Clinical trials: Early Interventions
Pediatric Obesity, Risk Reduction Behavior
FirstStep2Health Intervention
This project will determine the preliminary efficacy of an innovative intergenerational intervention among Head Start preschoolers, aged 3-5 years, and their caregivers.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Risk Reduction Behavior, Early Intervention, Intergenerational Relations
- Trial name
- NCT04164277
- Testing
- Caregiver Component., Caregiver-Preschooler Learning., Center-based Preschooler Component.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Preterm Infant, Full-term Infant
A Novel Parent Education Program for Early Intervention
One in ten infants born in the USA is born preterm before 37 weeks of gestation and 50% of those will have motor and cognitive delays requiring intervention at school age.
- Trial name
- NCT04266717
- Testing
- Baby Play Intervention, Milestone Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Psychological Distress
Ensemble Programme an Early Intervention for Informal Caregivers of Psychiatric Patients
This study focuses on the difficulties of maintaining optimal psychological health and quality of life for caregivers in adult psychiatry while they play an important role in helping patients with severe psychiatric disorders.
- Trial name
- Ensemble (NCT04020497)
- Testing
- Ensemble programme, SAU
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut et Haute Ecole de la Santé la Source
Colorectal Cancer
Low-Literacy Physician-Patient Intervention Promoting Colorectal Cancer Screening
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a low literacy, physician and patient-directed intervention to promote colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among the medically underserved.
- Trial name
- NCT01103479
- Testing
- Physician Intervention, Physician and Patient Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 569 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
This Study Evaluates Interventions to Increase Surveillance Mammography Uptake for Early Breast Cancer Detection Among Singaporean Women
Trial to Evaluate the Impact of Various Interventions to Increase the Uptake of Surveillance Mammography in Eligible Women in Singapore
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in Singapore, with more than 70 women out of every 100,000 being diagnosed each year.
- Trial name
- NCT06733155
- Testing
- Financial intervention, Lottery intervention, Health Messages
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 12,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Anxiety Symptoms, Depressive Symptoms
Effects of a Single-session Implicit Theories of Personality Intervention on Early Adolescent Psychopathology
The goal of the project is to test whether a single-session intervention teaching incremental theories of personality, or the belief that one's personality is malleable, can strengthen recovery from social stress and reduce the…
- Trial name
- NCT03132298
- Testing
- Implicit Theories of Personality Program, Control Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard University
Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Random Assignment of Intervention Messages for Developing Personalized Decision Rules to Promote Physical Activity
Our goal is to develop personalized decision rules for selecting the frequency, timing, and content of messages to promote physical activity.
- Trial name
- RandomAIM (NCT03907683)
- Testing
- Short Message with Text and Optional Image
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
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
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
Lung Cancer
Digital Outreach Intervention for Lung Cancer Screening
mPATH-Lung (mobile Patient Technology for Health - Lung) is an innovative digital outreach program that identifies patients who qualify for lung cancer screening and helps them get screened.
- Trial name
- mPATH-Lung (NCT04083859)
- Testing
- mPATH-Lung, Lung health video
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 26,998 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Feeding Behavior, Feeding Disorder of Infancy or Early Childhood
iKanEat: A Randomized-controlled, Multi-center Trial of Megestrol for Chronic Oral Food Refusal in Children
This is a multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind clinical trial. The primary focus of the study is the evaluation of the effectiveness of treatment with megestrol as part of a 24 week behavioral feeding…
- Trial name
- iKanEat (NCT03815019)
- Testing
- Megestrol Acetate, iKanEat Behavioral Intervention
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Cardiovascular Diseases, Infant ALL
Early Intervention to Promote Cardiovascular Health of Mothers and Children (ENRICH)
This pilot study aims to examine the feasibility and acceptability of adding a cardiovascular health module to the existing Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) home visitation program delivered by trained nurses in the Northern…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Infant ALL, Maternal Behavior, Childhood Obesity
- Trial name
- ENRICH (NCT05824741)
- Testing
- Infant Cardiovascular Health (CVH) Promotion
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Anxiety
Happy Mother - Healthy Baby: Supplement Study on Biological Processes Underlying Anxiety During Pregnancy
As a supplement to the ongoing randomized evaluation of the Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) anxiety prevention intervention in Pakistan (R01-MH111859), the investigators propose to explore potential biological mechanisms…
- Trial name
- HMHB-Bio (NCT04566861)
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for anxiety during pregnancy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Upper Extremity Dysfunction
Movement Enhancing Device for Children
The purpose of this study is to assess: 1) how infants move their bodies to explore, play, and solve problems, 2) if this is different in a high-risk group of infants, and 3) if these abilities can be advanced in a high-risk…
- Trial name
- NCT01959581
- Testing
- Movement Enhancing Device
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Delaware
Hearing Loss, Bilateral
Early Communication Intervention for Toddlers With Hearing Loss
Improving spoken language outcomes for children with hearing loss has important public health implications. This is a randomized clinical trial of 96 children with hearing loss that examines the effects of a parent-implemented…
- Trial name
- NCT03803943
- Testing
- Parent-Implemented Communication Intervention (PICT), No Intervention - Business-as-usual control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Hearing Impaired Children
EarGenie: Assessment of a Minimum Viable Product
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate safety and preliminary efficacy of a novel device (EarGenie MVP) to assess hearing function in infants, using a small number of infants with normal hearing.
- Trial name
- NCT05962814
- Testing
- EarGenie MVP test
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Bionics Institute of Australia
Obesity
Addressing Obesity in Early Care and Education Settings
Childhood obesity is a national epidemic that disproportionately burdens low income and ethnic minority populations. By preschool, nearly one-third of low income children are already overweight or obese, setting the stage for…
- Trial name
- NCT04140032
- Testing
- Multi-level preschool obesity control intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Dementia Caregiving
Stress Reduction Study for Partners of Early Stage Dementia
This is a study designed to pilot a WOOP (Wish Outcome Obstacle Plan) intervention for spouses of persons with early stage dementia for the purposes of future research. The investigators will be using two cohorts.
- Trial name
- NCT03691428
- Testing
- Wish Outcome Obstacle Plan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Child Development
Early Literacy Promotion Intervention
This study is testing the effects of early literacy promotion compared to standard literacy promotion at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
- Trial name
- ELPI (NCT02713659)
- Testing
- Early Literacy Promotion, Standard Literacy Promotion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Premature Birth, Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood
Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Decision Guide for Infant Feeding Assessment
Preterm infants are at risk for feeding problems which can persist through early childhood. These feeding problems may include oral motor, sensory, digestive, nutritional, respiratory, and/or behavioral components.
- Trial name
- NCT04850794
- Testing
- Decision Support Tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill