Clinical trials: Multiple Disability
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
Down Syndrome
Rebound Therapy on Ventilatory Functions in Down Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of rebound therapy on ventilatory functions in children with Down Syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT07425353
- Testing
- Chest Physical Therapy Protocol, Rebound Therapy Protocol
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Beni-Suef University
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Therapeutic Effects of Hippotherapy in Children With Prader-Willi Syndrome
This study evaluates the therapeutic effects of hippotherapy in children with Prader-Willi syndrome. Half of children will participate in hippotherapy for 15 weeks (30 minutes per sessions, twice a week, total 30 sessions…
- Trial name
- NCT03858023
- Testing
- Hippotherapy
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
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
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Open-Label Extension Study of DCCR in Patients With Prader-Willi Syndrome
The purpose of this is study is to evaluate the long-term safety of DCCR (diazoxide choline) extended-release tablets) in patients with Prader-Willi syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT05701774
- Testing
- DCCR
- Where
- 22 sites in United States, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Soleno Therapeutics, Inc.
Silver Russell Syndrome, Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome
IDMet (RaDiCo Cohort) (RaDiCo-IDMet)
The goal of this observational study is to describe the natural history of imprinting disorders (IDs) according to their metabolic profile in all patients (adults and children) affected with an ID regardless of the severity of…
- Conditions
- Silver Russell Syndrome, Beckwith-Wiedemann Syndrome, Transient Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus, Angelman Syndrome
- Trial name
- IDMet (NCT05945576)
- Where
- 20 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
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
Nordic Walk on Balance and Functional Strength in Children With Down Syndrome
Down syndrome (DS) is one of the more commonly occurring genetic disorders, where mental retardation is combined with nutritional diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT06943508
- Testing
- Conventional Therapy, Nordic Walk
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Multiple Sclerosis
Longitudinal Assessment of Iron Rims in MS Lesions
In multiple sclerosis (MS), the presence of white matter lesions surrounded by a rim of iron is suggested to signify a more severe disease course.
- Trial name
- NCT05123443
- Testing
- Blood sample provided, 7-T MRI scan
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
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
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Down Syndrome
Medications for Obstructive Sleep Apnea In Children With Down Syndrome
This is a randomized, double blind, cross-over study of the combination of atomoxetine and oxybutynin (ato-oxy) in children with DS and OSA documented by polysomnography (PSG).
- Trial name
- MOSAIC (NCT04115878)
- Testing
- Atomoxetine and oxybutynin (ato-oxy)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Downs Syndrome, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Use of eHealth in Communication With Patients About Prenatal Diagnosis
The research aims at generating new knowledge about ways to inform pregnant women about prenatal screening for Downs syndrome. The overall purpose of this project is to increase pregnant women's knowledge of prenatal screening…
- Trial name
- HIIP (NCT01889550)
- Testing
- Access to the website www.graviditetsportalen.dk, Access to the website www.ouh.dk
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,150 people
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
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
Prader-Willi Syndrome, Obesity
Characteristics of Prader-Willi Syndrome and Early-onset Morbid Obesity
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disorder that affects about 1 in 14,000 people in the United States. As the most commonly identified genetic cause of obesity, PWS is often confused with Early-onset Morbid Obesity…
- Trial name
- NCT00375089
- Testing
- Group 1, Group 2
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 392 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
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
Cognitive Impairment, Motoric Cognitive Risk Syndrome
Pre-FRONTal Brain STability, Key for Action Against Disability in AGing
Cognitive and mobility impairments are critical contributors to dementia and disability in older adults, and can be caused by neurodegenerative and neurovascular changes at the pre-frontal (PF) brain areas.
- Trial name
- FRONT STAGE (NCT04115215)
- Testing
- Physical exercise (PE), Transcranial current stimulation (tCS), Control
- Where
- 5 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Parc Sanitari Pere Virgili
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
Effects of Task-oriented Training on Visual-motor Integration and Upper Limb Function in Children With Down Syndrome
The condition known as Down Syndrome (DS) is caused by trisomy 21, or the presence of an extra copy of chromosome 21. DS is the most common survivable autosomal aneuploidy and one of the genetically complicated problem compatible…
- Trial name
- NCT06943261
- Testing
- task oriented training, conventional therapy
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University