Clinical trials: Child Wellbeing, open to volunteers
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
Mental Health, Violence Against Children
Hope Groups: Parenting and Mental Health Among Refugees in the Middle East
This research is testing if 'Hope Groups' -- a psychosocial, mental health, parenting strengthening, and violence prevention support group program -- work to help Palestinian caregivers displaced by war.
- Trial name
- NCT07506421
- Testing
- Hope Groups
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 490 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Mental Health
CAMHS and Social Prescribing Applications
Background: Social prescribing (SP) is a mechanism for linking patients with non-medical forms of community support and has demonstrated mental health benefits for adults and young people (YP).
- Trial name
- CASPA (NCT07143383)
- Testing
- Social Prescribing, Signposting
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University College, London
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
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
Adverse Childhood Experiences, Developmental Risk
Growing Up in Multifactorial Risk Conditions
The perinatal period brings significant physiological and emotional changes in mothers, linked to pregnancy, childbirth, and caring for a newborn.
- Conditions
- Adverse Childhood Experiences, Developmental Risk, Psychomotor Development Disorders, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Trial name
- CORE (NCT07477899)
- Testing
- Home visiting programme
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 352 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Autism Spectrum Disorder
A Chatbot-based Program to Promote Well-being in Caregivers of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is characterized by varying degrees of disability and deviation in social communication, cognitive growth, and emotional expression, as well as the existence of constrained, repetitive patterns of…
- Trial name
- NCT07059013
- Testing
- Chatbot
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Rare Genetic Disorders, Quality of Life
The Relationship Between Functional Independence and Family Well-being in Children With Rare Genetic Disorders
This study aims to examine the psychological status and quality of life of families with children who have rare genetic disorders.
- Conditions
- Rare Genetic Disorders, Quality of Life, Functional Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT07348926
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University
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
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
Child Development, Parents
Leveraging Families to Promote Healthy Socio-Emotional Development in Children
The objective of this research is to evaluate a mobile app-based intervention for parents of children in K-2nd grade designed that guides them in how to have productive conversations about race with their children.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Parents, Prosocial and Emotional Well-Being
- Trial name
- NCT05197998
- Testing
- ColorBRAVE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Substance Use Disorders, Parent-Child Relations
MIO-CPP to Improve the Well-being, Permanency, and Safety Outcomes for Young Children at Risk of or in Out-of-home Placement in Philadelphia and Bucks Counties, and Affected by Maternal Substance Use
The goal of the project is to improve child well-being, permanency, and safety, and reduce the risk for involvement in the child welfare system for families with children pre-birth to five years who are affected by parental…
- Conditions
- Substance Use Disorders, Parent-Child Relations, Parent Child Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT04294134
- Testing
- MIO-CPP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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
Expressed Emotion, Stress
Mindful Parenting for Parents With SEN Adolescents
The goal of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an online eight-week mindful parenting program for parents of adolescents with special needs and its impact on parents' wellbeing and behaviors of their adolescents with…
- Conditions
- Expressed Emotion, Stress, Well-Being, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT06522243
- Testing
- 8-week mindful parenting program
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Resilience, Depressive Symptom
Musical Training to Enhance Resilience of Underprivileged School-aged Children
This is a multi-centre randomised controlled trial aims to examine the effects of a group-based gamified instrumental musical training in enhancing resilience (primary outcome), reducing psychological distress (depressive…
- Conditions
- Resilience, Depressive Symptom, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT07165925
- Testing
- Gamified music training
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 174 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Mental Health Conditions, Physical Health Status
Prospective Cohort Study of Protected Children
A significant number of children are abused or neglected every year. This exposure is associated with short- and long-term consequences for their mental and somatic health.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Conditions, Physical Health Status, Child Development
- Trial name
- ESPER (NCT06805682)
- Testing
- Usual Care
- Where
- 7 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Coeliac Disease, Celiac Disease in Children
Supporting Children and Young People to Live Well With Coeliac Disease: A RCT
Managing a strict gluten-free diet is crucial for children and young people with coeliac disease. However, this can have adverse effects on psychological well-being and quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT06930924
- Testing
- Parent self-help psychological resource
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- University of Surrey