Clinical trials: Child Nutritional Status
Childhood Obesity
Impact of Body Weight on the Immediate Health of the Pediatric Population
Objective: Obesity amongst children is a public health issue in the United States and is rising at an alarming rate. The purpose of this study is to determine if there is any correlation between At Risk body weight (overweight…
- Trial name
- NCT00267631
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,392 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Antonios Likourezos
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
Diabetes, Pre-diabetes
Metformin at the Cellular Level and Dosing for Diabetes Mellitus (DM)
The investigators know that metformin works at the level of the cells in the body by acting on a protein called Cyclic amine monophosphate- Response Binding Elements (CREB) binding protein or Constitutive Reverter of eIF2α…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Pre-diabetes, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT01876992
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
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
Overweight, Obesity
School Nurse-directed Secondary Obesity Prevention for Elementary School Children
Primary Aim: To test the efficacy of an elementary school-based, school nurse-led weight management program to reduce excess weight gain among children, 8 to 12 years old who are overweight and at risk of overweight by increasing…
- Trial name
- NCT02029976
- Testing
- SNAPSHOT (Student, Nurses and Parents Seeking Healthy Options Together), Mailed monthly newsletters
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 264 people
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Obesity, GERD
Pharmacokinetics of Pantoprazole and CYP2C19 Activity in Children and Adolescents With GERD: A Pilot Study
The World Health Organization has declared childhood obesity to be "one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century," (http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/childhood).
- Trial name
- NCT01887743
- Testing
- Pantoprazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
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.
Childhood Obesity
Motivational Interviewing for Weight Loss
The investigators studied the effect of motivational interviewing (MI) on self-efficacy, health behaviors, and health outcomes in overweight children and adolescents (ages ranging from 10 to 18 years).
- Trial name
- NCT01246349
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing (Treatment Group), Social Skills Training (Control Group)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Pediatric Obesity
Family-based Lifestyle Intervention Program and Carotenoid Supplementation for Children With Obesity
This is a pilot study of children between the ages of 8 to 11 years of age who are obese and participating in an intense family based intervention with a family-focused multi-component lifestyle intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT02060279
- Testing
- Lifestyle intervention and carotenoid supplements
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Obesity, Childhood, Weight Change, Body
Feasibility of the Camp Power Up Program on Children's Body Weight and Quality of Life
This study will evaluate the effects of a one week weight management summer camp on children's weight, quality of life, mood and feelings, self-esteem, weight management efficacy, enjoyment of physical activity, and body image.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Weight Change, Body, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- CampPowerUp (NCT03235440)
- Testing
- Kids N Fitness Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Fruit and Vegetable Consumption in Children
Kokkerelli Learning Street Effect Evaluation
In 2012, the Kids University for Cooking Foundation BV has developed a nutrition education programme called 'Kokkerelli Learning Street'.
- Trial name
- NCT04190680
- Testing
- Kokkerelli Learning Street
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 226 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
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
Vitamin d Deficiency
Blue Sky Study: Impact of Milk and Vitamin D for Child Growth and Health
This intervention study will address the impact of vitamin D fortified milk and vitamin D supplements on the growth, levels of vitamin D, insulin-like growth factor 1, growth hormone, academic attention, respiratory infections…
- Trial name
- BSS (NCT00886379)
- Testing
- Mongolian milk without vitamin D, Mongolian milk with vitamin D, UHT milk
- Volunteers
- 597 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Obesity
Evaluation of an Enhanced Delivery Model for Go NAPSACC
This study will compare the effectiveness and cost of Basic and Enhanced delivery models for Go NAPSACC on child care centers' use of evidence-based nutrition and physical activity practices.
- Trial name
- NCT03938103
- Testing
- Enhanced Go NAPSACC, Basic Go NAPSACC
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 364 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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
Malnutrition
Whey Permeate Study
This is a prospective, randomized, double-blinded, controlled clinical effectiveness trial of two supplementary foods in the treatment of MAM.
- Trial name
- NCT01790048
- Testing
- Whey permeate RUSF, Soy Protein RUSF
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 2,259 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
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
Parental Stress, Parent and Child Stress
Family Based Mindfulness Intervention
The goal of the proposed interdisciplinary study is to assess feasibility of recruiting a pilot sample of parents of toddlers and engaging them in a pilot study to test a version of mindfulness-based intervention for parenting…
- Conditions
- Parental Stress, Parent and Child Stress, Parental and Child Obesity, Child Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT01974102
- Testing
- Lifestyle counseling, Parenting Mindfully for Health (PMH)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
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, Childhood
Wise Social Psychological Interventions to Improve Outcomes of Behavioral Weight Control in Children With Obesity
A 2-arm, parallel group, randomized controlled trial to evaluate overall differences in body mass index (BMI) trajectories over 6 months between 10-16-year-old children with obesity randomized to receive the wise social…
- Trial name
- NCT04422951
- Testing
- Wise interventions -- values self-affirmation and growth mindset -- plus usual care behavioral treatment, Education plus usual care behavioral treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University