Clinical trials: Child Nutrition and Early Child Development
Child Development
Follow up of Long Term Neurodevelopmental Impact of the Type of Feeding During the First Year of Life at 10 Years Old
The Chilean infant Nutrition Trial was a prospective, randomized, double-blind, controlled study conducted in Santiago, Chile, between 2016 and The study aimed to evaluate growth and body composition changes between birth and two…
- Trial name
- NCT06917625
- Testing
- Imaging
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Corporación de Apoyo de la Investigación Científica en Nutrición
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
Familia Imara: A Parenting Program to Reduce Family Violence in Tanzania
This cluster-randomized controlled trial will evaluate the effectiveness, implementation, and scalability of Familia Imara, a group-based, couples-focused, community health worker (CHW)-delivered parenting program, on reducing…
- Trial name
- NCT07574567
- Testing
- Familia Imara
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 6,216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saini Das
Cognitive Development, Anemia
The Impact of Cash and Food Transfers Linked to Preschool Enrollment on Child Nutrition and Cognitive Outcomes
Recent evidence shows that early childhood is a critical period for investments in human capital and that micronutrient deficiency and inadequate stimulation are major causes of impaired child development in poor countries.
- Trial name
- NCT01763502
- Testing
- FOOD, CASH
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,561 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Fragile X Syndrome, Angelman Syndrome
Parent and Infant Inter(X)Action Intervention (PIXI)
The objective is to develop and test, through an iterative process, an intervention to address and support the development of infants with a confirmed diagnosis of a neurogenetic disorder with associated developmental delays or…
- Conditions
- Fragile X Syndrome, Angelman Syndrome, Prader-Willi Syndrome, Dup15Q Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03836300
- Testing
- Parent-Infant Inter(X)action Intervention (PIXI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Obesity, Overweight
Early Stockholm Obesity Prevention Program
To study whether a targeted intervention can prevent the development of overweight and obesity among pre-school children in families with either one obese or two overweight parents.
- Trial name
- EarlySTOPP (NCT01198847)
- Testing
- Dietary, physical activity and sleeping
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 195 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Healthy
Study of Early Infant Diet on Growth and Development
The purpose of this study is to characterize physical growth, body composition, dietary intake, neurobehavioral development, and brain function of infants and children fed mostly breast-milk, milk-based formula or soy-based…
- Trial name
- Beginnings (NCT00616395)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Child Development
Strengthening Bangladeshi Babies Brains (SBBB)
This study aims to establish a sustainable programme whereby early childhood development activities are integrated into the routine activities of community clinics in rural Bangladesh for undernourished children by developing a…
- Trial name
- BUDHI/SBBB (NCT04093934)
- Testing
- Psychosocial stimulation
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 480 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Micronutrient Deficiency
The Prevalence of Micronutrient Deficiency in Early School-age Children
This study aim to assess the prevalence of deficiency in micronutrients in early school-age children and its correlation with picky eating behavior, physical activity, nutritional status, and health status.
- Trial name
- NCT03764800
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Malnutrition, Manihot Species Poisoning
Caregiver Training to Prevent Konzo Disease in Children in Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
The proposed research adapted the caregiver training and child neurodevelopmental assessment capacity that the PI previously built in Uganda beginning in 2008, to a community-based intervention model for the prevention of konzo…
- Trial name
- NCT04036708
- Testing
- Wetting method (WTM), Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers (MISC)
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 238 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Nutritional Deficiencies, Developmental Delay
Project Grow Smart: Intervention Trial of Multiple Micronutrients and Early Learning Among Infants in India
Project Grow Smart evaluates the impact fortification with multiple micronutrient powders (MNP) vs. placebo (one vitamin) on child development (primary outcome) and on micronutrient status, growth, and morbidity (secondary…
- Trial name
- GrowSmart (NCT01660958)
- Testing
- MNP, Early Learning
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 834 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Child Development, Child Nutrition, Child Neurobehavioral Development
Transform + Family Academy Randomized Controlled Trial in the Philippines
This study evaluates the integration of two complementary poverty alleviation programs: Compassion International's (CI) child-focused Survival and Early Childhood Program with International Care Ministries' (ICM) household-level…
- Conditions
- Child Development, Child Nutrition, Child Neurobehavioral Development, Household and Family, Financial Wellbeing
- Trial name
- NCT07213102
- Testing
- Integrated Whole-Household Programming, Standard Child-Focused Programming
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- International Care Ministries, Philippines
Head Start Participation
Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES 2019)
For over two decades, the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) has been an invaluable source of information on the Head Start program and the children and families it serves.
- Trial name
- FACES 2019 (NCT03971435)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,593 people
- Sponsor
- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Stunting, Child Development
Improving Early Childhood Development in Zambia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of a community-based early childhood development (ECD) program on children's physical and cognitive development.
- Trial name
- IECDZ (NCT02234726)
- Testing
- Early Childhood Development Program
- Where
- 2 sites in Zambia
- Volunteers
- 526 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zambia Center for Applied Health Research and Development
Child Development
RINEW Randomized Controlled Trial 7-year Follow-up
This study is designed to evaluate the impact of the RINEW multicomponent early child development intervention on child development and risk factors for poor child development in middle childhood.
- Trial name
- NCT06802250
- Testing
- RINEW intervention
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 620 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Early Head Start Participation
The Early Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (Baby FACES 2018)
Early Head Start (EHS) Family and Child Experiences Survey - 2018 (Baby FACES 2018) will answer new questions about EHS programs, staff, and families that can guide program technical assistance, management, and policy.
- Trial name
- BabyFACES18 (NCT04897789)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6,723 people
- Sponsor
- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Head Start Participation
Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES 2014)
For nearly two decades, the Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) has been an invaluable source of information on the Head Start program and the children and families it serves.
- Trial name
- FACES 2014 (NCT03705377)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,193 people
- Sponsor
- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Language Impairment
Feasibility of Omega-3 Supplementation for Children With Language Impairments
The primary objective of this study is to obtain preliminary (pilot) data regarding the feasibility of using dietary omega-3 supplementation in children with significant delays in language skills; a related secondary objective is…
- Trial name
- NCT01640106
- Testing
- Omega-3
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Shuvo Ghosh
Overweight, Obesity
Early Stockholm Obesity Prevention Program (EarlySTOPP-China)
Early STOPP project promotes good health in children from early age by supporting good habits for the whole family. Our aim is to see if we can prevent overweight and obesity in children in families where parents are overweight…
- Trial name
- EarlySTOPP-CN (NCT02396784)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Dietary Intakes, Physical Activity
Implementing Modified Practices to Leverage Evidence for Movement, Engagement, and Nutrition Topics in Early Childcare and Education
The goal of this cluster-randomized, controlled trial is to learn if a professional development program for childcare educators, called the Boston Healthy Child Care Initiative, can help improve the nutritional quality of…
- Conditions
- Dietary Intakes, Physical Activity, Child Care, Early Education
- Trial name
- IMPLEMENT (NCT07874295)
- Testing
- Boston Healthy Child Care Initiative
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 456 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Micronutrient Deficiencies, Anemia
Effectiveness of Multiple Micro-nutrient Fortified Fudge on Nutritional Status of 3-5 Years of Age Children
Multiple micro-nutrient deficiencies in Pakistan is wide spread, there is dire need to address these by using smart solutions, among them multiple fortified product (fudge) is an alternate possible way to address this issue.
- Conditions
- Micronutrient Deficiencies, Anemia, Fortification, Undernutrition
- Trial name
- NCT03450174
- Testing
- Formative messgaes, Fortified product, Fortified product plus
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore - Pakistan