Clinical trials: Early Literacy
Mental Health Impairment
Impact Study of Workplace Mental Health Education on Early Intervention for Healthcare Workers With Mental Health Issues
The purpose of this study is to compare the impact of a new workplace-based mental health peer education program with standardized mental health literacy training on early intervention and support for healthcare employees with…
- Trial name
- NCT02158871
- Testing
- Beyond Silence, Mental Health First Aid (MHFA)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Developmental Language Disorder, Reading; Difficult
Promoting Caregiver Implementation of an Effective Early Learning Intervention
The goal of this study is to examine the impact of a caregiver-implemented shared reading program, Sit Together and Read (STAR), on children ages 4 to 5 with developmental language disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT06275815
- Testing
- Sit Together and Read (STAR), Monetary Reward, Text Encouragement
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Dental Caries in Children
The Impact of Anticipatory Guidance on Early Childhood Caries: a Quasi-experimental Study
This study aimed to compare the impact of anticipatory guidance on the caries incidence of 2-3-year-old preschool children and their 4-6-year-old siblings, as well as on their mothers' oral health literacy, as compared to the…
- Trial name
- NCT03478748
- Testing
- Dental health education
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 478 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Malaya
Mental Disorders, Education Curriculum
Impact of a Mental Health Curriculum for High School Students on Knowledge and Stigma
This study examines the effectiveness of a school based mental health literacy intervention for high school students, on improving mental health knowledge and reducing stigma.
- Conditions
- Mental Disorders, Education Curriculum, Comparative Effectiveness Research, Early Intervention
- Trial name
- NCT02561780
- Testing
- Curriculum, eLearning Follow-up
- Volunteers
- 534 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Smoking Prevention
Digital Health Game as an Intervention Supporting Tobacco-related Health Literacy in Early Adolescents
This feasibility study evaluates acceptability and preliminary effectiveness of a digital health game as an intervention supporting tobacco-related health literacy in 10- to 13-year-old early adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT02717910
- Testing
- Health game, Web page
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 151 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Turku
Media Effects on Literacy Gains in Young Children
Literacy Instruction Through Media for Everyone
The goal of this study is to determine whether an intervention to support caregivers in engaging with their children while using educational media together can improve children's early literacy skills, compared to an aligned…
- Trial name
- LIME (NCT06796790)
- Testing
- Media instruction, Storybook intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
School Readiness, Racial Socialization
Cultural Pride Reinforcement for Early School Readiness
Minority children disproportionately experience racial bias, which is linked to school failure, toxic stress, and health disparities.
- Conditions
- School Readiness, Racial Socialization, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT05140460
- Testing
- Cultural Pride Reinforcement for Early School Readiness (CPR4ESR), Reach Out and Read (ROR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
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
Pediatric Obesity
Healthy Start to Increase Physical Activity and Improve Healthy Eating in Early Childcare Centres
Childhood obesity is one of the greatest challenges facing public health and recent evidence shows it begins in preschool aged children.
- Trial name
- NCT02375490
- Testing
- Healthy Start
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 897 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Literacy
Text Messaging Pilot Study
This pilot study aims to assess the acceptability, feasibility, and preliminary effectiveness of text messages designed to encourage shared reading among urban parents.
- Trial name
- NCT03281356
- Testing
- Intervention Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Parenting, Language Development
Ready and Healthy for Kindergarten
This study pilot tests a family wellness program that promotes academic and physical readiness for school among Latino dual language learners using a mixed methods and community engaged approach.
- Conditions
- Parenting, Language Development, Literacy, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05339464
- Testing
- Family Wellness program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Acquisition of Literacy Skills for All Children, Including Those With SLDs, Appropriateness of Referrals for SLD Assessment for Accurate Early Detection of SLDs
Literacy Skills Improvement and Early Diagnosis of Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) Using a New Phono Syllabic Program
Scientific evidence shows that systematic phonological approaches are more effective than other methods in teaching children to read and should therefore be adopted in schools.
- Trial name
- ALFABETO (NCT07510126)
- Testing
- Alfabeto program, Other literacy teaching methods
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,407 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Burlo Garofolo
Fragility Fracture
Longitudinal Evaluation of Preoperative eHealth Literacy and Nutritional Index on Early Functional Recovery After Fragility Fractures
The integration of digital technologies into chronic disease rehabilitation has transformed people care, yet the specific impact of electronic health literacy on early functional outcomes in fragility fracture people remains…
- Trial name
- NCT07646756
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 353 people
- Sponsor
- Shandong University
Hepatocellular Cancer
Sharing Decision-making Program for HCC Patients Treatment Decisions
Aim: Explore the effectiveness of sharing decision-making program interventions in the early stage of HCC to reduce treatment decisions conflicts and improving decision-making satisfaction.
- Trial name
- NCT03926039
- Testing
- sharing decision-making program
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences
Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Shared Interactive Book Reading in Preschool Children With Neurodevelopmental Disorders: Effects on Language Development and Reading Habits
The goal of this observational retrospective study is to explore the effects of a parent-based book reading intervention on children with neurodevelopmental disorders.
- Conditions
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Intellectual Disabilities, Language Disorders in Children
- Trial name
- NCT06852989
- Testing
- Shared book reading intervention
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
Motor Activity, Parent-Child Relations
The Expansion of a Parent-focused Physical Literacy Intervention for Early Childhood Called PLAYshop
The PLAYshop program is a novel, brief, theory-based, parent-focused physical literacy intervention, that can help mitigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on physical activity of children from diverse and vulnerable…
- Conditions
- Motor Activity, Parent-Child Relations, Child Development
- Trial name
- NCT05436197
- Testing
- PLAYshop Program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Child Behavior, Child Behavior Problem
Self-Concept Reinforcement for Early School Readiness
The goal of this pilot randomized controlled trial is to evaluate a self-concept intervention (Self-Concept Reinforcement for Early School Readiness (SCR4ESR)) in young African American children using experimental and mixed…
- Conditions
- Child Behavior, Child Behavior Problem, Child Behavior Disorders
- Trial name
- SCR4ESR (NCT06084910)
- Testing
- Self-Concept Reinforcement for Early School Readiness, Reach Out and Read
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 134 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Child Development
Play and Pre-Literacy Among Young Children
Children begin to develop fundamental motor skills (FMS), such as running and kicking, and pre-literacy skills, such as rhyming, during early childhood.
- Trial name
- PLAY (NCT02432443)
- Testing
- Motor and pre-literacy program, Wait-list Comparison
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Adolescent - Emotional Problem, Depression
Randomized, School-based Effectiveness Trial of the Adolescent Depression Awareness Program
The primary goal of the proposed research is to assess the effectiveness of the Adolescent Depression Awareness Program (ADAP), a school-based depression education program, in increasing depression literacy and treatment seeking…
- Conditions
- Adolescent - Emotional Problem, Depression, Prevention Harmful Effects
- Trial name
- ADAP (NCT02099305)
- Testing
- Adolescent Depression Awareness Program (ADAP)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17,000 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University