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Could birth details predict learning struggles? new study investigates
NCT ID NCT06215092
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study looked at 500 children aged 5 to 18 to understand how factors around birth, thinking abilities, and social-emotional skills are linked to learning difficulties and developmental disorders like ADHD or autism. Researchers compared children with and without these conditions using tests of memory, learning, and social awareness. The goal is to find patterns that might help identify children who need extra support earlier.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this research could help identify early signs of learning or developmental challenges, leading to better support for children.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It cannot prove cause and effect, and results may not apply to all children.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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500 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2022
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Polish children and adolescents attending to formal education schools in age 5 to 18 years old.
- Ages
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5 to 18 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion criteria for neurodevelopmental disorder groups: * age between 5 to 18 y.o. * diagnosed neurodevelopmental disorders, depending on the study group: 1) Developmental learning disorder; 2) Disorder of intellectual development, mild; 3) Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; 4) Autism spectrum disorder Inclusion criteria for learning difficulties: * age between 5 to 18 y.o. * difficulty in reading and/or writing without a diagnosis of Developmental learning disorder Inclusion criteria for control group * age between 5 to 18 y.o. * without a diagnosis of any neurodevelopmental disorder Exclusion criteria for learning difficulties \- diagnosis of Developmental learning disorder Exclusion criteria for all groups: * age below 5 y.o. and equal to or above 19 y.o. * diagnosis of any neurodevelopmental disorders
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Laboratory of Psychological and Educational Tests
Gdansk, Pomeranian Voivodeship, 80-239, Poland
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