Clinical trials: Preschool
Amblyopia
Prospective Evaluation of a Smartphone Application, GoCheckKids™, to Detect Amblyopia Risk Factors in Young Children
The objective is evaluation of GoCheck Kids, a smartphone application ('App'), for use as a photo screening device in a pediatric population to detect amblyopia risk factors (ARFs).
- Trial name
- NCT03447171
- Testing
- App Vision Screening
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 207 people
- Sponsor
- Gobiquity Mobile Health
Zinc Deficiency, Diarrhea
Water-based Zinc Intervention Trial in Zinc Deficient Children
The overall aim of this trial is to determine whether the use of the household-based water treatment device Life Straw Family (LSF) can be an effective strategy to improve zinc status and health status of vulnerable populations…
- Trial name
- NCT01472211
- Testing
- zinc enriching filter (LifeStrawFamily), disinfection tablets
- Where
- Benin
- Volunteers
- 317 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Swiss Federal Institute of Technology
Wheezing, Asthma in Children
Impedance Pneumography in Assessment of Asthma Control in Preschool Children
This study evaluates the value of impedance pneumography, used as overnight home recordings during a longitudinal design, in assessing asthma control in preschool children
- Trial name
- IPAAC (NCT03377192)
- Where
- 2 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- HUS Skin and Allergy Hospital
Behavioral and Emotional Disorder With Onset in Childhood
Emotional Dysregulation and Other Psychopathological Dimensions in Clinical Preschoolers
The purpose of the study is to investigate the emotional-behavioral dysregulation and its possible correlation with the main demographic and psychopathological variables in a sample of preschool children with internalizing and…
- Trial name
- NCT07805668
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris
Dental Caries
Consumption Effect of Probiotic Products on Salivary Cariogenic Bacterial Counts in Preschool Children.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of probiotic products on caries-associated salivary bacterial counts (Streptococcus mutans and Lactobacillus) and its effect on dental plaque accumulation in a group of…
- Trial name
- NCT02692625
- Testing
- (L. reuteri Prodentis®).
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King Abdulaziz University
Toilet Training, Child, Preschool
Group Toilet Training of Healthy Children, in Daycare Centers (CRCT)
Evaluation of a new method of toilet training (TT), meaning TT in group in daycare centers, guided by a TT expert. Children are included based on signs of readiness for TT.
- Trial name
- NCT04221776
- Testing
- Group toilet training in daycare, Individual toilet training at home
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
HIV Infections
When to Start Anti-HIV Drugs in Children Infected With HIV (The PREDICT Study)
The purpose of this study is to determine when HIV infected children should begin taking anti-HIV medications in order to improve both patient quality of life and survival.
- Trial name
- NCT00234091
- Testing
- Abacavir, Efavirenz, Lamivudine
- Where
- 9 sites in Cambodia, Thailand
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Healthy Lifestyle, Cardiovascular Disease
Evaluation of the Program SI! for Preschool Education: A School-Based Randomized Controlled Trial
Cardiovascular disease continues to be the principal cause of death in the world. At present, the risk factors for cardiovascular disease continue to appear at an earlier age permitting prevention activities and the promotion of…
- Trial name
- Preschool_PSI! (NCT01579708)
- Testing
- Program SI! educational intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 2,060 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación Centro Nacional de Investigaciones Cardiovasculares Carlos III
Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
Treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder in Preschool-Age Children (PATS)
This research focuses on the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in very young children. The medication being used is methylphenidate (Ritalin); it is being studied to determine its safety and how well it…
- Trial name
- NCT00018863
- Testing
- Methylphenidate
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Early Math Learning
Promoting Math in Young Children: Leveraging Pediatric Clinics to Reach Underrepresented Children in Rural Communities
The goals of this clinical trial to examine how pediatricians prescribing early math enriching texts to the parents of their patients affects the early math skills of under-resourced pre-kindergarten-aged children in rural…
- Trial name
- MATH (NCT05884541)
- Testing
- TipsbyText Messages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Intervention, Wait-List Control
Physical Activity Routines, Education, Assessment, Literacy, and Information Technology Application in Young Children
Engaging in appropriate volumes of physical activity is important to our current and future health status. Being able to develop habits for physical activity during early years of life may have long lasting benefits throughout…
- Conditions
- Intervention, Wait-List Control, Healthy
- Trial name
- PA-REALITY (NCT06742294)
- Testing
- Movement education
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 435 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Physical Activity, Children, Only
Child Health Coordinated Physical Activity Program
This study was conducted as a non-randomized study to evaluate the effects of physical activity interventions developed with the Nurse-led Child Health Coordinated Physical Activity Program on the physical activity levels of…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Children, Only, Nurse's Role, Body Weight Changes
- Trial name
- NCT06572527
- Testing
- Physical Activity Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Obesity
Our Year of Healthy Living (Formative Research & Intervention)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of a 7-month social marketing program - Healthy Me, Healthy We (previously called Our Year of Healthy Living) - in improving preschool children's (3-4 years) diet and physical…
- Trial name
- NCT02330354
- Testing
- Healthy Me, Healthy We
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,293 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Cognition
A Clinical Trial to Study the Impact of a Nutritional Beverage on Tests of Memory in Healthy Preschool Age Children
The effect of supplementation using both protein and multiple micronutrients in preschool age children on cognitive performance and growth is unknown.
- Trial name
- NCT02177942
- Testing
- Test beverage powder (High Proteins and added micronutrients), Control beverage powder (Low protein and no added micronutrients)
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 528 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Childhood Obesity, Physical Activity
Development and Feasibility of an Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among Young Children
The aim of this study is to develop, implement, and evaluate a novel intervention to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour among pre-school children, with the ultimate goal of reducing obesity among this age…
- Trial name
- NCT05754359
- Testing
- I'm an Active Hero (IAAH) Intervention Program
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
Upper Respiratory Infections, Influenza
Effectiveness of a Handwashing Programme in the Prevention of School Absenteeism Due to Respiratory Infections
The aim of the study was to assess the effectiveness of a hand-washing programme using hand sanitizer in the prevention of school absenteeism due to upper respiratory infections.
- Conditions
- Upper Respiratory Infections, Influenza, Common Cold
- Trial name
- NCT01728090
- Testing
- hand sanitizer
- Volunteers
- 1,640 people
- Sponsor
- Fundación Pública Andaluza para la Investigación Biomédica Andalucía Oriental
Childhood Obesity, Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding in Infancy and Food Intake in Preschool-Aged Children
The purpose of this study is to compare female, preschool-aged children breastfed during infancy to female, preschool-aged children bottle-fed during infancy in their ability to adjust calorie intake in response to internal…
- Trial name
- NCT00994487
- Testing
- High Energy Density Preload, Low Energy Density Preload
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Wheezing
Phenotypes of Preschool Wheezing Among Children Attending Sohag University Hospital
Wheezing in preschool children is very common, with a wide differential diagnosis. It is essential to be sure of the exact sound that parents are describing; the term 'wheeze' is often applied to non-specific sound.Approximately…
- Trial name
- NCT06603584
- Testing
- Chest x- Rays
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Physical Activity
Short bouTs of Exercise for Preschool-age Children
The purpose of this study is to examine if short bouts of structured physical activity implemented within the classroom setting as part of designated gross-motor playtime will increase preschool-age children during-school…
- Trial name
- STEP (NCT01588392)
- Testing
- Short bouts of structured physical activity, Unstructured physical activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 323 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Dental Caries in Children
Cost-effectiveness of Topical Fluoride in Preventing Deciduous Dental Caries in Preschool Children
Fluoride foam and fluoride varnish are effectiveness in prevention deciduous dental caries. However, the relative clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness of these two interventions are uncertain.
- Trial name
- NCT05025163
- Testing
- 1.23% fluoride foam application, 2.26% fluoride varnish application
- Volunteers
- 1,083 people
- Sponsor
- National Center for Chronic and Noncommunicable Disease Control and Prevention, China CDC