Clinical trials: Child Abuse
Foster Care
Trauma Focus Model for Reducing Long-Term Foster Care
The Trauma Focus Model for Reducing Long-Term Foster Care Project with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is implementing a trauma-focused intervention, Trauma Affect Regulation: Guide for Education…
- Trial name
- NCT02193126
- Testing
- Trauma Affect Regulation: Guide for Education and Therapy (TARGET)
- Volunteers
- 462 people
- Sponsor
- Westat
Child Abuse
University of Oklahoma Parenting Program Attrition
The study will examine the extent to which a group motivational intervention (ME) impacts retention, treatment compliance, and long-term outcomes in families with a history of, or high risk for, child maltreatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00153465
- Testing
- Motivational intervention, parent training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Deviant Sexual Behavior
Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of the INSIGHT Program
This randomized controlled trial aimed to assess the efficacy of a new intervention program for perpetrators of child sexual abuse: the INSIGHT Program.
- Trial name
- NCT06255158
- Testing
- INSIGHT Program, Treatment As Usual (TAU)
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minho
Mental Health Issue, Family Relations
An Evaluation of a Family Counseling Intervention ("Tuko Pamoja") in Kenya
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a family counseling intervention, entitled "Tuko Pamoja" (Translation "We are Together" in Kiswahili).
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Family Relations, Family Conflict, Child Mental Disorder
- Trial name
- C0058 (4C) (NCT06417918)
- Testing
- Tuko Pamoja, "We are Together" in Kiswahili
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Child Abuse
Evaluation of the Healthy Families Alaska Program
This study will assess the effectiveness of early home visitation by a professional in preventing child maltreatment, promoting healthy family functioning, and promoting child health and development.
- Trial name
- NCT00216710
- Testing
- Home Visiting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Mental Health Issue
Preventing Trauma Symptoms in the Aftermath of Sexual Abuse in Children and Adolescents in Burundi
Survivors of sexual violence are particularly vulnerable to develop psychological as well as physical health problems, Burundian children and adolescents being at elevated risk.
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Mental Health Issue, Family Dynamics
- Trial name
- NCT05136105
- Testing
- Preventive Narrative Exposure Therapy (PreNET) family intervention
- Where
- Burundi
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Konstanz
Child Sexual Abuse
To Disclose a Child Sexual Abuse Within Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Services
Mental health professionals investigating child sexual abuse (CSA) among children and adolescents is a major public health challenge.
- Trial name
- REVEAL (NCT06495502)
- Testing
- semi-structured interview
- Where
- 5 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Anne Revah-Levy
Dental Caries, Child Neglect
Improving Family's Adherence to Dental Care After DGA (HECC-CAN-study)
Early childhood caries (ECC) is a common disease. Its prevalence is highest in poor, socially disadvantaged, and minority groups. Dental treatment under General Anaesthesia (DGA) is common, especially among the youngest patients.
- Trial name
- HECC-CAN (NCT04898465)
- Testing
- Social Paediatric Intervention
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Unspecified Child Maltreatment, Suspected, Unspecified Child Maltreatment, Confirmed
Durham Connects RCT Evaluation II
The aim of this randomized controlled trial (RCT) is to conduct a second, independent evaluation the implementation and impact of the Durham Connects (DC) brief universal nurse home-visiting program to prevent child maltreatment…
- Trial name
- NCT01843036
- Testing
- Durham Connects
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,650 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Substance Abuse Detection
Optimizing Toxicological Screening in Drug Endangered Children
Background: Children who enter the foster care system are all too often exposed to illicit drugs in the home. Children from these homes, known as drug endangered children, are not routinely tested for harmful substances.
- Trial name
- NCT01037569
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Chronic Toxic Stress, Developmental/ Behavioral Regression in Young Children
(YMP) Young Moms Program
Young Moms Program (YMP) is designed to address systemic barriers to the health and stability of young moms and their children such as the lack of coordination of service delivery or logistical barriers within the health system.
- Trial name
- YMP (NCT05082857)
- Testing
- "traditional" Parents as Teachers (PAT), "hybrid" PAT model
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Intellectual Disability, Mild to Moderate, Sexual Abuse
Behavioural Skills Training (BST) for Teaching Sexual Abuse Prevention Skills for Children With Intellectual Disabilities
The main goal of the study was to see if Behavioural Skills Training (BST) could improve knowledge about sexual abuse and the ability to resist it among children with intellectual disabilities.
- Trial name
- BST (NCT06732479)
- Testing
- Behavioural Skill Training Programme
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Canberra
Domestic Violence, Mental Health Impairment
Trial of a Multi-pronged Intervention to Address Prevention of Violence in Zambia
This study evaluates the effectiveness of a multi-pronged intervention in reducing and preventing violence against women and children compared to a treatment as usual control group among families living in Lusaka, Zambia.
- Conditions
- Domestic Violence, Mental Health Impairment, Child Abuse, Alcoholism
- Trial name
- NCT02790827
- Testing
- CETA, Treatment as usual
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 626 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Suicide and Depression
Characterizing Inflammatory Profiles and Suicidal Behavior in Adolescents
Despite increasing suicide rates in adolescents, there remains a paucity of approaches to use to prevent re-attempts. Any hope for breaking the code to prevent youth suicide lies in understanding biological factors that play a…
- Trial name
- NCT04783506
- Testing
- Observational Study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Child Sexual Abuse
Safe Touches: A Rigorous Evaluation of a Sexual Abuse Prevention Program for Children
The primary goal of the study is to conduct a rigorous evaluation of the sexual abuse prevention program entitled, "Safe Touches: Personal Safety Training for Children (Safe Touches)." The main study hypothesis is that children…
- Trial name
- Safe Touches (NCT02181647)
- Testing
- Safe Touches: Personal Safety Training for Children
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 492 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Behavior, Child, Caries,Dental
Are Dental Neglect and the Siblings Risk Factors in Children
Neglect insidiously affects a child's overall health in all aspects. The aim of this study was to determine whether the presence of siblings caused dental neglect, and whether there was a relationship between dental neglect and…
- Conditions
- Behavior, Child, Caries,Dental, Neglect, Child, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT04122508
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital
Cannabis
An Integrated Program to Promote Anti-cannabis Messages
The number of youngsters abusing cannabis is surging, the public health consequences caused by cannabis can be unpredictable. Educating the public especially the young population about cannabis need to be highlighted.
- Trial name
- NCT05899946
- Testing
- A community-based network training program
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Child Sexual Abuse
Evaluation of HRP Among Pre-K Through 5th Grade
This study is a rigorous experimental evaluation of an existing manualized universal child sexual abuse primary prevention program with a history of 30+ years of implementation across 30 states and robust pilot data.
- Trial name
- NCT06388850
- Testing
- Healthy Relationships Project
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northeastern University
Adolescent Health
Health Behavior in School-Age Children: NEXT Longitudinal Study 2009-2016
NEXT is a seven-year longitudinal assessment of a representative sample of U.S. adolescent and young adults starting at grade 10.
- Trial name
- NCT01031160
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,902 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Emotional Trauma, Child Mental Disorder
Reintegration of Children From Institutions in Azerbaijan
To prevent mental health problems among 7-12 children from orphanages reunited with their biological or extended families in Azerbaijan, this study will refine and test three evidence-based intervention approaches (a) family…
- Conditions
- Emotional Trauma, Child Mental Disorder, Child Maltreatment
- Trial name
- NCT05396625
- Testing
- Usual Care, Family Strengthening, Mental Health Screening, Referral and Connection to Services
- Where
- 2 sites in Azerbaijan
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago