Clinical trials: Early Child Brain Development, open to volunteers
Obesity and Overweight
Brain and Behavior Influences on Obesity Development From Infancy Through Childhood
The investigators project, RESONATE, aims to investigate why some children develop obesity. To do this it uses data on eating and eating-related behaviors, genetic and environmental factors, and brain structure and function.
- Trial name
- RESONATE (NCT06861868)
- Testing
- fMRI cue reactivity task, fMRI go no go task, Ad libitum meal test
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Unilateral Cerebral Palsy
Wereables for Upper Limb Functionality in Hemiparesis
The project is configured as a national interventional study that aims to determine the effectiveness of an intervention strategy using wearable technology, tailored to improve function (WeFun-wearable), on the spontaneous use of…
- Trial name
- WeFun (NCT06872736)
- Testing
- WeFun-wearable activated, WeFun-wearable desactivated
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade da Coruña
Cerebral Palsy Children, Motor Disabilities
Implementing Powered Mobility in Early Childhood Settings for Children With Cerebral Palsy
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a therapist training program can help providers in Part C Early Childhood Settings use powered mobility (PM) with young children who have cerebral palsy (Gross Motor Function…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy Children, Motor Disabilities, Developmental Disability, Rehabilitation
- Trial name
- NCT07220590
- Testing
- Therapist Training on Powered Mobility Implementation, Powered Mobility Intervention for Child-Caregiver Dyads
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Child Development, Motor Skills
Motor-Focused Exercise and Brain Development in Preschool Children
This study will test whether a structured motor-focused exercise program can improve both brain function and gross motor skills in preschool children.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Motor Skills, Neurodevelopment, Brain Function
- Trial name
- MoBraD (NCT07307742)
- Testing
- Motor-Focused Physical Education, Ordinary Physical Education
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hunan Normal University
Socioemotional Development, Cognitive Ability
Early Institutionalization Intervention Impact Project
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of early intervention (placement into foster care, and a caregiving training) on physical, cognitive, social and brain development and psychiatric symptomatology in children…
- Conditions
- Socioemotional Development, Cognitive Ability, Behavioral and Neural Patterns of Attention, Brain Function
- Trial name
- EI-3 (NCT04165746)
- Testing
- Foster Care, Caregiving Intervention
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD)
Intensive Multimodal Neurorehabilitation Targeting Neuroplasticity in Pediatric Neurodevelopmental and Chromosomal Disorders
This observational study evaluates functional and developmental outcomes in pediatric participants undergoing a two week intensive multimodal neurorehabilitation program.
- Conditions
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD), Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Developmental Abnormalities, Developmental Delay (Disorder)
- Trial name
- GEN-HOPE (NCT07493096)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Healing Hope International
Cerebral Palsy, Cerebral Palsy Early Intervention
Early Intervention in Cerebral Palsy: Perception-Action vs Neurodevelopmental Therapy
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare two different physiotherapy approaches used in early intervention for children with cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT07575659
- Testing
- Perception-Action Approach, Neurodevelopmental Therapy (Bobath)
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Tuba Derya Doğan
Epileptic Encephalopathy, Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy
IBIS - Investigating Reliability of BIS and SEDLINE Monitoring in Children With Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies (DEE).
When children have surgery, anaesthetists carefully monitor the depth of anaesthesia by using sensors on the forehead that measure brain activity, also known as processed electroencephalogram (pEEG).
- Conditions
- Epileptic Encephalopathy, Early Infantile Epileptic Encephalopathy, Infantile Spasm, Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies
- Trial name
- IBIS (NCT07585643)
- Testing
- Monitoring of patients using electroencephalogram, a Bispectral Index (BIS) and Sedline monitors.
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia, Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Telethon Kids Institute
Mental Health, Neurodevelopment
Investigating the Impacts of Early Life Experience on the Brain & Behaviour
The aim of this study is to learn more about how early life experience influences the brain, behaviour, and the immune system later in life.
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Neurodevelopment, ADHD, Autism
- Trial name
- NCT06823492
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Epilepsy; Seizure, Child Development
Genotype, Phenotype, and Disease Progression of Developmental Epileptic Encephalopathy With Onset Before 2 Years of Age
According to estimates by the World Health Organization in 2019, more than 50 million people around the world have epilepsy. Nearly 80% of patients with epilepsy live in developing countries.
- Conditions
- Epilepsy; Seizure, Child Development, Gene Abnormality, Early Onset Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT06278428
- Where
- 2 sites in Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Number 2 Children's Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City
Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia
Palliative Care Needs of Children With Rare Diseases and Their Families
The palliative care needs of family caregivers of children with rare diseases and their children are largely unmet, including the need for support to prepare for future medical decision making.
- Conditions
- Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia, Asparagine Synthetase Deficiency, CHARGE Syndrome
- Trial name
- FACE-Rare (NCT06938542)
- Testing
- Family Centered pediatric palliative care for family caregivers of children with rare diseases.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy, Epilepsy in Children
Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathies Diagnosed Via Long-read Genome Sequencing
This study focuses on children with Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy (DEE), a severe form of epilepsy that often has a genetic origin.
- Trial name
- EEPILOG (NCT07396883)
- Testing
- Long-read Whole Genome Sequencing (lrWGS)
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
ASD
Mental Imagery Therapy for Autism (MITA) - an Early Intervention Computerized Language Training Program for Children With Autism
Mental Imagery Therapy for Autism (MITA) is a highly innovative adaptive language therapy application for children with autism. MITA exercises are limitless in variations, therefore avoiding routinization.
- Trial name
- MITA-RCT (NCT07326423)
- Testing
- Mental Imagery Therapy for Autism (MITA), General executive function
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- ImagiRation, LLC
Child Development, Cannabis Use
Maternal Choline Supplementation and Cannabis Use During Pregnancy: Impact on Early Brain Development
The goal of this study is to determine if providing a nutritional supplement, phosphatidylcholine, to pregnant women who have used cannabis products during the current pregnancy improves the offspring\'s brain-related…
- Trial name
- NCT06379971
- Testing
- Choline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Cerebral Palsy, Cerebral Palsy (CP)
Assessing Intellectual and Motor Outcomes in High-risk Infants
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a condition when a baby has a brain injury that affects their movement and muscle tone. Some people with CP can have other developmental issues, like learning impairments, but many do not and have isolated…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Cerebral Palsy (CP), Cerebral Palsy Children, High-risk Infants
- Trial name
- AIM-High (NCT06857539)
- Where
- 4 sites in Ireland
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Cork