Clinical trials: Child Nutrition Sciences
Obesity
Effect of Three Non-drug Intervention in Treatment of Children With Overweight
The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of three different non-pharmacological interventions (usually practiced in ambulatory care of Childhood Obesity (AmO), physical activity program (IFSP) and diet therapy adjusted…
- Trial name
- AMO (NCT01297374)
- Testing
- physical activities, dietician counseling and behavioral changes
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Health, Pregnancy
Use of Mobile Technology by Community-Based Health Workers to Promote Maternal and Child Health in Bihar, India
This study is designed to evaluate the impact of use of mobile technology by community-based health workers on health-promoting behaviors among women related to reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition in…
- Conditions
- Health, Pregnancy, Infant, Nutrition
- Trial name
- ICT-CCS (NCT03406221)
- Testing
- Information Communication Technology Continuum of Care Service, Control Condition
- Volunteers
- 3,112 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Cardiometabolic Health, Cognitive Function
The Effect of Oily Fish and Poultry on Children's Cardiometabolic Health and Cognitive Function
The purpose of FiSK Junior is to investigate whether intake of oily fish compared to poultry affects cardiovascular risk markers, cognitive function, and behaviour in healthy children.
- Trial name
- FiSK Junior (NCT02809508)
- Testing
- Oily fish, Poultry
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 199 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Childhood Obesity Prevention
Effectiveness of a Motivational Interviewing-based Intervention From Pregnancy to 2 Years of Age.
The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of an early and intensive intervention, based on techniques of effective counseling on healthy habits for parents, in order to reduce mean BMI at 2 years of age Secondly…
- Trial name
- PROGESPI (NCT03444415)
- Testing
- Motivational interviewing in groups, Usual care
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 414 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacion para la Formacion e Investigacion Sanitarias de la Region de Murcia
Obesity
Multidisciplinary Ambulatory Intervention Program in Family of Children and Adolescents With Obesity
Obesity has become a pandemic, and it is today's principal neglected public health problem. Obesity has increased dramatically during the past two decades At adolescence, it is an aggravating issue, because obesity tends to…
- Trial name
- NCT00344747
- Testing
- dietary, behavioral, physical activity
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Soroka University Medical Center
Type 1 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Complications
Vascular Complications in Children From T1D Diagnosis
Cardiovascular disease is a complication of type 1 diabetes (T1D), a life-long disease, usually diagnosed in childhood. The goal of this project is to determine the timing and factors leading to vascular damage in children from…
- Conditions
- Type 1 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Complications, Child, Adolescent
- Trial name
- NCT05790785
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Water-Related Diseases
SAFEWATER Health & Behaviour Impact Field Trials; Mexico
At least 1.8 billion people globally use a source of drinking water that is faecally contaminated and thus likely to lead to diarrheal illness: nearly 1,000 children die each day due to water and sanitation-related diarrhoeal…
- Trial name
- NCT04736615
- Testing
- SAFEWATER systems for drinking water disinfection, Behavior change interventions
- Where
- 3 sites in Colombia, Mexico
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster
Overweight and Obesity
Healthy Weight at Home: A Pilot Weight Loss Program for Parents of Children With a Disability
The objective of this study is to design, implement, and pilot a lifestyle-based, 12-week, weight loss program for parents of children with a disability. This weight loss program supports weight loss among parents.
- Trial name
- NCT04697225
- Testing
- weight loss strategies, weight loss coaching sessions and email support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Towson University
Childhood Obesity
Turn up the HEAT - Healthy Eating and Activity Time in Summer Day Camps
The investigators long-term goal is to increase the number of Summer Day Camps (SDC) that meet the National Afterschool Association Healthy Eating and Physical Activity (HEPA) Standards.
- Trial name
- HEPA (NCT02161809)
- Testing
- Healthy Eating and Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Malnutrition
Trial to Test the Growth-Promoting Effect of Fortified Spreads When Used as Complementary Food for Infants
This study tests the hypothesis that infants receiving fortified spread as a complementary food for one year grow better and do not become malnourished as often as infants who are provided with maize-soy flour for complementary…
- Trial name
- NCT00131209
- Testing
- fortified spread (RUTF), maize and soy flour
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Feeding Behaviors
Validation of a Digital Diet Method for Use With Preschoolers
The Validation of a Digital Diet Method project is very innovative because it links three methods to address the gap in measuring food intake of HS preschool children.
- Trial name
- NCT01725347
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Pediatric Obesity
Monitoring Eating Across Locations (MEAL) - Timing, Intake, and Mealtime Evaluation (TIME)
Increased availability of high-energy dense foods has contributed to a pediatric obesity epidemic, with 23% of United States children currently presenting with the disease.
- Trial name
- MEAL-TIME (NCT07095166)
- Testing
- Meal Location
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Childhood Obesity, Obesity
Weight Stigma by Association in Parent-Child Dyads
Parents of children with obesity report feeling blamed for their children's weight and reluctant to seek pediatric care after stigmatizing experiences.
- Trial name
- NCT04829162
- Testing
- Mother with obesity, daughter with obesity, Mother with obesity, daughter without obesity, Mother without obesity, daughter with obesity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,973 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Diarrhea, Cough
Asili Evaluation in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The South Kivu province of DRC has experience continuous armed conflict over the last several decades; as a result, livelihoods and health metrics are uniformly poor.
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Cough, Fever, Malnutrition, Child
- Trial name
- NCT03536286
- Testing
- Encouragement
- Volunteers
- 9,999 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Cystic Fibrosis, Pancreatic Cystic Fibrosis
Behavioral & Nutritional Treatment to Help CF Preschoolers Grow
The primary objective of this NIH funded clinical trial is to conduct a multi-center, randomized, controlled trial comparing two interventions: a behavioral plus nutrition intervention to a nutrition intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT00241969
- Testing
- Behavioral and Nutrition Treatment, Education and Attention Control
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Malnourished Children With Watery Diarrhoea
Modified ORS Solution for Severely Malnourished Children
Diarrhoea and malnutrition are the common childhood illnesses responsible for higher deaths in developing counties. Physiologically, malnourished children excrete lower amounts of salts and water in diarrhoeal stools, and they…
- Trial name
- NCT01821586
- Testing
- Modified ORS-1, Modified ORS-2 (ReSoMal), Modified ORS-3 (Benefibre)
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 189 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Childhood Obesity, Feeding Behavior
Evaluation of a Primary Care Weight Management Program in Children Aged 2 to 5 Years
Primary care offers a promising setting for promoting parenting practices that shape healthy eating and physical activity behaviors of young children.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Feeding Behavior, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT03487614
- Testing
- Behavior-based parental intervention
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health West
Food Insecurity, Food Insecurity Among Children
Giving Healthy Meal Kits and Cooking Lessons to Rural Families With Food Insecurity.
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if providing healthy meal kits to food insecure families can help lessen the social and emotional impacts of food insecurity on kids and their caregivers in rural Maine.
- Conditions
- Food Insecurity, Food Insecurity Among Children, Social Emotional Wellness, Caregiver Stress
- Trial name
- NCT06869993
- Testing
- Meal Kit plus Mobile Culinary Medicine Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- MaineHealth
Prader-Willi Syndrome, PWS-like Syndrome
GROWing Up With Rare GENEtic Syndromes
Introduction Rare complex syndromes Patients with complex genetic syndromes, by definition, have combined medical problems affecting multiple organ systems, and intellectual disability is often part of the syndrome.
- Conditions
- Prader-Willi Syndrome, PWS-like Syndrome, Silver Russel Syndrome, Congenital Hypopituitarism
- Trial name
- GROW UR GENES (NCT04463316)
- Testing
- Retrospective file studies
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- dr. Laura C. G. de Graaff-Herder
Child Obesity
Mixed Methods Feasibility Study of an App for Childhood Obesity Prevention and Management
This evaluation evaluated Health Education England's NoObesity digital health app's usability and acceptability to undertake activities improving families' diet, physical activity and weight.
- Trial name
- NCT05261555
- Testing
- NoObesity app
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 231 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Plymouth
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