Clinical trials: Child Wellbeing, active
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
Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety State
Intergenerational Study of War-Affected Youth
War-related violence is a leading driver of mental disorders and illness affecting children in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
- Conditions
- Anxiety Disorders, Anxiety State, Depressive Disorder, Mood Disorders
- Trial name
- ISWAY (NCT06440460)
- Where
- Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 804 people
- Sponsor
- Boston College
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
Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation
Implementation Study With Embedded RCT of a Digital System of Parenting Support Within Government Services in South Africa
ParentText, a WhatsApp-based parenting support programme, is designed as a universal intervention to improve parent-child relationships (module 1) and promote child safety (module 2).
- Conditions
- Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Parent Child Relationship, Caregiver Child Relationship
- Trial name
- SWIFT (NCT07814261)
- Testing
- Module 1 - Improve My Relationship with My Teen/Child, Module 2 - Keep My Child/Teen Safe and Healthy
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 4,961 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cape Town
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
Parents, School-age Children
Long-term Academic and Psychosocial Impact of Child's Sleep: Parental Influences
The proposed longitudinal project aims to understand parental influences on children's sleep and will investigate the effect of sleep-related parental factors - (1) parents' value of their children's sleep relative to other…
- Conditions
- Parents, School-age Children, Sleep, Academic Achievements
- Trial name
- NCT05049499
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
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
Parenting Intervention
Amazing Start Parenting Program
Whether young children can develop healthily depends a lot on the family environment where they grow up in. Risk factors, such as low family income or health issues within the family, may pose threats to young children's…
- Trial name
- NCT07403903
- Testing
- Amazing start parenting intervention
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
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, Psychological Distress
Self-Help Plus to Enhance Early Development: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial of Maternal Mental Health, Child Cognitive Abilities, and Socio-Behavioral Skills Among Refugee Mothers and Their Preschool-Aged Children in Rhino Camp, Uganda
This study evaluates whether the group-based mental health program Self-Help Plus (SH+) can improve the mental health, wellbeing, and functioning of refugee mothers and their preschool-aged children living in Rhino Refugee…
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Psychological Distress, Child Wellbeing, Child Mental Health
- Trial name
- SEED (NCT07062341)
- Testing
- Self-Help Plus (SH+), Enhanced Usual Care (EUC)
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 725 people
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University