Clinical trials: School-Aged Children
Healthy Children
Fine Motor Performance in School-aged Children
The goal of this observational cross-sectional study is to investigate the relationship between core stability, hand grip strength, and handwriting performance in typically developing school-aged children aged 8 to 12 years.
- Trial name
- HGS/HLS (NCT07767656)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Adolescent Health
Health Behavior in School-Age Children: NEXT Longitudinal Study 2009-2016
NEXT is a seven-year longitudinal assessment of a representative sample of U.S. adolescent and young adults starting at grade 10.
- Trial name
- NCT01031160
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,902 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Dysbiosis, Cardiometabolic Health Indicators
Almonds, Gut Microbiome and Kids
This 8-week parallel-arm randomized controlled trial (N=70; ages 6-13) will determine the impact of daily almond butter consumption on gut microbiome composition and function, intestinal barrier integrity, and cardiometabolic…
- Trial name
- NCT07636850
- Testing
- Creamy Richards 100% Almonds! Creamy Natural Almond Butter, Cadbury Milk Chocolate Spread
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Developmental Language Disorders
Treating Complex Grammar Knowledge Deficits in School-Age Children With Developmental Language Disorder
The goal of this project is to compare the relative effectiveness of two novel treatments to improve the complex grammar knowledge of school-age (8-11-year-old) children with developmental language disorder (DLD).
- Trial name
- DLD Treatment (NCT06911138)
- Testing
- Behavorial
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
School-Age Children With Autism With Limited Expressive Language Skills
This project will address a major challenge to the field of autism research: improving expressive communication in children with autism who have reached school age but have not acquired functional spoken language (non-verbal…
- Trial name
- NCT01529580
- Testing
- Non-Verbal School Aged Children with Autism (NVSACA) Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Diaphyseal Femur Fracture
Comparative Study Between Operative and Non-Operative Management of Femoral Shaft Fractures in Children
The goal of this clinical trial was to compare the management of pediatric femoral shaft fractures using either Thomas splint traction or Elastic Stable Intramedullary Nailing (ESIN).
- Trial name
- ESIN-THOMAS (NCT07483944)
- Testing
- Thomas splint, ESIN (Elastic Stable Intramedullary Nails)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Overweight
Treating Pre-School Children at Risk for Overweight in the Primary Care Setting
The goal of this study is to test, in the primary care setting, the efficacy of an innovative intervention program for children aged 2-5 years with a BMI over the 85th percentile and one overweight parent (BMI >27 kg/m2.
- Trial name
- NCT01029834
- Testing
- family based lifestyle and behavioral counseling, counseling focused on the child
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Social Skills, Perfectionism
Effectiveness of the Universal Prevention Program Super Skills for Life in Schools
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a 12-session cognitive-behavioral transdiagnostic protocol for Spanish children aged 8 to 12 within an educational context, Super Skills for Life.
- Conditions
- Social Skills, Perfectionism, Self Esteem, Positive Affect
- Trial name
- NCT06444581
- Testing
- Super Skills Schools
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
Intellectual Disability
A Computerized Testing System for Measuring Motor and Sensory Integrative Functions in Children
Assessment of the motor and sensory integrative functions (MSI) is a key component of an overall health and functional evaluation for school-aged children with intellectual disabilities (ID).
- Trial name
- NCT05451238
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Kaohsiung Medical University Chung-Ho Memorial Hospital
Stunting, Thinness
The Double Burden of Malnutrition Among Adolescents in Low-income and Middle-income Countries
Individual-participant data analysis of the Global School-Based Student Health Survey and Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children surveys in 57 LMICs between 2003-2013.
- Conditions
- Stunting, Thinness, Obese
- Trial name
- NCT03346473
- Volunteers
- 129,276 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Warwick
Obesity, Childhood
Nutrition Intervention to Measure Metabolic Response in Children
The long-term objective of this study is to determine if habitual consumption of high-quality protein at breakfast will lead to improved energy metabolism and decreased daily energy intake in normal weight and overweight…
- Trial name
- NCT03139773
- Testing
- Control Breakfast Beverage, Omega-3 Breakfast Beverage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Pediatric Dental Anxiety, Dental Anxiety
Multisensory Approaches for Managing Pediatric Dental Anxiety
The purpose of this prospective, randomized, single-blind clinical study is to evaluate and compare the effectiveness of distraction using virtual reality (VR) glasses and deep-pressure stimulation using weighted blankets on…
- Trial name
- NCT07848542
- Testing
- Basic Behavior Guidance, Deep Pressure Stimulation, Virtual Reality Distraction
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bezmialem Vakif University
Childhood Obesity
A School-based to Prevent Obesity Among Children Aged 4-7 Years- A Feasibility Quasi-Experimental Trial in Karachi, Pakistan
Obesity is a chronic, complex disease that can harm one's health; obesity is characterized by excessive fat deposits. In 2022, 37 million children under the age of 5 were overweight.
- Trial name
- NCT07521579
- Testing
- Lifestyle Management
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dow University of Health Sciences
Acellular Pertussis, Diphtheria
Assessment of GSK Biologicals' Tdap Candidate Vaccine Administered as a Booster (6th Dose) in Terms of Immunogenicity and Safety to Children and Adolescents Previously Vaccinated With Five Doses of an Acellular Pertussis-containing Vaccine.
The aims of this study are to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of a booster dose of GSK Biological's candidate Tdap vaccine containing 0.3 mg Al when administered to healthy school children and adolescents (9-13 years of…
- Conditions
- Acellular Pertussis, Diphtheria, Tetanus
- Trial name
- NCT00263679
- Testing
- Prophylaxis: Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis
- Where
- 13 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 321 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Raman Spectroscopy, Children, Only
The Effect of a Nutrient Dense Food on the Skin CarotenoidLevels of School Age Children
Background: In a previous study, children who consumed a high-carotenoid juice over 8 weeks significantly increased skin carotenoid levels as compared to children who consumed a placebo juice.
- Trial name
- NCT03146715
- Testing
- Feeding trial
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Utah State University
Anger Problems, Spiritual Well-being
Laughter Yoga's Impact on Children's Anger and Well-Being
This study aims to evaluate the effects of laughter yoga on anger levels and mental well-being in schoolchildren. Research indicates that laughter yoga has the potential to reduce stress and improve communication skills.
- Trial name
- NCT06827015
- Testing
- Laughter-Based Anger Reduction Program
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Mersin University
Hookworm
Study to Test Whether Shoes Protect Children Against Hookworm Infection on Pemba Island, Zanzibar
Small association studies have hypothesised that shoes protect against hookworm infection. The purpose of this pragmatic study was determine, under field conditions, whether school-age children on Pemba Island, Zanzibar, would…
- Trial name
- SKIP (NCT01869127)
- Testing
- Shoes
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 1,056 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bird, Christopher
Head Lice
Pediatric Head Lice Study Product Comparison
To evaluate the efficacy of LiceMD for the treatment of head lice in a pediatric population. To evaluate the safety of LiceMD in a pediatric population.
- Trial name
- NCT02213055
- Testing
- LICEMD, Standard Head lice product
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- Hackensack Meridian Health
HIV, HIV Infections
Measurement of Adherence to ART in HIV-Infected Children in Uganda (The CHARTA Study)
This study will compare methods of determining whether HIV-infected children take their medications.
- Trial name
- NCT00868257
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Hookworm Infection
Triple Combinations Against Hookworm Infections in Lao
More than one billion people are infected with soil-transmitted helminths (STH, A. lumbricoides, hookworm or Trichuris trichiura). Preventive chemotherapy - i.e.
- Trial name
- Tricombi (NCT03278431)
- Testing
- Albendazole, Pyrantel Pamoate, Oxantel Pamoate
- Where
- Laos
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute