Clinical trials: Body Weight Control
Pediatric Obesity
Energy Intake and Exercise Timing
The aim of the present study is to compare the effect of an exercise performed 180 or 30 minutes before lunch on the energy intake of adolescents with obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT03807609
- Testing
- CON . control condition without exercise / rest condition, EX -30. Condition with an acute exercise set 30 minutes before lunch, EX-180. condition with an acute exercise set 180 minutes before lunch
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Overweight, Nutrition Disorder, Child
Fit Child - Clinical Study on Weight Control
Children with abnormal weight development of BMI will be given either placebo or a probiotic protein formula and measures of weigh gain during a 3-mont treatment will be conducted
- Conditions
- Overweight, Nutrition Disorder, Child, Weight Change, Body
- Trial name
- FITCHI (NCT03196453)
- Testing
- Probiotic
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Childhood Obesity
Translational Investigation of Growth and Everyday Routines in Kids (TIGER Kids) Fitness Ancillary
The purpose of this ancillary study is to examine cardiorespiratory fitness, cognitive factors related to appetite, and objectively-measured food intake in a subsample of children and adolescents with overweight to severe obesity…
- Trial name
- NCT03611296
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Pediatric Obesity, Lower Extremity Biomechanics
Training Induced Reduction of Lower-limb Joint Loads During Locomotion in Obese Children
Childhood obesity is one of the most critical and accelerating health challenges throughout the world. It is a major risk factor for developing varus/valgus misalignments of the knee joint.
- Trial name
- NCT02545764
- Testing
- Strength and neuromuscular exercise programme
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- St. Pölten University of Applied Sciences
Childhood Obesity, Adolescent Obesity
A Multicenter Study for Evaluating a Digital Support System in Childhood Obesity Treatment
Evira is a digital support system newly developed for treatment of childhood obesity. Through daily weighings at home using a special scale together with a message function in the Evira application, enabling fast and easy…
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Adolescent Obesity, mHealth, Personalized Medicine
- Trial name
- EurEvira (NCT04917601)
- Testing
- Evira Care treatment, Standard Lifestyle Care
- Where
- 5 sites in Italy, Norway and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 680 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Myopia, Mental Health
A Study of the Impact of Digital Intervention on Parents/primary Caregivers' Myopia Prevention and Control Health Literacy on Preschoolers' Myopia and Physical and Mental Health
The study is a Randomized controlled trial based on digital interventions, involving pre-school children and their parents or major caregivers.
- Conditions
- Myopia, Mental Health, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT06620250
- Testing
- Digital Prevention and control of myopia
- Volunteers
- 882 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fangbiao Tao
Obesity
Effects of HMOs on the Faecal Microbiota and on Host Metabolism in Obese Children
The study is a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind, parallel study in obese children. A total of 75 obese children in the age 5 to 10 years, enrolled in a childhood obesity treatment program, will be included.
- Trial name
- NCT02786160
- Testing
- HMO, Dextropur
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Glycom A/S
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Obesity
Mobile Health Intervention for Children With Autism
This study is a randomized clinical trial conducted in China from January 2023 to July 2025. It aims to test whether a mobile health program delivered via WeChat, with or without additional human support, can help improve body…
- Conditions
- Autism Spectrum Disorder, Obesity, Pediatric Overweight
- Trial name
- WeChat-Autism (NCT07514910)
- Testing
- Standard Lifestyle Recommendations, WeChat-Based Mobile Health Intervention, Coach-Facilitated Tele-Group Sessions
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- Hunan Normal University
Weight Gain
Growth and Safety Clinical Trial on a New Infant Formula
The aim of this study is to assess age-appropriate growth of healthy infants fed a new infant formula. In this randomized, controlled trial, healthy, term, formula-fed infants will be randomized to one of two infant formulas: a…
- Trial name
- NCT05508750
- Testing
- New Infant Formula, Commercial Infant Formula
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jovie USA, LLC
PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome), Obese Adolescents
Lean Beef as Part of a Healthy Meal Plan in Adolescents With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)/Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS)
This pilot randomized controlled study will plan to enroll 36 adolescent females with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)/Polyendocrine Metabolic Ovarian Syndrome (PMOS) to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of a tailored…
- Conditions
- PCOS (Polycystic Ovary Syndrome), Obese Adolescents, Overweight (Without Type 2 Diabetes) With Weight-related Comorbidities, Overweight Adolescents
- Trial name
- Beef+ (NCT07780188)
- Testing
- Beef+
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Texas A&M University
Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
Observational Study on Levemir® in Obese Diabetic Patients
This study is conducted in Europe. The aim of this observational study is to investigate the effect of switch from other basal insulin treatments to Levemir® on body weight in obese diabetic patients.
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Trial name
- KILOS (NCT00849342)
- Testing
- insulin detemir
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands, Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 580 people
- Sponsor
- Novo Nordisk A/S
Obesity, Childhood
A Trial to Increase Child Vegetable Intake Through Behavioral Strategies
A community nutrition trial among a diverse low-income population that tested the effect of parent-child cooking nutrition intervention on vegetable intake among 9-12 children.
- Trial name
- NCT03641521
- Testing
- Parent-led behavioral strategies
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Obesity
Managing Patient Expectations in Pediatric Weight Management
As part of Children's Hospital Association's Focus on a Fitter Future III Obesity Task Force, this project will target patient and family expectations across the domains of nutrition, physical activity and behavior change/family…
- Trial name
- NCT01753063
- Testing
- Patient Expectations
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 405 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Hepatic Steatosis, Overweight and Obesity
Implementation of the Fatty Liver Index in Primary Care
This trial aims to evaluate the impact on cardiovascular risk control in individuals in risk of being affected by hepatic steatosis through the implementation of a screening test (Fatty Liver Index) in Primary Care.
- Trial name
- FLI-AP (NCT06363617)
- Testing
- FLI
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 434 people
- Sponsor
- Consorci Sanitari de l'Alt Penedès i Garraf
Acute Malnutrition in Infancy, Acute Malnutrition in Childhood
ComPAS Low-WAZ RCT Mali
Admissions criteria which treat children with only low mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) or children with low weight-for-height z-score (WHZ) are not aligned with the evidence on which children are at risk of mortality.
- Conditions
- Acute Malnutrition in Infancy, Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Underweight
- Trial name
- NCT05248516
- Testing
- Simplified dose of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF), Standard dose of ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF), No nutritional treatment
- Where
- 11 sites in Mali
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- International Rescue Committee
Obesity
Impact of Fitbit Plus Weight Management Program on Physical Activity and Metabolic Disease in Obese Adolescents
This study is evaluating the feasibility and efficacy of using Fitbit Charge HR devices to remotely track the physical activity of obese pediatric patients who are concurrently enrolled in a comprehensive weight loss intervention…
- Trial name
- NCT02507791
- Testing
- Fitbit Charge HR plus weekly phone calls to review physical activity data
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Bariatric Surgery
Novel Technique in Closure of Mesenteric Defects After Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass and Its Effect on Internal Hernia: a Case-control Study
This study is to investigate the rate of internal hernia after laparoscopic Rox-en-Y gastric bypass when the defects are closed using cyano-acrylate glue.
- Trial name
- NCT04788199
- Testing
- Closure of mesenteric defects using glue
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 928 people
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Obesity
Efficacy, Safety, and Pharmacokinetics of Tirzepatide (LY3298176) Once Weekly Versus Placebo in Pediatric Participants 6 to Less Than 12 Years of Age Who Have Obesity (ADVANCE-SURMOUNT-KIDS)
The main purpose of this study, performed under Master Protocol J4M-MC-PWMP (NCT06672549), is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and pharmacokinetics of tirzepatide as an addition to healthy lifestyle in participants 6 to less…
- Trial name
- NCT07817875
- Testing
- Tirzepatide
- Where
- 82 sites in United States, Belgium and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Obesity, Pediatric
Investigating the Efficacy of a Mobile App Intervention to Change Youth and Their Families' Health Behaviours
This study is the second of three sub-studies aimed at evaluating the outcomes of the Living Green and Healthy for Teens (LiGHT) program, delivered through the Aim2Be app (v2.2).
- Trial name
- NCT03651284
- Testing
- Aim2Be app with Live Coach + Fitbit + BMI tracking tools, Aim2Be app waitlist + Canadian Health Recommendations + Fitbit + BMI tracking tools, then flip to Aim2Be app with Virtual Coach + Fitbit + BMI tracking tools
- Where
- 6 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Body Weight Changes
Efficacy of a Clinic-based, Multi- Disciplinary, Pediatric Weight Management Program
Childhood obesity has more than tripled in the past 30 years. From 1980 to 2008, the prevalence of obesity among adolescents aged 12 to 18 years, increased from 5.0% to 18.1%.1 Although several pediatric weight management…
- Trial name
- REWARD Teens (NCT01857791)
- Testing
- multidisciplinary, behavior modification
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont