Clinical trials: Household and Family
Child Development, Family and Household
Assessing Models of Coordinated Services for Low-Income Children and Their Families
The purpose of the Assessing Models of Coordinated Services for Low-Income Children and Their Families (AMCS) project is to understand how states and local communities are coordinating services across sectors to most efficiently…
- Trial name
- AMCS (NCT04146974)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 416 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Obesity
Study of Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation in Aboriginal Peoples Action Toward Obesity Prevention (SHARE-AP Action)
The purpose of this study is to develop an effective intervention strategy to prevent \& reduce obesity among a high risk cohort of Aboriginal families.
- Trial name
- NCT00334269
- Testing
- Health messaging at weekly home visits by health counsellor, Weekly home delivery of bottled spring water, Weekly afterschool physical activity program for 5-18y.o.
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 174 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Population Health Research Institute
Tuberculosis
Early Risk Assessment in Household Contacts (≥10 Years) of TB Patients by New Diagnostic Tests in 3 African Countries
The ERASE - TB study will be conducted in order to fill a critical unmet need for tuberculosis control. Persons who are in contact with an infectious TB case may become infected themselves.
- Trial name
- ERASE-TB (NCT04781257)
- Testing
- New test candidates
- Where
- 3 sites in Mozambique, Tanzania and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 2,100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michael Hoelscher
Parenting, Child Development
Evaluating a Strengths-based Community-grounded Intervention
Structural inequities and historical underinvestment in marginalized communities create developmental contexts that constrain access to high-quality education, healthcare, stable housing, and other critical resources.
- Conditions
- Parenting, Child Development, Brain Development, Household and Family
- Trial name
- NCT06701240
- Testing
- ParentChild+, FamilyNutrition+
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 199 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Health Behavior
Families in Balance: Enhancing Household Routines and Reducing Early Childhood Obesity Among Families With Low-income
This study will evaluate the effects of two different approaches to support healthy family mealtime, sleep, and screentime routines: A parent leader-guided online program that promotes parent and child self-regulation as a means…
- Trial name
- NCT06795490
- Testing
- Online program, Control Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Contraception
Evaluating Household Visits and Small Groups to Increase Contraception Use Among Married Adolescent Girls in Rural Niger
This study entails a quasi-experimental, mixed-methods (i.e., complementary quantitative and qualitative) outcome evaluation to assess the efficacy of the Reaching Married Adolescents (RMA) Interventions developed and implemented…
- Trial name
- IMPACT-RMA (NCT03226730)
- Testing
- Household Visits, Small Groups
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Niger
- Volunteers
- 2,898 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Vitamin D Deficiency
A Household-Based Dietary Intervention Study of Vitamin D Fortified Bread in Irish Families
Vitamin D deficiency is common. It is caused by limited sun availability together with a low supply of vitamin D in the food system. There is a high prevalence of low vitamin D status around the world.
- Trial name
- Fam-D-Bread (NCT07481240)
- Testing
- Fortified Bread, Unfortified bread
- Where
- 2 sites in Ireland
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Cork
Nutritional Quality, Food Insecurity
Grocery Assistance Program Study for Families
An experimental trial will be conducted whereby a Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP)-like food benefit program will be implemented in 240 SNAP eligible households.
- Conditions
- Nutritional Quality, Food Insecurity, Food Legislation, Healthy Diet
- Trial name
- NCT03363048
- Testing
- Restricted, Restriction plus Incentive
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 646 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Parenting
Reintegration of Children Into Family-based Care in Uganda
The proposed study will be an individually randomized controlled trial with children (age 1 to 13 years at the time of screening for inclusion in the study) living in residential care, reintegrated back into family-based care, in…
- Trial name
- NCT03498469
- Testing
- Standardized reintegration package, Enhanced reintegration package
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Westat
Child Development, Child Nutrition, Child Neurobehavioral Development
Transform + Family Academy Randomized Controlled Trial in the Philippines
This study evaluates the integration of two complementary poverty alleviation programs: Compassion International's (CI) child-focused Survival and Early Childhood Program with International Care Ministries' (ICM) household-level…
- Conditions
- Child Development, Child Nutrition, Child Neurobehavioral Development, Household and Family, Financial Wellbeing
- Trial name
- NCT07213102
- Testing
- Integrated Whole-Household Programming, Standard Child-Focused Programming
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- International Care Ministries, Philippines
Mental Health Disorders, Suicide or Selfinflicted Injury by Firearms and Explosives
Firearm Storage Device Distribution to Families of Children With Mental Health Complaints
This study aims to describe the baseline rate of safe firearm storage device use in the homes of pediatric patients with mental health complaints treated in the Emergency Department (ED) and/or inpatient psychiatric unit of an…
- Trial name
- NCT03386409
- Testing
- Free safe firearm storage device distribution, Low cost safe firearm storage device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 255 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Onychomycosis, Tinea Pedis
Spread of Dermatophytes Among Families
The objective is to demonstrate person-to-person spread of dermatophytes of the skin and nails among family members, as measured by fungal culture and DNA typing of the dermatophytes isolated.
- Trial name
- NCT00233493
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Smoking, Cancer
Parent Willingness to Participate in Tobacco Trials in the Pediatric Clinical Setting
Little is known about what factors influence parental decisions to participate or to decline participation in tobacco trials offered in the pediatric clinical setting.
- Conditions
- Smoking, Cancer, Sickle Cell Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01673243
- Testing
- Questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Pediatric Obesity, Mental Health Wellness 1
The Family Stress Study - Chronic Stress and Child Adiposity: Testing a Bio-behavioural Model
The Family Stress Study is following families with young children in Guelph, Hamilton and surrounding areas over 3 years to understand how chronic stress impacts children's weight gain over time and how this association is…
- Trial name
- NCT05534711
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Guelph
Sleep, Physical Activity
Youth Health and Social Media
The purpose of this study is test the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Family Media Use plan among teens and their parents through a randomized intervention and assess impact on outcomes including family media rules and…
- Conditions
- Sleep, Physical Activity, Family and Household, Computer, Attitude to
- Trial name
- NCT03881397
- Testing
- Family Media Use Plan, Media Use Resources Awareness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,520 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Breast Cancer Risk
Family-Based Intervention Study of the Effects of Environmental Exposures on Breast Tissue Composition
This research study is being conducted to find out whether changes in household and personal behavior aimed at reducing exposure to environmental chemicals in dust (increased house dust removal efforts/cleaning and hand washing)…
- Trial name
- NCT04265547
- Testing
- Breast Cancer Risk Reduction Household Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Weight Loss, Pediatric Obesity
Dyad Plus Effectiveness/Feasibility
The purpose of this research is to determine the effectiveness of a coordinated program (Dyad Plus) that would help to facilitate self-monitoring, positive communication, joint problem solving, and social support to increase…
- Conditions
- Weight Loss, Pediatric Obesity, Overweight Adolescents, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- NCT04036331
- Testing
- Brenner FIT Standard, By Design Essentials, Dyad Plus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Coronavirus, COVID-19
TARGet Kids! COVID-19 Study of Children and Families
The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) was declared a global pandemic in March 2020. Early research suggests that children are no more susceptible to COVID-19 infection than adults and that children with confirmed COVID-19 have…
- Conditions
- Coronavirus, COVID-19, Virus, Family and Household
- Trial name
- NCT04449978
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,145 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children