Clinical trials: Neurodevelopment
Gender Role Disorder, Male to Female Type
Gender-specific aEEGs and Outcome in Preterms
Background and objectives: Male sex is a risk factor for poor neurodevelopmental outcome following preterm birth. The investigators aimed to investigate gender-related differences in amplitude-integrated electroencephalography…
- Trial name
- NCT01562236
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Music Therapy
Premature Family Music Therapy Intervention (PFMI)
The music therapy intervention it is dedicated to premature baby and their family at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)of the Woman-Child department "Hospital Del Ponte".
- Trial name
- PFMI (NCT04335240)
- Testing
- Premature family music therapy intervention to support parenting, attachment bond and preterm development
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ospedale di Circolo - Fondazione Macchi
Premature Birth
A Longitudinal Study of Effectiveness of Early Intervention for Preterm Infants
The main purpose of this study is to extend the investigators' previous research to longitudinally examine the effectiveness of three early intervention programs: usual care program, clinic-based intervention program and…
- Trial name
- NCT00946244
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 183 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Development, Child, Behavior, Social
Bahir Dar Child Development Study, Ethiopia
The goal of this observational study is to learn about typical neurodevelopment in children aged 6 months to 5 years who live in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia.
- Trial name
- BCD (NCT06648863)
- Where
- Ethiopia
- Volunteers
- 471 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Excessive Crying, Prolonged Pain
Assessment of Prolonged Pain in Infants With Excessive Crying: Contribution of Infrared Thermal Imaging - The NEOTHERM Pilot Study
NEOTHERM is a multicenter, prospective, observational pilot study examining whether infrared thermal imaging (ITI) can contribute to the assessment of prolonged pain in infants with excessive crying.
- Trial name
- NEOTHERM (NCT07693179)
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Denis
Child Development, Motor Skills
Motor-Focused Exercise and Brain Development in Preschool Children
This study will test whether a structured motor-focused exercise program can improve both brain function and gross motor skills in preschool children.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Motor Skills, Neurodevelopment, Brain Function
- Trial name
- MoBraD (NCT07307742)
- Testing
- Motor-Focused Physical Education, Ordinary Physical Education
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hunan Normal University
Zika Virus
Evaluation of Medical Conditions Associated With Zika Virus Infection in Managua, Nicaragua
Zika virus (ZIKV) infection spread throughout the Americas with devastating consequences. Recent limited evidence suggests the potential for neurological effects associated with postnatally acquired ZIKV infection in humans…
- Trial name
- NCT04182685
- Where
- Nicaragua
- Volunteers
- 410 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Neurodevelopmental Outcome
Iron Status and Myelination in Premature Infants
Premature infants with iron deficiency if supplemented with more elemental iron than the routine 2mg/kg/day will have improved brain development.
- Trial name
- Piron (NCT00684697)
- Testing
- iron
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Neurodevelopment Outcome, Linear Growth
Micronutrient Enhancement for Development and Health in Adolescents - The MEDHA Study
MEDHA is a randomized controlled trial among 10-18 year old girls to examine the use-case of the United Nations International Multiple Micronutrient Antenatal Preparation (UNIMMAP) multiple micronutrient supplement (MMS)…
- Conditions
- Neurodevelopment Outcome, Linear Growth, Micronutrient Status, Bone Mineral Density
- Trial name
- MEDHA (NCT07695883)
- Testing
- Iron (60 mg)- folic acid (400 ug) [IFA], Multiple micronutrient supplement [MMS], Multiple micronutrient supplement Plus [MMS+]
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Very Preterm Infants (<32 Weeks of Gestation)
Administration of Extracellular Vesicles From Donor Human Milk in Preterm Infants
The AdVEMPrem study is exploring whether tiny particles called extracellular vesicles (EVs), which are naturally found in human milk, can help protect very premature babies from serious gut problems such as necrotizing…
- Trial name
- AdVEMPrem (NCT07402083)
- Testing
- Donor human milk extracellular vesicles (DHM-EVs)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria La Fe
Financial Hardship
The Financial Navigator Program
Over one third of caregivers with a child admitted to the Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) reported having difficulty making ends meet.
- Trial name
- NCT06486272
- Testing
- Financial Navigator
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Development, Vitamin Deficiency
Vitamin B12, Neurodevelopment and Growth in Nepal
Rationale: Globally, vitamin B12 deficiency is one of the most common micronutrient deficiencies. The only relevant source of Vitamin B12 is animal-source foods.
- Conditions
- Development, Vitamin Deficiency, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- BeLive (NCT02272842)
- Testing
- Vitamin B12
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Centre For International Health
Infant Development, Cerebral Palsy
Cerebrolysin and Neurodevelopment in Preterm Infants
The overall aim of the study is to assess the effect of Cerebrolysin on physical and mental development of preterm infants by Denver Scale II at different ages of 5, 7 and 12 months
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Cerebral Palsy, Preterm Infant
- Trial name
- NCT03506841
- Testing
- Cerebrolysin
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University Children Hospital
Metabolic Diseases, Neurological and Mental Health Conditions
Growing Up in Singapore Towards Healthy Outcomes
This study aims to examine the role of genetic and epigenetic factors, maternal nutrition, lifestyle, emotional health, and other environmental factors in pregnancy or postpartum period that can influence future maternal risk of…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Diseases, Neurological and Mental Health Conditions, Genetic Predisposition, Skin Condition
- Trial name
- GUSTO (NCT01174875)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 1,247 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Huntington's Disease
Child to Adult Neurodevelopment in Gene Expanded Huntington's Disease
Huntington's Disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant disease manifested in a triad of cognitive, psychiatric, and motor signs and symptoms. HD is caused by a triplet repeat (CAG)expansion in the gene Huntingtin (HTT).
- Trial name
- ChANGE HD (NCT01860339)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 488 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peggy C Nopoulos
Premature Infants
Post-Discharge Growth and Development of Infants Who Received Targeted Fortification in the NICU
Extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants are at risk for slow growth, metabolic abnormalities, and poor neurodevelopmental outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT04190875
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Premature Birth
Effectiveness of Music Therapy on the Development of Preterm Neonates
Pragmatic, randomized controlled clinical trial with blinding of the evaluator, performed in order to estimate the effectiveness, six (6) months after hospital discharge, of music therapy on the intra-hospital evolution and…
- Trial name
- EMT-DRNP (NCT02948491)
- Testing
- Music therapy
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Manuela Beltrán
Neurobehavioral Manifestations
Prophylaxis Against Malaria to Enhance Child Development (PROTECT Study)
Each year, ~85.3 million pregnant women are at risk of becoming infected with Plasmodium falciparum(1). Among women in sub-Saharan Africa, most of whom have some degree of clinical immunity to malaria, malaria infection in…
- Trial name
- PROTECT (NCT02557425)
- Testing
- No intervention in PROTECT
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 272 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Sleep Disorder
Exercise Intervention for Sleep in Neurodevelopmental Disorders
There is a long-standing assumption that physical activity is an effective, non-pharmacological approach to improving sleep quality and quantity.
- Trial name
- NCT04416789
- Testing
- Exercise programme
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Pregnancy Related, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Prenatal Iodine Supplementation and Early Childhood Neurodevelopment
A randomized controlled trial to determine the effect of reducing iodine from vitamin and mineral supplements for pregnant women who have adequate iodine intakes (>165 μg/d from food alone) on cognitive development of children at…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Nutrition Disorder, Fetal
- Trial name
- PoppiE (NCT04586348)
- Testing
- Low Iodine Supplement, Standard Iodine Supplement
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 794 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute