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This study is complete. PEERS is a novel psychological assessment tool that can evaluate social skills in children and young people. Currently, there are no comprehensive, well-validated tools available to detect social impairment, which limits our ability to identify those in need of intervention.
This study is complete. This clinical drug trial aims to determine whether oral olanzapine is more effective than oral diazepam for the management of acute severe behavioural disturbance (ASBD) in children and adolescents presenting to Emergency Departments (EDs).
This clinical drug trial aims to determine whether intramuscular (IM) olanzapine is more effective than IM droperidol for the management of acute severe behavioural disturbance (ASBD) in children and adolescents presenting to Emergency Departments (EDs).
This study investigates mental health outcomes and associated factors, such as family environment, social participation, and quality of life, in adolescents following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI).
This study aims to learn more about how language develops from infancy (eight months) to adolescence and why language development is more difficult for some children. The current phase of the ELVS has moved to the University of Melbourne, and is no longer funded through Murdoch Children’s
Auditory neuropathy is a type of hearing loss that can have a genetic cause. This study aims to gain a better understanding of the natural course of hearing loss caused by changes in the otoferlin gene.
We are aiming to collect blood samples from around 5,000 children between birth and 18 years, so we can establish normative data for age-appropriate reference intervals in haematology, immunology, and biochemistry for the paediatric population for The Royal Children's Hospital and for laboratories
AQUA is one of the world’s largest long-term studies looking at the effects on child development of drinking low or moderate levels of alcohol in pregnancy. Women are told not to drink during pregnancy to protect their babies. But can the occasional glass of wine hurt? And what if a woman has
Australian researchers have discovered the key immunological changes that support the remission of peanut allergy in children, paving the way for new, more targeted treatments. The research showed for the first-time specific gene networks are rewired to drive the transition from peanut allergy to
The Rare Disease Flagship aims to improve the detection, diagnosis and treatment of rare diseases in children.
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