Clinical trials: Multiple Disability
Down Syndrome, Trisomy 21
Down Syndrome Metabolic Health Study
The purpose of this research study is to determine which measures best capture cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) risk in children and adolescents with Down syndrome (DS).
- Trial name
- NCT01821300
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 257 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Prader Willi Syndrome, Hyperphagia
Functional Connectome in Prader-Willi Syndrome: Neuroimaging and AI to Assess Therapeutic Impact
The goal of this observational study is to explore brain network changes and identify patterns related to hyperphagia, hormonal treatment effects, and cognitive deficits in adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS).
- Conditions
- Prader Willi Syndrome, Hyperphagia, Behavior Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT06900335
- Testing
- GH treatment (Somatropin), Eating
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Corporacion Parc Tauli
Physical Therapy, Upper Extremity Function
Upper Extremity Function, Shoulder Position Sense and Disability Level İn Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
The purposes of this study is to investigate the relationship between upper extremity muscle function and shoulder position sense in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and which best projects the disability status.
- Conditions
- Physical Therapy, Upper Extremity Function, Position Sense
- Trial name
- NCT03846336
- Testing
- Upper extremity function, Shoulder position sense
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Multiple Sclerosis
Application of Multiparametric Structural and Functional MRI in Unraveling the Substrates of Cognitive Impairment and Disability in Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disabling inflammatory demyelinating disease of the nervous system that predominantly affects white matter, because of its complicated pathogenesis, and overlapping clinical manifestations with other…
- Trial name
- MS MRI (NCT06653283)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhuo Wang
Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome
Investigation of Parents' Anxiety Level and Health Related Quality of Life in Different Types of Physical Disabilities
Disability brings many psychosocial problems in society. The effects of the health of a disabled child on the psychological health and quality of life of the family are inevitable.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome, Spina Bifida, Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT04035967
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanko University
Multiple Sclerosis
Early Symptoms in Multiple Sclerosis: an Investigation Using fMRI and Gait Analysis to Develop Personalized Balance Training for People With Low Disability
Background Many people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) experience a hidden yet clinically significant symptom: impaired balance or a persistent feeling of instability, even during the early stages of the disease (Martin et al.…
- Trial name
- EMS_Rehab (NCT07805733)
- Testing
- Vestibular Physical Therapy
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- LIFE - Research and Care Institute - Santa Lucia IRCCS
Obstructive Apnea
Comparison of a Demand Oxygen Delivery
Conducting a randomized control trial of oxygen in children with Down syndrome to treat moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea.
- Trial name
- DOSA (NCT06609694)
- Testing
- Portable oxygen concentrator Inogen G5 model
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Impairment
METformin and FINGER Intervention to Prevent Cognitive Impairment and Disability in Older Adults at Risk for Dementia
Dementia is the main cause of disability in older adults, currently affecting about 50 million people world-wide with this number estimated to triple in the next 30 years.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Decline, Cognitive Impairment, Dementia
- Trial name
- MET-FINGER (NCT05109169)
- Testing
- FINGER 2.0 multidomain lifestyle-based intervention, Self-guided multidomain lifestyle intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in Finland, Sweden and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
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 13, Trisomy 18
High Risk Multiple Gestation Study
The objectives of the clinical study are to demonstrate the accuracy of our proprietary algorithm method to determine the genetic health of the developing fetuses in a multiple gestation pregnancy from a maternal blood sample.
- Conditions
- Trisomy 13, Trisomy 18, Trisomy 21, Sex Chromosome Abnormalities
- Trial name
- NCT02278874
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Natera, Inc.
Down Syndrome
An Online Health Tool About Down Syndrome: Down Syndrome Clinic to You
The investigators conducted a national two-arm, randomized controlled trial of caregivers of individuals with DS to assess the efficacy of DSC2U in assuring adherence to evidence-based guidelines.
- Trial name
- DSC2U (NCT04227197)
- Testing
- Down Syndrome Clinic to You (DSC2U)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 281 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Multiple Sclerosis, Primary Progressive, Multiple Sclerosis, Secondary Progressive
Motor Asymmetry in Progressive Multiple Sclerosis Patients
Project Rational A better understanding of the causes of physical disability is an important unmet need in progressive Multiple Sclerosis patients.
- Trial name
- MAP-MS (NCT04918225)
- Testing
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Neurological examination, Multiple Sclerosis Functional Composite
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital
Alzheimer Disease, Down Syndrome
Rocky Mountain Alzheimer's Disease Center Longitudinal Biomarker and Clinical Phenotyping Study
This study plans to establish a large bank of blood, cerebral spinal fluid (CSF), imaging, and clinical data. These data and samples will be used for future research into the causes of Alzheimer's disease (AD), Down Syndrome (DS)…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Down Syndrome, Mild Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT02612376
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Down Syndrome
Shared Book Reading to Promote Mental Well-being Among Young People with and Without Down's Syndrome
Abstract Background: With the progress of society and the deepening of people's understanding of Down syndrome (DS), research has shifted focus on how to improve the quality of life and education for young people with DS.
- Trial name
- NCT06813625
- Testing
- Shared book reading intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Macau
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
Myotonic Dystrophy 1
Chinese Multicenter Clinical Outcome Cohort Study of Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1 (C-DMCOS-DM1)
Myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) is an autosomal dominant multisystem disorder caused by an expanded CTG trinucleotide repeat in the 3' untranslated region of the DMPK gene.
- Trial name
- C-DMCOS-DM1 (NCT06101940)
- Testing
- MRI scan, Electrocardiography, Pulmonary function test
- Where
- 22 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Huashan Hospital
Down Syndrome
Natural History of Amyloid Deposition in Adults With Down Syndrome
The primary objective of this study is to assess the presence of amyloid in non-demented/functionally stable adults with DS as a function of age, dividing the sample into amyloid-positive and amyloid-negative groups.
- Trial name
- NCT01303133
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Down Syndrome
Oral Language in Children With Down Syndrome
The objective of this research is to verify the language of children with Down syndrome concerning lexical, syntactic and semantic aspects using MLU.
- Trial name
- NCT00952354
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Children, Neurologic Disorder
Psychometric Properties of the Turkish Version of the Modified Mini Mental State Examination
One of the most commonly used screening tests for the mental status of adults is the Standardized Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE).
- Conditions
- Children, Neurologic Disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT06865248
- Where
- Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 397 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eastern Mediterranean University
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Gut Derived Hormones, Body Composition and Metabolism in Prader-Willi Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of a GLP-1 agonist on satiety hormones in patients with Prader-Willi Syndrome (genetic defect causing obesity).
- Trial name
- NCT00551343
- Testing
- Exenatide
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Garvan Institute of Medical Research