Clinical trials: Learning Disabilities, open to volunteers
School Readiness, School Environment
Every Newborn Reach Up Early Education Intervention for All Children Education (ENREACH) Education
The goal of the project is to assess the scale-up of the program, focusing on improving school readiness among preschool children, enhancing capacity building for parents and teachers, and utilizing a cluster randomized…
- Trial name
- ENREACH-ED (NCT06890156)
- Testing
- ENREACH child-parent-teacher triad
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Stroke, Aphasia
Combined Exercise and Targeted Therapy for Post-Stroke Reading Deficits
The goal of the proposed project is to test the effectiveness of a novel hybrid approach to treatment of reading disorders after stroke, in which exercise training will be used in combination with a targeted reading treatment.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Aphasia, Reading Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT06213272
- Testing
- Phono-Motor Therapy, Aerobic Exercise Training (AET), Stretching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
CLIFAHDD, Congenital Contractures of the Limbs and Face, Hypotonia, and Developmental Delay
Aprepitant for the Treatment of CLIFAHDD
There are no drug treatments for individuals with Congenital Contractures of the Limb and Face, Hypotonia, and Developmental Delay (CLIFAHDD), an ultra-rare and severe neurodevelopmental disease.
- Conditions
- CLIFAHDD, Congenital Contractures of the Limbs and Face, Hypotonia, and Developmental Delay, NALCN Channelopathy, Ataxia - Other
- Trial name
- NCT07845825
- Testing
- Aprepitant Powder for Oral Suspension
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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
Cognitive Disorder, Metabolic Disease
Characterization of Dysmorphology in Subjects With Creatine Transporter Deficiency
Background: Creatine transporter deficiency (CTD) is a genetic disorder that mainly affects the brain in males. CTD causes intellectual disability that can be mild to severe.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Disorder, Metabolic Disease, Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT05600946
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Chronic Low Back Pain
Pain Neuroscience Education Combined With Lumbar Stabilization Exercises on Disability and Kinesiophobia Among Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
This study will investigate the effect of adding Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) to a standard lumbar stabilization exercise program on disability and kinesiophobia among patients with chronic low back pain in the Gaza Strip.
- Trial name
- NCT07307859
- Testing
- Experimental Group - Lumbar Stabilization Exercises + PNE, Control Group - Lumbar Stabilization Exercises Only
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Al-Azhar University
Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Developmental Delay
Development of Motility and Cognition in Infants
PILKE study uses wearables for assessing motor development in infants in order to define functional growth trajectories in the normal infants and infants at risk of neurological compromise.
- Conditions
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Developmental Delay, Development, Infant, Child Development
- Trial name
- PILKE (NCT05527080)
- Testing
- physiotherapy, brace
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Dyslexia
Evaluation of Speech Rhythm Training in Dyslexic Readers Aged 7 to 9 Years
Studies of dyslexia have shown altered oscillatory activity in the low gamma band (~25-35 Hz) in the left auditory cortex. Neural oscillations around 30 Hz constitute the basic sampling rate of speech, from which the ability to…
- Trial name
- RnDys (NCT05996497)
- Testing
- behavioral measures, Electrophysiological measures, Training 1
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur
Pain, Disability
Additional Effects of Pain Neuroscience Education With Standard Pre-operative Physiotherapy on Post-laminectomy Pain and Disability.
This randomized controlled trial investigates whether adding Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) to standard pre-operative physiotherapy improves outcomes after lumbar laminectomy.
- Conditions
- Pain, Disability, Laminectomy, Physical Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT07801586
- Testing
- Experimental Group - Pain Neuroscience Education + Standard Pre-operative Protocol, Control Group - Standard Pre-Operative Care
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Foundation University Islamabad
Reading Disability, Reading Problem
The Role of Knowledge Retrieval in Inference-making
This project will (a) examine the relationship between knowledge retrieval and inferencing; (b) determine the effectiveness of an intervention that improves knowledge retrieval and inferencing among struggling readers; and (c)…
- Trial name
- NCT05692973
- Testing
- Role of Knowledge Retrieval, Inference Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 316 people
- Sponsor
- William Jewell College
Dyslexia, Reading Disability
Brain Stimulation Paired With Structured Reading Instruction in Children With Dyslexia
This study investigates whether transcranial electrical stimulation (tES) delivered during structured reading instruction affects reading proficiency in children with developmental dyslexia and related reading disabilities.
- Trial name
- NCT07762365
- Testing
- Active transcranial electrical stimulation (tES)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- General Neuro Inc.
Specific Language and Learning Disorders (SLLD)
Study of the Value of Trio Exome Sequencing in the Etiological Assessment of Specific Non-syndromic Language and Learning Disorders
Specific language and learning disorders (SLLD) affect around 5-10% of school-aged children, or 1-2 child(ren) per class. SLLDs correspond to the impairment of a specific cognitive function and are divided into 5 categories…
- Trial name
- TSLA ES (NCT05939739)
- Testing
- Blood samples, Consultation for results delivery, Study Humanities and Social Sciences
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Aphasia, Stroke
ReadMap: Reading in Stroke Alexia and Typical Aging
Loss of reading ability due to stroke, called alexia, likely affects over a million Americans at any given time and causes difficulty performing many daily life functions, such as paying bills, using email/text, reading for…
- Conditions
- Aphasia, Stroke, Alexia
- Trial name
- ReadMap (NCT06700005)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Problem Behavior, Developmental Delay
Problem Behavior Assessment and Intervention in IDEA Part C Services
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of function-based assessment and intervention to reduce problem behavior in children with developmental disability or delay in the context of IDEA Part C services.
- Conditions
- Problem Behavior, Developmental Delay, Developmental Disability
- Trial name
- NCT06771284
- Testing
- Function-based assessment and intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Klinefelter Syndrome, Trisomy X
The eXtroardinarY Babies Study: Natural History of Health and Neurodevelopment in Infants and Young Children With Sex Chromosome Trisomy
This study is designed to research the natural history of neurodevelopment, health and early hormonal function in infants with XXY/Klinefelter syndrome, XYY, XXX and other sex chromosome variations in an effort to identify early…
- Conditions
- Klinefelter Syndrome, Trisomy X, XYY Syndrome, XXXY and XXXXY Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03396562
- Testing
- Assessments of Development and Growth
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Multiple Sclerosis
A Novel Combinatory Approach to Maximize Functional Recovery of Learning and Memory in Multiple Sclerosis
The goal of this novel study is to compare the effect of a combined cognitive rehabilitation and exercise approach on new learning and memory (NLM) in persons with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) and mobility disability.
- Trial name
- COMBINE (NCT06197685)
- Testing
- The Kessler Foundation modified Story Memory Technique® (KF-mSMT®), Aerobic Exercise Training (AET) plus Virtual Reality (IDEAL), Stretching and Toning (S/T)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Kessler Foundation
Developmental Delay, Behavioural Problem
Early Detection and Intervention in Developmental Delay / Behavioral Problems in Preschool Children - PLUSS
The PLUSS (Mental health, learning, development, collaboration around preschool children) is a collaborative project involving guardians, Jönköping County´s health care, preschools and social services.
- Conditions
- Developmental Delay, Behavioural Problem, Neurodevelopmental Delay
- Trial name
- PLUSS (NCT04815889)
- Testing
- PRIMUS parent training Group
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Region Jönköping County
Intellectual Disabilities Global Developmental Delay
Dyadic Creative Arts Therapies-based Intervention for Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Background: Interactions between parents and children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) tend to be directive and didactic lacking in playfulness and enjoyment.
- Trial name
- NCT06541782
- Testing
- Dyadic CAT-based Intervention, Psycho-Educational Parent Counseling
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Haifa
Math Learning Disability
Understanding Cognitive-Academic Bidirectionality in Math Learning Disabilities
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effects of an innovative intervention designed to improve math skills in first graders at risk for math disabilities.
- Trial name
- NCT07220746
- Testing
- Coordinated Treatment, Math Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University