Clinical trials: Early Childhood
Health Behavior
Families in Balance: Enhancing Household Routines and Reducing Early Childhood Obesity Among Families With Low-income
This study will evaluate the effects of two different approaches to support healthy family mealtime, sleep, and screentime routines: A parent leader-guided online program that promotes parent and child self-regulation as a means…
- Trial name
- NCT06795490
- Testing
- Online program, Control Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Obesity, Child Obesity
Linking Activity, Nutrition, and Child Health
Leading health organizations have identified prevention of obesity in young children as a critical public health challenge. Low levels of physical activity and high levels of sedentary behavior may contribute to the development…
- Trial name
- LAUNCH (NCT04189926)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Sickle Cell Disease, Adverse Childhood Experiences
Early Life Exposures Among Children With Sickle Cell Disease
This study is being conducted to determine the relationship between early childhood exposures, such as Adverse Childhood Experiences, Social Determinants of Health and nutrition/breastfeeding, among children with sickle cell…
- Conditions
- Sickle Cell Disease, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Breastfeeding
- Trial name
- NCT05377372
- Testing
- Breastfeeding support group, Observation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, Female Sexual Arousal Disorder
Effects of Early Abuse on Adult Intimate Relationships
This study is designed to help us better understand the factors that affect the sexual lives of women who have been sexually mistreated during childhood.
- Conditions
- Hypoactive Sexual Desire Disorder, Female Sexual Arousal Disorder, Female Orgasmic Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT01803802
- Testing
- Expressive writing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Child Abuse, Child Neglect
iLookOut for Child Abuse -Online Learning Module for Early Childcare Providers
Phase 1 was a randomized control trial that used a test-retest model to evaluate the impact of iLook Out for Child Abuse, an online, interactive learning module about reporting suspected child abuse.
- Conditions
- Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Maltreatment
- Trial name
- iLookOut (NCT02225301)
- Testing
- iLook Out for Child Abuse
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Early Childhood Caries, Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D Status With Early Childhood Caries
Studies that give people vitamin D supplements to prevent caries have found that vitamin D is effective at preventing the development of caries.
- Trial name
- NCT03521492
- Testing
- serum vitamin D , calcium , parathyroid hormone and albumin level
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ministry of Health, Saudi Arabia
Head Start Participation
American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (AIAN FACES 2019)
The American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Family and Child Experiences Survey (AIAN FACES) 2019 builds on AIAN FACES 2015 (NCT03842111), which was the first national study children and families participating in Region XI…
- Trial name
- AIAN FACES (NCT04046965)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,587 people
- Sponsor
- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Dental Caries in Children
Social Impact of Children's Dental Appearance
This study evaluates the social impact of children's dental perception from children with or without caries experience. For this, children and their parents are shown pictures of child faces with healthy teeth, decayed teeth and…
- Trial name
- NCT03800043
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- University of Göttingen
Early Childhood Caries
Oral Health Intervention for Caregivers of Children Presenting for Dental Surgery
Too many young children, particularly those living in poverty, present for dental surgery under anesthesia - an expensive, potentially dangerous, short-term fix that often results in recurring oral health disease and subsequent…
- Trial name
- PROTECT (NCT07220850)
- Testing
- Behavioral Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Dental Caries
Family-centered Oral Health Promotion for New Parents
Early childhood caries (ECC) is a global health problem that causes pain and infection to the children affected. It is a common disease among preschool children in Hong Kong.
- Trial name
- NCT02937194
- Testing
- Personal oral health instruction + pamphlets distribution, Pamphlets distribution
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 580 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Obesity, Growth
Prevention of Overweight in Infancy
Obesity is one of the biggest threats to health in the 21st century. Rapid weight gain in the first year of life tends to lead to overweight in children, which in turn leads to overweight in adults.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Growth, Sleep
- Trial name
- POInz (NCT00892983)
- Testing
- FAB, Sleep
- Where
- New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 802 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Otago
Early Life Adversity, Trauma
Study of Cannabidiol and Neuroimaging on Stress
Dysregulation in stress responsivity is a growing psychiatry-transdiagnostic fundamental phenomenon, with limited therapeutic strategies.
- Conditions
- Early Life Adversity, Trauma, Stress
- Trial name
- SCANS (NCT07278505)
- Testing
- Cannabidiol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Schizophrenia
Cognitive Factors Mediating the Relationship Between Childhood Trauma and Auditory Hallucinations in Schizophrenia
BACKGROUND It is demonstrated that strong associations between trauma suffered in childhood and having schizophrenia, and more specifically to experience acoustic-verbal hallucinations (AVH).
- Trial name
- HADITRYOS (NCT04481217)
- Testing
- Self-questionnaires battery, Socio-demographic screening
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
Comparing the Effectiveness of Two Family-based Therapies in Treating Young Children With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
This study will compare the effectiveness of family-based cognitive behavioral therapy to family-based relaxation therapy in treating young children with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT00533806
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Relaxation Therapy
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Childhood Obesity, Technology Based Obesity Intervention
IT-Supported Early Treatment Of Childhood Overweight
The goal of this exploratory/ developmental study is to develop and evaluate an integrated information system, Healthy Eating and Activity Today (HEAT), for promoting self-care in overweight children.
- Trial name
- HEAT (NCT01188616)
- Testing
- Telephone Linked Care-HEAT (TLC-HEAT)
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Social Behavior
Toddlers' Responses to Strangers
The study will assess if toddlers show differences in stranger wariness according to race, temperament, social network diversity, and neighborhood diversity.
- Trial name
- NCT06550206
- Testing
- Children's stranger wariness response to strangers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of California Santa Cruz
Prematurity, Dysphagia
Swallowing and Oral Sensory Complaints in Preterm Children
Objective Preterm children face an elevated risk of neurodevelopmental delays and feeding difficulties, necessitating early assessment to support their long-term health.
- Conditions
- Prematurity, Dysphagia, Feeding Disorder of Infancy or Early Childhood
- Trial name
- NCT06881381
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 158 people
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Obesity, Childhood, Nutrition Aspect of Cancer
Adaptive Implementation to Optimize Delivery of Obesity Prevention Practices in Early Care and Education Settings
"Together, We Inspire Smart Eating" (WISE) is an intervention that improves children's diets in ECE. WISE includes 4 key evidence-based practices (EBPs): (1) hands-on exposures to fruits and vegetables, (2) role modeling by…
- Trial name
- NCT05050539
- Testing
- Low Intensity, High Intensity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,613 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Early Childhood Development
Integrating Early Stimulation and Play at Scale: "MAHAY Mikolo"
The overall objective of the study is to examine the effects of integrating early child development group sessions into the existing, at-scale, community health and nutrition programs administered by the government in Madagascar.
- Trial name
- NCT05129696
- Testing
- Treatment (T), Treatment + (T+)
- Where
- Madagascar
- Volunteers
- 8,150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Childhood Obesity
Environmental Influences on Early Childhood Obesity
Few treatments have been developed for young children with obesity from diverse backgrounds. The present study will develop and test an intervention designed to improve preschool obesity in Latino children.
- Trial name
- HHS (NCT02703688)
- Testing
- Healthy Homes, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver