Clinical trials: Health Promotion and Obesity Prevention
Cardiovascular Diseases, Overweight and Obesity
StrongWomen- Healthy Hearts: A Community Based Program for Midlife and Older Women
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death for women in the United States. CVD disproportionately affects underserved populations, specifically low-income, minority, and rural women who have higher obesity rates…
- Trial name
- NCT01439477
- Volunteers
- 763 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Obesity
Mobility & Vitality Lifestyle Program
MOVE UP is a weight management program for adults 60-75 in community settings led by trained community health workers.
- Trial name
- MOVE UP (NCT02657239)
- Testing
- MOVE UP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 303 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Cardio-metabolic Diseases in Immigrants and Ethnic Minorities: From Epidemiology to New Prevention Strategies
The purpose of this clinical trial is to learn if intervention on health behavior can promote diabetes care and improve compliance to therapeutic protocols in ethnic minorities with type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- DIABETHIC (NCT06131411)
- Testing
- Health promotion, Usual care
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Overweight and Obesity
Healthy Together Program Evaluation (Phase 3)
Healthy Together is a program that promotes the achievement and maintenance of healthy weights in children and their families.
- Trial name
- NCT03550248
- Testing
- Healthy Together
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 3,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Health Promotion and Obesity Prevention
The Wildcat Wellness Coaching Trial
Female children (aged 8-13 years) will be recruited through posted flyers, newspaper ads, and word of mouth in the Manhattan, KS area.
- Trial name
- NCT01845480
- Testing
- Wellness coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kansas State University
Insufficient Sleep, Obesity
Optimizing a Mobile Health Platform for Sleep Promotion and Obesity Prevention in Children
The overall objective of this application is to develop a mobile health platform for the pediatric care setting to promote longer sleep duration for childhood obesity prevention.
- Trial name
- NCT05703347
- Testing
- Fixed sleep goal, Personalized sleep goal, Digital sleep health messaging without virtual study visit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Obesity
Army Training at High Intensity Study
Although soldiers must be ready to respond to occupational and war theatre demands at a moment's notice, there is an epidemic of overweight and obesity and a need for improved fitness and health in the military.
- Trial name
- ATHIS (NCT02407093)
- Testing
- High-Intensity Functional Training, Army Physical Readiness Training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 138 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kansas State University
Cardiovascular Diseases, Prevention
Cardiovascular Health Promotion Among African-Americans by FAITH!
Given the importance of healthy lifestyle practices to cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention and the utility of church-based interventions in African-American adults, the investigators developed a theory-informed…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Prevention, Physical Activity, Diet Modification
- Trial name
- FAITH! (NCT03084822)
- Testing
- FAITH! App digital intervention
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Mental Health Wellness, Emotional Problem
Food-Body-Mind Intervention (16 Weeks)
This novel, timely, and theory-driven Food-Body-Mind intervention addresses the national emergency of mental health crises in early childhood.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Wellness, Emotional Problem, Behavioral Problem of Child, Social Skills
- Trial name
- NCT06597474
- Testing
- Food-Body-Mind
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Obesity Prevention, Obesity
Effectiveness of Tailored Multichannel Interventions on Weight Loss Among Adolescents: A Randomized Controlled Trial
overweight among adolescents is a public health issue. However, several weight loss interventions were developed and conducted for adolescents.
- Conditions
- Obesity Prevention, Obesity, Overweight Adolescents, Overweight/Obesity, Adolescent
- Trial name
- NCT06767072
- Testing
- Tailored Multichannel interventions
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 279 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Overweight, Childhood, Obesity Prevention
High Five! - School-based Prevention of Overweight and Obesity Among 6 to 9 Year Olds
The goal of this interventional study is to assess the effectiveness of the school-based "High Five!" program in reducing overweight, obesity and high blood pressure in children aged 7-9 years old.
- Conditions
- Overweight, Childhood, Obesity Prevention, Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- DINO-PL (NCT07357857)
- Testing
- High Five
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 659 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Mother and Child, Warsaw, Poland
Obesity Prevention, Cancer Prevention
Effectiveness of the Croq'Santé Nutrition Education Program in Improving Food Literacy in Schoolchildren
Background: Nutritional factors including diet, physical activity, weight status and alcohol consumption are among the most important preventable risk factors for cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT06796244
- Testing
- Croq'Santé nutrition education program
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,205 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marie HERR
Anxiety, Wellness, Psychological
Community Park-Based Programs for Health Promotion: The Fit2Lead Prospective Cohort Study
The Fit2Lead prospective cohort study examines the effects of a park-based youth mental health and resilience afterschool program on youth participant mental health, resilience, physical fitness, and violence prevention outcomes.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Wellness, Psychological, Overweight or Obesity, Hypertension
- Trial name
- F2L (NCT06596265)
- Testing
- Fit2Lead Group 1-2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes
Lifestyle Intervention in Primary Health Care - the Björknäs Study
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a short group intervention programe aiming at lifestyle changes at a local health centre can improve risk factors for cardiovascular disease
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, Dyslipidemia
- Trial name
- NCT00486941
- Testing
- Exercise and diet - based on DPS and DPP
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Obesity
Scouting Nutrition and Activity Program
The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention designed to prevent obesity by improving the environmental characteristics of Girl Scouts troop meetings.
- Trial name
- SNAP (NCT00949637)
- Testing
- Scouting Nutrition and Activity Program, Standard-care attentional control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kansas State University
Childhood Obesity
Eat Healthy Grow Healthy Program to Promote Fruit and Vegetable Intake in Preschoolers
The Eat Healthy, Grow Healthy (EatGrow) program is a family-based, fully virtual nutrition education intervention designed to improve fruit and vegetable intake among preschool-aged children.
- Trial name
- EatGrow (NCT07493954)
- Testing
- EatGrow Intervention, Delayed access
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Woman's University
Obesity
Translational Obesity Research
The proposed project takes an innovative approach to childhood obesity prevention, for which there currently no evidence-based programs, and for which results of current trials have produced mainly short-term or disappointing…
- Trial name
- Pathways (NCT00787709)
- Testing
- Pathways
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,005 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Health Behavior, Child Obesity
BMI Development and Risk of Overweight and Obesity in Children
The goal of this observational study is to investigate differences in attained BMI and the proportion of overweight/obesity at school entrance in children who attended kindergartens actively delivering a community-based health…
- Conditions
- Health Behavior, Child Obesity, Body Weight
- Trial name
- NCT06097208
- Testing
- community-based health promotion and obesity prevention intervention
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Obesity, PreDiabetes
Reducing Cardiometabolic Risk and Promoting Functional Health in Older Adults With Obesity and Prediabetes
Obesity and pre-diabetes threatens the overall health and functional independence of older adults but lifestyle weight management for diabetes prevention, soon to be reimbursed by Medicare, can reduce this burden.
- Conditions
- Obesity, PreDiabetes, Aging
- Trial name
- Sustain-DPP (NCT03500640)
- Testing
- DPP Intensive: 30-minute calls, DPP Support: 15-minute calls
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 314 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Overweight, Infant, Overweight and Obesity
Lille Study for Childhood Health Promotion
Obesity could be avoided but once declared it become a chronic disease with numerous health complications, including cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, cancers, and finally a loss of life expectancy.
- Conditions
- Overweight, Infant, Overweight and Obesity, Overweight, Childhood
- Trial name
- ELIPSE (NCT05121090)
- Testing
- Educational program
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille