[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"trial:NCT07011082":3,"trial-entities:NCT07011082":84,"trial-summary:NCT07011082":87},{"id":4,"nct_id":4,"org_study_id":5,"brief_title":6,"official_title":6,"overall_status":7,"completion_date":8,"status_verified_date":9,"last_update_date":10,"start_date":11,"sponsor_name":12,"lead_sponsor_class":13,"has_dmc":14,"brief_summary":15,"detailed_description":16,"conditions":17,"keywords":19,"study_type":25,"primary_purpose":26,"phases":27,"enrollment_info":28,"interventions":31,"primary_outcomes":38,"secondary_outcomes":47,"sex":48,"minimum_age":49,"maximum_age":50,"healthy_volunteers":51,"eligibility_criteria":52,"std_ages":56,"locations":58,"central_contacts":76,"overall_officials":81,"references":82,"see_also_links":83},"NCT07011082","IRB-71555","Hair Biomarkers Study","RECRUITING","2029-12","2025-05","2025-06-24","2024-11-18","Stanford University","OTHER",false,"Young children aged 0-4 years may be exposed to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and\u002For early life adversity (ELA), which are linked with worse physical and mental health across their lifespan. On the other hand, positive childhood experiences (PCEs) can build resilience and prevent or protect against these detrimental outcomes. Data analyses will assess the interactions of ACEs, PCEs, parenting, and poverty on the early social psychology of childhood and develop objective measures for altered stress regulation using hair cortisol as a chronic stress biomarker.","To elucidate the longitudinal changes underlying HPA-axis dysregulation, using community-based participatory research (CBPR) methods, the investigators have designed a prospective longitudinal study to enroll children aged 6-24 months from families living within Santa Clara, San Mateo, and Alameda Counties. This study will enroll 600 healthy children (as defined by the American Academy of Pediatrics) and each child will be assessed 5 times at 6-month intervals for a total of 2 years.\n\nThe investigators will collect serial hair samples at each visit, obtain anthropometric measures at yearly intervals, and also assess the child's cognitive, behavioral, social-emotional, relational, and other outcomes using bilingual parental surveys.\n\nParents will also provide basic demographic data, other parent- and family-related factors via bilingual questionnaires. Parents have the option of refusing to answer any question or complete the survey instruments that they are not comfortable with completing. The questionnaires that will be used in this study are the Demographics and Child Relationships Survey, the Child Opportunity Index 2.0 (SDOH), the Parenting Stress Scale (PSS), the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI-18), the Conner-Davidson Resilience Index (CD-RISC-10), the Interfaith Spirituality Scale - Short Form (IFS-SF), the Health Mindset Questionnaire, and Parenting Styles \\& Dimensions Questionnaire for parents; as well as the Child Health History Survey (CHHx), the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3), the ASQ Social Emotional Questionnaire (ASQ:SE-2), the Speech \\& Language Assessment Scale (SLAS), the Child Aces \\& Related Life Events Scale (PEARLS 2.0), the BRIEF-Preschool Executive Functions Scale, the Positive Childhood Experiences Scale (PCEs), and the Child Flourishing Index for their child. At Study Exit, the parents will be asked to complete a very brief Study Closeout Questionnaire.",[18],"Healthy",[20,21,22,23,24],"Toxic stress","Infants","Cortisol","Oxytocin","Early child development","OBSERVATIONAL",null,[],{"count":29,"type":30},600,"ESTIMATED",[32],{"type":13,"name":33,"description":34,"armGroupLabels":35},"Stress preventative measures","These studies will address fundamental gaps in our current knowledge and establish a scientific framework to investigate the long-term effects of early childhood adversity, physical or emotional trauma, child maltreatment, or other adverse experiences in early childhood, as well as the preventive and protective effects of loving, nurturing, and consistent caregiving offered to young children during their early childhood",[36,37],"Healthy Infants","Healthy Mothers",[39,42,45],{"measure":40,"timeFrame":41},"Identification of Participants hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) and hair oxytocin concentrations (HOC)","Hair samples measured at study entry and 6 month intervals up to 2 years (Study entry, 6-month, 12-month, 18-month, 24-month)",{"measure":43,"timeFrame":44},"Hair Cortisol Concentration (HCC), nanograms cortisol\u002Fmilligram of hair","From enrollment to end of study in 2 years",{"measure":46,"timeFrame":44},"Hair Oxytocin Concentration (HOC), picogram oxytocin\u002Fmilligram of hair",[],"ALL","6 Months","24 Months",true,{"inclusion":53,"exclusion":54,"raw_text":55},[],[],"Inclusion Criteria:\n\n1. Normal, healthy children aged 6 months to 24 months and their mothers (or father, if mother is not able to participate).\n2. Living in Santa Clara County, San Mateo County, or Alameda County in Northern California.\n3. Willing to give their home address (in order to receive the study kits at home).\n4. Committed to regular follow-up at 6-month intervals for the full study duration of 2 years.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n1. Children with tinea capitis, alopecia areata, scalp eczema, dermatitis, or other scalp conditions.\n2. Children exposed to systemic steroid therapy for any diagnosis in the 3 months prior to study entry.\n3. Children receiving any other prescription drugs that alter HPA axis function or cortisol release, if the period of exposure is 2 weeks or longer within the 3 months prior to study entry.\n4. Children with chronic medical conditions such as cystic fibrosis, sickle cell disease, asthma, eczema, or other chronic conditions.\n5. Children with known developmental delay, Trisomy-21 and other chromosomal anomalies, seizure disorders, chronic pain, cerebral palsy, or other disabilities.\n6. Children whose hair has received chemical exposures (e.g., dying, bleaching, chemical straightening, perming) in the 90 days prior to study entry or for 90 days before each follow-up appointment during the 2-year study period.",[57],"CHILD",[59],{"facility":12,"status":7,"city":60,"state":61,"zip":62,"country":63,"contacts":64,"geoPoint":73},"Palo Alto","California","94304","United States",[65,70],{"name":66,"role":67,"phone":68,"email":69},"Cynthia R Rovnaghi, PhD","CONTACT","‭+1 (501) 606-1129‬","crovnagh@stanford.edu",{"name":71,"role":72},"Kanwaljeet J.S. Anand, MBBS, DPhil","PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR",{"lat":74,"lon":75},37.44188,-122.14302,[77,80],{"name":71,"role":67,"phone":78,"email":79},"(650) 498-6313","anandam@stanford.edu",{"name":66,"role":67,"phone":68,"email":69},[],[],[],{"nct_id":4,"conditions":85,"biomarkers":86},[18],[],{"nct_id":4,"found":51,"summary":88,"prompt_version":98},{"design":89,"status":90,"heading":91,"summary":92,"follow_up":93,"word_count":94,"commitments":95,"compensation":96,"drugs_mentioned":97},"This is an observational study designed to enroll 600 healthy children. It is a prospective longitudinal study, meaning participants will be followed over time.","completed","Hair Biomarkers Study for Early Childhood Experiences","This observational study is looking at how early childhood experiences, both positive and challenging, might affect a child's stress levels. Researchers will measure specific stress markers in hair samples, called hair cortisol concentrations (HCC) and hair oxytocin concentrations (HOC), to understand how these experiences impact a child's well-being over time. The study aims to enroll 600 healthy children between 6 and 24 months old who live in Santa Clara, San Mateo, or Alameda County in Northern California. Success for this study means identifying these hair cortisol and oxytocin concentrations and understanding their changes over two years. The current recruitment status is unclear.","Participants will be followed for 2 years, with hair samples and other assessments collected at 6-month intervals.",102,"You would provide hair samples at study entry and then every 6 months for up to 2 years. Parents will also complete bilingual surveys about their child's development and family factors.","Not stated in the trial record.",[],"v2"]