Clinical trials: Child Weight
Obesity, Obesity, Childhood
In-home Obesity Prevention to Reach Low-income Infants
Existing obesity prevention efforts have had limited success among underserved, low-income children. This study capitalizes on the strengths of a nationwide ongoing Home Visitation Program (HVP), which serves at-risk, low-income…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Childhood, Obesity; Familial
- Trial name
- NCT03529695
- Testing
- Standard HVP Curriculum, Obesity Prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
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
Obesity in Children
Habituation to Food as a Risk Factor for Pediatric Obesity
The study is designed to assess habituation of behavioral responding for food as risk factors for increases in Standardized Body Mass Index (zBMI) over two years in non-overweight children.
- Trial name
- NCT02229552
- Testing
- Standardized Assessments
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 237 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
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, Childhood, Physical Activity
Fit 5 Kids Screen Time Reduction Curriculum for Latino Preschoolers
Childhood obesity and metabolic risk are at record high levels in the US, and Latino children are at very high risk. This project will test an intervention called Fit 5 Kids, designed for Latino preschoolers to decrease their…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Physical Activity, Nutrition
- Trial name
- Fit5Kids (NCT03575884)
- Testing
- Screen Time Reduction Curriculum
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Anorexia Nervosa, Constipation
The Role of Lactobacillus Reuteri in Children and Adolescents With Anorexia Nervosa
The aim of this study is to investigate whether Lactobacillus reuteri could have a beneficial role in treatment of children and adolescents with Anorexia nervosa who develop motility disorder due to the malnutrition regarding the…
- Trial name
- NCT02004288
- Testing
- Lactobacillus reuteri Protectis DSM17938
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- BioGaia AB
Obesity
Impact of Dietary Fiber as Prebiotics on Intestinal Microbiota in Obese Thai Children
This study evaluates the changes in gut microbiota composition, body fat, children's eating behaviors, plasma amino acids, and satiety hormones (Peptide-YY and GLP-1) after a 6-month period in obese Thai children.
- Trial name
- NCT03968003
- Testing
- Inulin
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 165 people
- Sponsor
- Chulalongkorn University
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
Osteoporosis
Phase II Study of Alendronate Sodium in Children With High-Turnover Idiopathic Juvenile Osteoporosis
OBJECTIVES: I. Determine the effects of alendronate sodium on skeletal remodeling and bone mineral density of the hip and spine in children with high-turnover idiopathic juvenile osteoporosis.
- Trial name
- NCT00010439
- Testing
- Alendronate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
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
Obesity
Water Induced Thermogenesis in Obese Children
Drinking water is largely advocated for obesity prevention and management. Recent studies have suggested that water has a thermogenic effect, this has not been examined in children.
- Trial name
- NCT00794469
- Testing
- Water
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Overweight
Promoting Water Consumption for Prevention of Overweight in School Children in a Controlled Intervention Trial
A major goal in public health is to find effective, feasible and simple programs for overweight prevention among children. This controlled intervention study evaluates a simple environmental and behavioral modification for its…
- Trial name
- trinkfit (NCT00554294)
- Testing
- environmental and behavioral change
- Volunteers
- 2,950 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Research Institute of Child Nutrition, Dortmund
Childhood Obesity
Intervention for the Prevention of Obesity in Preschool
The purpose of this study is to develop, implement and evaluate an intervention focused to change feeding practices and patterns of physical activity of preschool children through providing motivational counseling to the mother.
- Trial name
- NCT01539070
- Testing
- Eating and physical activity counseling
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 306 people
- Sponsor
- Coordinación de Investigación en Salud, Mexico
Childhood Obesity
Healthy Kids I-PAL
Up to 30 parent/child dyads will be recruited to participate in an m-Health intervention (delivered over smartphone, iPad/Tablet, or desktop/laptop) to promote healthy behaviors and healthy weight among children and their parents.
- Trial name
- NCT03297541
- Testing
- m-health approach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Childhood Obesity
Brief Physical Activity Program to Increase Physical Fitness in Elementary School Children
The investigators hypothesized that the addition of 6 minutes of exercise during the school day would increase physical fitness in elementary school students as demonstrated by longer distances run in 2 minutes and a decrease in…
- Trial name
- NCT02087774
- Testing
- 6 minutes activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marshall University
Weight Change, Body, Behavior, Health
Increased Monitoring of Physical Activity and Calories With Technology
Since severe obesity in youth has been steadily increasing. Specialized pediatric obesity clinics provide programs to aid in reducing obesity.
- Conditions
- Weight Change, Body, Behavior, Health, Obesity, Childhood, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT03961061)
- Testing
- Brenner mFIT (standard care), Brenner mFIT (standard care plus mobile health components)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Pediatric Obesity
Inspiratory Muscle Rehabilitation in Children With Obesity
This is a single-center, randomized, SHAM-controlled, parallel assignment, double-masked, interventional trial among children aged 8-17 years (not yet 18 years old) of age with obesity (n=30), recruited from the Duke Healthy…
- Trial name
- BREATHE Fit (NCT05412134)
- Testing
- Pro2 - 75% of participant's MIP, Pro2 - 15% of participant's MIP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
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
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
Malnutrition, Wasting
Nutritional Impact of Moringa Oleifera Leaf Supplementation in Mothers and Children
Studies to date on the effects of Moringa oleifera in diabetes and anemia and animal studies that examine the utility of moringa for increased milk and litter yield are of small scale, however high-quality large-scale placebo or…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Wasting, Growth Failure
- Trial name
- NCT04587271
- Testing
- Moringa oleifera (high dose), Moringa oleifera (low dose)
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Suzanna L Attia