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Clinical trials and research at Hugo W. Moser Res Inst Kennedy Krieger
As of November 12, 2026, Find a Trial lists 94 NIH-funded research projects at this institution, with $51.2 million in listed awards. Every study is explained in plain English. Data from ClinicalTrials.gov and NIH RePORTER, updated November 12, 2026.
- 94NIH research projects
NIH-funded research (newest 40 of 94)
Early-stage science funded by the US National Institutes of Health. Most of these projects don't enroll patients, but they show what is being worked on.
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Understanding brain and movement in minimally speaking autistic people using wearable brain imaging
A new study will use comfortable wearable brain imaging to learn how the brains of minimally speaking autistic people control movement and speech-related skills.
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Sleep and daily rhythms and brain development in autism
Aiming to understand how sleep problems and daily activity patterns affect brain growth, thinking skills, daily functioning, and autism symptoms in children.
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Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC) at Kennedy Krieger/Johns Hopkins
A centers-based NIH grant supports researchers studying intellectual and developmental disabilities to find ways to prevent, diagnose earlier, and improve lives for people with conditions like autism and related disorders.
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Microvascular brain blood flow and CSF cleaning in Lewy body dementia
A non-invasive MRI study in people with Alzheimer's-related dementias will explore how tiny blood vessel pulsations affect brain fluid clearance.
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Improving how we spot late talking in bilingual kids
A project to help pediatric providers better identify true late talkers among Spanish-dominant bilingual toddlers so they can get timely help.
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CEST imaging of muscle energy in heart failure patients
A heart-failure study tests a new MRI method to map how muscles use energy during exercise in adults with heart failure.
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Pilot-Feasibility Pilot for Batten Disease Translational Research
A small, dedicated funding core will support early, practicalBattten disease projects to speed up diagnosis, care, and potential treatments for children affected by Batten disease.
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Biomarker Discovery for Batten Disease
Researchers are developing biomarkers to track disease progression and treatment response in children with Batten disease.
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Batten disease natural history and trial readiness across multiple gene forms
This grant supports a large, multi-site study to understand how Batten disease progresses in people and to prepare for future clinical trials.
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BDCRC Career Enhancement Core for Batten Disease Translational Leaders
A program to train the next generation of clinician-researchers to lead translational work in Batten disease (NCLs) over a one-year fellowship.
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BDCRC Administrative Core: coordinating Batten disease research
A central hub will organize and coordinate Batten disease research efforts, connect patients and families with researchers, and support data sharing and biorepository work.
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Batten Disease Clinical Research Consortium
A multi-center effort to accelerate research and trial readiness for Batten disease to help kids with NCLs access better therapies.
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Community Engagement and Outreach Core for Precision Rehabilitation
A community-focused program to help translate and share precision rehabilitation research so patients, families, and clinicians can use it in real life.
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Precision rehabilitation across the lifespan
A large NIH grant aims to tailor rehabilitation therapies to individuals across ages by using data to match the right intervention at the right time.
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Resource Core for Precision Rehabilitation with AI Support
This NIH grant funds a Resource Core that uses AI tools to help rehab teams measure and manage recovery data from patients with disabilities.
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Administrative core supports precision rehabilitation research at the Precise Center
This grant funds an Administrative Core to lead and coordinate precision rehabilitation efforts so patients in cardiac care and related communities can benefit from more personalized rehab research.
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Precision rehabilitation tools for people of all ages
A center-led effort to create AI-assisted tools and data platforms that guide personalized rehabilitation for both children and adults.
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Pediatric Long COVID Care Network: Improving access and coordinated care for children
A nationwide pediatric program is testing a patient-centered, multi-disciplinary approach to help children with long COVID, especially in underserved communities.
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Kennedy Krieger Institute–Johns Hopkins NeuroNEXT Site
A pediatric and adult neurology trials network site aims to help run early-stage trials for brain-related conditions more smoothly.
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Understanding How Children Learn Movement Across Development
This project looks at how kids learn movement and how brain signals shape that learning, aiming to map how age and brain differences affect motor skills.
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Understanding how certain polio-like viruses damage a child’s nerves and cause AFM
Researchers are studying how specific EV-D68 viral factors damage motor neurons in kids with acute flaccid myelitis and what might prevent irreversible paralysis.
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Understanding how EV68 damages motor neurons in kids with AFM
A study in children with acute flaccid myelitis looks at how an EV68 infection harms motor neurons and whether we can block that damage.
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Aspirin-powered MRI to image inflammation
A research team will test aspirin, a common medicine, as a safe, activatable contrast agent to detect inflammation using MRI in mouse models.
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Technology and digital media's effect on young children's thinking, relationships, and brain development
This project studies how screens and digital media affect thinking, emotions, and brain development in 3- to 6-year-olds and what factors make the outcomes better or worse.
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D-glucose as a safe, affordable MRI contrast for cancer
Researchers are testing a simple sugar, D-glucose, to help MRI scans show brain cancer more clearly and safely over time.
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Drug repurposing for ALD: can gene families share therapies?
A study looking at existing drugs that might help people with X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) by using gene-family connections to repurpose therapies.
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Multimodal MRI to guide bacterial cancer therapy
A new imaging approach uses MRI to guide and monitor bacteria-based cancer therapy, aiming to make treatment safer and more effective for tough-to-treat solid tumors.
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Technology Training and Dissemination Activities for Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering
This NIH grant funds training and sharing of advanced brain imaging tools so researchers and clinicians can use cutting-edge biomarker methods.
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Platforms for multi-modal brain imaging data powered by AI
A patient-friendly platform uses artificial intelligence to analyze complex brain MRI data from multiple sources to help understand brain diseases.
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MRI parameters that reveal tissue makeup and structure
This grant funds advanced MRI techniques to measure tissue composition and structure in humans, with the goal of improving how we understand tissue health and disease.
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Metabolic Markers in Brain Chemistry with AI-Enhanced MRS
A brain-imaging project aims to develop AI-driven MRI techniques to measure brain chemistry in healthy people and those with disease.
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Quantitative Imaging of Brain Physiological Markers
A research project using advanced brain MRI to measure biological markers that could help doctors pick the right treatments and monitor outcomes for people with brain-related conditions.
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MRI biomarker resource hub for advanced imaging and training
A comprehensive MRI biomarker center is funded to develop and share fast, multi-contrast MRI methods and spectroscopy, and to train researchers in their use.
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MRI-based biomarkers to guide diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment monitoring
This project develops new noninvasive MRI biomarkers that could help doctors diagnose conditions, predict how they will progress, and monitor how well treatments work.
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How fatty acids change after newborn brain injury
Researchers are studying how energy from fats in the brain changes after a baby’s brain injury from being born early and how this affects brain development.
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How the Brain and Behavior Track Feelings of Effort and Fatigue
This project looks at how repeated physical and mental effort changes feelings of fatigue and effort-based decisions in healthy people and people with major depression.
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Sleep, daily activity, and body‑clock patterns in kids with ADHD
Wearing a wrist tracker will link sleep, daytime activity, and 24‑hour body‑clock rhythms to different ADHD symptoms in school‑age children and teens.
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Understanding how fatigue affects decision-making and effort in daily activities
This study is looking at how feeling tired affects the choices people with major depression make in their daily lives, helping us understand how fatigue influences their decisions and efforts in tasks.
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Understanding and Helping People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
This center helps researchers better understand, treat, and prevent intellectual and developmental disabilities like autism.
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Finding early brain injury signs in young children with sickle cell disease
This project uses child-friendly MRI scans, age‑appropriate thinking tests, and blood markers to find early brain injury signs in kids with sickle cell disease aged about 2–5 years.
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