Clinical trials: Adolescence Obesity
Overweight Adolescents
CommitFit App to Facilitate Health Behavior Change in Clinic Adolescents
We conducted a 3-month RCT with 30 adolescents (aged 13-15 years) and their caregivers to evaluate the effectiveness of the novel mHealth app "CommitFit", which uses gamification to motivate users to log and achieve health…
- Trial name
- NCT06985251
- Testing
- gamified mHealth lifestyle app, Attention Control, gamified mHealth app with financial incentives
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Type 1 Diabetes, T1D
DASH-Obesity: Explainable AI for Family-Centric Personalized Weight Control in Adolescents and Young Adults With Obesity and Chronic Conditions
This prospective single-arm feasibility study evaluates the Adhera Caring Digital Program for Obesity (ACDP-O), a family-centered digital health intervention designed to support adolescents and young adults with…
- Conditions
- Type 1 Diabetes, T1D, Obesity & Overweight, Obesity Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Trial name
- DASH-Obesity (NCT07638345)
- Testing
- Adhera Caring Digital Program-Obesity (ACDP-O)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Adhera Health, Inc.
Obesity, Depression
Mood and Behavior Changes Among Overweight Adolescent Females
The specific aims of this study are to document the co-existence of depression, low self-esteem, and high-risk behaviors among overweight and at-risk for overweight female adolescents; and decrease the prevalence of high-risk…
- Trial name
- NCT00127374
- Testing
- Dietary and physical activity modifications
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kentucky
Overweight, Obesity
Cue-Reward Learning and Weight Gain in Youth
The objective of the study is to compare children at low risk for obesity (two healthy weight parents) to children at high risk for obesity (two overweight parents) in their response rate to food taste and in their rate of…
- Trial name
- ChildLearn (NCT03254576)
- Testing
- Functional MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Obesity, Adolescent, Weight Change, Body
Multi-Modal Digital Interventions for Adolescent Weight Management
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a multi-modal digital intervention, based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), in promoting healthy weight control behaviors among overweight…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Adolescent, Weight Change, Body, Weight Stigma
- Trial name
- M2DI-AWM (NCT06920862)
- Testing
- Multi-Modal Digital Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Obesity
Mobile Device Biomonitoring to Prevent and Treat Obesity in Underserved Youth
This project proposes to use mobile devices to develop new tools for pediatric obesity prevention and treatment targeting underserved minority adolescent populations at high risk for obesity and related diseases.
- Trial name
- KNOWME (NCT02017223)
- Testing
- Knowme Device Wear
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Overweight, Obesity
ACTION PAC: Adolescents Committed to Improvement of Nutrition & Physical Activity
Using a previously created weight management program for adolescents, the intervention will be implemented through school-based health centers (SBHC) and will be delivered by SBHC providers trained in Motivational Interviewing.
- Trial name
- ACTION PAC (NCT02502383)
- Testing
- ACTION PAC, Communication with parents
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 991 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
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
Pediatric Obesity, Impact of Parent Intervention on Adolescent Weight Loss
Study of a Structured Parent Intervention on Adolescent Weight Loss Modification Program.
The study will enroll 110 overweight and obese adolescents ages 11-16 in a lifestyle modification program focusing on dietary modification and exercise.
- Trial name
- NCT02086851
- Testing
- Lifestyle Intervention, Parent Motivational Interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Anxiety, Wellness, Psychological
Community Park-Based Programs for Health Promotion: The Fit2Lead Prospective Cohort Study
The Fit2Lead prospective cohort study examines the effects of a park-based youth mental health and resilience afterschool program on youth participant mental health, resilience, physical fitness, and violence prevention outcomes.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Wellness, Psychological, Overweight or Obesity, Hypertension
- Trial name
- F2L (NCT06596265)
- Testing
- Fit2Lead Group 1-2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Endocrine System Diseases
Effect of a Test Meal on Satiation Hormones in Obese and Normal Weight Adolescents
The objective of this study is to examine ghrelin, amylin, glucagon and glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 responses to a test meal in lean and obese individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT02020395
- Testing
- test meal (500 kcal)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Serum Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) Levels in Overweight and Obese Adolescent Girls With Polycystic Ovaries
In this study the investigators aimed to investigate whether there is a relation between body weight and serum anti mullerian hormone levels in adults with polycystic ovary syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT01856894
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Research and Training Hospital
Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
Circuit Training and Motivational Interviewing to Reduce Type 2 Diabetes in Youth
The overall goal of this project is to examine the physiological and metabolic effects of a 16-week circuit-training (strength training + aerobic activities) program, with and without a behavioral component utilizing motivational…
- Trial name
- NCT00693511
- Testing
- Circuit Training, Circuit training + motivational interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Childhood Obesity, Overweight and Obesity
Childhood Obesity - Prevention of Diabetes Through Changed Eating Patterns
The main purpose of the present study is to perform a 10 weeks dietary intervention study with a follow-up for 52 weeks in children from 7-14 years of age with overweight or obesity.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Overweight and Obesity, Adolescent Obesity, Adolescent Overweight
- Trial name
- COPE (NCT04522921)
- Testing
- Diet with a higher amount of protein (25E% per day), Increased follow-up contact after the 10-week intervention, Diet with a lower amount of protein (15E% per day)
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 211 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Obese Adolescents, Mental Health
Co-creating School Community Intervention Program on Physical Activity to Increase Health Equity in Children and Adolescents
The goal of this observational and interventional study is to understand whether environmental and behavioral interventions can improve physical activity and health outcomes in children aged 12-16 years attending VDU Atžalynas…
- Trial name
- Connection (NCT07120516)
- Where
- Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sandra Andrusaityte
Obesity, Adolescent
mHealth Biometrics for Young People With Obesity (MOTIVATE- LOOP)
The investigators aim to undertake a feasibility randomised controlled trial (RCT) to investigate whether mHealth technology, allowing biometric informed feedback and coaching on exercise and PA, can be incorporated into the…
- Trial name
- MOTIVATE-L (NCT04854915)
- Testing
- LOOP + mHealth technology assisted exercise counselling, LOOP Only
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool John Moores University
Pediatric Obesity
The Role of Parents in Adolescent Obesity Treatment
The study will pilot a randomized control trial to investigate the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of two distinct parent treatments on a dietary intervention for overweight and obese adolescents.
- Trial name
- TEENS+ (NCT02586090)
- Testing
- Parents as Coaches, Parent Weight Loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Obesity, GERD
Pharmacokinetics of Pantoprazole and CYP2C19 Activity in Children and Adolescents With GERD: A Pilot Study
The World Health Organization has declared childhood obesity to be "one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century," (http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/childhood).
- Trial name
- NCT01887743
- Testing
- Pantoprazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Healthy, Obesity
Youth Lifestyle Intervention With Food and Exercise
Children who are overweight or obese can develop many health complications including diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol and they break their bones more often than children who are of healthy body weights.
- Trial name
- MYLIFE (NCT01290016)
- Testing
- 2 servings dairy + exercise, 4 servings dairy + exercise, Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Overweight, Obese
Location Initiated Individualized Texts for Adolescent Health (LIITAH)
The goal of this study is to test whether the mobile application (app.) helps adolescents make healthy food choices, decreasing calories purchased from restaurants, fewer number of visits to restaurants, and if it has an impact…
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obese, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT03762135
- Testing
- Full version of the LIITah App., Partial App. (ELI and SNAP only)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan