Clinical trials: Adolescent Development
Child Development, Pain
Validation of the Spanish Version of the Conceptualization of Pain Questionnaire
The goal of this observational study is to develop a questionnaire to assess a child's concept of pain and to evaluate its psychometric properties in schoolchildren aged 8-17 years.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Pain, Adolescent Behavior
- Trial name
- COPAQ-S (NCT06114927)
- Testing
- Validation of a questionnaire
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 324 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Rovira i Virgili
Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity
Where Wild Things Grow: Nature- and Activity-based Group Interventions for Neurodivergent Children and Youth
The goal of this action research project is to develop and implement nature- and activity-based group interventions across health care, school and leisure settings in Southern Norway.
- Conditions
- Neurodevelopmental Outcomes, ADHD - Attention Deficit Disorder With Hyperactivity, Autism, Tourette Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT07203469
- Testing
- Universal approach, Selective approach, Outdoor therapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sorlandet Hospital HF
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Tweens to Teens Project at Penn State
The goal of this study is to help investigators to understand more about the development of characteristics related to being male or female (what is called gender development).
- Trial name
- T2T@PSU (NCT01184651)
- Testing
- Questionnaires/Interviews
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 188 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism
The TEAM Study - Treatment Efficacy for Autism/Attention Using Mixed Amphetamine
The investigators are conducting a 10-week brain imaging and medication study. They are doing the research to study the response of Attention-Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in youth with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) on…
- Conditions
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT06853665
- Testing
- Adderall XR (mixed salts amphetamine)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 196 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gagan Joshi
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Mental Disorders
Physiological Mechanisms of Therapeutic Horseback Riding Intervention Effects in a Psychiatric Population of ASD Youth
This randomized control trial (RCT) seeks to assess the mechanisms underlying Therapeutic Horseback Riding's (THR) previously observed significant positive effects on ASD youth, particularly those with co-occurring psychiatric…
- Trial name
- NCT04606966
- Testing
- Therapeutic Horseback Riding, Barn Activity, Hybrid
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Asthma in Children
BREATHE-Peds Pilot- II III Trial and Post Trial
The overall aims of this study are to develop and pilot test BRief intervention to Evaluate Asthma THErapy (BREATHE)-Peds, a dyadic shared decision-making intervention, to improve asthma by supporting self-management among racial…
- Trial name
- NCT05832437
- Testing
- BREATHE-Peds Intervention, Control Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Adolescent Behavior
Developing and Evaluating a Meta-cognitive Intervention Amongst Adolescents With Neuro-development Disabilities
Adolescents with neuro-developmental disabilities such as attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD), specific learning disabilities (LD) and developmental coordination disorder (DCD) display functional difficulties in all…
- Trial name
- FITTED (NCT03618563)
- Testing
- functional individualized therapy for teenagers with executive deficits
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sara Rosenblum
Scoliosis; Adolescence, Bone Diseases
Thumb Ossification Composite Index (TOCI) to Predict Skeletal Maturity and Curve Progression in AIS
Accurate skeletal maturity assessment is important for prediction of curve progression and clinical management of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) including bracing decision and counseling for prognosis.
- Conditions
- Scoliosis; Adolescence, Bone Diseases, Bone Growth Abnormal
- Trial name
- TOCI (NCT03904914)
- Testing
- TOCI
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
CAT Intervention Group, Control Group
Development and Evaluation CAT and Youth
This R21 provides a multidisciplinary One Health approach to developing and evaluating a novel Cat Assisted Training (CAT) animal assisted intervention (AAI) for early adolescents with developmental disabilities (DD) and their…
- Trial name
- CAT (NCT05950672)
- Testing
- CAT Intervention Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon State University
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitis, Cognition
Glycemic Control, Brain Structure and Cognition in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes (T1DM)
LO5 study: The investigators are inviting a new group of youth (ages 7-16) who have been recently diagnosed with type 1 diabetes and their non-diabetic siblings.
- Trial name
- LO5/HY5 (NCT00879203)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 230 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Nutritional Anemia, Nutritional Deficiency
Nutrition Intervention to Address Anemia Among Adolescent Girls in Liberia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of weekly iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation and one-time deworming treatment at the community level in improving hemoglobin levels among…
- Conditions
- Nutritional Anemia, Nutritional Deficiency, Iron Deficiency Anemia Treatment, Folic Acid Deficiency Anemia, Dietary
- Trial name
- NCT05073562
- Testing
- Iron and folic acid (IFA) supplementation, Targeted nutrition education, Mebendazole Pill
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Undernutrition, Stunting
Rural-urban Disparities in the Nutritional Status of Younger Adolescents in Tanzania.
Africa faces rapid urbanization, has the second highest population growth rate, makes up one-fifth of the world's youth population, and experiences stagnant rates of undernutrition.
- Conditions
- Undernutrition, Stunting, Adolescent Development
- Trial name
- NCT04640389
- Testing
- Cross-sectional study/no intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability
Facing Your Fears: Adolescents With ASD and Intellectual Disability
Adolescents with ASD and intellectual disability (ID) are a complex and underserved population. Approximately 50% of individuals with ASD/ID experience significant anxiety.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disability, Anxiety, Emotion Regulation
- Trial name
- FYF:ASD/ID (NCT05131425)
- Testing
- Facing Your Fears: ASD/ID, Treatment as Usual
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Malnutrition, Adolescent Development
Evaluating a Participatory Nutrition Education Model on Nutrition Literacy of Adolescent Girls in Rural Ghana.
Adolescent girls in the Upper Manya Krobo (UMK) district, Ghana are disproportionately burdened by ill-health in relation to their male counterparts.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Adolescent Development, Adolescent Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03704649
- Testing
- Participatory video
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada, Ghana
- Volunteers
- 351 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Knowledge, Behavior
Socialization To Enrich Participation & Support Sexuality for Young People With I/DD
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of a 6-week socialization and sex education curriculum (STEPS2) in young people (aged 16-27 years) with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD), including…
- Trial name
- STEPS2 (NCT06231485)
- Testing
- STEPS2, STYH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 856 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City University of New York, School of Public Health
Risk Assessment, Resilience, Psychological
Resilience in Adolescent Development
RAD is a 10-year natural history, longitudinal, prospective assessment study of a cohort of 2,500 participants (ages 10-24 years) that will help uncover the socio-demographic, lifestyle, clinical, psychological, and…
- Conditions
- Risk Assessment, Resilience, Psychological, Depression, Mood Disorders
- Trial name
- RAD (NCT03458936)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Reproductive Physiological Processes, Pediatrics
Reproductive Axis Maturation in the Early Post-Menarchal Years
Background: Most adult women with irregular periods of unknown cause report symptoms dating back to early adolescence. This study aims to learn how girls' periods change in the 2 years after their first period.
- Conditions
- Reproductive Physiological Processes, Pediatrics, Adolescent Health, Adolescent Development
- Trial name
- NCT03986021
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Schizophrenia, Psychotic Disorders
Dimensional and Developmental Profiles of Psychosis in Children and Adolescents
Five collaborating sites in France will study the broad spectrum of schizophrenia in children and adolescents. Patients will be studied with diagnostic interviews, developmental histories, dimensional clinical ratings…
- Trial name
- PSYDEV (NCT04370730)
- Testing
- clinical, neuroimaging and DNA assessments
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
High Myopia
Development and Pathological Changes of High Myopia Among Children and Adolescents in China
The study aims to observe the relationship between the changes of ocular structure parameters and pathological changes among children and adolescents with high myopia.
- Trial name
- NCT03533647
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University
T1DM, Brain Development
Brain Health and Development With T1DM
Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is typically diagnosed in childhood and over time can lead to complications affecting the retina, heart, kidneys, peripheral nerves, and more recently appreciated, the brain.
- Trial name
- NewT (NCT03335878)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine