Clinical trials: Early Interventions
Dental Caries
Educational Intervention in Preventing Early Childhood Caries
Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the effectiveness of an oral health educative intervention in preventing early childhood caries (ECC).
- Trial name
- NCT01502566
- Testing
- Education Intervention
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Pelotas
Prediabetes
Early Precise Identification and Intervention Strategies for Individuals at High Risk of Prediabetes
Prediabetes significantly increases the risk of developing diabetes, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, tumors, and dementia.
- Trial name
- NCT07386756
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Risk Behavior, Risk Reduction
An Emotion Regulation Intervention for Early Adolescent Risk Prevention
This study will take a group-based intervention for adolescents that reduced sexual risk behavior and create a computer-based version, which is a format that adolescents like and that is more cost-effective.
- Conditions
- Risk Behavior, Risk Reduction, Emotion Regulation
- Trial name
- NCT03430570
- Testing
- Tablet TRAC Emotion Regulation Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
First Episode Psychosis
Early Intervention Psychosis Communication and Engagement Trial
This study will examine whether or not the use of digital communication methods (text messages and emails) improves patient engagement with Early Intervention Psychosis (EIP) Services, compared to standard communication methods…
- Trial name
- NCT03196128
- Testing
- Digital communication, Non digital
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Optimizing Outcomes for Young Autistic Children
The overarching goal of the proposed study is to: (a) determine how best to sequence two parent-mediated interventions: a social communication intervention (Project ImPACT, Improving Parents as Communication Teachers) and a…
- Trial name
- NCT05926687
- Testing
- Social Communication, Disruptive Behavior, Social Communication + Reduce Frequency
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
ADHD
Identification of Early Biomarkers of Pre-school ADHD
ADHD affects around 5% of children and manifests itself as hyperactivity, attention difficulties and motor control and balance problems.
- Trial name
- Bio-PreTDAH (NCT07440992)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Cardiovascular Diseases, Obesity
Low Sodium Diet and Behavioral Intervention for Reversing Arterial Stiffening in Overweight Individuals
Obese individuals are at risk for developing cardiovascular disease (CVD). Increasing physical activity, losing weight, and reducing sodium intake may reverse arterial stiffness and blood vessel damage that is linked to obesity.
- Trial name
- SAVE (NCT00366990)
- Testing
- Low Sodium Diet, Regular Sodium Intake
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 349 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Pediatric Obesity
Healthy Start to Increase Physical Activity and Improve Healthy Eating in Early Childcare Centres
Childhood obesity is one of the greatest challenges facing public health and recent evidence shows it begins in preschool aged children.
- Trial name
- NCT02375490
- Testing
- Healthy Start
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 897 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
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
This Study Evaluates Interventions to Increase Surveillance Mammography Uptake for Early Breast Cancer Detection Among Singaporean Women in Real World
Community Study to Increase Mammogram Screening Among Overdue Women
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Singapore, and regular mammogram screening can detect breast cancer early when treatment is more effective.
- Trial name
- IMPLEMENT (NCT07832396)
- Testing
- Evidence-based behavioural intervention
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Stress, Psychological Stress
Examine the Effects of Meditation on Daily Psychological Stress Responses in Woman With a History of Child Adversity
The aim of the Everyday Moments of Mindfulness (EMMI) study is to test whether brief mindfulness-based practices will improve daily psychological stress responses in women (age 30-60) who report a history of early life adversity.
- Conditions
- Stress, Psychological Stress, Child Maltreatment, Depressive Symptoms
- Trial name
- EMMI (NCT04606199)
- Testing
- Mindfulness-based intervention, up to 5 minutes 0-3 times/day
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Child Rearing, Adolescent Development
Follow-up of Families in Early Preventive Intervention
This project supports the post-third-grade assessment of 693 children and their families who were enrolled in a randomized trial of a program of prenatal and infancy home visitation by nurses that was epidemiologically and…
- Conditions
- Child Rearing, Adolescent Development, Reproductive Behavior, Risk Reduction Behavior
- Trial name
- MemphisYear9 (NCT00438516)
- Testing
- nurse home visitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 627 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Health Promotion, Physical Activity
Increasing Physical Activity Among Early Career Professionals: A Feasibility Trial of an Online Intervention
Physical activity promotion remains a public health priority and accessible and scalable interventions are needed. Early career professionals are at-risk for inactivity and therefore a critical target for physical activity…
- Trial name
- NCT05557071
- Testing
- Digital Health Behaviour Change Platform
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Victoria
Hearing Impairment
Improving Early Intervention in Hearing Impaired Children Using Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)
The goal of this clinical trial is to find out whether hearing test results using functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) will help to fast-track early intervention for infants born with a hearing loss.
- Trial name
- NCT05847426
- Testing
- Provision of standard audiological + fNIRS test results, Provision of standard audiological test results only
- Where
- 5 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Bionics Institute of Australia
Atopic Diseases
Prevention of Allergic Diseases in Infants
A multi-center, prospective, randomized, controlled, doubleblind intervention clinical Trial is performed to proof the efficiency of hydrolyzed infant formula showing a risk reduction of developing an allergy.
- Trial name
- NCT03489733
- Testing
- Hydrolyzed Formula, Control formula
- Where
- 14 sites in Bulgaria, Czechia and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 1,226 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HiPP GmbH & Co. Vertrieb KG
Early Child Development
Testing Means to Scale Early Childhood Development Interventions in Rural Kenya
This study aims to experimentally test the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of competing models of delivery of an Early Childhood Development (ECD) intervention in rural Kenya to determine how to maximize their reach to…
- Trial name
- NCT03548558
- Testing
- Group sessions, Group+Home sessions, Booster sessions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Prematurity
Different Intervention Models of Premature Infants Based on the ICF Biopsychosocial Model
Prematurity is an important risk factor for delayed neuropsychomotor development. The main objective of this study is to analyze the impact of different intervention models on the neuropsychomotor development of premature babies…
- Trial name
- NCT05989438
- Testing
- Orientations for families, Professional stimulation more orientations for families.
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
University Students, Breast Self-examination
The Effect of Web-Assisted Peer Education for Early Diagnosis of Breast Cancer on Health Beliefs, Knowledge Levels and Breast Self-Examination in University Students
The aim of this study was to examine the effect of web-supported peer education on health beliefs, knowledge levels and breast self-examination in university students.
- Conditions
- University Students, Breast Self-examination, Health Education
- Trial name
- Early Diagnosi (NCT06112158)
- Testing
- Education Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Esra ÖZER
Development Delay
Parent-Child Interaction in Garding Activities for Early Intervention Preschool Children
Post-COVID-19, children's reduced interaction with nature has hindered their sensory development, particularly affecting those with developmental delays.
- Trial name
- NCT06507358
- Testing
- Parent-Child Interaction group
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital
Parent-Child Relations, Parenting
CenteringParenting Clinical Intervention on Kindergarten Readiness in Early Childhood
Disparities in health begin in early childhood. Early life experiences influence brain development and have significant implications on future health and developmental outcomes.
- Conditions
- Parent-Child Relations, Parenting, Child Development, Child Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03641092
- Testing
- CenteringParenting Intervention, Routine Well Child Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center