Clinical trials: Disability
Dyslexia
VAlidation of an Educational Technological Tool for Dyslexic Adolescents: an Open Controlled Study
Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are gaining importance in the rehabilitation programs for learning disabilities.
- Trial name
- FORDYS (NCT05028647)
- Testing
- Virtual reality training, Augmented reality training
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Challenging Behaviour
Evaluation of Parent Intervention for Challenging Behaviour in Children With Intellectual Disabilities (EPICC-ID)
Children with intellectual disabilities are likely to present with challenging behaviour. Parent mediated interventions have shown utility in influencing child behaviour, although there is a paucity of UK research into…
- Trial name
- NCT03086876
- Testing
- Level 4 Stepping Stones Triple P (SSTP)
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 261 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Specific Language Impairment
Improving STEM Outcomes for Young Children With Language Learning Disabilities
The sophisticated language of science can be a barrier to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) learning, especially for children who have specific language impairment (SLI).
- Trial name
- NCT03438760
- Testing
- Science + Phonological Awareness, Science + Grammar Intervention, Science + Vocabulary Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
Developmental Disabilities
ACT Dad's Power: Feasibility RCT for Fathers of Children With Special Needs
Objective: (1) To examine the feasibility of proceeding to a future definitive RCT of ACT in Hong Kong Chinese fathers rearing children with special needs.
- Trial name
- NCT07459010
- Testing
- VR-based ACT, Health Talks and Simple Social Support
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Preterm, Extreme Prematurity
Effectiveness of Home Based Early Intervention of Extremely Premature Infant by Parent
This study is to prove the effectiveness of home based early intervention of extremely premature infant by Parent.
- Conditions
- Preterm, Extreme Prematurity, Early Intervention, Developmental Delay
- Trial name
- NCT05334550
- Testing
- Home Based Early Intervention by Parent
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Autism Disorder, Multiple Disabilities
Impact and Determinants of Success of a Mobile Multidisciplinary Intervention System Specialized in Pain Management for Patients With Moderate to Severe Intellectual Development Disorder, Isolated or Associated With an ASD or Multiple Disability
Pain is described by patients with a Neurodevelopmental Disorder (NDD), including Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Intellectual Development Disorder (IDD) or multiple disabilities, and the family as one of the main associated…
- Conditions
- Autism Disorder, Multiple Disabilities, Pain, Intellectual Developmental Disorder
- Trial name
- MoDIDol (NCT07302048)
- Testing
- MoDIDol intervention
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest
Autism Spectrum Disorder
pBFS Guided rTMS Over Cognitive Control Network for ASD
The aim of this trial is to assess the efficacy and safety of precision neuromodulation for alleviating core symptoms in patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who also have intellectual or developmental delay.
- Trial name
- NCT06255535
- Testing
- active iTBS treatment
- Where
- 6 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 215 people
- Sponsor
- Changping Laboratory
Language Disorders
A Comparison of Language Intervention Programs
Brief Summary: Nearly 7% of elementary school children present with difficulties learning and using language. Unfortunately, language impairments are often long lasting and may have serious social, academic, and vocational…
- Trial name
- NCT00033150
- Testing
- Fast ForWord, Computer Assisted Language Intervention, Individual Language Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Dyslexia
Evaluation of Speech Rhythm Training in Dyslexic Readers Aged 7 to 9 Years
Studies of dyslexia have shown altered oscillatory activity in the low gamma band (~25-35 Hz) in the left auditory cortex. Neural oscillations around 30 Hz constitute the basic sampling rate of speech, from which the ability to…
- Trial name
- RnDys (NCT05996497)
- Testing
- behavioral measures, Electrophysiological measures, Training 1
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Mucopolysaccharidosis II
A Study of JR-141 in Patients With Mucopolysaccharidosis II (BR21)
A Phase II open-label, randomized, parallel group, 2 sites (Brazil), designed to evaluate the safety and efficacy of 3 doses of study drug for the treatment of the MPS II.
- Trial name
- NCT03359213
- Testing
- JR-141
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- JCR Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd.
Congenital Disorders
Pulmonary Hypertension in Trisomy 21 Patients
Evidence has shown poor outcome for adult patients with pre-operative pulmonary hypertension following closure of an atrial septal defect.
- Trial name
- NCT00478296
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disability
Metformin for Antipsychotic-induced Weight Gain in Adults With Intellectual Disability
People with IDD (intellectual and developmental disability) have very high rates of obesity and die prematurely from cardiometabolic disease.
- Conditions
- Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disability, Obesity
- Trial name
- METIDD (NCT05744479)
- Testing
- Metformin, Lifestyle Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Quality-Adjusted Life Years, Epidemiology
Estimation of Disability Adjusted Life Years in Reunion Island and Comparison to Metropolitan France and Other Countries in the Indian Ocean Zone
AVIRON study aims at estimating the burden of various causes of death and morbidity in the Reunion Island population.
- Conditions
- Quality-Adjusted Life Years, Epidemiology, Public Health
- Trial name
- AVIRON (NCT02905500)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 800,000 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion
Rett Syndrome
Metabolic Evaluation of Nutrition in Rett Syndrome
Rett syndrome (RTT) is an X-linked severe neurodevelopmental disorder. Despite their good appetite, many females with RTT meet the criteria for moderate to severe malnutrition. The pathological mechanism is barely understood.
- Trial name
- NCT00786071
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Rett Syndrome
Telehealth Support to Increase Physical Activity in Rett Syndrome
This study will recruit families with a daughter with Rett syndrome living in either Australia, Denmark or Israel, and thereafter deliver individually designed participation programs using telehealth strategies.
- Trial name
- ActivRett (NCT04167059)
- Testing
- Telehealth-delivered participation strategies to increase physical activity
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark, Israel
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Telethon Kids Institute
Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Pediatric Powered Wheelchair Standing Devices: An Exploratory Study
For children who use a power wheelchair, a powered wheelchair standing device (PWSD) may be considered for daily use. A PWSD allows a child to electronically move between sitting and standing and can be driven in either position.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Cord Injuries, Spina Bifida
- Trial name
- NCT05117827
- Testing
- Power Wheelchair Standing Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Grand Valley State University
Dyslexia, Special Education
Multiple Family Narrative Therapy for Chinese Families of Children With Dyslexia
The goal of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to develop and to implement a multiple family narrative therapy (MFNT) intervention consisting of parent-child relationships training among Chinese families of children with…
- Conditions
- Dyslexia, Special Education, Special Needs Children
- Trial name
- MFNT-CDYS (NCT05949346)
- Testing
- Multiple Family Narrative Therapy (MFNT), School services for families of children with Dyslexia
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Baptist University
Dyslexia, Developmental
Neural Mechanisms of Successful Intervention in Children With Dyslexia
Dyslexia, an impairment in accurate or fluent word recognition, is the most common learning disability affecting roughly ten percent of children.
- Trial name
- NCT04323488
- Testing
- Lindamood-Bell Seeing Stars
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder High-Functioning
PRT for Adolescents With High Functioning Autism
The purpose of this study is to identify improvement in behavioral and social function and changes in the brain following Pivotal Response Treatment (PRT) for Adolescents in highly verbal adolescents with autism spectrum disorder…
- Conditions
- Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder High-Functioning, Developmental Disability, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT05987761
- Testing
- PRT for Adolescents
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Development, Infant, Development, Language
Early Neurophysiological Markers of Language Impairments
The present project aims at identifying very early electrophysiological risk markers for language impairments. The long-term goals of the study include the characterization of learning developmental trajectories in children at…
- Conditions
- Development, Infant, Development, Language, Developmental Language Disorder, Learning Disabilities
- Trial name
- NCT05767242
- Testing
- Electrophysiological recording, Behavioral assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea