Clinical trials: Neural Tube Defects
Neural Tube Defects
Efficacy of Weekly Versus Daily Folic Acid Supplementation
Investigate the efficacy of weekly versus daily of folic acid supplementation on improving folate, vitamin B12,
- Trial name
- NCT00394862
- Testing
- multivitamin
- Volunteers
- 460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Spina Bifida
A Collaboration Between the EAU-ESPU Pediatric Urology Guidelines and the IFSBH
Children with spina bifida require care from various medical and paramedical specialists throughout their life. The availability and organization of the care needed differs between the European countries.
- Trial name
- NCT06725745
- Testing
- Survey
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 281 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Spina Bifida
Fecal Microbium Change in Pediatric Patients With Spina Bifida: Prospective Case-control Study
Purpose: In order to verify the hypothesis that the composition of intestinal microbiota in children with spina bifida is different from that of normal control, prospective comparative analysis would be performed.
- Trial name
- NCT04186130
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
Bacteriuria
Bacteriuria Eradication Through Probiotics
Many children who catheterize their bladders because of spina bifida or other neurologic disorders have bacteriuria. This can lead to urinary tract infections by bacteria from the gut which colonize the vagina and are carried…
- Trial name
- BERP (NCT00717600)
- Testing
- Lactobacillus reuteri RC-14 and Lactobacillus rhamnosus GR-1
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Muscle Weakness, Problems Moving Their Arms and Legs
Toward Ubiquitous Lower Limb Exoskeleton Use in Children and Young Adults
People with cerebral palsy (CP), muscular dystrophy (MD), spina bifida, or spinal cord injury often have muscle weakness, and problems moving their arms and legs.
- Trial name
- NCT06998134
- Testing
- Extension assist knee ankle foot orthosis (EA-KAFO)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy
Children and Teens in Charge of Their Health
This three year study explores the feasibility and acceptability of conducting a full randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a promising coaching intervention for improving and sustaining physical activity (PA) and healthy dietary…
- Conditions
- Spina Bifida, Cerebral Palsy, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- CATCH (NCT03523806)
- Testing
- Solution-Focused Coaching in Pediatric Rehabilitation
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Cerebral Palsy, Caregiver Burden
Awareness Levels of Caregivers of Disabled Children
Disability-or apology; It is the inability or incompleteness of individuals to fulfill their roles in life, such as age, gender, culture, social and psychological factors, due to their inadequacies.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Caregiver Burden, Disabilities Multiple, Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- caregivers (NCT05228405)
- Testing
- All of the disabled children's caregivers will answer the Questionnaire of Disease, Physiotherapy and Sports Awareness
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Meningomyelocele
Stress-associated Epigenetic Alterations in Newborns After Fetal Surgery
Open spina bifida or myelomeningocele (MMC) is a devastating congenital defect of the central nervous system for which there is no cure. The etiology of MMC remains poorly understood.
- Trial name
- NCT04027374
- Testing
- Fetal surgery for MMC repair
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Hemangioma
Hemangioma Associated With High Rates of Morbidity
We are conducting a study on the possible presence of PHACES in children with large facial hemangiomas and lumbosacral hemangiomas of infancy (hemangioma in the lower back) .
- Trial name
- NCT00394888
- Testing
- MRI, MRI of head and neck, Dermatological Examination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 433 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin