Clinical trials: Child Screen Time
Feasibility Studies
Reduction of Screen-Based Media Use in Families With Children
The purpose of this pilot experiment is threefold. 1. To assess the efficacy of the recruitment strategy 2. To assess the acceptability and feasibility of the outcome measurement methods obtained in free-living in the…
- Trial name
- NCT03788525
- Testing
- Reduced recreational screen time, Timed recreational screen time
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Childhood Obesity
A School-based to Prevent Obesity Among Children Aged 4-7 Years- A Feasibility Quasi-Experimental Trial in Karachi, Pakistan
Obesity is a chronic, complex disease that can harm one's health; obesity is characterized by excessive fat deposits. In 2022, 37 million children under the age of 5 were overweight.
- Trial name
- NCT07521579
- Testing
- Lifestyle Management
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dow University of Health Sciences
Healthy, 24-Hour Movement Guidelines
A Mobile App to Improve 24-Hour Movement Guideline Adherence in Preschoolers
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether a home-based mHealth intervention can improve adherence to the 24-Hour Movement Guidelines in preschool-aged children (3-4 years old) who currently meet 0 or 1 of the…
- Conditions
- Healthy, 24-Hour Movement Guidelines, Feasibility Studies, Sleep
- Trial name
- Shining Star (NCT06667661)
- Testing
- Shining Star mHealth App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Parental Technoference, Child Behavioral Problems
Parental Technoference and Behavioral-Emotional Development in Early Childhood: A 6-Month Prospective Study
This study aims to examine the relationship between parental technoference (parents' use of smartphones or other digital devices while spending time with their children) and behavioral and emotional development in early…
- Conditions
- Parental Technoference, Child Behavioral Problems, Emotional Development in Early Childhood
- Trial name
- TECH-SDQ (NCT07387133)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Sedentary Lifestyle, Sedentary Behavior
Kids FIRST: Family-based Intervention to Reduce Snacking and Screen Time in Children
Kids FIRST was a 12-week, four arm, home- and school-based pilot randomised controlled trial to reduce screen-time and unhealthy snacking with assessments at pre- (baseline) and post-intervention.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Lifestyle, Sedentary Behavior, Diet Habit
- Trial name
- NCT03993652
- Testing
- Kids FIRST
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loughborough University
Literacy, Parent-Child Relations
Testing an App-Based Approach to Reading and Screen Time Guidance for Parents of Infants
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommends that parents read to their children as often as possible beginning in infancy and limits on screen time at all ages, yet many families question the value of reading to infants…
- Conditions
- Literacy, Parent-Child Relations, Language Development
- Trial name
- NCT05508282
- Testing
- Reading Bees app and children's book to enhance parent-infant reading quality (0-2 month visit), Reading Bees app and children's book to encourage alternatives to digital media (6-month visit)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Healthy Children
Correlation of Gross Motor Movement, and Balance With Screen Time in Healthy Children
Gross motor function involves large muscle control for activities like walking, running, and sports, and is essential for balance and coordination.
- Trial name
- NCT06943183
- Volunteers
- 429 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Physical Activity, Screen Time
The Effect of Screen to Move Program in Preschool Children
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the developed program on screen usage time and physical activity for pre-school children.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Screen Time, Child, Preschool
- Trial name
- NCT05805592
- Testing
- Screen-to-Move-Program (STEP)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 188 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Eating Behavior
Healthy Online Parental Education Project to Increase Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Active Playtime Among Toddlers
The research proposal will be an 8-week randomized control trial (RCT) to examine the efficacy of an eHealth intervention, namely Healthy Parental Online Education (HOPE), on fruit and vegetable intake and active playtime among…
- Trial name
- HOPE (NCT05085041)
- Testing
- Multi-Component eHealth Intervention, namely Healthy Online Parental Education (HOPE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University
Parenting Practices, Co-parenting Practices
The Good Start Matters - Parenting Program
Early childhood is an important period where the family can support the development and maintenance of healthy eating and active behaviors to prevent or reduce childhood obesity.
- Conditions
- Parenting Practices, Co-parenting Practices, Child Eating and Dietary Behaviors, Child Physical Activity/active Play/outdoor Play
- Trial name
- NCT05802160
- Testing
- Good Start Matters - Parenting intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Obesity, Childhood, Physical Activity
Fit 5 Kids Screen Time Reduction Curriculum for Latino Preschoolers
Childhood obesity and metabolic risk are at record high levels in the US, and Latino children are at very high risk. This project will test an intervention called Fit 5 Kids, designed for Latino preschoolers to decrease their…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Physical Activity, Nutrition
- Trial name
- Fit5Kids (NCT03575884)
- Testing
- Screen Time Reduction Curriculum
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Children, Exercise
Prescription of Exercise in Children
Most pediatric populations do not meet the physical activity (PA) recommendations set by international organizations. The effectiveness of casual PA advice provided during medical consultations has not been adequately assessed…
- Conditions
- Children, Exercise, Physical Activity, Screen Time
- Trial name
- NCT06765460
- Testing
- Medical prescription of exercise, Health Advice
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Virgen de las Nieves
Screen Time Exposure
The Effects Of Occupation-Based Self-Regulation Program On Sensory Processing, Executive Functions and Occupational Performance In Preschool Children With Screen Addiction
The purpose of this interventional study was to measure the effectiveness of a self-regulation program for screen addiction in preschool children aged 4-5 years.
- Trial name
- NCT07004036
- Testing
- Occupation-based Self-Regulation Intervention Program, Family Awareness Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Childhood Obesity, Well-Being, Psychological
Generation Healthy Kids: A Cluster-randomized Trial of a Multi-component, Multi-setting Intervention
The GHK intervention was developed according to the United Kingdom Medical Research Council's framework for developing and evaluating complex interventions.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Well-Being, Psychological, Physical Inactivity, Sleep
- Trial name
- GHK (NCT05940675)
- Testing
- Food and Nutrition, Physical Activity (FitFirst), Sleep and screen media
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,372 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Mediterranean Diet, Physical Activity
24-h Movement Behaviors and Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet in Children
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of the Archena Infancia Saludable project on adherence to MD and 24-h movement behaviors in schoolchildren
- Conditions
- Mediterranean Diet, Physical Activity, Sedentary Time, Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT05620303
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Sleep Bruxism
Prevalance of Sleep Bruxism Among a Group of Egyptian Children
The goal of this observational study is to detect the prevalence of sleep bruxism in a group of Egyptian children and detect its relation to screen-time and sugar consumption. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT05784454
- Volunteers
- 349 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Screen Media Use
Balancing Emotions and Electronics: A Pilot Intervention for Preschoolers
This study is testing a brief, virtual therapy for caregivers of preschool children. The goal is to reduce use of screen time to regulate young children's emotions and boredom, i.e. "regulatory screen use" (RSU).
- Trial name
- BEE (NCT07394166)
- Testing
- Brief-RSU
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Prevalence of Dental Caries and Its Relation to Screen Time and Sugar Consumption, Prevalence,Patient
Prevalence of Dental Caries in a Group of Egyptian Children
Prevalence of Dental Caries in a group of Egyptian children and its relation to TV and other screens time and sugar consumption (Observational cross-sectional study)
- Trial name
- NCT06316687
- Testing
- questionnaire for food consumption frequency
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 296 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Child Development, Family Members
Using Structured Video Chat to Improve Relationships Between Young Children and Remote Grandparents
During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic many families are using video chat (e.g., Zoom) to maintain relationships with distant relatives, including grandparents.
- Conditions
- Child Development, Family Members, Grandparents
- Trial name
- NCT06071832
- Testing
- Instructions for family Zoom session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 540 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lafayette College
Cardiometabolic Health Indicators, Child Health
Non-Invasive Assessment of Early Health Determinants in Children and Adolescents
LONGEVITY-NEXT is a single-center, non-profit observational study designed to assess early non-invasive determinants of cardiometabolic, functional, behavioral, and environmental health in children and adolescents aged 6 to 17…
- Trial name
- LONGEVITY-NEXT (NCT07861516)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS