Clinical trials: Learning Disability
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
Developmental Disabilities, Language Development Disorders
Preventing Learning Problems in Young Children: A Public Health and Physician-Based Outreach
This study will evaluate a program to prevent learning problems in children. The program is an inexpensive public health outreach program designed for families living in poverty and is administered through pediatricians' offices…
- Trial name
- NCT00110292
- Testing
- Age-specific parenting newsletters and developmental toys, Parent-completed Ages & Stages Questionnaires, Clinic-based distribution of children's books
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Developmental Dyslexia, Reading Problem
Personalization of Visual Characters and Text-to-Speech (TTS) to Support Learning in Students With Reading Difficulties
Previous research has shown the importance of font type, size and spacing to facilitate text reading in dyslexia. A special automatized procedure was designed to select the most favorable parameters for both text visualization…
- Trial name
- NCT06947512
- Testing
- Seleggo Test
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Developmental Dyslexia
Immediate Effects of Active Prisms on Reading Automaticity and Motor Control in Young Adults With Developmental Dyslexia
Developmental dyslexia is associated with persistent difficulties in reading automaticity. AUTO-DYS investigates whether a single, brief intervention using active prisms changes the complexity of nonlinear movement dynamics and…
- Trial name
- AUTO-DYS (NCT07868367)
- Testing
- Individually Selected Active Prisms.
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lille University
Being 18 Years of Age or Older, Having a Child Registered in a Special Education School
Awareness Of Home Accident Preventıon Among Parents Of Disabled Children And Evaluation Of The Basic First Aid Training Provided
This study was conducted to assess the awareness of parents of children with disabilities regarding the prevention of home accidents and the effectiveness of the basic first aid training provided.
- Conditions
- Being 18 Years of Age or Older, Having a Child Registered in a Special Education School, Providing Care for a Child With an Intellectual Disability, Providing Care for a Visually Impaired Child
- Trial name
- NCT07698860
- Testing
- Prevention of Household Accidents and Basic First Aid Training for Accidents
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kayseri University
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Johnston County ADHD Study: Environmental, Reporductive, and Familial Risk Factors for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
We propose a population-based case-control study among 7000 elementary school children in semi-rural Johnston County, NC. Teachers will complete a screening form on each child. Controls will be randomly selected.
- Trial name
- NCT00339729
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Disability Physical, Social Acceptance
Promoting an incLUsive Society Towards Older Adults With Physical Disabilities
To improve secondary school students' positive attitudes towards older adults with physical disabilities via a Promoting an incLUsive Society towards older adults with physical disabilities through disability simulation education…
- Conditions
- Disability Physical, Social Acceptance, Respect
- Trial name
- NCT04993183
- Testing
- 3-day PLUS Convention
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 1,111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Effects of Cognitive Training on Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Using a single blind, randomized controlled design to study the additional therapeutic effects of cognitive training on traditional rehabilitation programs for children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and…
- Trial name
- NCT03632629
- Testing
- interactive cognitive training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Development Delay, Social Skills
Home-Based Social Skills Intervention for Young Children With Developmental Delays
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about how parent training can be used to teach a social skills intervention for their young child with developmental delays.
- Conditions
- Development Delay, Social Skills, Parents
- Trial name
- NCT06184243
- Testing
- Parent Training, Video Modeling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Dyslexia
taVNS for Letter Learning in Dyslexia
This is a pilot study to establish feasibility of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation (taVNS) for improving letter-learning in adolescents with dyslexia.
- Trial name
- NCT06127550
- Testing
- active taVNS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
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
Mental Disorders
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Mental Health Peer-Led Education
This randomized controlled trial tests the efficacy of a mental health peer-led educational intervention called BRIDGES (Building Recovery of Individual Dreams and Goals through Education and Support).
- Trial name
- BRIDGES (NCT01297985)
- Testing
- BRIDGES Peer-Led Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 428 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Perinatal Condition, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Perinatal and Psychological Correlates of Neurodevelopmental Disorders in Children.
The goal of this observational study is to investigate perinatal, cognitive and social-emotional correlates of neurodevelopmental disorders and educational difficulties in children and adolescents.
- Conditions
- Perinatal Condition, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Social Functioning, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT06215092
- Testing
- Psychological assessment
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bartosz M. Radtke
Developmental Disability, Developmental Dyslexia
Postural Control, Grip Strength and Body Posture in Children With Intellectual Disability and Dyslexia
This study investigates physical changes in children with Dyslexia and Intellectual Disability. Participants divided into three groups and Body Posture, Postural Control and Hand Grip Strengths was evaluated.
- Conditions
- Developmental Disability, Developmental Dyslexia, Intellectual Disability
- Trial name
- NCT04250701
- Testing
- Body Posture Assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ahmet Emir
Development Delay, Motor Skills Disorders
Effect of a Telerehabilitation-Supported, Family-Centered Early Intervention Program on Neurodevelopmental and Parental Outcomes in Infants at Mild-to-Moderate Risk
The goal of this pilot randomized controlled trial is to learn whether a family-centered early intervention program, delivered remotely to parents and carried out at home, can support the development of infants who were treated…
- Conditions
- Development Delay, Motor Skills Disorders, Neurodevelomental Disorders, High Risk Infant
- Trial name
- NCT07878819
- Testing
- Remote Family-Centered Early Intervention Program, Standard Information and Routine Follow-up
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bengisu Boz Gürboğa
Developmental Delay
Mirror Neuron Network Dysfunction as an Early Biomarker of Neurodevelopmental Disorder
Background: People show changes in brain activity when they watch other people do actions. This may be part of early social and communication skills.
- Trial name
- NCT03307317
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Sexual and Reproductive Health, Disability
Evaluation of a Disability-Focused Sexual and Reproductive Health Curriculum for Health Students in Tanzania
This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the efficacy of a three-day sexual and reproductive health curriculum focused on persons with disabilities and tailored to the Tanzanian context.
- Conditions
- Sexual and Reproductive Health, Disability, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Health Education
- Trial name
- NCT07772778
- Testing
- Disability-Focused Sexual and Reproductive Health Curriculum
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 412 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism
Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Researchers at Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute are conducting a study about mitochondrial function in children. The study involves up to 5 visits to Arkansas Children's Hospital with fasting blood draws…
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism, Mitochondrial Disease, Developmental Delay
- Trial name
- Mito (NCT02000284)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 297 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Neurofibromatosis Type 1
Reading Disability in Children With NF1
A national, multicenter, randomized, transverse clinical trial, estimating the existence of phonological deficits in children with NF1 children compared with control children without NF1 with the same reading level.
- Trial name
- NCT02397967
- Testing
- Neuropsychological assessments
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 181 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Learning Disabilities
Exercise and Physical Fitness in Children With Specific Learning Disabilities
Specific learning disabilities (SLD) are characterized by difficulties in reading, comprehension, arithmetic, and written expression, often accompanied by impairments in motor skills, balance, and coordination.
- Trial name
- NCT07230093
- Testing
- Combined Exercise Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bartın Unıversity