Tablet time: active play vs. passive viewing in toddlers – which is better?
NCT ID NCT04831229
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 70 children aged 2 to 3 years to see how using tablets affects their thinking, movement, and language skills. One group played active games on the tablet, while the other group watched videos. The goal was to find out which way of using screens is better for early childhood development.
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Study facts
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- 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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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2022
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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24 to 42 months
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Inclusion criteria are considered: children aged 24 to 36 months regularly enrolled in the Municipal Children's Education Centers (CMEIS); * Participating in the study, children with limited experiences in the use of interactive media, \<420 minutes / week or 60 minutes / day, which is within the recommendations of the Brazilian Society of Pediatrics (2019) and participation in research authorized and consented by parents or guardians. Being able to handle a tablet. Exclusion criteria include: hildren with neurological disorders such as cerebral palsy or syndromes that affect cognitive, linguistic and motor aspects, autism, moderate to severe hearing loss, mental or psychiatric disorders, prematurity and low birth weight. * children with neurological disorders such as cerebral palsy or syndromes that affect cognitive, linguistic and motor aspects, autism, moderate to severe hearing loss, mental or psychiatric disorders, prematurity and low birth weight.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Universidade Federal dos Vales do Jequitinhonha e Mucuri
Diamantina, Minas Gerais, 39100000, Brazil
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