Clinical trials: Early Childhood Development
Early Education, Early Childhood Development
Kenya Preschool Study
This research project aims to design and evaluate an innovative model for childcare provision in rural Kenya that emphasizes child development and economic participation for women in a cost-effective manner.
- Trial name
- NCT07506603
- Testing
- PP1
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,017 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Infant Health, Child Development
Infant Development and Early Aquatic Stimulation
The objective of this study is to assess the feasibility of an aquatic stimulation protocol for infants up to one year of age. The main questions to be answered are: Is the aquatic stimulation program, which involves recruitment…
- Trial name
- NCT07204613
- Testing
- Aquatic stimulation for child development
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of the Valleys of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri
Cognitive Change, Growth; Stunting, Nutritional
The Sugira Muryango Longitudinal & Spillover Study
The Early Childhood version of Sugira Muryango is a family-based, home-visiting intervention targeted at early childhood development and implemented with families living in extreme poverty in three districts of Rwanda.
- Conditions
- Cognitive Change, Growth; Stunting, Nutritional, Language, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT05405400
- Where
- 3 sites in Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 2,932 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston College
Early Childhood Professional Development
Study of Coaching Practices in Early Care and Education Settings
Mathematica Policy Research, funded by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will collect descriptive information for the Study of Coaching Practices in Early…
- Trial name
- SCOPE (NCT03743337)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 310 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Problem Behavior, Developmental Delay
Problem Behavior Assessment and Intervention in IDEA Part C Services
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of function-based assessment and intervention to reduce problem behavior in children with developmental disability or delay in the context of IDEA Part C services.
- Conditions
- Problem Behavior, Developmental Delay, Developmental Disability
- Trial name
- NCT06771284
- Testing
- Function-based assessment and intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Neonatal Death, Mental Competency
Survive and Thrive Boa Vista Early Childhood Program
The proposed project will tackle the two most salient problems for children under 5 in Brazil: the continued high rates of neonatal mortality, and the large disparities in early childhood development.
- Trial name
- STBV (NCT03386747)
- Testing
- Home visits to improve parenting behaviors, Center based parenting groups
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Infant Development
European Childhood Obesity Project: Early Programming by Infant Nutrition?
Primary hypothesis to be tested: Early protein intake predicts infant growth and later risk of childhood obesity. Childhood obesity is a major public health problem and is an identified priority concern for the health care.
- Trial name
- CHOP (NCT00338689)
- Testing
- Lower protein formula; Higher protein formula
- Where
- 5 sites in Belgium, Germany and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 1,678 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Obesity and Overweight
Brain and Behavior Influences on Obesity Development From Infancy Through Childhood
The investigators project, RESONATE, aims to investigate why some children develop obesity. To do this it uses data on eating and eating-related behaviors, genetic and environmental factors, and brain structure and function.
- Trial name
- RESONATE (NCT06861868)
- Testing
- fMRI cue reactivity task, fMRI go no go task, Ad libitum meal test
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
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
Child Development
Play and Pre-Literacy Among Young Children
Children begin to develop fundamental motor skills (FMS), such as running and kicking, and pre-literacy skills, such as rhyming, during early childhood.
- Trial name
- PLAY (NCT02432443)
- Testing
- Motor and pre-literacy program, Wait-list Comparison
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Child Development, Motor Skills
Motor-Focused Exercise and Brain Development in Preschool Children
This study will test whether a structured motor-focused exercise program can improve both brain function and gross motor skills in preschool children.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Motor Skills, Neurodevelopment, Brain Function
- Trial name
- MoBraD (NCT07307742)
- Testing
- Motor-Focused Physical Education, Ordinary Physical Education
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hunan Normal University
Child Development, Growth
Health and Early Life Microbiota
The aim of this cohort is to identify environmental, lifestyle and genetic factors that modify the human intestinal microbiota development during the first years of life, and to identify early microbiota features that associate…
- Conditions
- Child Development, Growth, Allergy, Overweight
- Trial name
- HELMi (NCT03996304)
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 1,055 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Helsinki
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
Overweight, Obesity
Early Stockholm Obesity Prevention Program (EarlySTOPP-China)
Early STOPP project promotes good health in children from early age by supporting good habits for the whole family. Our aim is to see if we can prevent overweight and obesity in children in families where parents are overweight…
- Trial name
- EarlySTOPP-CN (NCT02396784)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Early Childhood Dental Caries
Development and Evaluation of a Medical Intervention for Early Childhood Caries
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of three forms of continuing medical education (CME) on provision of preventive dental services to Medicaid-enrolled children by medical personnel in primary care physician offices.
- Trial name
- IMB-RCT (NCT00464009)
- Testing
- Continuing medical education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Autism, Early Intervention
Implementation Toolkit to Enhance EBP Among Marginalized Families
Although the efficacy of early intervention (EI) for autistic children and their families has been established, many marginalized families with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds still report inequitable access to…
- Trial name
- NCT06080087
- Testing
- I-TEAM
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Child Development
External Evaluation of the Neurological and Psycho-affective Early Childhood Development Program of the Mexican NGO Un Kilo de Ayuda
Investing in early childhood development is one of the best cost-effective investments a country can make to boost long term economic growth, promote peaceful and sustainable societies, contribute to tackle poverty traps and…
- Trial name
- NPECDP-UKA (NCT04210362)
- Testing
- Workshops on responsive caregiving
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 764 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amado David Quezada Sánchez
Autism Spectrum Disorder
PEACE for ImPACT Study
Investigators will test the impact of the PEACE implementation toolkit and determine the level of implementation support needed to improve early intervention providers use of caregiver coaching with families of young children…
- Trial name
- NCT06374381
- Testing
- PEACE Online Resources, PEACE Weekly Group Facilitation, PEACE Weekly Individual Facilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Child Development
Evaluation of the Moments That Matter Program in Kenya
This cluster-randomized trial aims to evaluate the impact of the Moments That Matter® (MTM) Program on early child development and caregiving outcomes in two selected counties in western Kenya.
- Trial name
- NCT05796934
- Testing
- Moments that Matter (MTM) Program
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 595 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Development, Child, Mindfulness
Social Emotional and Ethical Development (SEED) Video Curriculum
The objectives of the present study are to(1)By implementing the SEED Program and using videos as an intervention, the research aims to enhance these critical skills in young children.(2)The study will be the first of its kind to…
- Trial name
- NCT06210932
- Testing
- Social, Emotional, and Ethical Development (SEED) curriculum videos
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong