Clinical trials: Early Childhood Development
Early Childhood Development
Integrating Early Stimulation and Play at Scale: "MAHAY Mikolo"
The overall objective of the study is to examine the effects of integrating early child development group sessions into the existing, at-scale, community health and nutrition programs administered by the government in Madagascar.
- Trial name
- NCT05129696
- Testing
- Treatment (T), Treatment + (T+)
- Where
- Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 8,150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
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
Early Childhood Development (ECD)
Combined Nutrition and Parenting Study
This study aims to evaluate whether early childhood development is improved by a bundled set of interventions that promote responsive stimulation and improved nutrition by the provision of eggs and dried fish (nutrient-dense…
- Trial name
- BUNDLE (NCT07490899)
- Testing
- Responsive stimulation, female and male caregivers, Food provision and nutrition education
- Where
- 4 sites in Liberia
- Volunteers
- 2,240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Early Childhood Development, Infant Development
Understanding Early Development of Infants and Toddlers
The goal of this observational study is to analyze early development in infants and young children from a biopsychosocial perspective, with a particular focus on cognitive, language, motor, social-emotional, and adaptive…
- Conditions
- Early Childhood Development, Infant Development, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT07418528
- Testing
- Psychological developmental assessment
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bartosz M. Radtke
Parental Technoference, Child Behavioral Problems
Parental Technoference and Behavioral-Emotional Development in Early Childhood: A 6-Month Prospective Study
This study aims to examine the relationship between parental technoference (parents' use of smartphones or other digital devices while spending time with their children) and behavioral and emotional development in early…
- Conditions
- Parental Technoference, Child Behavioral Problems, Emotional Development in Early Childhood
- Trial name
- TECH-SDQ (NCT07387133)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Physical Inactivity in Early Childhood and Care, Delayed Fundamental Motor Skill Development
Active Fundament - Fundamentally Better
The objective of this longitudinal, quasi-experimental study is to improve children's fundamental motor skills and physical activity levels.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity in Early Childhood and Care, Delayed Fundamental Motor Skill Development, Early Childhood & Care Physical Activity Behavior, Motor Development in Children Aged 2-6 Years
- Trial name
- AF (NCT07315009)
- Testing
- Actief Fundament
- Where
- 3 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fontys University of Applied Sciences
Early Childhood Development, Behavior Problems
The PANTHERS (Parents and iNfants Together in Home-based Early Remote Services) Project
The PANTHERS (Parents And iNfants Together in Home-based Early Remote Services) Projects is a study funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to evaluate the efficacy and maintenance of a remote…
- Trial name
- PANTHERS (NCT04594902)
- Testing
- Infant Behavior Program (IBP), Enhanced Pediatric Primary Care (EPPC)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 288 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida International University
Early Childhood Development (ECD)
Development and Validation of a Screening Tool for Preschool Children Aged 1-6 Years
This study develops and validates the Chatbot-Assisted Developmental Assessment Scale for Preschool Children (CADAS), a screening tool for 1-6-year-olds.
- Trial name
- NCT07248397
- Testing
- No Intervention: Observational Cohort
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Early Childhood Development
An Early Childhood Internet-based and Family-based Intervention Study
The poverty rate among children under 18 years old in Hong Kong in 2015 was 18% after social welfare intervention. James Heckman, a Nobel Prize winner in Economics, advocates early childhood investment to enhance social mobility…
- Trial name
- ECII (NCT04512352)
- Testing
- Online curriculum
- Where
- 6 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 233 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Early Childhood Development
Evaluation of Scaling Up Early Childhood Development in Zambia
In Zambia, 40% of children under five years of age are stunted and 6% are wasted. While the Zambian government has focused on child nutrition in recent years, more focus on holistically improving early child development (ECD) is…
- Trial name
- SUpErCDZ (NCT03991182)
- Testing
- SMAGs trained on ECD curriculum, Head women trained on ECD curriculum, Head women led parent groups
- Where
- 3 sites in Zambia
- Volunteers
- 1,108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Early Childhood Development
Evaluating Effects of Integrating ECD Activities Into Bangladesh Government's Urban Lactating Mothers Allowance Program for the Poor on Children's Cognition and Behavior in Rangpur City Corporation, Bangladesh
Burden: Provision of health care to urban poor population is a great challenge because of supply and demand barriers in the urban health system, which is considered patchy and fragmented.
- Trial name
- NCT03753646
- Testing
- Lactating allowance and psycho social stimulation
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Early Childhood Development
Evaluation of the iMBC/ECD Model in Ghana
The Duke research team will work with Catholic Relief Services (CRS) and lead the design and implementation of a cluster-randomized trial in Northern Ghana to assess the impact of the Integrated Mothers and Babies Course \& Early…
- Trial name
- NCT03665246
- Testing
- Integrated Mothers and Babies Course
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 378 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
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.
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
Early Childhood Professional Development
Professional Development Tools to Improve the Quality of Infant and Toddler Care
Mathematica Policy Research, funded by OPRE, ACF, DHHS, will conduct a field test of We Grow Together: The Q-CCIIT Professional Development System.
- Trial name
- Q-CCIIT PD (NCT03433872)
- Testing
- We Grow Together: The Q-CCIIT Professional Development System
- Volunteers
- 475 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Self Control, Early Childhood Development
Efficacy of Tools of the Mind for Enhancing Self-Control in Preschoolers
Self-control has become a strong predictor of academic success and life outcomes. Early childhood development research indicates that greater self-control can lead to better health, greater wealth, and less propensity to engage…
- Trial name
- NCT02462733
- Testing
- Tools of the Mind (TOM), Playing to Learn (PTL)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children