Clinical trials: Obesity, Child
Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Genetics of Fatty Liver Disease in Children
This is a study to investigate genetic predisposition to hepatic steatosis and the expression of gluconeogenic and lipogenic genes in livers of obese children and adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT01966627
- Testing
- ogtt, genotyping, abdominal and liver magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 381 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Obesity, Morbid
Bariatric Surgery in Children.
Rationale: In the Western world overweight and obesity is an increasing problem both in adults and in children. In youth, it is associated with early death and a number of co-morbidities including metabolic and endocrine changes…
- Trial name
- BASIC (NCT01172899)
- Testing
- laparoscopic adjustable gastric band, Combined life style interventions
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Obesity Prevention, School Wellness Policy
Primary Prevention of Obesity in American Indian Youth in Rural Tribal Schools
The goal of this study is to learn if a culturally relevant health promotion curricula prevents obesity among 4th graders in rural tribal schools.
- Trial name
- NCT06864468
- Testing
- Health promotion curricula
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northern Arizona University
Childhood Obesity
Reducing Obesity Through Play Among Toddlers: Tiny Steps to Health (TSHS) Study
The purpose of this study is to test various ways to help toddlers develop healthy eating and activity behaviors. Parents and toddlers, who participate in this research will be randomly assigned to either 1) continue their…
- Trial name
- TSHS (NCT06918821)
- Testing
- Healthy Toddler Parent Group (HTPG), Families Understanding Nutrition and Physically Active Lifestyles (FUNPALs) Playgroup
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Houston
Obesity, Overweight
Community Outreach - Obesity Prevention Trial (CO-OPT)
The purpose of this research is to investigate the effectiveness of a community health worker-based program as an adjunct to clinical services regarding childhood obesity management.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Children
- Trial name
- CO-OPT (NCT02024360)
- Testing
- Patient navigation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Bone Health, Cognitive Health
Skeletal and Cognitive Effects of Nutrition From Eggs
This project is the first egg feeding randomized controlled trial (RCT) in children. The goal of this RCT is to determine if eating formulated whole egg products for 9 months improves bone health and cognitive function in…
- Trial name
- SCENE (NCT03739424)
- Testing
- Whole egg powder, Whole milk powder, Gelatin food product
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 182 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Georgia
Adolescent Obesity
Mobile Health Intervention to Identify Early Responders to Treatment in Adolescent Obesity
Background: The Expert Committee on the Assessment, Prevention and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity recommends a staged based approach to the management of adolescents with overweight and obesity from…
- Trial name
- NCT03561597
- Testing
- Mobile health intervention
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Childhood Obesity
Project Fun: Parents And Youth Together
The proposed study is a continuation of a randomized, controlled pilot effectiveness trial conducted in schools wherein the feasibility and completion of the trial by parents and children will now additionally be examined in…
- Trial name
- NCT01799759
- Testing
- Online intervention, Completion of instruments only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 276 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marquette University
Childhood Obesity
Husky Reads Effectiveness in Increasing Produce Preference and Food Group Identification in Preschool Children
Since 1998, UCONN undergraduate students have volunteered as part of a service- learning course to deliver a program called Husky Reads.
- Trial name
- NCT03338257
- Testing
- Husky Reads Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
Childhood Obesity
An Evaluation of a Web-based System for Optimization of Behavioral Childhood Obesity Treatment
This study evaluates the families' and health care professional's experience from using a web based support system including mobile applications for self-monitoring weight and physical activity.
- Trial name
- NCT03380598
- Testing
- CLOSS, Usual care
- Where
- 3 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Social Influences, Food Consumption
Social Influences on Adolescents' Snack Purchases
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of peer influences on snack purchases in adolescents. During the session teens will be given a certain amount of money to use to purchase foods and beverages in a hypothetical…
- Trial name
- NCT00875472
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University at Buffalo
Adolescent Overweight, Adolescent Obesity
Improving Sleep, Decision-Making, and Eating in Adolescents With Obesity
This study is being performed to understand the effects of a lifestyle modification and sleep intervention on weight loss outcomes in adolescence.
- Conditions
- Adolescent Overweight, Adolescent Obesity, Sleep, Eating Behaviors
- Trial name
- STAR (NCT06745570)
- Testing
- Lifestyle Modification and Sleep Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Obesity, Childhood, Eating Behavior
Interoception and Eating Behaviors in Children
The purpose of this study is to examine how individual differences in interoception (the ability to sense, interpret, and act on bodily feelings like hunger, fullness, thirst, hot, cold, etc.) relate to eating behaviors in…
- Trial name
- I-EAT (NCT06504654)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Obesity, Prevention & Control
KAN-DO: A Family-based Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of an intervention (KAN-DO: Kids \& Adults Now - Defeat Obesity) encouraging postpartum mothers and their preschool-aged children to work together to promote healthy eating…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Prevention & Control, Postpartum Period
- Trial name
- KAN-DO (NCT00563264)
- Testing
- KAN-DO
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 832 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Obesity
Cities for Better Health Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative
This research project is part of the 'Cities for Better Health Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative' (CBH COPI). The objective of the CBH COPI initiative is to develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of a package of…
- Trial name
- CBH COPI (NCT06855563)
- Testing
- Community-based intervention packages
- Where
- 6 sites in Australia, Brazil and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 36,000 people
- Sponsor
- Novo Nordisk A/S
Obesity, Heart Diseases
Family-Based Nutrition Intervention for Latino Children
Primary Hypothesis Children whose mothers receive the FBC sessions will have significantly lower BMI one year after the intervention compared to control group children whose families receive an active placebo control.
- Trial name
- NCT00224887
- Testing
- In home nutrition counseling, standard nutrition education curriculum
- Volunteers
- 307 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Weight Loss, Adolescent Obesity
The Effect High Protein-Fiber Diet With Exercise on Acylated Ghrelin and Leptin in Obese Adolescents
Obesity has been reported to impair regulation of appetite and lead uncontrollably hunger and satiety response. Ghrelin is orexigenic hormone from the stomach meanwhile, leptin is anorexigenic from adipose.
- Trial name
- NCT04377906
- Testing
- Modification Lifesyle
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Diponegoro
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Register of Patients With Prader-Willi Syndrome
Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is a rare syndrome with a prevalence of 15 to 20 000 at birth. PWS represents a large fraction of mental retardation syndromes due to a genetic cause and the most frequent cause of genetic obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT02829684
- Testing
- Data collection
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Obesity, Childhood
Pilot Study of Probiotics in Pre-diabetic Adolescents
This study evaluates the feasibility and effect of probiotics on glycemic control in obese adolescents.
- Trial name
- ProDP (NCT03109587)
- Testing
- Vivomixx
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Pregnancy, Overweight and Obesity
Pregnancy Exercise Mode Effect on Childhood Obesity
The overall objective of this proposal is to conduct a longitudinal prospective study of overweight/obese (OW/OB) pregnant women and their offspring to determine which prenatal exercise mode will have the greatest impact on…
- Trial name
- NCT04805502
- Testing
- Exercise Modes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University