Clinical trials: Early Child Development
Sleep Disturbance, Child Development
A Trauma-Informed Sleep Intervention for Children in Foster Care
Sleep disturbances are pervasive and impairing among children who spend time in foster care but not a single prevention or intervention program for this fragile group targets sleep health.
- Conditions
- Sleep Disturbance, Child Development, Mental Disorder, Child
- Trial name
- NCT05646095
- Testing
- Bolstering Sleep and Adjustment in Foster Environments (B-SAFE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Candice A Alfano
Sickle Cell Disease
Testing the Sickle Cell Caregiver Collaboration for Child Development (SCCCD) Intervention
Sickle cell disease affects 100,000 people and 2,000 newborns each year; 50% of these children have a developmental deficit (>2 SD) before the age of 3.
- Trial name
- SCCCD (NCT06562439)
- Testing
- Sickle Cell Collaboration for Child Development
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Prematurity, Speech Sound Disorder
Early Intervention in Very Preterm Children
The aim of the present study is to examine the effectiveness of a short, highly structured parent based speech intervention program on speech development in very preterm children with a Speech Sound Disorder (SSD) at 2 years of…
- Trial name
- NCT01352481
- Testing
- Early parent-based speech intervention program
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Early Child Well-being, Parental Stress
Mixed Methods Evaluation of the Pomona Household Universal Grant (HUG) Program
The City of Pomona is launching the Pomona Household Universal Grant (HUG) program in the Summer of 2024. Pomona HUG is a guaranteed income (GI) pilot project that will provide 250 parents/caregivers with children under 5 years…
- Conditions
- Early Child Well-being, Parental Stress, Family Economic Security, Parental/Caregiver Health
- Trial name
- Pomona HUG (NCT06505811)
- Testing
- Guaranteed Income ($500/monthly), Active Comparison ($20/monthly)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 599 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Promoting Physical Activity Among Young Children With Autism
Higher amounts of physical activity are linked to multiple health benefits including improved cognition, academic success, and classroom behavior for children.
- Trial name
- NCT07747129
- Testing
- Wellness Enhancing Physical Activity for Young Children (WE PLAY), Non-Physical Activity Online Training
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Northeastern University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Promoting Positive Outcomes for Individuals With ASD: Linking Early Detection, Treatment, and Long-term Outcomes
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is defined by impaired social engagement and social communication, and repetitive, restricted, or stereotyped behaviors and interests.
- Trial name
- NCT03333629
- Testing
- Enhanced early detection
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,087 people
- Sponsor
- Drexel University
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
Limb Deficiencies
Early Prosthetics in Children With Upper Limb Deficiency
For children with congenital upper limb deficiency, introduction of the prosthesis is guided by clinical experience rather than by Evidence Based Medicine.
- Trial name
- EARLIMB (NCT04851600)
- Testing
- prosthesis
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Early Education, Early Childhood Development
Kenya Preschool Study
This research project aims to design and evaluate an innovative model for childcare provision in rural Kenya that emphasizes child development and economic participation for women in a cost-effective manner.
- Trial name
- NCT07506603
- Testing
- PP1
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,017 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Depression
Effectiveness of Parent-Child Interaction and Emotion Development Therapy in Treating Preschool Children With Depression
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of parent-child interaction therapy that includes an emotion development component in treating depression in preschool children.
- Trial name
- NCT00595283
- Testing
- Parent Child Interaction Therapy-Emotion Development (PCIT-ED), Developmental Education Parenting Intervention (DEPI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Child Development
Study of the Effects of Soy Exposure in Early Life 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
- NCT05763589
- Testing
- No intervention is involved
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Motor Delay, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Wearable Sensors and Video Recordings to Monitor Motor Development
The objective of this study is to develop an automated, precise, quantitative assay for detecting atypical motor behavior and development in infants using data from wearable sensors and video recordings.
- Conditions
- Motor Delay, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Developmental Disability
- Trial name
- NCT03770832
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Shirley Ryan AbilityLab
Autism, Early Intervention
Implementation Toolkit to Enhance EBP Among Marginalized Families
Although the efficacy of early intervention (EI) for autistic children and their families has been established, many marginalized families with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds still report inequitable access to…
- Trial name
- NCT06080087
- Testing
- I-TEAM
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Obesity; Endocrine, Pregnancy in Diabetic
Female Obesity Cohort and Intervention Study Group (MOCART Study Group)
This prospective observational trial includes women with high risk pregnancies complicated with hyperglycemia in pregnancy and excessive body weight.
- Conditions
- Obesity; Endocrine, Pregnancy in Diabetic, Child Obesity, Hypertension in Pregnancy
- Trial name
- MOCART (NCT04924738)
- Testing
- Monitoring and lifestyle
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Poznan University of Medical Sciences
Physical Activities
We-Move With Windy: Gross Motor Development for Early Childhood
The long-term goal of this project is to learn whether a tailored physical activity program is practical, enjoyable, and helpful for families, and whether it has the potential to improve children's physical development and…
- Trial name
- NCT07346300
- Testing
- We Move with Windy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 266 people
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Asthma, Development
Health Effects of Early-Life Exposure to Urban Pollutants in Minority Children
A molecular epidemiologic study of African American and Hispanic mothers and newborns to investigate the role of common urban pollutants on procarcinogenic and developmental damage.
- Trial name
- NCT00043498
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 727 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Early Childhood Development, Infant Development
Understanding Early Development of Infants and Toddlers
The goal of this observational study is to analyze early development in infants and young children from a biopsychosocial perspective, with a particular focus on cognitive, language, motor, social-emotional, and adaptive…
- Conditions
- Early Childhood Development, Infant Development, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT07418528
- Testing
- Psychological developmental assessment
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bartosz M. Radtke
Epigenomics, Developmental Disability
Early Parenting Intervention: Bio-behavioral Outcomes in Infants With Neurodevelopmental Disabilities
Infants with developmental disabilities present a high risk of behavioral and socio-emotional problems. Their parents are themselves at risk of developing emotional and affective disorders which can impact the quality of the…
- Conditions
- Epigenomics, Developmental Disability, Early Intervention, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- EPI-BOND (NCT03853564)
- Testing
- Video-Feedback Intervention, Phone-Call Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Head Start Participation
American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey
The Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) is a major source of information on Head Start programs and the children and families they serve.
- Trial name
- AI/AN FACES (NCT03842111)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,194 people
- Sponsor
- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Parental Technoference, Child Behavioral Problems
Parental Technoference and Behavioral-Emotional Development in Early Childhood: A 6-Month Prospective Study
This study aims to examine the relationship between parental technoference (parents' use of smartphones or other digital devices while spending time with their children) and behavioral and emotional development in early…
- Conditions
- Parental Technoference, Child Behavioral Problems, Emotional Development in Early Childhood
- Trial name
- TECH-SDQ (NCT07387133)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi