Clinical trials: Development Disorders
Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
RUPP PI PDD: Drug and Behavioral Therapy for Children With Pervasive Developmental Disorders
This 24-week study will compare the safety and effectiveness of medication treatment alone (risperidone or aripiprazole) to medication treatment in combination with a parent management training program.
- Trial name
- NCT00080145
- Testing
- Risperidone, Behavior Therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Infant, Premature, Diseases, Infant Nutrition Disorders
Early Nutrition and Neurological Development of Very Preterm Infants
The main goal of this study is to determine the association between: the quantity of mother's milk and duration of breastfeeding the intake of polyunsaturated fatty acids and iron during hospitalization and the development of…
- Conditions
- Infant, Premature, Diseases, Infant Nutrition Disorders, Development; Delayed, Mental
- Trial name
- EPINUTRI (NCT01486173)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lapillonne, Alexandre, M.D.
Autistic Disorder, Asperger's Disorder
The Use of rTMS to Improve Theory of Mind Among Adults With Autism and Asperger's Disorder
Theory of mind (ToM) refers to the ability to infer others mental states. It includes a recognition that other individuals experience thoughts, feelings, intentions, and desires that may be different to our own.
- Trial name
- NCT00808782
- Testing
- Deep rTMS
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Bayside Health
Child Development Disorders, Pervasive
Risperidone Pharmacokinetics in Children With Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)
The purpose of this research is to study the pharmacokinetics of risperidone in a group of pediatric patients with Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD).
- Trial name
- NCT00147394
- Testing
- Risperidone
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Child Development, Child Behavior Disorders
Promoting Infant Mental Health in Foster Care
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of the Promoting First Relationships (PFR) program versus an Early Education Support (EES) program in promoting infant well-being, preventing emotional and behavioral problems…
- Conditions
- Child Development, Child Behavior Disorders, Reactive Attachment Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00339365
- Testing
- Promoting First Relationships Program, Early Education Support Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) Driving Study
The proposed pilot study will begin to assess whether driving impairments are included in the functional deficits associated with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs).
- Trial name
- NCT01263756
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Development Coordination Disorder
Characteristic of Play: Comparison Between Children With Development Coordination Disorder ( DCD) and Children With Typical Development
There will be found differences in the issue of characteristic of play between Children with Development Coordination Disorder and Children with Typical Development.
- Trial name
- NCT01130038
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Health Behavior, Disorder of Growth and Development
The Effects of Dietary Palmitic Acid Triacylglyceride Position on Intestinal Parameters in Infants (InFat_005)
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of high sn-2 palmitic acid based infant formula on intestinal parameters in term formula fed infants.
- Trial name
- NCT01116115
- Testing
- InFat™ based infant formula, Standard vegetable oil based infant formula
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Enzymotec
DCild Development Disorders, Pervasive, Autistic Disorder
A Study of the Effectiveness and Safety of Risperidone Versus Placebo in the Treatment of Children With Autistic Disorder and Other Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD)
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an oral solution of risperidone (an antipsychotic medication) versus placebo in the treatment of behavioral symptoms in children with Pervasive Developmental Disorders…
- Conditions
- DCild Development Disorders, Pervasive, Autistic Disorder, Developmental Disabilities, Asperger Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT00261508
- Testing
- risperidone
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen-Ortho Inc., Canada
Pervasive Developmental Disorder
Group Psychoeducational Program for Mothers of Children With High Functional Pervasive Developmental Disorders
The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of group psychoeducation for the psychological distress of mothers with the children of high-functioning pervasive developmental disorder and for their behavior based on…
- Trial name
- NCT01243905
- Testing
- Family psychoeducational therapy plus TAU, Treatment as usual
- Where
- 2 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Nagoya City University
Autism
Ziprasidone in Children With Autism: A Pilot Study
The purpose of this study is to see if the drug, ziprasidone, is effective in treating problems in adolescent associated with autism.
- Trial name
- NCT00208559
- Testing
- Ziprasidone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Drexel University College of Medicine
Autism
EEG Studies of Sensory Processing in Autistic Children
This study uses EEG to study brain waves at rest and in response to specific auditory and visual sensory stimuli in autistic children.
- Trial name
- NCT00319722
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Qualitative Research on Women With Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
This qualitative interview-based study will investigate the impact that living with congenital adrenal hyperplasia has for women in the following areas: health-related quality of life (HRQL), psychological health, and…
- Trial name
- CAH (NCT00559078)
- Testing
- Interview
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lehigh University
Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity, Autistic Disorder
Methylphenidate in Children and Adolescents With Pervasive Developmental Disorders
This study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of methylphenidate for treating hyperactivity, impulsiveness, and distractibility in 60 children and adolescents with Pervasive Developmental Disorders (PDD).
- Conditions
- Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity, Autistic Disorder, Pervasive Development Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT00025779
- Testing
- methylphenidate, guanfacine
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Major Depression, Mania
Reliability and Validity of the MINI International Neuropsychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents (MINI-KID)
The primary aims of this study are to assess: 1. The inter-rater and test-retest reliability of the MINI-KID 2. The validity of the standard MINI-KID interview in relation to the parent rated pencil/paper version (MINI-KID-P) and…
- Conditions
- Major Depression, Mania, Anxiety Disorders, Psychotic Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00579267
- Testing
- MINI-KID
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 230 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Down Syndrome
Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) and Lexical Gain in Children With Down Syndrome
Children with Down syndrome (DS) have language development particularities that have negative effects in the communication capacity. By this way, Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) is indicated to this population.
- Trial name
- NCT00689988
- Testing
- speech-language therapy with AAC intervention
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Language Delay, Developmental Language Disorders
Effectiveness of Early Parent-Based Language Intervention
The purpose of the study is to examine the effectiveness of a highly-structured parent-based language intervention group program for two-year-old children with language delay.
- Trial name
- NCT00625261
- Testing
- Heidelberg Parent-based Language Intervention HPLI
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University
Developmental Language Disorders
Experimental Word Learning in Children With and Without Language Impairment
The purpose of this study is to compare the performances of normally developing children and children with Language Impairment (LI) in three different experimental settings designed to promote vocabulary acquisition.
- Trial name
- NCT00607334
- Testing
- Word-learning
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Autistic Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder
Advanced Grandparental Age as a Risk Factor for Autism
The Division of Medical Genetics at the University of Mississippi Medical Center is recruiting parents of children with a pervasive developmental disorder (including autism, autistic spectrum disorder, PDD-NOS, Asperger syndrome…
- Conditions
- Autistic Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Asperger Syndrome, Childhood Disintegrative Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00464477
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Pervasive Developmental Disorder
Assessment of Factors Which Predict Improvement in Children With PDD After a Year of Integrative Therapy
The aim of the current research is to assess the efficiency of the Integrative Therapy among children with PDD after a year of treatment in kindergartens in Ashdod, Israel.
- Trial name
- NCT00531830
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BeerYaakov Mental Health Center