Clinical trials: Child Nutrition Disorders
Obesity
Short- and Long-Term Effects of Antibiotics on Childhood Growth
The objectives of the proposed study are to assess the effects of different types, timing, and amount of antibiotic use in the first two years of life with (Specific Aim 1) body mass index (BMI) and obesity at ages 5 and 10 years…
- Trial name
- ABX (NCT02744846)
- Testing
- Antibiotics exposure
- Volunteers
- 681,739 people
- Sponsor
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Octreotide Therapy in Children and Young Adults With Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)
The purpose of this study is to investigate over a 6 month period the effect of octreotide therapy on food intake, sense of hunger, body weight, body composition, efficiency of burning calories, biomarkers of weight regulation…
- Trial name
- NCT00399893
- Testing
- Octreotide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Obesity
Water Induced Thermogenesis in Obese Children
Drinking water is largely advocated for obesity prevention and management. Recent studies have suggested that water has a thermogenic effect, this has not been examined in children.
- Trial name
- NCT00794469
- Testing
- Water
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
ADD, ADHD
Neurocognitive and Neurobiological Improvement in ADHD Children by Modification of Dietary Protein
Multicenter, Prospective, randomized, comparative and controlled study about the beneficial effects in behavior and brain connectivity of different dietary patterns in 100 children with ADHD between 7 and 12 years, followed up…
- Trial name
- BrainProtein (NCT01856686)
- Testing
- BP22042013, Low carbohydrate diet
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Spanish Foundation for Neurometrics Development
Prader-Willi Syndrome, Hyperphagia
Intranasal Oxytocin vs. Placebo for the Treatment of Hyperphagia in Prader-Willi Syndrome
This study is a phase 2 randomized double blind 8-week treatment trial of intranasal OXT vs. placebo in 50 subjects aged 5 to 17 years with PWS in order to assess IN-OXT's affect on measurements of (1) eating behaviors (2)…
- Trial name
- NCT03197662
- Testing
- Intranasal Oxytocin (IN-OXT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Eric Hollander
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
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.
Undernutrition, Wasting
Evaluating Oral Nutritional Supplements on Children's Nutritional Status and Digestive Health in Vietnam.
Evaluating the efficiency of using Oral Nutritional Supplementation toward nutrition status (anthropometric index, the prevalence of wasting), digestive disorders, and anorexic in children aged 24 - 71 months.
- Conditions
- Undernutrition, Wasting, Malnourished
- Trial name
- NCT05551637
- Testing
- Kazu Gain Gold
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Tu Nguyen Song
Pediatric Obesity
Healthy Eating for My Infant (HEMI)
Infants from underserved and minority backgrounds are at increased risk for obesity and poor feeding and nutrition outcomes, but obesity prevention programs tailored specifically to the needs of these infants are lacking.
- Trial name
- NCT04977947
- Testing
- Healthy Eating for My Infant
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension
Safety and Efficacy of Xenical in Children and Adolescents With Obesity-Related Diseases
Obesity is a condition affecting one-third off the U.S. population and is a major risk actor for the development of Type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia (increased levels of fat in the blood), hypertension (high blood pressure), and…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Metabolic Disease, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00001723
- Testing
- Orlistat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Jack Yanovski
X-Linked Hypophosphatemia
Study of the Safety, Pharmacodynamics (PD) and Efficacy of KRN23 in Children From 1 to 4 Years Old With X-linked Hypophosphatemia (XLH)
The primary objectives of the study are to: Establish the safety profile of KRN23 for the treatment of XLH in children between 1 and 4 years old Determine the PD effects of KRN23 treatment on serum phosphorus and other PD markers…
- Trial name
- NCT02750618
- Testing
- Burosumab
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Kyowa Kirin, Inc.
Eating Disorders Symptoms
Development of Eating Disorders Symptoms Among Children
Randomized Clinical Trial, the research will be composed of two parts in order to examine the research question: a combination of controlled randomized retrospective research and prospective cohort research Prospective Cohort…
- Trial name
- NCT02624713
- Testing
- obesity treatment
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel Hai College
Obesity, Short Stature
Free Fatty Acids, Body Weight, and Growth Hormones Secretion in Children
Background: Overweight and obese children and adults often have lower levels of growth hormone in the blood. Regulation of growth hormone may be tied to weight and free fatty acids in the blood.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Short Stature, Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT01237041
- Testing
- Niacin First, Dose-Establishing Study 1 Niacin 250mg, Dose-Establishing Study 1 Niacin 500mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Obesity, Childhood, Overweight and Obesity
First Heroes: Engaging Fathers in the First 1000 Days
The First Heroes study plans to influence weight and health trajectories, modify disease risk, and improve health care services for mother-father-infant triads from racial/ethnic minority and health disparity populations.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Overweight and Obesity, Social Determinants of Health, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- First Heroes (NCT04477577)
- Testing
- New Parent Intervention, Safety Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 657 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Asthma in Children, Obesity, Childhood
Reducing Exercise-induced Bronchoconstriction in Children With Asthma and Obesity
Guidelines from the American Thoracic Society strongly recommend interval warm-up exercise before planned exercise to reduce exercise-induced bronchoconstriction severity.
- Conditions
- Asthma in Children, Obesity, Childhood, Exercise Induced Bronchospasm
- Trial name
- NCT03586544
- Testing
- Albuterol Sulfate, Interval Warm-up exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Pediatric Obesity
Inspiratory Muscle Rehabilitation in Children With Obesity
This is a single-center, randomized, SHAM-controlled, parallel assignment, double-masked, interventional trial among children aged 8-17 years (not yet 18 years old) of age with obesity (n=30), recruited from the Duke Healthy…
- Trial name
- BREATHE Fit (NCT05412134)
- Testing
- Pro2 - 75% of participant's MIP, Pro2 - 15% of participant's MIP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
CLABSI - Central Line Associated Bloodstream Infection
Sodium Citrate 4% Locking Solution for Children Requiring Home Parenteral Nutrition
This study an open label prospective observational cohort study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of sodium citrate 4% locking solution in preventing central line associated blood stream infection in children requiring long…
- Trial name
- NCT04756427
- Testing
- Sodium Citrate 4% Inj Syringe 3Ml
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Apelin Levels and G212A Polymorphism of Apelin Receptor (APJ)
The aim of this study is to investigate serum apelin levels as well as their possible association with G212A polymorphism of the apelin receptor in obese children and adolescents.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Trial name
- NCT01121172
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity
Effect of Low Carbohydrate Versus Low Fat Diet in the Treatment of Dyslipidemia in Obese Children With Metabolic Syndrome
Two-arm, parallel design with children between the ages of 10 - 18 with obesity and metabolic syndrome randomized (15 per group) to reduced-carbohydrate diet or a reduced-fat diet for 8 weeks.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Dyslipidemias
- Trial name
- NCT03937960
- Testing
- Carbohydrate restricted group, Standard low fat diet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Water Up@ At Home: An Intervention to Replace Sugary Drinks With Water
This study will test the preliminary effects of an intervention to reduce sugary drinks among low-income parents (n=38)(primary caregivers) and their young children (6 months-3 year olds) compared to a control group (n=38).
- Trial name
- NCT05159622
- Testing
- Water Up! at Home
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University