Clinical trials: Maternal Sensitivity
Mother-Infant Interaction
The Effect of the Newborn Behavioral Observations System on Maternal Sensitivity
The study evaluates if the Newborn Behavioral Observation system, a relationship building tool, delivered to at risk mothers will have, on one site, an effect on maternal sensitivity and the other site on Childs responsiveness…
- Trial name
- NCT04739332
- Testing
- The Newborn behavioral observations system
- Where
- Iceland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Center for Parents and Infants, Iceland
Premature Birth
Sensitivity Training for Parents With Premature Infants
This study evaluated the effectiveness of a culturally adapted version of the Mother-Infant Transaction Program (MITP) among Chinese mothers with premature infants in public hospitals in Hong Kong.
- Trial name
- NCT04383340
- Testing
- Mother-Infant Transaction Program, Treatment as usual
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Healthy
Sensitive Periods in Early Flavor Learning
Flavor is the primary dimension by which young children determine food acceptance. However, children are not merely miniature adults since sensory systems mature postnatally and their responses to certain tastes differ markedly…
- Trial name
- NCT00994747
- Testing
- Nutramigen (Flavor and Type of Infant Formula), Enfamil, milk-based formula
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Monell Chemical Senses Center
Regulation, Self, Reflective Functioning
Recognizing Children's Needs: Impact on Early Childhood Regulatory Problems
Brief Summary: This study aims to quantitatively examine the relationship between regulatory problems (sleep, feeding, and crying) in infants aged 6-36 months and levels of parental sensitivity and reflective functioning.
- Conditions
- Regulation, Self, Reflective Functioning, Mentalization, Child Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT07249593
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 262 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Attachment, Child Maltreatment
Minding the Baby Home Visiting: Program Evaluation
This is an efficacy study of an intensive home visitation intervention, "Minding the Baby" (MTB). This reflective parenting program (aimed at enhancing maternal reflective capacities), is focused on first-time young mothers and…
- Conditions
- Attachment, Child Maltreatment, Maternal Sensitivity, Infant Health
- Trial name
- NCT01458145
- Testing
- Minding the Baby Home Visiting Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Child Allergy, Food Allergy
Impact of an Educational Tool on Quality of Life and Anxiety in Parents of Children With Nut Allergy
The number of young children with food allergy, in particular with nut allergy, is increasing worldwide. A diagnosis of nut allergy can cause much anxiety in parents.
- Trial name
- NCT05458882
- Testing
- "living with food allergy" educational booklet
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Health Ireland
Allergy
Influence of Probiotic VSL#3 Administration on Metabolic and Immunological Profile of the Milk of Breastfeeding Mothers
The newborn immune system is influenced by maternal immunity through both placenta and breastfeeding. There exists a close interaction between the mother and the baby during gestation and lactation.
- Trial name
- NCT01367470
- Testing
- VSL#3 probiotic preparation
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Policlinico Hospital
Overweight and Obesity, Insulin Resistance
DHA Supplements to Improve Insulin Sensitivity in Obese Pregnant Women (The Omega-3 Pregnancy Study)
Women with excess adiposity while pregnant are more likely to develop gestational diabetes and high blood pressure during pregnancy than women of healthy weights.
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Diabetes, Gestational, Hypertension in Pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT00865683
- Testing
- DHA Supplements
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy, Gestational Hypertension
No-worry Baby Project
The Huizhou mother-infant cohort was set up to investigate the effect of dietary factors and environmental exposures during pregnancy on health consequences of mothers and offsprings in Huizhou, China.
- Conditions
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus in Pregnancy, Gestational Hypertension, Thyroid Disease Pregnancy, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03922087
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 5,216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Child Allergy, Food Allergy
The Impact of an Evidence-based Myth-busting Information Intervention on Maternal Food Allergy Related Quality of Life, Anxiety and Self-efficacy
Children with Food Allergy (FA) are at risk of life threatening reactions. They must carry an emergency medicine kit containing adrenaline auto-injector devices for the immediate treatment of anaphylaxis.
- Trial name
- NCT06221540
- Testing
- "Myth busting" information leaflet
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Health Ireland
Parent Child Relationship, Child Social-Emotional Development
The Impact of an Evidence-Based Parenting Service on Maternal Sensitivity and Infant Cellular Aging in a Population of Under-Resourced Families
The goal of this clinical trial study is to learn how stress in childhood, or Early Life Adversity (ELA), gets "under the skin" and influences long-term health.
- Conditions
- Parent Child Relationship, Child Social-Emotional Development, Telomere Length, Epigenetic Aging
- Trial name
- NCT06740266
- Testing
- Promoting First Relationships in Primary Care (PFR-PC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Mental Health, Child Wellbeing
Generation Victoria Cohort 2020s: A Statewide Longitudinal Cohort Study of Victorian Children and Their Parents
Generation Victoria (GenV) is a longitudinal, population-based study of Victorian children and their parents that will bring together data on a wide range of conditions ,exposures and outcomes.
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Child Wellbeing, Infant Health, Child Health
- Trial name
- GenV (NCT05394363)
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 150,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
Preterm Infant, Mothers
GP_Posit Intervention for Mothers of Preterm Infants for Maternal Sensitivity : Randomized Pilot Trial
The aim of this study is to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility and preliminary effects a GP_Posit intervention. GP_Posit is an intervention where mothers will learn how to participated in their preterm infant's care and…
- Conditions
- Preterm Infant, Mothers, Parent-Child Relations, Child Development
- Trial name
- GP_Posit (NCT03677752)
- Testing
- GP_Posit
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Asthma in Children, Anxiety
Do Bonding Disruptions Occur More Often in Children With Asthma Than in Non-asthmatic Populations?
Six studies have preceded this project. Three studies suggested that there is a significant connection between pediatric asthma and disruptions in maternal-infant bonding (Feinberg, 1988; Schwartz, 1988; Pennington, 1991).
- Trial name
- NCT02158338
- Testing
- Asthma, Non-asthma
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ran Anbar
HIV/AIDS, Hypertension
Evaluating the Impact of a Community Health Worker Program in Neno, Malawi
This protocol concerns the implementation and evaluation of an intervention designed to realign the existing cadre of Community Health Workers (CHW) in Neno District, Malawi to better support the care needs of the clients they…
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Hypertension, Asthma, Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT03106727
- Testing
- Household model
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 122,395 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Partners in Health
Abortion Early
The Relation of High Sensitivity C Reactive Protein and Total Leucocytic Count Levels in Threatened Abortion
to identify the relation between maternal serum high sensitivity C reactive protein and total and differential leucocytic count values in healthy pregnant women with threatened abortion and the outcome of pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT05986357
- Testing
- maternal serum C reactive protein, total leucocytic count levels, differential leucocytic count levels
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beni-Suef University
Parents, Burnout
Online Parenting Support With VIPP-SD in Chile
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to test whether the online Video-feedback Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting and Sensitive Discipline (VIPP-SD) can reduce parental burnout and improve parenting practices…
- Trial name
- VIPP-SD Chile (NCT07365189)
- Testing
- Video Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting and sensitive discipline (VIPP-SD)
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad San Sebastián
Obesity, Childhood, Parenting
Mothers And careGivers Investing in Children
The incidence of childhood obesity in the United States has steadily increased over the past 30 years but has begun to level off in recent years.
- Trial name
- MAGIC (NCT04177472)
- Testing
- Obesity Prevention Group, Obesity Prevention Group + Food Boxes, Infant Safety and Injury Prevention Group
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Mental Illness
Program for Caregivers Involved With Mental Health Services
The purpose of this two-year pilot study is to adapt a 12-week attachment-based parenting intervention for implementation with female adult caregivers who have or are at risk for long-term interpersonal conflict with family…
- Trial name
- NCT01872585
- Testing
- Mentalization based therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Asthma, Atopic Dermatitis
Polish Mother and Child Cohort Study (REPRO_PL) - Follow up of the Children.
The Polish Mother and Child Cohort is multicentre prospective study on different exposures. Prospective cohort study design enables identification of exposures that may influence pregnancy outcome and chil-dren's health…
- Conditions
- Asthma, Atopic Dermatitis, Food Allergy, Wheezing
- Trial name
- REPRO_PL (NCT01861548)
- Where
- 2 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 479 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Lodz