Clinical trials: Feeding
Feeding Disorders
Nasal Bridles and Repeat Endoscopic Procedures for Endoscopic Nasoenteric Tubes
In critically ill patients, nutrition is a major part of healing and recovery. In patients unable to tolerate oral feeding, nasoenteric tube feeding (a tube placed from the nose to the stomach or small intestine) provides a safe…
- Trial name
- NCT03966157
- Testing
- Nasal Bridle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Louis University
Osteoporosis, Obesity
Breastfeeding and Exercise for Healthy Infants and Postpartum Moms Too!
Approximately 8 million American women suffer from osteoporosis, and one out of every two women over the age of 50 will have an osteoporotic-related fracture in their lifetime (42).
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis, Obesity, Weight Loss
- Trial name
- BEHIP (NCT00966381)
- Testing
- Exercise and weight loss intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Weight, Body, Diet Habit
Healthy Start to Feeding Intervention
The current study will test the impact of a 3-session obesity prevention program targeting healthy introduction of solid foods in infancy on growth trajectories, appetite regulation, and diet.
- Trial name
- NCT03597061
- Testing
- Healthy Start to Feeding
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Binge-Eating Disorder
Uniting Couples in the Treatment of Binge-Eating Disorder
The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of a novel couple-based intervention for binge-eating disorder (BED) relative to an established evidence-based individual…
- Trial name
- UNITE (NCT03784820)
- Testing
- UNITE, CBT-E
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Premature Birth, Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood
Evaluation of an Interdisciplinary Decision Guide for Infant Feeding Assessment
Preterm infants are at risk for feeding problems which can persist through early childhood. These feeding problems may include oral motor, sensory, digestive, nutritional, respiratory, and/or behavioral components.
- Trial name
- NCT04850794
- Testing
- Decision Support Tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Diet Habit
Impact of Behavioral Economic Strategies on Low-Income Older Adults' Food Choices in Online Retail Settings
The specific aims of this proposal are to 1) develop the components of a behavioral economics strategy (i.e., healthy bundle defaults) to influence diet behaviors; 2) characterize the online grocery shopping behaviors and…
- Trial name
- NCT04766034
- Testing
- Simulated Grocery Shopping Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7,710 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Obesity, Weight Loss
Behavioral Mechanism of Energy Compensation With Exercise
Over 70% of Americans are either overweight or obese, putting them at risk for many chronic diseases including diabetes. Exercise is commonly used as a weight loss and weight loss maintenance strategy.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Weight Loss, Eating Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT04651218
- Testing
- exericse
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kyle Flack
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
Obstetric Pain, Postpartum Depression
Ketamine to Improve Recovery After Cesarean Delivery - Part 1
The objective of this study is evaluate the breastmilk transfer and pharmacokinetics (Part 1) and effectiveness (Part 2) of a post-cesarean delivery intravenous ketamine bolus-and-infusion strategy, as a preventive analgesic…
- Conditions
- Obstetric Pain, Postpartum Depression, Breastfeeding, Pain, Acute
- Trial name
- KINETIC (NCT04037085)
- Testing
- Ketamine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Grace Lim, MD, MS
Eating Disorder
Efficacy Trial of a Dissonance Based Eating Disorder Program
The purpose of this clinical trial is to investigate whether symptoms of disordered eating change among participants who complete an intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT03796091
- Testing
- Educational Brochure, Body Project Traditional, Body Project Expanded
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Cornell College
Breast Feeding
Newborn Feeding and Infant Phenotype
Breast feeding is believed to be beneficial to long-term health but how these effects are mediated is unknown. I suggest that this may be through effects on body composition and metabolism.
- Trial name
- NCT02033005
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Contraception, Breastfeeding
Immediate Postpartum Contraceptive Implant Placement and Breastfeeding Success in Women at Risk for Low Milk Supply: A Non-inferiority Trial
The investigators goal is to measure the impact of timing of postpartum contraceptive implant insertion on breastfeeding success and duration and to explore women's experiences with and attitudes towards contraceptive and…
- Conditions
- Contraception, Breastfeeding, Postpartum Contraception
- Trial name
- NCT02866279
- Testing
- Etonogestrel Contraceptive Implant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Postpartum Care
Care After Pregnancy Study (CAPS): Engaging Women in Postpartum Care
The overarching hypothesis of our research agenda is that an intervention that engages economically disadvantaged women in personalized postpartum care will promote equality in maternal child health.
- Trial name
- CAPS (NCT04257552)
- Testing
- Healthy Beyond Pregnancy, Pre-Scheduled Postpartum Visit, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Feeding Behavior, Obesity
Neuronal and Behavioral Effects of Implicit Priming in Obese Individuals
The overall goals of this project are to determine the impact of an implicit priming intervention, designed to alter food perceptions, on both brain responses to food and on food intake behaviors in overweight/obese individuals.
- Conditions
- Feeding Behavior, Obesity, Overweight
- Trial name
- NCT02347527
- Testing
- Active Implicit Priming, Control Implicit Priming
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Overweight and Obesity, Eating Behavior
Examination of Bromocriptine on Homeostatic and Hedonic Mechanisms of Food Intake in Individuals at High Risk for T2DM
The current project applies an integrative three-prong approach to investigate the potential of the dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) agonist bromocriptine to: 1) increase homeostatic satiation signaling, 2) alter neural circuitry to…
- Trial name
- NCT05405244
- Testing
- Bromocriptine-QR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Bulimia Nervosa
Neurobiology of Bulimia Nervosa
This pilot study experimentally manipulates ovarian hormones to examine the direct impact of estrogen (E2) and progesterone (P4) on binge eating symptom burden and the behavioral reward response in women with bulimia nervosa…
- Trial name
- NCT04225221
- Testing
- Estradiol, Micronized progesterone, Leuprolide Acetate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating
Binge Eating & Birth Control
This pilot study examines the effect of stabilizing ovarian hormones on eating behaviors and brain activation in women with binge eating (n=15) using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and behavioral tests.
- Conditions
- Bulimia Nervosa, Binge Eating, Eating Disorders, Binge-Eating Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04278755
- Testing
- Drospirenone-Ethinyl Estradiol Oral Tablet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Postpartum Contraception, Family Planning
Labor and Delivery Implant Insertion: A Randomized Controlled Trial
A barrier to initiating progestin contraceptives in the early postpartum period is the concern of interference with breastfeeding, specifically lactogenesis.
- Trial name
- LADII (NCT02866643)
- Testing
- Etonogestrel-Immediate, Etonogestrel-Delayed
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Food Habits
Modifications in the Eating Habits of Adolescents of Secondary Education as a Result of a Nutritional Intervention
The objective of the study was to demonstrate the efficacy of a nutritional intervention based on the Social Cognitive Theory and the Transtheoric Model in the favorable modification of eating habits in adolescents of secondary…
- Trial name
- NCT03206476
- Testing
- Nutritional intervention based on the SCT and the TM, Nutritional information
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gabriela Macedo Ojeda
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