Clinical trials: Preschool
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Can a Novel Telemedicine Tool Reduce Disparities Related to the Identification of Preschool Children With Autism?
Families seeking evaluation for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often face barriers such as low availability of specialists, lengthy waitlists, and long distances to tertiary care diagnostic centers.
- Trial name
- TAP-P (NCT05373173)
- Testing
- Tele-assessment + In-person assessment, Tele-assessment only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Bipolar Disorder, Mania
Risperidone Versus Olanzapine for Mania in Preschool Children 4 to 6 Years of Age With Bipolar Disorder
The objectives of this study are to study the safety, effectiveness, tolerability and dosing regimen of risperidone, and olanzapine, in the treatment of mania in Bipolar Disorder I and Bipolar II Disorder in preschool children…
- Trial name
- NCT00181935
- Testing
- risperidone (Risperdal), olanzapine (Zyprexa)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Hand Hygiene, Health Education
Effect of Virtual Reality-Based Handwashing Education on Knowledge, Skills, and Emotional Indicators in Preschool Children
A randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the effects of virtual reality-based handwashing education on handwashing knowledge, skills, and emotional indicators in preschool children aged 5-6 years.
- Conditions
- Hand Hygiene, Health Education, Infection Prevention
- Trial name
- VR-HAND (NCT07518082)
- Testing
- Virtual Reality-Based Handwashing Education, Traditional Handwashing Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Arel University
Iron Deficiency
Ferrous Sulfate Versus Iron Amino Acid Chelate
Iron deficiency and depleted levels of iron are the most prevalent nutritional deficiency and the leading cause of anemia in the world; this can occur at any age, but preschool children are at particular risk of developing it.
- Trial name
- NCT01412723
- Testing
- Ferrous sulfate as dietary supplementation, Iron amino acid chelated as dietary supplementation
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- CES University
Hypervitaminosis A
Total Body Vitamin A Before and After Vitamin A Supplementation in a Community Where Liver is Frequently Eaten
This study will assess total body vitamin A pool size, as well as liver vitamin A stores, by means of stable isotope dilution in preschool children from a South African community where liver, an exceptionally rich source of…
- Trial name
- NCT02915731
- Testing
- Vitamin A supplement
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical Research Council, South Africa
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance, Intensive Care Units
Fluid Overload and Pulmonary Function
Esophageal atresia is a rare but severe malformation, and it requires early surgery. Coloesophagoplasty is surgical repair of the esophageal with an isoperistaltic transverse colon graft.
- Conditions
- Water-Electrolyte Imbalance, Intensive Care Units, Pediatric, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- NCT05129930
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
Anxiety Disorder, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Anxiety Intervention for Preschool Children With ASD
This study evaluates the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a treatment program for anxiety in preschool children with autism spectrum disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT04432077
- Testing
- DINO Strategies for Anxiety and fear of Uncertainty Reduction (DINOSAUR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
Overweight, Obesity
Intervention Study for Overweight and Obese Kindergarten Children
The goal of the this study is to create an interdisciplinary program which includes intervention in the fields of nutrition, physical activity and behavior in order to treat obesity and overweight among kindergarten children and…
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity, Physical Fitness
- Trial name
- NCT01285063
- Testing
- Multidisciplinary intervention: physical activity, dietary instructions and behavioral treatment.
- Where
- Israel
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Mental Health, Aggressive Childhood Behavior
Mental Health Prevention Among Preschool Children Using a Culturally Adapted Version of ICPS
Mental health in Chilean children and families is an urgent public health problem. Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among children between 4 and 11 years old is 27.8%, a higher percentage than was found in adolescents between…
- Conditions
- Mental Health, Aggressive Childhood Behavior, Problem Behavior, Social Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03383172
- Testing
- I Can Problem Solve (ICPS) Program
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundación San Carlos de Maipo
Food Habits, Food Preferences
Promoting Vegetable Intake in Preschool Aged Children
The aim of this cluster randomised control trial is to test the efficacy of a repeated taste exposure intervention, a nutritional educational intervention and combination of both to increase intake of an unfamiliar vegetable in…
- Conditions
- Food Habits, Food Preferences, Behavior, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03003923
- Testing
- Taste exposure, Nutritional education
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leeds
Motor Development, Balance
Balance-Cognitive-Strength Training for Balance, Inhibitory Control, and Gait in Preschool Children
This randomized controlled study evaluated whether an 8-week balance-cognitive-strength training program improved balance ability, inhibitory control, and gait performance in preschool children aged 3 to 6 years.
- Conditions
- Motor Development, Balance, Healthy Children, Gait
- Trial name
- BCS-Preschool (NCT07689474)
- Testing
- Balance-Cognitive-Strength Training
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aiyoudong Children and Youth Sports Health Research Institute
Asthma, Wheezing
Treatment of Preschool Children With Upper Respiratory Tract Illnesses Using Azythromycin and Lower Respiratory Tract Symptoms Using Oral Corticosteroids.
This protocol is comprised of two separate, but linked, clinical trials for treating preschool-aged children with recurrent severe episodes of wheezing.
- Trial name
- APRIL - OCELOT (NCT01272635)
- Testing
- Azithromycin, Prednisolone
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 607 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Preschool Child, Handwriting
Task-Oriented Writing Intervention for Preschoolers
This study investigates the effectiveness of a task-oriented writing intervention in improving writing performance among preschool children.
- Trial name
- NCT07332559
- Testing
- Task-Oriented Writing Intervention, Conventional Fine Motor Training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital
Nutrition Education, Eating Behaviour
Piaget-Based Nutrition Education in Preschools
This explanatory sequential mixed-methods study evaluated a six-week Piaget-based nutrition education programme for preschool children.
- Conditions
- Nutrition Education, Eating Behaviour, Food Consumption, Child Nutrition
- Trial name
- PNEP (NCT07700173)
- Testing
- Piaget-Based Nutrition Education Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 268 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uşak University
Behavior, Child, Child Development
Vulnerability/Resilience Factors Influencing the Developmental Trajectories and Adaptive Methods of Children and Adolescents in Child Welfare System.
Assess the prevalence of medico-psychological characteristics at the time of placement (M0), their appearance / disappearance and during the two years following placement (M12 and M24) by age group in children / adolescents in…
- Conditions
- Behavior, Child, Child Development, Child Development Disorder, Adolescent Development
- Trial name
- EvolASE-PEA (NCT05525962)
- Testing
- questionnaries, scales, cognitive tests
- Where
- 5 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Rouen
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Explore the Association Between Neuropsychological Functions and ADHD Diagnosis and Comorbid Using Longitudinal Study in Preschool Children
The current study using the longitudinal study in preschool children to exam three study issues: 1) using the neuropsychological functions (ie.
- Trial name
- NCT02433145
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Technology Addiction
Health Problems Caused by Technology Addiction in Preschool Children
Technological products are tools that make human life easier. Among these tools that have become an indispensable part of human life, smart devices, namely smart phones, tablets and computers, have a special place.
- Trial name
- NCT05869175
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Karabuk University
Obesity & Overweight
Efficacy of Center-based Childcare to Mitigate Unhealthy Weight Gain in Preschoolers From Low-income Households During the Summer
Studies show that preschool-age children are especially vulnerable to accelerated weight gain during the summer, with those from low-income households (≤185% poverty level or Medicaid eligible - the target population for this…
- Trial name
- NCT07583459
- Testing
- Childcare
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Appendectomy, Laparoscopy
TAP Block or Wound Infiltration for Laparoscopic Pediatric Appendectomy: a Pilot Study
Effectiveness of the TAP block compared to wound infiltration in controlling pain after laparoscopic appendectomy in children
- Conditions
- Appendectomy, Laparoscopy, Anesthesia, Conduction, Child, Preschool
- Trial name
- NCT04294537
- Testing
- TAP Block, LIA local infiltration, General anesthesia
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Ospedale di Circolo - Fondazione Macchi
Diarrhoea
An Efficacy Trial of a Gravity Fed Household Water Treatment Device as a Delivery System for Zinc
In low-income settings in developing countries unsafe water is one of the leading causes of high prevalence of waterborne diseases such as diarrhoea.Zinc is an essential trace element that has a critical role in growth and…
- Trial name
- NCT01481181
- Testing
- Zinc enriched water
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 270 people
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University