Clinical trials: Child Nutrition Sciences
Malnutrition, Cancer
Enteral Nutrition in Cancer Patients
CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Tumor and its therapy have adverse effects on the nutritional status of cancer patients, leading to nutritional support.
- Trial name
- NCT01304446
- Testing
- industrialized oral supplementation (IOS) and tube feeding regimen (TFR) with Nutren
- Sponsor
- Grupo de Apoio ao Adolescente e a Crianca com Cancer
Down Syndrome, Vitamin D Deficiency
Effect of Exercise Intensity on Vitamin D
Children with Down's syndrome (DS) are more liable to vitamin D deficiency. Treating this deficiency with supplements is associated with the risk of intoxication due to increased intestinal absorption or decreased vitamin D…
- Trial name
- NCT05024110
- Testing
- High intensity treamill exercise training., Moderate intensity treamill exercise training.
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Taif University
Lifestyle-related Condition, Overweight and Obesity
Study of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Regarding Ergogenic, Anti-inflammatory and Obesity Inhibitory Effects in 8 Year Old Children
This study hypothesizes that supplementation of omega-3 fatty acids (OM3) can increase physical activity, inhibit rapid gain in body weight and BMI in both sedentary and normally active 8 year old children.
- Conditions
- Lifestyle-related Condition, Overweight and Obesity, Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency
- Trial name
- STOPP-8 OM3 (NCT01323283)
- Testing
- Omega-3
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 423 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Child Nutrition, Child Neurobehavioral Development
Multi-Sectoral Agricultural Intervention to Improve Nutrition, Health, and Developmental Outcomes of HIV-infected and Affected Children in Western Kenya
This study aims to test the hypothesis that a multi-sectoral agricultural and microfinance intervention designed to improve household food security, prevent antiretroviral treatment failure, and reduce co-morbidities among people…
- Trial name
- NCT03170986
- Testing
- Multisectoral agriculture and Microfinance Intervention
- Where
- 16 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 704 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
OBESITY, Endothelial Dysfunction
Study on Correlation Between Vascular ET-1 and Adiponectin in Pediatric Obesity
The aim of this study is to explore whether and how high circulating levels of endothelin-1 (ET-1) in obese and overweight children may contribute to impair adiponectin (Ad) production, release and vascular activity
- Conditions
- OBESITY, Endothelial Dysfunction, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT01750333
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Monica Montagnani
Prediabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Pathobiology and Reversibility of Prediabetes in a Biracial Cohort
The reasons for the epidemics of diabetes and prediabetes, and why individuals from certain populations suffer at higher rates are not well known.
- Conditions
- Prediabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity
- Trial name
- PROP-ABC (NCT02027571)
- Testing
- Intensive Lifestyle Intervention (ILI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 223 people
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
Pediatric Obesity
Texas Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (TX CORD) Project -Primary Prevention Study
A systems approach emphasizes the linkage between individual behavior change strategies and social and physical environmental changes, which act synergistically to facilitate (or inhibit) healthy eating and active living.
- Trial name
- TXCORDPRIM (NCT04625998)
- Testing
- Enhanced CATCH Elementary School Program, CATCH Early Childhood (CEC)
- Volunteers
- 4,378 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Burn Injury
Amino Acid Supplementation in Recovery From Severe Burns
Exercise during recovery is now Standard of Care at Shriners Hospital for Children Galveston, since positive effects of exercise training were found on lean body mass and recovery after burns.
- Trial name
- ExAA (NCT01618630)
- Testing
- EAA Supplementation + Exercise Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Obesity
Promoting Child Inhibitory Control Skills Around Food
Today's environment provides many hedonic stimuli that promote consumption of unhealthy energy-dense snack foods. It is widely recognized that a systems approach is required to deal with this complex problem.
- Trial name
- CHIC Play (NCT02077387)
- Testing
- CHild Inhibitory Control (CHIC) Play, Attention control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Childhood Obesity
Etiological Factors, Risk Factors and Early Stages of Chronic Disease in Different Degrees of Childhood Overweight
Children and adolescents with overweight and obesity are predisposed to significant health problems. It is known that childhood obesity can adversely affect almost every organ system, and if left untreated, the major impact of…
- Trial name
- NCT02091544
- Testing
- Lifestyle intervention
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Childhood Obesity, Life Style Modification
Lifestyle Modification Intervention for Obese Children
Interventions that encompass behavioral modifications of dietary intake and physical activity dietary management are essential for the management of obese children.
- Trial name
- NCT03429699
- Testing
- Stage-based Lifestyle Modification Intervention for the Management of Childhood Obesity, Existing practice for the management of childhood obesity
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
Health Status Disparities, Pediatric Obesity
Healthy Kids Beyond the Bell: Investigating the Impact of After-School and Summer Programs
Nearly one in five children are obese, and disparities in overweight and obesity between children from low- and middle-to-high-income households persist despite a multitude of school-based interventions.
- Conditions
- Health Status Disparities, Pediatric Obesity, Ethnic Group, Socioeconomic Factors
- Trial name
- NCT05880901
- Testing
- After school program, Summer day camp
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Obesity
Effects of Blowing Balloon Therapy FUNCTION, DYSPNEA AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN OBESE CHILDREN
The respiratory system is divided into upper and lower tracts and functions through gaseous exchange, ventilation, and perfusion, with normal breathing depending on lung compliance, airway resistance, and muscular strength.
- Trial name
- NCT07576478
- Testing
- Blowing Balloon Therapy Group
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Riphah International University
Malnutrition
Comparing Performance of Simplified Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Devices ("Click-MUACs") to Detect Acute Malnutrition
The Click-Mid-Upper Arm Circumference study aims to describe and compare the performance of a set of three simplified mid-upper arm circumference classification devices ("Click-MUAC") for use by mothers and caregivers to screen…
- Trial name
- NCT02833740
- Testing
- Click-MUAC prototype & regular MUAC tape
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 345 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Action Contre la Faim
Obesity
"Fit For Kids"-Copenhagen
This study aims to evaluate the effect of a 40- week multifactorial intervention against overweight, obesity and physical inactivity in Danish children.
- Trial name
- FFK (NCT01660789)
- Testing
- Physical activity, dietary counseling, coaching
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Overweight and Obesity, Social Determinants of Health
The First 1,000 Days Program: Maternal-Child Obesity Prevention in Early Life
The First 1000 Days (conception to age 2) is a crucial period for the development and prevention of obesity and its adverse consequences in mother-child pairs and their families.
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity, Social Determinants of Health, Physical Activity, Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT03191591
- Testing
- First 1,000 Days Program Site
- Volunteers
- 1,645 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Childhood Obesity, Inflammation
CASH- Children Active to Stay Healthy
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of high intensity interval exercise (HIIE) on inflammation and endothelial dysfunction found in children with obesity.
- Trial name
- CASH (NCT01821313)
- Testing
- Moderate exercise, High Intensity Interval Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Nutritional Disorder
Impact of Nutritional Status on Clinical Outcome in PICU
Malnutrition is believed to be associated with clinical outcomes in ill patients and several studies have shown that nutrition status play a major role in disease prognosis in adults .
- Trial name
- NCT04301791
- Testing
- nutritional status
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Obesity, Weight Gain
Reducing Antipsychotic-Induced Weight Gain in Children With Metformin
Recent but limited short term studies have shown that Metformin can slow down weight gain in obese children and in children with psychotropic-induced weight gain, two distinct pediatric populations that are at risk for obesity…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Weight Gain, Psychotropic Induced Weight Gain
- Trial name
- GFMS (NCT01231074)
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
School Attendance, School Dropouts
Peanut-based School Meals in Rural Ghana to Improve Attendance and Retention
The goal of this clinical trial is to test daily provision of peanut paste-based milk-containing ready-to-use school food (PM-RUF) in children 5-17 years of age in Ghana .
- Conditions
- School Attendance, School Dropouts, School Enrollment, School Feeding Programs
- Trial name
- Peanut-SMART (NCT06397989)
- Testing
- Ready-to-use school food, Standard meal
- Where
- 20 sites in Ghana
- Volunteers
- 5,731 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
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