Clinical trials: Nutrition Disorders, Child
Childhood Obesity
Shape Up Kids Fitness Ancillary
The overall objective of this study is to quantify the decision-making process and underlying biases around leisure activity behaviors using the Activity Preference Assessment (APA), a novel psychological task.
- Trial name
- NCT03624582
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Childhood Obesity
The Impact of the "Nutrition Enrichment and Healthy Living Model" ( NEHLM) on Diet Quality, Physical Activity and Dental Health Among Children From Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Families in Beer Sheva
Childhood socioeconomic status (SES) is related to poor physical health, obesity, elevated cardiovascular risk factors and iron deficiency anemia.
- Trial name
- NEHLM (NCT01071551)
- Testing
- Life-style intervention, Physical activity only
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 258 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Soroka University Medical Center
Childhood Obesity
Substrate Oxidation in Children in Response to High and Low Dairy Intake
The investigators propose a randomized trial comparing higher levels of dairy intake compared to lower levels of dairy intake. Participants will be 20 boys and girls, age 10-13, overweight (>85%) who are currently consuming 1 or…
- Trial name
- NCT01664702
- Testing
- Dairy Products, Dairy Servings
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas
Vitamin D Deficiency, Orthostatic Intolerance
Vitamin D Deficiency and Dysautonomia
In previous work the investigator identified a group of children between the ages of 10-18 years whose diagnostic workup for chronic nausea unexplained by conventional diagnostic tests has unexpectedly revealed underlying…
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Orthostatic Intolerance, Nausea
- Trial name
- NCT03032328
- Testing
- vitamin D supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Childhood Obesity Prevention
Testing the Feasibility and Preliminary Effect of Summer Camp
This pilot randomized controlled trial was designed to assess the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of randomizing children, ages 6-12 years from two low-income communities in Rhode Island, to attend a summer day camp (CAMP)…
- Trial name
- NCT04085965
- Testing
- Boys and Girls Club summer day camp
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Thyroid Function
Mothers and Babies at Yorkhill Thyroid Health Cohort
This is an observational study in pregnant mothers and their newborn babies. The rationale of the study is to examine early markers of the effects of iodine insufficiency during pregnancy on thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and…
- Trial name
- MABY (NCT02390128)
- Testing
- observational only
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 697 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
Obesity
Longitudinal Assessment of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Parameters in Obese and Lean Children
The investigators hypothesize that cardiovascular and metabolic alterations due to obesity already manifest at childhood age. To identify these alterations and risk factors, the investigators have established a cohort of 177…
- Trial name
- NCT01605123
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leipzig
Overweight/Obesity
Reducing Diabetes Risk Factors in American Indian Children: Tribal Turning Point
This study will evaluate a behavioral intervention designed to reduce risk factors for type 2 diabetes in American Indian youth aged 7-10 years.
- Trial name
- TTP (NCT03573856)
- Testing
- Active Living, Health and Safety
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 188 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Overweight, Obesity
Trial of a Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intervention in Overweight Mothers and Their Children Ages 3-5
The purpose of this study is to test the effect of a novel six-month behavioral program to reduce sugar-sweetened beverage consumption among preschoolers and their mothers.
- Trial name
- NCT02098902
- Testing
- Smart Moms Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Puberty, Precocious, Adiposity
Long-term Outcome of GnRH Analogues Treatment of Children With Idiopathic Central Precocious Puberty
This study evaluates the influence of early adiposity rebound, genetic polymorphisms and GnRHa treatment on long-term outcome of girls with idiopathic central precocious puberty.
- Trial name
- NCT02790112
- Testing
- GnRHas
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 418 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Lifestyle-related Condition, Overweight and Obesity
Study of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Regarding Ergogenic, Anti-inflammatory and Obesity Inhibitory Effects in 8 Year Old Children
This study hypothesizes that supplementation of omega-3 fatty acids (OM3) can increase physical activity, inhibit rapid gain in body weight and BMI in both sedentary and normally active 8 year old children.
- Conditions
- Lifestyle-related Condition, Overweight and Obesity, Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency
- Trial name
- STOPP-8 OM3 (NCT01323283)
- Testing
- Omega-3
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 423 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Unrecognized Condition
Nutrition Behavior on Micronutrient Among Growth Children in Central Highland of Ethiopia: Cluster Randomized Trial.
Hypotheses of the study 1. Mothers/ caregivers who have less knowledge and attitude about the prevention of IDD their table salt obtained from in the households has less quantity of iodide than those mothers/ caregivers who might…
- Trial name
- NCT04846062
- Testing
- nutrition behavior intervention
- Volunteers
- 1,012 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jimma University
Cystic Fibrosis
Choline Nutrition in Children With Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is the most common lethal, inherited disorder among Caucasians. Choline is an essential vitamin and as a methyl donor is critically needed to support the normal metabolism.
- Trial name
- NCT01070446
- Testing
- Vitamin: Choline Bitartrate (2-hydroxyethyl) trimethylammonium salt 1:1
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Apelin Levels and G212A Polymorphism of Apelin Receptor (APJ)
The aim of this study is to investigate serum apelin levels as well as their possible association with G212A polymorphism of the apelin receptor in obese children and adolescents.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
- Trial name
- NCT01121172
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
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
Gastrointestinal System Disease, Respiratory System
Probiotics Prevent Health Problems in Children
Randomized controlled field trial of a probiotics to assess its roles in the prevention or improvement of constipation and diarrhea, acute respiratory infection, nutrition improving in Vietnam children.
- Trial name
- Shirota (NCT04346576)
- Testing
- Probiotics prevent health problems in children
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 1,036 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Nutrition, Vietnam
Overweight, Obesity
Cue-Reward Learning and Weight Gain in Youth
The objective of the study is to compare children at low risk for obesity (two healthy weight parents) to children at high risk for obesity (two overweight parents) in their response rate to food taste and in their rate of…
- Trial name
- ChildLearn (NCT03254576)
- Testing
- Functional MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Nutritional Deficiency
Absorption of Zinc (Zn) From Zn-biofortified and Zn-fortified Maize in Young Zambian Children Between 24-36 Months
The objective of this study is to compare the quantity of Zn absorbed from an accurately weighed quantity (~100 g) of minimally milled control maize (~15 µg Zn/g maize), from biofortified maize (~30 µg Zn/g) and from the same…
- Trial name
- HPZM (NCT02208635)
- Testing
- Biofortified Maize, Fortified Maize, Control Maize
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Zambia
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Overweight and Obesity, Allergy
Effects of Vaginal Seeding on Infants' Body Mass Index and Allergy Risk for Caesarean-delivered Children
This is a single-blind randomized controlled trial, aiming to evaluate the effects of vaginal seeding on body mass index as well as allergy risk for cesarean-delivered infants.
- Trial name
- NCT03809390
- Testing
- Vaginal seeding
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Malnutrition
Translating Adoption of Improved Varieties Into Nutritional Impact
The purposes of this study are (1) to determine whether child nutrition-focused adoption encouragement messages focused on Quality Protein Maize (QPM) and the availability of small quantities of QPM seed can be effective at…
- Trial name
- QPM (NCT02710760)
- Testing
- Adoption Encouragement Treatment, Consumption Encouragement Treatment
- Volunteers
- 978 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)