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NCT05040542
The Brain Mechanism of Social Emotion and Communication in Infants Aged 0 to 6 Years
trial testing maternal exposure during pregnancy in Brain Development in 3,001 participants. Currently enrolling.
31 August 2026
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Children's Hospital of Fudan University |
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| Status | Recruiting now |
| Study type | OBSERVATIONAL |
| Enrollment | 3,001 |
| Start date | 1 August 2021 |
| Primary completion | 31 August 2026 |
| Estimated completion | 31 August 2026 |
| Sites | 1 location across China |
Drugs / interventions tested
- maternal exposure during pregnancy
Conditions studied
- Brain Development — all drugs for Brain Development →
- Behavior Disorders, Child — all drugs for Behavior Disorders, Child →
- Intellectual Developmental Disorders — all drugs for Intellectual Developmental Disorders →
Sponsor
Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Who can join
Under 6, any sex, with Brain Development or Behavior Disorders, Child. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
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.
Publications & conference data
2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Behavioral observation and assessment protocol for language and social-emotional development study in children aged 0-6: the Chinese baby connectome project.
Xu X, Wang Z, Zhang W, Guo J, et al · · 2024 · cited 1× · PMID 39367488 · DOI 10.1186/s40359-024-02031-x -
Cohort protocol: risk assessment of maternal inflammation and early brain development in infants and young children based on multi-source data modeling.
Huang X, Su C, Lin Y, Zhou T, et al · · 2025 · PMID 40726941 · DOI 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1530285
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05040542 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 9 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Children's Hospital of Fudan University
- Last refreshed: 19 November 2024
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