Creating a user-friendly tool for assessing early childhood development
Official title: MAKE READY THE NIH BABY TOOLBOX FOR END USERS: FINALIZE ALL PARTICIPANT-LEVEL DATA COLLECTION, ANALYSES, AND DISSEMINATION
Funded at Northwestern University at Chicago · NIH-11196154 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This study is working on a new, easy-to-use tool that helps check how babies and toddlers grow and develop in areas like thinking, talking, and moving, so parents and doctors can better understand and support their little ones.
Quick facts
| Grant type | NIH-funded research |
|---|---|
| Study type | NIH-funded research |
| Funding institution | Northwestern University at Chicago NIH-funded |
| Lab location | 1 site (Chicago, United States) |
| Project start | September 28, 2023 |
| Project end | August 31, 2025 |
| Funding year | 2024 |
| Award (this year) | $140,000 |
| NIH project number | 75N94019D00005-P00002-759402300001-1 |
| Project ID | NIH-11196154 on NIH RePORTER |
Who could benefit from this research
✓Could help
Ideal candidates for participation or benefit from this research are infants and toddlers aged 1 to 42 months, along with their parents or legal guardians.
✕Less likely to help
Patients who are older than 42 months or those who do not have access to the assessment tool may not receive any benefit from this research.
What this research studies
This research focuses on finalizing a comprehensive assessment tool designed for evaluating the development of infants and toddlers aged 1 to 42 months. It aims to create a standardized, easy-to-use inventory that measures various aspects of child development, including cognition, language, and motor skills. The tool will be developed to allow for direct assessments of children, supplemented by reports from parents or guardians. By streamlining the data collection and analysis process, the project seeks to make this tool accessible for both clinical and research purposes.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this research could provide a reliable and efficient way to assess early childhood development, leading to better identification of developmental delays and more targeted interventions.
How similar studies have gone: Previous research has shown success in developing standardized assessment tools for early childhood development, indicating that this approach has potential for meaningful impact.
Where this research is happening
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Northwestern University at Chicago
Chicago, United States Active
Researchers
- Principal investigator: Gershon, Richard — Northwestern University at Chicago
- Study coordinator: Gershon, Richard
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About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
- Some NIH-funded labs run parallel clinical studies or seek volunteers for related work. To check, contact the principal investigator or institution listed above.
- For full project details, budget, and progress reports, visit the official NIH RePORTER page.