New study aims to boost health checks for abused kids
NCT ID NCT06805682
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a standardized health program for children under 5 who are in child protective services. It compares their mental and physical health over 2 years to children receiving usual care. The goal is to see if the program improves emotional development and overall well-being.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- standardized health protocol
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that a structured health program improves mental health outcomes for children in protective care, potentially leading to nationwide adoption.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study comparing two groups, not a randomized trial, so results may be influenced by other factors. The program may not show significant benefit over usual care.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 220 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2025
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Children from the control cohort will be included in the participating services of 7 French departments (the territorial level responsible for CPS in France) not participating in the PEGASE program. The child protection measure can be exercised either in an institution, a foster family or an open environment service.
- Ages
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0 to 42 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Child under the supervision of child protective services, * Arriving for the first time in a participating center, * Less than 42 months old (i.e. 3 and a half years), * Non-opposition of the holders of parental authority (in the event of impossibility to obtain the non-opposition of both holders of parental authority, the non-opposition of one of them will be obtained). Exclusion Criteria: • Children whose child protection measure has not been confirmed by a judicial or administrative decision.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
How to take part
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children and Family Home of the Loire
RECRUITINGSaint-Genest-Lerpt, France, 42530, France
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Departmental Observatory for Child Protection
RECRUITINGToulon, France, 83000, France
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Departmental institution to support - accompany - educate
RECRUITINGLille, France, 59000, France
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Maternal and Child Protection
RECRUITINGRouen, France, 76100, France
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Maternal and Child Protection
RECRUITINGSaint-Brieuc, France, 22000, France
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Maternal and Child Protection - The Eure Department
RECRUITINGÉvreux, France, 27000, France
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Moselle Departmental Children's Centre
RECRUITINGMetz, France, 57050, France
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