Clinical trials: Feeding
Breastfeeding
Impact of a Smartphone Application on Postpartum Weight Loss and Breastfeeding Rates Among Low-income, Urban Women
Breastfed babies have significant health benefits extending beyond infancy, including lower rates of childhood obesity and infection.
- Trial name
- NCT03167073
- Testing
- BreastFeeding Friend (BFF), dummy app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Sleep, Circadian Rhythm Disorders
Sleep Timing, Eating and Activity Measurement Study
There is strong reason to believe that sleep promotion during adolescence could yield long-term health rewards; the investigators' data show that, when they get more sleep, Morning Larks have impressively reduced intake of…
- Conditions
- Sleep, Circadian Rhythm Disorders, Dietary Habits
- Trial name
- STEAM (NCT04992611)
- Testing
- Sleep Extension (Early), Sleep Extension (Late)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Corona Virus Infection, Pregnancy Related
Understanding COVID-19 Infection in Pregnant Women and Their Babies
This national study will recruit expectant mothers with and without positive nasopharyngeal swabs for SARS-CoV-2, and aims to determine the seroepidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 amongst expectant mothers and their infants in the U.K.
- Conditions
- Corona Virus Infection, Pregnancy Related, Neonatal Infection, Breastfeeding
- Trial name
- periCOVID (NCT04703270)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 881 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St George's, University of London
Impulse Control Disorder, Parkinson Disease
Naltrexone for Impulse Control Disorders in Parkinson's Disease
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of naltrexone in reducing ICD symptoms in Parkinson's disease patients taking a dopamine agonist.
- Trial name
- NCT01052831
- Testing
- Naltrexone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Norovirus Infections
A Study to Evaluate Vaxart's Oral Bivalent GI.1/GII.4 Norovirus Vaccine in Healthy Lactating Females and Their Nursing Infants
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of an oral bivalent GI.1/GII.4 norovirus vaccine administration in healthy lactating female participants and to assess the short-term immunogenicity…
- Trial name
- NCT07254728
- Testing
- VXA-G1.1-NN, VXA-G2.4-NS
- Where
- 5 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vaxart
Feeding Behavior
Variations in Palatability and Portion Size of Vegetables on Meal Intake of Preschool Children
The aim of the study is to determine the effect of varying both the palatability and portion size of vegetables served to preschool children at a meal on the outcomes of food and energy intake at the meal.
- Trial name
- NCT03926065
- Testing
- Plain Vegetables Served in 100% Portion Size, Plain Vegetables Served in 200% Portion Size, Enhanced Vegetables Served in 100% Portion Size
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Critical Illness
The Energy Dose Study
The investigators have designed this single-center Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) to prospectively compare, for the first time, the clinical efficacy of different energy doses in intensive care unit (ICU) patients requiring…
- Trial name
- NCT01369147
- Testing
- Parenteral Nutrition, Propofol, Clevidipine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Aspiration Pneumonia, Malnutrition
Nutrition Monitoring and Feeding Optimization With the smART+ System - Comparative Study
The smART+ is a comprehensive modular patient care system intended for ICU patients. The main purpose of the study is the optimization of the delivery of nutrition.
- Trial name
- NCT04098224
- Testing
- smART+ System
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- ART Medical Ltd.
Insomnia, Rumination
Reduce Emotional Symptoms of Insomnia With SleepTreatment
The purpose of this research is to test whether Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Insomnia (MBTI) significantly reduces symptoms of insomnia and cognitive arousal in patients with treatment-resistant insomnia.
- Trial name
- RESIST (NCT03724305)
- Testing
- Mindfulness-Based Therapy for Insomnia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Malaria
Experimental Falciparum Transmission to Anopheles
This is a single-centre, open-label study using P. falciparum-induced blood stage malaria (IBSM) infection to assess the infectivity of sexual life cycle stages of the malaria parasite (gametocytes) to mosquito vectors.
- Trial name
- EFITA (NCT02431637)
- Testing
- Administration of the malaria inoculum, Piperaquine Phosphate 480 mg
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medicines for Malaria Venture
Binge Eating Disorder
SPD489 in Adults Aged 18-55 Years With Moderate to Severe Binge Eating Disorder
The primary objective of the study is to demonstrate the efficacy of SPD489 compared with placebo in adults (18 55 years of age inclusive) with moderate to severe Binge Eating Disorder at Visit 8 (Weeks 11 and 12) as measured by…
- Trial name
- NCT01718483
- Testing
- SPD489 (Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate)
- Where
- 50 sites in United States, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 383 people
- Sponsor
- Shire
Healthy
Bioequivalence Study of Fenofibric Acid Versus Tricor® (Fenofibrate)
This study will evaluate the bioequivalence of 105 mg fenofibric acid tablets relative to 145 mg fenofibrate tablets in healthy volunteers under fasting conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT00961116
- Testing
- Fenofibric Acid (Fibricor™) 105 mg Tablet, Fenofibrate (Tricor®) 145 mg Tablet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc.
Binge Eating Disorder
SPD489 in Adults Aged 18-55 Years With Moderate to Severe Binge Eating Disorder
The primary objective of the study is to demonstrate the efficacy of SPD489 compared with placebo in adults (18 55 years of age inclusive) with moderate to severe Binge Eating Disorder at Visit 8 (Weeks 11 and 12) as measured by…
- Trial name
- NCT01718509
- Testing
- SPD489 (Lisdexamfetamine dimesylate)
- Where
- 48 sites in United States, Germany
- Volunteers
- 390 people
- Sponsor
- Shire
Dietary Habits
Impact of Warnings on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to determine whether pictorial warnings on sugar-sweetened beverages are more effective than neutral labels at reducing parents' purchases of sugar-sweetened beverages for their…
- Trial name
- NCT04223687
- Testing
- Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Warning Label, Neutral label
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 326 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Obesity
Pilot Study of Time Restricted Feeding as a Weight Loss Intervention
The circadian timing of Energy Intake (EI) has emerged as a key factor in the regulation of body weight. Studies have suggested that eating later in the evening or at night when the circadian system is promoting sleep adversely…
- Trial name
- NCT03571048
- Testing
- Reduced Calorie Diet (RCD), Time Restricted Feeding (TRF)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Aging
Health, Aging and Later-Life Outcomes
The purpose of this pilot research is to test the feasibility of two interventions focused on either reducing total calorie intake or reducing the total time that calories are ingested each day in older adults.
- Trial name
- HALLO-P (NCT05424042)
- Testing
- In-Person Caloric Restriction, Remote Caloric Restriction, Time-restricted
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
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
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
Healthy Infant Nutrition
Baylor Infant Biomarker of Nutrition Study
The study evaluates the the utility of a non-invasive skin measurement as a biomarker of infant food intake during complementary feeding.
- Trial name
- BIBS (NCT03996395)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Obesity, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
The Pitt Retiree Study: A Diabetes Prevention Program for Medicare Eligible Older Adults
The Pitt Retiree Study (PRS) disseminates a novel, yet practical, diabetes prevention program among Medicare eligible adults in Western Pennsylvania.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Eating Behavior, Diet Modification
- Trial name
- PRS (NCT03192475)
- Testing
- GLB plus phone contacts, GLB plus newsletter contacts
- Volunteers
- 322 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh