Clinical trials: Behavior, Infant
Obesity
Mothers and Others: Family-based Obesity Prevention for Infants and Toddlers
The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial among 468 Non-Hispanic black mothers and their families to test the efficacy of MOTHERS AND OTHERS, a multi-component home visitation program, compared to an…
- Trial name
- NCT01938118
- Testing
- Obesity Prevention Group, Injury Prevention Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 430 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Behavioral Assessment of Children, Early Intervention
PaREnting ProgrAm to Enhance PREterm Infants' Health and Development (PREPARE Trial)
Preterm infants are at high risk of developmental delay or disabilities and they do benefit from early intervention programs. Many programs aiming at improving preterm infants' developmental outcome have been proposed with mixed…
- Trial name
- PREPARE (NCT04783220)
- Testing
- Comprehensive structured parent intervention
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Infant Behavior, Child Behavior
Integrated Model for Promoting Parenting and Early School Readiness in Pediatrics
This study tests a comprehensive approach to the promotion of school readiness in low-income families, beginning shortly after the birth of the child, through enhancement of positive parenting practices (and when present…
- Conditions
- Infant Behavior, Child Behavior, Parenting, Child Rearing
- Trial name
- NCT02459327
- Testing
- Video Interaction Project, Family Check Up
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 403 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York University
Postpartum Depression, Infant Development
Social Circumstances, Parenting Techniques, and Infant Development
1. Investigators aim to assess a novel behavioral intervention (currently approved in Protocol #6285) behavioral intervention that promotes maternally-mediated behavioral changes in young infants to reduce the risk of postpartum…
- Conditions
- Postpartum Depression, Infant Development, Rhythm; Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT02121496
- Testing
- Resources for Postpartum Parenting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Pregnancy
Prenatal Exposure Effects Psychophysiology Study
The purpose of the study is to understand the biology and behavior of early mother-infant attachment, and to investigate how it may be affected by prenatal substance exposures.
- Trial name
- PEEPS (NCT01134770)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Pregnancy Related, Infant Development
The SPROUT (Pilot) Project
The purpose of this research is to study two different approaches to exercise during pregnancy that investigators believe will result in improved health for moms and babies.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Infant Development, Adherence, Treatment, Activity, Motor
- Trial name
- SPROUT (NCT05394883)
- Testing
- Supervised Exercise, Home Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York - Upstate Medical University
Overweight and Obesity, Pregnancy Complications
Healthy for my Baby- RCT of a Lifestyle Intervention for Overweight Women in Preconception
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an intervention combining motivational interviewing and follow-up with a mobile phone application will help overweight women and their partners adopt healthy lifestyle habits in…
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity, Pregnancy Complications, Health Behavior, Life Style
- Trial name
- NCT04242069
- Testing
- Healthy for my Baby, Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Maternal-Fetal Relations, Mother-Child Relations
Neurobehavioral Effects of Prenatal Mindfulness Training on Maternal Presence and Compassionate Love
This study investigates how prenatal mindfulness training fosters prosocial qualities a mother brings to parenting-specifically, her ability to be present with and experience compassionate love for her child.
- Conditions
- Maternal-Fetal Relations, Mother-Child Relations, Maternal Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05241600
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Childbirth and Parenting, Non-Mindfulness-Based Childbirth Class
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heidemarie Laurent
Breastfeeding
Furthering Equity Through Infant Feeding EDucation and Support
The purpose of this study is to identify whether adding clinically integrated breastfeeding peer counseling (ci-BPC) to standard lactation care is associated with a reduction in disparities in breastfeeding intensity and duration…
- Trial name
- FEEDS (NCT05441709)
- Testing
- Ci-BPC with Standard of Care (SOC)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 990 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Endeavor Health
Infantile Colic
0-3 Months Infantile Colic The Effect of Ocean Sound on Babies
Infant colic is one of the most common health problems in newborns and infants. It is a syndrome of unknown cause, occurring in attacks, weakened by clenched fists, hardening of the abdomen, flatulence, pulling the legs to the…
- Trial name
- NCT06743971
- Testing
- ocean sound concert
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University
Postpartum Depression, Lifestyle, Healthy
Nutrition and Physical Activity Intervention on Psychosocial Well-Being of Postpartum Mothers
This study aims to examine the effectiveness of nutrition and physical intervention to improve psychosocial well-being of postpartum mothers with preterm infants.
- Trial name
- NCT05444179
- Testing
- Mommies can Eat & Exercise with No Stress (MomEENS)
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Teknologi Mara
Osteoporosis, Obesity
Breastfeeding and Exercise for Healthy Infants and Postpartum Moms Too!
Approximately 8 million American women suffer from osteoporosis, and one out of every two women over the age of 50 will have an osteoporotic-related fracture in their lifetime (42).
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis, Obesity, Weight Loss
- Trial name
- BEHIP (NCT00966381)
- Testing
- Exercise and weight loss intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Grief, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Walk With Me (WWM) for Perinatal Grief
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the Along With Me web-based intervention works to decrease posttraumatic stress symptoms and suicidal ideation among bereaved parents following pregnancy and early infant loss.
- Conditions
- Grief, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Suicidal Ideation, Miscarriage
- Trial name
- PeriGrief-II (NCT07011940)
- Testing
- Along With Me, Peer Guide
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.
Breastfeeding
Effectiveness of Well-child Clinics as the "Community" Basis of Step 10 of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
A cluster-randomized controlled trial will be conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo to compare rates of early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding between mothers who give birth in hospitals with the current standard of…
- Trial name
- NCT01428232
- Testing
- implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, BFHI steps 1-9 +well-child clinic
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 992 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD), Chronic Lung Disease of Newborn
Long-Term Burden of BPD and Health-Related Quality of Life (BronQ Family)
The objective of this study is to examine the long-term impact of having a child with Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD) on the parents and caregivers from the time of diagnosis through adulthood.
- Conditions
- Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD), Chronic Lung Disease of Newborn, HRQOL (Health Related Quality Of Life)
- Trial name
- BronQ Family (NCT07134387)
- Testing
- N/A, no intervention, participation in survey
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Global Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants
Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D Supplementation of Lactating Mothers
The investigators would like to test the hypothesis that maternal vitamin D supplementation during lactation in dose 1200IU/d (400IU from multivitamins + 800 IU cholecalciferol) is more effective than 400IU/d (400IU from…
- Trial name
- MAVID (NCT01506557)
- Testing
- cholecalciferol
- Where
- 5 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 174 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Memorial Health Institute, Poland
Feeding Patterns, Microbial Colonization
Prephage - Faecal Bacteriophage Transfer for Enhanced Gastrointestinal Tract Maturation in Preterm Infants - Donor Study
PrePhage - Fecal bacteriophage transfer for enhanced gastrointestinal tract maturation in preterm infants This pilot triol has the primary goal of demonstrating the safety of transferring viruses and proteins from healthy term…
- Trial name
- NCT05272566
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Health Behavior
Short and Long Term Effect of Early Infant Feeding and Nutritional Status on the Children's Health
This study evaluates the early infant feeding in the infant intestinal microecology and the long term health. 300 healthy term newborns were involved into the study on its first stage.
- Trial name
- NCT02658500
- Testing
- Infant Formula, breast milk
- Where
- 4 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Sanyuan Foods Co Ltd
Breast Feeding, Self Efficacy
Web-based Educational Intervention on Breastfeeding Self-efficacy and Breastfeeding Outcome
Background: Maternal and paternal breastfeeding self-efficacy is an important factor and could be modified in improving breastfeeding outcomes.
- Conditions
- Breast Feeding, Self Efficacy, Feeding Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT04798872
- Testing
- Web-based educational program
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 448 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Mother-Infant Interaction, Breastfeeding
Short-term Effects of Paced Bottle-Feeding on Feeding Interactions
Current infant feeding recommendations focus on promoting responsive feeding, which is widely recognized as the ideal way to feed infants because it is associated with healthier eating behaviors and growth outcomes for infants.
- Conditions
- Mother-Infant Interaction, Breastfeeding, Bottle Feeding
- Trial name
- PBF (NCT05780944)
- Testing
- Paced Bottle-Feeding Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo