Clinical trials: Development and Health
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
Disability, Intellectual, Disability Psychological
The Role of Family and Individual Factors in Going Through Adolescence - Perspective of a Healthy Child.
The goal of this observational study is to investigate the specificity of the growing up process in young people with disabled siblings.
- Conditions
- Disability, Intellectual, Disability Psychological, Disability, Developmental, Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT06156124
- Testing
- Psychological tests and psychosocial questionnaires
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 320 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Gdansk
Mother-Child Relations, Preterm Birth
The 2015 Pelotas (Brazil) Birth Cohort Study
This is the fourth birth cohort to be carried out in the city of Pelotas (Brazil) including more than 4 thousand children followed-up since the pre-natal period to study maternal-child health.
- Conditions
- Mother-Child Relations, Preterm Birth, Infant Development, Breast Feeding
- Trial name
- NCT03271723
- Testing
- Observational study
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 4,275 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Pelotas
Child Abuse
Early Home Visitation Program to Promote Good Health and Development in Children at Risk for Abuse
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of Hawaii's Healthy Start Program (HSP), a home visitation program for families at risk for child abuse, in promoting the health and development of children.
- Trial name
- NCT00218751
- Testing
- Home Visiting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Mental Health Promotion, Emotional Intelligence
Two Tutorial Action Programs, Incidental and Structured, on the General Welfare of Elementary School Students.
The aim of this paper is twofold: on the one hand, to test the effectiveness of a structured emotional education program in second, third and fourth grade primary school students and, on the other hand, to test the differential…
- Conditions
- Mental Health Promotion, Emotional Intelligence, Self-Concept, Emotional and Behavioral Problems
- Trial name
- NCT06131229
- Testing
- Structured emotional education program (PEE), Incidental tutorial action based on the school's regular curriculum (PCO)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 157 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- OIHANA SAGASTI ARRIEN
Autism Disorder, Language Development Disorders
Rural Autistic Individuals - Supporting Expression
This research study investigates how hand gestures can support language comprehension and communication skills of hearing speaking, non-speaking, and/or minimally verbal individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), who are…
- Conditions
- Autism Disorder, Language Development Disorders, ADHD, Typical Development
- Trial name
- RAISE (NCT07054866)
- Testing
- Speech-Gesture combinations
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montana State University
Child Development, Parenting
Impact of the Korea Early Childhood Home-visiting Intervention
Maternal and early childhood home visits have been proposed as an effective strategy to improve the health and development of disadvantaged children.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Parenting, Infant Development, Pregnancy Related
- Trial name
- KECHI (NCT04749888)
- Testing
- Targeted nurse-led home visiting
- Where
- 2 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Parent-Child Relations
ATTACH™ Program: Promoting Vulnerable Children's Health at Scale
ATTACH™ is a psycho-educational parenting program, designed with community agencies serving families of preschoolers affected by toxic stress (e.g.
- Trial name
- ATTACH™ (NCT04853888)
- Testing
- ATTACH™ Parenting Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Child Development, Child Behavior
Effects of Psychosocial Stimulation and Cash on Children's Development and Behaviour
Burden: In developing countries, an estimated 219 million children do not reach their maximum potentiality because of poverty and associated risk factors.
- Trial name
- NCT03281980
- Testing
- Psychosocial stimulation (PS), Government Intervention (UCT+HE)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Character, Violence
Randomized Trial of the Positive Action Program in Chicago Schools and Extension to Grade 8
This project focuses on social and character development of elementary and middle school-aged children and responds to an urgent national need that schools improve their capacity to address a range of student outcomes, including…
- Conditions
- Character, Violence, Substance Use, Pro-Social Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT01025674
- Testing
- Positive Action program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,230 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon State University
Infant Growth
Effect of a New Infant Formula With Specific Ingredients
The purpose of this study is to test whether the addition of certain bioactive ingredients to a new infant formula (HMOs, osteopontin and probiotics) can have a favorable impact on the development of the infant's immune system in…
- Trial name
- EARLY-TOLERA (NCT04306263)
- Testing
- Enriched infant formula, Standard formula, Breastfeeding arm
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 231 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laboratorios Ordesa
Behavioral Assessment of Children, Early Intervention
PaREnting ProgrAm to Enhance PREterm Infants' Health and Development (PREPARE Trial)
Preterm infants are at high risk of developmental delay or disabilities and they do benefit from early intervention programs. Many programs aiming at improving preterm infants' developmental outcome have been proposed with mixed…
- Trial name
- PREPARE (NCT04783220)
- Testing
- Comprehensive structured parent intervention
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Autism, Children
A Realist Evaluation of Autism ServiCe Delivery (RE-ASCeD)
Diagnostic pathways for children with possible autism. Which work best, for whom, when, and at what cost? Autism is a complex neuro-behaviour condition.
- Conditions
- Autism, Children, Family, Diagnoses, Syndromes, and Conditions
- Trial name
- Re-ASCed (NCT04422483)
- Testing
- Realist evaluation
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 520 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Gestational Hypertension, Prematurity
Effects of Exercise During Pregnancy on Maternal and Child Health: a Randomized Clinical Trial
The Pamela Study is a clinical trial carried out during pregnancy to assess the potential effects of physical activity during pregnancy among previously inactive women.
- Conditions
- Gestational Hypertension, Prematurity, Maternal Post-partum Depression, Maternal Post-partum Weight Retention
- Trial name
- PAMELA (NCT02148965)
- Testing
- Physical Exercise / Physical Activity
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 639 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Pelotas
Pediatric Overweight
Overweight Children - Musculoskeletal Consequences
The purpose was to investigate the consequences of pediatric overweight on the musculoskeletal system, postural control and proprioception, and to analyze prospectively the influence of ball games and nutrition counseling.
- Trial name
- NCT01825174
- Testing
- Ball games program, Nutrition counseling
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 137 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Heidelberg
Health-Related Behavior, Quality of Life
PODER Familiar: Health Promotion for Latino Families of Children With IDD
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a culturally tailored health promotion intervention for children with IDD and their families.
- Conditions
- Health-Related Behavior, Quality of Life, Psychological Distress, Diet, Healthy
- Trial name
- PODER (NCT05713617)
- Testing
- PODER Familiar
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Gut Microbiome, Neurocognitive Correlates of Eating Habits
Early Avocado Exposure on Development and the Gut Microbiome in American Hispanic Infants
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if daily avocado intake can improve growth and brain and gut health in infants. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does daily eating of avocados change which microbes live in the…
- Conditions
- Gut Microbiome, Neurocognitive Correlates of Eating Habits, Infant Growth
- Trial name
- Guac & Grow (NCT06876935)
- Testing
- Daily avocado
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Preventative Health, Well-Being, Psychological
Reducing School Dropout and Enhancing Pupils' Sense of Belonging and Participation Through Co-created Music-based Activities
RESONATE is a cluster-randomised crossover trial focusing on reducing school dropout rates and fostering belonging through co-created music-based activites, by combining music therapy (MT), psychology, and social sciences.
- Conditions
- Preventative Health, Well-Being, Psychological, Salutogenesis, Mastery
- Trial name
- RESONATE (NCT07632391)
- Testing
- Group music activity, co-created by pupils and music therapists, 1x/week over 1 school semester, Usual school schedule over 1 school semester
- Where
- 16 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NORCE Norwegian Research Centre AS
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Training and Implementation of RUBI in Community Mental Health Settings
This project is focused on evaluating outcomes related to this statewide clinical training effort in the RUBI parent training program.
- Trial name
- NCT05742464
- Testing
- RUBI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Height, Cognitive Function
A Study to Evaluate the Effects of a Dietary Supplement on Children's Health and Development Outcomes.
A 6-month virtual two-armed randomized double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial. Participants will take NuBest Tall Growth Protein Powder or a placebo daily.
- Conditions
- Height, Cognitive Function, Weight Gain
- Trial name
- NCT06704178
- Testing
- NuBest Tall Growth Protein Powder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NuBest