Clinical trials: Child Weight
Severe Acute Malnutrition, Cognitive Impairment
Milk Fat Globule Membrane-Enhanced RUTF for Children With Severe Acute Malnutrition
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the use of milk fat globule membrane (MFGM) in ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF) in children with severe acute malnutrition in Sierra Leone.
- Conditions
- Severe Acute Malnutrition, Cognitive Impairment, Kwashiorkor, Severe Wasting
- Trial name
- MEND-SAM (NCT06869850)
- Testing
- MFGM-RUTF (milk fat globule membrane ready-to-use therapeutic food), S-RUTF (standard ready-to-use therapeutic food), Amoxicillin
- Where
- 10 sites in Sierra Leone
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Physical Activity, Social Identity
"We Are an Active Family": Promoting Child Physical Activity Through Social Identity Formation in the Family System
The purpose of our study is to explore the effectiveness of physical activity (PA) identity formation in the family system as a promotor of long-term PA.
- Trial name
- NCT05794789
- Testing
- Social Identity
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Victoria
Overweight
Effect of Conjugated Linoleic Acid on Body Fat in Overweight Children
The prevalence of overweight children has increased dramatically over the last decade, and many overweight children will remain overweight as adults.
- Trial name
- NCT00575991
- Testing
- Conjugated linoleic acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Childhood Obesity, Physical Activity
Development and Feasibility of an Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among Young Children
The aim of this study is to develop, implement, and evaluate a novel intervention to increase physical activity and reduce sedentary behaviour among pre-school children, with the ultimate goal of reducing obesity among this age…
- Trial name
- NCT05754359
- Testing
- I'm an Active Hero (IAAH) Intervention Program
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT)
Efficacy and Safety of Fexinidazole in Children at Least 6 Years Old and Weighing Over 20 kg With Human African Trypanosomiasis (HAT) Due to T.b. Gambiense: a Prospective, Multicentre, Open Study, plug-in to the Pivotal Study
The aim of the study is to assess the efficacy and safety of an oral regimen of fexinidazole (once daily for 10 days) in the treatment of stage 1 and stage 2 T.b.
- Trial name
- NCT02184689
- Testing
- fexinidazole
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Drugs for Neglected Diseases
Childhood Obesity, Child Obesity
Corestability Training in Overweight Children
A total of 52 overweight children aged between eight and sixteen years will be recruited by criterion based purposive sampling to participate in the two groups pretest post test randomized clinical study.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Child Obesity, Children, Only
- Trial name
- NCT04315220
- Testing
- Corestability training, No Intervention
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Asir John Samuel
Functional Constipation (FC)
This is a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multicenter, Parallel-group Study of the Efficacy and Safety of 2 Weight-based Treatment Groups of Plecanatide Versus Placebo in Children and Adolescent Participants 6 to Less Than 18 Years of Age With FC
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if plecanatide can treat functional constipation in children and adolescents aged 6 to less than 18 years.
- Trial name
- Trulance (NCT07723924)
- Testing
- plecanatide
- Where
- 29 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Bausch Health Americas, Inc.
Overweight and Obesity, Social Determinants of Health
The First 1,000 Days Program: Maternal-Child Obesity Prevention in Early Life
The First 1000 Days (conception to age 2) is a crucial period for the development and prevention of obesity and its adverse consequences in mother-child pairs and their families.
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity, Social Determinants of Health, Physical Activity, Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT03191591
- Testing
- First 1,000 Days Program Site
- Volunteers
- 1,645 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Eating Disorders Symptoms
Development of Eating Disorders Symptoms Among Children
Randomized Clinical Trial, the research will be composed of two parts in order to examine the research question: a combination of controlled randomized retrospective research and prospective cohort research Prospective Cohort…
- Trial name
- NCT02624713
- Testing
- obesity treatment
- Volunteers
- 159 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel Hai College
Obesity, Child
Kids Obesity Prevention Program Part 2
Obesity and its associated comorbidities are becoming a key and rapidly growing public health problem. The cause of obesity is an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure in favor of the former.
- Trial name
- KOP-2 (NCT02942823)
- Testing
- The serious game "KOP"
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Puberty, Precocious, Adiposity
Long-term Outcome of GnRH Analogues Treatment of Children With Idiopathic Central Precocious Puberty
This study evaluates the influence of early adiposity rebound, genetic polymorphisms and GnRHa treatment on long-term outcome of girls with idiopathic central precocious puberty.
- Trial name
- NCT02790112
- Testing
- GnRHas
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 418 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Pediatric Obesity
Childhood Obesity, Lifestyle Interventions and Weight Development
Childhood obesity has been associated with increased risk of both continued excess body weight, development of non-communicable lifestyle diseases and impaired mental health.
- Trial name
- NCT05345353
- Testing
- Fat For Fight (FFF), The Aarhus Protocol, The Children's Obesity Clinic Treatment (TCOCT), The Randers Protocol
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 2,898 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Malnutrition, Infant, Malnutrition, Child
Efficacy of Mobile Health Application in Promotion of Exclusive Breast Feeding and Young Child Feeding Practices in Pakistan
Early life nutrition is the key modifiable determinant of child growth, development, survival and diseases of adult onset. Pakistan ranks highest for neonatal mortality rate (44.2/1000 live births (LBs)) globally.
- Trial name
- NCT05590351
- Testing
- First diet: m-health coaching application, Face to Face counselling
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Obesity, Childhood, Overweight and Obesity
First Heroes: Engaging Fathers in the First 1000 Days
The First Heroes study plans to influence weight and health trajectories, modify disease risk, and improve health care services for mother-father-infant triads from racial/ethnic minority and health disparity populations.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Overweight and Obesity, Social Determinants of Health, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- First Heroes (NCT04477577)
- Testing
- New Parent Intervention, Safety Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 657 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Body Weight
A Study of the Effect of Replacing Sugary Drinks by Low-sugar Alternatives on Body Weight and Fat Mass in Children
Obesity results from an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure. There is much speculation about foods that are particularly fattening, and sugary drinks are seen as major culprits.
- Trial name
- DRINK (NCT00893529)
- Testing
- lemonade with sugar, lemonade low in sugar
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 641 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VU University of Amsterdam
Laryngeal Masks, Minors
Comparison of Weight-based Versus External Ear-size Based Technique for Selection of Laryngeal Mask Airway in Pediatric Surgical Patients.
Laryngeal Mask Airway (LMA) is widely used in pediatric surgical patients. The manufacturer recommends the size of LMA to be used in children should be based on actual body weight but this method has several limitations.
- Conditions
- Laryngeal Masks, Minors, Child, Pediatrics
- Trial name
- NCT03931122
- Testing
- Ear Size Based Method (Ambu® AuraOnce™ Laryngeal Mask Airway)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Acute Malnutrition, Severe
Reduced Dosage and/or Visitation Protocol for the Treatment of Acute Malnutrition in Kenya
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) places children at significant risk of mortality. Outpatient treatment programs are effective but there is a need to increase treatment coverage and reduce costs of treatment.
- Conditions
- Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Acute Malnutrition, Severe, Acute Malnutrition, Moderate, Wasting
- Trial name
- RSWITCH (NCT07420062)
- Testing
- WHO-reduced, WHO-full, Kenya-IMAM
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,274 people
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity
Effect of Low Carbohydrate Versus Low Fat Diet in the Treatment of Dyslipidemia in Obese Children With Metabolic Syndrome
Two-arm, parallel design with children between the ages of 10 - 18 with obesity and metabolic syndrome randomized (15 per group) to reduced-carbohydrate diet or a reduced-fat diet for 8 weeks.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Dyslipidemias
- Trial name
- NCT03937960
- Testing
- Carbohydrate restricted group, Standard low fat diet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Adolescent Health
Health Behavior in School-Age Children: NEXT Longitudinal Study 2009-2016
NEXT is a seven-year longitudinal assessment of a representative sample of U.S. adolescent and young adults starting at grade 10.
- Trial name
- NCT01031160
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4,902 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Obesity, Vitamin D Deficiency
Effect of Exercise on Vitamin d in Obese
The aim of the current study was to investigate the effect of exercise-induced lipolysis on vitamin D status in obese children. Two types of exercises that have different effects on lipolysis were used.
- Trial name
- NCT05066490
- Testing
- Endurance exercise, Resistance exersises.
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Taif University
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