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Electronic media effects on children

The Impact of Electronic Media Exposure on Development, Behaviors, and Sleep in Young Children: A Prospective Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20151013002
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2015-10-13
Start date
2012-01-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Child development Sleep parameters Child behaviors television media screen time sleep development behavior

Interventions

Health Services Research

Sponsors

Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University
Lead Sponsor
Thailand Research Fund (PEDCU&#45
Collaborator
TRF&#45
Collaborator
14&#45
Collaborator
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Collaborator
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Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Months to 6 Months

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Healthy infants aged 6 months with normal development were defined as the following: 1) singleton full-term subject with a birthweight of at least 2500 grams; 2) no documented complications prenatally, perinatally and postnatally; 3) no current medical illness; 4) normal growth, which was defined as being on similar percentiles for weight, length and head circumference and at least at the third percentile on the growth curve; and 5) normal development at the age of 6 months based on the Cognitive Adaptive Test/Clinical Linguistic and Auditory Milestone Scale (CAT/CLAMS)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unhealthy infants, aged younger or more than 6 months at the time of enrollment, had eventful prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal complications, and also had abnormal growth and development.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Sleep parameters 6, 12, and 24 months of age Sleep diary and Children's Sleep Habit Questionnaire,Child development 18 and 24 months of age Mullen Scale of Early Learning

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Child behaviors 18 and 24 momths of age Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL)

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactDr.Weerasak Chonchaiya

Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University

weerasak.ch@chula.ac.th02-2564943

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026