Clinical trials: Child Health
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Adherence in Children and Technology (eACT)
Fifty-eight percent of children with new-onset epilepsy do not take their antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) as prescribed, which is associated with continued seizures, mortality, poor quality of life, and high healthcare costs.
- Trial name
- eACT (NCT03817229)
- Testing
- Education microlearning sessions, Automated digital reminders, Problem-solving mHealth module
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 268 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Infections, Rotavirus
Safety Study of GSK Biologicals' Rotavirus Vaccine (Rotarix®) Administered to Children Aged <1 Year in the United States
This observational cohort study, conducted through two existing large administrative health databases in the US (outside the Vaccine Safety Datalink) is planned to confirm the safety profile regarding lack of any association of…
- Trial name
- NCT00875641
- Testing
- Health Insurance Database
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 390,659 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Cardiovascular Diseases, Infant ALL
Early Intervention to Promote Cardiovascular Health of Mothers and Children (ENRICH)
This pilot study aims to examine the feasibility and acceptability of adding a cardiovascular health module to the existing Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) home visitation program delivered by trained nurses in the Northern…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Infant ALL, Maternal Behavior, Childhood Obesity
- Trial name
- ENRICH (NCT05824741)
- Testing
- Infant Cardiovascular Health (CVH) Promotion
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Improving Dental Care and Oral Health in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
A randomized controlled trial (at sites) comparing the efficacy of the established AIR-P Dental Toolkit (control condition) to a combined regimen involving the Dental Toolkit and parent-mediated behavioral intervention…
- Trial name
- NCT03003221
- Testing
- AIR-P Dental Toolkit, Parent Training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 119 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder
A Lead-in Study Evaluating Efficacy of GuessWhat Mobile App Therapy for Children With Autism
The following study aims to assess the efficacy, safety data, and best outcome measurements of the mobile game platform, GuessWhat, in delivering behavioral therapy to children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
- Trial name
- NCT04739982
- Testing
- GuessWhat Mobile App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 541 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Overweight and Obesity, Overweight Adolescents
Enhancing BodyWorks: A Canine Health Literacy Module
Dog ownership can serve as a vehicle for large-scale multi-level public health interventions, especially for pediatric overweight and obesity, due to dogs' unique place in children and adolescents' social networks.This study…
- Trial name
- BW (NCT04516252)
- Testing
- BodyWorks Intervention, Canine Curriculum, Ecological Momentary Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Anxiety, Depression
Factorial Optimization Trial to Test Effects of Coping Intervention Components
This study will identify components for inclusion in a coping intervention package to reduce mental health problems among children exposed to high interparental conflict after parental separation/divorce.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Depression, Coping Skills, Emotional Problem
- Trial name
- NCT05822687
- Testing
- Education, Reappraisal Coping, Distraction Coping
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Autism or Autistic Traits, Mental Health Disorder
The Effects of Executive Functions and Social Cognition on Mental Health
The objective of this study is to analyze the effects of executive functions (EFs) and social-cognitive abilities on the associations between autistic traits and mental health indicators (depression, anxiety, and stress).
- Conditions
- Autism or Autistic Traits, Mental Health Disorder, Executive Dysfunction, Social Cognition
- Trial name
- NCT06213194
- Testing
- MindZone
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 178 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ibn Haldun University
Lyme Disease
A School-Based Intervention to Reduce Lyme Disease
Our overall purpose of this study is evaluate whether a short in-class Lyme Disease education program based on social learning theory and the Health Belief Model can impact a child's knowledge, attitude, and preventive behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT00594997
- Testing
- Education, Control (pre and post surveys)
- Volunteers
- 3,570 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Child Behavior Disorders
Safer Use of Antipsychotics in Youth
This study tests the effectiveness of an intervention treatment algorithm vs. usual care control in a practical clinical trial. Control arm providers will receive a standard medication alert in the electronic medical record (EMR)…
- Trial name
- SUAY (NCT03448575)
- Testing
- Control - Provider Medication Alert Only, Intervention - Alert + CAP Review AND Enhanced BH Access
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 733 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Zika Virus Infection, Adherence, Patient
Adherence to Care for Children With Congenital Zika Virus Infection in Puerto Rico
Given the magnitude of the epidemic in Puerto Rico, congenital Zika virus infection may have devastating complications to a significant population of children, also affecting families and society at large.
- Trial name
- NCT05041439
- Testing
- Community Health Worker
- Where
- Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Social Emotional Wellness
Implementing and Evaluating a Social-Emotional Learning Program for Refugee Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The overall goal of this overall goal is to pilot an adaptation of an established Social-Emotional Learning Program with novel wellness and COVID-19 safety components that are trauma-informed and culturally-specific in a…
- Trial name
- NCT04931888
- Testing
- EMPOWER
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Pediatric Obesity
NOURISH: Nourishing Our Understanding of Role Modeling to Improve Support and Health
The percentage of overweight children between the ages of 6 and 11 has nearly tripled in the last three decades, and rates are even higher among African Americans.Overweight children are at-risk for numerous health problems, thus…
- Trial name
- NOURISH (NCT00628030)
- Testing
- NOURISH, Wellness Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Independent Child Migration
Intervention to Improve Developmental and Health Outcomes for Female Adolescents
The primary goal of this pilot study (R21) is to address the urgent need for theoretically and empirically informed interventions that prevent poor female youth's rural-to-urban migration for child labor in low and middle-income…
- Trial name
- NCT04231669
- Testing
- Anzansi Family Program
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Autism Spectrum Disorder
App for Strengthening Services In Specialized Therapeutic Support
In partnership with a digital health software company, the University research team created two versions of a mobile application to help behavioral health technicians (BHT's) who work with students with autism collect data.
- Trial name
- ASSISTS (NCT05207956)
- Testing
- Behavioral economics strategies, Electronic platform
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Physician Behavior
Child Health Improvement Through Computer Automation (CHICA) Highlighting Study
The investigators have developed a novel decision support system for implementing clinical guidelines in pediatric practice. CHICA (Child Health Improvement through Computer Automation) combines three elements: (1) pediatric…
- Trial name
- NCT01583101
- Testing
- Receiving Highlighted Prompts, Receiving Non-highlighted Prompts
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,237 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Critical Illness
Improving Outcomes After PICU Admission: A Pilot Study
1. Evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of an information based intervention delivered to parents following their child's admission to paediatric intensive care; 2.
- Trial name
- NCT01737021
- Testing
- Psycho-education
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Hospitalization, Child Health
Comparative Effectiveness of Direct Admission & Admission Through Emergency Departments for Children
At a national level, emergency departments (EDs) serve as the portal of hospital admission for 75% of hospitalized children. The remainder occur via direct admission, defined as admission to hospital without first receiving care…
- Trial name
- NCT04192799
- Testing
- Direct admission, ED admission
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,997 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Vaccination
Enhancing Health Care Access With Cellular Technology
Despite the impressive economic progress in developing countries, significant proportion of young children and pregnant women living in low-resource settings remain inadequately immunized.
- Trial name
- NCT03180138
- Testing
- Reminders alone, Compliance-linked incentives
- Volunteers
- 608 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Medication Management
Discharge Medication Counseling in Hospitalized Children
Our objective is to design and test the efficacy of a health-literacy-informed discharge medication counseling intervention in the inpatient setting to reduce medication dosing errors and improve adherence in hospitalized…
- Trial name
- NCT05143047
- Testing
- Medication counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 198 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center