Clinical trials: Cognitive Development
Mental Health Issue, Externalizing Behavior Problems
3D-Transition: Challenges and Resources of Children and Their Families During the Transition From Preschool to School
The 3D-Transition study is a follow-up of the 3D Cohort pregnancy study (NCT03113331, which covered from the 1st trimester of pregnancy to age 2 years) as the children transition into kindergarten and first grade.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Issue, Externalizing Behavior Problems, Internalizing Behavior Problems, Cognitive Development
- Trial name
- NCT04873518
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 939 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
General Anesthetics Toxicity, Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction
Tau/P-Tau and Neurocognitive Outcomes in Children
The proposed studies are aimed to measure Tau and P-Tau levels in pre- and postoperative blood, urine, feces and saliva, as well as to assess pre- and postoperative neurocognitive function in children (3 to 5 years old) who will…
- Conditions
- General Anesthetics Toxicity, Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT03511729
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Cognitive Development After Pediatric Live Transplantation
Cognitive Development After Pediatric Liver Transplantation
The purpose of this study is to investigate the cognitive performance after pediatric live transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT03778983
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- RenJi Hospital
Cognitive Change, Child Development
Conectar Jugando: Board Games in Rural Elementary Classrooms (6-12 Years Old) to Improve Executive Functions
The use of board games in classrooms has been increasing in recent years. Education and psychology professionals have found in the board game a way to train some key cognitive processes for good academic development: executive…
- Trial name
- CJ-Rural (NCT05267730)
- Testing
- Conectar Jugando Game Program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brain In Game scientific-technical service
Cerebral Palsy, Infant Development
Associations Between General Movements Assessments and Cognitive Development
High risk infant is defined as infant with a negative history of environmental and biological factors, which can lead to neuromotor development problems.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Infant Development, Cognitive Dysfunction, Cognitive Developmental Delay
- Trial name
- GMs (NCT05217056)
- Testing
- measurements
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Cognitive Change, Child Development
Conectar Jugando: Board Games in Elementary Classrooms (6-12 Years Old) to Improve Executive Functions
Executive functions are cognitive processes that have been frequently related to adequate academic performance in the scientific literature.
- Trial name
- CJ-Aula (NCT05143294)
- Testing
- Conectar Jugando Classroom Program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brain In Game scientific-technical service
Cognitive Change, Child Development
Conectar Jugando Online: Board Games to Improve Executive Function in School-age Children (CJ-Online)
Good development of executive functions at school has been related to a better adaptation of children in different areas of their daily life and, especially, with adequate academic performance.
- Trial name
- CJ-Online (NCT04823338)
- Testing
- Conectar Jugando Online Program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brain In Game scientific-technical service
Malnutrition, Stunting
Early Life Interventions for Childhood Growth and Development In Tanzania
This study aims to assess growth and cognitive effects of treatment with azithromycin and nitazoxanide and/or nicotinamide (vitamin B3) supplementation nicotinamide.
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Stunting, Cognitive Development, Enteric Pathogens
- Trial name
- ELICIT (NCT03268902)
- Testing
- Azithromycin Oral Liquid Product, Nitazoxanide Oral Suspension, Nicotinamide
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 1,188 people
- Sponsor
- Haydom Lutheran Hospital
Cognitive Development
Fatty Acid Levels and Memory in Breastfed Children
Purpose: To explore the relation between breastmilk nutrients and the cognitive abilities of breastfed infants. Phase 1: Near 3 months of age child and mother saliva samples for DNA obtained with breast milk sample.
- Trial name
- NCT01942434
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Growth & Development, Obesity
Effects of Infant Egg Consumption on Child Health and Cognition Development
The objective of this study is to examine how infant egg consumption (age of introduction and frequency of intake) influences physical growth, obesity, cardio-metabolic health, risk of food allergy, and cognition development in…
- Conditions
- Growth & Development, Obesity, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT04345185
- Testing
- Infant egg consumption (i.e., age of introduction and frequency of intake)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,374 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Sensory Disorders, Autism
Exposure Therapy for Auditory Sensitivity in Autism
Auditory hyper-reactivity affects up to 66% of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and has been linked to greater stress and anxiety for children and their families.
- Conditions
- Sensory Disorders, Autism, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Autism With High Cognitive Abilities
- Trial name
- NCT03206996
- Testing
- Exposure therapy, Psycho-education, Caregiver education/home program development
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Cognitive Development
Testing Whether a Short Training Program Designed to Improve Cognitive Skills Improves 4-year-olds' Maths Skills
This study will test whether a short training program - designed to improve memory and attention skills - will benefit mathematical reasoning in preschoolers from a range of socio-economic backgrounds.
- Trial name
- NCT03063411
- Testing
- Executive Function Intervention, Active Control Group
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sheffield
Behavioral Problems, Cognitive Problems
Yale Pink and Blue Kids: Effects of Exposure During Pregnancy to Nicotine or Antidepressants in 4-8 Year Old Children
The purpose of this project is to conduct a follow-up study with women that had participated in the Yale Pink and Blue Study of depression in pregnancy and birth outcomes.
- Conditions
- Behavioral Problems, Cognitive Problems, Motor Development
- Trial name
- PABKids (NCT01640600)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Maternal Anxiety, Maternal Depression
Evaluating CBT Delivered by Community Health Workers on Maternal Mental Health and Infant Cognitive Development in Insecure Environments
This study evaluates a cognitive behavioral therapy intervention for mothers with symptoms of anxiety and depression living in insecure environments using a randomized controlled methodology.
- Conditions
- Maternal Anxiety, Maternal Depression, Infant Cognitive Development
- Trial name
- NCT02911441
- Testing
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 262 people
- Sponsor
- Heartland Alliance
Anemia, Inflammation
Acute vs. Delayed Iron Therapy: Effect on Iron Status, Anemia and Cognition
The research questions to be answered by this study are: 1. Is treatment with iron more effective at improving anemia if given at the time of a malaria episode or 1 month after the episode? 2.
- Conditions
- Anemia, Inflammation, Malaria Morbidity, Cognitive Development
- Trial name
- NCT01093989
- Testing
- Ferrous Sulphate Syrup
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 239 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Diarrhea, Malnutrition
Interactions of Enteric Infections and Malnutrition and the Consequences for Child Health and Development
Malnutrition is considered one of the most prevalent risk factors for morbidity and mortality in children under five. An estimated 20% of children in the developing world are malnourished [1] and poor nutrition is linked to more…
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Malnutrition, Stunting, Wasting
- Trial name
- MAL-ED (NCT02441426)
- Where
- 8 sites in Bangladesh, Brazil and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 1,796 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Foundation for the National Institutes of Health
Cognitive Development, Emotional Development
Promoting Optimal Parenting (Bright Start)
The purpose of this study is to determine if providing parenting education materials delivered in different ways during the first 30 months of a child's life will increase child-parent attachment and promote mother-child…
- Trial name
- NCT01573793
- Testing
- Parenting Education, Control Group - Safety Materials
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Cognitive Development, Anemia
The Impact of Cash and Food Transfers Linked to Preschool Enrollment on Child Nutrition and Cognitive Outcomes
Recent evidence shows that early childhood is a critical period for investments in human capital and that micronutrient deficiency and inadequate stimulation are major causes of impaired child development in poor countries.
- Trial name
- NCT01763502
- Testing
- FOOD, CASH
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,561 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Iron Deficiency Anemia, Cognitive Development
The Anemia Control Program: High or Low Iron Supplementation
The purpose of this clinical trial was to determine if high-iron or low-iron formula, containing an average of 12.7 mg/L or 2.3 mg/L respectively, had differing effects on iron status in infancy and on development longitudinally.
- Conditions
- Iron Deficiency Anemia, Cognitive Development, Motor Development
- Trial name
- NCT01166451
- Testing
- Low-iron formula, High-iron formula
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 835 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Child Development, Cognitive Development
Efficacy of Micronutrient Fortified Yoghurt in School Children for Health Benefits
To evaluate the efficacy of consumption of yoghurt fortified with 30% recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of essential micronutrients (iron, zinc, vitamin A and iodine) for a period of one year in comparison to same yoghurt…
- Conditions
- Child Development, Cognitive Development, Morbidity, Physical Growth
- Trial name
- NCT00980733
- Testing
- Fortified Yoghurt, Yoghurt
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 1,325 people
- Sponsor
- Annamalai University