Clinical trials: Child Weight
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
Effects of Leptin Replacement in Children
To assess the endocrine and immune effects of leptin replacement in leptin-deficient children, from a consanguineous family. The hypothesis is that leptin replacement will have significant effects on endocrine function.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT00659828
- Testing
- Recombinant methionyl human leptin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
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
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
Weight Gain
Improving Metabolic Parameters of Antipsychotic Child Treatment With Ziprasidone, Aripiprazole, and Clozapine
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relative risks and benefits of two approaches to the control of weight gain and other negative side effects in children and adolescents on 2nd generation antipsychotics (SGA): Healthy…
- Trial name
- ZAC (NCT00617058)
- Testing
- metformin, healthy lifestyle intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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
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)
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
PK Study With Pantoprazole in Obese Children and Adolescents
Multicenter, comparative single-dose pharmacokinetic (PK) study
- Trial name
- PAN01 (NCT02186652)
- Testing
- Pantoprazole
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Phillip Brian Smith
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
Childhood Obesity, Parenting
A Mobile Phone Based Pilot Intervention to Prevent Obesity in Latino Preschool Children
To pilot a stand-alone mobile phone intervention with Latino caregivers of 2- to 5-year olds, using a prospective control group design, to assess feasibility and preliminary effect sizes on children's BMI changes (primary…
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Parenting, Mobile Phone Use
- Trial name
- NCT04261985
- Testing
- healthy weight behaviors supported by web-based mobile phone application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Weight
Validation of the Mercy TAPE
In 'real-world' health care settings there exist a number of circumstances where the weight of a child is desirable or even necessary but unavailable.
- Trial name
- TAPE (NCT01507090)
- Testing
- Mercy TAPE
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 642 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Susan Abdel-Rahman
Hyperhomocysteinemia, Obesity
Effect of Folic Acid Supplementation on Plasma Homocysteine Level in Obese Children
The purpose of the present study was to determine whether folic acid supplementation could reduce plasma homocysteine in obese children and to determine the association between dietary folate, serum folate and homocysteine level…
- Trial name
- NCT01766310
- Testing
- Folic Acid
- Where
- 2 sites in Thailand
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health
Cancer
Cyproheptadine in Preventing Weight Loss in Children Receiving Chemotherapy for Cancer
RATIONALE: Cyproheptadine hydrochloride may prevent weight loss caused by cancer or cancer treatment. It is not yet known whether cyproheptadine is more effective than a placebo in preventing weight loss in young patients…
- Trial name
- NCT01132547
- Testing
- cyproheptadine hydrochloride
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
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)
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
Parental Stress, Parent and Child Stress
Family Based Mindfulness Intervention
The goal of the proposed interdisciplinary study is to assess feasibility of recruiting a pilot sample of parents of toddlers and engaging them in a pilot study to test a version of mindfulness-based intervention for parenting…
- Conditions
- Parental Stress, Parent and Child Stress, Parental and Child Obesity, Child Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT01974102
- Testing
- Lifestyle counseling, Parenting Mindfully for Health (PMH)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Pediatric Obesity
Family-based Lifestyle Intervention Program and Carotenoid Supplementation for Children With Obesity
This is a pilot study of children between the ages of 8 to 11 years of age who are obese and participating in an intense family based intervention with a family-focused multi-component lifestyle intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT02060279
- Testing
- Lifestyle intervention and carotenoid supplements
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
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
Childhood Obesity
Painted Playgrounds: Aim 2: Assessments
The Painted Playgrounds Aim 2 (Assessment) project will examine the effects of a stenciling intervention aimed at increasing physical activity and improving fundamental motor skill functioning of preschool aged children.
- Trial name
- NCT03885518
- Testing
- Playground Stencils
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
PreDiabetes, Overweight and Obesity
Family Diabetes Prevention Program Pilot Study
This study will examine the feasibility and acceptability of a family-oriented augmentation of the Diabetes Prevention Program lifestyle intervention (DPP), called the Family DPP.
- Conditions
- PreDiabetes, Overweight and Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, Overweight, Childhood
- Trial name
- NCT05358444
- Testing
- National Diabetes Prevention Program Lifestyle Intervention (DPP), Family Diabetes Prevention Program (Family DPP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Weight Gain
Strategies to Reduce Antipsychotic-Associated Weight Gain in Youth
The purpose of this pilot study is to determine whether starting metformin in conjunction with a second-generation antipsychotic (SGA) and providing information about healthy eating and activity will prevent or reduce the amount…
- Trial name
- PREVENT (NCT00617240)
- Testing
- metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill