Who can join
Studies for children and teens
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).
468 recruiting studiesSource: ClinicalTrials.gov, refreshed October 26, 2026How we list studies
Studies
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NYU Langone Health
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Up to age 6 mo
- 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
Basic and Applied Research on Extinction Bursts
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Location
- Somerset, NJ
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 3–17
- 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
A Pilot Study of a Remote ADHD Monitoring Program
IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network
- Location
- Jackson, MS + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 5–11
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Comparison of Residual Gastric Volume Between Children Who Drink Different Clear Oral Fluid Volume
Boston Children's Hospital
- Location
- Boston, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 13–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Can the Language Environment Analysis Start Program Improve Children's Readiness for School? LENA Program Evaluation
William Marsh Rice University
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 1–2
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Evaluation of Post-PACU Pain Management in Pediatric Surgery
Columbia University
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 1–6
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Gastric Emptying in Neonates and Infants After Formula Feeding
Columbia University
- Location
- New York, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Up to age 1
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
DINO RCT - Treating Anxiety in Children With Autism
Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 4–6
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Media Parenting Prevention Intervention
University of Florida
- Location
- Gainesville, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 10–14
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Exercise Training in Adolescents At-Risk for Type 2 Diabetes
Colorado State University
- Location
- Aurora, CO + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–17 · Women only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Breathing Patterns in Infants Before and After Extubation
Christiana Care Health Services
- Location
- Newark, DE
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 0 mo–6 mo
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Extensions of Resurgence as Choice
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
- Location
- Somerset, NJ
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 3–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
The Development of Stuttering in Young Children
Michigan State University
- Location
- East Lansing, MI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 3–6
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Development, Attention, and Inhibition Study
University of California, Davis
- Location
- Davis, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 4–7
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Effect of Peanut Butter on Gut and Metabolic Health
Florida State University
- Location
- Tallahassee, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 6–13
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Urinary Titin Biomarker in DMD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 2–10 · Men only
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Spinal Cord Stimulation for Children With Cerebral Palsy
Martin Piazza
- Location
- Pittsburgh, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 5–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Driver Education Research Study
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 16–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Sentence Prediction in Developmental Language Disorder
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
- Location
- Omaha, NE
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 5–7
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Alpha Auditory Entrainment for Cognitive Enhancement and Sensory Hypersensitivity in Youth With Developmental Disorders
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
- Location
- Cincinnati, OH
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 5–10
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Trial of Suvorexant for Sleep in Children With Autism
Stanford University
- Location
- Stanford, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 13–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Baylor Infant and Toddler Biomarker of Nutrition Study
Baylor College of Medicine
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 4 mo–2
Questions
If I fit this group, will I qualify?
Not necessarily. Age and sex limits are only the first filter. Each study has its own inclusion and exclusion criteria, and the research team decides at screening.
Where do these age and sex limits come from?
From the eligibility section of each study’s official ClinicalTrials.gov record. We don’t infer eligibility from anything else.