Clinical trials: Child Obesity
Pediatric Obesity
Pediatric Quality of Life Among Population With Body Mass Index (BMI) Greater Than or Equal to 85%
We are currently experiencing an epidemic of obesity in the Pediatric Population. This epidemic affects many areas including quality of life. We have been conducting a nutrition and exercise program since 2003.
- Trial name
- NCT00714870
- Testing
- Behavioral nutrition and exercise program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Steward St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston, Inc.
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
Validation Studies
d13C Added Sugar Intake Biomarker: Determining Validity in Children
Added sugars (AS) constitute a significant source (~ 16%) of the total daily calories consumed by youth. The role of AS in health is contentious, and the reliance on self-reported dietary data is an often-cited flaw in existing…
- Trial name
- NCT02455388
- Testing
- High added sugar diet, Low added sugar diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 370 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
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
Childhood Obesity
Piloting a Family-Based Intervention of Time-Restricted Eating to Treat Obesity
This study will test whether managing the hours during which people eat, called time restricted eating, might help them to lose weight. For this study, one parent and a child will enroll as a group (called a dyad).
- Trial name
- NCT05107726
- Testing
- TRE Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Obesity, Weight Loss
Lifestyle Behavior Weight Loss Intervention
This lifestyle behavior intervention aims to weight loss in low-income overweight or obese mothers of young children through promotion of stress management, healthy eating, and physical activity.
- Trial name
- NCT04649047
- Testing
- Goal-oriented episodic future thinking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Obesity
School Water Access, Food and Beverage Intake, and Obesity
It is widely argued that the promotion of water consumption, as an alternative to sugar-sweetened beverages, can assist in childhood obesity prevention efforts.
- Trial name
- NCT03181971
- Testing
- Water First
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,861 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Child Obesity
Improving Parent-Child Interactions to Enhance Child Health
Childhood obesity is a formidable public health issue in the United States, disproportionately affecting children from lower socioeconomic status households.
- Trial name
- PCIT-Health (NCT03982511)
- Testing
- PCIT-Health
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Michigan University
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
Childhood Obesity
Physical Activity and Screen-Time Regulations in Childcare Centers - Aim 1
The goal of this project is to examine the physical activity and screen-time environment of licensed childcare centers before and after the enactment of new state regulations.
- Trial name
- Pause and Play (NCT02751788)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
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, 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, Adolescent
Promoting Resilience to Food Commercials Decreases Susceptibility to Unhealthy Food Decision-Making
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how food commercials influence food choices in children and their parents.
- Trial name
- NCT04905498
- Testing
- Commercial Advertising Literacy Training, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Obesity, Childhood
Competency-based Approaches to Community Health
This study is a family-centered, community-based intervention to prevent and treat childhood obesity among 3-5 year old children from undeserved communities.
- Trial name
- COACH (NCT03141151)
- Testing
- COACH: Healthy Bodies, COACH: Strong Minds
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Childhood Obesity
"Mandometer®" Study for Managing Childhood Obesity
We run a successful clinic in Bristol for children with severe obesity who already demonstrate many features to suggest they are at increased risk of early diabetes and heart disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00407420
- Testing
- Mandometer, Lifestyle
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bristol
Childhood Obesity
Family Connections: Cultural Adaptation and Feasibility Testing for Rural Latino Communities
There are marked ethnic and rural-urban disparities in the prevalence of childhood obesity (CO). Among Latino/Hispanic children, CO is almost 60% higher than that of non- Latino/Hispanic Whites, and among children in rural areas…
- Trial name
- NCT04731506
- Testing
- Family Connections
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Obesity, Pregnancy
Starting Pediatric Obesity Prevention in Pregnancy
The purpose of this study is to examine whether we can use social networks to spread health information and health behaviors during pregnancy to prevent excessive gestational weight gain.
- Trial name
- NCT01279109
- Testing
- Social network building intervention, Home visit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Obesity, Childhood
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Topiramate for Weight Loss in Youth: PHARMATOP
Pediatric severe obesity is the fastest growing obesity category in the United States, and anti-obesity pharmacotherapies are promising adjuncts to lifestyle modification (LSM) for the treatment of this disease.
- Trial name
- PHARMATOP (NCT04986631)
- Testing
- Topiramate Tablets
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Obesity, Childhood
Community Active and Healthy Families
To address childhood overweight disparities among Latino children in immigrant families a pilot trial of a community-based obesity treatment program, Community Active and Healthy Families (AHF), among 5-12 year old overweight and…
- Trial name
- CommunityAHF (NCT04414553)
- Testing
- Community Active and Healthy Families
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Childhood Obesity
Testing Digital Technologies to Help Families Build Healthy Habits
The current study is a randomized pilot trial to test the feasibility of a psychoeducational virtual reality experience to increase motivation for behavior change among children with overweight or obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT04845568
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Experience
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine