Clinical trials: Metabolism Changes
Overweight
Barriers to Effective Weight Loss in Overweight Adolescents
The current study aims to investigate the impact of a comprehensive, team-based, family-centered, lifestyle modification program on body weight, metabolic abnormalities, fitness measures, and self-esteem in overweight adolescents…
- Trial name
- TEENS (NCT00562263)
- Testing
- Lifestyle modification
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 257 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Childhood Obesity, Feeding Behavior
Evaluation of a Primary Care Weight Management Program in Children Aged 2 to 5 Years
Primary care offers a promising setting for promoting parenting practices that shape healthy eating and physical activity behaviors of young children.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Feeding Behavior, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT03487614
- Testing
- Behavior-based parental intervention
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health West
Bone Marrow Failure, Osteopetrosis
Risk-Adapted Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation For Mixed Donor Chimerism In Patients With Non-Malignant Diseases
This study proposes the use of a reduced intensity chemotherapy/radiation therapy regimen followed by stem cell transplantation, as compared to standard ablative chemotherapy regimens associated with stem cell transplantation, in…
- Conditions
- Bone Marrow Failure, Osteopetrosis, Fanconi Anemia, Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
- Trial name
- NCT01019876
- Testing
- Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide, Busulfan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
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
Lack of Satiety, Dietary Modification
Breakfast Consumption in Preschoolers: Satiety, Diet Quality and Memory
One important factor determining school performance is the consumption of breakfast. While research has shown that older children perform better in school after consuming breakfast, there are little data for preschool-age…
- Conditions
- Lack of Satiety, Dietary Modification, Memory Deficits, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT02122224
- Testing
- High fiber breakfast, High Protein Breakfast, High Protein/High Fiber Breakfast
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Malnutrition, Child
Effectiveness of a Positive Deviance Program in Reducing Childhood Undernutrition
Globally, childhood malnutrition remains a public health concern. Malnutrition can be diverse from undernutrition to overnutrition.
- Trial name
- NCT04688515
- Testing
- Nutrition program developed using positive deviance approach
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
Obesity, Adolescent
Turnip Consumption and Qigong Exercise Program on Weight Loss
Obesity and weight-related issues are prevalent concerns affecting individuals worldwide, with particular significance among the younger demographic, such as female students.
- Trial name
- NCT06698835
- Testing
- Turnip Consumption
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Amyloidosis
Risk-adapted Therapy for Primary Systemic (AL) Amyloidosis
High-dose melphalan (MEL) with autologous stem cell transplant (SCT) is an effective therapy for systemic AL amyloidosis (AL), but treatment-related mortality (TRM) has historically been high.
- Trial name
- NCT01527032
- Testing
- melphalan, thalidomide and dexamethasone
- Sponsor
- FDA Office of Orphan Products Development
Obesity, Schizophrenia
Bariatric Surgery in Patients With Schizophrenia
It is known that schizophrenia is associated with obesity in a significant number of patients and it implies a poor prognostic factor, with weight loss being important in this population.
- Trial name
- SCHIZOBAR (NCT06043206)
- Testing
- Bariatric Surgery
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau
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
Overweight
Promoting Water Consumption for Prevention of Overweight in School Children in a Controlled Intervention Trial
A major goal in public health is to find effective, feasible and simple programs for overweight prevention among children. This controlled intervention study evaluates a simple environmental and behavioral modification for its…
- Trial name
- trinkfit (NCT00554294)
- Testing
- environmental and behavioral change
- Volunteers
- 2,950 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research Institute of Child Nutrition, Dortmund
Malnutrition in Children
Women Supporting Women to Improve Infant and Child Feeding Practices in Pakistan
This project aims to reduce child malnutrition in Pakistan by building on local strengths and practical community solutions. The project focuses on children 7-23 months of age.
- Trial name
- NCT07345754
- Testing
- 28-day Behavioural Change Program
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Weight Loss, Overweight and Obesity
Choosing Healthy Activities and Lifestyle Management Through Portal Support
The study aims to randomize 250 participants to 1 of 2 arms: a.) an Active Intervention Group (based on the Look AHEAD* ILI) or b.) a Comparison Group (based on the Look AHEAD DSE Comparison group) to test the hypothesis that a…
- Conditions
- Weight Loss, Overweight and Obesity, Behavior, Health
- Trial name
- CHAMPS (NCT05410353)
- Testing
- Active Intervention Group, Comparison Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 229 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
Diabetes
Self-Monitoring of Blood Glucose Study#1: The Ability of People With Diabetes to Use OneTouch(R) Ultrasmart(tm)
Insulin therapy requires monitoring and frequent review of glucose levels to optimize dosing. Effective presentation and data analysis are essential.
- Trial name
- NCT00333853
- Testing
- OneTouch(r) UltraSmart(r)
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- LifeScan
Diabetes, Gestational, Dietary Modification
Dietary Management of Gestational Diabetes
eMOM is a randomized, controlled trial to compare the effects of two different dietary interventions during pregnancy. The comparison is based on tissue glucose content (using continuous glucose monitoring system) in pregnant…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Gestational, Dietary Modification, Glucose Intolerance During Pregnancy, Body Composition
- Trial name
- eMOM (NCT03681054)
- Testing
- Carbohydrate restricted diet, Plant-protein based diet
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Obesity
A Family-Based Weight Loss Intervention for Youth With Intellectual Disability
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is twofold. First, to examine the efficacy of a 24-session, 6-month family-based behavioral intervention (FBBI) - as compared to a waitlist FBBI group, which later receives the same…
- Trial name
- HealthU (NCT02033642)
- Testing
- Family Based Behavioral Intervention, Maintenance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Boston
Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Wasting
Simplified Treatment Protocol for Acute Malnutrition in Venezuela
Global acute malnutrition (GAM) in children under five is defined by being too thin for a given height and/or having the Mid-upper arm circumference less than a given threshold.
- Conditions
- Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Wasting, Child Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT05543759
- Testing
- Ready-To-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF)
- Where
- Venezuela
- Volunteers
- 307 people
- Sponsor
- UNICEF - Venezuela
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Obesity
Lifestyle Modification for Type 2 Diabetes Prevention in Overweight Youth
The number of youth with Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is rising in the population, which is a concerning public health trend. There has been little research testing ways to prevent the development of this disease in children who are at…
- Trial name
- NCT01610219
- Testing
- Lifestyle Modification for Type 2 Diabetes Prevention, Nutrition and Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Inborn Errors of Metabolism, Epilepsy (Treatment Refractory)
Metabolites in Blood and Breath in Metabolic Conditions
In patients with inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) and in those requiring a ketogenic diet for the treatment of medical conditions, relevant biochemical analytes are routinely and regularly measured in venous or capillary blood…
- Trial name
- NCT07704606
- Testing
- Observational Study
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Nutrition Disorder, Child, Gross Motor Development Delay
Effect of a Nutritional Support System for Improving Gross Motor Function in Cerebral Palsy
Background: Most patients with cerebral palsy (CP) are dependent on parents due to the spasticity and limitations in their gross motor function.
- Conditions
- Nutrition Disorder, Child, Gross Motor Development Delay, Neuro: Cerebral Palsy, Diet Modification
- Trial name
- ENSSIGMCP (NCT03933709)
- Testing
- Nutritional Support System (NSS), deworming, recommended diet
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Anahuac University