Clinical trials: Body Weight Change
Weight Gain
Caregiver Led Strategies to Malnutrition and Care-giving Among Children With Cerebral Palsy
The goal of this factorial trial is to test and compare the effectiveness of two caregiver led strategies, i.e., the positive deviance nutrition(PD) strategy and the parent facilitator training (PFT) strategies, to malnutrition…
- Trial name
- NCT05592834
- Testing
- positive deviance hearth strategy, Parent facilitator trainings, Control
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) in Severe Malnourished Children
1. RUTF would be more effective (quicker catch-up growth by promoting more tissue accrue resulting decrease stay in rehabilitation ward) in treating children with SAM during the rehabilitation phase than khichuri /halwa; 2.
- Trial name
- RUTF (NCT01331044)
- Testing
- Plumpy Nut, Khichuri and Halwa
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Trans Epidermal Water Loss
Effect of Twice Daily Application of Coconut Oil in Reducing Water Loss From Skin of Premature Babies in First Week of Life
The skin of newborn infants is immature and ineffective as a barrier. Preterm skin exhibits even more vulnerability to the environment due to poor self regulatory heat mechanisms, paucity of fatty tissue and its thinness.
- Trial name
- TEWL (NCT01758068)
- Testing
- Coconut Oil Application
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Lady Hardinge Medical College
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Obesity
Open Trial Obesity CHANGE Program ASD
The purpose of this study is to determine if a program can help children with autism who are overweight. Specifically, this study will look to see if changes in a child's eating habits and exercise can help with weight loss.
- Trial name
- NCT03047018
- Testing
- The Changing Health in Autism through Nutrition, Getting fit and Expanding variety (CHANGE) Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Breast Cancer, Breast Reconstruction
Implant-based Breast Reconstruction in Post-bariatric Women - a Registry-based National Study
The goal of this national registry-based study is to investigate the prevalence of reconstructive breast surgery and risk factors for surgical complications in women who have had weight loss surgery previously.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Breast Reconstruction, Bariatric Surgery, Breast Implant
- Trial name
- NCT07059104
- Testing
- Breast augmentation, Breast reconstruction after mastectomy
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Adolescence Obesity
Phase Ib Study of Efsubaglutide Alfa Injection in Obese Adolescents
This is a Phase Ib, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of Efsubaglutide Alfa Injection following multiple-dose…
- Trial name
- NCT07693426
- Testing
- Efsubaglutide Alfa 5 mg QW, Efsubaglutide Alfa 10 mg QW, Efsubaglutide Alfa 20 mg QW
- Where
- 5 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Yinnuo Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd.
Healthy Lifestyle, Health Behavior
Better App: (Further-)Development and Evaluation of a Digital Lifestyle Programme
In recent years, we developed and evaluated personalised lifestyle interventions, the BETTER programmes (BETER in Dutch, acronym for Move, Eat, Change).
- Trial name
- BETTERapp (NCT05837468)
- Testing
- BETTERapp
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zuyd University of Applied Sciences
Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity
Teen Mom Study: A Confirmatory Pragmatic Cluster RCT
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the effectiveness of #BabyLetsMove - a 24-week mobile Health and peer health coaching intervention paired with the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children…
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior, Physical Activity, Gestational Weight Gain, Arterial Pressure
- Trial name
- NCT06216925
- Testing
- #BabyLetsMove, WIC Antenatal Care
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Childhood Obesity
The ADAPT Trial: Adapting Evidence-Based Obesity Interventions in Community Settings
Evidence-based obesity treatment is inaccessible to most children in the United States. This lack of access is a source of health inequity, whereby children from rural and minority communities, who have the highest rates of…
- Trial name
- NCT06546696
- Testing
- Competency Based Approaches to Community Health (COACH)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Overweight, Obesity
Reducing Sugar-sweetened Beverage Consumption in Overweight Adolescents
The primary aim of this study is to examine the effect of a multi-component intervention, designed to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, on weight gain, total energy intake, and diet quality in adolescents.
- Trial name
- BASH (NCT00381160)
- Testing
- Reduction of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Weight-Estimation
Can Habitus Adapted Length Based Body Weight Estimation be Improved by Adding Further Parameters?
The purpose of this prospective single center study is to investigate if the accuracy of length based body weight estimation by the already investigated algorithm (CLAWAR) can be improved by adding another parameter.
- Trial name
- Including MUC (NCT02930928)
- Testing
- Accuracy of weight estimation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 495 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Lack of Satiety, Dietary Modification
Breakfast Consumption in Preschoolers: Satiety, Diet Quality and Memory
One important factor determining school performance is the consumption of breakfast. While research has shown that older children perform better in school after consuming breakfast, there are little data for preschool-age…
- Conditions
- Lack of Satiety, Dietary Modification, Memory Deficits, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT02122224
- Testing
- High fiber breakfast, High Protein Breakfast, High Protein/High Fiber Breakfast
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Obesity
A Study to Assess the Compliance and Impact on Weight of Kurbo, a Pediatric Centered Weight Loss App
Kurbo is a health and fitness app that is targeted toward the pediatric population. It utilizes games and activities to educate children about healthy eating, portion control/size and exercise.
- Trial name
- Kurbo (NCT02880254)
- Testing
- Kurbo, Personal Health Coach
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baystate Medical Center
Physical Activity, Children, Only
Child Health Coordinated Physical Activity Program
This study was conducted as a non-randomized study to evaluate the effects of physical activity interventions developed with the Nurse-led Child Health Coordinated Physical Activity Program on the physical activity levels of…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Children, Only, Nurse's Role, Body Weight Changes
- Trial name
- NCT06572527
- Testing
- Physical Activity Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Overweight, Obesity
Brain Breaks Exercise Videos for Overweight and Obese Children
This randomized controlled study evaluated the effects of a 4-week Brain Breaks® exercise video intervention on physical activity and Transtheoretical Model-related psychosocial factors among overweight and obese children and…
- Trial name
- NCT07826624
- Testing
- Video-Guided Physical Activity Program
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Guangzhou University
Obesity
Beverage Choice and Lifestyle Modification in Overweight Youth
The rise in childhood overweightness and concomitant increase in chronic disease risk warrants exploration into the effectiveness of interventions targeting the eating and activity habits of overweight youth.
- Trial name
- NCT01662570
- Testing
- Beverage Choice and Lifestyle Modification, Nutrition Education (NE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Obesity
Our Year of Healthy Living (Formative Research & Intervention)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of a 7-month social marketing program - Healthy Me, Healthy We (previously called Our Year of Healthy Living) - in improving preschool children's (3-4 years) diet and physical…
- Trial name
- NCT02330354
- Testing
- Healthy Me, Healthy We
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,293 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Leukemia, Acute Leukemia
Strength Training Exercise in Pediatric Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Lymphoblastic Lymphoma (STEP-ALL)
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer in children and, along with lymphoblastic lymphoma, represents the most common group of childhood lymphoid malignancies.
- Conditions
- Leukemia, Acute Leukemia, Acute Lymphoid Leukemia, Lymphoblastic Lymphoma
- Trial name
- STEP-ALL (NCT07634653)
- Testing
- Exercises
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Obesity, Weight Gain
Effectiveness Trial of a Dissonance-Based Obesity Prevention Program
Obesity is a major US public health problem. Few obesity prevention programs have reduced risk for weight gain over follow-up and those that have are very intensive, making dissemination difficult and costly.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Weight Gain, Eating Disorders
- Trial name
- Project Health (NCT01680224)
- Testing
- Healthy Weight, Project Health
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 364 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Research Institute
Overweight
Effectiveness of Modified Health Belief Model Based Intervention to Reduce Body Mass Index
The purpose of this study is to Effectiveness of Modified Health Belief Model Based Intervention to Reduce Body Mass Index for Age in Overweight Junior High School Students.
- Trial name
- NCT02904486
- Testing
- change behavior
- Volunteers
- 232 people
- Sponsor
- Chulalongkorn University