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
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Sensorimotor and Psychosocial Trajectories in Adolescents With Tic Disorder
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
- Location
- Nashvile, TN
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 11–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 2
Soy Isoflavones For Inner City Infants At Risk For Asthma (SIRA) Study
Rajesh Kumar
- Location
- Chicago, IL + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 2 mo–1
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Primary Prevention of Obesity in American Indian Youth in Rural Tribal Schools
Northern Arizona University
- Location
- Flagstaff, AZ
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 8–10
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Developmental Trajectories of Reinforcer Pathology and Childhood Obesity
State University of New York at Buffalo
- Location
- Buffalo, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 8–11
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Advancing Suicide Intervention Strategies for Teens During High Risk Periods
Seattle Children's Hospital
- Location
- Columbus, OH + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 11–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Nurturing Needs Study: Parenting Food Motivated Children
Temple University
- Location
- Philadelphia, PA + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 4–5
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Behavioral Assessment and Treatment of Problem Behavior in Children With Cornelia de Lange Syndrome
Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
- Location
- Baltimore, MD
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 3–15
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Developmental Framework For Linking Phonological And Morpho-syntactic Sequential Pattern Rules In DLD: Production
Father Flanagan's Boys' Home
- Location
- Tucson, AZ + 1 other US site
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 4–8
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Word Learning From Parentese in Autistic Children
The University of Texas at Dallas
- Location
- Richardson, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 1–4
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Stress Dynamics and Familial Risk for Depression in Female Adolescents
Mclean Hospital
- Location
- Belmont, MA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 13–15 · Women only
- 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
Data Coaching Process to Address Staff Physical Activity Promoting Behavior and Child Physical Activity
Kansas State University
- Location
- Manhattan, KS
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 5–11
- RecruitingHealthy volunteersPhase 4
Effect of Dexmedetomidine on the Minimum Alveolar Concentration of Sevoflurane
Baylor College of Medicine
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 1 mo–3
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Combined Oral Motor Stimulation and Language on Preterm Infant Feeding
Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
- Location
- Providence, RI
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 5 mo–7 mo
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Community Park-Based Programs for Health Promotion: The Fit2Lead Prospective Cohort Study
Duke University
- Location
- Miami, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Project PEAK: Early Intervention for ADHD
Lehigh University
- Location
- Bethlehem, PA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 3–5
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Motivational Wellness Coaching to Reduce Childhood Obesity in Families and Kids
Kaiser Permanente
- Location
- Pasadena, CA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 2–8
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Community Park-Based Programs for Health Promotion: Fit2Play Prospective Cohort Study
Duke University
- Location
- Miami, FL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 6–14
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Talk With Me Baby to Enhance the Early Home Language Environment
IDeA States Pediatric Clinical Trials Network
- Location
- Kansas City, KS
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 0 mo–10 mo
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Early Avocado Exposure on Development and the Gut Microbiome in American Hispanic Infants
Arizona State University
- Location
- Phoenix, AZ
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 4 mo–6 mo
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Studying Phenotypic Risks for Obesity and Underlying Traits in Young Infants
Pennington Biomedical Research Center
- Location
- Baton Rouge, LA
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 0 mo–4 mo
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
A Randomized Controlled Trial Testing the Effect of the Youth Mindful Awareness Program on Negative Affect (YMAP2).
Vanderbilt University
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA + 2 other US sites
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 12–17
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Piloting a Culturally Adapted Suicide Prevention for Black Students in Chicago
University of Chicago
- Location
- Chicago, IL
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 11–15
- RecruitingHealthy volunteers
Contextual Word Learning in Children With Developmental Language Disorder
Binghamton University
- Location
- Johnson City, NY
- Eligibility basics
- Ages 7–11
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.