Clinical trials: Intellectual Disability
Intellectual Disability
Study of Mindfulness Course for Parents of Adults With Intellectual Disabilities
Being a parent to an adult person with learning disabilities can be very stressful, and can lead to experiencing mental health problems.
- Trial name
- NCT04294082
- Testing
- Mindfulness based intervention
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Adrenoleukodystrophy
Newborn Screening for Adrenoleukodystrophy
To test if the routine newborn screening dried blood spots can be used to test if elevation of C26:0 lysophosphatidylcholine (C26:0-lyso-PC), a status indicating adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)
- Trial name
- NCT02952482
- Testing
- newborns testing for ALD
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 45,796 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Intellectual Disability, Quality of Life
The Effect of Gardening Activities on the Quality of Life of Students With Mild Intellectual Disability
This study will be conducted to determine the effect of gardening activities applied to mildly intellectually disabled secondary school students on their quality of life and to examine their views on these activities in depth.
- Trial name
- NCT07504874
- Testing
- Horticultural activity
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ordu University
Prader-Willi Syndrome
PWS European Blood Bank for Infants and Controls From 0 to 48 Months
The present project aims to determine the underlying mechanisms for the switch from failure to thrive to excessive weight gain and hyperphagia with impaired satiety in PWS.
- Trial name
- NCT02529085
- Testing
- blood samples
- Where
- 6 sites in Belgium, France and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 215 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is the most prevalent of the developmental disorders and their incidence is rising. However, the variability in the behavioral symptoms is large.
- Trial name
- NCT02591446
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disability
Research Engagement With People With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
The objectives of this project are to to build sustainable regional communities of Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities (IDD) stakeholders to provide ongoing input to research priorities, methodological processes, and…
- Conditions
- Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disability, Chronic Conditions, Multiple
- Trial name
- PCORI (NCT04182347)
- Testing
- Health Research ToolKit Development
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy
Exercise Study of Function and Pathology for Women With X-linked Adrenoleukodystrophy
The purpose is to see how X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (X-ALD) is associated with strength and sensation using MRI, in women with X-ALD.
- Trial name
- NCT01594853
- Testing
- exercise training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Down Syndrome
Action Observation Therapy on Balance in Children With Down Syndrome
Down syndrome is a condition in which a child is born with an extra copy of their 21st chromosome hence its other name is trisomy 21.
- Trial name
- NCT06198075
- Testing
- Control Group, Experimental Group
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Down Syndrome
Assessing the Feasibility of the Use of Visual Aids in Patient Education in Adults With Down Syndrome (DS)
Purpose: To assess the feasibility of using videos depicting people with DS to teach other adults with DS to perform healthy behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT02895802
- Testing
- Verbal instructions with picture diagram, Verbal instructions with video of ADSC, verbal instructions w. video of w/o DS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Trisomy 21, Trisomy 18
Study of the Efficacy of New Non-invasive Prenatal Tests for Screening for Fetal Trisomies Using Maternal Blood
Each year, 450,000 Canadian women become pregnant and, as a result of their participation in prenatal screening for Down syndrome, approximately 10,000 of them will have an amniocentesis (i.e.
- Conditions
- Trisomy 21, Trisomy 18, Trisomy 13
- Trial name
- PEGASUS (NCT01925742)
- Testing
- Integrated prenatal screening for Down's syndrome, Serum QUAD Assay for aneuploidy screening, Semiconductor MPSS NIPT assay using ccfDNA in maternal blood
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 3,819 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CHU de Quebec-Universite Laval
Intellectual Disability
Support Staff-client Interactions With Augmentative and Alternative Communication
This exploratory and observational study focuses on adults with an intellectual disability (ID) and their support workers. Two groups of clients are observed: clients using Key Word Signing, and clients using aided Augmentative…
- Trial name
- NCT02099773
- Where
- 3 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Mental Disorders
Effects of Emotion on Episodic Memory in Typically Developing Children and Children With Williams-Beuren Syndrome
It's well established in the literature that emotional events are more likely to be remembered than neutral events. Although this Emotional Enhancement of Memory (EEM) has been well demonstrated in the adult literature, little is…
- Trial name
- EEM-TAdev (NCT03688516)
- Testing
- Manipulation of valence and modality, Spatial and recognition memory, Source and content memory
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hôpital le Vinatier
Williams Beuren Syndrome, Williams Syndrome
Characterization and Natural History of Williams Syndrome and Other Chromosome 7q11.23 Variants
The goal of this observational natural history study is to better characterize development, transition to adulthood, health and behavior of individuals diagnosed with Williams syndrome (WS) or carrying other variants of 7q11.23…
- Conditions
- Williams Beuren Syndrome, Williams Syndrome, Williams Beuren Region Duplication, Dup7
- Trial name
- NCT06930417
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Intellectual Disability, Intellectual Impairment
Perceptual-vision Training and Intellectual Disabilities
Physical activity for healthy ageing is an important feature and the possibility to detect practical solutions to solve the need for feasible health promotion interventions to reduce health disparities and wellbeing in…
- Conditions
- Intellectual Disability, Intellectual Impairment, Activity, Motor, Sports Physical Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT06628999
- Testing
- Visual Training, Control Group, Visual Training-detraining
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi dell'Insubria
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Fra(X) Syndrome
Establishing a Diagnostic and Therapeutic Index in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Fragile X Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to accumulate and quantitatively analyze data on the microbiome, serotonin signaling and genetics, and inflammatory cytokines from patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Fragile X Syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT04869930
- Testing
- specimen collection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Mentis Life Science Corp
Developmental Disability, Intellectual Disability
Fit Families Multisite
The purpose of the study is twofold. First, the investigator wants to identify the effect of a 12-week online fundamental motor skills (FMS) (e.g., throwing, catching, running) intervention on active participation in physical…
- Trial name
- NCT05451459
- Testing
- 12-week FMS Intervention, Physical Activities & Activity Booklets (via FitFamilies app)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Parent-Child Relations
Effects of Infant Massage on Acceptance, Commitment and Conscience of Influence of Parents With Down Syndrome Babies
This study aims to analyze whether the course of infant massage serves as a tool to improve acceptance, commitment and awareness of influence of parents of babies with Down syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT03126734
- Testing
- Infant Massage course
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Seville
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
Down Syndrome
Effect of Sensory Integration on Gross and Balance on Children With Down Syndrome
To investigate the effect of sensory integration on gross motor function in children with Down syndrome. To investigate the effect of sensory integration on balance in children with Down syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT07785011
- Testing
- BALANCE AND SENSORY INTEGRATION
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Raheel Sanad
Down Syndrome, Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune
Depressed AIRE Gene Expression Causes Immune Cell Dysfunction & Autoimmunity in Down Syndrome
This study plans to learn more about Down syndrome. The investigators think there is a different level of the AIRE gene in individuals with Down syndrome.
- Conditions
- Down Syndrome, Polyendocrinopathies, Autoimmune, Respiratory Tract Infections, Autoimmunity
- Trial name
- NCT02421276
- Testing
- Phlebotomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver