Clinical trials: Early Childhood
Early Childhood Development (ECD)
Combined Nutrition and Parenting Study
This study aims to evaluate whether early childhood development is improved by a bundled set of interventions that promote responsive stimulation and improved nutrition by the provision of eggs and dried fish (nutrient-dense…
- Trial name
- BUNDLE (NCT07490899)
- Testing
- Responsive stimulation, female and male caregivers, Food provision and nutrition education
- Where
- 4 sites in Liberia
- Volunteers
- 2,240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Pediatric Cancer
OmegaChild - Omega-3 Supplementation to Children Previously Treated for Cancer
The purpose of this study is to find an optimal dose of omega-3 that can be given to children who have completed cancer therapy.
- Trial name
- OmegaChild (NCT02134600)
- Testing
- Omega-3 enriched fruit juice
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Per Kogner
Obesity, Childhood, Antibiotic Side Effect
Microbiome, Antibiotics, and Growth Infant Cohort
This cross-disciplinary study will assemble and longitudinally follow a large, diverse birth cohort to determine the relationships between early life antibiotic exposure, microbiome development, growth, antibodies, and…
- Trial name
- MAGIC (NCT03001167)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 509 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Hearing Loss
Reducing Childhood Hearing Loss in Rural Alaska Through a Preschool Screening and Referral Process Using Mobile Health and Telemedicine
The population in rural Alaska, which is predominately Alaska Native, experiences a disproportionately high burden of hearing loss compared to the general US population.
- Trial name
- NCT03662256
- Testing
- Current Primary Care Referral Process, Telemedicine Referral Process
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norton Sound Health Corporation
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Disorder
Children's Autism Metabolome Project
Development and Clinical Evaluation of the Stemina Metabolic Biomarker-Based Test to Diagnose Autism Spectrum Disorder in Early Childhood.
- Trial name
- CAMP-01 (NCT02548442)
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stemina Biomarker Discovery, Inc.
Unilateral Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction
Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction in Early Childhood: Comparison of Surgical Therapy and Surveillance. A Prospective, Randomized, Controlled Multi-Center Study
In this randomized trial surgical therapy and surveillance of ureteropelvic junction obstruction will be compared, regarding partial renal function.
- Trial name
- TOKU (NCT00444431)
- Testing
- Pyeloplasty
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Essen
Dental Caries, Dental Caries in Children
Atraumatic Versus Silver-Modified Atraumatic Restorative Treatment in Primary Molars
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate and compare the short-term effectiveness of two minimally invasive treatments-Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (ART) and Silver-Modified Atraumatic Restorative Treatment (SMART)-in…
- Trial name
- NCT07023939
- Testing
- ART: Atraumatic restorative treatment, SMART: Silver-Modified Atraumatic Restorative Treatment
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Beirut Arab University
Pediatric Obesity, Risk Reduction Behavior
FirstStep2Health Intervention
This project will determine the preliminary efficacy of an innovative intergenerational intervention among Head Start preschoolers, aged 3-5 years, and their caregivers.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Risk Reduction Behavior, Early Intervention, Intergenerational Relations
- Trial name
- NCT04164277
- Testing
- Caregiver Component., Caregiver-Preschooler Learning., Center-based Preschooler Component.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
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
Health Behavior
A Digital Intervention to Promote Preschool Nutrition and Activity: The eHEROs Study
The purpose of this pilot study is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of the Know-How program, a 10-week digital intervention for families of young children promoting healthy eating and activity behaviors and…
- Trial name
- NCT07224412
- Testing
- KnowHow Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Mental Health, Child Development
Caregiver Mental Health and Early Childhood Development in Conflict-Affected Settings
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a community-based psychosocial program can improve caregivers' mental health and support the healthy development of young children in communities affected by conflict and forced…
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Child Development, Relationships, Father-Child
- Trial name
- NCT07148531
- Testing
- Seeds for Attachment (translated version)
- Where
- 12 sites in Colombia
- Volunteers
- 2,348 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Los Andes, Columbia
Child Development, Executive Functions (EF)
Sharing Tales That Teach: Shared Picturebook Reading for Early Childhood Emotional and Cognitive Development
Sharing Tales That Teach is a randomised study of a shared picturebook reading programme for 4- to 5-year-old children and their primary caregivers.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Executive Functions (EF), Emotion Regulation
- Trial name
- STTT (NCT07666802)
- Testing
- Emotion-Focused Shared Picturebook Reading, Standard Dialogic Picturebook Reading
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Greenwich
Caries,Dental, Caries
Using Motivational Interviewing To Reduce Parental Risk-Related Behaviors For Early Childhood Caries
The study's aim was to investigate if a motivational interviewing intervention (MI) improved oral self-care behaviors of AIAN caregivers of infants and determine if the MI intervention promoted positive changes in caregivers' ECC…
- Trial name
- NCT04286256
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Overweight
Early Childhood Prevention of Childhood Overweight
You are invited to participate in a research study to understand more about childhood obesity and how to prevent it. We hope to learn how families influence each others eating habits.
- Trial name
- NCT00896545
- Testing
- 5-keys counseling, Lifestyle counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Vaccination
Text Message Reminder-Recalls For Early Childhood Vaccination
Although the investigators have reached the Healthy People 2010 goal of 80% coverage among U.S. children 19-35 months of age for the primary immunization series, 20% of children still remain underimmunized.
- Trial name
- NCT01199666
- Testing
- Text message
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,586 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Sars-CoV2, Covid-19
COPE - COVID-19 in Pregnancy and Early Childhood
Purpose: The emergence of a new coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causing a novel infection in the human race resulting in a world-spanning pandemic came as a surprise and at a tremendous cost both for individual human lives as well as for…
- Conditions
- Sars-CoV2, Covid-19, Pregnancy Complications, Pregnancy Preterm
- Trial name
- COPE (NCT04433364)
- Testing
- biological samples, questionnaires and interviews
- Where
- 27 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 3,834 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Early Childhood Developmental Disability (Disorder)
Enhancing Social Communication and Emotional Development in Under 5 Children
In the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the conversation has shifted from the complexity of ensuring decrease in infant mortality to that of holistic wellbeing of children from conception onwards by ensuring…
- Trial name
- NCT04541069
- Testing
- Social Communication and Emotional Skill Development (SCESD) module
- Volunteers
- 2,004 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh
Remineralization Effect of the Varnish on White Spot Lesions
Remineralization Potential of MI Varnish Versus Fluoride Varnish on White Spot Lesions in Maxillary Primary Incisors
Remineralization effect of CPP-ACP and Fluoride (MI varnish) versus Fluoride varnish on white spot lesions in maxillary primary incisors
- Trial name
- NCT03731403
- Testing
- MI varnish
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Head Start Participation
The 2021-2022 Study of Family and Staff Well-Being in Head Start FACES Programs
The 2021-2022 Study of Family and Staff Well-Being in Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (FACES) Programs (the 2021-2022 Study) builds on FACES 2019, a national study of children and families participating in Head…
- Trial name
- NCT06512740
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,825 people
- Sponsor
- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Early Childhood Caries
A Clinical Trial of Silver Diamine Fluoride to Arrest Early Childhood Caries in Young Children
Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) is an antibiotic liquid that has the potential to arrest Early Childhood Caries in young children and delay treatment until children can be seen in outpatient settings.
- Trial name
- NCT04054635
- Testing
- Silver diamine fluoride
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba