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NCT04685746
BALANCED GROWTH: The Involvement of the Vestibular System in a Child's Cognitive and Motor Development
trial testing Balanced Growth Protocol in Vestibular Disorder in 250 participants. Currently enrolling.
31 October 2028
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University Ghent |
|---|---|
| Status | Recruiting now |
| Study type | OBSERVATIONAL |
| Enrollment | 250 |
| Start date | 29 July 2019 |
| Primary completion | 31 October 2028 |
| Estimated completion | 31 October 2028 |
| Sites | 1 location across Belgium |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Balanced Growth Protocol
Conditions studied
- Vestibular Disorder — all drugs for Vestibular Disorder →
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders — all drugs for Neurodevelopmental Disorders →
Sponsor
University Ghent
Who can join
Adults 6 to 13, any sex, with Vestibular Disorder or Neurodevelopmental Disorders. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
When a vestibular dysfunction occurs at birth or in early stages of life, one might expect that this may have an enormous impact on a child's development. It is known that a severe congenital or early acquired vestibular deficit in children results in delayed psychomotor milestones. Later in life, children with a vestibular dysfunction may have difficulties with several balance tasks and additional cognitive, motor and/or psychosocial performances. While a few authors have suggested that there is indeed an influence of a vestibular dysfunction upon these different developmental domains (cognitive, motor, educational and psychosocial development), which can be supported by findings in clinical practice as well, literature concerning this topic remains fairly limited. On the other hand, several studies have shown that children with known difficulties in motor and/or cognitive functions have more difficulties in vestibular performances in comparison with their unaffected peers. Although more frequently discussed, the literature on this population is rather scarce too. Therefore, the current project aims to investigate the relationship with and the involvement of the vestibular system in the motor and cognitive development of school-aged children.
Publications & conference data
1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Balanced Growth project: a protocol of a single-centre observational study on the involvement of the vestibular system in a child's motor and cognitive development.
Van Hecke R, Deconinck FJA, Wiersema JR, Clauws C, et al · · 2021 · cited 7× · PMID 34117049 · DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049165
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04685746 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 9 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University Ghent
- Last refreshed: 30 November 2023
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