Cognitive Deficits in Down Syndrome Individuals.
There is a mounting evidence of the modulation properties of the major catechin in green tea, epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), on dual specificity tyrosine-phosphorylation-regulated kinase 1A (DYRK1A) gene overexpression in the…
- Trial name
- NCT01394796
- Testing
- Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG)
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Parc de Salut Mar
Epilepsy, Intellectual Disability
Using Next-generation Sequencing in the Diagnosis of Epilepsy and/or Intellectual Disability in a Pediatric Cohorte
ABSTRACT Background and Aims: To determine the diagnostic performance of the epilepsy and intellectual disability panel used in the pediatric population, starting in June 2019, at the Regional University Hospital Center of Nancy…
- Trial name
- NCT05193890
- Testing
- retrospective analysis of a panel result
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 69 people
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France