Clinical trials: Development, Infant
Obesity, Infant, Language Development
Music and Child Health and Development
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects of a music enrichment program on the quality of parent child interactions, a child's motivation to eat, and a child's language environment in 9 to 24 month-old…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Infant, Language Development, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- NCT05868811
- Testing
- Music Together, Play Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Preterm Infant, Full-term Infant
A Novel Parent Education Program for Early Intervention
One in ten infants born in the USA is born preterm before 37 weeks of gestation and 50% of those will have motor and cognitive delays requiring intervention at school age.
- Trial name
- NCT04266717
- Testing
- Baby Play Intervention, Milestone Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Delay
SmarToyGym: Smart Detection of Atypical Toy-oriented Actions in At-risk Infants
The study aims to develop a SmarToyGym where sensitized, wireless toys are strategically hung and placed within reach of infants to elicit toy-oriented body and arm/hand movements.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Delay, Stroke, Fine Motor Delay
- Trial name
- NCT02813889
- Testing
- SmarToyGym
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Childhood Obesity, Infant Development
Unintentional Overfeeding of Formula Fed Infants
Although breast milk is recommended exclusively until 6 months of age, two-thirds of infants in the U.S. are fed infant formula.
- Trial name
- Whoa Baby (NCT02701868)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 171 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Prematurity
Brain Imaging and Developmental Follow up of Infants Treated With Erythropoietin
Approximately 60,000 premature infants are born each year who weigh less than 1,500 grams,many of whom sustain brain damage because of their prematurity.
- Trial name
- BRITE (NCT01207778)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Development
Effect of Infant Formula on Energy Balance
The overarching goal of the research we propose here is to conduct a randomized clinical trial to specify the physiologic and behavioral mechanisms by which infant-formula composition affects all aspects of energy balance and…
- Trial name
- GRO (NCT01700205)
- Testing
- Type of Formula
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Monell Chemical Senses Center
Infant Development, Motivation
Infant Environment Study
This study evaluates the effect of a music enhancement program to strengthen the motivation to engage in music related behaviors rather than eating in infants who are high in motivation to eat.
- Trial name
- NCT02936284
- Testing
- Music Enhancement, Play Date
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Development
Sensitive Periods in Human Flavor Learning
The goals of the proposed research are to specify the timing and consequences of the sensitive period for flavor learning in infants who are being breastfed or formula fed.
- Trial name
- NCT01667549
- Testing
- Timing of Diet and Flavor Experience
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Monell Chemical Senses Center
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Evaluation of a Novel Intervention for Infants At Risk for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
This study entails a "proof of concept" evaluation of a novel intervention, Parents and Infants Engaged (PIE), for prodromal infants at-risk for neurodevelopmental disorders (NDs).
- Trial name
- PIE (NCT03388294)
- Testing
- Parents and Infants Engaged
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Maternal Depression and Parent Practices, Postpartum, Infant Development
Reducing Maternal Depression and Promoting Infant Social-Emotional Health & Development
A mobile remote coaching program study to improve maternal mood and increase parenting practices that lead to better infant social-emotional and communication outcomes
- Trial name
- MBN (NCT03464630)
- Testing
- Mom & Baby Net, Depression & Developmental Awareness System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 368 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Georgia State University
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) Biomarkers Study in the Immediate Postnatal Period of Development
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is the leading genetic cause of death of infants. Strong preclinical evidence suggests that effective therapy must be delivered as early as possible to prevent progression of the disease.
- Trial name
- NCT01736553
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Bloodstream Infections, Short Bowel Syndrome
Enteral Glutamine in Reducing Bloodstream Infections in Short Bowel Syndrome Infants
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effects (good and bad) of supplementation with Glutamine to that of a placebo (L-alanine), on your child and their Short Bowel Syndrome.
- Conditions
- Bloodstream Infections, Short Bowel Syndrome, Development, Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT01576003
- Testing
- Glutamine, L-alanine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Healthy
Study of Stool Patterns to Collect a Panel of Stool Images for the Development of a Software
Collection of a panel of stool images from healthy infants/toddlers for the development of a software
- Trial name
- Poobao (NCT03402555)
- Testing
- Stool pattern
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Singapore
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danone Asia Pacific Holdings Pte, Ltd.
Premature Birth of Newborn
Supporting and Enhancing NICU Sensory Experiences (SENSE)
Seventy preterm infants born less than or equal to 32 weeks gestation were put into either the sensory-based intervention (experiment) group or traditional care (control) group. Consecutive admissions at St.
- Trial name
- SENSE (NCT03316547)
- Testing
- SENSE Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Infant Development
Mobile Health Intervention to Promote Positive Infant Health Outcomes in Guatemala
Promoting optimal development for children at risk in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is an important global health priority.
- Trial name
- NCT05106894
- Testing
- smartphone application to promote nurturing care, printed caregiving materials
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Infant Development
Effect of Music Intervention on Infants' Brainstem Encoding of Speech
Infants' frequency-following response (FFR) to a nonnative lexical tone, reflecting early sensory encoding of speech in the auditory system will be evaluated pre- and post- music intervention at 7 mo and 11 mo of age.
- Trial name
- NCT04509739
- Testing
- Music intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Infant Development, Gut Microbiome
INF108F in Infants With Food Protein Induced Proctocolitis
Single-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trail evaluating INF108F in breastfed infants with FPIAP
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Gut Microbiome, Food Protein Induced Allergic Proctocolitis
- Trial name
- RESTORE (NCT05793112)
- Testing
- INF108F probiotic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Perinatal Depression, Postpartum Depression
Development, Feasibility and Acceptability of Fathers and Babies (FAB): A Pilot Study
During this project the investigators will develop and pilot test a companion intervention for fathers (Fathers and Babies-FAB), to supplement the Mothers and Babies Course (MB) that provides stress and mood management tools for…
- Conditions
- Perinatal Depression, Postpartum Depression, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT03427528
- Testing
- Fathers and Babies (FAB), MB 1-on-1 plus TXT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
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