Clinical trials: Early Child Development
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
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Occupational Therapy Intervention in Children Diagnosed With Early and Late Autism Spectrum Disorder
Occupational Therapy Intervention in Children Diagnosed with Early and Late Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07740863
- Testing
- Occupational Therapy Intervention
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- SEDANUR GÜRLEK
Autism Spectrum Disorder
VGN-Ex05e in Patients With Autism Spectrum Disorder Associated With Severe Self-Injurious and Aggressive Behaviors
To evaluate the safety and tolerability of intracerebral injection of VGN-Ex05e in the nucleus accumbens of patients with autism spectrum disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT07433517
- Testing
- VGN-Ex05e
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Early Education, Early Childhood Development
Kenya Preschool Study
This research project aims to design and evaluate an innovative model for childcare provision in rural Kenya that emphasizes child development and economic participation for women in a cost-effective manner.
- Trial name
- NCT07506603
- Testing
- PP1
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,017 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Infant Health, Child Development
Infant Development and Early Aquatic Stimulation
The objective of this study is to assess the feasibility of an aquatic stimulation protocol for infants up to one year of age. The main questions to be answered are: Is the aquatic stimulation program, which involves recruitment…
- Trial name
- NCT07204613
- Testing
- Aquatic stimulation for child development
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of the Valleys of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri
Congenital Hypothyroidism
Clinical and Genetic Analysis in Congenital Hypothyroidism Due to Thyroid Dysgenesis.
Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) is a rare disease that affects 1 in 3500 newborn. This condition is detected consistently since the late 1970s in France, which has led to early care and a significant improvement in prognosis and…
- Trial name
- HYPOTYGEN (NCT01916018)
- Testing
- Clinical and radiologic exams and blood samples
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 558 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Cognitive Change, Growth; Stunting, Nutritional
The Sugira Muryango Longitudinal & Spillover Study
The Early Childhood version of Sugira Muryango is a family-based, home-visiting intervention targeted at early childhood development and implemented with families living in extreme poverty in three districts of Rwanda.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Change, Growth; Stunting, Nutritional, Language, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT05405400
- Where
- 3 sites in Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 2,932 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston College
Financial Hardship
The Financial Navigator Program
Over one third of caregivers with a child admitted to the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) reported having difficulty making ends meet.
- Trial name
- NCT06486272
- Testing
- Financial Navigator
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
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
Early Childhood Professional Development
Study of Coaching Practices in Early Care and Education Settings
Mathematica Policy Research, funded by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will collect descriptive information for the Study of Coaching Practices in Early…
- Trial name
- SCOPE (NCT03743337)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 310 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Surgery in Early Childhood
Surgery in Early Life and Child Development at School-entry: A Population-based Study
The central hypothesis is that surgery and anesthesia exposure in children with immature structural and functional brain development has long-term adverse effects on child development at school-entry compared with children not…
- Trial name
- NCT02595801
- Testing
- Surgery in early childhood
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 188,628 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Promoting Resilience and Lowering Risk in Early Childhood
An intervention study to provide in-the-moment parenting tips with the goal of increasing healthy parent-child interactions leading to resiliency in high-risk children.
- Conditions
- Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Parenting, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT05479734
- Testing
- mHealth Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Effectiveness of a Parent-mediated Intervention With PACT on Children With ASD
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neuro-developmental disorders. There are different types of interventions. Among these interventions Early Start Denver Model (ESDM) and Preschool Autism Communication Therapy (PACT) have…
- Trial name
- IFPAD (NCT04244721)
- Testing
- Preschool Autism Communication Therapy (PACT), Treatment As Usual (TAU)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 212 people
- Sponsor
- Hôpital le Vinatier
Autism
T-ABA Group Based Early Intervention For Parents of Children With ASD
This study is a 10-week, randomized, parallel groups design which will evaluate the efficacy of T-ABA with combined parent training and individual child sessions versus T-ABA with individual sessions alone.
- Trial name
- T-ABA (NCT02202421)
- Testing
- Targeted Applied Behavior Analysis (T-ABA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Problem Behavior, Developmental Delay
Problem Behavior Assessment and Intervention in IDEA Part C Services
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of function-based assessment and intervention to reduce problem behavior in children with developmental disability or delay in the context of IDEA Part C services.
- Conditions
- Problem Behavior, Developmental Delay, Developmental Disability
- Trial name
- NCT06771284
- Testing
- Function-based assessment and intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Neonatal Death, Mental Competency
Survive and Thrive Boa Vista Early Childhood Program
The proposed project will tackle the two most salient problems for children under 5 in Brazil: the continued high rates of neonatal mortality, and the large disparities in early childhood development.
- Trial name
- STBV (NCT03386747)
- Testing
- Home visits to improve parenting behaviors, Center based parenting groups
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Autism Spectrum Disorders, Stable Clinical Condition in the Last 3 Months
Early Nutritional Intervention in Patients With Autism Spectrum Disorders
Nutritional supplements like vitamin B6 and magnesium have demonstrated to have beneficial effects in patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD).
- Trial name
- NCT01230359
- Testing
- Pyridoxine hydrochloride, Tang orange powder
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Evaluation of the Social ABCs in Israel
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Social ABCs program for young autistic children and their parents. The study will also explore predictors of treatment success and child outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT07025603
- Testing
- The social ABCs
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Schizophrenia
Prospective Studies of the Pathogenesis of Schizophrenia
The purpose of this study is to use structural and functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to study children at high risk for schizophrenia.
- Trial name
- NCT00877552
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 598 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Obesity and Overweight
Brain and Behavior Influences on Obesity Development From Infancy Through Childhood
The investigators project, RESONATE, aims to investigate why some children develop obesity. To do this it uses data on eating and eating-related behaviors, genetic and environmental factors, and brain structure and function.
- Trial name
- RESONATE (NCT06861868)
- Testing
- fMRI cue reactivity task, fMRI go no go task, Ad libitum meal test
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University