Clinical trials: Child Development
Healthy, 24-Hour Movement Guidelines
A Mobile App to Improve 24-Hour Movement Guideline Adherence in Preschoolers
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a home-based mHealth intervention can improve adherence to the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines in preschool-aged children (3-4 years old) who currently meet 0 or 1 of the…
- Conditions
- Healthy, 24-Hour Movement Guidelines, Feasibility Studies, Sleep
- Trial name
- Shining Star (NCT06667661)
- Testing
- Shining Star mHealth App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Child Development, Motor Skills
Classroom Exercise Snacks for Creativity, Motor Skills, and Academic Engagement in Elementary School Children
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether brief, classroom-based exercise snacks (short bursts of physical activity performed during class time) can improve creativity, motor skills, and academic engagement in elementary…
- Conditions
- Child Development, Motor Skills, Executive Function
- Trial name
- ES-Kids (NCT07899242)
- Testing
- Classroom-Based Exercise Snacks
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 242 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Islamic Azad University, Abadan Branch
Child Development, Parents
Leveraging Families to Promote Healthy Socio-Emotional Development in Children
The objective of this research is to evaluate a mobile app-based intervention for parents of children in K-2nd grade designed that guides them in how to have productive conversations about race with their children.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Parents, Prosocial and Emotional Well-Being
- Trial name
- NCT05197998
- Testing
- ColorBRAVE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University
Child Development
A Hybrid Effectiveness/Implementation Trial of the International Guide for Monitoring Child Development
The aim of this study is to conduct a hybrid effectiveness/implementation assessment of the International Guide for Monitoring Child Development (GMCD) in two LMIC settings, India and Guatemala, within established rural CHW…
- Trial name
- NCT04665297
- Testing
- International Guide for Monitoring Child Development
- Where
- 2 sites in Guatemala, India
- Volunteers
- 626 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Parent-Child Relations, Parenting
CenteringParenting Clinical Intervention on Kindergarten Readiness in Early Childhood
Disparities in health begin in early childhood. Early life experiences influence brain development and have significant implications on future health and developmental outcomes.
- Conditions
- Parent-Child Relations, Parenting, Child Development, Child Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03641092
- Testing
- CenteringParenting Intervention, Routine Well Child Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Child Development, Child Language
The Pittsburgh Study Early Childhood
The Early Childhood Collaborative of The Pittsburgh Study is a community-partnered, county-wide implementation of programs for children and families from birth through formal school entry to address real-world challenges that…
- Conditions
- Child Development, Child Language, Child Behavior Problem, Parenting
- Trial name
- TPS-ECC (NCT05444205)
- Testing
- Text4Baby or Bright by Text Referral, Nurture Program Warm Referral, Video Interaction Project
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,546 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Child Development
Effects of Five Stones Pebble Game on In-Hand Manipulation and Hand Writing Skills of School-going Children
This randomized controlled trial will be conducted on 26 school-going children (aged 8-12 years) from The City School and Classic School System, randomly assigned to a traditional play group or an unstructured gameplay group…
- Trial name
- NCT07872293
- Testing
- Five Stones Pebble Game, Unstructured Play Group
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Heat Stress, Physiological Stress
Efficacy of Electric Fans in Children During Heat Waves
Extreme heat exposure is an escalating global public health concern, with climate change driving increases in the frequency, duration, and intensity of heat events.
- Conditions
- Heat Stress, Physiological Stress, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT07864103
- Testing
- Simulated exposure to indoor overheating without fans, Simulated exposure to indoor overheating with fans
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Healthy Volunteers, Child Development
Play-Based Motor Training in Children Aged 7-10 Years
This randomized controlled study evaluated the effects of an 8-week structured play-based motor training program on motor competence in children (boys and girls) aged 7-10 years.
- Trial name
- PBMT-DC (NCT07771959)
- Testing
- Structured Play-Based Motor Training Program, Usual Physical Education
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj
Child Development
The Influence of Maternal Age, Employment Status, and Parenthood Status on Children's Cognitive Development
Research and theory tend to agree when suggesting that certain activities done by mothers have both immediate and delayed consequences for children's mental development in the first years of life.
- Trial name
- NCT00361829
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Brazil and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 2,355 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Child Development
Effects of Animal Fun Program in Children With DCD.
This randomized clinical trial investigates the effects of animal fun program on motor skills in children with developmental coordination disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT07244055
- Testing
- animal fun program, control group
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Neurologic Disorders, Autism
The Neurodevelopmental and Behavioral Phenotyping Screening Protocol
The purpose of this protocol is to allow for the careful evaluation of healthy volunteers and individuals with risk for psychiatric disorders or neurodevelopmental disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder for specific…
- Conditions
- Neurologic Disorders, Autism, Neurodegenerative Disease, Neurobehavioral Manifestation
- Trial name
- NCT00271622
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Offspring, Adult, Lifestyle
Factors Affecting Newborn Body Composition and Later Health in Helsinki Birth Cohort 2018-2022
In Helsinki Birth Cohort 2018-2022 a large, longitudinal and well-phenotyped birth cohort of infants and their parents will be established.
- Conditions
- Offspring, Adult, Lifestyle, Obesity, Childhood, Pregnancy Related
- Trial name
- HeBiCo (NCT03765684)
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Pregnancy in Diabetic
The Effect of In-utero Exposure to Metformin in 5-11 Year Old Offspring of Mothers in the MiTy Trial
The incidence of diabetes in pregnancy is rising, with rates of 1 in 7 pregnancies globally. Metformin is used for type 2 diabetes (T2DM) outside of pregnancy and is now increasingly prescribed during pregnancy.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Pregnancy in Diabetic, Child Obesity, Child Development
- Trial name
- MiTy Tykes (NCT05025852)
- Where
- 12 sites in Australia, Canada
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
Mental Health Issue, Mental Disorder
A Trial of Two Universal Programs for Parents of Teenagers
Group-based and internet-delivered parenting programs may help parents improve their communication and relationships with their children.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Mental Disorder, Adolescent Behavior, Adolescent Development
- Trial name
- NCT06366438
- Testing
- ABC-teen, ParentWeb
- Where
- 58 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,247 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Perinatal Mental Health, Gestational Weight Gain
Healthy Adaptation to Pregnancy, Postpartum and Parenthood
Healthy Adaptation to Pregnancy, Postpartum and Parenthood (HAP3) The HAP3 study is evaluating a new digital support program for pregnant women and their partners.
- Conditions
- Perinatal Mental Health, Gestational Weight Gain, Postpartum Weight Retention, Child Development
- Trial name
- HAP3 (NCT07837193)
- Testing
- HAP3 Family App
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 572 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Dystrophinopathies
Decoding Central Defects in Dystrophinopathies From Diagnostic to Remediation
The study aims to identify a genotype/phenotype correlation by analyzing more finely the neurodevelopmental disorders in DMD patients.
- Trial name
- DECODYS (NCT07125898)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
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
Child Development
Study of the Effects of Soy Exposure in Early Life on Bone Development and Gut Microbiota
In this project, the investigators aim to investigate the effects of soy consumption at early life on the development of gut microbiota and bone growth.
- Trial name
- NCT05763589
- Testing
- No intervention is involved
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism
Project AFECT (Autism Family Empowerment Coaching and Training Program)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the journey of families after their child's diagnosis of autism and to help parents understand autism and get the right treatments for their child.
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorders, Autistic Disorder
- Trial name
- AFECT (NCT05910502)
- Testing
- Autism Family Empowerment Coaching and Training Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 143 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University