Clinical trials: Early Child Development
Autism
Validation of Indiana's Early Evaluation Hub System
The investigators' objective is to test an innovative method of autism diagnosis that integrates clinical evaluation and assessment of biobehavioral markers in a large high-risk community-referral sample of children in the…
- Trial name
- EAER21 (NCT06586788)
- Testing
- Eyelink Portable Duo, Integrated PCP Diagnosis and Eye-tracking Biomarker
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
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
Autistic Disorder, Autism
Mental Imagery Therapy for Autism (MITA) - an Early Intervention Computerized Language Training Program for Children With ASD
Mental Imagery Therapy for Autism (MITA) is a unique, early-intervention application for children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
- Conditions
- Autistic Disorder, Autism, ASD
- Trial name
- NCT02708290
- Testing
- MITA Prefrontal Synthesis exercises - each activity adapts to deliver the exercise that is at the exact level of difficulty appropriate for a child at any given point in time
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6,454 people
- Sponsor
- ImagiRation, LLC
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
An Integrated Nutrition Intervention to Promote Healthy Eating Habits for Children With ASD
There is an unmet need for nutrition interventions that address both autism spectrum disorder (ASD) specific feeding challenges and unbalanced eating habits among children with ASD to prevent future chronic health conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT05194345
- Testing
- Autism Eats nutrition intervention, We Can! enhanced usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
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
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
Development Delay, Development, Child
The Opening Doors to Early Intervention Study
Poor urban minority children often experience delays in their early development leading to health disparities. Publicly funded early intervention services are available to improve child development among these children in…
- Trial name
- ODEI (NCT03625115)
- Testing
- Family Navigator (FN)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 357 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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
Developmental Cochlear Nerve Deficiency, Acquired Cochlear Nerve Deficiency
Auditory Brainstem Implantation in Young Children
To purpose of this feasibility study is to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of the Nucleus 24 Multichannel Auditory Brainstem Implant (ABI, Cochlear Corp, Sydney, AUS) in children without the diagnosis of neurofibromatosis…
- Conditions
- Developmental Cochlear Nerve Deficiency, Acquired Cochlear Nerve Deficiency, Cochlear Aplasia, Post-meningitis Cochlear Ossification
- Trial name
- NCT01904448
- Testing
- Auditory Brainstem Implantation in Children
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Depression
Enhancing Parenting for Depressed Caregivers
The main objective of this study is to adapt a parenting intervention for caregivers of young children who report depressive symptoms in primary care pediatric practices.
- Trial name
- EPDC (NCT01464619)
- Testing
- The Incredible Years Parenting Intervention, Delayed Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Autism Spectrum Disorder
A Trial of Project ImPACT in Early Intervention
Our pilot study will address a number of pressing questions, including: Can community clinicians successfully coach parents of children with ASD in evidence-based practice to achieve positive outcomes for their children and…
- Trial name
- NCT04729127
- Testing
- Project ImPACT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Developmental Delays
A Family Centered Intervention to Promote Optimal Child Development
This is a randomized controlled trial aimed at assessing the effectiveness of a patient decision aid (PDA) and text message reminder in promoting early intervention referral completion when infants and toddlers are identified…
- Trial name
- NCT01941186
- Testing
- Patient Decision Aid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Autism
Combined Effects of Early Behavioral Intervention and Propranolol on ASD
The purpose of this study is to explore the effects of propranolol in combination with early intensive behavioral intervention on social interaction, and secondarily on language, anxiety, adaptive behaviors, and global function…
- Trial name
- NCT02428205
- Testing
- Propranolol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Child Development
Early Literacy Promotion Intervention
This study is testing the effects of early literacy promotion compared to standard literacy promotion at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
- Trial name
- ELPI (NCT02713659)
- Testing
- Early Literacy Promotion, Standard Literacy Promotion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Child Development, Health Services Research
Achieving My Potential: A Randomized, Controlled Trial of a Telephone-Based Developmental Care Coordination System
The proposed project is a randomized controlled trial of a telephone-based early childhood developmental care coordination system, in partnership with 2-1-1 Los Angeles County (211LA), part of a national network of 2-1-1 call…
- Trial name
- AMP (NCT04118452)
- Testing
- Telephone-based early childhood developmental care coordination
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 565 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Evaluation of a Novel Intervention for Infants At Risk for Neurodevelopmental Disorders
This study entails a "proof of concept" evaluation of a novel intervention, Parents and Infants Engaged (PIE), for prodromal infants at-risk for neurodevelopmental disorders (NDs).
- Trial name
- PIE (NCT03388294)
- Testing
- Parents and Infants Engaged
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Efficacy and Safety of a High Dosage Compared to the Label Dosage of Somatropin in Early Pubertal Stage Children With Growth Hormone Deficiency
Multi-center, randomized, controlled, open-label, phase III study comparing the effects of two different dosages of somatropin treatment (in-label or doubled) after 12 and 24 months of treatment, on height velocity in early…
- Trial name
- NCT00191165
- Testing
- Somatropin
- Where
- 10 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental Delay
Can Novel Telemedicine Tools Reduce Disparities Related to Early Identification of Autism
In this study, the investigators are trying to find new ways to screen for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in young children. The investigators want to see if people like pediatricians can screen children for ASD while a…
- Trial name
- NCT03847337
- Testing
- Telehealth-Screening Tool for Autism in Toddlers (STAT), Telehealth-Autism Spectrum Disorder-Pediatrics (ASD-PEDS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Risk Assessment, Online Intervention
Early Childhood Outside (ECO) - Randomized Controlled Trial Study
Outdoor play is important for children as it can promote healthy social and physical development, emotional well-being, self-confidence, risk management and overall physical activity.
- Conditions
- Risk Assessment, Online Intervention, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT04624932
- Testing
- RR Digital Tool, Position Statement on Active Outdoor Play
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 563 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia