Clinical trials: Adolescent Overweight
Obesity, Overweight
Mobile Attention Retraining in Overweight Female Adolescents
Background: People are constantly exposed to unhealthy foods. Some studies of adults show that training attention away from unhealthy foods might reduce overeating.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Binge Eating, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- NCT02977403
- Testing
- Attention Bias Retraining
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Morbid Obesity
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding in Adolescents
This study is to determine if the Lap-band system is safe and effective for use in morbidly obese adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT01619488
- Testing
- Adjustable Gastric Band
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Kirk Reichard
Childhood Obesity
Translational Investigation of Growth and Everyday Routines in Kids
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of severe obesity on physical activity, sedentary behavior and cardiometabolic risk factors during childhood and adolescence and whether these associations are modified by…
- Trial name
- TIGER Kids (NCT02784509)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 342 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Obesity
A Study of the Laparoscopically-placed Adjustable Gastric Band for the Management of Obesity in Adolescent Patients
This is a prospective, non-randomized, single center study of a laparoscopically placed, adjustable gastric band medical device for the treatment of adolescent obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT01409928
- Testing
- LAP-BAND (Allergan, Inc.)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Obesity, Adolescent, Health Behavior
Health Literacy and Obesogenic Behaviors
The prevalence of adolescent behaviors that can lead to obesity are alarming, and reduced life expectancy is the future of America's youth if behavioral changes are not implemented to improve health and reduce the obesity burden.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Adolescent, Health Behavior, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Diet, Healthy
- Trial name
- HL-Squared (NCT04252677)
- Testing
- Obesity Prevention, Health Literacy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City University of New York, School of Public Health
Weight Loss, Obesity
Wellness Achieved Through Changing Habits (The WATCH Study)
The purpose of this pilot, feasibility study is to investigate the acceptability of an acceptance-based therapy healthy lifestyle intervention in adolescent girls with overweight/obesity.
- Conditions
- Weight Loss, Obesity, Overweight
- Trial name
- NCT03284788
- Testing
- ABT Weight Loss Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Overweight and Obesity, Overweight Adolescents
Enhancing BodyWorks: A Canine Health Literacy Module
Dog ownership can serve as a vehicle for large-scale multi-level public health interventions, especially for pediatric overweight and obesity, due to dogs' unique place in children and adolescents' social networks.This study…
- Trial name
- BW (NCT04516252)
- Testing
- BodyWorks Intervention, Canine Curriculum, Ecological Momentary Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Obesity, Morbid, Bariatric Surgery
Adjunct Phentermine + Topiramate After Bariatric Surgery in 12-24 Year Olds
The goal of this pilot study is to establish the feasibility and initial efficacy of the combination of phentermine and topiramate for adolescents and young adults who require additional risk reduction after bariatric surgery.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Morbid, Bariatric Surgery, Adolescent, Young Adult
- Trial name
- NCT04095104
- Testing
- Phentermine, Immediate Release Topiramate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Obesity, Activity, Motor
Healthy Juntos Pilot Study
The purpose of the study is to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of a digital (web and mobile phone-based) program to improve physical activity levels and quality dietary intake among Hispanic…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Activity, Motor, Diet, Healthy, Sedentary Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03986190
- Testing
- Healthy Juntos
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Overweight and Obesity
Improving Nutritional Choices in Adolescents
The goal of this project is to test whether the mobile application helps Black adolescents make healthy food choices at the point of purchase.
- Trial name
- LIITA3H (NCT03693144)
- Testing
- Full LIITA3H App, Partial LIITA3H App, LIITA3H Location only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Obesity and Physical Inactivity in Adolescents
Social Exergaming for Healthy Weight in Adolescent Girls
The purpose is to evaluate the feasibility of a 12-week exergaming dance program for adolescent girls. This study combines dancing, video games, and a full body work-out to test if video games can increase physical activity and…
- Trial name
- Klub Kinect (NCT02003963)
- Testing
- Klub Kinect
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Obesity, Adolescent, PreDiabetes
Unsweetened Sparkling Water and Changes in Sweetness Perception in Adolescents
The study design is a prospective observational study in adolescents who are at risk for developing Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), to evaluate the effectiveness of sparkling water to reduce dietary intake of added sugars and thereby…
- Trial name
- NCT05966870
- Testing
- Unsweetened flavored sparkling water
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Obesity
Dexmedetomidine to Treat Bariatric Surgery-associated Pain
Obesity represents one of the most important public health issues according to the World Health Organization and it has reached epidemic proportions globally.
- Trial name
- NCT02880540
- Testing
- Fentanyl, Morphine, Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Janelle Vaughns
Obesity, Status Post Sleeve Gastrectomy
Liraglutide (Saxenda(R)) in Adolescents With Obesity After Sleeve Gastrectomy
Background: Metabolic Bariatric Surgery, including a surgery called vertical sleeve gastrectomy, is the most effective weight loss treatment for severe obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT04883346
- Testing
- Liraglutide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Treatment of Adolescent Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
A 24 week study to compare the use of Metformin, birth control pills and a carefully planned intensive lifestyle program that includes weight loss and exercise.
- Trial name
- NCT00714233
- Testing
- Metformin, Oral Contraceptive Pills (Yasmin), Lifestyle Modification
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Correction of Vitamin D Levels and Its Effect on Insulin Resistance and Weight Gain in Obese Youth
Vitamin D deficiency is extremely common in obese youth. In our obese population followed in the Endocrinology clinic at Children's Medical Center Dallas, vitamin D levels were inversely correlated with a measure of insulin…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Vitamin D Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT02168660
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Perrin C White, MD
Obesity
Sleep Timing and Insulin Resistance in Adolescents With Obesity
This study examines the relationship between sleep timing and insulin resistance in adolescents with obesity. The investigators also aim to develop a physiologically-based mathematical model of adolescent sleep/wake and circadian…
- Trial name
- NCT02585830
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Asthma in Children, Obesity
Managing AsThma AnD Obesity Related Symptoms (MATADORS) Feasibility Study
The purpose of this 4 week pilot study is to test the use of a mobile application (also commonly referred to as an app) designed to help increase self-management strategies among youth that have asthma and obesity.
- Conditions
- Asthma in Children, Obesity, Obesity, Adolescent, Obesity, Childhood
- Trial name
- MATADORS (NCT05742646)
- Testing
- MATADORS, MATADORS Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Obesity
Effect of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (rhGH) on Abdominal Fat and Cardiovascular Risk in Obese Girls
Teenagers and adults who are overweight or obese have an increase in fat in the abdomen, which increases their risk for diabetes and heart disease.
- Trial name
- NCT01169103
- Testing
- recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Obesity, Childhood
Time Limited Eating in Adolescents (Time LEAd): a Pilot Study
The investigators propose a randomized controlled trial in 90 children (age 13-21y) with obesity recruited from clinical programs at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA).
- Trial name
- TimeLEAd (NCT03954223)
- Testing
- Low sugar and carbohydrate diet, Time Limited Eating, Continuous Glucose Monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles