Clinical trials: Infant Overnutrition
Obesity
Multi-site Trial Using SMS to Improve Infant Weight
The goals of this multi-site clinical trial are to pilot test weekly SMS sent to parents/caregivers of infants to improve feeding practices and decrease excessive weight gain in infants who are participants of the Women, Infants…
- Trial name
- SMS (NCT02903186)
- Testing
- SMS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Puerto Rico
Overweight, Pregnancy
A Low Glycemic Load Diet During Pregnancy in Overweight Women
This study will compare the effects of a low glycemic load versus standard diet for pregnancy on outcomes related to risk for obesity, diabetes, and heart disease in both mother and infant.
- Trial name
- NCT00364403
- Testing
- Low glycemic load, Low fat diet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Growth Failure, Adiposity
Optimal Growth of Preterm Infants With Growth Restriction
In this prospective randomized controlled multi center trial the investigators stratify "Very Low Birthweight " (VLBW)-infants with growth retardation in small for gestational age (SGA) or intrauterine growth restricted (IUGR) …
- Conditions
- Growth Failure, Adiposity, Diabetes, Neurologic Deficits
- Trial name
- OPTIGROW (NCT02999945)
- Testing
- SGA-enhanced nutrients, IUGR-enhanced nutrients, SGA-standard nutrients
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Infant Development
European Childhood Obesity Project: Early Programming by Infant Nutrition?
Primary hypothesis to be tested: Early protein intake predicts infant growth and later risk of childhood obesity. Childhood obesity is a major public health problem and is an identified priority concern for the health care.
- Trial name
- CHOP (NCT00338689)
- Testing
- Lower protein formula; Higher protein formula
- Where
- 5 sites in Belgium, Germany and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 1,678 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Childhood Obesity, Infant Development
Unintentional Overfeeding of Formula Fed Infants
Although breast milk is recommended exclusively until 6 months of age, two-thirds of infants in the U.S. are fed infant formula.
- Trial name
- Whoa Baby (NCT02701868)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 171 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Breast Feeding
Randomized Controlled Trial of Dietary Advice in Primary Care to Promote Healthy Feeding of Infants
A cluster randomized field trial to evaluate the impact that training healthcare workers in healthy feeding practices has on the nutrition and health of children.
- Trial name
- NCT00635518
- Testing
- Ten Steps for Healthy Feeding children programme
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Obesity, Infant Obesity
Preventing Early Childhood Obesity, Part 2: Family Spirit Nurture, Prenatal - 18 Months
This study aims to assess the impact of a home-visiting program, called "Family Spirit Nurture" (FSN), on reducing early childhood obesity in American Indian (AI) children.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Infant Obesity, Mother-Child Relations, Dietary Habits
- Trial name
- NCT03334266
- Testing
- Family Spirit Nurture (FSN), Injury Prevention Education (IPE), Optimized Standard Care (OSC)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 259 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Eczema, Allergy
Probiotics in Prevention of Allergies, Obesity and Caries
During the period of 2000-2003, 179 healthy, term infants with no previous signs of allergic disease were recruited and randomized to daily intake of cereals with or without the addition of Lactobacillus paracasei subspecies…
- Conditions
- Eczema, Allergy, Asthma, Obesity
- Trial name
- ELEFANT (NCT00894816)
- Testing
- Lactobacillus F19
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
Obesity, Diabetes, Gestational
Metabolism, Breastmilk, and Microbiome
The objective of this pilot study is to compare breast milk composition in mothers of three different metabolic states (normal weight, obese, and gestational diabetic) and to determine the extent to which breastmilk components…
- Trial name
- NCT03522597
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,050 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Insulin Resistance, Obesity
Studying Infant Nutrition and Blood Sugar
The purpose of this study is to learn about how breast milk from mothers with insulin-resistance may be different. Investigators are specifically studying insulin concentrations in breast milk.
- Trial name
- NCT03524469
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Overweight
Nutritive Efficacy and Safety of a Modified Infant Formula With a Reduced Protein Content and Improved Protein Quality
Formula contains significantly higher total protein concentrations than breast milk. Therefore formula-fed infants have a significantly higher total protein intake in the first few months compared to exclusively breast-fed…
- Trial name
- NCT02469402
- Testing
- Standard infant formula, Protein reduced alpha-lactalbumin formula, with higher levels of alpha-lactalbumin
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Waldkrankenhaus Protestant Hospital, Spandau
Growth Failure, Atopy
The PREWEAN Study. Weaning of Preterm Infants During the First Year of Life.
In this Austrian observational study preterm infants born with a birth weight <1500 g and a gestational age <32 weeks will be investigated at the neonatal outpatient clinic.
- Conditions
- Growth Failure, Atopy, Adiposity, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- PREWEAN (NCT02936219)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 218 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Obesity, Childhood
GI Tract Biomarkers in Infants With Different Diets
Childhood obesity is increasing with more than one-third of adolescents currently overweight and one in five with obesity. The lifelong incidence of obesity-related morbidities is also increasing with childhood obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT03751137
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Obesity, Hypoglycemia Post Gastric Bypass Surgery
GLP1R-imaging in Post-RYGB Hypoglycemia
In order to evaluate the difference in beta cell mass in patients with and without hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia after Roux en Y gastric bypass (RYGB) investigators aim to compare quantitative PET imaging of the pancreas between…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Hypoglycemia Post Gastric Bypass Surgery, Hyperinsulinemic Hypoglycemia
- Trial name
- NCT05597475
- Testing
- GLP-1R PET
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rijnstate Hospital
Umbilical Hernia, Obesity
Abdominal Wall Block Study
Compare the ability of the transversus abdominis plane block (TAPB) and rectus sheath block (RSB) to provide surgical anesthesia for overweight and obese patients undergoing umbilical hernia surgery.
- Trial name
- TAPB (NCT03074240)
- Testing
- TAPB Group, RSB Group, conversion to general anesthesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Childhood Obesity
The Bottle Optimization Testing Tiny Little Eaters Study
The researchers will study how babies respond to bottle nipples with different flow rates over a few days, and how this may affect how much milk they drink, their feeding patterns, and their sleep.
- Trial name
- BOTTLE (NCT07665983)
- Testing
- Feeding
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 440 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Sleep Apnea, Central, Prader-Willi Syndrome
Oxygen Versus Medical Air for Treatment of CSA in Prader Will Syndrome
The aim of this study is to determine if treatment with Medical Air (21% oxygen in room air) compared to supplemental oxygen (100% oxygen) will lead to similar improvements in the central apnea-hypopnea index (CAHI) for infants…
- Trial name
- NCT03031626
- Testing
- Medical Air vs Oxygen
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Preterm Birth, Preeclampsia
The ROOT Study: Scaling the 'Standard of Care Plus' Obstetric Nutrition Model to Optimize Maternal and Infant Health
The 'Standard of Care Plus' ('PLUS') model in the ROOT Study consists of analyzing select micronutrient and gene variants of pregnant females to construct trimester-specific and personalized nutrition and lifestyle…
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Preeclampsia, Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM), Small for Gestational Age (SGA)
- Trial name
- ROOT (NCT07559773)
- Testing
- 'Standard of Care PLUS'
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- GrowBaby Life Project
Overweight, Pregnancy
Effects of Antenatal Nutrition Counseling on Maternal and Infant Outcomes
This randomized controlled trial evaluated whether individualized antenatal nutrition counseling provided between 24 and 36 weeks of gestation could improve maternal dietary quality, dietary inflammatory potential, gestational…
- Trial name
- NCT07845773
- Testing
- Dietitian-Led Nutrition Education and Counseling
- Where
- Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eastern Mediterranean University
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Intranasal Oxytocin for Infants With Prader-Willi Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to compare the change in suck and swallow competency from baseline to morning of day 6 with intranasal oxytocin spray vs placebo in infants/children with Prader-Willi Syndrome who are in nutritional…
- Trial name
- NCT03245762
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida