Clinical trials: Early Child Development
Child Development, Developmental Disabilities
Testing the Effectiveness of Telephone-based Early Childhood Developmental Screening
The purpose of this research study is to test the effectiveness of telephone-based early childhood developmental screening and care coordination, compared to usual care in a primary care pediatrics clinic.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Developmental Disabilities, Ambulatory Care, Screening
- Trial name
- NCT02495025
- Testing
- Telephone-based developmental screening and care coordination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Child Development, Child Behavior
Achieving Sustained Early Child Development Impacts at Scale: A Test in Kenya
An estimated 43% of children under age 5 in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) experience compromised development due to poverty, poor nutrition, and inadequate psychosocial stimulation.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Child Behavior, Language, Child
- Trial name
- NCT06140017
- Testing
- Msingi Bora responsive parenting and family wellbeing program
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Healthy
Hair Biomarkers Study
Young children aged 0-4 years may be exposed to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and/or early life adversity (ELA), which are linked with worse physical and mental health across their lifespan.
- Trial name
- HBS-II (NCT07011082)
- Testing
- Stress preventative measures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Autism
Early Pharmacotherapy Aimed at Neuroplasticity in Autism : Safety and Efficacy
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy, safety, and population pharmacokinetics and determinants of drug responses to buspirone in children with autism using a randomized, double blind, cross over study in…
- Trial name
- NCT00166621
- Testing
- Buspirone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Chugani, Diane C.
Development Delay, Development, Child
The Opening Doors to Early Intervention Study
Poor urban minority children often experience delays in their early development leading to health disparities. Publicly funded early intervention services are available to improve child development among these children in…
- Trial name
- ODEI (NCT03625115)
- Testing
- Family Navigator (FN)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 357 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Early Socioemotional Intervention for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Hong Kong and Mainland China
This study aims to develop a culturally-sensitive parent-training intervention to enhance socioemotional functioning of young children (aged 3-6) with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Mainland China.
- Trial name
- NCT04658043
- Testing
- Intervention on socioemotional functioning
- Where
- 2 sites in China, Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Autism Spectrum Disorders
Effectiveness of Early Intervention in an Underserved Population
The purpose of this study is to test the applicability of a caregiver-implemented autism intervention protocol to a deliberately recruited low-income, underserved population.
- Trial name
- ESI-CO (NCT01250938)
- Testing
- ESI - Community Outreach
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Avoidant and Restrictive Food Intake Disorders
Avoidant and Restrictive Food Intake Disorders (ARFID) in Adolescence: Early Oral Development, Psychopathological Profile and Sensory Integration
The purpose of this study is to assess if adolescents affected with Avoidant and Restrictive Food Intake Disorders (ARFID) had more frequent precocious pediatric feeding disorders before 4 years old compared to healthy…
- Trial name
- ARFIDOS (NCT06665802)
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Attention Skills, Mindfulness
Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Education Program on Preschool Children's Attention Skills
This study examined the effect of the Mindfulness Education Programme on the attention levels of preschool children aged 60-72 months.
- Conditions
- Attention Skills, Mindfulness, Early Childhood Education
- Trial name
- NCT07617129
- Testing
- Mindfulness Education Programme
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Infant Development
A Community Based Implementation of a Toolkit and Parenting Program for Improving Brain Development in Newborns
The investigators propose to develop and test the efficacy of a low cost evidence based toolkit aimed at improving brain development among newborns a rural setting of Pakistan.
- Trial name
- NCT02290756
- Testing
- Parenting Program, Low cost evidence based toolkit
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,080 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Child Development, Child Development Disorder
Every Newborn-Reach Up Early Education Intervention for All Children- a Parent Group Intervention for School Readiness in Bangladesh, Nepal, and Tanzania
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effect of a pre-primary education parent group intervention in children with and without disability in Nepal Bangladesh and Tanzania.
- Trial name
- EN-REACH (NCT06334627)
- Testing
- Pre-Primary Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in Bangladesh, Nepal and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 1,651 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Socioemotional Development, Physical Activity
Newenkantun: a Play-based Program to Promote Socioemotional Learning in Early Childhood Education in Chile.
What is this study about? This study will test a program called "Newenkantun" (which refers to a hand-strength game in Mapuche culture) designed to help young children develop important social and emotional skills through play…
- Conditions
- Socioemotional Development, Physical Activity, Sleep, Motor Skills
- Trial name
- Newenkantun (NCT07871929)
- Testing
- Teacher Professional Development, Parent/guardian support, Play-Based Activities and Environmental Modifications
- Where
- 2 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de La Frontera
Infant Health, Child Development
Infant Development and Early Aquatic Stimulation
The objective of this study is to assess the feasibility of an aquatic stimulation protocol for infants up to one year of age. The main questions to be answered are: Is the aquatic stimulation program, which involves recruitment…
- Trial name
- NCT07204613
- Testing
- Aquatic stimulation for child development
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of the Valleys of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri
Child Development Disorder
Craniosacral Therapy Improves Infant Neurodevelopment
Craniosacral exploration and therapy is one of the innovative palpation and treatment techniques in specialized physiotherapy, which can contribute in an efficient, subtle and sudden way to the detection of dysfunctions in the…
- Trial name
- NCT05340049
- Testing
- Academic behavioral intervention of teachers, Therapy sessions
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Clinica Gema Leon
Maternal Exposure, Health Behavior
Brain Probiotic and LC-PUFA Intervention for Optimum Early Life
Probiotics is suggested to play several roles in promoting health, including alleviating disease symptoms, protection against atopic disease, and modulating the immune system by improving the beneficial gut microbiota…
- Conditions
- Maternal Exposure, Health Behavior, Infant Development, Child Development
- Trial name
- BRAVE (NCT03851120)
- Testing
- Probiotics and LC-PUFA (480 mg DHA), Psychosocial stimulation and healthy eating education
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 314 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Child Development
Soy Exposure on Bone Development and Gut Microbiota
In this project, the investigators aim to investigate the effects of soy consumption at early life on the development of gut microbiota and bone growth.
- Trial name
- NCT05213780
- Testing
- No intervention is involved
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Developmental Delay, Child Development
Prevalence of Developmental Delays in Preschool Children and the Role of Early Physical Therapy
This study was done to determine the prevalence of developmental delays among preschool children in Damietta and to evaluate the effect of early physical therapy intervention on children diagnosed with developmental delays.
- Conditions
- Developmental Delay, Child Development, Physical Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT07555028
- Testing
- domain-specific physical therapy interventions
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Horus University
Child Development, Growth
Health and Early Life Microbiota
The aim of this cohort is to identify environmental, lifestyle and genetic factors that modify the human intestinal microbiota development during the first years of life, and to identify early microbiota features that associate…
- Conditions
- Child Development, Growth, Allergy, Overweight
- Trial name
- HELMi (NCT03996304)
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 1,055 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Helsinki
Iron Deficiency, Child Development
Infant Brain Study Follow-Up at 3 and 4 Years of Age
When immediate clamping of the umbilical cord (ICC) occurs at birth, 20 to 30% of the fetal-placental blood volume is left behind in the placenta.
- Trial name
- NCT02619006
- Testing
- Delayed Cord Clamping or Cord Milking
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rhode Island
Developmental Language Disorder
Early Achievements - Shaping Early Language and Literacy Skills
Language skills are important for long-term reading comprehension success. Yet there are limited instructional approaches available for prekindergarten (pre-K) teachers to use in their inclusive classrooms to boost…
- Trial name
- EA-SHELLS (NCT07103044)
- Testing
- Early Achievements - Shaping Early Language and Literacy Skills
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.