Clinical trials: Early Childhood
Cardiometabolic Risk, Growth
Maternal Diet, Body Mass Index Trajectories and Cardiometabolic Risk in Early Childhood
This study focused on evaluating the association between adherence to the Mediterranean diet during pregnancy and offspring longitudinal body mass index trajectories and cardiometabolic risk in early-childhood.
- Conditions
- Cardiometabolic Risk, Growth, Childhood Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03274739
- Volunteers
- 2,762 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Barcelona Institute for Global Health
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
Early Childhood Caries (ECC)
Caries Risk in Children Treated Under General Anesthesia for Early Childhood Caries
This observational, cross-sectional study aims to evaluate the current caries risk profiles of children who underwent dental treatment under general anesthesia (GA) for early childhood caries (ECC) between 2015 and 2020 at Aydın…
- Trial name
- NCT07330570
- Testing
- Caries Risk Assesment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aydin Adnan Menderes University
Childhood Obesity, Adiposity
Lifestyle in Pregnancy and Offspring
Children born to obese women are at risk of increased adiposity and later adverse metabolic outcomes. We have conducted a follow-up study on an existing clinical trial, called the LiP study (Lifestyle in Pregnancy), registration…
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Adiposity, Body Composition, Metabolic Risk Factors
- Trial name
- LiPO (NCT01918319)
- Testing
- Lifestyle intervention
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 157 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Health Behavior, Childhood Obesity
Healthy Environments Study (HEROs)
Obesity is a multi-dimensional problem that has roots in infancy and tracks into adulthood. Obesity is represented disproportionately among children and families from low socioeconomic and minority backgrounds, particularly in…
- Trial name
- NCT04743531
- Testing
- HEROs
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Obesity & Overweight, Vulnerable Families
Evaluation of a Multicomponent Early Intervention for Childhood Obesity Prevention in Vulnerable Families
Childhood obesity is a public health concern. Evidence-based, multicomponent, parenting interventions targeting early childhood and adapted to families' socioeconomic context are needed to prevent childhood obesity.
- Conditions
- Obesity & Overweight, Vulnerable Families, Children, Families With Infants
- Trial name
- Bambú (NCT07529704)
- Testing
- Bambú program
- Where
- 4 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 526 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helena Vall Roqué
Home Injury
Early Childhood, Home Injuries, Mothers ' Knowledge, Mothers' Attitude
Home-Related Injuries among Early Childhood: Rural Mothers' Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice regarding First Aid in Matrouh Governorate, Egypt Keywords: Home injuries, Early childhood, Rural mothers, First aid, Matrouh…
- Trial name
- NCT05984836
- Testing
- Implement health education
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Matrouh University
Dental Caries in Children, Diet Habit
Maternal Control of the Child's Feeding, Child's Eating Behavior and Early Childhood Caries in Preschoolers
Dental caries in children is considered one of the most prevalent oral diseases of this age group, leading to significant manifestations presenting as pain, interference with feeding, higher risk of developing dental caries in…
- Conditions
- Dental Caries in Children, Diet Habit, Dietary Exposure, Eating Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT06898918
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 208 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Violence, Gender-Based, Violence, Domestic
Responsible Engaged and Loving (REAL) Fathers Intervention Evaluation
The goal of this stepped-wedge cluster randomized control trial is to assess whether a Ugandan community-based intervention for young fathers (ages 18-25 years) of children ages 0-3 years impacts fathers' knowledge, attitudes…
- Conditions
- Violence, Gender-Based, Violence, Domestic, Violence, Sexual, Violence, Physical
- Trial name
- NCT06100679
- Testing
- Responsible Engaged and Loving (REAL) Fathers Initiative
- Where
- 4 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 4,728 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Healthy
The Early Childhood Friendship Project - Phase 3
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of the Early Childhood Friendship Project (ECFP) on changes in aggression/peer victimization subtypes, prosocial behavior, and social and academic competence with a…
- Trial name
- ECFP-3 (NCT05908461)
- Testing
- Early Childhood Friendship Project
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Oral Health Related Quality of Life OHRQoL
Does Treating Early Childhood Caries Under Local or General Anesthesia Have Varying Effects on OHRQoL
A two-arm randomized control trial is to compare the changes in OHRQoL scores among children treated for ECC under general (DGA) and local anesthesia (LA).
- Trial name
- NCT05761691
- Testing
- Dental treatment
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riyadh Elm University
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
Early Childhood Caries, Oral Hygiene
Acceptance and Efficacy of a Digital Application Among Parents to Control Early Childhood Caries
Few educational oral health applications, directed to the preschool children under the age of six years are available world-wide.
- Conditions
- Early Childhood Caries, Oral Hygiene, Oral Health
- Trial name
- FU-APP (NCT05515510)
- Testing
- FU-APP, Oral health recommendations
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald
Sleep Disorder
Interventions for Sleep Problems in Early Childhood
This study will inform the field about underlying mechanisms associated with infant sleep problems and will deepen the understanding of the intervention process.
- Trial name
- NCT01489215
- Testing
- "presence", "checking"
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Gender Relations, Violence
Bandebereho 6 Year Follow up RCT in Rwanda
This study seeks to conduct a six-year follow-up of the Bandebereho randomized control trial (RCT) to assess the longer-term impact of the gender-transformative Bandebereho couples intervention on participating men, women, and…
- Conditions
- Gender Relations, Violence, Child Development, Contraception
- Trial name
- NCT04861870
- Testing
- MenCare+/Bandebereho fathers'/couples' group education
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 2,818 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Promundo, United States
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Associations of Autistic Traits and Feeding Difficulties
The objective is to assess the prevalence of autistic traits and feeding disorders in the general population.
- Trial name
- BAMBI2025 (NCT07188870)
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Semmelweis University
Early Childhood Development, Behavior Problems
The PANTHERS (Parents and iNfants Together in Home-based Early Remote Services) Project
The PANTHERS (Parents And iNfants Together in Home-based Early Remote Services) Projects is a study funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to evaluate the efficacy and maintenance of a remote…
- Trial name
- PANTHERS (NCT04594902)
- Testing
- Infant Behavior Program (IBP), Enhanced Pediatric Primary Care (EPPC)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 288 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida International University
Dietary Supplement
Probiotics in Children With Early Childhood Caries
The purpose of this study is to determine if probiotic lozenges taken once a day before bedtime for twelve weeks can decrease the numbers of Streptococcus mutans
- Trial name
- NCT03998306
- Testing
- Experimental: Probiotics, No intervention
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Warsaw
Infant Development
Mobile Health Intervention for Infants in Guatemala (18-m Intervention)
Promoting optimal development for children at risk in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is an important global health priority.
- Trial name
- NCT06195358
- Testing
- Mobile Health (Smartphone) Application, Printed Caregiving Materials
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Early Childhood Development
An Early Childhood Internet-based and Family-based Intervention Study
The poverty rate among children under 18 years old in Hong Kong in 2015 was 18% after social welfare intervention. James Heckman, a Nobel Prize winner in Economics, advocates early childhood investment to enhance social mobility…
- Trial name
- ECII (NCT04512352)
- Testing
- Online curriculum
- Where
- 6 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 233 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong