Can a simple home program supercharge toddler brain development?
NCT ID NCT07233525
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a culturally adapted home program for Arab toddlers in Israel. 240 families with children aged 18-36 months will receive either eight weekly sessions teaching parents how to boost language and problem-solving through play and routines, or eight sessions on general child health. Researchers will measure changes in vocabulary and thinking skills to see if the program works.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Culturally adapted parent-implemented home program (behavioural intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a scalable, evidence-based model to improve early language and cognitive development in disadvantaged communities.
- What could go wrong
- This is a relatively small, early-stage study focused on a specific population, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioural, so effects may be modest and hard to sustain long-term.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 240 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Nov 2025
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 to 36 months
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18-36 months * Birth weight ≥1500 g * No significant sensory impairments or severe medical conditions * CAT-CLAMS scores at the lower end of the normative range (approximately -1 to 1.5 SD below mean) * Caregiver willing to participate in eight home sessions * Caregiver without moderate or severe depressive symptoms (PHQ-9 \< 10)
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Community Health Centres - Northern, Central, and Southern Israel
Beersheba, Israel