Clinical trials: Eating Behaviors
Food Insecurity
Cortisol and Food Insecurity
This study used a within-subjects design in a sample of individuals with a range of food insecurity recruited from the Los Angeles community (N = 400; 44.5% men).
- Trial name
- NCT05191030
- Testing
- High-Stress Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 453 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
OPTIMAL in NH Residents With Dementia
The purpose of this study is to develop and refine OPTIMAL and evaluate its feasibility, fidelity, and usefulness. The OPTIMAL is designed to teach staff to effectively engage residents in eating using individualized…
- Trial name
- NCT05255068
- Testing
- OPTIMAL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Obesity
Investigation of the Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Taste Reward in Humans
The investigators hypothesize that some of these changes in the reduced appetite after surgery may be due to alterations in taste.
- Trial name
- NCT01531738
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Food Selection, Nutrition
Food Swaps to Improve the Healthfulness and Reduce the Carbon Footprint of Grocery Purchases
The study aims to determine whether viewing health or climate labels (or both) and receiving recommendations for healthier or more climate-friendly swaps (or both) in an online grocery store environment improves the healthfulness…
- Conditions
- Food Selection, Nutrition, Food Preferences, Dietary Habits
- Trial name
- NCT06648226
- Testing
- Health swaps, Climate swaps, Combined health and climate swaps
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Depression, Involutional, Major Depresssion
Rapid Antidepressant Effects of Yohimbine in Major Depression
This study examines if Yohimbine, when given during the sleep cycle, will improve symptoms of depression within a matter of hours.
- Trial name
- NCT00078715
- Testing
- Yohimbine hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Energy Deficiency Due to Short-term Fasting
Pharmacokinetics of Leptin Administration During Fasting
The purpose of this study will be to determine the correct dose of leptin, a natural hormone secreted by the fat cells, to give to people when they are fasting and also to determine whether giving leptin to a person when he or…
- Trial name
- NCT00140205
- Testing
- r-metHuLeptin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Breastfeeding
Effects of Music Therapy on Breastfeeding Among Mothers of Premature Newborns
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of music therapy on breastfeeding rates among mothers of premature newborns.
- Trial name
- NCT00930761
- Testing
- Music therapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Bulimia Nervosa
Self-Control in Bulimia Nervosa
This study examines the influence of acute fasting and eating on self-control in adult females with and without bulimia nervosa (BN).
- Trial name
- NCT04409457
- Testing
- fasting state, fed state, magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Diet Habit, Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
iSIPsmarter: An RCT Evaluating the Efficacy of a Technology-Based Intervention to Reduce Sugary Drinks in Rural Appalachia
The proposed randomized controlled trial (RCT) is guided by the RE-AIM (i.e. reach, efficacy, adoption, implementation, maintenance) framework and targets 244 adults from rural Appalachia.
- Trial name
- NCT05030753
- Testing
- iSIPsmarter, Patient Education (PE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 249 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Breast Feeding, Analgesia Obstetrical
Intravenous Dexmedetomidine for Cesarean Section
Nervous, anxiety, fear and other psychological reactions always appears in parturients during cesarean section. This study intends to investigate the effectiveness and safety of dexmedetomidine combined with butorphanol tartrate…
- Conditions
- Breast Feeding, Analgesia Obstetrical, Postoperative Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03065530
- Testing
- Normal Saline, Dexmedetomidine 0.03ug/kg/h, Dexmedetomidine 0.05ug/kg/h
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University
Obesity, Binge Eating
Study of Behavioral Weight Loss Therapy for Obesity and Binge Eating in Monolingual Hispanic Persons
This is a research study designed to examine the effectiveness of an obesity medication (orlistat) given in addition to behavioral weight loss therapy. Participants will be obese monolingual (Spanish-speaking only) men and women.
- Trial name
- NCT00516919
- Testing
- Xenical + behavioral intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Jaundice, Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding Support Intervention in Jaundiced Infants
Breastfeeding decreases the risk of many infantile infectious diseases and certain types of cancers in women. It strengthens the bond between mothers and babies and decreases the health care cost to society by making children…
- Trial name
- NCT00966719
- Testing
- Lactation Consultant support
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Metabolic Syndrome, Pre-Diabetes
The Influence of Time-Restricted Eating in Patients With Metabolic Syndrome
In a randomized controlled trial, the investigators intend to measure the health impact of TRE in patients with metabolic syndrome (with three or more of the following criteria: increased waist circumference, abnormal cholesterol…
- Trial name
- TIMET (NCT04057339)
- Testing
- Time Restricted Eating + Standard of Care, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Dietary Habits
Low-carbohydrate Versus Low-fat Breakfast in Type 2 Diabetes
The prevalence of type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing worldwide, with ~380 M currently suffering from this chronic, debilitating disease. T2D is characterized by high blood glucose levels in the mornings and after meals.
- Trial name
- NCT04550468
- Testing
- Low-Carb High-Fat breakfast, Low fat "standard care" control breakfast
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Colitis, Ulcerative, Crohn's Disease
Postmarketing Vedolizumab Milk-Only Lactation Study in Lactating Women With Active Ulcerative Colitis or Crohn's Disease
The purpose of this study is to assess the concentration of vedolizumab in breast milk of lactating women with active ulcerative colitis (UC) or Crohn's disease (CD) who are receiving vedolizumab therapeutically.
- Trial name
- NCT02559713
- Testing
- Vedolizumab
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Takeda
Ketamine, Lactation
The Pharmacokinetics of Ketamine in the Breast Milk of Lactating Women
Quantification of Ketamine in Breast Milk at 3 hour Intervals up to 30 hours-- obtained from lactating women who receive 2 different Intramuscular injections of ketamine on two separate days at least 5 days apart.
- Trial name
- KRF-LAC (NCT04285684)
- Testing
- ketamine in lactation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Ketamine Research Foundation
Dietary Habits, Health Behavior
Yeego! Healthy Eating & Gardening School-Based Randomized Controlled Trial
In this study, one year changes in healthy eating and gardening behaviors associated with the intervention were estimated using a group randomized controlled trial design, with the comparison arm receiving a delayed intervention…
- Conditions
- Dietary Habits, Health Behavior, Eating Behavior
- Trial name
- Yeego! (NCT03778021)
- Testing
- Behavioral Gardening Exposure, Healthy Eating and Gardening Curriculum
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 294 people
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Contraception, Breastfeeding
Progestin-Only Pill Use and Breastfeeding Study
This study will assess the impact of early initiation (less than one week postpartum) and delayed initiation (4 weeks postpartum) of two types of progestin-only contraceptive pills (POPs) on maternal, breastmilk, and infant…
- Trial name
- NCT04965116
- Testing
- Progestin Only Contraceptive Pills
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Eating Behavior
Development and Validation of a Brief Food Noise Questionnaire
The purpose of the research is to develop and test the reliability and validity of a brief questionnaire to measure food noise.
- Trial name
- NCT06315907
- Testing
- Responses to survey questions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Binge-Eating Disorder, Obesity
Behavioral and Pharmacologic Treatment of Binge Eating and Obesity: Maintenance Therapy
This study will test the effectiveness and relative efficacy of naltrexone/bupropion medication as a maintenance therapy for the treatment of binge eating disorder (BED) in patients with obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT03047005
- Testing
- NB medication (Naltrexone Bupropion combination)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University