Purdue University is conducting a research study to learn about language and social communication development in Fragile X syndrome.
About the Research Study
Who can participate?
Boys and girls ages 3–4 years old (36–60 months) with the full mutation may be eligible to participate.
What will happen in the study?
If the individual qualifies and decides to be in this research study, they will complete research activities at home and online for one visit over the next 1-2 weeks.
The following is a list of some of the assessments that will happen during the study:
- Online survey about your child.
- Parent interview conducted via video chat.
- Daylong audio recording of your child’s vocalizations.
What are the good things that can happen from this research?
You and your child will be contributing to the body of knowledge about early development in Fragile X syndrome. We do not ensure any personal benefit from your participation in this study.
NOTE: There may be changes to this study during this time. The study team will explain any changes to you.
What are the bad things that can happen from this research?
Risks include fatigue or stress from the length or content of the interviews, discomfort while wearing the audio recorder, and potential loss of confidentiality.
You are welcome to take as many breaks as needed during the video chats and to opt out of any tasks, including the daylong audio recording. We also offer additional materials to help children adjust to wearing the recording materials. All data is stored in secure, HIPAA-compliant locations, and is deidentified (information that has been altered to remove certain data elements associated with an individual) when possible. All researchers accessing your data have been trained to handle sensitive information.
There may be other risks that we do not know about yet.
Will you/your child be paid to be in this research study?
Participants receive $65 for completing all research activities.
Our Most Recent Opportunities
Survey: What do you think about at-home research visits?
Dr. Schmitt and the Cincinnati Fragile X Center are conducting a survey to learn about potential barriers and advantages of conducting research visits in the home.
Study: Single Dose Study for Adult Women and Men with FXS
Dr. Craig Erickson at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is conducting a clinical trial to learn about if medication can change the brain’s response to sound, which may be abnormal in FXS.
Project WellCAST: Caregivers of Children with Fragile X Needed for a Research Study
The Kelleher Lab at Purdue University is conducting an NIH-funded clinical trial called Project WellCAST. Project WellCAST aims to understand how to best support caregivers of children with rare neurogenetic conditions, including Fragile X syndrome.
Study: Language, executive function, and quality of life of those with the Fragile X premutation
Researchers at the Waisman Center at UW-Madison are recruiting adults with the Fragile X premutation for a study on language, executive function, and quality of life.
Views and Experiences of Caregiver Coaching in Early Childhood Speech-Language Services: A Survey of Caregivers and Speech-Language Pathologists
The Research in Developmental Disabilities and Language Lab at The University of Wisconsin-Madison is conducting a survey to learn about you and your child’s experiences in speech therapy during early childhood.
Study: Behavioural and Emotional Outcomes in individuals with Neurodevelopmental Disorders (BEOND)
The Cerebra Network for Neurodevelopmental Disorders is conducting a survey to learn more about behaviour, social functioning, sleep, hyperactivity, mood, physical and mental health, as well as family functioning and wellbeing, and how these change over time.