Clinical trials: Disabilities Multiple
Down Syndrome
Action Observation Therapy on Balance in Children With Down Syndrome
Down syndrome is a condition in which a child is born with an extra copy of their 21st chromosome hence its other name is trisomy 21.
- Trial name
- NCT06198075
- Testing
- Control Group, Experimental Group
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Down Syndrome, Speech and Language Disorder
Building Sentences With Preschoolers Who Use AAC
The focus of this investigation is to compare the effectiveness of the AAC Generative Language Intervention approach to an AAC Standard of Care condition on preschool sentence productions.
- Conditions
- Down Syndrome, Speech and Language Disorder, Speech Disorders in Children, Speech Intelligibility
- Trial name
- NCT03538925
- Testing
- AAC Generative Language Intervention, Standard of Care / Business as Usual
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Central Florida
Down Syndrome
Treatment of Sleep Disturbances in School-age Children With Down Syndrome
The investigators long-term goal is to improve outcomes for children with Down syndrome (DS) and their caregivers. Towards that goal, the investigators propose a randomized clinical trial of a behavioral sleep treatment designed…
- Trial name
- NCT02996175
- Testing
- Behavioral Sleep Treatment, Standard of care sleep treatment enhanced with psychoeducation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Prader Willi Syndrome, Obesity
Correlation of Hyperghrelinemia With Carotid Artery Intima-Media Thickness in Children With Prader-Willi Syndrome
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder characterized by childhood-onset obesity and endocrine dysfunction that leads to cardiovascular disability and early death within the first 3 decades of life.To assess the…
- Trial name
- NCT00474643
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Posture, Balance
Training Balance Among People With Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
This study is a case control pilot study to investigate the impact of a short-term intervention on training anticipatory postural adjustments in a population of people with neurodevelopmental disabilities.
- Conditions
- Posture, Balance, Cerebral Palsy, Autism
- Trial name
- TAPAS (NCT04293120)
- Testing
- Training with weighted ball
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Hartford
Down Syndrome, SARS-CoV-2 Vaccination
Prospective Monitoring of Antibody Response Following COVID-19 Vaccination in Patients With Down Syndrome.
The risk of severe course of SARS-CoV-2 infection in people with Down Syndrome is substantially increased. The risk of death is 3-10 fold higher than in healthy people.
- Trial name
- PRIDE (NCT05145348)
- Testing
- Immune response to Sars-CoV-2 vaccinations; including COVID-19 vaccin Moderna, Comirnaty (Pfizer) and Vaxzevria (AstraZeneca)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 640 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht
Down Syndrome, Prenatal Stress
Amniotic Fluid Ischemia Modified Albumin as a Novel e Prenatal Diagnostic Marker for Down Syndrome
Down syndrome is the most common genetic disorder in the society that causes mental retardation. Today, screening tests (combined test, triple screening, ultrasonography and age) are performed for the diagnosis of down syndrome…
- Conditions
- Down Syndrome, Prenatal Stress, Cytokines
- Trial name
- NCT04293380
- Testing
- amniosyntesis
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karadeniz Technical University
Down Syndrome, Healthy
Clinical Validation of the Bordeaux Maze Test
Currently, the instruments used in translational studies related to cognition have proved to be inaccurate. For this reason, the objective of this study is to evaluate whether the Bordeaux Maze Test has adequate psychometric…
- Trial name
- BORMATE (NCT04241042)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Parc de Salut Mar
Down Syndrome, Congenital Heart Disease
Congenital Heart Disease: Impact on Learning and Development in Down Syndrome (CHILD-DS)
The study objective is to compare neurodevelopmental (ND) and behavioral outcomes between children with Down syndrome (DS) who had complete atrioventricular septal defect (CAVSD) repair and children from the same clinical sites…
- Trial name
- CHILD-DS (NCT05312177)
- Testing
- Stanford Binet Intelligence Scales, Fifth Edition, Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales Third Edition, Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, Fifth Edition
- Where
- 14 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 273 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carelon Research
Down Syndrome, Postural Balance
Balance Bike Training in Down Syndrome
Background: Children with Down syndrome (DS) present with hypotonia, impaired balance and poor gross motor proficiency which lead to difficulty learning new motor skills, decreased engagement in physical activity, and limited…
- Trial name
- NCT03677245
- Testing
- Strider Balance Bike
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Cornelia de Lange Syndrome
Behavioral Assessment and Treatment of Problem Behavior in Children With Cornelia de Lange Syndrome
The goals of this clinical trial are to identify factors associated with the development of problem behavior in Cornelia de Lange syndrome (CdLS) and to develop an effective behavioral assessment and treatment model for problem…
- Trial name
- NCT05829668
- Testing
- ABA-based functional analysis and treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Prader-Willi Syndrome, Obesity
Plasma Adiponectin Level and Sleep Structures in Children With Prader-Willi Syndrome
Context: Adiponectin is an adipose tissue-derived hormone with an insulin sensitizing effect, and has been related to obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT01622751
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Behavior Problem, Development Delay
Norwalk Feasibility Study
The purpose of this study is two-fold: 1) to examine the feasibility of the Drop-In model of Family Nurture Intervention (FNI); and 2) to collect pilot data concerning the mother's response to the Drop-In model of FNI and short…
- Conditions
- Behavior Problem, Development Delay, Emotional Disturbances, Family Conflict
- Trial name
- NCT04048720
- Testing
- Family Nurture Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Intellectual Disabilities
Reading Intervention for Children With Intellectual Disabilities Who Require Augmentative and Alternative Communication
The goal of this multiple single case study with multiple randomized baseline (with four starting points and 18 measurements across time) is to conduct a reading intervention for 40 children with intellectual disabilities who…
- Trial name
- NCT05709405
- Testing
- Reading intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ostfold University College
Obesity Prevention, Pediatric Obesity
Relationship Between Eating Patterns, Body Composition and the Detection of Fatty Liver in Children and Adolescents With Trisomy 21: LiverTy Project
Childhood obesity is a growing public health issue affecting millions of children worldwide, increasing the risk of metabolic and cardiovascular diseases in adulthood.
- Conditions
- Obesity Prevention, Pediatric Obesity, Trisomy 21, Down Syndrome (Trisomy 21)
- Trial name
- LiverTy (NCT06888570)
- Testing
- To evaluate fat liver content in the cases/controls population.
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IMDEA Food
Down Syndrome
Effect of Sensory Integration on Gross and Balance on Children With Down Syndrome
To investigate the effect of sensory integration on gross motor function in children with Down syndrome. To investigate the effect of sensory integration on balance in children with Down syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT07785011
- Testing
- BALANCE AND SENSORY INTEGRATION
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Raheel Sanad
Down Syndrome
Natural History of Dysregulation and Aging of the Immune System in People With Trisomy 21 With and Without Thymectomy
Background: Down syndrome is a genetic disorder that can cause heart defects and other problems in the body. People with Down syndrome are more likely to have infections, autoimmunity, and blood diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT07416201
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Down Syndrome, Child Obesity
HomeGrown: A Family-based Lifestyle Intervention to Support Healthy Development of Young Children With Down Syndrome
The goal of this project is to evaluate an adapted health promotion program, HomeGrown, designed to improve the health of young children with Down syndrome by supporting families in making healthy home environmental changes.
- Trial name
- HomeGrown (NCT07296861)
- Testing
- The HomeGrown, Waitlist
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Fragile X Syndrome, Angelman Syndrome
Parent and Infant Inter(X)Action Intervention (PIXI)
The objective is to develop and test, through an iterative process, an intervention to address and support the development of infants with a confirmed diagnosis of a neurogenetic disorder with associated developmental delays or…
- Conditions
- Fragile X Syndrome, Angelman Syndrome, Prader-Willi Syndrome, Dup15Q Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03836300
- Testing
- Parent-Infant Inter(X)action Intervention (PIXI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Hypotonia-Cystinuria Syndrome, Muscle Hypotonia
PREPL in Health and Disease
Evaluation of PREPL activity in healthy controls and known or possible PREPL deficient patients
- Conditions
- Hypotonia-Cystinuria Syndrome, Muscle Hypotonia, Healthy Volunteers, Dwarfism, Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Trial name
- PHD (NCT02263781)
- Testing
- Blood draw, muscle biopsy
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven