Clinical trials: Early Child Development, open to volunteers
Disruptive Behavior, Developmental Disability
Behavioral Parent Training to Address Early Childhood Disruptive Behavior Using the DOCS Parenting Programs
DOCS Parenting offers group-delivered behavioral parent training interventions for caregivers of children ages 0-12 years.
- Conditions
- Disruptive Behavior, Developmental Disability, Developmental Delay (Disorder), Behavior Problem of Childhood
- Trial name
- DOCS parenting (NCT07505381)
- Testing
- DOCS Parenting: Early Years, DOCS Parenting: School Years
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Mental Health, Neurodevelopment
Investigating the Impacts of Early Life Experience on the Brain & Behaviour
The aim of this study is to learn more about how early life experience influences the brain, behaviour, and the immune system later in life.
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Neurodevelopment, ADHD, Autism
- Trial name
- NCT06823492
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Child Development
KeySteps@JC Phase One Follow-up Study
This proposed study is a 5-year follow-up study of "KeySteps Phase One Study", which focused on bridging the gap between students from privileged and underprivileged families.
- Trial name
- NCT05778669
- Testing
- Monitoring of medical, health and psychosocial conditions
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 1,486 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Obesity and Overweight
Brain and Behavior Influences on Obesity Development From Infancy Through Childhood
The investigators project, RESONATE, aims to investigate why some children develop obesity. To do this it uses data on eating and eating-related behaviors, genetic and environmental factors, and brain structure and function.
- Trial name
- RESONATE (NCT06861868)
- Testing
- fMRI cue reactivity task, fMRI go no go task, Ad libitum meal test
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Maternal Mental Health, Early Child Development
Mental Health Support Interventions for Mothers of Infants and Young Children
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a maternal mental health support program can improve maternal mental health and child development when delivered through routine child healthcare services in community health…
- Conditions
- Maternal Mental Health, Early Child Development, Depressive Symptoms, Postpartum
- Trial name
- NCT07627373
- Testing
- Thinking Healthy Extended Program
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 440 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Autism
Improving Caregiver Engagement in Early Interventions
The goal of this study is to test the effectiveness of the FANS-EI program in supporting caregiver engagement in caregiver-mediated early interventions for young children with autism.
- Trial name
- NCT07500363
- Testing
- FANS-EI, Early Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
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
Language Development, Speech
Talk With Me Baby to Enhance the Early Home Language Environment
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the Talk With Me Baby (TWMB) program improves the home-language environment for at-risk families with children ages two to six months when primary care providers deliver the program…
- Conditions
- Language Development, Speech, Infant Development, Infant Behavior
- Trial name
- TWMB (NCT06479278)
- Testing
- Talk with Me Baby
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Early Detection and Referral for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders at the Maternal and Child Protection Services
This study aims to compare two screening strategies for identifying infants with a potential risk of Autism Spectrum and Neurodevelopmental Disorders to provide early access to care and increase the likelihood of a favorable…
- Trial name
- NCT05815095
- Testing
- PREAUT grid
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 10,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Creteil
Autism, Social Emotional Development Delays
Testing a Blended Social-Communication and Social-Emotional Intervention for Autistic Toddlers
Autistic toddlers often need support to develop both social-communication and social-emotional skills. Social communication (such as making requests or sharing attention) is usually addressed in early intervention, but…
- Trial name
- BALANCED (NCT07748780)
- Testing
- Blended Intervention (Project ImPACT + Pyramid Model), Project ImPACT, Pyramid Model Universal Practices
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor University
Teaching Healthy Cooking Skills to Parents and Their Preschool Children
Cooking HEalthy and Facilitating Early Childhood Development: CHEF-ED Study
This study aims to test a new online program we developed for parents and their preschool children, called CHEF-ED. CHEF-ED focuses on healthy cooking, parental feeding practices, and involving children in home food preparation.
- Trial name
- CHEF-ED (NCT06940817)
- Testing
- CHEF-ED + Food Delivery, Food Delivery Only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD), Preschool Child Development
Efficacy of a Group-based and Digital Parent Sleep Intervention in HK Preschoolers With NDDs
Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) in preschoolers are frequently accompanied by persistent sleep disturbances, such as delayed sleep onset and reduced sleep duration, which exacerbate behavioral problems, impair cognitive…
- Conditions
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders (NDD), Preschool Child Development, Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT07822490
- Testing
- Parent-based Group Face-to-face Intervention, Digital Self-help Intervention
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Problem Behavior, Developmental Delay
Problem Behavior Assessment and Intervention in IDEA Part C Services
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of function-based assessment and intervention to reduce problem behavior in children with developmental disability or delay in the context of IDEA Part C services.
- Conditions
- Problem Behavior, Developmental Delay, Developmental Disability
- Trial name
- NCT06771284
- Testing
- Function-based assessment and intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Psychiatric Aspects, Psychosocial Aspects
Parents in Action: An Online Intervention Aimed at Parents' Well-being
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an online intervention improves well-being in low-income parents with children aged between 3 and 6 years.
- Trial name
- NCT07458438
- Testing
- Parapais em Ação
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Bahia
Prematurity
Different Intervention Models of Premature Infants Based on the ICF Biopsychosocial Model
Prematurity is an important risk factor for delayed neuropsychomotor development. The main objective of this study is to analyze the impact of different intervention models on the neuropsychomotor development of premature babies…
- Trial name
- NCT05989438
- Testing
- Orientations for families, Professional stimulation more orientations for families.
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Asthma, Respiratory Tract Infections
Fish Oil in pREgnancY for Personalized Prevention of Early Childhood Asthma
The overall aim of the study is to develop a nutritional preventive fish oil supplementation strategy in pregnancy for early childhood asthma/persistent wheeze during the first three years of life as we hypothesize that both…
- Conditions
- Asthma, Respiratory Tract Infections, Gastrointestinal Infection, Croup
- Trial name
- FREYA (NCT06560255)
- Testing
- n-3 fatty acid, Rape seed oil
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Professor Klaus Bønnelykke
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
Parent-Child Relations
Promoting Socioemotional Development in Early Childhood: Implementation and Evaluation of the VIPP-SD Parenting Intervention in Portugal
The Video-feedback Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD) is an attachment-based intervention aimed at promoting parental sensitivity and the use of developmentally appropriate, non-coercive…
- Trial name
- SAF-Parents (NCT07153198)
- Testing
- VIPP-SD
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ISPA - Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Psicologicas, Sociais e da Vida
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Occupational Therapy Intervention in Children Diagnosed With Early and Late Autism Spectrum Disorder
Occupational Therapy Intervention in Children Diagnosed with Early and Late Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07740863
- Testing
- Occupational Therapy Intervention
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- SEDANUR GÜRLEK
Neurologic Disorders, Autism
The Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Phenotyping Screening Protocol
The purpose of this protocol is to allow for the careful evaluation of healthy volunteers and individuals with risk for psychiatric disorders or neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder for specific…
- Conditions
- Neurologic Disorders, Autism, Neurodegenerative Disease, Neurobehavioral Manifestation
- Trial name
- NCT00271622
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)