Clinical trials: Neurocognition, Child
Pediatric Obesity, Binge-Eating Disorder
Project THINK: Trajectories of Health, Ingestive Behaviors, and Neurocognition in Kids
Overweight/obesity and loss of control eating (characterized by the sense that one cannot control what or how much one is eating) are prevalent among children and adolescents, and both are associated with serious medical and…
- Trial name
- NCT04701671
- Testing
- Observational (not including MRI scanning), Observational (including MRI scanning)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Sickle Cell Disease, Cognitive Ability, General
Improving Parental Psychosocial Functioning and Early Developmental Outcomes in Children With Sickle Cell Disease
There are all significant risk factors for poor early cognitive development and, as such, neurocognitive deficits have been demonstrated in pre-school children with sickle cell disease (SCD).
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Cognitive Ability, General, Psychological Stress, Parenting
- Trial name
- NCT02394899
- Testing
- Play therapy, Problem solving skills
- Where
- Jamaica
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- The University of The West Indies
Traumatic Brain Injury
TBI Project Amsterdam
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) is the world leading cause of acquired brain injury. Literature suggests a pivotal role for attentional functioning in neurocognitive and behavioural consequences of paediatric TBI.
- Trial name
- NCT01720979
- Where
- 5 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Marsh Königs
Primary Brain Tumor, Neurocognition
Executive and Socio-cognitive Functions in Survivors of Primary Brain Tumor: Impact on Patients' Quality of Life
Significant advances in primary malignant brain tumors (PBT) treatment have led to dramatically improved survival, both in children and adults.
- Conditions
- Primary Brain Tumor, Neurocognition, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NEUROCOG-QOL (NCT02693405)
- Testing
- Executive functions, social cognition, quality of life
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Neurocognition, Child
Early Life Thiamine Study
Thiamine (vitamin B1) is an important nutrient needed for energy metabolism, brain development, and overall health. However, low thiamine intake is a concern in countries where white rice is the main staple since it contains…
- Trial name
- NCT07795996
- Testing
- Multiple micronutrient supplementation
- Where
- Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 1,972 people
- Sponsor
- Mount Saint Vincent University
Psychiatric Disorders, Depression - Major Depressive Disorder
Implementing Action-Based Cognitive Remediation for Transdiagnostic Cognitive Difficulties in a Tertiary Mental Health Hospital
Psychiatric conditions are each defined by different set of symptoms, however, they often share common characteristics such as impairments in cognitive and social functioning.
- Conditions
- Psychiatric Disorders, Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Schizophrenia and Other Psychotic Disorders, Anxiety and Mood Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT07506070
- Testing
- Action-Based Cognitive Remediation
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- The Royal Ottawa Mental Health Centre
Severe Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Malnutrition, Child
Treatment of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children 6 to 59 Months Old With Standard Ready To Use Therapeutic Food Compared to a Newly Formulated Lipid Optimized Ready To Use Therapeutic Food
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to learn if a newly formulated Lipid-Optimized Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (LO-RUTF) can treat severe acute malnutrition in children aged 6 to 59 months.
- Conditions
- Severe Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Malnutrition, Child, Neurocognition, Child
- Trial name
- NCT07345884
- Testing
- Lipid-Optimized Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Symptoms and Mechanisms of Child Psychiatric Disorders
In this study the investigators will examine psychiatric symptoms, central neurocognitive functions, parental stress and attachment styles, and biological factors that can give new knowledge about some of the mechanisms present…
- Conditions
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Severe Irritability
- Trial name
- NCT05049356
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 218 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Aggression, Antisocial Behavior
Omega-3 Supplementation and Behavior Problems
The objectives of this project are as follows: 1. To assess whether omega-3 dietary supplementation for six months can reduce externalizing behavior problems (antisocial and aggressive behavior) in schoolchildren aged 8 to 18…
- Conditions
- Aggression, Antisocial Behavior, Antisocial Personality
- Trial name
- NCT02334098
- Testing
- Omega-3 supplemented drink, Smartfish
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 324 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Annis Fung
Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
Cerebral Blood Flow and Childhood Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) causes hypoxemia and hypercapnia, which may impair cerebral blood flow and cause deficits in behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT02995837
- Testing
- Sleep Study, Neurocognitive Testing, CBF During Wakefulness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Behavior, Child, Neurocognition, Child
Community-Based Conscious Discipline Program in Grenada
To improve neurocognitive outcomes in 2-year-old children by implementing a community-based intervention program that follows the principles of Conscious Discipline.
- Conditions
- Behavior, Child, Neurocognition, Child, Development, Child
- Trial name
- NCT04697134
- Testing
- Conscious Discipline-Based Environmental Enrichment Intervention
- Where
- Grenada
- Volunteers
- 333 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation
Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell
Objective Neurocognitive Assessment of Young Children With Sickle Cell Disease by Eye-Tracking
Evidence indicates that Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) threatens neurodevelopmental outcome. Although children with SCD may be heterogeneously affected, neurocognitive impairment may already be present in toddlers.
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Sickle Cell, Neurocognition, Child
- Trial name
- ONSET (NCT07721155)
- Testing
- eyetracking, blood work, Strengths and difficulties questionnaire (SDQ)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Premature Baby, Neurocognition, Child
Longitudinal Assessment of Early Premature Infant Skills for Audiovisual Speech Perception
From birth, babies perceive speech face to face with their interlocutors in audiovisual situations (AV): in addition to hearing them (auditory speech), they will also, in most cases, be able to observe their speaking faces (ex…
- Trial name
- Pré-AV (NCT07245693)
- Testing
- Audiovisual association capability tests
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex
Trial of RAD001 and Neurocognition in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC)
Tuberous Sclerosis Complex (TSC) is a multi-system disease, usually presenting with seizures, mental retardation and autism, and exhibiting a high variability in clinical findings both among and within families.
- Trial name
- TSC (NCT01289912)
- Testing
- RAD001
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Mustafa Sahin
Healthy, Child Development
Event Related Potentials in Infants and Adults
This study will explore the development of visual perception and the brain activity that underlies it. It will examine electrical activity in the brain while people are processing characteristics of the visual environment, and…
- Trial name
- NCT00088712
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 440 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
PTEN Gene Mutation, PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome
RAD001 and Neurocognition in PTEN Hamartoma Tumor Syndrome
Phosphatase and TENsin homolog (PTEN) gene germline mutations are associated with a spectrum of clinical manifestations characterized by neurocognitive deficits, intellectual disability, autism symptomatology, skin lesions…
- Trial name
- NCT02991807
- Testing
- RAD001
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital