Clinical trials: Motor Impairment
Cerebral Palsy
Early Childhood Constraint Therapy in Cerebral Palsy
This is a prospective interventional study involving young children who will all receive non-invasive, passive assessments of sensory and motor function.
- Trial name
- APPLES (NCT02567630)
- Testing
- Soft Mitt Constraint Therapy for Sensory/Motor Impairment in Cerebral Palsy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 145 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Cerebral Palsy
Optimizing Assisted Communication Devices for Children With Motor Impairments Using a Model of Information Rate and Channel Capacity
For children who depend on devices to communicate, the rate of communication is a primary determinant of success. For children with motor impairments, the rate of communication may be limited by inability to contact buttons or…
- Trial name
- NCT00352326
- Testing
- reprogramming assisted communication device interface
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Brain Concussion, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Neuromodulation and Neuroimaging in Older Children With Mild Traumatic Brain Injury
Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) often causes persistent motor and cognitive deficits in children resulting in functional limitations.
- Conditions
- Brain Concussion, Mild Traumatic Brain Injury, Motor Disorders, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- CI-tDCS (NCT05762796)
- Testing
- tDCS in Youth with mild traumatic brain injury
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Pre Diabetes
Diabetes Prevention Program in Youth
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of an out-of-school diabetes prevention program for youth (ages 7-15) with a family history of pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT03042936
- Testing
- Insulin Superheroes Club Curriculum
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
Developmental Language Disorder
Exercise Training in Children With Communication Impairments
This clinical trial study has two goals. The first goal is to establish fitness levels, participation in physical activities, and fine/gross motor abilities for children with development language disorder (DLD).
- Trial name
- NCT06340893
- Testing
- Exercise, Restful Play
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marquette University
Huntington Disease
Wearable Sensors for Quantitative Assessment of Motor Impairment in Huntington's Disease Huntington's Disease
The principal means of measuring motor impairment in Huntington disease (HD) is the Unified Huntington's Disease Rating Scale (UHDRS) total motor score, which is subjective, categorical, requires significant training to…
- Trial name
- NCT03599076
- Testing
- HD Wear
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BioSensics
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Motor Impairments in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder: a Multimodal Approach
The general goal of the present proposal, Progetto MOSAICO, is the identification of a multimodal panel of neuropsychological, kinematic, neurophysiological, and genetic markers associated with motor abnormalities present in ASD.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Intellectual Disability
- Trial name
- MOSAICO (NCT04769011)
- Testing
- Clinical evaluation, Neuropsychological evaluation, Neurophysiological evaluation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Coordination Impairment, Children
Motor-Cognitive Training , Cognitive Performance and Balance
This RCT design investigates the effects of an 8-week motor-cognitive training program on cognitive performance and balance in preschool-aged children.
- Conditions
- Coordination Impairment, Children, Balance
- Trial name
- NCT07045922
- Testing
- Motor-Cognitive Training Program, Regular Physical education classes
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University
Premature Retinopathy, Visual Impairment
Evaluation of Visual - Motor Development in Children With Retinopathy of Prematurity
The aim of this study was to investigate the eye structure, visual impairment, visual motor development and motor coordination of children between 2-6 ages that had applied to diod laser photocoagulation and intravitreal anti …
- Conditions
- Premature Retinopathy, Visual Impairment, Motor Delay
- Trial name
- NCT03865134
- Testing
- Snellen Test, Autorefractometer, Titmus Stereo Fly Test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Liver Fat, Type 2 Diabetes
EXIT: Prospective Study of the Response to Exercise
Background : Regular exercise is a cornerstone in the prevention and the management of comorbidities. Unfortunately, the metabolic benefit of exercise training is not universal and varies among individuals.
- Trial name
- EXIT (NCT02204670)
- Testing
- Acute release of irisin after a single exercise session.
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Premature Birth, Cerebral Palsy
Neuro-biomechanical Determinants for Motor Behavior in High-risk Infants
This project focuses on motor development, muscle growth and muscle activity. Using advanced, instrumented tests such as , the link between muscles and the movement characteristics will be studied.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Cerebral Palsy, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Brain Injuries
- Trial name
- BAMBI (NCT06111898)
- Testing
- No Intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 348 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Motor Impairments, Orthopaedic Injuries
Gait Characteristics Following a Fall
The purpose of this study is to quantify the safety degree of the patient's gait, to detect the reason for the fall and quantify the biomechanical parameters related to fall.
- Conditions
- Motor Impairments, Orthopaedic Injuries, Neurological Conditions
- Trial name
- NCT01631604
- Testing
- Walking aids and devices, Muscle/nerve injection, Corrective surgery
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Arthritis
Balance Impairment and Falls Risk in People With Lower Limb Arthritis, and Can These be Improved With Exercise?
Arthritis has been reported as a risk factor for falls. Few studies have investigated the effect of balance training on balance performance in women with lower limb arthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT00527189
- Testing
- Balance Exercises
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Ageing Research Institute, Australia
Children With Disabilities
Feasibility Trial of Family-Centered Therapeutic Dance for Children With Disabilities
The primary aim of this exploratory cluster-randomized trial is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of delivering a school-based group therapeutic dance program through a family-centered approach for children with…
- Trial name
- DanceDiversity (NCT07166055)
- Testing
- Therapeutic dance
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Blindness, Visual Impairment
iReach: a Rehabilitative Medical Device
The broad goal of this clinical trial is to demonstrate whether a one-month rehabilitative training with our medical device, iReach, can promote the recovery of spatial and sensorimotor abilities and the cortical reorganization…
- Trial name
- NCT06334614
- Testing
- iReach
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia
Obesity, Impaired Health
Effectiveness of a Smartphone App for Adolescent Obesity Management
Though face-to-face treatment of childhood obesity can be effective, it is time consuming and costly. This study will test whether treatment can be delivered via an Android app and whether such treatment reduces obesity.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Impaired Health, Psychosocial Problem, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT01804855
- Testing
- W82GO, smartphone application
- Where
- 2 sites in Ireland
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's University Hospital, Ireland
Neuromuscular Diseases in Children, Respiratory Function Impaired
Respiratory Functions, Thoracoabdominal Movements and Exercise Capacity in Neuromuscular Diseases
The clinical trial titled "Investigation of Respiratory Functions, Thoracoabdominal Movements, and Exercise Capacity in Neuromuscular Diseases" aims to evaluate the respiratory functions, thoracoabdominal movements, and exercise…
- Conditions
- Neuromuscular Diseases in Children, Respiratory Function Impaired, Respiratory Insufficiency, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT06756633
- Testing
- Respiratory Function Test, Structured light plethysmography, 6 Minute Walking Test
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lokman Hekim University
Cerebral Palsy, Hemiplegic
Sensory-Motor Relationship in Unilateral CP
Cerebral palsy (CP) is characterized by many problems related to brain damage. One of these is sensory impairment. Sensory impairments in CP patients can also occur together with motor functions.
- Trial name
- NCT07429175
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara University
Orthopedic Disorder
Improve the Quality of Care in Patients With Orthopaedic Disorders
The main objective of the investigators is to improve the quality of care in patients with orthopedic disorders followed in St Luc hospital (Brussels Belgium).
- Trial name
- QualOrtho (NCT02355301)
- Testing
- orthopedic
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Obesity, Sleep
Effects of Impaired Sleep on Energy Balance
The main aim of this study is to examine the effects of restricted sleep on energy and substrate metabolism as well as relevant hormonal systems that might be involved in the underlying mechanisms.
- Trial name
- SLOPUS (NCT01198431)
- Testing
- Sleep duration
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen