Clinical trials: Play
Emotional Regulation
Examining the Impacts of Parent Mightier Play
A randomized controlled trial comparing a group in which only child participants play Mightier video games for 8 weeks (Child Play group) to a group in which child and parent participants play Mightier video games for 8 weeks…
- Trial name
- NCT05080647
- Testing
- Mightier online gameplay
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neuromotion Labs
Pediatric Obesity
Fuel for Fun: Cooking With Kids Plus Parents and Play
Fuel for Fun: Cooking with Kids Plus Parents and Play (FFF), is an integrated research, extension, and education project targeting 4th grade students.
- Trial name
- FFF (NCT02491294)
- Testing
- School, Family, About Eating
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,640 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Amount of Breast Milk, Maternal Anxiety Level
The Effect of Music on Maternal Stress and Milk Amount
Premature babies who have to deal with life-threatening situations have to spend the first days of their lives in intensive care units.
- Trial name
- NCT06307756
- Testing
- Music group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Adiyaman University
Dental Anxiety
To Assess Breathing Exercise as a Relaxation Method
in this study investigator evaluate the effectiveness of breathing exercise using two different play toys in reducing dental anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT06698523
- Testing
- Breathing exercise, Deep breathing
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Anxiety
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of New Management Techniques in Reducing Dental Anxiety for Children Undergoing Pulpotomy
The goal of this clinical trial is to reduce dental anxiety for sixety six children undergoing pulpotomy in primary molars by using kaleidoscope glasses and Tell-Show-Play-Doh techniques and evaluation of behavior and anxiety…
- Trial name
- NCT06673030
- Testing
- Using Kaleidoscope glasses during pulpotomy procedures, The Play-Doh Doctor Drill 'n Fill toy set, Group 1 (Tell-Show-Do)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Healthy Children
Functional Training and Dynamic Play Exercise on Gross Motor Skills, Physical Fitness, and Balance in Healthy Children
This study aims to explore and compare two distinct approaches to physical activity: functional training and dynamic play exercises, focusing on their effects on children's gross motor skills, physical fitness and balance.
- Trial name
- NCT07005440
- Testing
- Functional Training, Dynamic Play Exercise
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Laughter Yoga, Psychological Well Being
Effects of Laughter Yoga and Finger Puppet Play in Preschool Children
This study aimed to examine the effects of Laughter Yoga and Finger Puppet on preschool children's play behavior, social-emotional well-being, and psychological resilience.
- Conditions
- Laughter Yoga, Psychological Well Being, Psychological Resilience
- Trial name
- NCT07496476
- Testing
- Laughter Yoga, Finger Puppet
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir Democracy University
Hand Grasp
Effect of Marble Play on Handgrip Strength and Handwriting Among School Going Children.
This study aims to address the effects of a Marble Play on the handgrip strength and handwriting skills of primary school children, providing empirical evidence for a cost-effective and culturally relevant therapeutic tool.
- Trial name
- NCT07331675
- Testing
- Marble play game, Free Play
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Body Image
The Impact of Playing Super U on Pre-adolescents' Body Image
Body image concerns can have serious physical and psychological consequences on young people, including anxiety, depression, risk taking behaviours, eating disorders and suicidal ideation.
- Trial name
- NCT05669053
- Testing
- Super U Story intervention, Alternative Roblox game, Online word search
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,941 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the West of England
Family Relations
Evolution of Family Alliance in Families With a Designated Adolescent Patient (12-18 Years) During a Family Therapy Process
The proposed study focuses on the relational characteristics of the family and their evolution in the course of family therapy, through the evolution of the family alliance (degree of coordination achieved by its members to…
- Trial name
- LTP (NCT04370964)
- Testing
- Lausanne Trilogy Play, Lausanne Family Play
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre hospitalier de Ville-Evrard, France
Escape Room Games and Role Playing Gamification
Escape Room Game and Role Playing Method and Violence
In this regard, we think that escape room games and role playing gamification methods used in nursing education can be effective in gaining these skills.
- Trial name
- NCT06143618
- Testing
- escape room games, role playing
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Socioemotional Development, Physical Activity
Newenkantun: a Play-based Program to Promote Socioemotional Learning in Early Childhood Education in Chile.
What is this study about? This study will test a program called "Newenkantun" (which refers to a hand-strength game in Mapuche culture) designed to help young children develop important social and emotional skills through play…
- Conditions
- Socioemotional Development, Physical Activity, Sleep, Motor Skills
- Trial name
- Newenkantun (NCT07871929)
- Testing
- Teacher Professional Development, Parent/guardian support, Play-Based Activities and Environmental Modifications
- Where
- 2 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de La Frontera
Therapeutic Play, Psychosocial Well-being
Therapeutic Play and Its Effect on Children's Psychosocial Well-Being
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the Therapeutic Play-Based Intervention Programme (TOTEM), which was developed to reduce the negative psychosocial effects of the earthquake in children aged 4-6 years…
- Conditions
- Therapeutic Play, Psychosocial Well-being, Nursing Care
- Trial name
- NCT06845111
- Testing
- Therapeutic play
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
Family Resilience, Short-term Therapy
Home Within the Heart: a Playful Journey to Strengthen Family Resilience
The primary aim of this clinical trial is to enhance open and secure communication within the family, strengthen the parent-child bond, and reinforce feelings of safety and stability, and strengthen family resilience.
- Conditions
- Family Resilience, Short-term Therapy, The Integration of Narrative Therapy and Play Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT06592651
- Testing
- Play Therapy Workshop
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Haifa
Physical Inactivity, Overweight and Obesity
Effects of Parental Involvement in Exergames Play on Physical and Mental Health on Overweight and Obese Male Adolescent
In recent years, with the rising obesity rate, overweight and obesity have become a hot issue of public health. As a sensitive and special group, teenagers shoulder the heavy responsibility of building the motherland, so their…
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Overweight and Obesity, Psychosocial Problem
- Trial name
- NCT05769374
- Testing
- cooperative versus competitive AVG play
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
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
Mental Toughness, 2D:4D Digit Ratio
Brain Type, Playing Position, and Mental Toughness in Amateur Soccer Players
This observational study aims to investigate the association between brain type, determined by the second-to-fourth digit (2D:4D) ratio, playing position, and mental toughness among amateur soccer players.
- Conditions
- Mental Toughness, 2D:4D Digit Ratio, Sports Psychology, Football
- Trial name
- BTP-MT (NCT07689513)
- Testing
- Observational Assessment
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Gelisim University
Intravenous Catheterization
The Effect of Toy IV Catheter on Children's Pain, Fear and Emotional Indicators
Aim: Research was conducted to determine the effect of preparation for the procedure with a toy IV catheter before IV catheterization in children aged 6-10 years, on children's pain, fear and emotional indicators.
- Trial name
- NCT05747833
- Testing
- Children Preparation With a Toy IV Catheter Before Peripheral Cannula application
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Concussion, Brain, Sports Injury
Safe Return to Play After Concussion
This study will evaluate a combination of a novel Dual-task regime together with other already known tests in terms of defining when an athlete is ready to return to play after a concussion.
- Trial name
- NCT04107844
- Testing
- Novel facilitating agility dual-task test combined with already known tests
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College of Northern Denmark
Emotional Regulation
Open Label Mightier Play in the Home
Mightier is a digital mental health tool that uses video game-based heart rate biofeedback to teach emotion regulation. The primary goal of this study is to replicate results from original clinical trials, demonstrating that…
- Trial name
- NCT05652114
- Testing
- Mightier
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,732 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neuromotion Labs