Clinical trials: Motor Skills Disorders
Stroke
Rehabilitating Corticospinal Control of Walking
The VHA estimates that over 15,000 Veterans incur a stroke each year. As the population of older Veterans grows, stroke will become an increasingly important problem to the VHA.
- Trial name
- ABC of Walking (NCT02132650)
- Testing
- ACC training, SS training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Childhood Obesity
Painted Playgrounds: Aim 2: Assessments
The Painted Playgrounds Aim 2 (Assessment) project will examine the effects of a stenciling intervention aimed at increasing physical activity and improving fundamental motor skill functioning of preschool aged children.
- Trial name
- NCT03885518
- Testing
- Playground Stencils
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Obesity, Adolescent, Health Behavior
Health Literacy and Obesogenic Behaviors
The prevalence of adolescent behaviors that can lead to obesity are alarming, and reduced life expectancy is the future of America's youth if behavioral changes are not implemented to improve health and reduce the obesity burden.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Adolescent, Health Behavior, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Diet, Healthy
- Trial name
- HL-Squared (NCT04252677)
- Testing
- Obesity Prevention, Health Literacy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City University of New York, School of Public Health
Cerebrovascular Stroke
Fast Arm Motor Skill Training in Chronic Stroke Survivors
Every year, almost 800,000 people experience a stroke in the United States, which lead to upper-limb impairments, making recovery of motor function a priority in stroke rehabilitation.
- Trial name
- FAST (NCT05013762)
- Testing
- Fast intervention, Active Monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Cerebral Palsy, Child, Preschool
Effect of Power Wheelchairs on the Development and Function of Young Children With Severe Physical Disabilities
Self-produced locomotion often is limited in children with cerebral palsy and other conditions that cause severe motor impairments.
- Trial name
- NCT01115998
- Testing
- Power wheelchair, No power wheelchairs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Stroke
Exploring the Efficacy of Combined Task-Specific and Cognitive Strategy Training in Subacute Stroke
Novel stroke rehabilitation approaches, such as task-specific training (TST), have shown promise in improving stroke recovery components such as basic mobility and activities of daily living; however, evidence suggests these…
- Trial name
- NCT01309165
- Testing
- CO-OP, Standard Occupational Therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- St. John's Rehab Hospital
Health Behavior, Obesity
A Skills-based RCT for Physical Activity Using Peer Mentors
This approach will train peer mentors to deliver a culturally appropriate intervention and provide social support that is critical for facilitating and sustaining health behavior change.
- Conditions
- Health Behavior, Obesity, Motor Activity
- Trial name
- NCT02329262
- Testing
- Mentoring to be Active with Accelerometers, Planning to be Active with Accelerometers
- Where
- 20 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 571 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Acute
Researching Resiliency in Stressful Experiences (RISE) Program for Men Leaving Incarceration
The investigators are conducting a randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of Resiliency in Stressful Experiences (RISE) - a comprehensive trauma-based program for young men releasing from a southeastern state's prisons.
- Conditions
- Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Stress Disorders, Traumatic, Acute, Depressive Symptoms, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT04785677
- Testing
- Resiliency in Stressful Experiences (RISE) Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 403 people
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Osteoarthritis
Patient and Provider Interventions for Managing Osteoarthritis in Primary Care
Osteoarthritis (OA) is one of the most common chronic conditions and a leading cause of disability among veterans. Many veterans with OA have significant pain and functional limitations, even though they receive some medical care…
- Trial name
- NCT01130740
- Testing
- Osteoarthritis Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Cerebrovascular Accident, Hemiplegia
Post Stroke Hand Functions: Bilateral Movements and Electrical Stimulation Treatments
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of two amounts of treatment therapy on post stroke motor recovery in the arms.
- Trial name
- NCT00369668
- Testing
- Bilateral movements and neuromuscular electrical stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Parkinson's Disease
Treatment of Executive Dysfunction in Parkinson's Disease
Atomoxetine (Strattera) is a drug that is currently approved for treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adults.
- Trial name
- NCT00286949
- Testing
- Atomoxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Cerebral Palsy, Sensorimotor Deficits
A Study of Neurophysiologically Based Occupational Therapy Intervention (NBOTI) for Feeding in the NCCU.
Many critically ill newborns in the neonatal intensive care (NICU) or critical care unit (NCCU) environment develop feeding and movement problems.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Sensorimotor Deficits, Sensory Processing Disorder, Feeding Problems
- Trial name
- NBOTI (NCT00766051)
- Testing
- The intervention group: Neurophysiologically Based Occupational Therapy Intervention (NBOTI)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Autism Spectrum Disorder
The Effect of Play on Social and Motor Skills of Children With ASD
In this study, the investigators will compare effects of two types of 8-weeklong interventions: a) multimodal or b) general movement to facilitate social communication and motor skills of school-age children with Autism Spectrum…
- Trial name
- NCT04258254
- Testing
- Multimodal, General, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Cerebral Palsy
Amantadine in Treating Cognitive & Motor Impairments in Adolescents and Adults With Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a common childhood-onset disability associated with motor and cognitive impairments, however most research is focused on motor outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT04273737
- Testing
- Amantadine Hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Spinal Cord Injury
Skilled Motor Training and tDCS to Improve Leg Function After Spinal Cord Injury
The study investigates the effect of using transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) and skilled stepping training versus skilled stepping training with sham-tDCS in improving ankle and leg motor control in persons with…
- Trial name
- SLT (NCT01962675)
- Testing
- Transcranial direct current stimulation + step training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Childhood Obesity
Painted Playgrounds Aim 1
Painted Playgrounds Aim 1: Observation will examine the physical environment of licensed childcare centers before and after painting stencil activities (hopscotch, foursquare, fun trails, etc.) on playgrounds.
- Trial name
- NCT03890913
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Schizophrenia
Effects of Eszopiclone on Sleep-dependent Learning in Schizophrenia
This study will determine whether eszopiclone will normalize sleep patterns and restore sleep-dependent enhancement of motor skill learning in patients with schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- NCT00833547
- Testing
- eszopiclone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral Palsy Early Mobility Training
The purpose of this study is to determine the optimal treatment duration of a novel early mobility training program (dynamic supported mobility, DSM) between 6 to 24 weeks of treatment; and to evaluate the clinical futility of…
- Trial name
- iMOVE (NCT02340026)
- Testing
- Dynamic Supported Mobility, Conventional Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Stroke, Brain Infarction
Arm Rehabilitation Study After Stroke
This study is about arm and hand recovery after a stroke. The investigators are testing an experimental arm therapy called Accelerated Skill Acquisition Program (ASAP) which combines challenging, intensive and meaningful practice…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Brain Infarction, Brain Ischemia, Cerebral Infarction
- Trial name
- ICARE (NCT00871715)
- Testing
- Accelerated Skill Acquisition Program (ASAP), Dose-Equivalent Usual & Customary Care - DEUCC, Usual and Customary Care - UCC
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 361 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Cerebral Palsy, Hemiplegia
Immersive Virtual Reality for Visuo-motor Integration Skill Assessment
A significant deficit affecting nearly half of children with hemiplegia is visual-motor integration, or eye-hand coordination. Children have difficulties integrating visual and motor information to effectively plan and execute…
- Trial name
- NCT04612049
- Testing
- Immersive virtual reality visuo-motor skill assessment
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northeastern University