Clinical trials: Growth & Development
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Phenotypic and Genetic Factors in Autism Spectrum Disorders
The purpose of the study is to collect phenotypic (observable characteristics) and genetic information about individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) and their families.
- Trial name
- NCT00910559
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Risk Behavior
Comprehensive Elementary School Risk Prevention
This project will evaluate the benefit of an enhanced social development program in grades 3-6 to decrease the onset of risky behaviors in pre-adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT00099385
- Testing
- Social Development Instruction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,620 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Mindfulness for Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder Autism Spectrum Disorder
The current study examines the efficacy of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) to reduce parenting stress, lessen parental reactivity and negativity, and decrease child externalizing behaviors among families of children…
- Trial name
- ASD (NCT03459625)
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MSBR), Psychoeducational Support Group (PE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Congenital Heart Disease, Tetralogy of Fallot
Molecular and Cellular Characterization of Cardiac Tissue in Postnatal Development
The study team will use small pieces of human hearts which are removed as part of a required surgical procedure to study different objectives.
- Trial name
- NCT00243776
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Eating Disorders
Feasibility and Acceptability of AVATAR Therapy in Eating Disorders.
This project will answer the overarching research question "What is the feasibility of developing and implementing AVATAR therapy to reduce the power of the eating disorder voice in patients with eating disorders?".
- Trial name
- NCT04778423
- Testing
- Avatar Therapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Premature Birth
The Use of an Age-linked App for Parents During and After a NICU Stay
The main purpose of the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is to optimize the development of the newborn. Preterm children are at greater risk for developmental disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT03232190
- Testing
- Web Application
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
Autism Spectrum Disorder
pBFS Guided rTMS Over Cognitive Control Network for ASD
The aim of this trial is to assess the efficacy and safety of precision neuromodulation for alleviating core symptoms in patients with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who also have intellectual or developmental delay.
- Trial name
- NCT06255535
- Testing
- active iTBS treatment
- Where
- 6 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 215 people
- Sponsor
- Changping Laboratory
Language Disorders
A Comparison of Language Intervention Programs
Brief Summary: Nearly 7% of elementary school children present with difficulties learning and using language. Unfortunately, language impairments are often long lasting and may have serious social, academic, and vocational…
- Trial name
- NCT00033150
- Testing
- Fast ForWord, Computer Assisted Language Intervention, Individual Language Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Folinic Acid in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders
The investigator planned to study the efficiency of folinic acid treatment on autistic symptoms in children suffering from autism spectrum disorder.
- Trial name
- EFFET (NCT02551380)
- Testing
- FOLINORAL
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Brain Imaging in Babies Study
The aims of the BIBS Study The Brain Imaging in Babies study (BIBS) aims to improve understanding of how a baby's brain develops from before birth, up until 3-4 years of age.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Conditions, COVID-19
- Trial name
- BIBS (NCT04443179)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 790 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Sleep Duration, Child Obesity
Effect of Sleep Extension on Body Weight and Learning in Children (More2Sleep)
More2Sleep is a randomized, controlled, parallel trial with two groups (sleep extension vs control) including 142 school-aged children (6-12 years) who have a BMI above average, defined as age- and sex-specific BMI Z-score above…
- Conditions
- Sleep Duration, Child Obesity, Child Development, Child Behavior
- Trial name
- More2Sleep (NCT06341179)
- Testing
- Sleep extension
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Premature Birth of Newborn
The Effect of Perinatal Stress on the Development of Preterm Infants
In this project, the investigators will study a cohort of preterm infants, together with their parents, during NICU hospitalization and follow their developmental trajectory until the age of two.
- Trial name
- RESILIENCE (NCT02623400)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 174 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Weight-Estimation
Can Habitus Adapted Length Based Body Weight Estimation be Improved by Adding Further Parameters?
The purpose of this prospective single center study is to investigate if the accuracy of length based body weight estimation by the already investigated algorithm (CLAWAR) can be improved by adding another parameter.
- Trial name
- Including MUC (NCT02930928)
- Testing
- Accuracy of weight estimation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 495 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Head Start Participation
American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (AIAN FACES 2019)
The American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (AIAN FACES) 2019 builds on AIAN FACES 2015 (NCT03842111), which was the first national study children and families participating in Region XI…
- Trial name
- AIAN FACES (NCT04046965)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,587 people
- Sponsor
- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Pulp Necrosis, Regeneration
Regeneration of Pulp-Dentin Development in Teeth With Necrotic Pulps and Immature Roots
This multi-center exploratory clinical trial is a randomized trial designed to test whether a regenerative endodontic procedure using tissue engineering principles (REGENDO), or a revascularization (REVASC) endodontic procedure…
- Trial name
- NCT01976065
- Testing
- Triple Antibiotic Paste, Standard Treatment
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kenneth Hargreaves
Adolescent Psychiatry, Antisocial Personality Disorders
Impaired Decision-making in Adolescents
There is clear evidence that aggressive behavior and disruptive behavior disorders (DBD) in middle childhood are associated with an increased risk for substance abuse in adolescence.
- Conditions
- Adolescent Psychiatry, Antisocial Personality Disorders, Substance-Related Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT01253993
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht
Oxidative Stress, Inflammation
Effect of Mother DHA Supplementation on Term Newborn.
In the present study, we evaluate the effect of the mother suplementación with DHA during the gestation and lactation on diverse aspects of the development of newborn.
- Conditions
- Oxidative Stress, Inflammation, Infant Development
- Trial name
- NCT01947426
- Testing
- DHA Supplementation, Control (milk without DHA)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Granada
Pregnancy, Postpartum Depression
Rosie the Chatbot: Leveraging Automated and Personalized Health Information Communication
Rosie the Chatbot is an educational chatbot that moms can have on their computers or cellphones and will work by moms typing in their questions about pregnancy, health, infant milestones, and other variety of health related…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Postpartum Depression, Infant Development, Infant Conditions
- Trial name
- NCT06053515
- Testing
- Rosie the Chatbot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, College Park
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Milieu Teaching-AV: Adaptation of Milieu Teaching That Encourages Looking to the Mouth
This project will look at Milieu Teaching (i.e., a language intervention) that encourages looking to audiovisual speech cues (Milieu Teaching-AV) for infants with autistic older siblings (Baby Sibs), who are highly likely be…
- Conditions
- Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism, Susceptibility to, 6
- Trial name
- MilieuTeach-AV (NCT07494513)
- Testing
- Milieu Teaching-AV, Milieu Teaching-NoAV
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
Language Development Disorders
Kindergarten Children Acquiring Words Through Storybook Reading
Children with Specific Language Impairment (SLI) are slower to learn new words than their peers, placing them at risk for academic failure.
- Trial name
- KAWStory (NCT03586479)
- Testing
- Interactive storybook reading
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas