Clinical trials: Child Weight
Obesity
Addressing Obesity in Early Care and Education Settings
Childhood obesity is a national epidemic that disproportionately burdens low income and ethnic minority populations. By preschool, nearly one-third of low income children are already overweight or obese, setting the stage for…
- Trial name
- NCT04140032
- Testing
- Multi-level preschool obesity control intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
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
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
Obesity, GERD
Pharmacokinetics of Pantoprazole and CYP2C19 Activity in Children and Adolescents With GERD: A Pilot Study
The World Health Organization has declared childhood obesity to be "one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century," (http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/childhood).
- Trial name
- NCT01887743
- Testing
- Pantoprazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Food Neophobia, Picky Eating
Weighted Blanket to Treat Anxiety Related to Trying New Foods the Pediatric Population
This small experimental pilot study addresses the knowledge gap related to the use of weighted blankets for children with anxiety related to food and eating.
- Conditions
- Food Neophobia, Picky Eating, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, Anxiety State
- Trial name
- Food Anxiety (NCT06420232)
- Testing
- weighted blanket
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Obesity
Evaluation of an Enhanced Delivery Model for Go NAPSACC
This study will compare the effectiveness and cost of Basic and Enhanced delivery models for Go NAPSACC on child care centers' use of evidence-based nutrition and physical activity practices.
- Trial name
- NCT03938103
- Testing
- Enhanced Go NAPSACC, Basic Go NAPSACC
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 364 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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
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
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
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