Clinical trials: Motor Learning
Healthy, 24-Hour Movement Guidelines
A Mobile App to Improve 24-Hour Movement Guideline Adherence in Preschoolers
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a home-based mHealth intervention can improve adherence to the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines in preschool-aged children (3-4 years old) who currently meet 0 or 1 of the…
- Conditions
- Healthy, 24-Hour Movement Guidelines, Feasibility Studies, Sleep
- Trial name
- Shining Star (NCT06667661)
- Testing
- Shining Star mHealth App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Developmental Dysgraphia
Sensory Motor Lateralization as Handwriting Intervention in School-Based OT
Children who attend School-Based Occupational Therapy (SBOT) show mixed dominance and a liable decreased in the structural and functional differentiation between the two hemispheres.
- Trial name
- SML (NCT03903614)
- Testing
- SML, CON
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Mary H. Teng
Swimming Skill Acquisition
Aquatic Skill-Efficiency Instruction Versus Classical Learn-to-Swim Instruction in 8-10-Year-Old Novice Swimmers
This randomized study compared two 12-week learn-to-swim instructional approaches in novice children aged 8-10 years. Children were individually allocated in a 1:1 ratio to Aquatic Skill-Efficiency Instruction or a classical…
- Trial name
- NCT07853495
- Testing
- Aquatic Skill-Efficiency Instruction, Classical Learn-to-Swim Instruction
- Where
- Uzbekistan
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Scientific Research Institute of Physical Education and Sports
Motor Delay
Effects of Conventional Physical Therapy With and Without Cuevas Medek Exercises in Developmental Delay
There are several etiologies for developmental delay (DD). One of the main causes of developmental delay is cerebral palsy (CP), which has a variety of clinical characteristics brought on by damage to the developing brain.
- Trial name
- NCT06522451
- Testing
- conventional physical therapy, Conventional physical therapy along with cuevas medek exercises
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
MAP THE SMA: a Machine-learning Based Algorithm to Predict THErapeutic Response in Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) is caused by the homozygous loss of the Survival Motor Neuron (SMN) 1 gene, which leads to degeneration of spinal alpha-motor neurons and muscle atrophy.
- Trial name
- MAP_THE_SMA-01 (NCT05769465)
- Testing
- disease modifying treatments
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 247 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Prematurity, Extreme Prematurity
Early Intervention Based on Neonatal Crawling in Very Premature Infants at Risk For Neurodevelopmental Disorder
Extreme prematurity is constantly increasing according to the World Health Organization. However, methods to train premature infants at risk of disability is sorely lacking. The goal of this project is to overcome this problem.
- Conditions
- Prematurity, Extreme Prematurity, Infant Development, Brain Damage
- Trial name
- Premalocom2 (NCT06027645)
- Testing
- Crawling stimulation with a mini-skateboard (i.e. the crawliskate)
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Marianne Barbu-Roth
Fundamental Motor Skills, Physical Activity
A Movement and Music Programme in Early Childhood Education and Care (The MoviMusi Study Protocol)
The early childhood education and care (ECEC) environment is an important setting for providing children with daily opportunities for movement and music, supporting holistic child development in the early years.
- Conditions
- Fundamental Motor Skills, Physical Activity, Music Intervention
- Trial name
- MOVIMUSI (NCT06381687)
- Testing
- A multi-component, multi-level programme (MoviMusi)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 312 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Valencia
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Real and Virtual Environments in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are known to have difficulty with socio-communicative functioning and restricted or repetitive behaviors or interests, and there is considerable evidence that the majority also…
- Trial name
- NCT03254992
- Testing
- ASD - Abstract task, ASD - Tangible task, TD - Abstract task
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Social Activity, Mental Wellbeing
Evaluability and Feasibility of the eHOOD Intervention
The goal of this feasibility study is to learn how to best evaluate the eHOOD intervention of-fered to adolescents in lower secondary education with psycho-social challenges. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Social Activity, Mental Wellbeing, Loneliness
- Trial name
- NCT07489365
- Testing
- eHOOD
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Center for Clinical Research and Prevention
Acquired Brain Injury, Stroke
Feasibility of tDCS as an Adjunct to Outpatient Physiotherapy in Children With ABI
This study will evaluate the feasibility of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as an adjunct to an outpatient motor skills-based physiotherapy intervention for children and youth with acquired brain injury.
- Conditions
- Acquired Brain Injury, Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, Hemiparesis
- Trial name
- NCT05637957
- Testing
- active transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
Effect of Plyometric Training Cross Education on Strength, Selective Motor Control and Balance in Children With Hemiplegic Cerebral Palsy
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of plyometric training with cross-education on lower limb muscle strength, selective motor control, and balance in children with hemiplegic cerebral palsy (HCP).
- Trial name
- PLYO-HCP (NCT07669857)
- Testing
- Conventional Physiotherapy, Plyometric training
- Where
- 3 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Stroke, Healthy
Motor Learning in Stroke Patients and Healthy Volunteers
This study will try to elucidate learning processes associated with motor training in the weak arm of stroke patients compared with healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT00021710
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Parkinson Disease, Healthy
The Role of Dopamine in Motor Learning in Healthy Subjects and Patients With Parkinson's Disease
This study will examine and compare what happens in the brains of patients with Parkinson's disease with that of healthy normal subjects while they train to react as fast as possible to the appearance of a visual signal.
- Trial name
- NCT00032812
- Testing
- Raclopride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
Development Delay
Effects of Adapted Physical Activities on Visual Motor Integration in Children With Developmental Delay
Developmental delay occurs when a child does not achieve developmental milestones in comparison to peers of the same age range. Children and adolescents with developmental delay often experience participation restrictions.
- Trial name
- NCT05969808
- Testing
- baseline therapy and conventional therapy, baseline treatment and adaptive physical activity
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Developmental Disability, Development Delay
Early Detection of Children With Developmental Disabilities in Assiut Governorate
The study aimed to determine the effectiveness of a designed training program for nurses toward early detection of developmental disabilities among children (0-3 years).
- Conditions
- Developmental Disability, Development Delay, Motor Delay, Down Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT06263777
- Testing
- Nurses training program on early detection of disability
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beni-Suef University
Specific Learning Disorder
Fine Motor Function in Children With Specific Learning Disorders
Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder in which a person shows difficulties in reading, written narration, and/or mathematics.
- Trial name
- NCT05902143
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Physical Inactivity, Psychological
MOVEOUT: A Cluster RCT Investigating Education Outside the Classroom
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of an education outside the classroom (EOtC) intervention on adolescents' physical activity, school motivation, academic achievement, and wellbeing.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Psychological, Motivation, School Burnout
- Trial name
- MOVEOUT (NCT05237674)
- Testing
- The TEACHOUT intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 730 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Motor Imagery
Effects of Motor Imagery Training on Performance and Heart Rate Variability in Adolescent Basketball Players
The aim of this study is to examine the investigation of the effects of motor imagery to facilitate sensorimotor re-learning training on performance and heart rate variability in adolescent basketball players.
- Trial name
- NCT05886062
- Testing
- Motor Imagery to Facilitate Sensorimotor Re-Learning Training, Control Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ege University
PTSD, Depression
Trauma and Truth Interventions (NET) Versus Conflict Resolution and Social Skills Trainings for Vulnerable Youths in Northern Uganda
More than 300,000 children are fighting in armed conflicts all over the world. In Uganda an estimated number of 25,000 children have been abducted and forced to fight or work as porters and sex slaves on the side of the rebels…
- Conditions
- PTSD, Depression, Aggression
- Trial name
- NCT00893750
- Testing
- NET Truth Education, Conflict Resolution and Social Competence Skills, Traditional Ways of Coping
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Konstanz
Spinal Cord Injury Cervical, Stroke
BoMI for Muscle Control
People with spinal cord injury (SCI), stroke and other neurodegenerative disorders can follow two pathways for regaining independence and quality of life. One is through clinical interventions, including therapeutic exercises.
- Trial name
- NCT04641793
- Testing
- Motion and Emg Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab