Clinical trials: Behavior, Infant
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Milieu Teaching-AV: Adaptation of Milieu Teaching That Encourages Looking to the Mouth
This project will look at Milieu Teaching (i.e., a language intervention) that encourages looking to audiovisual speech cues (Milieu Teaching-AV) for infants with autistic older siblings (Baby Sibs), who are highly likely be…
- Conditions
- Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism, Susceptibility to, 6
- Trial name
- MilieuTeach-AV (NCT07494513)
- Testing
- Milieu Teaching-AV, Milieu Teaching-NoAV
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, Hypoglycemia
Quantitative Assessment of Sucking for Early Diagnosis of Brain Injury in Infants at High Risk
The main goal of this study is to quantitatively assess the sucking and feeding activity of infants at high risk of neurological impairment (preterm infants and term infants at risk of abnormal neurodevelopment) during oral…
- Conditions
- Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, Hypoglycemia, Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03246243
- Testing
- nfant feeding solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Crying, Sleep
Cycled Light and Crying of Preterm Infants
This study shows that cycled light during neonatal care reduces infant's fussing and crying behavior at 5 and 11 weeks corrected age and improves growth during neonatal care.
- Trial name
- NCT01513226
- Testing
- Cycled light
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Health Behavior, Disorder of Growth and Development
The Effects of Dietary Palmitic Acid Triacylglyceride Position on Intestinal Parameters in Infants (InFat_005)
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of high sn-2 palmitic acid based infant formula on intestinal parameters in term formula fed infants.
- Trial name
- NCT01116115
- Testing
- InFat™ based infant formula, Standard vegetable oil based infant formula
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Enzymotec
Breast Feeding, Disease
Investigation of Breastfeeding Protection Against Infant Infections and Childhood Diseases
Objective: It is widely accepted that breastfeeding (AS) is superior to other forms of nutrition in the first six months of life.
- Trial name
- NCT03337893
- Testing
- blood pressure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Yildiz Atadag
Weight, Body, Diet Habit
Healthy Start to Feeding Intervention
The current study will test the impact of a 3-session obesity prevention program targeting healthy introduction of solid foods in infancy on growth trajectories, appetite regulation, and diet.
- Trial name
- NCT03597061
- Testing
- Healthy Start to Feeding
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Assessing the Effects of Auricular Acupressure on Newborns With NAS
This study will determine the feasibility of using auricular acupressure as an intervention in newborns with neonatal abstinence syndrome(NAS).
- Trial name
- NCT03890562
- Testing
- Auricular acupressure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Preterm Birth, Mother-Infant Interaction
Continuous Delivery Room Skin-to-skin-study for Moderate and Late Preterm Infants
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to compare the effect of direct skin-to-skin contact in moderate and late preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Mother-Infant Interaction, Infant Development
- Trial name
- COSY (NCT05975203)
- Testing
- skin-to-skin contact
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cologne
Newborn; Vitality, Premature Infants
Infant Crying, a Bioacoustic Prognostic Signal for Neurodevelopment
Crying is a vital communication signal for the baby. Product of a complex physiological process, it reflects not only the organization and functioning of the cortical central nervous system and the function of sympathetic and…
- Conditions
- Newborn; Vitality, Premature Infants, Infant Development
- Trial name
- BABYCRY_1000 (NCT06332521)
- Testing
- Acoustic signal analysis method
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Growth, Body Composition
Effect of Target Fortified Human Milk on the Growth Quality of Very Preterm Infants (TargetFort)
It is reported that the standard method for fortification of human milk (HM) overestimates the energy and protein densities of HM (Macedo MHNP 2018), thus originating infant undernutrition (Macedo AJP 2018).
- Conditions
- Growth, Body Composition, Prematurity, Breast Milk Collection
- Trial name
- TargetFort (NCT04400396)
- Testing
- standard HM fortification, target HM fortification
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Centro Hospitalar de Lisboa Central
Cystic Fibrosis
Exercise Training Study for Patients With Cystic Fibrosis
The aim of this study is to test the effect of a 6-month program of self-regulated, home-based exercise with telephone reinforcement on the cardiorespiratory fitness, pulmonary function and health-related quality of life of…
- Trial name
- NCT00609050
- Testing
- Self-Regulated Exercise with Telephone Reinforcement, Standard Treatment, Qualitative Approach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Breastfeeding, Psychosocial Development
Psychosexual Development Theory-Based Breastfeeding Education
Breastfeeding education based on the theory of psychosexual development is important as it addresses the social and psychological significance of childhood and the impact of early childhood experiences on later social anxieties…
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Psychosocial Development, Nursing Caries
- Trial name
- NCT06009120
- Testing
- Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Koç University
Breast Feeding, Breast Milk Expression
Stress and Breast Milk Study In the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The overall goal of this research is to clarify the relationship between reported maternal stress, biological measures of maternal stress, breast milk biomarkers and milk quantity.
- Conditions
- Breast Feeding, Breast Milk Expression, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT03617549
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Literacy, Parent-Child Relations
Testing an App-Based Approach to Reading and Screen Time Guidance for Parents of Infants
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that parents read to their children as often as possible beginning in infancy and limits on screen time at all ages, yet many families question the value of reading to infants…
- Conditions
- Literacy, Parent-Child Relations, Language Development
- Trial name
- NCT05508282
- Testing
- Reading Bees app and children's book to enhance parent-infant reading quality (0-2 month visit), Reading Bees app and children's book to encourage alternatives to digital media (6-month visit)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Infant Development, Developmental Delay
The Effects on Children and Parents of Educating Parents About Ways to Play With Babies
The purpose of this study is to determine whether educating parents about how to play with infants affects infant development or caregiver characteristics.
- Trial name
- NCT05259423
- Testing
- Enriched Education Program, Typical Education Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Sleep Quality
Infant Swing and Sleep-Wake Cycles
This study was planned to determine the effects of automatic baby swing application on the sleep-wake cycle, comfort behaviors and physiological parameters of babies in the neonatal intensive care unit.
- Trial name
- AISS (NCT07284303)
- Testing
- Care: Automatic Baby Swing
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
Language Development, Screen Time
Screen Time and Language Development in Toddlers Assessed With the Bayley-4
This cross-sectional study investigated whether caregiver-reported daily screen time is associated with language development in toddlers aged 12 to 42 months, measured with the Bayley-4.
- Conditions
- Language Development, Screen Time, Child Development
- Trial name
- Leave blank (NCT07731386)
- Testing
- Daily Screen Media Exposure, Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Fourth Edition (Bayley-4)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 153 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kayseri City Hospital
Language Development
Language Development in Preterm Children
This research investigates the ways in which preterm birth affects how very young children learn to speak and understand language, and how older children gain efficiency in language processing.
- Trial name
- NCT01599780
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Development, Infant, Development, Language
Early Neurophysiological Markers of Language Impairments
The present project aims at identifying very early electrophysiological risk markers for language impairments. The long-term goals of the study include the characterization of learning developmental trajectories in children at…
- Conditions
- Development, Infant, Development, Language, Developmental Language Disorder, Learning Disabilities
- Trial name
- NCT05767242
- Testing
- Electrophysiological recording, Behavioral assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Iron Deficiency Anemia
Iron Deficiency Anemia and Psychosocial Stimulation
In developing countries, poor nutrition, high morbidity, poverty, poor parental education and stimulation in the home, all detrimentally affect children's development.
- Trial name
- IDA (NCT00668694)
- Testing
- Stimulation
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 434 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh