Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City

This study looks at whether dry needling — a technique where thin needles are placed into muscle trigger points — can help children and teens regain quadriceps strength after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction using a quadriceps tendon graft. Half of the 40 participa…

This study will test a portable, low-field MRI machine to see how well it detects brain injuries from lack of oxygen or blood flow in children. About 200 kids in intensive care will get both a portable and a standard MRI. The goal is to find out if the portable version is accurat…

This study tests a device called TubeClear that uses a small stem and vibration to break up clogs in feeding tubes. It will include 20 children under 18 who have a clogged feeding tube. The main goal is to see how children react to the noise and vibration, not yet to prove it wor…