Clinical trials: Adolescent Overweight
Overweight, Eating Behavior
Eating Behavior in Adolescents
This study will explore the eating habits of adolescents and determine if eating behavior is linked to genetics. Healthy adolescents between 13 and 17 years of age may be eligible for this study.
- Conditions
- Overweight, Eating Behavior, Binge Eating
- Trial name
- NCT00631644
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 301 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Obesity
Evaluating the Relationship Between Physical Activity, Diet, Weight, and the Neighborhood Environment for Adolescents
Many teenagers have unhealthy eating habits and do not get enough physical activity. This study will examine whether the neighborhood in which a teenager lives affects his/her quality of life, physical activity levels, and eating…
- Trial name
- NCT00608036
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 954 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. James Sallis
OVERWEIGHT, OBESITY
Physical Activity and Nutritional Education as School-based Interventions to Control Obesity in Children and Adolescents
The aim of this study focuses on obtaining accurate information on the effectiveness of interventions involving physical activity and/or nutrition education developed in the school environment.
- Trial name
- PANE (NCT00985972)
- Testing
- Physical Activity and Nutrition Education
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 41,634 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Obesity, Adolescent, Dietary Sugars
A Sensory Strategy to Cut Sugary Beverages in African/American and Latine Adolescents
The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether replacing sugary sodas with unsweetened, flavored sparkling waters can reduce added sugar intake and improve health in Black/African American and Latine adolescents with obesity…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Adolescent, Dietary Sugars, Taste Perception, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- SPARKLE (NCT07223151)
- Testing
- Unsweetened Sparkling Water Replacement, Progressively Reduced Sugar Beverage Replacement, Plain Water Replacement
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nana Gletsu Miller
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
Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
Adapting and Assessing the Feasibility of a Telehealth Diabetes Prevention Program for Hispanic Adolescents
Hispanic adolescents are disproportionately burdened by type 2 diabetes (T2D). Social determinants of health (SDoH) serve as barriers to behavior change and participation in disease prevention efforts, especially among vulnerable…
- Trial name
- Fit24+ (NCT06943001)
- Testing
- Fit24+
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Pediatric Cancer
Pilot Evaluation of a Healthy Lifestyle Intervention for Adolescent and Young Adult Survivors of Pediatric Cancer
This is a feasibility and acceptability trial to test a newly developed healthy lifestyle intervention for adolescent and young adult survivors of pediatric cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT04839952
- Testing
- Healthy Lifestyles, Education-Only Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Obesity
Gamification and Energetic Behavior Changes
Obesity [Body mass index (BMI kg/m2 ≥ 95th percentile)] affects 1 in 5 adolescents in the United States, with 13 million suffering from severe obesity (BMI ≥ 120% > 95th percentile or ≥ 35 mg/kg2).
- Trial name
- NCT03050840
- Testing
- Way to Health
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Obesity, Extreme Obesity
Identification and Characterization of Youth With Extreme Obesity
While obese and extremely obese youth are at increased risk of health complications, especially the extremely obese group rarely seek medical care. One of the underlying reasons might be the lack of adequate treatment options.
- Trial name
- YES (NCT01625325)
- Where
- 5 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 429 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dr. Martin Wabitsch
Obesity, Life Style, Healthy
LiPO Teen (the Lifestyle in Pregnancy and Offspring Teenagers
The study is a follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) performed in 2007-10 - the "Lifestyle in Pregnancy" LiP study. The LiP study included 360 pregnant women with BMI ≥30 kg/m2 from Odense University Hospital and…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Life Style, Healthy, Follow-up, Gestational Weight Gain
- Trial name
- NCT05774652
- Testing
- Lifestyle intervention Dietary advise and/or advise on physical activity
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 301 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Type2 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Obese
Brain Health in Youth With Normal Weight, Overweight and Obesity at Risk for Type 2 Diabetes (T2D)
Investigators propose to study youth across the spectrum of body mass index (BMI) and dysglycemia. This approach will allow investigators to disentangle the relationship of key features of type 2 diabetes (T2D) risk (e.g.
- Conditions
- Type2 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Obese, Dysglycemia, Microvascular Complications
- Trial name
- Metabrain (NCT05277558)
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Exercise, Physical Activity
The Active by Choice Today (ACT) Trial to Increase Physical Activity
The increasing prevalence of obesity in U.S. children and adolescents is a major health threat to our society, especially among minority and low social economic status (SES) populations.
- Conditions
- Exercise, Physical Activity, Obesity
- Trial name
- ACT (NCT01028144)
- Testing
- Physical Activity Program, General Health Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,422 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Overweight and Obesity
Improving Emotion Regulation Skills Among Adolescents Attempting to Lose Weight
While the prevalence of overweight and obesity among children and adolescents has plateaued, national data indicate that approximately 35% of children and adolescents continue to struggle with overweight/obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT03393221
- Testing
- ER, SBWC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Obesity, Abdominal, Adiposity
Probiotics and the Gut Microbiome in Obese Hispanic Youth
This study will recruit 40 obese Hispanic youth (12 - 18 years of age who are greater than or equal to Tanner stage 4) from hospitals, clinics, and community centers.
- Trial name
- NCT03115385
- Testing
- VSL#3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Obesity, Adolescent
Insulin Resistance, Lipid Profile, CRP, IL-18 and Carotid Intima-Media Thickness (CIMT) Diameter in Obese Adolescents
Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is a marker for detecting endothelium dysfunction, and has become a non-invasive method that is very useful in detecting and evaluating subclinical atherosclerosis in obese children and…
- Trial name
- CIMT (NCT06152068)
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Airlangga
Pediatric Obesity, Prediabetic State
Health Outcomes of Teens Participating in Summer Employment Immersion Programs
This study is a collaboration between investigators and two community partners: a youth employment program and an urban farm. The community partners hire 300+ adolescents for summer jobs at various organizations.
- Trial name
- NCT02886208
- Testing
- Measurement
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University