Clinical trials: Child Overweight
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
Children, Overweight
The Odense Overweight Intervention Study
Strong and consistent evidence have shown that overweight, including obesity, is an important risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in adults.
- Conditions
- Children, Overweight, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- OOIS (NCT01574352)
- Testing
- Small intervention, Intervention camp
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Severe Obesity
Enhancing Weight Loss Maintenance With GLP-1RA (BYDUREON™) in Adolescents With Severe Obesity
Long-term weight loss maintenance is seldom achieved by individuals with obesity owing to numerous biological adaptations involving appetite, satiety, and energy expenditure in the post- weight loss setting.
- Trial name
- NCT02496611
- Testing
- Weight loss with pharmacotherapy, Weight loss without pharmacotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Obesity, Maternal, Hypertension in Pregnancy
Expanding the Family Check-Up in Early Childhood to Promote Cardiovascular Health of Mothers and Young Children
This randomized-controlled pilot study will examine the implementation of a cardiovascular health intervention on postpartum mothers and infants.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Maternal, Hypertension in Pregnancy, Hypertension, Pregnancy-Induced, Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT05473767
- Testing
- Family Check Up Heart, Family Check-Up
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Obesity
For the Health of Our Children--Clinic Based Treatment of Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity is a major public health problem in the U.S. Currently approximately one in three children is considered overweight or obese. Most overweight children grow to become overweight adults.
- Trial name
- NCT01625910
- Testing
- Behavioral counseling
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Obesity
Family Nutrition Physical Activity Tool Use During Well Child Visits
The main aim of the study would be to examine the effect of using a health behavior screening tool and a brief patient centered conversation on health behavior goal setting during well-child visits.
- Trial name
- FNPA (NCT02067728)
- Testing
- FNPA tool, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 430 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Pharmacodynamics, Obesity
Propofol in Obese Children
Obesity in children,as in adults,has rapidly become a public health concern. Studies in adults have shown that obesity, now considered to be a disease state, is a modifier of the effect of drugs on the body as well as how the…
- Trial name
- NCT01242241
- Testing
- Propofol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Obesity, Food Habits
Assessment of an School-based Intervention in Eating Habits and Physical Activity in Schoolchildren: the AVall Study
The objective of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of an intervention on food habits and physical activity in school-age children.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Food Habits, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- AVALL (NCT01156805)
- Testing
- Educational program
- Volunteers
- 509 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Granollers
Pediatric Obesity, Nutrition Disorders
Intervening in Food Insecurity to Reduce and Mitigate (InFoRM) Childhood Obesity
The goals of this study are to 1) pilot the feasibility of a novel meal kit delivery intervention in families and children with food insecurity and obesity and 2) evaluate the implementation of the pilot intervention.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Nutrition Disorders, Overnutrition, Child, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT05586269
- Testing
- Meal Kit Delivery, Newsletter + Food Pantry Referral
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Pediatric Obesity, Weight Loss
Our Lifestyles Our Lives
The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of step goals with pedometers to improve children's weight loss, physical activity, and psychosocial health during behavioral treatment.
- Trial name
- OLOL (NCT02965729)
- Testing
- Family-based weight management, Pedometer, Individualized step goals
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Intranasal Oxytocin for Infants With Prader-Willi Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to compare the change in suck and swallow competency from baseline to morning of day 6 with intranasal oxytocin spray vs placebo in infants/children with Prader-Willi Syndrome who are in nutritional…
- Trial name
- NCT03245762
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
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
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
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
Pediatric Obesity, NAFLD
Effect of Obesity on Proton Pump Inhibitors
This longitudinal study tests the hypothesis that obesity affects drug pharmacology of acid suppression medications in children.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, NAFLD, GERD
- Trial name
- LiverLabPPI (NCT04248335)
- Testing
- Lansoprazole, Pantoprazole, Midazolam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
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
Child Mental Disorders, Obesity
Healthy Bodies, Healthy Kids
The US prevalence of childhood-onset obesity and type 2 diabetes, both predictors of cardiovascular risk, have increased to epidemic proportions in recent decades.
- Conditions
- Child Mental Disorders, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT01222494
- Testing
- Behavioral Weight Loss, Diet and Exercise Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
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
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
Obesity
Preventing Weight Gain and Unhealthy Behaviors in Children
This study will address engagement in unhealthy behaviors, low levels of self-regulation, and unhealthy weight gain for children from low-income households.
- Trial name
- NCT04608188
- Testing
- Summer Camp
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina