Clinical trials: Learning Disabilities
Development Delay
The Balance Influence of Shoe Inserts on Motor Development Delayed Children
Flatfoot, one of the most common foot problems experienced by preschool-aged children, characterized by the collapse of the foot's medial longitudinal arch.
- Trial name
- NCT02644317
- Testing
- Modified shoe inserts
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Chung Shan Medical University
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
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)
Developmental Delays, Global Developmental Delay
Animal Assisted Therapy in a Pediatric Setting
The primary purpose for this study is to determine if children who receive Occupational Therapy while they are an inpatient in the hospital will be more motivated to participate in therapy as well as increase the amount of time…
- Conditions
- Developmental Delays, Global Developmental Delay, Stroke, Cancers
- Trial name
- AAT (NCT01441674)
- Testing
- Animal Assisted Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Cerebral Palsy, Down's Syndrome
DIR/ Floortime™ Parent Training Intervention for the Children With Developmental Disabilities
The objective of this study is to test whether adding the parent training program using the relationship-based approach could help the children with development disabilities (DDs) would confer additional benefits over routine…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Down's Syndrome, Delayed Development
- Trial name
- RCT/DD (NCT01794013)
- Testing
- Parent training, Routine care
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Kingkaew Pajareya
Child Developmental Delay, Child Development
CASITA Intervention for Children at Risk of Delay in Carabayllo, Peru
Building on an intervention for early child development from the SPARK Center in Boston, Socios En Salud (SES) pilot tested "CASITA" a community-based package to screen and treat young children (ages 1-3 years of age) diagnosed…
- Conditions
- Child Developmental Delay, Child Development, Community Health Workers, Low Income Population
- Trial name
- NCT03010306
- Testing
- CASITA
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Intellectual Disability
Support Staff-client Interactions With Augmentative and Alternative Communication
This exploratory and observational study focuses on adults with an intellectual disability (ID) and their support workers. Two groups of clients are observed: clients using Key Word Signing, and clients using aided Augmentative…
- Trial name
- NCT02099773
- Where
- 3 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Memantine for the Treatment of Social Deficits in Youth With Disorders of Impaired Social Interactions
This study is a 12-week randomized-controlled trial of memantine hydrochloride (Namenda) for the treatment of social impairment in youth with Non-Verbal Learning Disorder, High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder, and related…
- Conditions
- Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Nonverbal Learning Disability
- Trial name
- NCT03553875
- Testing
- Memantine Hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Developmental Disabilities, Language Development Disorders
Preventing Learning Problems in Young Children: A Public Health and Physician-Based Outreach
This study will evaluate a program to prevent learning problems in children. The program is an inexpensive public health outreach program designed for families living in poverty and is administered through pediatricians' offices…
- Trial name
- NCT00110292
- Testing
- Age-specific parenting newsletters and developmental toys, Parent-completed Ages & Stages Questionnaires, Clinic-based distribution of children's books
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Autism
SynapDx Autism Gene Expression Analysis Study
This study will prospectively enroll approximately 660 children, at least 18 months and less than 5 years of age, who have been referred to a pediatric developmental evaluation centers.
- Trial name
- SAGA (NCT01716845)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 660 people
- Sponsor
- SynapDx
Developmental Dyslexia, Reading Problem
Personalization of Visual Characters and Text-to-Speech (TTS) to Support Learning in Students With Reading Difficulties
Previous research has shown the importance of font type, size and spacing to facilitate text reading in dyslexia. A special automatized procedure was designed to select the most favorable parameters for both text visualization…
- Trial name
- NCT06947512
- Testing
- Seleggo Test
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Sickle Cell Disease
Testing the Sickle Cell Caregiver Collaboration for Child Development (SCCCD) Intervention
Sickle cell disease affects 100,000 people and 2,000 newborns each year; 50% of these children have a developmental deficit (>2 SD) before the age of 3.
- Trial name
- SCCCD (NCT06562439)
- Testing
- Sickle Cell Collaboration for Child Development
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Dyslexia, Specific Learning Disability
Efficacy of rTMS as an Adjunct to AI Enabled Remedial Intervention in Children With Dyslexia
Dyslexia is the most common neurobehavioral disorder affecting children, with prevalence rates ranging from 17.5% to 21%. Studies have shown incomplete response to remediation and behavioural therapies in children with dyslexia.
- Conditions
- Dyslexia, Specific Learning Disability, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
- Trial name
- NCT05923645
- Testing
- Transcranial magnetic stimulation (Hf rTMS)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Fragile X Syndrome
AFQ056 for Language Learning in Children With FXS
The purpose of this clinical trial is to investigate the impact of AFQ056 on language learning in 3-6 year old children with Fragile X Syndrome (FXS).
- Trial name
- FX-LEARN (NCT02920892)
- Testing
- AFQ056, Language Intervention
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Elizabeth Berry-Kravis
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Johnston County ADHD Study: Environmental, Reporductive, and Familial Risk Factors for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
We propose a population-based case-control study among 7000 elementary school children in semi-rural Johnston County, NC. Teachers will complete a screening form on each child. Controls will be randomly selected.
- Trial name
- NCT00339729
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Behavior Problem
Psychoeducation of Parents to Children With FASD
By longitudinal, prospective research in children and adolescents with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and their parents to explore the beneficial effects of participating in a standardized intervention program in order…
- Conditions
- Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders, Behavior Problem, Adaptive Behavior, Learning Disorders
- Trial name
- NorFASDPEdu (NCT05686473)
- Testing
- Program of psychoeducation of parents and professionals
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Sorlandet Hospital HF
Disability Physical, Social Acceptance
Promoting an incLUsive Society Towards Older Adults With Physical Disabilities
To improve secondary school students' positive attitudes towards older adults with physical disabilities via a Promoting an incLUsive Society towards older adults with physical disabilities through disability simulation education…
- Conditions
- Disability Physical, Social Acceptance, Respect
- Trial name
- NCT04993183
- Testing
- 3-day PLUS Convention
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 1,111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Effects of Cognitive Training on Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Using a single blind, randomized controlled design to study the additional therapeutic effects of cognitive training on traditional rehabilitation programs for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and…
- Trial name
- NCT03632629
- Testing
- interactive cognitive training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Development Delay, Social Skills
Home-Based Social Skills Intervention for Young Children With Developmental Delays
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about how parent training can be used to teach a social skills intervention for their young child with developmental delays.
- Conditions
- Development Delay, Social Skills, Parents
- Trial name
- NCT06184243
- Testing
- Parent Training, Video Modeling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Dyslexia
taVNS for Letter Learning in Dyslexia
This is a pilot study to establish feasibility of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) for improving letter-learning in adolescents with dyslexia.
- Trial name
- NCT06127550
- Testing
- active taVNS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida