Clinical trials: Developmental Disabilities
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Coaching and Leadership in Autism Support Settings
Schools serve a large number of autistic children, yet face two critical gaps that stifle the delivery of evidence-based practices: 1) an intervention gap characterized by limited availability of evidence-based practices…
- Trial name
- CLASS (NCT07276750)
- Testing
- RUBIES, HELM, Educator Psychoeducation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 373 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Milieu Teaching-AV: Adaptation of Milieu Teaching That Encourages Looking to the Mouth
This project will look at Milieu Teaching (i.e., a language intervention) that encourages looking to audiovisual speech cues (Milieu Teaching-AV) for infants with autistic older siblings (Baby Sibs), who are highly likely be…
- Conditions
- Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism, Susceptibility to, 6
- Trial name
- MilieuTeach-AV (NCT07494513)
- Testing
- Milieu Teaching-AV, Milieu Teaching-NoAV
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
Child Development Disorder
Postural Control Among Children with and Without Dyslexia
As Chinese-speaking children with dyslexia typically have different cerebellar sign behavior from non-Chinese-speaking counterparts, this study compared the effect of visual occlusion on the static balance between dyslexic and…
- Trial name
- NCT05072418
- Testing
- Eye-opened and Eye-closed
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Rett Syndrome, RTT
Neurophysiologic Biomarkers in Rett Syndrome
The goal of this observational study is to identify candidate biomarkers in individuals with Rett Syndrome (RTT). The main questions it aims to answer are: Do these biomarkers change during clinical changes in individuals with…
- Conditions
- Rett Syndrome, RTT, Rett Syndrome, Atypical
- Trial name
- NCT05932589
- Testing
- EEG and Auditory and Visual Evoked Potentials (AEP and VEP), Clinical assessment
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 222 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Behavioral and Neural Response to Memantine in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder
This study is a 12-week, randomized-controlled trial of memantine hydrochloride (Namenda) for the treatment of social impairment in adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Trial name
- NCT01972074
- Testing
- Memantine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Delay
SmarToyGym: Smart Detection of Atypical Toy-oriented Actions in At-risk Infants
The study aims to develop a SmarToyGym where sensitized, wireless toys are strategically hung and placed within reach of infants to elicit toy-oriented body and arm/hand movements.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Delay, Stroke, Fine Motor Delay
- Trial name
- NCT02813889
- Testing
- SmarToyGym
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Autism Spectrum Disorder
The Relationship Between Social Memory Disorders and Sleep Spindles in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Research background and project basis Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a lifelong neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by social disorders and repetitive stereotypical behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT06306378
- Testing
- social memory levels and spindle levels
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital Xi'an Jiaotong University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Emotional Proactive Brain Study in Adults With Autism Spectrum Condition
This project aims: to study behavioral and cerebral activity specificity (latency and amplitude of evoked potentials, time frequency maps and cerebral connectivity) in predictive process (top-down regulation) during visual…
- Trial name
- PREDEMAUT (NCT04069676)
- Testing
- EEG
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Anxiety
The Effects of Exercise in Anxiety in Children With ASD
This study will examine the effects of a school based exercise programme on anxiety and behaviour levels in children with autism.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Anxiety, Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03860389
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- South East Technological University
Anxiety Disorders, Child Developmental Disorders, Pervasive
Examining Social, Emotional, and Cognitive Functioning in People With Fragile X and Down Syndromes
By testing physiological responses to anxiety in people with nervous system developmental disorders, this study will identify specific physiological characteristics associated with response to anxiety treatments.
- Trial name
- NCT00879515
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 511 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asperger Disorder
Neurocircuitry of Autism- fMRI and Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
This study uses functional brain imaging and noninvasive brain stimulation techniques to study the brain basis of developmental disorders like Autism Spectrum Disorder and Asperger Disorder.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Asperger Disorder, Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT01553240
- Testing
- TMS and functional MRI (Magstim)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Preliminary Efficacy of Occupational Therapy Integrating Horses on Self-regulation in Youth With Autism
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about occupational therapy integrating horses for autistic youth. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does occupational therapy integrating horses improve self-regulation in…
- Trial name
- NCT05846932
- Testing
- OTEE HORS, OT Clinic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Autism
Learning Enhancement Through Neurostimulation in Autism
This study will examine whether brain stimulation paired with social skills learning can help teenage boys with autism learn how to make and keep friends. Brain stimulation can enhance learning in some people.
- Trial name
- LENS (NCT02998684)
- Testing
- Active Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, PEERS Social Skills Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Developmental Delay (Disorder)
Promoting Playfulness
Health inequalities, social isolation, and family adversity impact a child's development. Play is the context for child development in all areas.
- Trial name
- NCT06625255
- Testing
- Parent Education - Promoting Playfulness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida Gulf Coast University
Developmental Language Disorder, Speech Sound Disorder
A Developmental Framework For Linking Phonological And Morpho-syntactic Sequential Pattern Rules In DLD: Production
The broad aim of this clinical study is to assess the hypothesis that morphological and phonological deficits are linked by a broader deficit in sequential pattern learning.
- Conditions
- Developmental Language Disorder, Speech Sound Disorder, Specific Language Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT04558541
- Testing
- Sensitivity to phonological rules, Sensitivity to semantic category cues.
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
Down Syndrome
Oral Language in Children With Down Syndrome
The objective of this research is to verify the language of children with Down syndrome concerning lexical, syntactic and semantic aspects using MLU.
- Trial name
- NCT00952354
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Child Development, Child Development Disorder
Every Newborn-Reach Up Early Education Intervention for All Children- a Parent Group Intervention for School Readiness in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Tanzania
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effect of a pre-primary education parent group intervention in children with and without disability in Nepal Bangladesh and Tanzania.
- Trial name
- EN-REACH (NCT06334627)
- Testing
- Pre-Primary Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in Bangladesh, Nepal and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 1,651 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Measurement of vanilloïd Compounds in Urin of Autistic vs Control Patients, as Potential Biomarkers
In a former study, four vanilloid compounds were observed increased in the urin of autistic patients. The present study is aimed at performing a ambispective study to confirm or not these preliminary results.
- Trial name
- DIADAUVEDA (NCT04651972)
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Autism Spectrum Disorder
JASPER Implementation in NFLD
This study will focus on examining the supports required to enable community Senior JASPER Trainers to support the training and development of junior interventionists throughout the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
- Trial name
- NCT03205475
- Testing
- Alternate Coaching and Video Feedback Phase 1, Weekly Coaching in Phase 1, Weekly Coaching plus Intensive Refresher Course Phase 2
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Autism Disorder, Language Development Disorders
Rural Autistic Individuals - Supporting Expression
This research study investigates how hand gestures can support language comprehension and communication skills of hearing speaking, non-speaking, and/or minimally verbal individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), who are…
- Conditions
- Autism Disorder, Language Development Disorders, ADHD, Typical Development
- Trial name
- RAISE (NCT07054866)
- Testing
- Speech-Gesture combinations
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montana State University