Clinical trials: Childhood Obesity
Obesity
Exenatide in Extreme Pediatric Obesity
Extreme pediatric obesity, the fastest growing category of obesity in youth, is associated with high risk for developing cardiovascular disease (CVD) and type 2 diabetes (T2DM).
- Trial name
- NCT01237197
- Testing
- Exenatide
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
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, Mobile Technology
An Addiction-Based Mobile Health Weight Loss Intervention With Coaching
The proposed multi-site randomized control trial (RCT) will test the effectiveness of an addiction-based weight loss intervention, embodied first as a smartphone app with telephone coaching and second as an identical approach…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Mobile Technology, Addiction
- Trial name
- NCT03500835
- Testing
- App, Coaching, Clinic: Modified KidsNFitness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Hepatic Steatosis, Bariatric Surgery Candidate
Hepatic Mitochondrial Function in Youth
Assess the impact of bariatric surgery on hepatic energy metabolism and glucose and insulin dynamics in obese youth
- Conditions
- Hepatic Steatosis, Bariatric Surgery Candidate, Adolescent Obesity, Obesity
- Trial name
- MANGO (NCT03587727)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
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
The Louisiana (LA) Health Project
There is a worldwide pandemic of obesity with far-reaching consequences for the health of our nation. Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States.
- Trial name
- NCT00289315
- Testing
- Primary (Environmental) Weight Gain Prevention, Secondary (Behavioral) Weight Gain Prevention, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,060 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Adolescent Obesity, Adolescent Overweight
Helping Educate and Advance Learning Through Healthy Bite-Sized Eating Strategies
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of a mobile health intervention in adolescents (14-17 years) with overweight or obesity.
- Conditions
- Adolescent Obesity, Adolescent Overweight, Diet, Healthy
- Trial name
- HEALTHY BITES (NCT06082830)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Pediatric Obesity, Habituation
Translating Habituation Research to Interventions for Pediatric Obesity
The purpose of this center grant is to translate basic behavioral science on habituation theory into clinical intervention using a vertical hierarchical approach from laboratory studies to field studies to the clinical…
- Trial name
- EAT (NCT01208870)
- Testing
- Variety Group, Nutrition Education Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Childhood Obesity
Obesity Prevention in Head Start
Family style dining is a widely-advocated approach by which to feed children in early education settings. While family-style dining is hypothesized to allow children to attend to their hunger and satiety and consume only the…
- Trial name
- NCT03672227
- Testing
- Mealtime Matters Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 164 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
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
Pediatric Obesity, Preventive Medicine
Patient-Clinic-Community Integration to Prevent Obesity Among Rural Preschool Children
The goal of this research study is to compare two enhancements to well-child visits at Geisinger designed to promote family-centered counseling for the prevention of obesity in a high-risk population of rural, lower income…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Preventive Medicine, Mentoring, Food Supply
- Trial name
- ENCIRCLE (NCT04406441)
- Testing
- Patient Reported Outcome Well Child Visit, Patient Reported Outcome Well Child Visit + Food Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,040 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Pediatric Obesity
Family Focused Community Program to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes in Peripubertal Youth
Over one-third of children and adolescents are overweight and nearly 1 in 5 of them are obese. Metabolic syndrome, a strong predictor of Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD), occurs in up to 44% of obese youth…
- Trial name
- NCT02421198
- Testing
- YMCA Family Diabetes Prevention Program (YFDPP)
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Obesity
Effect of Vitamin D3 Supplementation on Insulin Resistance and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Obese Adolescents
The prevalence of obesity has reached epidemic proportions nationally as well as internationally. Currently, 16 % of American adolescents are obese.
- Trial name
- NCT00858247
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Child Obesity
Improving Parent-Child Interactions to Enhance Child Health
Childhood obesity is a formidable public health issue in the United States, disproportionately affecting children from lower socioeconomic status households.
- Trial name
- PCIT-Health (NCT03982511)
- Testing
- PCIT-Health
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Michigan University
Breast Feeding, Infant Nutrition
Feeding My Baby - A National WIC Study
The goal of the study is to be a current examination of infant and toddler feeding practices among families receiving WIC services.
- Conditions
- Breast Feeding, Infant Nutrition, Childhood Obesity, Infant Feeding Patterns
- Trial name
- NCT02031978
- Volunteers
- 4,367 people
- Sponsor
- USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
The Role of Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Children With Fatty Liver Disease
The purpose of this study is to examine whether CPAP therapy can reduce or eliminate hepatic fat accumulation in obese children and adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT02134522
- Testing
- Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP).
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Adolescent Obesity
Mobile Health Intervention to Identify Early Responders to Treatment in Adolescent Obesity
Background: The Expert Committee on the Assessment, Prevention and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity recommends a staged based approach to the management of adolescents with overweight and obesity from…
- Trial name
- NCT03561597
- Testing
- Mobile health intervention
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Childhood Obesity
Summer Harvest Adventure: A Garden-based Obesity Prevention Program for Children Residing in Low-resource Communities
The objective of this study is to implement and test the efficacy of the "Summer Harvest Adventure," a comprehensive garden-based behavioral, social, and environmental intervention for children (ages 8-11 years) residing in…
- Trial name
- SHA (NCT05367674)
- Testing
- Summer Harvest Adventure, My Summer Plate (MSP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Obesity, Childhood
Mechanisms of Obesity and Its Metabolic Complications in Youth
The overarching goal of this project is to determine whether the effect of gut microbiota on human metabolism might be mediated by short chain fatty acids (SCFA) and whether the SCFA might modulate lipid metabolism.
- Trial name
- NCT03454828
- Testing
- obese carbohydrate diet, lean carbohydrate diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Pediatric Obesity
Pediatric Quality of Life Among Population With Body Mass Index (BMI) Greater Than or Equal to 85%
We are currently experiencing an epidemic of obesity in the Pediatric Population. This epidemic affects many areas including quality of life. We have been conducting a nutrition and exercise program since 2003.
- Trial name
- NCT00714870
- Testing
- Behavioral nutrition and exercise program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Steward St. Elizabeth's Medical Center of Boston, Inc.