Clinical trials: Early Childhood
Self Control, Early Childhood Development
Efficacy of Tools of the Mind for Enhancing Self-Control in Preschoolers
Self-control has become a strong predictor of academic success and life outcomes. Early childhood development research indicates that greater self-control can lead to better health, greater wealth, and less propensity to engage…
- Trial name
- NCT02462733
- Testing
- Tools of the Mind (TOM), Playing to Learn (PTL)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Early Childhood Caries
A Telephone-based Case-management Intervention for Caries Prevention in Children With Severe Early Childhood Caries
Despite improvements in oral health among children, children living in areas characterized by low socio-economic status still have a significant disease burden with regard to dental caries.
- Trial name
- NCT02487043
- Testing
- A telephone-based case-management intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Major Depressive Disorder, Childhood Trauma
RESET-psychotherapy: the Effectiveness of Trauma-focused Therapy in Patients With Depression and Childhood Trauma
Depression is a debilitating psychiatric disorder with a recurrent and progressive course. Around 25% of depressive patients has experienced moderate to severe levels of childhood trauma (CT), resulting in earlier onset and more…
- Trial name
- NCT05149352
- Testing
- Treatment as usual (TAU) for depression, Trauma-focused therapy (TFT)
- Where
- 3 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 158 people
- Sponsor
- Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc
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
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
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
Changes in Bone Mineral Content, Changes in Bone Marrow Adipose Tissue
Tissue Partitioning in Early Childhood
Early childhood (~4-6 years of age) is an important window for determining body composition trajectory and may be a critical period for the development of tissue partitioning patterns that influence later disease risk, including…
- Trial name
- NCT01041794
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Pregnancy
Early Prevention of Childhood Obesity: an Active Pregnancy
The main aim of this study was to examine the effect of a supervised physical exercise program on the prevention of childhood obesity and its impact on the motor development of the offspring.
- Trial name
- NCT02109588
- Testing
- A supervised physical exercise program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Madrid
Premature Birth, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Childhood Outcomes of Preterm Brain Abnormalities
Prematurely born children are at higher risk of cognitive impairments and behavioral disorders than full-term children. There is growing evidence of significant volumetric and shape abnormalities in subcortical structures of…
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Brain Development Abnormality, Brain Lesion
- Trial name
- NCT03410810
- Testing
- MRI, Neurodevelopmental/Neuropsychological Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Language Development, Behavior, Child
Literacy Promotion for Latinos Study
This study tests the extent to which tailored outreach text messages that provide a cue to action and an intervention that enhances access to poverty-reducing resources, in combination with standard primary care literacy…
- Conditions
- Language Development, Behavior, Child, Parenting, Literacy
- Trial name
- NCT04609553
- Testing
- Usual care including ROR, Text messages, Connection to community resources
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 662 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Obesity in Childhood
The Baby Act Trial (BAT): a Multimodal Lifestyle Intervention
Childhood obesity is increasing, particularly among Hispanics. Rapid weight gain during childhood increases the risk of obesity in childhood and in adulthood, also increasing the risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes and…
- Trial name
- BAT (NCT03517891)
- Testing
- WIC+
- Where
- Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 530 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Puerto Rico
Motor Activity, Parent-Child Relations
The Expansion of a Parent-focused Physical Literacy Intervention for Early Childhood Called PLAYshop
The PLAYshop program is a novel, brief, theory-based, parent-focused physical literacy intervention, that can help mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity of children from diverse and vulnerable…
- Conditions
- Motor Activity, Parent-Child Relations, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT05436197
- Testing
- PLAYshop Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome of Childhood
Eculizumab in Shiga-toxin Related Hemolytic and Uremic Syndrome Pediatric Patients - ECULISHU
The investigators aim to perform the first controlled randomized prospective study using ECZ in pediatric STEC-HUS. This is of great interest as there is still no efficient specific therapy in that potentially devastating…
- Trial name
- ECULISHU (NCT02205541)
- Testing
- Eculizumab
- Where
- 18 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Drug Addiction
Construction of Early Warning Model for the New Psychoactive Substances Using in Adolescents
Based on the biological-psychology-sociological medicine pattern, this study aims to construction an early warning model of the New Psychoactive Substances (NPS) using for adolescents aged 14-35 years old.
- Trial name
- NCT05958641
- Testing
- Questionnaires
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wei XIA, PhD
Cognitive Development, Anemia
The Impact of Cash and Food Transfers Linked to Preschool Enrollment on Child Nutrition and Cognitive Outcomes
Recent evidence shows that early childhood is a critical period for investments in human capital and that micronutrient deficiency and inadequate stimulation are major causes of impaired child development in poor countries.
- Trial name
- NCT01763502
- Testing
- FOOD, CASH
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,561 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Parenting
ECD Newborn Parenting Education Program
Early childhood development: specifically the first 1000 days of life are of crucial importance. It sets the trajectory for the future and transgenerational health.
- Trial name
- NCT06572254
- Testing
- Early Childhood Development Newborn Parenting Education Program
- Where
- 2 sites in Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Early Childhood Caries
Silver Diamine Fluoride Effectiveness Versus Atraumatic Restorative Treatment in Arresting ECC
The study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the biannual application of 38% silver diamine fluoride in arresting early childhood caries when compared to atraumatic restorative treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT04514094
- Testing
- SDF, ART
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Hams Hamed Abdelrahman
Child Development
RINEW Randomized Controlled Trial 7-year Follow-up
This study is designed to evaluate the impact of the RINEW multicomponent early child development intervention on child development and risk factors for poor child development in middle childhood.
- Trial name
- NCT06802250
- Testing
- RINEW intervention
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 620 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Down Syndrome, Trisomy 21
Executive Function Play Opportunities for Children With Down Syndrome
The Executive Function Play Opportunities (EXPO) study is a sequential, multiple assignment, randomized trial (SMART) evaluating adaptive caregiver-mediated intervention pathways for improving executive function (EF) in children…
- Trial name
- EXPO (NCT07792382)
- Testing
- EXPO, EXPO Extended, EXPO Foundations
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Italy
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Early Childhood Caries
Antimicrobial Effect OF Propolis Administrated Through Two Different Vehicles In High Caries Risk Children
Propolis is a natural product collected by bees to seal holes and repair structures in their hives. Recently it has attracted much attention as useful substance applied in medicine and cosmetics thanks to its antimicrobial…
- Trial name
- NCT03812315
- Testing
- Propolis chewing gum, Propolis mouthwash
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Nourhan M.Aly