Clinical trials: Child Growth and Development
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
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Insomnia
SweetDreams Sleep Study for Children With Autism
This proposal will acquire preliminary data on the feasibility and effectiveness of an innovative and scalable strategy for improving access to effective sleep health care for preschool-aged children with Autism Spectrum Disorder…
- Trial name
- NCT04452045
- Testing
- SweetDreams
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Child Development
School-Based Mental Health Effectiveness Study
This study involves efforts to advance the science of prevention in early childhood mental health in low-resource communities. Investigators will assess the effectiveness, practical implementation strategies, and underlying…
- Trial name
- NCT04383327
- Testing
- ParentCorps-Professional Development (PD), T-Wellness
- Where
- 2 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,444 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Anxiety Disorders in Youth With Autism, Asperger's Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) for Anxiety Disorders in Autism: Adapting Treatment for Adolescents
Comorbid anxiety disorders affect as many as 80% of youth with autism spectrum disorders, causing substantial distress and impairment over and above the autism spectrum diagnosis alone.
- Trial name
- NCT01177969
- Testing
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Wait-list
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Apraxia of Speech
Video Assisted Speech Technology to Enhance Motor Planning for Speech
Nearly 3.5 million Americans are diagnosed with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), a communication disorder that causes skill limitations in the areas of language acquisition, sensory integration, and behavior.
- Trial name
- VAST (NCT04764539)
- Testing
- Video Assisted Speech Therapy (VAST)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- iTherapy, LLC
Influenza
B-cell Immunity to Influenza (SLVP017)- Year 5, 2013
In this exploratory study, investigators will be looking at immune response differences between age groups and between the two different vaccines given to identical twins and vaccine-naive young adults.
- Trial name
- NCT03020537
- Testing
- Fluzone
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Tailoring Treatment Targets for Early Autism Intervention in Africa
Naturalistic Developmental Behavioral Interventions (NDBIs), an evidence-based early autism spectrum disorder (ASD) intervention approach, target key behaviors that help language development.
- Trial name
- NCT04068688
- Testing
- Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), Telehealth coaching
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes Autism Replication Evaluation
ECHO Autism was intended to assess rigorously the impact of a 12-session telemedicine training program on participating Primary Care Providers (PCP) knowledge, clinical behavior, and self-efficacy in the screening and care of…
- Trial name
- ECHO Autism (NCT03677089)
- Testing
- 12 ECHO Autism telehealth clinics
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Child Development, Developmental Disabilities
Testing the Effectiveness of Telephone-based Early Childhood Developmental Screening
The purpose of this research study is to test the effectiveness of telephone-based early childhood developmental screening and care coordination, compared to usual care in a primary care pediatrics clinic.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Developmental Disabilities, Ambulatory Care, Screening
- Trial name
- NCT02495025
- Testing
- Telephone-based developmental screening and care coordination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Developmental Language Disorder, Specific Language Impairment
Retrieval-Based Word Learning in Developmental Language Disorder During Book Reading
Children with developmental language disorder (DLD; also referred to as specific language impairment) experience a significant deficit in language ability that is longstanding and harmful to the children's academic, social, and…
- Conditions
- Developmental Language Disorder, Specific Language Impairment, Language Development
- Trial name
- NCT06026124
- Testing
- Retrieval-based word learning: Repeated Spaced Retrieval condition, Retrieval-based word learning: Repeated Study condition
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Stress
Development of a Resiliency Training Program for Parents of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
This study has three aims: Phase I: Through focus group interviews with expert clinicians, leaders of organizations, and parents with children with ASD, this study aims to identify the psychosocial needs of parents of children…
- Trial name
- ASD (NCT02995408)
- Testing
- Relaxation Response Resiliency Program for Parents of Children with ASD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Stress
Development of a Resiliency Training Program for Parents of Children With Specific Learning Disabilities
This study has three aims: Phase I: Through focus group interviews with expert clinicians, leaders of organizations, and parents with children with special needs, this study aims to identify the psychosocial needs of parents of…
- Trial name
- SPLD (NCT02772432)
- Testing
- Relaxation Response Resiliency Training for Parents of SPLD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Healthy, Healthy Lifestyle
Positive Youth Development in the Metaverse
This pilot study aims to leverage VR's capacity to easily replicate content and allow for multiple users to share the same space and engage in activities as if they're meeting in person.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Healthy Lifestyle, Childhood ALL, Behavior, Child
- Trial name
- NCT05858593
- Testing
- Virtual reality curriculum, No Virtual reality curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Georgia
Development
Shifting Salty Taste Preferences in Children
The goals of the proposed research are to determine whether repeated exposure to a low sodium food will result in reduced preference for salt in that food among children; and to determine whether such reductions in preference are…
- Trial name
- NCT02909764
- Testing
- Low Sodium Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Monell Chemical Senses Center
Parenting, Child Development
Room to Grow Evaluation for Children
This research project is a small-scale randomized controlled trial (RCT) of an innovative program based in New York City called Room to Grow (RtG).
- Trial name
- RTG (NCT04226053)
- Testing
- Parenting, Child Development
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 322 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Social Exclusion, Prejudice, Racial
Developing Inclusive Youth: Promoting Intergroup Friendships and Inclusive Classrooms in Childhood
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the beneficial impacts of a web based intervention program called Developing Inclusive Youth for children in 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade.
- Conditions
- Social Exclusion, Prejudice, Racial, Prejudice, Sexism
- Trial name
- DIY (NCT05619523)
- Testing
- Developing Inclusive Youth (DIY)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 885 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, College Park
Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder
Evaluation and Treatment of Copper/Zinc Imbalance in Children With Autism
There are two phases to the study. The first will examine serum copper and zinc levels and copper/zinc ratio in children (ages 3-8) who have autism and compare them to levels from same sex and age children who are developing…
- Trial name
- NCT00325572
- Testing
- oral zinc and vitamin C supplements
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Influenza, Influenza Immunisation
Development of Childhood Anti-Influenza Immunity
This study is a prospective surveillance of the immune response to seasonal vaccination in healthy children. The study will enroll a total of approximately 220 subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT03673345
- Testing
- Influenza Virus Quadrivalent Inactivated Vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Study 2: Learning New Words From Overhearing in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
The goal of this research is to explore abilities to learn word meanings from overheard conversations in children with ASD (and, as a control, typically developing children).
- Trial name
- NCT05192109
- Testing
- Overheard Speech, Addressed Speech
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 342 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York University
Mental Health Issue (E.G., Depression, Psychosis, Personality Disorder, Substance Abuse), Infant Development
Maternal Adversity, Vulnerability and Neurodevelopment
Maternal Adversity Vulnerability and Neurodevelopment (MAVAN) project is a prospective community-based, pregnancy and birth cohort of Canadian mother-child dyads.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue (E.G., Depression, Psychosis, Personality Disorder, Substance Abuse), Infant Development, Infant Behavior
- Trial name
- MAVAN (NCT03434457)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 630 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Douglas Mental Health University Institute