Clinical trials: Adolescent Overweight
Overweight, Obesity
The Beneficial Effects of a Protein-rich Breakfast on Appetite Control & Cognition in Overweight and Obese Adolescents
The purpose of this study is to assess whether the daily addition of a protein-rich breakfast leads to beneficial changes in appetite control, food intake regulation,and cognitive function in overweight \& obese 'breakfast…
- Trial name
- NCT01192100
- Testing
- Breakfast Skipping, Normal Protein Breakfast Meals, Protein-rich Breakfast Meals
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Healthy, Obesity
Break It Up: A Study Evaluating Breaking Up Daily Sedentary Behavior in Youth
Background: Some studies have found that people can better process sugars when they take walking breaks. Studies have also found that children's attention and memory may improve after exercise.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Obesity, Overweight
- Trial name
- NCT03223649
- Testing
- Walking Bouts, Sedentary
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Obesity, Childhood
Mechanisms of Obesity and Its Metabolic Complications in Youth
The overarching goal of this project is to determine whether the effect of gut microbiota on human metabolism might be mediated by short chain fatty acids (SCFA) and whether the SCFA might modulate lipid metabolism.
- Trial name
- NCT03454828
- Testing
- obese carbohydrate diet, lean carbohydrate diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Morbid Obesity
Effectiveness and Safety Study of LAP-BAND Treatment for Obese Adolescents
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the LAP-BAND system is safe and effective in morbidly obese adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT00447590
- Testing
- LAP-BAND System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Obesity, Childhood
Family-Based Treatment for Type 1 Diabetes
Type 1 Diabetes carries high burden for affected youth and their families. Advances in insulin therapy and technology have been associated with increased obesity with 1/3 adolescents being overweight/obese.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Obesity, Childhood, Overweight, Comorbidities and Coexisting Conditions
- Trial name
- FBTT1D (NCT05756361)
- Testing
- Family-Based Treatment for T1D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Obesity, Adolescent, Bariatric Surgery Candidate
Lifestyle Improvement for Teens With Bariatric Surgery
This study aims to conduct a proof-of-concept study to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) -supported healthy lifestyle behavioral intervention among adolescent…
- Trial name
- LIFT (NCT05393570)
- Testing
- Healthy Lifestyle Behavioral Intervention (MBS -supported intervention)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Insulin Resistance, Obesity
Financial Incentives to Exercise for Adolescents
Among youth populations, American Indians have the highest prevalence of diabetes in the United States. This study will use exercise as the principal lifestyle modification approach to reduce the risk of diabetes in this…
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- MOVE (NCT01848353)
- Testing
- Exercise training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Obesity, Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D Supplementation in Psychiatric Illnesses
Children and adolescents with psychiatric illnesses who are treated with medications called second generation antipsychotic agents (SGA) often gain excessive weight during their treatment with these medications.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Vitamin D Deficiency, Psychosis, Schizophrenia
- Trial name
- VDSS (NCT01004354)
- Testing
- Ergocalciferols
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Obesity, Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior
Study of Nutrition and Activity in Kids
While a substantial body of research suggests that RRV is related to obesity, there is very little research on factors that contribute to the RRV of food, particularly how patterns of eating can increase or decrease the…
- Trial name
- SNAK (NCT04027608)
- Testing
- Reinforcing value of HED and LED foods in response to snack food monotony
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Adolescent Obesity
SMART Use of Medication for the Treatment of Adolescent Severe Obesity
This study will examine the timing and sequence of using adjunct obesity pharmacotherapy for adolescents with severe obesity who do not respond to lifestyle modification therapy alone.
- Trial name
- SMART (NCT04007393)
- Testing
- Lifestyle Modification Therapy (LSMT), Phentermine Pill, Topiramate Pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Pediatric Obesity
Parent Involvement in Adolescent Obesity Treatment
A randomized control trial to compare the efficacy of two distinct parent treatments on weight loss maintenance for adolescents with obesity participating in a lifestyle intervention including nutrition education, exercise and…
- Trial name
- TEENS+ (NCT03851796)
- Testing
- TEENS+Parents as Coaches, TEENS+Parent Weight Loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 418 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Pediatric Obesity, Meal Timing
Impact of Meal Timing on Glycemic Profile in Latino Adolescents With Obesity
In adolescents, conventional obesity treatment comprehensively addresses nutritional, activity, and behavioral topics. Due to limited resources in historically marginalized communities, implementation of nutrition-based…
- Trial name
- NCT05391438
- Testing
- Meal-timing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Pediatric Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Study of Post-meal Blood Sugar Peaks in Association With Vascular Disease in Childhood Obesity
The main purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment with acarbose attenuates post-prandial glycemic excursions in non-diabetic/pre-diabetic obese children as determined by continuous glucose monitoring systems…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00846521
- Testing
- Acarbose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Obesity
Effect of Changing Sedentary Behavior in Youth
The primary aim is to examine how reduction in sedentary behaviors influences physical activity and energy intake.
- Trial name
- Effects (NCT00962247)
- Testing
- Television reduction device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Pediatric Obesity
Quincy Family, Youth & Technology For Lifestyle Change (FYT-4-LIFE) Study
To date, approaches that show the most promise for preventing and/or reversing the course of childhood obesity involve the delivery of intensive lifestyle interventions within a family-based context, emphasizing the necessity of…
- Trial name
- QFYT (NCT02324361)
- Testing
- Physical Activity, Evidence-based information on healthy family routines
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Obesity
Combined Resistance and Aerobic Exercise Training on Obesity in Adolescent Girls
The purpose of the study was to observe therapeutic effects of combined resistance and aerobic exercise training (CRAE) on hyperinsulemia in obese adolescent girls.
- Trial name
- NCT03096873
- Testing
- Combined Exercise Training
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Pusan National University
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
Obesity
Study of Serum Markers for Cardiovascular Risk in Obese Youth and Impact of Lifestyle and Medication Intervention
In Protocol #2, we will select 30 obese pubertal and 30 obese prepubertal subjects with an abnormal cytokine profile (i.e. fibrinogen and/or hsCRP concentration greater than or equal to 2 Standard Deviations (SD) above the mean…
- Trial name
- NCT00139477
- Testing
- Metformin, Dietary modification with caloric restriction, Establishment of exercise protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Obesity
A Primary Care Behavioral Approach for Addressing Childhood Overweight
The purpose of this study is to determine whether participation in a group-based health education curriculum is superior to receipt of standardized health educational materials for children who are overweight or at risk for…
- Trial name
- NCT00284557
- Testing
- Group-based behavioral intervention
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
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