Clinical trials: Infant Obesity
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
Milk Types and Fish Oil in 9- to 12-Month-Old Infants
The objective of this intervention study is to examine the effect of whole cow's milk versus infant formula as primary milk sources with or without supplements of n-3 LCPUFA for growth, nutritional status, development, risk…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Growth, Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- NCT00379171
- Testing
- Cow's milk with fish oil, Cow's milk without fish oil, Formula with fish oil
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Breastfeeding, Bottle Feeding
Using Digital Health Technologies to Prevent Rapid Infant Weight Gain.
A digital intervention to provide supplemental infant feeding support to mothers enrolled in WIC. The trial begins prenatally and continues through 3-months postpartum and tests the feasibility and acceptability of a text…
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Bottle Feeding, Child Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT05265845
- Testing
- Intervention, Text4Baby
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Infant Development
Effect of a New Infant Cereal on Weight Gain
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a new infant cereal has an effect on weight gain and intestinal microbiota compared to a standard cereal in healthy infants .
- Trial name
- CEOBE (NCT02165956)
- Testing
- New Infant Cereal, Standard Infant Cereal
- Where
- 5 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 195 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laboratorios Ordesa
Anemia, Breast Feeding, Exclusive
Impacts of the 10 Steps for Healthy Feeding in Infants: a Randomized Field Trial
This study assesses the effectiveness of a nutrition advice programme - The ten steps for healthy feeding of children under two years old - on nutritional status, diet, and morbidity history of children.
- Conditions
- Anemia, Breast Feeding, Exclusive, Overweight and Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00629629
- Testing
- Dietary Advice
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Obesity, Infant, Language Development
Music and Child Health and Development
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects of a music enrichment program on the quality of parent child interactions, a child's motivation to eat, and a child's language environment in 9 to 24 month-old…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Infant, Language Development, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- NCT05868811
- Testing
- Music Together, Play Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Obesity
Mothers and Others: Family-based Obesity Prevention for Infants and Toddlers
The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized controlled trial among 468 Non-Hispanic black mothers and their families to test the efficacy of MOTHERS AND OTHERS, a multi-component home visitation program, compared to an…
- Trial name
- NCT01938118
- Testing
- Obesity Prevention Group, Injury Prevention Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 430 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Prevention Childhood Obesity
Cognitive-behavioral Intervention to Increase the Practice of Responsive Feeding and Maintain Healthy Weight in Infants
Introduction: Childhood overweight and obesity in Mexico is a serious public health problem. Perceptive eating is a factor in the prevention of obesity and occurs when the caregiver recognizes the signs of hunger and satiety…
- Trial name
- NCT06617299
- Testing
- Intervention Identifies and Responds
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
Pregnancy Related, Infant Development
Mother Infant Nutrition Study
Early life influences (including the intrauterine environment, birth weight, and early postnatal growth) shape subsequent weight trajectories and future chronic disease risk.
- Trial name
- MINT (NCT04132310)
- Testing
- N/A This is an observational study.
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Obesity, Childhood
Expanding Health System Intervention Through The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program Partnership
Pilot test the health system-based intervention to improve family beverage choices and promote water consumption, engaging WIC nutritionists to augment the intervention with follow-up and counseling of families at…
- Trial name
- WHISPER (NCT05356338)
- Testing
- Pilot Intervention to reduce SSB consumption in children and families enrolled in WIC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Vegetable Acceptance in Early Childhood, Childhood Obesity
Baby's First Bites: Promoting Vegetable Intake in Infants and Toddlers
Overweight and obesity in preschool children is more and more common and predicts overweight in later childhood and adulthood. A healthy eating pattern with many vegetables decreases the risk to develop overweight.
- Conditions
- Vegetable Acceptance in Early Childhood, Childhood Obesity, Childhood Overweight
- Trial name
- NCT03348176
- Testing
- Vegetable exposure, VIPP-Feeding Infants, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 255 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiteit Leiden
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome
Early Check: Expanded Screening in Newborns
Early Check provides voluntary screening of newborns for a selected panel of conditions. The study has three main objectives: 1) develop and implement an approach to identify affected infants, 2) address the impact on infants and…
- Conditions
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome, Fragile X - Premutation, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT03655223
- Testing
- Confirmatory Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Infant Body Composition and Metabolism, Metabolism
Studying Phenotypic Risks for Obesity and Underlying Traits in Young Infants
The purpose of this research study is to understand how infants metabolize different meals and to develop clinical tools which identify infants as having two different phenotypes.
- Conditions
- Infant Body Composition and Metabolism, Metabolism, Energy Expenditure, Infant Formula
- Trial name
- SPROUT (NCT07096011)
- Testing
- Meal Test - Human Milk, Meal Test - Infant Formula
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Obesity, Overweight
Community-based Obesity Treatment in African American Women After Childbirth
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of the community-based obesity treatment (PP), compared to usual care (UC), on changes in maternal weight over 12 months.
- Trial name
- NCT02829229
- Testing
- Community-based obesity treatment (PP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Growth & Development, Obesity
Effects of Infant Egg Consumption on Child Health and Cognition Development
The objective of this study is to examine how infant egg consumption (age of introduction and frequency of intake) influences physical growth, obesity, cardio-metabolic health, risk of food allergy, and cognition development in…
- Conditions
- Growth & Development, Obesity, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT04345185
- Testing
- Infant egg consumption (i.e., age of introduction and frequency of intake)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,374 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Infant Nutrition
Effect of Formula on Growth of Infants From Overweight or Obese Mothers
The purpose of this study is to determine whether infants, from overweight or obese mothers, fed a formula with proteins and calories different than a standard infant formula have a different growth
- Trial name
- NCT00820833
- Testing
- standard infant formula, Test formula
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 230 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Infant Growth, Childhood Overweight
Modulating Early-life Nutrition for Childhood Obesity Prevention
In this study, betaine intake will be increased in formula-fed infants through formula milk supplementation. To do this, a double-blind randomized study has been designed with the supplementation group (infant formula…
- Trial name
- NutrOb (NCT06091917)
- Testing
- Betaine supplementation in infant formula, Regular infant formula
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Childhood Obesity Prevention, Parenting Behavior
Mothers and CareGivers Investing in Children Study 2.0
The study will use a longitudinal, randomized control trial design to determine intervention impact on parent and child behaviors, and infant health. The two intervention groups include: 1) MAGIC-FEED+; and 2) MAGIC-SAFE.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity Prevention, Parenting Behavior, Infant Growth
- Trial name
- MAGIC 2 (NCT06719102)
- Testing
- MAGIC-FEED, MAGIC-SAFE
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 266 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Gestational Diabetes, Hyperglycemia
Gestational Metabolic Abnormalities and Maternal and Infant Nutrition and Health
Childhood obesity is on the rise and is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes later in life. Recent evidence indicates that abnormalities that increase risk for diabetes may be initiated early in infancy.
- Conditions
- Gestational Diabetes, Hyperglycemia, Insulin Resistance, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT01405547
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 271 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anthony Hanley
Obesity, Infant
Health e-Baby: Trial to Reduce Obesity Risk Factors During the First 1,000 Days
Specific Aim: Feasibility of a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) in Pregnancy and Infancy to Reduce Childhood Obesity Risk Factors in Early Life.
- Trial name
- NCT05225649
- Testing
- Behavior Change Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Healthy
Sensitive Periods in Early Flavor Learning
Flavor is the primary dimension by which young children determine food acceptance. However, children are not merely miniature adults since sensory systems mature postnatally and their responses to certain tastes differ markedly…
- Trial name
- NCT00994747
- Testing
- Nutramigen (Flavor and Type of Infant Formula), Enfamil, milk-based formula
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Monell Chemical Senses Center