Clinical trials: Eating Behavior
Family Relationship, Stress
Impact of Increased Parent Presence in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit on Parent & Infant Outcomes
The purpose of this pilot study is to compare parent and infant outcomes and unit outcomes pre and post a planned unit-wide intervention aimed at increasing parent presence in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
- Conditions
- Family Relationship, Stress, Breastfeeding, Bottle Feeding
- Trial name
- NCT02901665
- Testing
- FCC intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 191 people
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Breast Feeding
Newborn Feeding and Infant Phenotype
Breast feeding is believed to be beneficial to long-term health but how these effects are mediated is unknown. I suggest that this may be through effects on body composition and metabolism.
- Trial name
- NCT02033005
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Opaque Bottles, Conventional, Clear Bottles
Opaque Bottle Study
The proposed research aimed to conduct an intervention study assessing the effect of feeding mode (clear versus opaque bottle) on the quality and outcome of infant feeding interactions.
- Trial name
- NCT03711370
- Testing
- Clear Bottle, Opaque Bottle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Exclusive Breastfeeding, Co-production of Health in Communities
A Mobile-health Pilot Experiment Targeting Mothers With Newborns in Rural Areas of San Juan Sacatepequez, Guatemala
The purpose of this study was to determine whether exposure to m-health platforms promoting recommended breastfeeding practices was effective in transmitting the exclusive breastfeeding message to participant mothers, and in…
- Trial name
- NCT02263118
- Testing
- Uni-directional SMS, Feature phone, Virtual communities
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Francisco Marroquín
Feeding Behavior
Variations in Palatability and Portion Size of Vegetables on Meal Intake of Preschool Children
The aim of the study is to determine the effect of varying both the palatability and portion size of vegetables served to preschool children at a meal on the outcomes of food and energy intake at the meal.
- Trial name
- NCT03926065
- Testing
- Plain Vegetables Served in 100% Portion Size, Plain Vegetables Served in 200% Portion Size, Enhanced Vegetables Served in 100% Portion Size
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Breastfeeding, SUID
Social Media and Risk Reduction Teaching-Enhanced Reach
This study aims to improve adherence to American Academy of Pediatrics safe sleep (SS) recommendations and improve rates of initiation and duration of partial and exclusive breastfeeding (BF) through direct education of mothers…
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, SUID, SIDS
- Trial name
- SMARTER (NCT04387552)
- Testing
- Prenatal Safe Sleep Mobile Health (mHealth) Messaging, Prenatal Breastfeeding Mobile Health (mHealth) Messaging, Postnatal Safe Sleep Mobile Health (mHealth) Messaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,093 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Pain
Caring for Babies During the Newborn Screening Blood Test
Newborn infants have blood work procedures in their first days of life that cause pain, distress and physiological changes. Breastfeeding (BF), skin to skin care (SSC), or giving sweet solutions (sucrose or glucose) has been…
- Trial name
- NCT02608892
- Testing
- BSweet2Babies video
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Breast Feeding, Infant Nutrition
Feeding My Baby - A National WIC Study
The goal of the study is to be a current examination of infant and toddler feeding practices among families receiving WIC services.
- Conditions
- Breast Feeding, Infant Nutrition, Childhood Obesity, Infant Feeding Patterns
- Trial name
- NCT02031978
- Volunteers
- 4,367 people
- Sponsor
- USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Overweight, Obesity
The Beneficial Effects of a Protein-rich Breakfast on Appetite Control & Cognition in Overweight and Obese Adolescents
The purpose of this study is to assess whether the daily addition of a protein-rich breakfast leads to beneficial changes in appetite control, food intake regulation,and cognitive function in overweight \& obese 'breakfast…
- Trial name
- NCT01192100
- Testing
- Breakfast Skipping, Normal Protein Breakfast Meals, Protein-rich Breakfast Meals
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Feeding Behavior
Effect of Feeding Positions of Preterm Infants on Some Physiological Characteristics
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of Semielevated Side-Lying (ESL) and Semielevated Supine Position (ESU) positions used in bottle-feeding of very preterm infants upon their physiological characteristics and…
- Trial name
- NCT02962609
- Testing
- Semielevated Side-lying Position-ESL, Semielevated Supine Position
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Rumination, Depression
Adolescent Mindfulness Mobile App Study (RCT)
Rumination involves focusing on negative emotions repeatedly and is a risk factor for developing depression, anxiety, and self-injury. These negative outcomes increase in adolescence.
- Conditions
- Rumination, Depression, Anxiety, Self-Injurious Behavior
- Trial name
- AMMASRCT (NCT03900416)
- Testing
- Mindfulness App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 152 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lawrence University
Postpartum Contraception, Family Planning
Labor and Delivery Implant Insertion: A Randomized Controlled Trial
A barrier to initiating progestin contraceptives in the early postpartum period is the concern of interference with breastfeeding, specifically lactogenesis.
- Trial name
- LADII (NCT02866643)
- Testing
- Etonogestrel-Immediate, Etonogestrel-Delayed
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Breastfeeding, Bottle Feeding
Breast Versus Bottle Study
The objective of the proposed research is to conduct a within-subject experimental study that will assess the effect of feeding mode (breast- versus bottle-feeding) on the quality and outcome of infant feeding interactions.
- Trial name
- NCT03704051
- Testing
- Mode of Feeding (breastfeeding versus bottle-feeding)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Weight, Body, Diet Habit
Healthy Start to Feeding Intervention
The current study will test the impact of a 3-session obesity prevention program targeting healthy introduction of solid foods in infancy on growth trajectories, appetite regulation, and diet.
- Trial name
- NCT03597061
- Testing
- Healthy Start to Feeding
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Breast Feeding, Contraception
Breastfeeding and Oral Contraceptives: a Randomized, Controlled Trial
Objectives To clarify the relationship between postpartum (2 weeks) use of progestin-only vs. combined oral contraceptive pills and the outcomes of breastfeeding continuation, infant growth, contraceptive method continuation, and…
- Trial name
- NCT01465022
- Testing
- Combined estrogen-progestin pill, Progestin-only pill
- Volunteers
- 197 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Feeding Behavior
Effect of Portion Size Over 5 Days in Preschool Children
In this study, the investigators varied the portion size of all meals served during two 5-day periods. During one period, baseline amounts of all foods and beverages were served, and during the other, the portion size of all…
- Trial name
- NCT02963987
- Testing
- Food and Beverage Portion Size
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Premature Birth of Newborn, Intervention Studies
Direct Swallowing Training and Oral Sensorimotor Stimulation in Preterm Infants
This is randomized controlled trial investigating the effects of direct swallowing training and oral sensorimotor stimulation in preterm infants on oral feeding performance.
- Trial name
- NCT02508571
- Testing
- Direct swallowing training (DST), Oral sensorimotor stimulation (OSMS)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 189 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Food Neophobia, Picky Eating
Weighted Blanket to Treat Anxiety Related to Trying New Foods the Pediatric Population
This small experimental pilot study addresses the knowledge gap related to the use of weighted blankets for children with anxiety related to food and eating.
- Conditions
- Food Neophobia, Picky Eating, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, Anxiety State
- Trial name
- Food Anxiety (NCT06420232)
- Testing
- weighted blanket
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Anorexia Nervosa, Eating Disorders
Fluoxetine to Prevent Relapse and Enhance Psychological Recovery in Women With Anorexia Nervosa
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of fluoxetine versus placebo in reducing the rate of relapse of anorexia nervosa (AN) and enhancing the psychosocial and behavioral recovery of people who have been treated for AN.
- Trial name
- NCT00288574
- Testing
- Fluoxetine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Feeding Disorders, Specific Phobia
D-cycloserine and Treatment of Feeding Disorders
The proposed study represents the first attempt to systematically investigate the use of DCS as an adjunct to behavioral intervention to address chronic food aversion through an randomized control drug trial in children treated…
- Trial name
- NCT01923896
- Testing
- Behavioral Intervention, d-cycloserine (DCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University