Clinical trials: Child Weight
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Active Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) Compassionate Use
The main objective of this study is to evaluate the safety of adalimumab in patients 2 to < 4 years of age or ≥ 4 years of age weighing < 15 kg, with moderately to severely active polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)…
- Trial name
- NCT00775437
- Testing
- Adalimumab
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- AbbVie (prior sponsor, Abbott)
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, Insulin Resistance
Correction of Vitamin D Levels and Its Effect on Insulin Resistance and Weight Gain in Obese Youth
Vitamin D deficiency is extremely common in obese youth. In our obese population followed in the Endocrinology clinic at Children's Medical Center Dallas, vitamin D levels were inversely correlated with a measure of insulin…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Vitamin D Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT02168660
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Perrin C White, MD
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
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
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
Craniopharyngioma, Hypothalamic Obesity
Intranasal Oxytocin in Hypothalamic Obesity
This research study will test if oxytocin, delivered by nasal spray, will promote weight loss in children, adolescents, and adults with Hypothalamic Obesity as compared to a placebo. The study is divided into two parts.
- Trial name
- NCT02849743
- Testing
- Syntocinon
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Shana McCormack, MD
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
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, Insulin Resistance
Apelin Levels and G212A Polymorphism of Apelin Receptor (APJ)
The aim of this study is to investigate serum apelin levels as well as their possible association with G212A polymorphism of the apelin receptor in obese children and adolescents.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Trial name
- NCT01121172
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
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, 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
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
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Second-Generation Antipsychotic Treatment Indication Effectiveness And Tolerability In Youth (Satiety) Study
The purpose of this study is to get a better understanding of the side effect burden and identify predictors of psychotic, mood and aggressive disorders in children and adolescents.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophreniform Disorder, Psychotic Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified
- Trial name
- SATIETY (NCT01269710)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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
Obesity, Overweight
Mobile Attention Retraining in Overweight Female Adolescents
Background: People are constantly exposed to unhealthy foods. Some studies of adults show that training attention away from unhealthy foods might reduce overeating.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Binge Eating, Healthy Volunteers
- Trial name
- NCT02977403
- Testing
- Attention Bias Retraining
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Efficacy and Tolerability Study of Betahistine to Ameliorate Antipsychotic Associated Weight Gain
The study attempts to evaluate a histamine analog long used for the treatment of Meniere's disease, betahistine, that shows promise in reversing the antihistaminergic effects thought to be involved in antipsychotic induced weight…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Schizophreniform Disorder, Bipolar I Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00709202
- Testing
- Betahistine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Undernutrition, Wasting
Evaluating Oral Nutritional Supplements on Children's Nutritional Status and Digestive Health in Vietnam.
Evaluating the efficiency of using Oral Nutritional Supplementation toward nutrition status (anthropometric index, the prevalence of wasting), digestive disorders, and anorexic in children aged 24 - 71 months.
- Conditions
- Undernutrition, Wasting, Malnourished
- Trial name
- NCT05551637
- Testing
- Kazu Gain Gold
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Tu Nguyen Song
Body Weight Changes
REseArCH INteGration in Women, Infants, and Children
WIC is a governmental program that provides healthy foods, nutrition education and referrals to other health and social services.
- Trial name
- NCT02657577
- Testing
- There is no intervention
- Volunteers
- 628 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Self-Perception, Body Weight
Effects of Active Video Games in Physically Inactive Children
Inactivity was reported to be high in children and considered to be the fourth common cause of death in all ages. The reason for children is usually the increasing indoor use of sedentary screen time.
- Trial name
- AVGAME (NCT03720938)
- Testing
- Active Video Games
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University