Clinical trials: Child Overweight
Prader-Willi Syndrome
CBDV vs Placebo in Children and Adults up to Age 30 With Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)
This study aims to examine the feasibility and safety of cannabidivarin (CBDV) as a treatment for children and young adults with PWS.
- Trial name
- NCT03848481
- Testing
- CBDV Compound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eric Hollander
Diabetes Mellitus
Adjunctive Metformin Therapy in Double Diabetes
The significance of this project is to investigate the effects of adjunctive metformin therapy in children and adolescents with double diabetes.
- Trial name
- AMTIDD (NCT01334125)
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Pediatric Obesity, Preventive Medicine
Patient-Clinic-Community Integration to Prevent Obesity Among Rural Preschool Children
The goal of this research study is to compare two enhancements to well-child visits at Geisinger designed to promote family-centered counseling for the prevention of obesity in a high-risk population of rural, lower income…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Preventive Medicine, Mentoring, Food Supply
- Trial name
- ENCIRCLE (NCT04406441)
- Testing
- Patient Reported Outcome Well Child Visit, Patient Reported Outcome Well Child Visit + Food Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,040 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Overweight, Autism Spectrum Disorder
Treatment of Overweight Induced by Antipsychotic Medication in Young People With Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether metformin is safe and effective in the treatment of weight or weight gain in young people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) who are currently taking atypical antipsychotic…
- Trial name
- MET (NCT01825798)
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Psychotic Disorders
Reducing Weight Gain and Improving Metabolic Function in Children Being Treated With Antipsychotics
This study will test the effectiveness of two different treatments for children and adolescents who have gained weight on their antipsychotic medications.
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT00806234)
- Testing
- Aripiprazole or Perphenazine, Metformin, Olanzapine, quetiapine, risperidone, ziprasidone, aripiprazole, asenapine, iloperidone, lurasidone, paliperidone, or olanzapine/fluoxetine
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
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
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
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, 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
Obesity
Guided Self-help for Families With an Overweight Child
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a home based program can teach parents and moderately overweight kids who are of 8-12 years old with a BMI% between 85-97%, how to manage their child's weight.
- Trial name
- GSH (NCT01145833)
- Testing
- Immediate Treatment Group, Delayed Treatment Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
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
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
Childhood Obesity
Translational Investigation of Growth and Everyday Routines in Kids
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of severe obesity on physical activity, sedentary behavior and cardiometabolic risk factors during childhood and adolescence and whether these associations are modified by…
- Trial name
- TIGER Kids (NCT02784509)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 342 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, Childhood, Eating Behavior
Study of Brain, Reward, and Kids' Eating
Children from rural communities are at greater risk for obesity than children from more urban communities. However, some children are resilient to obesity despite greater exposure to obesogenic influences in rural communities…
- Trial name
- BRAKE (NCT05456516)
- Testing
- Food Rating
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Hyperinsulinemia, Obesity
Metformin to Treat Obesity in Children With Insulin Resistance
This study will examine the safety and effectiveness of the medicine metformin to help overweight children control their food intake, weight, insulin, cholesterol, and triglyceride (blood fat) levels.
- Trial name
- NCT00005669
- Testing
- Metformin HCL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Jack Yanovski, M.D.
Overweight and Obesity, Academic Acheivement
Healthy Summer Learners
Summer vacation represents a "window of vulnerability" where dramatic declines in both health and academics occur for elementary age children.
- Trial name
- NCT03321071
- Testing
- Healthy Summer Learners, 21st Century Summer Learning Center
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Pediatric Obesity
H-PACE Program for the Improvement of Lifestyle Behaviors Among Children
This clinical trial tests the effectiveness of a Healthy Parents and Children Enhancement (H-PACE) program for improving lifestyle behaviors among children.
- Trial name
- NCT06548074
- Testing
- H-PACE Behavioral Intervention, Accelerometer, Questionnaire Administration
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Pediatric Obesity
NOURISH: Nourishing Our Understanding of Role Modeling to Improve Support and Health
The percentage of overweight children between the ages of 6 and 11 has nearly tripled in the last three decades, and rates are even higher among African Americans.Overweight children are at-risk for numerous health problems, thus…
- Trial name
- NOURISH (NCT00628030)
- Testing
- NOURISH, Wellness Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Obesity, Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D Supplementation in Psychiatric Illnesses
Children and adolescents with psychiatric illnesses who are treated with medications called second generation antipsychotic agents (SGA) often gain excessive weight during their treatment with these medications.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Vitamin D Deficiency, Psychosis, Schizophrenia
- Trial name
- VDSS (NCT01004354)
- Testing
- Ergocalciferols
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester