Clinical trials: Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity (ADHD)
Pai.ACT: AI-Driven ACT Chatbot for Mental Health Triage and Service Evaluation
Parents of children with special needs in Hong Kong often face limited psychological support, which can negatively impact the child rehabilitation process and the well-being of parent-child relationships.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity (ADHD), Neurodevelopmental Disorder (Diagnosis), Dyslexia
- Trial name
- NCT06808555
- Testing
- Pai.ACT Group, Control Group
- Where
- 20 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 340 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Birth Defects, Multiple Congenital Anomaly
Genetic Inclusion by Virtual Evaluation
This study aims to transform the current clinical practice paradigm by leveraging an internally designed web-based model of delivery of care called Consultagene to provide remote evaluation and genomic sequencing for improving…
- Conditions
- Birth Defects, Multiple Congenital Anomaly, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Trial name
- GIVE (NCT05318222)
- Testing
- Whole genome sequencing (WGS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Depression and Anxiety Symptom, Anger
Implementing BEAM: A Scalable Digital Mental Health Program, for Families of Children Referred to Neurodevelopmental Services
Families of children with neurodevelopmental differences (NDDs) experience disproportionately high levels of parenting stress and mental health difficulties, including elevated depression, anxiety, and caregiver burden.
- Conditions
- Depression and Anxiety Symptom, Anger, Parenting, Stress (Psychology)
- Trial name
- NCT07837791
- Testing
- The Building Emotional Awareness and Mental Health (BEAM) Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Mental Health Issue, Family Dynamics
Single-Session Psychotherapy for Young Kids Through Patient Engagement Techniques
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare outcomes between participants in the single-session psychotherapy for young kids (SPYKids) conditions and participants in the services as usual (SAU) condition.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Family Dynamics, Stress, Psychological, Stress, Emotional
- Trial name
- SPYKids (NCT05857865)
- Testing
- SPYKids, Services as Usual (SAU)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Host and Microbiome, Pregnancy Outcomes
Human Genes and Microbiota in Early Life
The long-term goal of the Human Genes and Microbiota in Early Life (HuGME) is to explore the short- and long-term effects of maternal microbiota during pregnancy and the microbiota colonization of their offspring early in life…
- Conditions
- Host and Microbiome, Pregnancy Outcomes, Pregnancy Complications, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Trial name
- HuGME (NCT06926166)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center
Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Pai.ACT - An Artificial Intelligence Driven Chatbot Assisted ACT (Full Scale RCT)
Interventions for parents of children with NDD face two pivotal challenges. Firstly, many overlook the consequential influence of parenting stress, symptoms of parental anxiety and depression on the well-being of parent-child…
- Conditions
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity (ADHD)
- Trial name
- NCT06779422
- Testing
- Pai.ACT, Positive parenting advice
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
ADHD, ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
A Clinical Trial Evaluating Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) in Adolescents With ADHD
The primary goals of this phase 2 clinical trial are to determine the feasibility, safety, and tolerability of oral Fecal Microbiota Transplantation (FMT) in adolescents (aged 13-17) with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder…
- Conditions
- ADHD, ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity, ADHD - Combined Type
- Trial name
- FMT-ADHD-2026 (NCT07756255)
- Testing
- Fecal Microbiota Transplant (FMT), Nitazoxanide 500mg BID, Vancomycin 250mg BID
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Mental Disorder, Child
MISC-CBO to Improve the Mental Health of OVC in South Africa
The goal of this cluster randomized control clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers for Community-based Organizations (MISC-CBO) in reducing mental health…
- Trial name
- NCT05943132
- Testing
- Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers (MISC), Treatment as Usual
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 792 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Houston
Mental Disorders
Measurement of Cardiometabolic Risk in Antipsychotic-Treated Children
The proposed study aims to begin the multi-step process of establishing the reliability and validity of hepatic triglyceride content (HTGC) and carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) as biomarkers of cardiometablic risk in…
- Trial name
- NCT00894738
- Testing
- Testing (MRS, US, DEXA, blood tests)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Pediatric ALL, Infant Development
PANDA Gym: Automated Assessment of Neurodevelopment in Infants at Risk for Motor Disability
Early childhood detection of motor delays or impairments provides the opportunity for early treatment which improves health outcomes.
- Conditions
- Pediatric ALL, Infant Development, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT04321200
- Testing
- PANDA Gym, Mobile App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Preterm Birth, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Guangzhou Preterm and Term Birth Cohort Study
The Guangzhou Preterm-Term Birth Cohort (GPTBC) is a prospective observational study of how early-life nutrition, environmental exposures, and family factors relate to the health and development of preterm and term infants and…
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Overweight, Obesity
- Trial name
- GPTBC (NCT07756177)
- Testing
- No Intervention: Observational Cohort
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Enhancing Behavior and Brain Response to Visual Targets Using a Computer Game
Participants will play a computer game that is controlled by their gaze patterns and designed to direct attention their attention to specific on-screen targets. Visual attention to targets will be rewarded.
- Trial name
- NCT02118649
- Testing
- Game
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Pollution; Exposure, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Air Pollution and Development in the Boricua Youth Study
This study seeks to understand the relationship between prenatal maternal air pollution exposure and offspring risk for ADHD and examine two potential -modifiable- mechanisms: prenatal maternal inflammation and offspring sleep…
- Trial name
- NCT05368493
- Testing
- MRI task
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 182 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Cardiac Conditions, Connective Tissue Diseases
The Genetics Navigator: Evaluating a Digital Platform for Genomics Health Services
Genetic testing (GT) (including targeted panels, exome and genome sequencing) is increasingly being used for patient care as it improves diagnosis and health outcomes.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Conditions, Connective Tissue Diseases, Retinal Disease, Epilepsy in Children
- Trial name
- NCT06455384
- Testing
- Genetics Navigator, Standard Care with Genetics Professionals
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Neurodevelopmental Disorder (Diagnosis)
Virtual Reality Headset as an Alternative Tool for Reducing Dental Anxiety
The aim of this study is to investigate whether the use of virtual reality (VR) headsets can have a positive effect on dental fear during dental procedures and stress induced by the dental environment.
- Trial name
- NCT07667023
- Testing
- Virtual reality headset, standard dental care
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Semmelweis University
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Platform for the Prospective Mother-child Study of the Determinants of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Neurodevelopmental disorders such as attention deficit disorder with or without hyperactivity, autism spectrum disorder, language and social communication disorder, motor coordination disorder, learning disorder (dyslexia…
- Trial name
- MARIANNE (NCT05681923)
- Testing
- Questionnaires, Biospecimen collection, Neurodevelopmental assessment visit
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 7,320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Sensory Processing Disorder, Neurodevelomental Disorders
Ayres Sensory Integration Test Evaluation Results and Neurodevelopmentally Focused Counseling in Children With Neurodevelopmental Problems
The aim of the study is to investigate the long-term effects of ASI-based and hybrid neurodevelopmental counseling services on the variables of the Ayres Sensory Integration Assessment Test in children with neurodevelopmental…
- Trial name
- NCT07656961
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yeditepe University
Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Individual Neurophysiological Sensory Profiles in People With and Without Neurodevelopmental Disorders
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate intra-individual neurophysiological variability in children and adults with and without NeuroDevelopmental Disorders (NDD), for several sensory modalities and types of…
- Trial name
- SensAUry (NCT07542977)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Tours
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Online Evaluation of the Diagnostic Accuracy of BlinkLab's Digital Assessments for Autism
This observational study aims to evaluate how patterns of behavioral and sensorimotor responses measured using the BlinkLab Dx1 smartphone application relate to autism diagnoses in children ages 2 to 11.
- Conditions
- Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Neurodevelopmental Conditions
- Trial name
- NCT07590973
- Testing
- BlinkLab Dx1, Retrospective Neurodevelopmental Diagnostic Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Blinklab Limited
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Other Neurodevelopmental Disorder
Early Assessment of Autism Through Smart Tablet Gameplay
The primary aim of this study is to compare the diagnostic accuracy of an iPad application (Play.Care assessment) with the current clinical "gold standard" diagnosis for diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in children.
- Trial name
- NCT03438994
- Testing
- Play.Care
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 779 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Strathclyde