Clinical trials: Maternal Nutrition
Overweight, Obesity
Toddler Overweight Prevention Study Among Low-Income Families
The hypothesis is that toddlers with parents who are randomized to a parenting intervention and toddlers with parents who are randomized to the maternal intervention focused on maternal diet and physical activity will be more…
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity, Depression
- Trial name
- TOPS (NCT02615158)
- Testing
- Maternal Physical Activity and Nutrition, Parenting, Child Safety
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 277 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Obesity, Obesity, Childhood
Healthy Homes, Healthy Habits
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether an intervention targeting healthy habit development reduces the risk and prevalence of obesity in low-income mothers and children.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Childhood, Obesity; Familial
- Trial name
- HABITS (NCT03433456)
- Testing
- Home visitation + HABITS program, Standard home visitation program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 296 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Pregnancy, Child Development
Improving Maternal and Child Health Through Prenatal Fatty Acid Supplementation
The purpose of the study is to test whether nutritional supplementation during pregnancy is associated with 1) improved maternal health during pregnancy; 2) improved infant birth and neurodevelopmental outcomes, and 3) whether…
- Trial name
- NAPS (NCT02647723)
- Testing
- DHA, Sugar pill
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Overweight and Obesity, Adiposity
Healthy Mothers-Healthy Children Nutrition
Using a randomized two-group, repeated measures experimental design, the goal of the proposed study is to investigate the efficacy of a 12-week nutrition and exercise education, physical activity, coping skills training, and…
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity, Adiposity, Nutrient; Excess, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- HMHC (NCT03866902)
- Testing
- Nutrition and Physical Activity Intervention, English for Second Language Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 578 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Obesity, Childhood
Association Between Mother and Child Weight Gain: Statistical Methods With Validation
Using retrospective data from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center electronic health record, the investigators will study the association between mother's weight / weight change before and during pregnancy and the development…
- Trial name
- NCT04174521
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20,670 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Mother Screening for Relapse Using Mid-upper Arm Circumference Among Children Recovered From Severe Acute Malnutrition
The investigators propose a pilot randomized controlled trial to train mothers to screen their children post-discharge for relapse based on MUAC criteria to facilitate timely identification and referral to care for children who…
- Trial name
- NCT05932992
- Testing
- Mother education on how to perform MUAC assessment
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Cardiovascular Diseases, Infant ALL
Early Intervention to Promote Cardiovascular Health of Mothers and Children (ENRICH)
This pilot study aims to examine the feasibility and acceptability of adding a cardiovascular health module to the existing Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) home visitation program delivered by trained nurses in the Northern…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Infant ALL, Maternal Behavior, Childhood Obesity
- Trial name
- ENRICH (NCT05824741)
- Testing
- Infant Cardiovascular Health (CVH) Promotion
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Overweight, Obesity
Mothers in Motion Program to Prevent Weight Gain in WIC Mothers (MIM)
Mothers in Motion will draw on the successes of the pilot intervention of the same name and will promote healthy lifestyle behavior changes (eating more fruits and vegetables, increasing physical activity, dealing with stress) in…
- Trial name
- MIM (NCT01839708)
- Testing
- Lifestyle Counseling
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 569 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Obesity; Familial, Pregnancy Related
Maternal Metabolic and Molecular Changes Induced by Preconception Weight Loss and Their Effects on Birth Outcomes
Our hypothesis is that aggressive preconception weight loss in obese women will improve the metabolic health of the mother and the intrauterine environment.
- Trial name
- NCT03244722
- Testing
- Very-low energy Diet (VLED), Standard of care (SOC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Obesity, Sedentary
Effects of Obesity and Physical Inactivity on Pregnancy Outcomes
Regular maternal physical activity leads to the delivery of lighter, leaner infants. Higher birth weights and childhood obesity are both strong predictors for adult obesity, suggesting that the impact of maternal physical…
- Trial name
- NCT02039414
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine