Clinical trials: Nutrition Disorders, Child
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Exploring Stress and Coping Behaviors of the Major Carer Whose Children With Prader-Willi Syndrome
Ask the 4 carers of children with Prader-willi syndrome to disclose their experiences and difficulties for searching better management and intervention
- Trial name
- NCT00808548
- Testing
- counseling, emotional support, emotional support
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Taichung Veterans General Hospital
Vitamin D Deficiency, Obesity
Vitamin D Deficiency and Low Bone Mineral Content in Children
The Vitamin D study is designed to investigate the effect of body fat mass on vitamin D levels in children. Earlier studies have shown that individuals with increased fat mass may have low vitamin D levels.
- Trial name
- VDS (NCT00756899)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Overweight, Obesity
Pediatric Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry (POWER) Study
The main objective of this study is to establish a national pediatric obesity registry known as POWER (Pediatric Obesity Weight Evaluation Registry).
- Trial name
- POWER (NCT02121132)
- Where
- 38 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,276 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Folic Acid Deficiency
Serum Folic Acid Status, Genotyping MTHFR 677C-->T, Plasma Homocysteine, DNA Methylation of IGF2 Gene and Microbiota of the Children: Mother-Children Cohort Study
This study is part of the East Jakarta Cohort Study to assess the current micronutrient status of the mothers and their children.
- Trial name
- NCT04096521
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 254 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Obesity, Dyslipidemia
Use of Nutrigenomic Models for the Personalized Treatment With Medical Foods in Obese People
The NutriGen project will be using nutrigenomic methods to determine the effectiveness of treatments with specific dietary foods, on the basis of genetic risk predisposition (genetic signature) of obese individuals.
- Trial name
- NutriGen (NCT02837367)
- Testing
- Administration of supplements containing methyl-donors
- Where
- 2 sites in Romania
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- University of Medicine and Pharmacy "Victor Babes" Timisoara
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Pioglitazone Therapy in Obese Children With Insulin Resistance: A Randomized, Controlled Pilot Study
The primary objective of this study is to examine the effects of four months of pioglitazone vs. metformin treatment on HDL cholesterol, triglycerides, blood pressure, insulin resistance, endothelial function, arterial stiffness…
- Trial name
- NCT00775164
- Testing
- pioglitazone, Metformin
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Obesity, Life Style, Healthy
LiPO Teen (the Lifestyle in Pregnancy and Offspring Teenagers
The study is a follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) performed in 2007-10 - the "Lifestyle in Pregnancy" LiP study. The LiP study included 360 pregnant women with BMI ≥30 kg/m2 from Odense University Hospital and…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Life Style, Healthy, Follow-up, Gestational Weight Gain
- Trial name
- NCT05774652
- Testing
- Lifestyle intervention Dietary advise and/or advise on physical activity
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 301 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Hypophosphatasia (HPP)
Extension Study of Protocol ENB-006-09 - Study of Asfotase Alfa in Children With Hypophosphatasia (HPP)
This clinical trial studies the long term safety and efficacy of asfotase alfa in children with HPP who completed Study ENB-006-09 (NCT00952484).
- Trial name
- NCT01203826
- Testing
- Asfotase Alfa
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Overweight, Obesity
Effects of Intermittent Caloric Restriction in Youth With Cardiometabolic Risk
This is a randomized controlled pilot study to evaluate the effects of intermittent caloric restriction compared with low carbohydrate diet in youth with cardiometabolic risk.
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity, Cardiometabolic Risk
- Trial name
- NCT04011995
- Testing
- Intermittent caloric restriction, Low carbohydrate diet, Health education on reducing the cardiometabolic risk
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Cerebral Palsy (CP), Malnutrition in Children
Assessment of Nutritional Status Using Mid-Upper Arm Circumference Z-Score in Children With Cerebral Palsy
Children with cerebral palsy are at increased risk of malnutrition due to motor impairment, feeding difficulties, and chronic health problems.
- Trial name
- NCT07351695
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
Obesity, Obesity, Childhood
In-home Obesity Prevention to Reach Low-income Infants
Existing obesity prevention efforts have had limited success among underserved, low-income children. This study capitalizes on the strengths of a nationwide ongoing Home Visitation Program (HVP), which serves at-risk, low-income…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Childhood, Obesity; Familial
- Trial name
- NCT03529695
- Testing
- Standard HVP Curriculum, Obesity Prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Respiratory Infections, Diarrhea
High/Low Dose Vit A in Diarrhea/ALRI in Severe PEM
Vitamin A deficiency is an important health problem globally including Bangladesh. The problem is greater among under-five children, particularly in malnourished.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Infections, Diarrhea, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT00388921
- Testing
- Vitamin A
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Child Malnutrition
Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Four Formulations of Food Supplements for the Prevention of Wasting and Stunting in Burkina Faso
This research will serve as a follow-up on the review of Title II commodities performed by the Food Aid Quality Review at Tufts University in October 2011.
- Trial name
- FAQR-Burkina (NCT02071563)
- Testing
- CSB14, RUSF1, SC+
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 6,039 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Obesity
Weight Loss in Obese Children and Adolescents and Its Effect on Improvement of Destructive Changes in Blood Vessels
Obesity in children and adolescents is associated with morphologic and functional changes of the vascular wall, suggesting a potential role of juvenile obesity for the development of atherosclerosis later in life.
- Trial name
- NCT00439933
- Testing
- low fat and polysaccharide rich diet, specific physical training program for obese children
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University
Binge Eating, Overweight and Obesity
Cognitive and Behavioral Approaches to Reduce Binge Eating and Excess Weight in Adolescents (Online)
This study will compare a psychological treatment (cognitive-behavioral therapy; CBT-BED) and a lifestyle beahvioral obesity intervention (LBOI) for adolescents who experience binge eating and have overweight or obesity.
- Conditions
- Binge Eating, Overweight and Obesity, Eating Disorders in Adolescence
- Trial name
- CARE2 (NCT07856784)
- Testing
- Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Adolescent Binge Eating, Lifestyle Behavioral Obesity Intervention, Active Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 159 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Nutrition Assessment, Critical Illness
Indirect Calorimetry: SensorMedics Vmax vs GE Carescape - a Method Comparison Study
Dosing of nutrition in PICUs is mainly based on patient weight and assumptions on clinical status. There is however poor correlation between these calculations and actual energy consumption measured with indirect calorimetry…
- Conditions
- Nutrition Assessment, Critical Illness, Children
- Trial name
- NCT02987309
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Overweight, Obesity
Family Partners for Health
Young children who are overweight or at risk for overweight are at increased risk for becoming obese as young adults and developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
- Trial name
- WEIGHT (NCT01378806)
- Testing
- Nutrition and exercise education and coping skills training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 718 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Obesity, Adolescent
Prevalence of and Risk Factors of Obesity in School Children and Adolescents in Nag Hammadi City. 300 Participants.
Searching for obese children who's body mass index is above normal range and risk factors in children and adolescents in Nag Hammadi city
- Trial name
- NCT06213922
- Testing
- Food intake
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Obesity
A School-based Gardening Obesity Intervention for Low-income Minority Children
The investigators recently completed an NIH R21 grant, which was a randomized controlled trial (RCT) to test the effects of a gardening, nutrition, and cooking program in 375 low-income Hispanic students living in Los Angeles.
- Trial name
- NCT02668744
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,302 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jaimie N. Davis
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