Clinical trials: Infant Mental Health
Substance-Related Disorders, Alcohol-Related Disorders
Conflict Between Maternal Autonomy and Child Health in Substance-use
Qualitative project, comprising open-ended semi-structured interviews with healthcare workers, who provide antenatal care to substance-using women.
- Conditions
- Substance-Related Disorders, Alcohol-Related Disorders, Amphetamine-Related Disorders, Inhalant Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT02797990
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Child Development
Effectiveness of a Baby App for Enhancing Infant Mental Well-being (RCT)
This RCT aims to design and develop a developmental guidance program delivered by a smartphone app "Happy Baby HK" and evaluate its effectiveness for enhancing the mental well-being of recently born infants in Hong Kong.
- Trial name
- NCT06163560
- Testing
- Smartphone app "Happy Baby HK", Family Health Service parenting booklet
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 586 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Hyperbilirubinemia, Jaundice
Improving Health Outcomes for New Mothers and Babies
Because adherence to postnatal care guidelines across the United States (U.S.) is poor, newborns and mothers often are placed at undue risk for adverse medical and social outcomes.
- Conditions
- Hyperbilirubinemia, Jaundice, Dehydration, Postpartum Depression
- Trial name
- NCT00360204
- Testing
- Home Nurse Visit
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Mental Health Issue (E.G., Depression, Psychosis, Personality Disorder, Substance Abuse), Infant Development
Maternal Adversity, Vulnerability and Neurodevelopment
Maternal Adversity Vulnerability and Neurodevelopment (MAVAN) project is a prospective community-based, pregnancy and birth cohort of Canadian mother-child dyads.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue (E.G., Depression, Psychosis, Personality Disorder, Substance Abuse), Infant Development, Infant Behavior
- Trial name
- MAVAN (NCT03434457)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 630 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute
Infant Mental Health
Infant Mental Health-Home Visiting Randomized Controlled Trial
The primary objective is to rigorously evaluate the effectiveness of the Infant Mental Health Home Visiting (IMH-HV) model on maternal and child outcomes according to legislative standards via a randomized controlled trial.
- Trial name
- IMH-HV RCT (NCT03175796)
- Testing
- Infant Mental Health-Home Visiting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Multi-observational Study for the Early Identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD) in At-risk Populations
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) that affects about 78 million people worldwide. Its prevalence and degree of impact on individuals and families place it among disorders of global importance.
- Trial name
- BABY@NET (NCT06915805)
- Where
- 5 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 455 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Cystic Fibrosis, Hirschprung's Disease
Evaluating the Alimentary and Respiratory Tracts in Health and Disease (EARTH) Research Program.
The investigators have established the "Evaluating the Alimentary and Respiratory Tracts in Health and disease" (EARTH) research program.
- Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis, Hirschprung's Disease, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Healthy
- Trial name
- EARTH (NCT04071314)
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of New South Wales
Sleep Problems
The Rocky Sleep Study
Night waking with crying can be a distressing and difficult experience for infants and their parents. The investigators want to reduce infant night waking and crying and improve parents' views of their infants' sleep.
- Trial name
- NCT00877162
- Testing
- Controlled crying and routines
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 235 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Metabolic Disease, Neurological and Mental Health Conditions
Singapore PREconception Study of Long-Term Maternal and Child Outcomes
We aim to test the following primary hypothesis that nutrition, lifestyle, and maternal emotional health prior to pregnancy and/or during the first trimester alter the expression of metabolic or neurodevelopmental endophenotypes…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Disease, Neurological and Mental Health Conditions, Genetics Predisposition, Skin Condition
- Trial name
- S-PRESTO (NCT03531658)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 1,054 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Preterm Birth
Interdisciplinary E-health Based Follow-up of Preterm Born Children
The aim of the study is to assess mental and somatic symptoms of preterm born children at the ages of 2, 5 and 10 by a multidisciplinary team and to evaluate an app that screens for these symptoms.
- Trial name
- NeoUp (NCT06345664)
- Testing
- Diagnostics and intervention recommendations
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Pediatric Sleep Problems, Sleep Hygiene
Storybook App vs Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Child Sleep and Attachment
This completed randomized controlled trial compared two caregiver-delivered interventions for sleep in young children: a multimodal mobile health intervention delivered through the Storybook mobile application and a face-to-face…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Sleep Problems, Sleep Hygiene, Parent-Child Attachment
- Trial name
- STORYBOOK-RCT (NCT07668609)
- Testing
- CBT-Based Psychoeducational Intervention, Storybook Mobile Application Intervention
- Where
- Ecuador
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Católica de Cuenca
Premature Infant, Mental Health Issue (E.G., Depression, Psychosis, Personality Disorder, Substance Abuse)
Preventing Vulnerable Child Syndrome in the NICU With Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (PreVNT Trial)
This study is being done to see if outcomes for both a premature infant's parents and the infant born prematurely who have spent time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can be improved through parent cognitive behavioral…
- Conditions
- Premature Infant, Mental Health Issue (E.G., Depression, Psychosis, Personality Disorder, Substance Abuse), Development, Child, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- PreVNT (NCT03906435)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Infant Mental Health
What Can be Learnt From a Pilot Project Offering Brief Therapeutic Work to Parents and Infants in a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service?
Can a method of working therapeutically with parents and children (under the age of five) be made use of in a Child and Adolescent Mental Health team, in which this kind of work does not regularly take place? I hope to understand…
- Trial name
- NCT04273698
- Testing
- Parent-infant psychotherapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of East London
Anxiety
Feasibility Study of a Music and Social Support Intervention for Postnatal Mothers/Infants
This research study aims to assess the feasibility of conducting a full scale trial of Mamas in Harmony, a group music and social support class delivered by a professional musician for mothers and their babies.
- Trial name
- NCT05930990
- Testing
- Mamas in Harmony
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
Cannabis Use, Marijuana Use
Cannabis Use in Pregnancy and Downstream Effects on Maternal and Infant Health
With perinatal cannabis use rising in Canada, robust data on short-term and long-term effects on newborns are urgently needed. However, past barriers to obtain robust data included limited sample sizes, low self-reporting and no…
- Trial name
- CUPiD (NCT05309226)
- Testing
- Cannabis use in pregnancy or cannabis exposure in utero
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Childbirth-related Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Switzerland: The Swiss Cohort on Traumatic Childbirth and Health
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the prevalence of Childbirth post-traumatic stress disorder (CB-PTSD) and Childbirth post-traumatic stress symptom (CB-PTSS) in Switzerland, and to analyze the psychological…
- Trial name
- SwiTCH (NCT05865704)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Infant Development, Developmental Delay
The Effects on Children and Parents of Educating Parents About Ways to Play With Babies
The purpose of this study is to determine whether educating parents about how to play with infants affects infant development or caregiver characteristics.
- Trial name
- NCT05259423
- Testing
- Enriched Education Program, Typical Education Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Obesity & Overweight
Healthy Eating for My Infant: A Community- Informed Infant Obesity Prevention Program Addressing the Impact of Maternal Mental Health on Eating and Feeding
Infants from low-income families are at increased risk for obesity, but obesity prevention programs tailored specifically to the needs of these infants are lacking.
- Trial name
- NCT07284108
- Testing
- Healthy Eating for My Infant (HEMI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
The Gestational Age of the Newborn is Between 28-37 Weeks, Stable Health Status of the Newborn
The Effect of Kangaroo Care and Lullaby on Mother-Baby Physiological Parameters and Mother's State Anxiety Level
This study was planned to investigate the effect of kangaroo care and lullaby on mother-baby physiologic parameters and mother's state anxiety level in premature newborns.
- Conditions
- The Gestational Age of the Newborn is Between 28-37 Weeks, Stable Health Status of the Newborn, Mothers' Willingness to Participate in the Study
- Trial name
- NCT06964204
- Testing
- Kangaroo Care, Kangaroo Care+lullabies
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
Development and Health, Nutrition
Effects of Light Exposure for Postpartum Depression on Infant Development
About 11% of women develop depression and anxiety after giving birth. These symptoms can reduce a mother's quality of life and daily functioning and may negatively affect her child's growth and development.
- Trial name
- Chrono_Baby (NCT07440355)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre