Clinical trials: Early Childhood
Adherence to Vaccination Schedules, Timeliness of Vaccination
SMS Mobile Technology to Improve Early Childhood Vaccine Coverage in Guatemala
This project plans to learn more about whether sending text messages to parents on their mobile phones to remind them when their child is due for his or her next vaccination will improve children getting vaccinated on time.
- Conditions
- Adherence to Vaccination Schedules, Timeliness of Vaccination, Acceptability of SMS Reminder Program
- Trial name
- SMSVaxGuate (NCT02567006)
- Testing
- SMS message, Usual care
- Where
- 2 sites in Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 720 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
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
Child Development, Parenting
Impact of the Korea Early Childhood Home-visiting Intervention
Maternal and early childhood home visits have been proposed as an effective strategy to improve the health and development of disadvantaged children.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Parenting, Infant Development, Pregnancy Related
- Trial name
- KECHI (NCT04749888)
- Testing
- Targeted nurse-led home visiting
- Where
- 2 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Childhood Obesity
Starting Early Obesity Prevention Program
The proposed study is a randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of a primary care, family-centered child obesity prevention program beginning in pregnancy and continuing throughout the first three years of life…
- Trial name
- NCT01541761
- Testing
- Family groups
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 566 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Pancreatic Duct Stenting, ERCP
Management of Pediatric Pancreatic Calculi At a Single Center: a Retrospective Cohort Study
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the long-term effects of ERCP and surgery in pediatric patients with pancreatic duct stones.
- Conditions
- Pancreatic Duct Stenting, ERCP, Surgery in Early Childhood, Pediatric Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT06900790
- Testing
- ERCP
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Yifan Deng
Language Development, Screen Time
Screen Time and Language Development in Toddlers Assessed With the Bayley-4
This cross-sectional study investigated whether caregiver-reported daily screen time is associated with language development in toddlers aged 12 to 42 months, measured with the Bayley-4.
- Conditions
- Language Development, Screen Time, Child Development
- Trial name
- Leave blank (NCT07731386)
- Testing
- Daily Screen Media Exposure, Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Fourth Edition (Bayley-4)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 153 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kayseri City Hospital
Wheezing
A Phase 3 Trial of the Effect of Motavizumab Prophylaxis on Reduction of Serious Early Childhood Wheezing in Infants
The primary objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of motavizumab compared to placebo when administered monthly to preterm infants during their first RSV season for the reduction of the incidence of serious early…
- Trial name
- NCT00628303
- Testing
- Motavizumab
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MedImmune LLC
Attention-deficit, Prematurity
Early Childhood Attention Battery in Preterm Children
The aims of this project are: 1. To explore, using the ECAB, if and in which measure the attentional abilities of young preterm children are different from term peers, whom reference data are already published27. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT05843266
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Family-school Partnership Intervention for Early Childhood Education
Strategies for creating and maintaining reciprocal partnerships between teachers and parents are considered essential elements of developmentally appropriate practice in early childhood education (ECE).
- Trial name
- NCT06506097
- Testing
- Family-school Partnership Intervention (FSPI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Texas, Denton, TX
Behavior, Health, Child Obesity
Greenlight Plus Study: Approaches to Early Childhood Obesity Prevention
A randomized controlled trial enrolling 900 parent-infant dyads (English and Spanish speaking) comparing Greenlight (control), a behavioral intervention focusing on nutrition, physical activity, media use, and sleep as compared…
- Trial name
- NCT04042467
- Testing
- Greenlight Plus, Greenlight
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Growth, Body Composition
How Infant Diets Would Affect Growth in Early Childhood
The investigators research group conducted a feeding study in 2012 (IRB 07-0003) that included breastfed infants consuming different infant solid foods.
- Conditions
- Growth, Body Composition, Gut Health
- Trial name
- FYI-FU (NCT02440503)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Encopresis
Internet-based Treatment of Early Childhood Fecal Incontinence
Encopresis, also known as fecal incontinence, is the voluntary or involuntary passage of stools causing soiling of clothes by a child over 4 years of age.
- Trial name
- NCT00067769
- Testing
- Internet-based intervention UCanPoopToo, treatment as usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Surgery in Early Childhood
Surgery in Early Life and Child Development at School-entry: A Population-based Study
The central hypothesis is that surgery and anesthesia exposure in children with immature structural and functional brain development has long-term adverse effects on child development at school-entry compared with children not…
- Trial name
- NCT02595801
- Testing
- Surgery in early childhood
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 188,628 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
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
Depression
Treatment of Early Childhood Depression
Depression often occurs in early childhood. Moreover, later depression is frequently preceded by early childhood Depression (ECD).
- Trial name
- PaCT_RCTwait (NCT04708275)
- Testing
- PaCT
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- University of Leipzig
Obesity
Treatment of Early Childhood Overweight in Primary Care: Pilot Study
Childhood overweight continues to increase at an alarming rate and the need exists to find effective, accessible intervention strategies to prevent and treat children who are at risk for being overweight or are already…
- Trial name
- NCT01662557
- Testing
- Family Behavior Modification, Minimal Nutrition Information
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
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
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
Nutrition Poor, Health Behavior
Technical Assistance for Child and Adult Care Food Program in Family Child Care Home
This study evaluates the effect of a nutrition technical assistance training program for family child care home providers on the food they serve young children in their care and the food environment in their home.
- Trial name
- NCT03560050
- Testing
- Nutrition assistance, Children's environmental health/comparison
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Sleep Problem, Behavior, Child
Parents Advancing Toddler Health
Although early interventions can improve health equity in young children living in poverty, this promise often is not realized because of barriers to family engagement.
- Trial name
- PATH (NCT04824989)
- Testing
- Sleep Health in Preschoolers (SHIP), Family Check-Up (FCU), Oral Health, Child Safety, and Environmental Health Intervention (Active Control)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 305 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University Charles River Campus