Clinical trials: Child Mental Health
Child Development
School-Based Mental Health Effectiveness Study
This study involves efforts to advance the science of prevention in early childhood mental health in low-resource communities. Investigators will assess the effectiveness, practical implementation strategies, and underlying…
- Trial name
- NCT04383327
- Testing
- ParentCorps-Professional Development (PD), T-Wellness
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,444 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
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
Caregivers, Parents
Self-Management in Parents of Technology-Dependent Children
Parent caregivers of children with chronic conditions who require life-saving technology such as mechanical ventilation or feeding tubes must maintain a high level of vigilance 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
- Conditions
- Caregivers, Parents, Self-Management, Chronic Illnesses, Multiple
- Trial name
- NCT04105244
- Testing
- Resourcefulness Training©
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
A Lead-in Study Evaluating Efficacy of GuessWhat Mobile App Therapy for Children With Autism
The following study aims to assess the efficacy, safety data, and best outcome measurements of the mobile game platform, GuessWhat, in delivering behavioral therapy to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
- Trial name
- NCT04739982
- Testing
- GuessWhat Mobile App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 541 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Autism or Autistic Traits, Mental Health Disorder
The Effects of Executive Functions and Social Cognition on Mental Health
The objective of this study is to analyze the effects of executive functions (EFs) and social-cognitive abilities on the associations between autistic traits and mental health indicators (depression, anxiety, and stress).
- Conditions
- Autism or Autistic Traits, Mental Health Disorder, Executive Dysfunction, Social Cognition
- Trial name
- NCT06213194
- Testing
- MindZone
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 178 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ibn Haldun University
Child Behavior Disorders
Safer Use of Antipsychotics in Youth
This study tests the effectiveness of an intervention treatment algorithm vs. usual care control in a practical clinical trial. Control arm providers will receive a standard medication alert in the electronic medical record (EMR)…
- Trial name
- SUAY (NCT03448575)
- Testing
- Control - Provider Medication Alert Only, Intervention - Alert + CAP Review AND Enhanced BH Access
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 733 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Autism Spectrum Disorder
App for Strengthening Services In Specialized Therapeutic Support
In partnership with a digital health software company, the University research team created two versions of a mobile application to help behavioral health technicians (BHT's) who work with students with autism collect data.
- Trial name
- ASSISTS (NCT05207956)
- Testing
- Behavioral economics strategies, Electronic platform
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Parenting Behaviors and PTSD Symptoms
Parenting Strength At Home- Parents Pilot
The overall goal of this work is to adapt, refine, and conduct an open trial of a parent-training intervention for Veterans with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms using feedback from Veterans, VA clinicians, and…
- Trial name
- PSAH (NCT03403153)
- Testing
- SAHP
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Covid19, Intellectual Disability
Supporting the Health and Well-being of Children With Intellectual and Developmental Disability During COVID-19 Pandemic
The primary goal of this project is to identify the best messaging and implementation strategies to maximize SARS-CoV-2 testing for children with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) and their teachers to help ensure…
- Conditions
- Covid19, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Disability, Child Development Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04565509
- Testing
- Standard Messaging, Enhanced Messaging, COVID-19 Testing
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,143 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Child Mental Health
Families, Children and Teachers Thriving Together
The current study examines the impact of ParentCorps in high-poverty district schools in New York City (NYC). The study is conducted within the context of the NYC Department of Education (DOE) Pre-K Thrive initiative.
- Trial name
- NCT04276363
- Testing
- Thrive Professional Learning plus ParentCorps, Thrive Professional Learning only, Inspire Professional Learning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 458 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Behavior Problem
Tailoring CPP for the Foster Care Setting
The primary objective of this study is to tailor the Chicago Parent Program, an evidence-based parent training program, for the foster care setting and pilot the content in two cohorts of foster and kinship caregivers (Gross et…
- Trial name
- CPP-FC (NCT05856435)
- Testing
- Chicago Parent Program for Foster Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Pregnancy, Child Development
Improving Maternal and Child Health Through Prenatal Fatty Acid Supplementation
The purpose of the study is to test whether nutritional supplementation during pregnancy is associated with 1) improved maternal health during pregnancy; 2) improved infant birth and neurodevelopmental outcomes, and 3) whether…
- Trial name
- NAPS (NCT02647723)
- Testing
- DHA, Sugar pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Mental Health Issue, Emotional Stress
DISCOVER Workshop Programme for Care Experienced Young People
The NHS DISCOVER team has secured 2-year funding from the Maudsley Charity to tailor the workshop programme the investigators deliver in school Sixth Forms to meet the specific needs of Care Experienced young people.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Emotional Stress, Emotional Regulation
- Trial name
- NCT05220436
- Testing
- DISCOVER workshop programme
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Substance-Related Disorders, Mental Health
SET-Recovery/Healthy Home
The study conducts a community-based randomized trial comparing an adaptation of Structural Ecosystems Therapy (SET), "Healthy Home", as an enhancement of substance abuse or mental health outpatient treatment, to outpatient…
- Trial name
- SET-R (NCT02702193)
- Testing
- SET-R/Healthy Home
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 173 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Implementation Science
Refining and Implementing Technology-Enhanced Family Navigation to Promote Early Access and Engagement With Mental Health Services for Youth With Autism
This project, Refining and Implementing Technology-Enhanced Family Navigation to Promote Early Access and Engagement with Mental Health Services for Youth with Autism (ATTAIN NAV) is focused on adapting and implementing family…
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Implementation Science, Mental Health, Behavioral Health
- Trial name
- ATTAIN NAV (NCT05344378)
- Testing
- ATTAIN NAV Technology-Enhanced Family Navigation Model
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Development of a Training Intervention to Improve Mental Health Treatment Effectiveness and Engagement for Youth With Documented Mental Health Disparities
The overall goal of the larger 3-aim study is to develop and pilot test a training intervention to increase mental health providers' use of evidence-based practices with youth patients.
- Trial name
- NCT05626231
- Testing
- Training Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 286 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston College
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Patient Engagement
Testing Design Thinking Methodology to Engage Hispanic and Latino Families of Autistic Children in Research.
The goal of this study is to compare two methods of engagement in research that include autistic individuals, Hispanic and Latino parents of autistic children, occupational therapy clinicians, teachers, and to use the information…
- Trial name
- NCT06111092
- Testing
- Design Thinking, Focus Groups
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Child Behavior, Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders
Tantrum Tamers 2.0: The Role of Emotion
This study aims to better understand how to best help parents of young children with problem behavior. Problem behaviors vary between and within children, but can include inattention/hyperactivity, tantrums, and/or noncompliance.
- Conditions
- Child Behavior, Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders, Problem Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03597789
- Testing
- Helping the Noncompliant Child (HNC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Technology
Improving Quality of Care in Child Mental Health Service Settings
The investigators recently completed an NIMH R34 in which they piloted a patient- and provider-informed tablet-based toolkit designed to facilitate delivery of Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) - a treatment…
- Conditions
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Technology, Child Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT03305458
- Testing
- TFCBT, eTFCBT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 713 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Anorexia Nervosa, Atypical Anorexia Nervosa
Optimizing Provider Training in Eating Disorders (OPTED)
This is a randomized controlled trial for mental health clinicians comparing two methods of training in family-based treatment (FBT) for restrictive eating disorders.
- Trial name
- OPTED (NCT05389657)
- Testing
- Web-based training, Live training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco