PROJECTS
CHILD-BRIGHT’s 13 patient-oriented research examine new diagnostic tests, therapies, service models, and technologies that could improve the physical and mental well-being of children with brain-based developmental disabilities. Discover how each research project progressed in 2021-2022 below.
BRIGHT Beginnings
Projects to optimize brain and developmental outcomes
Maternal Hyperoxygenation in Congenital Heart Disease
Our preliminary findings suggest that giving mothers supplemental oxygen in the third trimester of pregnancy reduced rates of brain injury for their babies with heart disease.
Parent-Centre Evidence-Based Care for Premature Graduates
We are working with parents and families to change how information is collected about children born premature, and to put in place practices to improve their development.
Enhancing Brain Repair with Metformin
We are evaluating whether metformin enhances motor and cognitive skills in children with cerebral palsy.
Stimulation for Perinatal Stroke Optimizing Recovery Trajectory
We are well on our way to completing our clinical trial testing whether non-invasive brain stimulation improves function in children with cerebral palsy.
Diagnosis Using Integrated Metabolomics And Genomics In Neurodevelopment
We’ve used advanced genomics and metabolomics to provide a definitive diagnosis to 50% of children with atypical cerebral palsy.
Prenatal Opioid Exposure and Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: A Research Project with 13 First Nations Communities in Ontario
We are working with 13 First Nations to better understand the impact of prenatal opioid exposure on children, families, caregivers, and communities.
BRIGHT Supports
Projects to integrate mental health support into care
Optimizing the Management of Pain and Irritability in Children with Severe Neurological Impairment
We’re testing a systematic approach to managing unexplained pain in non-verbal children with severe brain-based developmental disabilities.
Strongest Families Neurodevelopmental Program
We have developed two programs to help parents of neurodiverse children manage challenging behaviours and parental posttraumatic stress.
Jooay App: Promoting Participation in Leisure
Our Jooay application provides families with easy access to information about appropriate leisure activities in communities across Canada.
CHILD-BRIGHT Mega Team:
Treatments to Improve Emotional and Behavioural Self-Regulation
We’re working to improve memory and executive functioning skills in children with brain-based developmental disabilities through cognitive-based video game training.
BRIGHT Futures
Projects to redesign health care services to be more responsive to family needs
Coached, Coordinated, Enhanced Neonatal Transition (CCENT)
We’ve pioneered new ways to support parents as their newborn transitions from the NICU to home.
BRIGHT Coaching: A Developmental Coach System to Empower Families of Preschoolers with Developmental Delays
We are evaluating whether our virtual coaching program helps support parents of preschool children with emerging developmental delays as they transition to school entry.
READYorNot™ Brain-Based Disabilities Project
We developed and are now evaluating an e-health application designed to help patients and families transition from the pediatric to the adult health care system.
