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This study aims to find the best way for paramedics to help critically ill children breathe during emergencies like cardiac arrest or severe injury. It will compare three different airway management strategies used by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) on 3,000 children. The main g…

This study is testing if a nutritional supplement called L-Citrulline can help young children hospitalized with serious infections. About 888 children in Mozambique and Ethiopia who are at high risk for severe complications will receive either the L-Citrulline syrup or a placebo …

This study is testing if a new, rapid finger-prick blood test can help doctors make better decisions when a young child arrives with a fever. It will compare the new test, used alongside current guidelines, against the guidelines alone to see which method more accurately identifi…

This study is testing whether a special 6-week exercise program on unstable surfaces can improve balance, coordination, and mobility in children with diplegic cerebral palsy. Researchers will compare this new training to standard physical therapy in 14 children aged 5-8. The goal…

This study is testing whether the Alexander Technique, a mind-body method that teaches awareness and redirection of movement, can help improve arm posture control and quality of life in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The study will enroll 33 boys aged 5 to 9 wit…

This study is testing custom-made, 3D-printed masks for children who use non-invasive breathing machines at night. The goal is to see if masks designed specifically for each child's face are more comfortable, fit better, and help kids use their breathing machines more consistentl…

This study is testing whether sensory integration exercises can help children with autism. Researchers will work with 30 children aged 5-11 to see if these exercises reduce repetitive behaviors and improve communication, social skills, and motor abilities. The study compares chil…

This study is testing whether a short mindfulness training program can help children aged 7 to 11 cope with fear and manage their emotions while they are in the hospital. Over five days, kids in the program will learn breathing exercises and other techniques, while researchers me…

This study is testing if watching a short animated film and reading a storybook can help reduce fear and anxiety in children who have just been diagnosed with type 1 diabetes. It will involve 64 children aged 7 to 12. One group will watch the film and read the book, while another…

This study is testing whether a Pilates exercise program can help reduce back pain and improve core muscle strength in children who suffer from 'backpack syndrome.' Researchers will work with about 140 children aged 12-16 from schools in Lahore, Pakistan. They will measure pain l…

This study is testing if playing with a special therapeutic doll before getting a shot can help reduce fear, anxiety, and pain in young children. It will involve 80 children aged 4 to 6. Researchers will compare kids who use the doll to those who get the shot using the usual clin…

This study is testing whether doing a special, adapted physical activity every day can improve sleep for children and teenagers (ages 5-16) who are being treated for blood cancer. Researchers will compare the effects of daily activity to doing it just once over a four-day period.…

This study aims to understand how using a Bulgarian bag—a sand-filled training tool—affects leg function, posture, and balance in healthy school children. Researchers will enroll about 345 boys and girls, aged 8 to 16, from schools in Lahore. The study will measure changes using …

This study aims to understand how blood flow and oxygen delivery affect brain development in children and young adults with sickle cell anemia. Researchers will use MRI scans and a special breathing test to measure how well blood vessels in the brain can expand when needed. The g…

This study aims to understand how well a life-support machine called ECMO has worked for critically ill children in China over the past 10 years. Researchers will review the medical records of up to 500 children who received this treatment. The main goal is to learn about surviva…

This study is testing whether regularly playing the traditional South Asian game Kho-Kho improves agility and reaction time in school children. Researchers will work with 48 children aged 8-12, having half play Kho-Kho and half engage in free play three times weekly for six weeks…