Clinical trials: Obese Adolescents
Physical Activity, Childhood Obesity
The LEADS Trial (Linking Exericise for Advancing Daily Stress Management)
Chronic stressors have wide-reaching harmful effects on the physical, social, and psychological well-being of many African American (AA) families.
- Trial name
- LEADS (NCT07176234)
- Testing
- Treatment, Health Education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Pediatric Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Metabolic Effect of Metformin in Obese Insulin Resistant Adolescents With Normal Glucose Tolerance
The primary objective of this randomized, parallel group, double-blind, placebo-controlled study is to determine whether treatment with metformin enhances insulin sensitivity in a group of ethnically diverse obese…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Hyperinsulinemia
- Trial name
- NCT00667498
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Obesity
Physical Activity, Meal Composition, and RMR Among Children Adolescent and Adults
Resting metabolic rate (RMR) is the amount of energy the body uses at rest, and accounts for 60%-70% of daily energy expenditure.
- Trial name
- NCT04284683
- Testing
- DRINK - Water, Protein, Fat, Carbohydrate
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Insulin Resistance, Obesity
Financial Incentives to Exercise for Adolescents
Among youth populations, American Indians have the highest prevalence of diabetes in the United States. This study will use exercise as the principal lifestyle modification approach to reduce the risk of diabetes in this…
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- MOVE (NCT01848353)
- Testing
- Exercise training
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Childhood Obesity
Nutrition and Physical Activity Counselling
Background: Childhood obesity imposes a great burden on the healthcare system. Given the increased frequency of dental compared to medical visits during childhood, dentists may be in an ideal position to recognize patients at…
- Trial name
- NCT02637752
- Testing
- Lifestyle counseling or nutrition/physical counselling
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Neural Functioning of Feeding Centers in Obese Youth
To explore whether obese adolescents with insulin resistance and relative low leptin levels exhibit functional alterations of the neuronal circuits involved in the regulation of energy metabolism and food seeking behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT01808846
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Obesity, Childhood, Pediatric Obesity
Treatment Efforts Addressing Child Weight Management by Unifying Patients, Parents & Providers
The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends that providers screen children aged 6 years and older for obesity and offer or refer them to a comprehensive behavioral intervention (≥26 hours over a period of up to 12…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Pediatric Obesity, Childhood Obesity, Adolescent Obesity
- Trial name
- TEAM UP (NCT03843424)
- Testing
- eSOC program, FBT program
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Diabetes
Adolescent Fitness Assessment Program
The purpose of this study is to implement a peer modeling intervention to improve self-efficacy and aerobic fitness in obese youth.
- Trial name
- AFAP (NCT01382121)
- Testing
- Peer Modeling, Control
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Western Ontario, Canada
Childhood Obesity
Predictors of Success in an Intervention Program for the Treatment of Childhood Obesity
The child health and sports center, at the Meir Medical Center, runs for over 10 years an intervention program to treat obese children. The program includes physical activity, nutritional intervention and behavioral treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT01578863
- Testing
- Intervention program for obese children
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Obesity
Characterization of Dyslipidemia in Adolescent Obesity
The primary objective of this pilot study is to characterize the profile of lipoprotein, inflammatory, and metabolic markers of cardiovascular disease in obese adolescents as compared to normal-weight age-matched controls.
- Trial name
- NCT01988454
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Health Diagnostic Laboratory, Inc.
Myopia, Obesity
Trial of a Novel Family-Based Intervention to Increase Outdoor Time and Fitness
This study aims to implement a new family-based health behavior community program to increase time spent outdoors and physical activity among Singapore children aged 6 to 12 years in a 1-year randomized clinical trial.
- Trial name
- FIT (NCT01388205)
- Testing
- Family-based Outdoor program
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 285 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National University of Singapore
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome X
Exercise Training and Hepatic Metabolism in Overweight/Obese Adolescent
The HEPAFIT Study aims to examine whether a 6-months physical education program has benefits on hepatic metabolism and cardiovascular health as well as on selected physical fitness and mental health outcomes among adolescent…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome X, Lipid Metabolism Disorders, Body Composition, Beneficial
- Trial name
- HEPAFIT (NCT02753231)
- Testing
- Low physical activity program, High physical activity program, Low and High physical activity program
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Santo Tomas
Obesity
Low Carbohydrates in Obese Adolescents
A three arms open,randomized interventional study in order to compare the impact of low carbohydrate diets with different protein and fat ratios versus a standard balanced diet on BMI and metabolic parameters in obese…
- Trial name
- NCT00575900
- Testing
- dietary intervention
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Overweight and Obesity, PreDiabetes
Continuous Glucose Monitors (CGM) for Type 2 Diabetes (T2D) Risk Evaluation
The purpose of this research study is to determine whether continuous glucose monitors (CGM) are a safe, effective, and acceptable way to evaluate type 2 diabetes risk in youth as compared to the standard 2-hour oral glucose…
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity, PreDiabetes, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT05404711
- Testing
- CGM
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mary Ellen Vajravelu, MD
Appetitive Behavior, Pediatric Obesity
The Acute Effect of Protein or Carbohydrate Intake on Testosterone Levels and Food Intake in Children and Adolescent Boys
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of acute protein and glucose intake on testosterone levels measured in adolescent boys and determine whether changes in testosterone levels are associated with alterations in…
- Trial name
- NCT03412136
- Testing
- Control, Glucose, Protein
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Obesity
Test of an Intervention to Increase Physical Activity Among School Children
The specific aims of this study are to: 1) evaluate the impact of a novel intervention delivered via school-based physical education (PE) on adolescents who have a high sensitivity to exercise-induced negative affect; 2)…
- Trial name
- NCT01876602
- Testing
- feeling states exercise intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Adolescent Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Breakfast Omission and Energy Balance in Girls
There is a distinct lack of experimental evidence on whether breakfast consumption and omission affect energy balance-related variables.
- Conditions
- Adolescent Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Adolescent Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT04481776
- Testing
- Breakfast consumption, Breakfast omission
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bedfordshire
Obesity, Childhood
Mechanisms of Obesity and Its Metabolic Complications in Youth
The overarching goal of this project is to determine whether the effect of gut microbiota on human metabolism might be mediated by short chain fatty acids (SCFA) and whether the SCFA might modulate lipid metabolism.
- Trial name
- NCT03454828
- Testing
- obese carbohydrate diet, lean carbohydrate diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Physical Activity, Obesity Prevention
Connect Through PLAY: A Staff-based Physical Activity Intervention for Middle School Youth
The overall goal of the Connect Through Positive Leisure Activities for Youth (PLAY) Project is to improve staff capacity for implementing effective physical activity (PA) programming within middle school after school programs…
- Trial name
- Connect (NCT03732144)
- Testing
- Connect Staff-based PA intervention, Connect Health Curriculum Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Physiological Response to Exercise, Perception of Exercise Difficulty
Perception of Physical Exertion in Healthy Weight and Obese Adolescents
Little is known regarding the relationship between perceived and physiological exertion in adolescents. The purpose of this study is to investigate the association between physiological and perceptual markers of effort during…
- Trial name
- NCT01695785
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont