Clinical trials: Meals, open to volunteers
Type 1 Diabetes (T1D), Food Insecurity
Pilot of Food Is Medicine Interventions to Reduce Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Children With Food Insecurity and Diabetes
Study Design: This two-arm parallel trial will randomize 12 families to receive 6-weeks of medically tailored meals or produce prescriptions. Both groups will receive nutrition coaching, weekly during the intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT07590817
- Testing
- Produce prescription, Medically tailored meal kits, Nutrition Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Katelyn Fox
Childhood Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Family Matters Intervention
The proposed study is a 12-month, individual randomized controlled trial (RCT). The main aim of the study is to decrease cardiovascular disease risk (BMI percentile, neck circumference) and improve child diet quality in children…
- Trial name
- NCT02669797
- Testing
- In-home Visits and Food Preparation Activities, Ecological Momentary Intervention, Feedback on Video-recorded Family Meals
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Inactivity, Physical, Aging
Oral 'Breath Test' to Measure Anabolic Sensitivity to a Protein Meal Across the Age and Physical Activity Spectrum
The purpose of this study is to determine how anabolic sensitivity, in response to the ingestion of a liquid protein meal, differs across the lifespan, between biological sexes, and with varying physical activity levels.
- Conditions
- Inactivity, Physical, Aging, Healthy Aging, Growth & Development
- Trial name
- NFRF (NCT06744491)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Type I Diabetes, Pediatrics
Food is Medicine in Pediatric Patients With Diabetes
The objective of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effect of novel Food is Medicine Programming in the form of medically tailored pre-packaged meals for pediatric patients with Type 1 Diabetes.
- Conditions
- Type I Diabetes, Pediatrics, Food Insecurity
- Trial name
- NCT07535502
- Testing
- Community Servings, PedsQL Survey, Nutrition Counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Type 1 Diabetes
GLP-1Ra Impact on Metabolic Outcomes in Stage 2 T1DM While Receiving Teplizumab
The goal of this study is to determine how a drug class called glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1Ra) affects people during an early stage of Type 1 Diabetes undergoing clinical teplizumab treatment.
- Trial name
- GLP-TEP (NCT06338553)
- Testing
- Semaglutide (Rybelsus®)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
End Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD)
Comparative Feasibility and Effectiveness of Medically Tailored Meals Approaches for Pediatric End-Stage Kidney Disease
End-Stage Kidney Disease (ESKD) in children is a severe and irreversible condition that significantly impacts their growth, development, and overall quality of life.
- Trial name
- NCT07911969
- Testing
- Culinary Medicine Intervention, Pre-prepared MTMs
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Malnutrition in Children
Impact of School Meal Program on Child Nutrition and Academic Performance
This study will assess the impact of a school meal program on the nutritional status and academic performance of primary school children in Lahore, Pakistan.
- Trial name
- NCT07800208
- Testing
- School Meal Program
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 496 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore - Pakistan
Overweight, Childhood, Obesity in Children
The Bloom Study - a Safe and Healthy Start in Life
The aim of the Bloom Study is to promote healthy weight development among infants through a home-based health promoting intervention implemented in the Danish setting of community health nurses.
- Trial name
- NCT06705400
- Testing
- Multi-behavioural
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Zinc Concentration in DBS
Nourishing for Knowledge: Fish Powder in School Meals in Malawi
Background: This randomized controlled trial (RCT) is a research component of a Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) project in Malawi.
- Trial name
- FAO/LUANAR (NCT07085871)
- Testing
- Fish Powder
- Where
- 3 sites in Malawi
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Psyllium in Pediatric IBS
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a fiber (psyllium) can change the way bacteria use fructans (a type of sugar) and whether psyllium can help decrease childhood irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) symptoms when eating…
- Trial name
- Psyllium (NCT06639984)
- Testing
- Psyllium (0.7 g/year of age per day), Psyllium (0.5 g/year of age per day), fructans
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Dr Bruno Chumpitazi, M.D.
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
Pediatric Obesity
Monitoring Eating Across Locations (MEAL) - Timing, Intake, and Mealtime Evaluation (TIME)
Increased availability of high-energy dense foods has contributed to a pediatric obesity epidemic, with 23% of United States children currently presenting with the disease.
- Trial name
- MEAL-TIME (NCT07095166)
- Testing
- Meal Location
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Obesity & Overweight, Insulin Resistance
Effects of Exercise Sequence and Meal Sequence on Weight Management Among Children and Adolescents With Overweight or Obesity: The STEP Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn how the order of exercise and the order of eating food affect weight management in overweight and obese children and adolescents.
- Conditions
- Obesity & Overweight, Insulin Resistance, Inflamation
- Trial name
- NCT07712068
- Testing
- Carbohydrate-last eating, Sequential training
- Where
- 9 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
INHALE-1st: Afrezza® For Youth With Newly-Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes
INHALE-1st is a Phase 2, single-arm, multi-center, clinical study evaluating the safety and efficacy of Afrezza in combination with subcutaneously-injected basal insulin (BI) for youth 6 to <18 years old with newly diagnosed…
- Trial name
- INHALE-1st (NCT07224321)
- Testing
- Technosphere Insulin, Basal insulin
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Mannkind Corporation
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Carb Counting vs. Simplified Qualitative Meal-Size Estimation
The goal of this study is to compare qualitative meal-size estimation to accurate carb counting in adolescents with Type One Diabetes using all available AID (Automated Insulin Delivery) systems.
- Trial name
- NCT06687434
- Testing
- accurate carb counting, Simplified qualitative meal size estimation
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes, Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
Verapamil Effect in Cystic Fibrosis-related Dysglycemia
The investigators are conducting a pilot open-label pre/post interventional trial in adolescents and adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) and abnormal glucose tolerance or early CF-related diabetes mellitus (CFRD) to assess the…
- Conditions
- Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes, Cystic Fibrosis (CF), Abnormal Glucose Tolerance
- Trial name
- NCT07688070
- Testing
- Verapamil Hydrochloride
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Pediatric Cancer, Malnutrition, Child
From Kitchen to Clinic
Children receiving cancer treatment often experience nutrition-related challenges, such as changes in appetite, weight, and food intake, due to treatment side effects and the demands placed on families during care.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Cancer, Malnutrition, Child, Caregiver Burden
- Trial name
- NCT07454902
- Testing
- Medically Tailored Meals, Caregiver Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Drexel University
Mental Disorder
Meals, Microbiota & Mental Health of Children & Adolescents
Recent studies indicate that the interplay between diet, intestinal microbiota composition, and intestinal permeability might impact mental health.
- Trial name
- MMM (NCT04330703)
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iceland
Overweight/obesity, Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease
Effect of Low Valine Diet on Body Weight and Metabolic Parameters
This study aimed to explore the effects of ordinary meal replacements and low-valine meal replacements on the weight and risk of related metabolic diseases in overweight/obese patients through a randomized double-blind controlled…
- Conditions
- Overweight/obesity, Metabolic Associated Fatty Liver Disease, Metabolic Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT06883578
- Testing
- Short-term continuous normal meal replacement, Short-term continuous low-valine meal replacements, Long-term intermittent normal meal replacement
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
Anorexia Nervosa
A Randomised Controlled Trial on the Networks Integrating Anxiety and Metabolism in Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia nervosa (AN) is known as the psychiatric disorder with the highest mortality rate as long-term calorie restriction causes medical complications and suicide risk.
- Trial name
- NAMA (NCT06814002)
- Testing
- Meal with 400 kilocalories, Meal without calories
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Umeå University