Clinical trials: Specific Learning Disorder
Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Learning Disability
Interventions for Reading Disabilities in NF1
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) is a common genetic disorder that is associated with a four times greater risk of learning disabilities, including reading disabilities, and a deficiency of neurofibromin - a protein important in a…
- Conditions
- Neurofibromatosis Type 1, Learning Disability, Reading Disability, NF1
- Trial name
- NCT02964884
- Testing
- Lovastatin, reading tutoring intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Math Learning Disability, Learning Disabilities
Intervention on Mathematical Problem-Solving Skills
The purpose of this study is to investigate neurocognitive mechanisms underlying response to intervention aimed at enhancing and remediating weaknesses in arithmetic skills in children, including those with mathematical learning…
- Conditions
- Math Learning Disability, Learning Disabilities, Learning Disabilities, Child, Dyscalculia
- Trial name
- NCT07778706
- Testing
- Speeded practice training, Arithmetic strategy training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Dyslexia
Reading Problems in Children Living in Urban Areas
The first line of defense against reading disabilities is good classroom reading instruction. This study describes how characteristics of students, teachers, and instruction relate to academic achievement in inner-city…
- Trial name
- NCT00065832
- Testing
- Reading Instruction
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Dyslexia
Role of Auditory Cortical Oscillations in Speech Processing and Dyslexia
This study aims at investigating the role of low-gamma activity in phonemic encoding and its implication in dyslexia. Indeed, a phonological deficit, i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT04277351
- Testing
- Transcranial alternating current stimulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Geneva, Switzerland
Typical Development, Risk of Dysgraphia
Graphomotor Intervention Program for Handwriting Difficulties Prevention in School-Age
12-30% of children present handwriting difficulties, which has negative repercussions on their school career. For this reason, it is fundamental to bet on their prevention.
- Conditions
- Typical Development, Risk of Dysgraphia, Dysgraphia
- Trial name
- NCT03699800
- Testing
- Graphomotor intervention program
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Évora
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
Inattention, Cognitive Training
RECOGNeyes Gaze-Control Training
RECOGNeyes is a computer game developed by members of the research team to improve attention in people who find it hard to "keep their eyes on the task".
- Conditions
- Inattention, Cognitive Training, Cognitive Control, Oculomotor Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT06691646
- Testing
- Gaze-control training game
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Valvular Heart Disease
Age and Sex-Specific PREValence of AcqUirEd VALVular Heart DiseasE
The PREVUE-VALVE study will establish reliable, population-based estimates of Valvular Heart Disease (VHD) prevalence among older Americans and allow for the development and validation of several innovative tools to aid in the…
- Trial name
- PREVUE-VALVE (NCT05357404)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,870 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cardiovascular Research Foundation, New York
Specific Language Impairment
Specific Language Impairment (SLI) in Children May Caused by Epileptic Brain Activity
The objective of this study was to find if there is a possible association and the impact of epilepsy and epileptiform activity in children with SLI.
- Trial name
- NCT04141332
- Testing
- EEG was recorded by EEG Machines
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University Hospital
Dyslexia
Dopaminergic Enhancement of Learning and Memory in Healthy Adults and Patients With Dyslexia
This study aims to determine whether levodopa, in combination with a high frequency training of (grammatical) rules, is effective in boosting learning success in healthy subjects and whether this kind of training in combination…
- Trial name
- NCT00111371
- Testing
- Levodopa
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Muenster
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
Reading Disability
Executive Function in Early Childhood
Despite the fact that a substantial number of school age children struggle with both reading and math acquisition, the brain mechanisms of the overlapping aspects of reading and math skills, thought in part to be linked via…
- Trial name
- NCT03713125
- Testing
- Reading Tutoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Specific Learning Disability, Specific Learning Disorder
HAND FUNCTIONS OF CHILDREN WITH A SPECIFIC LEARNING DISORDER
Children with Specific Learning Difficulties (SLD) may have problems with fine and gross motor skills compared to their healthy peers. These children may have poor manual dexterity.
- Conditions
- Specific Learning Disability, Specific Learning Disorder, Fine Motor Skills, Hand Functions
- Trial name
- NCT05319197
- Testing
- No Interventions
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kutahya Health Sciences University
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
Sensation Diminished, Pinprick, Pain
Tactile and Pain Sensory Thresholds and Hand Grip Strength
The aim of this study was to compare fingertip tactile sensation, hand and finger grip strength, and hand pain thresholds in children diagnosed with specific learning disorder with impairment in written expression and healthy…
- Conditions
- Sensation Diminished, Pinprick, Pain, Specific Learning Disorder, With Impairment in Written Expression
- Trial name
- NCT07533409
- Testing
- Treatment outcome
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sultan 1. Murat State Hospital
Chronic Pain, Pain
Effectiveness of a Pain Science Education Programme in Adolescent Students.
The aim of this study is to analyze the effectiveness of a Pain Science Education program to improve the conceptualization of pain in adolescents between 11 and 13 years old, schooled in the first year of Compulsory Secondary…
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Pain, Pediatric ALL
- Trial name
- EDEA (NCT06060431)
- Testing
- Pain Science Education
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 293 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Rovira i Virgili
Developmental Language Disorder, Specific Language Impairment
Retrieval-Based Word Learning in Developmental Language Disorder
Children with developmental language disorder (DLD; also referred to as specific language impairment) experience a significant deficit in language ability that is longstanding and harmful to the children's academic, social, and…
- Conditions
- Developmental Language Disorder, Specific Language Impairment, Language Development
- Trial name
- NCT05325333
- Testing
- Retrieval-based word learning: Expanding retrieval practice schedule, Retrieval-based word learning: Standard retrieval practice schedule
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Developmental Language Disorder, Speech Sound Disorder
A Framework For Linking Sequential Pattern Rules in DLD: Perception in Toddlers
This 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
- NCT04531514
- Testing
- Sensitivity to phonological rules & referents OR: Toddlers, Sensitivity to phonological rules & referents FR: Toddlers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
Developmental Dyslexia, Developmental Coordination Disorder
Functional MRI Study in Children With a Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and/or Developmental Dyslexia (DD)
All the studies underlined the high frequency of co-morbid associations in specific learning disorders. Understanding the reasons for these associations could enable us to determine the cerebral bases that underlie each disorder.
- Trial name
- FMRI-DCD-DD (NCT02393729)
- Testing
- Neuropsychological assessment, MRI Study
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Specific Learning Disorder
Fine Motor Function in Children With Specific Learning Disorders
Specific Learning Disorder (SLD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder in which a person shows difficulties in reading, written narration, and/or mathematics.
- Trial name
- NCT05902143
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University