Intensive brain training shows promise for kids with developmental delays
NCT ID NCT07493096
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at how a 2-week, personalized therapy program helps children aged 4-12 with conditions like cerebral palsy, autism, or genetic disorders. Kids get about 2.5 hours of tailored therapy each day, focusing on skills like movement, attention, and communication. The goal is to see if this intensive approach leads to real improvements in daily life.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2036
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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Who is studied
The study population consists of pediatric participants enrolled in a two week intensive therapy program conducted in a clinical pediatric neurodevelopmental rehabilitation setting. Participants are drawn from a real world clinical population referred for intensive therapy due to functional impairments in motor, sensory, cognitive, communication, and/or regulatory domains. Participants represent a heterogeneous group of children with neurodevelopmental, neurologic, and genetic conditions, including those with acquired brain injury, developmental disorders, and chromosomal abnormalities. Children are referred through clinical providers or caregiver self referral and participate as part of routine care rather than assignment to a research intervention. This population reflects a community based sample of children receiving individualized, high frequency, multimodal therapy in an outpatient intensive program.
- Ages
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4 to 12 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Pediatric participants between approximately 4 and 12 years of age at the time of enrollment. * Diagnosed with or presenting with neurodevelopmental, neurologic, or genetic conditions, including but not limited to: * cerebral palsy * autism spectrum disorder * developmental delay * hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) * traumatic brain injury * sensory processing disorder * chromosomal or genetic abnormalities * Demonstrate functional impairments in one or more neurodevelopmental domains, including: * motor coordination or motor planning * sensory processing * attention or executive functioning * oculomotor or visual processing * communication * emotional or behavioral regulation * activities of daily living * Enrolled in and able to participate in a two-week intensive therapy program consisting of approximately 2.5 hours per day/ 5 days per week * Able to complete baseline and post-program clinical assessment using clinician-observed or caregiver-reported measures. * Parent or legal guardian able to provide informed consent and participate in reporting functional outcomes when applicable. Exclusion Criteria: * Medical instability or acute medical condition that would prevent safe participation in an intensive therapy program. * Severe uncontrolled seizure activity or other neurologic condition that would interfere with participation in structured therapeutic activities, as determined by the treating clinician. * Behavioral or psychological conditions that would prevent safe engagement in the therapy environment despite appropriate support. * Inability to attend or complete the full two-week intensive program. * Lack of sufficient baseline or post-intervention data to assess change in functional performance. * Concurrent participation in another structured intervention or clinical study that would confound interpretation of functional outcomes, at the discretion of the investigator.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ability and Beyond
RECRUITINGThe Woodlands, Texas, 77380, United States
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