Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
Clinical trials sponsored by Father Flanagan's Boys' Home, explained in plain language.
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Step up: new study tests coaching to boost activity in cerebral palsy
Symptom relief Recruiting nowThis study aims to see if behavioral coaching, using wearable activity monitors, can help people with cerebral palsy increase their daily steps and improve mobility. Researchers will track changes in walking speed, balance, and brain activity in 32 participants. The goal is to fi…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Father Flanagan's Boys' Home • Aim: Symptom relief
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:52 UTC
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New study aims to unlock language prediction secrets in kids with DLD
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study looks at how 5-7 year old children with developmental language disorder (DLD) predict upcoming words in sentences, compared to typically developing children. Researchers will use eye-tracking and button-press tasks to measure prediction skills and underlying language k…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Father Flanagan's Boys' Home • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 12:04 UTC
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Balance trouble linked to reading struggles in kids with hearing loss
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study looks at whether inner-ear balance (vestibular) problems make reading harder for children with hearing loss. Researchers will test 90 children, some with normal hearing and some with severe hearing loss, measuring their ability to see clearly during head movements and …
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Father Flanagan's Boys' Home • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 08:06 UTC
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New study seeks to unlock the secrets of language learning in kids
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study looks at how children with developmental language disorder (DLD) learn patterns in speech and grammar. Researchers want to see if a general difficulty with learning sequences links problems with sounds and sentence structure. The goal is to create better, earlier tests…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Father Flanagan's Boys' Home • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:55 UTC
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Mild electrical zaps may rewire brains of kids with cerebral palsy
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study looks at how the brain and spinal cord work together in people with cerebral palsy compared to those without. Researchers will use brain scans and simple tasks to measure these signals. Some participants will also receive a mild electrical current over the scalp or spi…
Phase: NA • Sponsor: Father Flanagan's Boys' Home • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 27, 2026 07:52 UTC
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Can cochlear implants capture emotion? new study investigates
Knowledge-focused Recruiting nowThis study looks at how children and adults with cochlear implants understand and express emotions through speech. Researchers will measure how well participants recognize emotions in voices and how they produce emotional sounds. The goal is to find out why some implant users str…
Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 • Sponsor: Father Flanagan's Boys' Home • Aim: Knowledge-focused
Last updated Jun 26, 2026 19:06 UTC