Clinical trials: Child Maltreatment
Parenting, Child Abuse
Parents Make the Difference II: Trial of a Parenting Intervention
Multisite randomized trial of a parenting intervention in Liberia for caregivers of young children. Two main objectives of the "Parents Make the Difference" program are to teach parents (a) skills for decreasing harsh punishments…
- Trial name
- PMD2 (NCT02852291)
- Testing
- Parents Make the Difference, Parents Make the Difference Plus
- Where
- Liberia
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Nursing Education, Simulation of Physical Illness
Moulage Technique in Child Abuse Recognition
Early recognition of physical abuse in children is essential for ensuring child safety and preventing further harm. However, distinguishing abuse-related injuries from accidental findings can be challenging, especially for…
- Conditions
- Nursing Education, Simulation of Physical Illness, Child Physical Abuse, Suspected, Sequela
- Trial name
- Moulage (NCT07509723)
- Testing
- Moulage Technique Group, movie group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Atlas University
Child Abuse
Early Home Visitation Program to Promote Good Health and Development in Children at Risk for Abuse
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of Hawaii's Healthy Start Program (HSP), a home visitation program for families at risk for child abuse, in promoting the health and development of children.
- Trial name
- NCT00218751
- Testing
- Home Visiting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Substance Use, Child Abuse
A Regional Partnership to Improve Outcomes Through Fatherhood Engagement
Montefiore will engage fathers in families at risk of substance misuse in the Bronx and neighboring communities. Families will be referred from Bronx and neighboring community-based child welfare systems, substance use disorder…
- Conditions
- Substance Use, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Fathers
- Trial name
- NCT05562557
- Testing
- Motivational Enhancement, HERO Dads Fatherhood Program, Contingency Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Training in Nursing Students
This randomized controlled study aims to evaluate the effect of a child abuse and neglect awareness training program on the knowledge and awareness levels of nursing students.
- Conditions
- Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Awareness, Nursing Education
- Trial name
- CANAT (NCT07521917)
- Testing
- Child Abuse and Neglect Awareness Training, No Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Arel University
Child Abuse, Child Neglect
iLookOut for Child Abuse -Online Learning Module for Early Childcare Providers
Phase 1 was a randomized control trial that used a test-retest model to evaluate the impact of iLook Out for Child Abuse, an online, interactive learning module about reporting suspected child abuse.
- Conditions
- Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Child Maltreatment
- Trial name
- iLookOut (NCT02225301)
- Testing
- iLook Out for Child Abuse
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
PTSD
Acupuncture and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction for Wellness
AMWELL is a randomized, waitlist-controlled, pilot study to evaluate the comparative efficacy of Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Acupuncture (AT) to Wait-List Control (WL) in adult female survivors of childhood…
- Trial name
- AMWELL (NCT04859686)
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Acupuncture Treatment
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
Maltreatment
Reduce Childhood Maltreatment and Promote Development
Background (brief): 1. Burden: The uniqueness of each child is tremendously influenced by interaction between nature and nurture during critical period of brain development that promotes foundation of brain architecture through…
- Trial name
- NCT03031236
- Testing
- Psychosocial stimulation, Cognitive behavioral therapy and positive parenting practice
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 306 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Maltreatment, Child
Improving Care and Preventing Maltreatment of Orphans
Sub-Saharan Africa, with more than 56 million orphans worldwide, is the most affected region in terms of orphans to be cared for (UNICEF, 2014).
- Trial name
- NCT03594617
- Testing
- Interaction Competencies with Children - for Caregiver
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 374 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Konstanz
Family Functioning, Domestic Violence
Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Safe at Home Program
The goals of the pilot RCT examining the potential effectiveness of the Safe at Home program in DRC are to: 1. Determine the potential effectiveness of Safe at Home program on improvements of family functioning and secondary…
- Conditions
- Family Functioning, Domestic Violence, Child Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT04163549
- Testing
- Safe at Home
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 404 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Rescue Committee
Child Maltreatment
SEEK: Dissemination and Implementation
This study aims to understand what influences the adoption and implementation of an innovative approach to pediatric primary care by medical professionals and staff providing that care.
- Trial name
- NCT03642327
- Testing
- Experimental: Maintenance of Certification (MOC), Independent online training (IND)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Child Abuse, Neglect
Effectiveness of The Diagnostic Training on The Signs and Rısks of Child Abuse and Neglect Given By The Tell-What You Have Learned Method
The research, planned in an experimental design with a pretest-posttest control group, was conducted with second-year students studying at the Department of Midwifery (n=86).
- Trial name
- NCT07106099
- Testing
- Training given with the tell-what-you-learned method
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Family
Validation and Reliability of the Parents Assessment of Protective Factors Survey
Neglect and abuse, which have a devastating effect on children, can be prevented with community-based education programs aimed at strengthening families.
- Trial name
- NCT05066295
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Child Abuse, Decision Making
K-ORCA: Testing a Decision Support Tool and Group Process for Selecting Interventions
This proposal responds to NIMH Objective 4.2.c to develop "decision-support tools and technologies that increase the effectiveness and continuous improvement of mental health interventions" by leveraging the Family First…
- Conditions
- Child Abuse, Decision Making, Child Welfare, Decision Making, Shared
- Trial name
- K-ORCA (NCT06375551)
- Testing
- Optimizing Responses with Collaborative Assessments-Automated (ORCA-A), Optimizing Responses with Collaborative Assessments-Live (ORCA-L)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chestnut Health Systems
Stigma, Social, Child Abuse
Reducing Self-Stigma Among Individuals with History of Childhood Maltreatment
Individuals who report experiencing any kind of abuse during childhood report shame and self-blame, often leading to self-stigma and a reluctance to reveal their experiences and seek help.
- Conditions
- Stigma, Social, Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Help-Seeking Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05818228
- Testing
- Video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 685 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.
Sex Trafficking, Sex Crimes
Rigorous Evaluation of the READY to Stand Curriculum to Prevent the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
The overall goal of this project is to conduct both a process and rigorous outcome evaluation of The Set Me Free Project (SMFP)'s READY to Stand (RTS)© curriculum with an eye toward widespread dissemination to other U.S.
- Conditions
- Sex Trafficking, Sex Crimes, Commercial Sex, Sexual Violence
- Trial name
- Project LIVE (NCT06587529)
- Testing
- The Set Me Free Project's (SMFP) READY to Stand (RTS)© Curriculum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Healthy Adolescents in School-based Population, Emotional Neglect
Recognizing Emotional Neglect and Help-Seeking Intention Among Adolescents in Brussels
The goal of this study is to find out how well adolescents in Dutch-speaking secondary schools in Brussels can recognize emotional neglect, and how this relates to their intention to seek help. The main research questions are: 1.
- Conditions
- Healthy Adolescents in School-based Population, Emotional Neglect, Help-Seeking Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT07365891
- Testing
- Emotional neglect vignettes
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 749 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Child Maltreatment
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Keeping Safe - a School Based Intervention Aimed at Preventing Abuse
This study evaluates the effectiveness of Keeping Safe, a whole school preventative education intervention in improving children's knowledge and understanding to keep safe in situations of abuse.
- Trial name
- NCT02961010
- Testing
- Keeping Safe
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 6,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Substance Use, Implementation
Collaborating to Implement Cross-System Interventions in Child Welfare and Substance Use
As a result of the opiate crisis, child welfare agencies have experienced an increase in the number of children in foster care as parental substance use puts children at greater risk of maltreatment.
- Conditions
- Substance Use, Implementation, Child Maltreatment, System Fragmentation
- Trial name
- NCT03931005
- Testing
- Collaboration Decision Support Guide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Violence, Gender-Based, Violence, Domestic
Responsible Engaged and Loving (REAL) Fathers Intervention Evaluation
The goal of this stepped-wedge cluster randomized control trial is to assess whether a Ugandan community-based intervention for young fathers (ages 18-25 years) of children ages 0-3 years impacts fathers' knowledge, attitudes…
- Conditions
- Violence, Gender-Based, Violence, Domestic, Violence, Sexual, Violence, Physical
- Trial name
- NCT06100679
- Testing
- Responsible Engaged and Loving (REAL) Fathers Initiative
- Where
- 4 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 4,728 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego