Clinical trials: Early Interventions
Breast Cancer Prevention
MELIORA Data Collection Campaigns
To support the development of the MELIORA digital app for the MELIORA main intervention, an initial pilot study (Data Collection Campaign, DCC) is being conducted with the three target participant groups: healthy women at…
- Trial name
- DCC (NCT07190066)
- Testing
- Data Collection campaign
- Where
- 7 sites in Greece, Lithuania and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harokopio University
Overweight, Childhood, Obesity Prevention
High Five! - School-based Prevention of Overweight and Obesity Among 6 to 9 Year Olds
The goal of this interventional study is to assess the effectiveness of the school-based "High Five!" program in reducing overweight, obesity and high blood pressure in children aged 7-9 years old.
- Conditions
- Overweight, Childhood, Obesity Prevention, Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- DINO-PL (NCT07357857)
- Testing
- High Five
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 659 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland
Child Rearing, Reproductive Behavior
Age 12 Follow-up of Early Preventive Intervention (Memphis)
To examine the impact of prenatal and infancy home visiting by nurses from child age 2 through 12.
- Conditions
- Child Rearing, Reproductive Behavior, Risk Reduction Behavior
- Trial name
- MemphisY12 (NCT00438165)
- Testing
- home visitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 609 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Stress
An Early Intervention to Increase Maternal Self-efficacy After Preterm Birth
This study aims to investigate the effects of an early intervention (joint observation and video feedback) on maternal parenting self-efficacy following a premature birth.
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Stress, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- JOIN (NCT02736136)
- Testing
- joint observation and video feedback
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Postnatal Depression, Mother-Infant Interaction
A Virtual Support Intervention for Postnatal Well-being
Postnatal depression (PND) and anxiety are significant public health concerns affecting a substantial proportion of new mothers worldwide.
- Trial name
- NCT06557200
- Testing
- Digital Infant- parents support
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
Mental Health Promotion
Designing and Evaluating a Classroom-Based Mental Health Programme for Adolescents.
This study is a mixed-methods feasibility trial designed to examine whether a universal classroom-based psychoeducational programme which covers unusual sensory experiences, psychosis, mental health stigma, and coping strategies…
- Trial name
- NCT07660874
- Testing
- School-Based Mental Health Programme
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
Pregnancy
Evaluation of the Effects of Community-based Interventions
Maternal death is a substantial burden in developing countries. In Bangladesh, recent studies have suggested that a large proportion of women giving birth in rural areas experience pregnancy and delivery related complications.
- Trial name
- NCT00198731
- Testing
- Care Seeking for Obstetric Complication
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 1,506 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Child Behavior, Child Behavior Problem
Self-Concept Reinforcement for Early School Readiness
The goal of this pilot randomized controlled trial is to evaluate a self-concept intervention (Self-Concept Reinforcement for Early School Readiness (SCR4ESR)) in young African American children using experimental and mixed…
- Conditions
- Child Behavior, Child Behavior Problem, Child Behavior Disorders
- Trial name
- SCR4ESR (NCT06084910)
- Testing
- Self-Concept Reinforcement for Early School Readiness, Reach Out and Read
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Socioemotional Development, Cognitive Ability
Early Institutionalization Intervention Impact Project
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of early intervention (placement into foster care, and a caregiving training) on physical, cognitive, social and brain development and psychiatric symptomatology in children…
- Conditions
- Socioemotional Development, Cognitive Ability, Behavioral and Neural Patterns of Attention, Brain Function
- Trial name
- EI-3 (NCT04165746)
- Testing
- Foster Care, Caregiving Intervention
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Evaluation of a Novel Intervention for Infants At Risk for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
This study entails a "proof of concept" evaluation of a novel intervention, Parents and Infants Engaged (PIE), for prodromal infants at-risk for neurodevelopmental disorders (NDs).
- Trial name
- PIE (NCT03388294)
- Testing
- Parents and Infants Engaged
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Overweight
Early Childhood Prevention of Childhood Overweight
You are invited to participate in a research study to understand more about childhood obesity and how to prevent it. We hope to learn how families influence each others eating habits.
- Trial name
- NCT00896545
- Testing
- 5-keys counseling, Lifestyle counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Malnutrition, Dietary Modification
Basic Care Revisited: Early Nutrition Intervention for Outpatients
Early nursing nutrition intervention for outpatients in need of surgery Objective - To investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of screening and an early nursing intervention on malnutrition in outpatients in need for…
- Trial name
- BCR_N (NCT02440165)
- Testing
- Nursing nutrition intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Breast Cancer Early Stage Breast Cancer (Stage 1-3)
Reflects the Intervention (AI Chatbot)
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the impact of an AI-powered chatbot intervention on improving knowledge, attitudes, and empowerment in breast cancer patients.
- Trial name
- BC-CHAT (NCT06943911)
- Testing
- AI Chatbot for Breast Cancer Patient Education and Empowerment
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mostafa Shaban
Breastfeeding
Effectiveness of Well-child Clinics as the "Community" Basis of Step 10 of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
A cluster-randomized controlled trial will be conducted in the Democratic Republic of Congo to compare rates of early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding between mothers who give birth in hospitals with the current standard of…
- Trial name
- NCT01428232
- Testing
- implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, BFHI steps 1-9 +well-child clinic
- Where
- Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 992 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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
Preterm Infant, Physical Therapy
Early Physical Therapy Intervention in Preterm Infants
The hypothesis of this study is that early physical therapy intervention, initiated during the NICU stay and up to 2 months corrected age, based on the family-centered model, could promote preterm infants motor development in…
- Conditions
- Preterm Infant, Physical Therapy, Early Intervention, NICU
- Trial name
- NCT03313427
- Testing
- Physical Therapy Early Intervention, Usual Care
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vic - Central University of Catalonia
School Readiness, Executive Function (Cognition)
Playful Physical Activity for Executive Functions and School Readiness in Preschool Children
Executive functions, such as attention, inhibition, working memory, and planning, are important for early learning and school readiness in preschool children.
- Conditions
- School Readiness, Executive Function (Cognition), Preschool Child Development
- Trial name
- PPA-EF-SR (NCT07678294)
- Testing
- Playful Physical Activities Intervention, Regular Physical Education Curriculum
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Obesity
Prevention of Childhood Obesity
This study is conducting preliminary testing to find out whether a particular educational program can alter parental overcontrol of their children's eating.
- Trial name
- NCT00788203
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Caregivers With Toddler Receiving Early Intervention
The Effect of Self-efficacy and Relationship Through Behavior Modification by Hybrid Mode
The past literature supports the use of digital media as a medium to provide ongoing interventions for families caring for children with difficulties and the opportunity to intervene directly through caregivers, and to combine…
- Trial name
- NCT05827952
- Testing
- behavior modification-Atomic Habit by hybrid
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital
Childhood Obesity
Etiological Factors, Risk Factors and Early Stages of Chronic Disease in Different Degrees of Childhood Overweight
Children and adolescents with overweight and obesity are predisposed to significant health problems. It is known that childhood obesity can adversely affect almost every organ system, and if left untreated, the major impact of…
- Trial name
- NCT02091544
- Testing
- Lifestyle intervention
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center