Clinical trials: Feeding Disorder
Low Milk Supply, Pre-diabetes
Metformin to Augment Low Milk Supply (MALMS) Study
Most new mothers in the United States will start off breastfeeding. For some mothers, despite following best practices, they are not able to meet their breastfeeding goals due to unexplained low milk supply.
- Conditions
- Low Milk Supply, Pre-diabetes, Insulin Resistance, Suppressed Lactation
- Trial name
- MALMS (NCT02179788)
- Testing
- Standard care, Metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
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
Binge-Eating Disorder
Efficacy and Mechanisms of Naltrexone+Bupropion for Binge Eating Disorder
This study will test the efficacy of naltrexone HCI and bupropion HCI (NB) versus placebo in patients with binge-eating disorder (BED), with or without obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT03539900
- Testing
- Bupropion Hydrochloride, Naltrexone Hydrochoride Drug Combination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Preterm Birth, Breast Feeding
Prenatal Breast Pump Education of Mothers and Their Support Person
The study will follow a prospective cohort of racially and economically diverse mothers of premature infants for 3 weeks following delivery to test whether antenatal education of the support person of mothers may decrease time to…
- Trial name
- NCT04006509
- Testing
- Prenatally Delivered Lactation Educational Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Eating Disorders
Comparing the Effectiveness of Two Therapies to Treat Signs of Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescents
This study will compare the effectiveness of two therapies to treat early signs of anorexia nervosa in adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT00418977
- Testing
- Family-Based Therapy ("Maudsley Method"), Individual Supportive Psychotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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
Anorexia Nervosa
Olanzapine Versus Placebo for Outpatients With Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia Nervosa (AN) is a serious illness associated with substantial morbidity and mortality. Weight restoration is a treatment priority, and better treatments are needed.
- Trial name
- NCT01170117
- Testing
- Olanzapine
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
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)
Endometrial Neoplasms
Time Restricted Eating (TRE) Among Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander Women at Risk for Endometrial Cancer
The long-term goal of this study is to determine the efficacy of time restricted eating (TRE) for improving metabolic health and preventing endometrial cancer.
- Trial name
- TIMESPAN (NCT04763902)
- Testing
- Time Restricted Eating (TRE) Schedule, Control Schedule
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
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
Anorexia Nervosa
Effects of Anorexia Nervosa on Peak Bone Mass
Teenage girls with anorexia nervosa (AN) are at risk for low bone density and low rates of bone accrual, raising concerns regarding acquisition of peak bone mass, an important determinant of future bone health and fracture risk.
- Trial name
- NCT01301183
- Testing
- RhIGF-1 with transdermal 17-beta estradiol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Prematurity
A Clinical Trial of A Pacifier-Activated Music Player
Neonatal intensive care unit infants are at high risk for oromotor difficulties including poor coordination of sucking swallowing and breathing.
- Trial name
- NCT01600586
- Testing
- Pacifier-Activated-Lullaby system (PAL).
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Eating Disorders
Effectiveness of Atypical Antipsychotic Medication for Outpatients With Anorexia Nervosa
This study will compare the effectiveness of two atypical antipsychotic medications, olanzapine and aripiprazole, in treating people with anorexia nervosa.
- Trial name
- NCT00685334
- Testing
- Olanzapine, Aripiprazole
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- New York State Psychiatric Institute
Anxiety, Anorexia Nervosa
Treatment of Anxiety and Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescents
Adolescents with anorexia nervosa frequently have associated anxiety, and standard medications used for anxiety are unhelpful when patients are malnourished.
- Trial name
- TAANA (NCT01933243)
- Testing
- Fish oil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Andrea Bonny
Night Eating Syndrome
Brain Imaging and Treatment Studies of the Night Eating Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of the anti-depressant Lexapro in the treatment of the Night Eating Syndrome.
- Trial name
- NES (NCT01401595)
- Testing
- escitalopram oxalate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Healthy
To Evaluate the Food Effect on Relative Bioavailability of RP6530 in Healthy Volunteers
This is a single centre, open label, randomized, two-treatment, two-period, two-sequence, single dose crossover food effect study in 18 subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT02690727
- Testing
- RP6530
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rhizen Pharmaceuticals SA
Type 2 Diabetes
Evaluation of White Sweet Potato Tube Feeding Formula on Type 2 Diabetic Residents in Long-term Care Institutions
In order to response the increasing of aging population cause losing ability that need long-care needs, the project entitled "10-year long-term care program" from Executive Yuan in 2007 is carried out to assist economically…
- Trial name
- NCT02711839
- Testing
- Commercial diabetic formula, White sweet potato formula
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Acute Lung Injury
Intensive Nutrition in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS): A Clinical Trial (INTACT)
The investigators propose a prospective randomized clinical trail to evaluate the impact of intensive medical nutrition therapy (IMNT) in patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) or acute lung injury (ALI) on…
- Trial name
- INTACT (NCT01921101)
- Testing
- intensive medical nutrition, control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Binge-Eating Disorder
A Trial of Centanafadine Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability in Adult Subjects With Binge Eating Disorder
The primary objective of this study is to assess the efficacy of 2 doses of centanafadine sustained-release (SR) (200 milligrams [mg] and 400 mg total daily dose [TDD]) compared with placebo in adults with moderate to severe…
- Trial name
- NCT05113953
- Testing
- Centanafadine
- Where
- 25 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 147 people
- Sponsor
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Food Preferences
Preventing Non-communicable Diseases in Guatemala Through Sugary Drink Reduction
Sugar-sweetened beverages are a significant contributor to adult and childhood obesity in Guatemala. Policies to place health warning labels on sugar-sweetened beverages are being pursued, but there is little empirical data on…
- Trial name
- NCT04022694
- Testing
- Exposure to beverage health information, Exposure to beverage calorie information
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 628 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania