Kids & teens (for parents) · California
Studies for children and teens in California
These studies only enroll people under 18. A parent or legal guardian gives permission, and children old enough to understand are asked for their own agreement (assent).
149 recruiting studiesSource: ClinicalTrials.gov, refreshed October 26, 2026How we list studies
Studies
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
HPV Ends Here: Increasing Uptake of the HPV Vaccine
University of California, Davis
- Location
- Sacramento, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 10–12
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Social Media Influences on Engagement and Susceptibility to Non-combustible Tobacco Product Use Among Youth and Young Adults (AYA)
University of Southern California
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 14–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Tactile Pre-Visit Imagery
University of Southern California
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 4–10
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Cultural Adaptation of Drug Treatment for DJJ Youth
University of California, San Francisco
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 13–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Early Introduction and Sustained Ingestion (EISI) Using Two Educational Opportunities in Infants
Stanford University
- Location
- Stanford, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 4 mo–11 mo
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Modified Pivotal Response Treatment for Insistence on Sameness in Autistic Youth
Stanford University
- Location
- Stanford, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 4–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Dynamic Critical Congenital Heart Screening With Addition of Perfusion Measurements
University of California, Davis
- Location
- Davis, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Up to age 1 mo
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Building Resilient Families
Loma Linda University
- Location
- Loma Linda, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 3–11
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Online Pivotal Response Treatment Training in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Stanford University
- Location
- Stanford, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 2–5
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Milk-Tot Study: Impact of Whole Versus Low-fat Milk on Child Health
University of California, Davis
- Location
- Oakland, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 1–4
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Positive Affect Treatment for Adolescents With Early Life Adversity
University of California, Irvine
- Location
- Irvine, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–16
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Regional Blocks for Lateral Condyle Fractures
University of California, Los Angeles
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 4–12
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Bridge the Gap (BTG) - Black Youth Group
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Engaging Mental Effort: Process- and Person-Based Reward Experiences, Effort Reinforcement Intervention, and Cascading Effects on Challenging Tasks
University of California, Davis
- Location
- Davis, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 9–13
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Development, Attention, and Inhibition Study
University of California, Davis
- Location
- Davis, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 4–7
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Trial of Suvorexant for Sleep in Children With Autism
Stanford University
- Location
- Stanford, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 13–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The THRIVE Study: Teaching Healthy Regulation in Individuals & Vulnerable Environments
University of California, Irvine
- Location
- Irvine, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 11–14
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Safety of RSV Preventive Monoclonal Antibody
Duke University
- Location
- Oakland, CA + 4 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 1 mo–7 mo
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Digital vs. Parent Modeled Toothbrushing
University of Southern California
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 3–6
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Parent-Mediated Intervention Targeting Insistence on Sameness for Autistic Children
Stanford University
- Location
- Stanford, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 6–11
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Study of a Dietary Supplement on Serum Biomarkers in Children
SF Research Institute, Inc.
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 4–15
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Efficacy of Repeated Low-level Red-light Therapy in Myopia Control
University of California, San Francisco
- Location
- San Francisco, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 8–13
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Sensory Adapted Dental Environments to Enhance Oral Care for Children With and Without Dental Fear and Anxiety
University of Southern California
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 6–12
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Motivational Wellness Coaching to Reduce Childhood Obesity in Families and Kids
Kaiser Permanente
- Location
- Pasadena, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 2–8