Clinical trials: Child Nutrition
Obesity, Childhood
Association Between Mother and Child Weight Gain: Statistical Methods With Validation
Using retrospective data from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center electronic health record, the investigators will study the association between mother's weight / weight change before and during pregnancy and the development…
- Trial name
- NCT04174521
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,670 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Diet Quality
Nutricity: An mHealth Nutrition Intervention to Improve Diet Quality Among Latino Children
The overall objective of this application is to pilot test an mHealth nutrition intervention within pediatric clinics serving Latino families and evaluate its potential for implementation.
- Trial name
- NCT06266468
- Testing
- Nutricity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
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
Obesity, Obesity, Childhood
Healthy Homes, Healthy Habits
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether an intervention targeting healthy habit development reduces the risk and prevalence of obesity in low-income mothers and children.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Childhood, Obesity; Familial
- Trial name
- HABITS (NCT03433456)
- Testing
- Home visitation + HABITS program, Standard home visitation program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 296 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Diarrhea
PROMISE EBF: Safety and Efficacy of Exclusive Breastfeeding Promotion in the Era of HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa
The objective of the project is to develop and test an intervention to promote exclusive breastfeeding (EBF), to assess its impact on infant health in African contexts where a high prevalence of HIV is a barrier, and to…
- Trial name
- NCT00397150
- Testing
- Peer-support for exclusive breastfeeding
- Where
- 4 sites in Burkina Faso, South Africa and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 2,579 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre For International Health
Obesity
Guided Self-help for Families With an Overweight Child
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a home based program can teach parents and moderately overweight kids who are of 8-12 years old with a BMI% between 85-97%, how to manage their child's weight.
- Trial name
- GSH (NCT01145833)
- Testing
- Immediate Treatment Group, Delayed Treatment Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Behavior, Health, Child Obesity
Greenlight Plus Study: Approaches to Early Childhood Obesity Prevention
A randomized controlled trial enrolling 900 parent-infant dyads (English and Spanish speaking) comparing Greenlight (control), a behavioral intervention focusing on nutrition, physical activity, media use, and sleep as compared…
- Trial name
- NCT04042467
- Testing
- Greenlight Plus, Greenlight
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Pediatric Obesity
Development of the DRIVE Curriculum to Address Childhood Obesity Risk Factors
The purpose of this study is to help overweight or obese children to maintain or reduce their body mass index (BMI) through the home-based parent training program the investigators developed called DRIVE.
- Trial name
- NCT02160847
- Testing
- DRIVE Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Georgia State University
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
Short Bowel Syndrome
Short Bowel Syndrome Research Study for Children Up To 17 Years of Age on Parenteral Nutrition
Teduglutide is approved for treatment of adults with short bowel syndrome (SBS). The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of teduglutide in children up to the age of 17 with SBS who are dependent on…
- Trial name
- NCT02682381
- Testing
- Teduglutide 0.05mg/kg, Teduglutide 0.025 mg/kg, Standard of Care
- Where
- 27 sites in United States, Belgium and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Shire
Childhood Obesity
Brief Motivational Interviewing to Reduce Child Body Mass Index
BMi 2 is a study that tests a behavioral counseling approach to reduce obesity in children. Practitioners (Pediatricians, Nurse Practitioners) were randomly assigned to one of three groups.
- Trial name
- BMi2 (NCT01335308)
- Testing
- Standard Care, Moderate Dose Motivational Interviewing, Higher Dose Motivational Interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 645 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Obesity, Childhood, Eating Behavior
Study of Brain, Reward, and Kids' Eating
Children from rural communities are at greater risk for obesity than children from more urban communities. However, some children are resilient to obesity despite greater exposure to obesogenic influences in rural communities…
- Trial name
- BRAKE (NCT05456516)
- Testing
- Food Rating
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Hyperinsulinemia, Obesity
Metformin to Treat Obesity in Children With Insulin Resistance
This study will examine the safety and effectiveness of the medicine metformin to help overweight children control their food intake, weight, insulin, cholesterol, and triglyceride (blood fat) levels.
- Trial name
- NCT00005669
- Testing
- Metformin HCL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Jack Yanovski, M.D.
Overweight and Obesity, Academic Acheivement
Healthy Summer Learners
Summer vacation represents a "window of vulnerability" where dramatic declines in both health and academics occur for elementary age children.
- Trial name
- NCT03321071
- Testing
- Healthy Summer Learners, 21st Century Summer Learning Center
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Cholestasis
A Safety and Efficacy Study to Determine if Giving Intravenous Fish Oil Helps Children With Liver Disease
The purpose of the study is to investigate if intravenous fish oil, commercially available as Omegaven, safely and effectively reverses parenteral nutrition associated cholestasis in children.
- Trial name
- FO (NCT00969332)
- Testing
- Omegaven
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin-Dependent, Hypercholesterolemia
Statins in Children With Type 1 Diabetes and Hypercholesterolemia
Children with type1 diabetes (T1DM) have increased risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) due to chronic increase in the blood sugars and inflammation.
- Trial name
- NCT01236365
- Testing
- Atorvastatin
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Malnutrition, Wasting
Nutritional Impact of Moringa Oleifera Leaf Supplementation in Mothers and Children
Studies to date on the effects of Moringa oleifera in diabetes and anemia and animal studies that examine the utility of moringa for increased milk and litter yield are of small scale, however high-quality large-scale placebo or…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Wasting, Growth Failure
- Trial name
- NCT04587271
- Testing
- Moringa oleifera (high dose), Moringa oleifera (low dose)
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suzanna L Attia
Pneumonia, Diarrhea
Azithromycin to Prevent Post-discharge Morbidity and Mortality in Kenyan Children
Children hospitalized with severe illness in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of morbidity and mortality following discharge from hospital.
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Diarrhea, Malaria, Co-infection
- Trial name
- Toto Bora (NCT02414399)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Physical Fitness, Nutritional Status
Nutrition, Physical Performance & Fitness in Indian School Children
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of nutritional supplement on physical performance measures of apparently healthy school going children in India.
- Trial name
- NCT00876018
- Testing
- Nutritional supplement
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Exposure to Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program
Assessment of a Fruit and Vegetable Prescription Program for Children
The objective of this study is to address gaps in knowledge related to the influence of pediatric fruit and vegetable prescription programs on food security, child dietary patterns, and weight status.
- Trial name
- NCT04767282
- Testing
- Fruit and Vegetable Prescription
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University