The Brain Mechanism of Social Emotion and Communication in Infants Aged 0 to 6 Years

NCT ID: NCT05040542

Last Updated: 2024-11-19

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

Get a concise snapshot of the trial, including recruitment status, study phase, enrollment targets, and key timeline milestones.

Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

3001 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-08-01

Study Completion Date

2026-08-31

Brief Summary

Review the sponsor-provided synopsis that highlights what the study is about and why it is being conducted.

This study explores the relationship between brain development and infants' social emotion and communication ability, as well as the role of genetic factors and maternal exposure during pregnancy (e.g., environmental exposures and maternal inflammatory states). To provide a theoretical basis for precise intervention of infants' social emotion and communication problems and the overall improvement of brain development.

Detailed Description

Dive into the extended narrative that explains the scientific background, objectives, and procedures in greater depth.

This study uses functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) is a ultra-fast imaging technology to reflect the changes in brain function when the brain is stimulated or pathologically affected. There are 4 working imaging techniques for fMRI, including blood-oxygen-level dependent fMRI, perfusion weighted imaging (PWI), perfusion weighted imaging (PWI) and MRI spectroscopy. fMRI combine with cloud computing to analyze brain structure, brain function, brain connection, brain development trajectory, multi-modal brain imaging artificial Intelligent calculation, and draw dynamic connection maps of brain development in children aged 0-6 years. In addition, using the Chinese Urban Children's Emotion and Social Assessment Scale (CITSEA) to evaluate children's social and emotional behavior and Gesell Developmental Scale (GDS) to assess the neurological integrity and functional maturity of children, and explore their relationship with brain imaging. The researchers will collect blood samples from the enrollees for whole exome sequencing as well as exposome testing to look for genes related to brain intellectual development and biomarkers related to brain development and to explore their relationship with brain imaging. In addition, the researchers will collect basic information about the family and the mother's health during pregnancy through baseline questionnaires and clinical history data, which will be used to explore pregnancy risk factors for children's brain development and the role of these factors in brain development and the baby's social-emotional and communication skills.

This study explores the relationship between brain development and infants' social emotion and communication ability, as well as the role of genetic factors and maternal exposure during pregnancy (e.g., environmental exposures and maternal inflammatory states). To provide a theoretical basis for precise intervention of infants' social emotion and communication problems and the overall improvement of brain development.

Conditions

See the medical conditions and disease areas that this research is targeting or investigating.

Brain Development Behavior Disorders, Child Intellectual Developmental Disorders

Study Design

Understand how the trial is structured, including allocation methods, masking strategies, primary purpose, and other design elements.

Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

Review each arm or cohort in the study, along with the interventions and objectives associated with them.

Infant Cohort

Healthy infants aged from 0-72 months.This is an observational trial so no intervention will be provided, with exception of study assessments, including fMRI.

maternal exposure during pregnancy

Intervention Type OTHER

maternal exposure during pregnancy (e.g., environmental exposures and maternal inflammatory states)

Interventions

Learn about the drugs, procedures, or behavioral strategies being tested and how they are applied within this trial.

maternal exposure during pregnancy

maternal exposure during pregnancy (e.g., environmental exposures and maternal inflammatory states)

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Check the participation requirements, including inclusion and exclusion rules, age limits, and whether healthy volunteers are accepted.

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age 0-6 years
2. Born at 34-42 weeks of gestation
3. Birth weight\>1500g
4. Normal brain function assessment
5. Parents can understand and sign informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. The mother had severe complications during pregnancy and delivery
2. History of asphyxiation at birth
3. Have congenital structural malformation
4. Have congenital metabolic disease
5. Have major or genetic diseases that affect growth, development or cognition
6. Have contraindications to MRI scanning
Maximum Eligible Age

6 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

Meet the organizations funding or collaborating on the study and learn about their roles.

Xiamen Children's Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

ShanghaiTech University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Xi'an Jiaotong University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Shanghai University

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Children's Hospital of Fudan University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

Identify the individual or organization who holds primary responsibility for the study information submitted to regulators.

Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Learn about the lead researchers overseeing the trial and their institutional affiliations.

Deyi Zhuang, Dean

Role: STUDY_CHAIR

Xiamen Children's Hospital

Locations

Explore where the study is taking place and check the recruitment status at each participating site.

Xiamen Children's Hospital

Xiamen, Fujian, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

Review the countries where the study has at least one active or historical site.

China

Central Contacts

Reach out to these primary contacts for questions about participation or study logistics.

Wenhao Zhou, Prof

Role: CONTACT

(+86) 021-64931168

Deyi Zhuang, Dean

Role: CONTACT

15959279526

Facility Contacts

Find local site contact details for specific facilities participating in the trial.

Deyi Zhuang, Dean

Role: primary

15959279526

Xianghui Huang, Director

Role: backup

13799250830

References

Explore related publications, articles, or registry entries linked to this study.

Ball G, Pazderova L, Chew A, Tusor N, Merchant N, Arichi T, Allsop JM, Cowan FM, Edwards AD, Counsell SJ. Thalamocortical Connectivity Predicts Cognition in Children Born Preterm. Cereb Cortex. 2015 Nov;25(11):4310-8. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhu331. Epub 2015 Jan 16.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25596587 (View on PubMed)

Cao M, He Y, Dai Z, Liao X, Jeon T, Ouyang M, Chalak L, Bi Y, Rollins N, Dong Q, Huang H. Early Development of Functional Network Segregation Revealed by Connectomic Analysis of the Preterm Human Brain. Cereb Cortex. 2017 Mar 1;27(3):1949-1963. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bhw038.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26941380 (View on PubMed)

Cao M, Huang H, He Y. Developmental Connectomics from Infancy through Early Childhood. Trends Neurosci. 2017 Aug;40(8):494-506. doi: 10.1016/j.tins.2017.06.003. Epub 2017 Jul 3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28684174 (View on PubMed)

Emerson RW, Adams C, Nishino T, Hazlett HC, Wolff JJ, Zwaigenbaum L, Constantino JN, Shen MD, Swanson MR, Elison JT, Kandala S, Estes AM, Botteron KN, Collins L, Dager SR, Evans AC, Gerig G, Gu H, McKinstry RC, Paterson S, Schultz RT, Styner M; IBIS Network; Schlaggar BL, Pruett JR Jr, Piven J. Functional neuroimaging of high-risk 6-month-old infants predicts a diagnosis of autism at 24 months of age. Sci Transl Med. 2017 Jun 7;9(393):eaag2882. doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aag2882.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 28592562 (View on PubMed)

Emerson RW, Gao W, Lin W. Longitudinal Study of the Emerging Functional Connectivity Asymmetry of Primary Language Regions during Infancy. J Neurosci. 2016 Oct 19;36(42):10883-10892. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3980-15.2016.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27798142 (View on PubMed)

Tavor I, Parker Jones O, Mars RB, Smith SM, Behrens TE, Jbabdi S. Task-free MRI predicts individual differences in brain activity during task performance. Science. 2016 Apr 8;352(6282):216-20. doi: 10.1126/science.aad8127. Epub 2016 Apr 7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27124457 (View on PubMed)

Zhang Y, Shi F, Wu G, Wang L, Yap PT, Shen D. Consistent Spatial-Temporal Longitudinal Atlas Construction for Developing Infant Brains. IEEE Trans Med Imaging. 2016 Dec;35(12):2568-2577. doi: 10.1109/TMI.2016.2587628. Epub 2016 Jul 7.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 27392345 (View on PubMed)

Zhang W, Li R, Deng H, Wang L, Lin W, Ji S, Shen D. Deep convolutional neural networks for multi-modality isointense infant brain image segmentation. Neuroimage. 2015 Mar;108:214-24. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2014.12.061. Epub 2015 Jan 3.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 25562829 (View on PubMed)

Huang X, Su C, Lin Y, Zhou T, Ye R, Li D, Liu M, Wu G, Li W, Xie N, Deng X, Zhu N, Lin S, Li Q, Yan K, Zhuang D. Cohort protocol: risk assessment of maternal inflammation and early brain development in infants and young children based on multi-source data modeling. Front Public Health. 2025 Jul 14;13:1530285. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1530285. eCollection 2025.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40726941 (View on PubMed)

Xu X, Wang Z, Zhang W, Guo J, Wei W, Zhang M, Ding X, Liu X, Yang Q, Wang K, Zhu Y, Sun J, Song H, Shen Z, Chen L, Shi F, Wang Q, Li Y, Zhang H, Li D. Behavioral observation and assessment protocol for language and social-emotional development study in children aged 0-6: the Chinese baby connectome project. BMC Psychol. 2024 Oct 4;12(1):533. doi: 10.1186/s40359-024-02031-x.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 39367488 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

Review additional registry numbers or institutional identifiers associated with this trial.

CCBN_01

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

More Related Trials

Additional clinical trials that may be relevant based on similarity analysis.

Brainstem and Prematurity
NCT02669056 COMPLETED NA
Serial Brain MRI in Hospitalized Preterm Infants
NCT06052865 ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING NA