Clinical trials: Energy Balance
Psychosocial Influence on Cardiovascular Disease, Cardiovascular Disease
Influence of Monopoly Game on Subtle Behaviors
The purpose of this research study is to investigate how social standing in a game of Monopoly may influence behavior.
- Trial name
- NCT02729389
- Testing
- High Social Status Condition, Low Social Status Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 133 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Active Video Games and Appetite Control
Active Video Games and Appetite Control in Adolescents
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: Video games have enormous mass appeal, are omnipresent in the daily schedule of most children and youth and have been linked to the obesity epidemic.
- Trial name
- NCT01655901
- Testing
- Active video gaming, Passive video gaming, Resting
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Obesity, Childhood
Food Genetics Behavior Study
A genetic risk for obesity does not always translate to the development of obesity among children, which points to the presence of risk-modifying factors that likely relate to energy balance behaviors as key behavioral drivers.
- Trial name
- FOODIE (NCT05783765)
- Testing
- Heightened Drive to Eat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 317 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Obesity, Adolescent, Stress
Ethnic Influences on Stress, Energy Balance and Obesity in Adolescents
The study will examine the mechanisms linking race, stress and biobehavioral factors to energy balance and obesity in both natural and controlled environments in African-American and Caucasian adolescent females.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Adolescent, Stress, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT03369691
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 258 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Obesity, Energy Balance
Activity, Adiposity, and Appetite in Adolescents 2 Intervention
The objective of the study is to quantify the relationship between physical activity, metabolic function, and appetite in adolescents.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Energy Balance, Appetite, Metabolism
- Trial name
- AAAA2INT (NCT05443347)
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise, Newsletter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Obesity
Effects of Playing Video Games on Energy Balance
The aim of this study is to examine the effects of playing video games on various components of energy balance and substrate metabolism as well as on glucose homeostasis and relevant hormonal systems that might be involved in the…
- Trial name
- NCT01013246
- Testing
- 1-hour video game play
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Development
Effect of Infant Formula on Energy Balance
The overarching goal of the research we propose here is to conduct a randomized clinical trial to specify the physiologic and behavioral mechanisms by which infant-formula composition affects all aspects of energy balance and…
- Trial name
- GRO (NCT01700205)
- Testing
- Type of Formula
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Monell Chemical Senses Center
Body Composition, Energy Balance
Bad Genes or Genes Behaving Badly
A key factor in the determination of body composition over the lifecourse is fat accumulation during childhood. Periods of life associated with the greatest changes in organ development and growth, i.e.
- Conditions
- Body Composition, Energy Balance, Metabolism
- Trial name
- NCT01041664
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Sleep, Food Habits
Sleep Duration and Quality in Children
Obesity in children is a priority of public health initiatives, and reliable obesity prevalence and severity assessments are needed for policy decisions and study directions.
- Conditions
- Sleep, Food Habits, Lifestyle Factors
- Trial name
- Sleep-FAST (NCT05652829)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memorial University of Newfoundland
Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity
Diabetes Virtual Trek: Obesity and Diabetes Prevention Through Science Enrichment
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-to-home education program for it's ability to increase knowledge about, and ability to prevent type two diabetes in children and parents.
- Trial name
- DvtENERGY (NCT00542113)
- Testing
- DvtProgram ENERGY, DvtProgramENERGY
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,703 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Obesity
Achieving Energy Balance in Post Partum Teens
This proposal will test Balance Adolescent Lifestyle Activities and Nutrition Choices for Energy (BALANCE), a multilevel intervention administered through Parents as Teachers (PAT) and designed to reduce overweight in postpartum…
- Trial name
- BALANCE (NCT01617486)
- Testing
- BALANCE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,325 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Adolescent Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Breakfast Omission and Energy Balance in Girls
There is a distinct lack of experimental evidence on whether breakfast consumption and omission affect energy balance-related variables.
- Conditions
- Adolescent Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Adolescent Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT04481776
- Testing
- Breakfast consumption, Breakfast omission
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bedfordshire
Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Low Birth Weight
Effect of a Fortified Balanced Energy-Protein Supplement on Birth Outcome and Child Growth in Houndé District, Burkina Faso.
The 2016 WHO antenatal care guidelines stated that pregnant women in undernourished populations should receive fortified balanced energy-protein (BEP) supplements to reduce the risk of stillbirth and small-for-gestational-age…
- Conditions
- Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Low Birth Weight, Prematurity, Infant Malnutrition
- Trial name
- MISAME-3 (NCT03533712)
- Testing
- Fortified balanced energy-protein (BEP) supplement, Fe and folic acid supplement
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 1,788 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Ghent
Physical Activity
ILSI Energy Balance Study
The purpose of this study is to apply measurement error techniques on consumer devices to assess rate of energy storage [ES] and energy expenditure [EE], then estimate EI using the intake-balance technique.
- Trial name
- NCT04142281
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity
Obesity and Diabetes Prevention Through Science Enrichment
Type 2 diabetes and obesity in children continue to increase at alarming rates with devastating results. However, both these metabolic diseases are largely preventable through adoption of a healthy lifestyle, an understanding of…
- Trial name
- DKENERGY (NCT00541879)
- Testing
- Program ENERGY, comparison
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,909 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Obesity, Sleep
Effects of Impaired Sleep on Energy Balance
The main aim of this study is to examine the effects of restricted sleep on energy and substrate metabolism as well as relevant hormonal systems that might be involved in the underlying mechanisms.
- Trial name
- SLOPUS (NCT01198431)
- Testing
- Sleep duration
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Physical Activity, Sedentary Lifestyle
Pilot Data Collection for Activity, Adiposity, and Appetite in Adolescents
The goal of this study is to quantify energy metabolism using indirect calorimetry at rest, in the presence of excess energy following a meal, and in response to the demand for energy during exercise.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Sedentary Lifestyle, Metabolism, Energy Balance
- Trial name
- AAAA (NCT03157063)
- Testing
- Data Collection Procedures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Childhood Obesity
Energy Balance Teens: A Measurement Error Approach to Estimating Energy Balance in Free-Living Adolescents
There is a critical need to develop an affordable, valid, and reliable techniques to assess free-living energy expenditure (EE), energy storage (ES), and energy intake (EI).
- Trial name
- NCT05296330
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Pregnancy and Early Lactation Among Women Living in an Area Endemic for Malnutrition
Balanced Protein-Energy Supplement in Pregnancy and Early Lactation on Birth Outcomes and Growth in Southern Nepal
This project will test the efficacy of a balanced protein energy supplement for daily use during pregnancy and the first 6 months after delivery on the outcomes of pregnancy and growth of infants during the first 6 months of…
- Trial name
- NCT03668977
- Testing
- Fortified balanced protein-energy.
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 1,944 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Fetal Growth Retardation, Low Birth Weight
BEP Supplementation Research in Bangladesh (JiVitA-BEP-IR)
The primary aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of fortified balanced energy and protein (BEP) supplementation vs. control (multiple micronutrient supplement, MMS) without targeting and with targeting (either by low…
- Conditions
- Fetal Growth Retardation, Low Birth Weight, Preterm Birth, Gestational Weight Gain
- Trial name
- Target-BEP (NCT05576207)
- Testing
- Balanced energy and protein supplement for pregnant women, Multiple Micronutrient Supplement for pregnant women
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 3,390 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health