Clinical trials: Energy and Vitality
Energy Intake
Effects of the Intensity and the Timing of the Physical Activity in a Primary School
1. In natural environment, the moderate-intensity break will allow a reduction of the caloric intake at the dinner more important than for the light-intensity break 2.
- Trial name
- NCT02119208
- Testing
- Intensity and timing of exercise
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Montréal
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
Heart Septal Defects, Ventricular
Study of Energy Expenditure in Infants With Ventricular Septal Defects
OBJECTIVES: I. Compare the total daily energy expenditure in infants with ventricular septal defects vs healthy control infants.
- Trial name
- NCT00006272
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Center for Research Resources (NCRR)
Food Selection, Obesity
Changing Portion Size Descriptions in a Cafeteria
The goal of this this intervention is to test the degree to which a portion size labeling intervention influences consumer selection of smaller portions at two large cafés.
- Conditions
- Food Selection, Obesity, Weight Gain, Food Preferences
- Trial name
- NCT06263621
- Testing
- Intervention "Standard"
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101,481 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Anorexia Nervosa
Adrenal and Gonadal Hormone Replacement in Anorexia Nervosa
This study seeks to gain new information on why young women with anorexia nervosa are predisposed to early bone loss and osteoporosis.
- Trial name
- NCT00310791
- Testing
- Hormone replacement therapy (estrogen/progestin), Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Femoral Shaft Fracture, Pediatric ALL
Femoral Pediatric Fractures. Walking Spica Cast vs Synthetic Pants
Femoral pediatric shaft fractures are a common orthopedic injury. Conservative treatment is still the preferred method by orthopedic surgeons.
- Trial name
- NCT04311866
- Testing
- Synthetic pants, Spica cast
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
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
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport
Effect of Nutrition Education on Energy Availability, Body Composition, Eating Attitude and Sports Nutrition Knowledge
This study investigates the effects of a series of nutrition education sessions conducted by a registered dietitian on energy availability, various anthropometric measurements, eating attitudes, and sports nutrition knowledge in…
- Trial name
- NCT06116097
- Testing
- Nutrition education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medipol University
Dementia
Far Infrared Radiation Treatment of Dementia and Other Mental Illness
This trial is a preliminary study to determine the use of far infrared radiation for the treatment of dementia and other mental sickness.
- Trial name
- NCT00574054
- Testing
- Far Infrared
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- GAAD Medical Research Institute Inc.
Elbow Injuries
Effect of Muscle Energy Technique in Children With Post Traumatic Elbow Stiffness
To investigate the effect of muscle energy technique on children with post traumatic elbow stiffness on pain level, functional disability and range of motion.
- Trial name
- NCT06989073
- Testing
- Muscle Energy Technique, Convenional treatment
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Sleep, Body Composition
Nutrition, Body Composition, and Sleep
The purpose of the research is to determine if protein and omega-3 fatty acid supplementation improve sleep, improve body composition, and improve markers of metabolic health in postmenopausal women.
- Conditions
- Sleep, Body Composition, Strength, Insulin Sensitivity
- Trial name
- SHAPE (NCT03603041)
- Testing
- Whey protein, Omega-3 fatty acids
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
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
Female Athlete Triad, Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport
Video Intervention of Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport
The Female and Male Athlete Triad (Triad) and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (REDs) are multifactorial conditions often under-recognized by healthcare professionals.
- Conditions
- Female Athlete Triad, Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport, Knowledge
- Trial name
- Video_REDs (NCT07228507)
- Testing
- Behavioral: Educational Program on Female Athlete Triad and Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport (RED-S)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)
Osteoarthritis
Far Infrared Radiation Treatment for Osteoarthritis
A study to evaluate the possibility of using far infrared radiation to manage pain due to osteoarthritis.
- Trial name
- NCT00573352
- Testing
- Far Infrared
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- GAAD Medical Research Institute Inc.
Osteopenia (Disorder), Apnea of Prematurity
Effect of Caffeine on Preterm Infants' Bone Mineral Content
The primary objective was to determine whether caffeine therapy is associated with decreases bone mineral content using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry.
- Trial name
- NCT03084432
- Testing
- Dual Energy X-ray Absorptiometry
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Total Caloric Intake, Nutrient Dense Caloric Intake
The Presence of Friends Increases Food Intake in Youth
Participants will be matched with either their friend or an unfamiliar peer who is the same gender and about the same age. Participants will have 45 minutes of free-play in an experimental room where they will have free access to…
- Conditions
- Total Caloric Intake, Nutrient Dense Caloric Intake, Energy Dense Caloric Intake
- Trial name
- NCT00874055
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University at Buffalo
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport, Bone Stress Reaction
Relative Energy Deficiency in Sport and Dance
The International Olympic Committee recently published its consensus statement on relative energy deficiency syndrome (REDs) in sport which was followed by a similar version for dance by clinicians and researchers in dance.
- Trial name
- NCT06480682
- Testing
- Dual x-ray scan, Blood screen, Questionnaires
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wolverhampton
Adiposity, Insulin Sensitivity
The Sweet Kids Study (Stevia on Weight and Energy Effect Over Time)
This is an 8 to14-week three-arm randomized controlled in children 8 to 12 years old. The main purpose of the study is to evaluate if stevia has benefits for weight control and metabolic function relative to caloric sweeteners…
- Conditions
- Adiposity, Insulin Sensitivity, Weight Gain, Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- NCT05992688
- Testing
- Sucrose sweetened beverage, Stevia sweetened beverages, Calorie free flavored water beverage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Evidence of an Intervention on Childhood BMI z Score
The Impact of an Intervention Taught by Trained Teachers on Childhood BMI z Score
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of a six months nutrition intervention, delivered and taught by classroom teachers with in-service nutrition training, on the prevention of overweight and obesity among children…
- Trial name
- NCT01397123
- Testing
- Training teachers on healthier lifestyles
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 464 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minho
Cystic Fibrosis
NETwork of Linoleic Acid Supplementation in Cystic Fibrosis
Undernutrition is a common problem in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) despite international consensus that the patients shall be given 120-200% of energy recommendations.
- Trial name
- NETLACF (NCT04531410)
- Testing
- linoleic acid supplementation, oleic acid supplementation
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy, Norway and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet