Clinical trials: Child Screen Time
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
Sleep Bruxism
Prevalance of Sleep Bruxism Among a Group of Egyptian Children
The goal of this observational study is to detect the prevalence of sleep bruxism in a group of Egyptian children and detect its relation to screen-time and sugar consumption. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT05784454
- Volunteers
- 349 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Eating Behavior Disorders, Health-Related Quality of Life
Effect of Screen Time Exposure on Eating Behaviour and Health Related Quality of Life
The goal of this observational study is to learn the effect of screen time exposure on eating behaviour and health related quality of life in normal preschool children.
- Conditions
- Eating Behavior Disorders, Health-Related Quality of Life, Screen Time Exposure
- Trial name
- NCT06757361
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo 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
Parental Technoference, Child Behavioral Problems
Parental Technoference and Behavioral-Emotional Development in Early Childhood: A 6-Month Prospective Study
This study aims to examine the relationship between parental technoference (parents' use of smartphones or other digital devices while spending time with their children) and behavioral and emotional development in early…
- Conditions
- Parental Technoference, Child Behavioral Problems, Emotional Development in Early Childhood
- Trial name
- TECH-SDQ (NCT07387133)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Language Development, Screen Time
Screen Time and Language Development in Toddlers Assessed With the Bayley-4
This cross-sectional study investigated whether caregiver-reported daily screen time is associated with language development in toddlers aged 12 to 42 months, measured with the Bayley-4.
- Conditions
- Language Development, Screen Time, Child Development
- Trial name
- Leave blank (NCT07731386)
- Testing
- Daily Screen Media Exposure, Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, Fourth Edition (Bayley-4)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 153 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kayseri City Hospital
Parenting Practices, Co-parenting Practices
The Good Start Matters - Parenting Program
Early childhood is an important period where the family can support the development and maintenance of healthy eating and active behaviors to prevent or reduce childhood obesity.
- Conditions
- Parenting Practices, Co-parenting Practices, Child Eating and Dietary Behaviors, Child Physical Activity/active Play/outdoor Play
- Trial name
- NCT05802160
- Testing
- Good Start Matters - Parenting intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Sleep, Food Habits
Sleep Duration and Quality in Children
Obesity in children is a priority of public health initiatives, and reliable obesity prevalence and severity assessments are needed for policy decisions and study directions.
- Conditions
- Sleep, Food Habits, Lifestyle Factors
- Trial name
- Sleep-FAST (NCT05652829)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
Screen Time Exposure
The Effects Of Occupation-Based Self-Regulation Program On Sensory Processing, Executive Functions and Occupational Performance In Preschool Children With Screen Addiction
The purpose of this interventional study was to measure the effectiveness of a self-regulation program for screen addiction in preschool children aged 4-5 years.
- Trial name
- NCT07004036
- Testing
- Occupation-based Self-Regulation Intervention Program, Family Awareness Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Obesity, Childhood, Physical Activity
Fit 5 Kids Screen Time Reduction Curriculum for Latino Preschoolers
Childhood obesity and metabolic risk are at record high levels in the US, and Latino children are at very high risk. This project will test an intervention called Fit 5 Kids, designed for Latino preschoolers to decrease their…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Physical Activity, Nutrition
- Trial name
- Fit5Kids (NCT03575884)
- Testing
- Screen Time Reduction Curriculum
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Eye Fatigue, Diet, Healthy
Lutein Supplementation in Healthy Children
This is a single site, randomized, double-blind placebo controlled parallel arm study assessing the effects of 6 months lutein supplementation on cognitive and visual outcomes in healthy children exposed to excessive digital…
- Conditions
- Eye Fatigue, Diet, Healthy, Cognitive Change
- Trial name
- NCT05314647
- Testing
- lutein
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northcentral University
Sedentary Lifestyle, Sedentary Behavior
Kids FIRST: Family-based Intervention to Reduce Snacking and Screen Time in Children
Kids FIRST was a 12-week, four arm, home- and school-based pilot randomised controlled trial to reduce screen-time and unhealthy snacking with assessments at pre- (baseline) and post-intervention.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Lifestyle, Sedentary Behavior, Diet Habit
- Trial name
- NCT03993652
- Testing
- Kids FIRST
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loughborough University
Prevalence of Dental Caries and Its Relation to Screen Time and Sugar Consumption, Prevalence,Patient
Prevalence of Dental Caries in a Group of Egyptian Children
Prevalence of Dental Caries in a group of Egyptian children and its relation to TV and other screens time and sugar consumption (Observational cross-sectional study)
- Trial name
- NCT06316687
- Testing
- questionnaire for food consumption frequency
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 296 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Literacy, Parent-Child Relations
Testing an App-Based Approach to Reading and Screen Time Guidance for Parents of Infants
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that parents read to their children as often as possible beginning in infancy and limits on screen time at all ages, yet many families question the value of reading to infants…
- Conditions
- Literacy, Parent-Child Relations, Language Development
- Trial name
- NCT05508282
- Testing
- Reading Bees app and children's book to enhance parent-infant reading quality (0-2 month visit), Reading Bees app and children's book to encourage alternatives to digital media (6-month visit)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Childhood Obesity, Well-Being, Psychological
Generation Healthy Kids: A Cluster-randomized Trial of a Multi-component, Multi-setting Intervention
The GHK intervention was developed according to the United Kingdom Medical Research Council's framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Well-Being, Psychological, Physical Inactivity, Sleep
- Trial name
- GHK (NCT05940675)
- Testing
- Food and Nutrition, Physical Activity (FitFirst), Sleep and screen media
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,372 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Behavior Problem, Parenting
Adapting a Parenting Intervention to Promote Healthy Screen Time Habits in Young Children With Behavior Problems
This project is a study funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to develop and pilot test an adapted parenting intervention to decrease excessive/inappropriate screen media use in young children…
- Trial name
- NCT05287685
- Testing
- Screen media adapted School Readiness Parenting Program, School Readiness Parenting Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida International University
Cardiometabolic Health Indicators, Child Health
Non-Invasive Assessment of Early Health Determinants in Children and Adolescents
LONGEVITY-NEXT is a single-center, non-profit observational study designed to assess early non-invasive determinants of cardiometabolic, functional, behavioral, and environmental health in children and adolescents aged 6 to 17…
- Trial name
- LONGEVITY-NEXT (NCT07861516)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Child Development, Family Members
Using Structured Video Chat to Improve Relationships Between Young Children and Remote Grandparents
During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic many families are using video chat (e.g., Zoom) to maintain relationships with distant relatives, including grandparents.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Family Members, Grandparents
- Trial name
- NCT06071832
- Testing
- Instructions for family Zoom session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 540 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lafayette College
Feasibility Studies
Reduction of Screen-Based Media Use in Families With Children
The purpose of this pilot experiment is threefold. 1. To assess the efficacy of the recruitment strategy 2. To assess the acceptability and feasibility of the outcome measurement methods obtained in free-living in the…
- Trial name
- NCT03788525
- Testing
- Reduced recreational screen time, Timed recreational screen time
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Screen Time
Short-term Efficacy of Reducing Screen-based Media Use
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate the short-term efficacy of reducing recreational screen-based media use on physical activity patterns, sleep, physiological stress in families at least one child…
- Trial name
- SCREENS (NCT04098913)
- Testing
- Reduced screen-based media use
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark