Clinical trials: Early Intervention
Maternal Dietary Diversity, Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation
Assessing the Feasibility of Integrating a Package of Maternal Nutrition Interventions Into Antenatal Care Services in Burkina Faso
Alive \& Thrive (A\&T) is an initiative that supports the scaling up of nutrition interventions to save lives, prevent illnesses, and contribute to healthy growth and development through improved maternal nutrition, breastfeeding…
- Conditions
- Maternal Dietary Diversity, Iron-Folic Acid Supplementation, Early Initiation of Breastfeeding
- Trial name
- NCT04155437
- Testing
- Health Facility Level Interventions, Community Level Interventions, Health System Level Interventions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8,110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Communication Disorders, Developmental Disabilities
Effects of Intensity of Early Communication Intervention
The purpose of the study is to determine if a more intensive application of communication intervention, i.e. 5 hours per week, will result in more frequent intentional communication acts, greater lexical density, and a better…
- Trial name
- NCT00723151
- Testing
- Milieu Communication Teaching
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas
Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia
Palliative Care Needs of Children With Rare Diseases and Their Families
The palliative care needs of family caregivers of children with rare diseases and their children are largely unmet, including the need for support to prepare for future medical decision making.
- Conditions
- Trisomy 13 Syndrome, Arthrogryposis Congenita Multiplex With Intestinal Atresia, Asparagine Synthetase Deficiency, CHARGE Syndrome
- Trial name
- FACE-Rare (NCT06938542)
- Testing
- Family Centered pediatric palliative care for family caregivers of children with rare diseases.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Cerebral Palsy, Speech Function
The Relationship of Speech Function and Quality of Life in Children With Cerebral Palsy: A Longitudinal Study
Cerebral palsy (CP) encompass a group of non-progressive, non-contagious motor conditions that cause physical disability in human development.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Speech Function, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT01948154
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Child Development, Parenting
Impact of the Korea Early Childhood Home-visiting Intervention
Maternal and early childhood home visits have been proposed as an effective strategy to improve the health and development of disadvantaged children.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Parenting, Infant Development, Pregnancy Related
- Trial name
- KECHI (NCT04749888)
- Testing
- Targeted nurse-led home visiting
- Where
- 2 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Emotional Regulation
Effectiveness of Robot-Assisted Intervention and Sensory Integration Therapy in Enhancing Social-Emotional Skills in Children With Autism
This study is designed to evaluate and compare the impact of robot-assisted intervention using a smart robot (Kebbi Air) and traditional sensory integration therapy on improving social-emotional skills in children diagnosed with…
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Emotional Regulation, Sensory Integration Dysfunction
- Trial name
- NCT06757673
- Testing
- Robot-Assisted Therapy using Kebbi Air, Sensory Integration Therapy
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Childhood Obesity
Etiological Factors, Risk Factors and Early Stages of Chronic Disease in Different Degrees of Childhood Overweight
Children and adolescents with overweight and obesity are predisposed to significant health problems. It is known that childhood obesity can adversely affect almost every organ system, and if left untreated, the major impact of…
- Trial name
- NCT02091544
- Testing
- Lifestyle intervention
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Premature Birth
2-Brain Regulation to Achieve Improved Neuroprotection During Early Development
Each year 15 million infants are born preterm (PT). Even without severe comorbidities, they are exposed to sensory stress during the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) stay and are at greater risk of neurodevelopmental problems…
- Trial name
- 2-BRAINED (NCT06659809)
- Testing
- Tele-care video-feedback intervention (TVFI)
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS National Neurological Institute "C. Mondino" Foundation
Pediatric Obesity, Risk Reduction Behavior
FirstStep2Health Intervention
This project will determine the preliminary efficacy of an innovative intergenerational intervention among Head Start preschoolers, aged 3-5 years, and their caregivers.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Risk Reduction Behavior, Early Intervention, Intergenerational Relations
- Trial name
- NCT04164277
- Testing
- Caregiver Component., Caregiver-Preschooler Learning., Center-based Preschooler Component.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Peer Bullying Intervention, Vodcast
Early Detection and Kinetics of Sepsis-Induced Coagulopathy in Severe Burn Patients
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of an avatar-supported, teacher-student interactive, vodcast-based peer bullying prevention program-developed for adolescents-on students' ability to identify peer bullying…
- Conditions
- Peer Bullying Intervention, Vodcast, Students
- Trial name
- SIC-BURN-JAAM2 (NCT07905807)
- Testing
- Vodcast-Based Peer Bullying Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
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)
Cannabis Use Disorder, Mild, Cannabis Use Disorder, Moderate
Pilot Test of Parent-Focused Cannabis-Related Actions and Practices Intervention for Adolescent Marijuana Abuse
The randomized clinical trial involves the pilot-testing of a theory-guided, empirically based, and low-cost intervention designed for legal medical marijuana-using parents to enhance parenting behaviors that limit youth exposure…
- Trial name
- CAP (NCT04923230)
- Testing
- Cannabis Actions and Practices Resource for Parents
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Institute
Water, Child Nutrition
Water is K'é: Multi-level Intervention to Promote Healthy Beverage Choices Among Navajo Families
The goal of this clinical trial is to understand if a cultural intervention for Navajo families will improve healthy beverage habits, health outcomes, and family cohesion.
- Conditions
- Water, Child Nutrition, Family Dynamics, Healthy Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT06020027
- Testing
- Water is K'é
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Mental Disorder
Effects of an Internet Use Disorder and Internet Gaming Disorder Early Intervention Program
Background. In the last two decades Internet usage has grown vastly. Pathological Internet usage (IUD; Internet Use Disorder) is associated with severe mental health problems affecting social, academic and daily life functioning.
- Trial name
- PROTECT+ (NCT03582839)
- Testing
- PROTECT+
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pädagogische Hochschule Heidelberg
Autism
Interactive Massage Intervention in Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorder
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the efficacy of a 3-month maternal interactive massage intervention in toddlers aged 18-24 months with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
- Trial name
- IMI-ASD (NCT07876245)
- Testing
- Maternal Interactive Massage, Behavioral
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Child Development, Activity, Motor
Early Movers Pilot Intervention
Our Early Movers longitudinal study found that adherence to the Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines in infancy is low across demographic groups, impacting overall development.
- Trial name
- NCT06538090
- Testing
- Early Movers
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Behavioral Assessment of Children, Early Intervention
PaREnting ProgrAm to Enhance PREterm Infants' Health and Development (PREPARE Trial)
Preterm infants are at high risk of developmental delay or disabilities and they do benefit from early intervention programs. Many programs aiming at improving preterm infants' developmental outcome have been proposed with mixed…
- Trial name
- PREPARE (NCT04783220)
- Testing
- Comprehensive structured parent intervention
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Achievement
The Positive Family Support Project - Partnering With Families for a Successful Transition to School
The Positive Family Support Project seeks to understand some of the factors that increase success for children in early elementary school, such as positive family support at home.
- Trial name
- NCT02289092
- Testing
- Family Check-Up
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 848 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oregon
Smoking Reduction, Asthma in Children
Early Life Intervention in Pediatrics Supported by E-health - SMOKE
Unrestricted parental smoking habits are lifestyle risk behaviors associated with chronic, systemic inflammation, which promotes the pathogenesis of non-communicable diseases (NCDs).
- Conditions
- Smoking Reduction, Asthma in Children, Wheezing, Non-Communicable Disease
- Trial name
- ELIPSE-II (NCT06311162)
- Testing
- Life-Style app
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Socioemotional Development, Cognitive Ability
Early Institutionalization Intervention Impact Project
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of early intervention (placement into foster care, and a caregiving training) on physical, cognitive, social and brain development and psychiatric symptomatology in children…
- Conditions
- Socioemotional Development, Cognitive Ability, Behavioral and Neural Patterns of Attention, Brain Function
- Trial name
- EI-3 (NCT04165746)
- Testing
- Foster Care, Caregiving Intervention
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital