Clinical trials: Child Mental Health, open to volunteers
Tinnitus, Misophonia
Mindfulness Application Effects on Mental Health Symptoms in Children With Severe Tinnitus and Misophonia
Children with "bothersome" tinnitus and misophonia have elevated anxiety and depression symptoms. The mainstay therapy for adults and children with these disorders is cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT).
- Trial name
- NCT06493825
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Substance Use, Child Abuse
A Regional Partnership to Improve Outcomes Through Fatherhood Engagement
Montefiore will engage fathers in families at risk of substance misuse in the Bronx and neighboring communities. Families will be referred from Bronx and neighboring community-based child welfare systems, substance use disorder…
- Conditions
- Substance Use, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Fathers
- Trial name
- NCT05562557
- Testing
- Motivational Enhancement, HERO Dads Fatherhood Program, Contingency Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Autism Disorder, Language Development Disorders
Rural Autistic Individuals - Supporting Expression
This research study investigates how hand gestures can support language comprehension and communication skills of hearing speaking, non-speaking, and/or minimally verbal individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), who are…
- Conditions
- Autism Disorder, Language Development Disorders, ADHD, Typical Development
- Trial name
- RAISE (NCT07054866)
- Testing
- Speech-Gesture combinations
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montana State University
Mental Health Wellness 1
Evaluating the Hope@School Prevention Program
This multi-center cluster-randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the feasibility, effectiveness and overall impact of the Hope@School (H@S) program by comparing mental health outcomes in students participating in the H@S…
- Trial name
- Hope@School (NCT06359262)
- Testing
- Hope@School, Treatment as usual
- Volunteers
- 3,220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Child Development
Effectiveness of a Baby App for Enhancing Infant Mental Well-being (RCT)
This RCT aims to design and develop a developmental guidance program delivered by a smartphone app "Happy Baby HK" and evaluate its effectiveness for enhancing the mental well-being of recently born infants in Hong Kong.
- Trial name
- NCT06163560
- Testing
- Smartphone app "Happy Baby HK", Family Health Service parenting booklet
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 586 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Validation Studies, Psychiatric Diagnosis
Digitizing and Automating the Diagnostic Psychiatric Assessment Process
This is an observational study that will be responsible for the Spanish translation and cross-cultural adaptation, and validation of the Electronic Semi-Structured Psychiatric Interview for Children and Adolescents (EPSI-C), to…
- Trial name
- DADAP (NCT07468214)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Irene Lopez Armenteros
Autism, Challenging Behavior
Testing a Measurement Feedback App to Improve Data Quality, Supervision & Outcomes in Behavioral Health
The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether a smartphone-based data collection and feedback application ("Footsteps") improves the quality of behavioral data collected by one-to-one aides and leads to better youth mental…
- Conditions
- Autism, Challenging Behavior, ADHD, Oppositional Defiant Disorder
- Trial name
- Footsteps (NCT07042347)
- Testing
- Behavioral economics strategies, Electronic platform
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Eco-anxiety, Psychological Distress
The Impact of an Art and Philosophy-based Intervention on Children's Eco-anxiety
Objective: To examine the impact of climate change on children's mental health by comparing the effectiveness of an arts only intervention (ABI) and an arts and philosophy-based intervention (APBI) on children's eco-anxiety…
- Conditions
- Eco-anxiety, Psychological Distress, Tolerance to Distress, Hope
- Trial name
- NCT06937021
- Testing
- Art and philosophy intervention (APBI), Art based intervention (ABI)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bishop's University
Autism Disorders and Maternal Stress, Autism
CFT Guided Self-help Intervention: Parents of Autistic Children
This research will aim to test how practical, achievable and effective a brief, guided, self-help compassion focused intervention is for parents of autistic children aged 6-17 years old.
- Conditions
- Autism Disorders and Maternal Stress, Autism, Autism Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Trial name
- CFT-GSH-PAC (NCT07498049)
- Testing
- Guided, self-help compassion-focused intervention for parents of autistic children
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Violence, Parenting
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA) in Peru: Mechanisms of Individual and Intergenerational Change
Recent advances in intervention research have revealed the promise of transdiagnostic, modular approaches implemented by lay paraprofessionals for the treatment of the most prevalent mental health concerns in settings affected by…
- Conditions
- Violence, Parenting, Poverty, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT07667738
- Testing
- Common Elements Treatment Approach, Enhanced Case Managment
- Where
- Peru
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Notre Dame
Stress, Mental Health
PPI and Mindfulness App for Parents of Children with a NDD
An app based on positive psychology and mindfulness to support the mental well-being of parents of children with a Neurodevelopmental Disorder (NDD) was developed and will be evaluated on effectiveness.
- Conditions
- Stress, Mental Health, Mental Well-being
- Trial name
- Adappt (NCT06248762)
- Testing
- Adappt
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 212 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Twente
Community Mental Health Services
Patient Navigators for Children's Community Mental Health Services in High Poverty Urban Communities
The purpose is to study a model of mental health navigation for African American and Latinx children (0-14 years) in high poverty urban communities focused on reducing key parental attitudinal barriers to care.
- Trial name
- NCT05294042
- Testing
- Navigation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Child Abuse, Decision Making
K-ORCA: Testing a Decision Support Tool and Group Process for Selecting Interventions
This proposal responds to NIMH Objective 4.2.c to develop "decision-support tools and technologies that increase the effectiveness and continuous improvement of mental health interventions" by leveraging the Family First…
- Conditions
- Child Abuse, Decision Making, Child Welfare, Decision Making, Shared
- Trial name
- K-ORCA (NCT06375551)
- Testing
- Optimizing Responses with Collaborative Assessments-Automated (ORCA-A), Optimizing Responses with Collaborative Assessments-Live (ORCA-L)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chestnut Health Systems
Cognitive Change, Well-Being, Psychological
Trout Consumption in Young Children and Families and Brain Health
Regular fish consumption may support brain health. Trout lines developed in Idaho contain higher levels of omega-3 fatty acids, nutrients important for human cognition and mental wellbeing.
- Trial name
- NCT06721468
- Testing
- Trout, Child-centered nutrition phrases, Puzzle
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Idaho
Heart Defects, Congenital, Mental Health Issue
Mind the Heart - Mental Health in Children and Adolescents With Congenital Heart Defects
The aim of the Mind the Heart study is to document the feasibility of an online parent/child administered screening model for mental disorders (MDs) in Danish children and adolescents with congenital heart disease (CHD).
- Trial name
- Mind the Heart (NCT05709470)
- Testing
- No-intervention
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 4,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Mental Health, Insomnia
Mindfulness for Informal Caregivers
The goal of this single-arm pilot clinical trial is to evaluate whether a group-based mindfulness intervention can improve mental health and sleep among parents who are informal caregivers of children with autism spectrum…
- Trial name
- NCT07496138
- Testing
- Mindfulness
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Pediatric Pain, Anxiety
PURSUIT: A Technologically Augmented School-based Program to Improve Child Coping and Prevent Substance Use.
The study investigators aim to test an online support platform for Michigan youth aged 8-18 years enrolled in elementary, middle, or high school and their parent/caregiver.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Pain, Anxiety, Mood, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT07266740
- Testing
- PURSUIT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Mental Health Literacy
Roots for Life Project: Strengthening Mental Health in School Communities
This pilot study, titled "Roots for Life Project: Strengthening Mental Health in School Communities", aims to evaluate the feasibility and preliminary effectiveness of a mental health literacy (MHL) intervention for teachers and…
- Trial name
- NCT07564635
- Testing
- Child Mental Health Literacy Program
- Where
- 3 sites in Chile, Ecuador
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Valparaiso
Sleep Duration, Child Obesity
Effect of Sleep Extension on Body Weight and Learning in Children (More2Sleep)
More2Sleep is a randomized, controlled, parallel trial with two groups (sleep extension vs control) including 142 school-aged children (6-12 years) who have a BMI above average, defined as age- and sex-specific BMI Z-score above…
- Conditions
- Sleep Duration, Child Obesity, Child Development, Child Behavior
- Trial name
- More2Sleep (NCT06341179)
- Testing
- Sleep extension
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Mental Health, Socio-emotional Well-being
Combining Mental Health and Parenting Interventions to Improve Child Wellbeing Among Refugee Families in Tanzania
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether improving caregivers' mental health and parenting practices can enhance child wellbeing among Congolese refugee families living in the Nyarugusu Refugee Camp, Tanzania.
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Socio-emotional Well-being, Functioning, Psychosocial, Parenting Behavior
- Trial name
- WEMA (NCT07447921)
- Testing
- Self Help Plus, Interaction Competencies with Children - for Parents
- Where
- 2 sites in Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 1,296 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University