Clinical trials: Neglect
Child Abuse
Early Home Visitation Program to Promote Good Health and Development in Children at Risk for Abuse
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of Hawaii's Healthy Start Program (HSP), a home visitation program for families at risk for child abuse, in promoting the health and development of children.
- Trial name
- NCT00218751
- Testing
- Home Visiting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Trachoma, Lymphatic Filariasis
Safety Study of Combined Azithromycin, Ivermectin and Albendazole for Trachoma and Lymphatic Filariasis
Trachoma and lymphatic filariasis (LF) are two 'Neglected Tropical Diseases' (NTDs), infectious diseases that affect millions of poor people in countries in the developing world.
- Trial name
- AZIVAL2 (NCT01903057)
- Testing
- azithromycin, ivermectin, albendazole
- Where
- Mozambique
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Malaria Transmission
Assessing the Effect of Neglected Tropical Diseases on Plasmodium Falciparum Transmission in an Area of Co-endemicity
Assessing the effect of neglected tropical diseases on Plasmodium falciparum transmission in an area of co endemicity.
- Trial name
- TRANSMAL (NCT02769013)
- Testing
- Pre-treatment follow up, S. haematobium treatment, Post treatment follow up
- Where
- 2 sites in Gabon, Ghana
- Volunteers
- 380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Human African Trypanosomiasis
Assessment of Recombinant HAT-RDT Specificity
Human African trypanosomiasis HAT, or sleeping sickness, is a tropical disease caused mainly by the parasite Trypanosoma brucei gambiense (gHAT).
- Trial name
- NCT05637632
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 1,504 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Healthy Adolescents in School-based Population, Emotional Neglect
Recognizing Emotional Neglect and Help-Seeking Intention Among Adolescents in Brussels
The goal of this study is to find out how well adolescents in Dutch-speaking secondary schools in Brussels can recognize emotional neglect, and how this relates to their intention to seek help. The main research questions are: 1.
- Conditions
- Healthy Adolescents in School-based Population, Emotional Neglect, Help-Seeking Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT07365891
- Testing
- Emotional neglect vignettes
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 749 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Mental Disorder, Depression
Screening to Identify Parents in Need of Mental Health Support: A Feasibility Study in Child Welfare Services
The main aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility, preliminary effects and experiences of the Collaboration-Screening-Referral approach (CSR / in Swedish: Samverkan-Screening-Hänvisning - SSH) when used with parents…
- Conditions
- Mental Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Child Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT06600139
- Testing
- The Collaboration-Screening-Referral (SSH) model
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Cartilage Injury, Orthopedic Disorder
CAsting and REhabilitation Versus Supervised Neglect for Osteochondral Lesions of the Talus in the Pediatric Population
Rationale: OCLs (osteochondral lesions) of the talus can be congenital or can occur after trauma or in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). The main complaint of an OCL is pain during weightbearing activities.
- Conditions
- Cartilage Injury, Orthopedic Disorder, Skeletal Injury, Rehabilitation
- Trial name
- CARE (NCT06220539)
- Testing
- Casting and supervised rehabilitation
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tristan Buck
Child Maltreatment, Interpersonal Relations
Beneficial or Fostering Future Struggles (B.F.F.s)? Characterizing the Role of Friends in the Development of 13- to 17-Year-Old Adolescents
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate how the friendship experiences of maltreated (i.e., abused and/or neglected) and non-maltreated adolescents differentially influence their risk for adverse outcomes.
- Conditions
- Child Maltreatment, Interpersonal Relations, Victimisation, Psychopathology
- Trial name
- BFFs (NCT05893459)
- Testing
- Debrief
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Parenting, Child Rearing
Strengthening Families and Reducing Risk Thru Developmental and Legal Collaboration
Project Dulce is designed to test a new approach to delivering family support, in the context of the primary care medical home. The target population to be served is infants between birth and 6 months old and their families who…
- Conditions
- Parenting, Child Rearing, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
- Trial name
- dulce (NCT01343940)
- Testing
- Project dulce, Safety intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 402 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Child Development, Child Behavior
Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) St. Joseph's Children Home Visiting Longitudinal Study
This study involves a long-term outcome study of the Catholic Health Initiative St. Joseph's Children (CHI SJC) program using a randomized control study.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Child Behavior, Child Abuse, Child Neglect
- Trial name
- NCT05729945
- Testing
- home visiting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 343 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Drinking
TREAT Child Alcohol Use Disorder (C-AUD) in Eastern Uganda
The investigators will investigate the existence of alcohol drinking among children living under adult supervision and care, living within the communities.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Drinking, Alcoholism, Alcohol Use Disorder
- Trial name
- TREAT C-AUD (NCT04743024)
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 7,188 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bergen
Soil-transmitted Helminthiasis, Schistosomiasis
Diagnosis of Neglected Tropical Diseases Among Patients With Persistent Digestive Disorders
NIDIAG is an international collaboration on integrated diagnosis-treatment platforms, funded by the European Commission (EC). NIDIAG aims to develop an improved, patient-centred system for delivering primary health care in…
- Conditions
- Soil-transmitted Helminthiasis, Schistosomiasis, Strongyloidiasis, Shigellosis
- Trial name
- NIDIAGDigest (NCT02105714)
- Testing
- Stool culturing for pathogenic bacteria, Kato-Katz technique, Baermann technique
- Where
- 7 sites in Côte d’Ivoire, Indonesia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 2,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Behavior, Child, Caries,Dental
Are Dental Neglect and the Siblings Risk Factors in Children
Neglect insidiously affects a child's overall health in all aspects. The aim of this study was to determine whether the presence of siblings caused dental neglect, and whether there was a relationship between dental neglect and…
- Conditions
- Behavior, Child, Caries,Dental, Neglect, Child, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT04122508
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan University Training and Research Hospital
Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Skin Diseases, Parasitic
Accuracy of a Rapid Diagnostic Test for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis in Morocco
The aim of this study is to estimate the accuracy of CL Detect Rapid Test™ compared to a composite reference standard test (Direct examination of skin smears + PCR test) in patients with clinically suspected Cutaneous…
- Conditions
- Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Skin Diseases, Parasitic, Neglected Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT02979002
- Where
- 9 sites in Morocco
- Volunteers
- 219 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National School of Public Health, Morocco
Chronic Chagas
Prospective Evaluation of Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Trypanosoma Cruzi Infection
Chagas disease (CD) is the most significant endemic zoonosis in Argentina. Two-thirds of affected individuals live in urban areas but only 10% globally are aware of their infection.
- Trial name
- NCT07304349
- Where
- 4 sites in Argentina
- Volunteers
- 3,234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Parasitologia Dr. Mario Fatala Chaben
Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), Schistosomiasis
Expanding Access to Preventive Chemotherapy Among Mobile and Migrant Populations
Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTDs) are among the most common groups of diseases affecting over one billion people globally and are disproportionately concentrated in remote, underserved, and marginalized communities.
- Conditions
- Onchocerciasis (River Blindness), Schistosomiasis, Soil Transmitted Helminth (STH) Infections, Lymphatic Filariasis
- Trial name
- MISSION (NCT07707817)
- Testing
- Modified Mass Administration of Medicines Strategy, Albendazole 400 mg, Praziquantel 40 mg/kg
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 5,760 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uwemedimo Friday Ekpo
Opioid-Related Disorders, Stimulant-Related Disorder
Preventing Parental Opioid and/or Methamphetamine Addiction Within DHS-Involved Families: PRE-FAIR
Young parents aged 16 to 30, involved in the DHS system for child welfare or self-sufficiency needs are at risk for opioid use disorder and/or methamphetamine use disorder (OUD; MUD).
- Conditions
- Opioid-Related Disorders, Stimulant-Related Disorder, Child Neglect, Mental Health Impairment
- Trial name
- PRE-FAIR (NCT05380440)
- Testing
- Prevention Adaptation of Families Actively Improving Relationships (PRE-FAIR), Standard Case Management and Referral
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 241 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chestnut Health Systems
Electroencephalography, Sevoflurane
The EEG Study Under Sevoflurane Anesthesia in Children
Sevoflurane is one of the most commonly used volatile anesthetics in children because of its rapid induction, recovery and recovery properties.
- Conditions
- Electroencephalography, Sevoflurane, Child Neglect
- Trial name
- NCT06580028
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Second Affiliated Hospital of Wenzhou Medical University
Dengue, Chikungunya
Risk Assessment of Community Spread of Multiple Endemic Infectious Diseases in a One Health Perspective
RACSMEI addresses the high burden of infectious diseases in low- and middle-income countries, including Cambodia, where limited surveillance and laboratory capacity often obscure etiologies and transmission dynamics.
- Conditions
- Dengue, Chikungunya, Zika Virus Infection, Japanese Encephalitis
- Trial name
- RACSMEI (NCT07358910)
- Where
- Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Pasteur du Cambodge
Rabies in Animals, Worms; Intestine
Integrating Community Interventions to Eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases
The overarching goal of this project is the elimination of two neglected tropical diseases (NTD): soil-transmitted helminthiasis and rabies.
- Trial name
- NCT03667079
- Testing
- integrated delivery of deworming and vaccination, Mass deworming only, Mass vaccination of dogs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28,143 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington State University