Clinical trials: Obesity, Infant
Childhood Obesity
Coordination of Care Between Pediatricians and Women Infants & Children Nutritionists
WEE Baby Care is a 6 month intervention that coordinates care across multiple settings- health care clinics and WIC clinics on responsive parenting practices to increase parenting competence thereby preventing infant rapid weight…
- Trial name
- WEE (NCT03482908)
- Testing
- Early healthy lifestyles, Responsive parenting curriculum, Data sharing/coordination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 289 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Obesity, Infant
Determine if Human Infant Weight Gain Can be Modulated to Prevent Obesity
The global obesity epidemic has extended to low and middle income countries (LMICs) in which in a dramatic nutritional transition has shifted from maternal/child undernutrition to overnutrition.
- Trial name
- NCT04526860
- Testing
- Calibration of infant breast milk and formula milk intake
- Where
- Brazil
- Sponsor
- Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Overweight and Obesity
mHealth for Prevention of Childhood Obesity in Mexico
Background: The sending of text messages (short messaging service, SMS) has been proven as an effective strategy in behavior change.
- Trial name
- mHealth (NCT04250896)
- Testing
- Control group, SMS´s sending by cell phone for behavior change
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Mexican National Institute of Public Health
Infant Behavior, Feeding Behavior
Supporting Baby Behavior Through Pediatric Offices
The primary objective of this project is to evaluate the impact on infant growth and infant-feeding practices of a low-cost series of video trainings and tools targeted to medical staff and designed to support ongoing Baby…
- Conditions
- Infant Behavior, Feeding Behavior, Breastfeeding, Pediatric Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT02438878
- Testing
- Baby Behavior
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 423 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Obesity, Childhood
Baby-Feed Web Application for Infant Caregivers to Improve Diets and Weight Gain
This study will test the Baby-Feed web platform among 160 parents with infants aged 1-3 months at the time of enrollment and follow them through their 9-month well-child visit (about a total of 6 months) using a mixed-methods…
- Trial name
- BabyFeed (NCT05990439)
- Testing
- Baby-Feed, Limited access to the Baby-Feed web application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida International University
Hypertension in Pregnancy, Hypertension
Enhancing Intergenerational Health in Nigeria: Peripartum as Critical Life Stage for Cardiovascular Health
The purpose of the ENHANCE-CVH study is to promote intergenerational cardiovascular health (CVH) of women and children in Abuja and the surrounding Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria.
- Conditions
- Hypertension in Pregnancy, Hypertension, Obesity and Overweight, Maternal Morbidity and Mortality
- Trial name
- ENHANCE-CVH (NCT06773299)
- Testing
- PAT+HEALTH curriculum - Nigeria
- Where
- Nigeria
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Breastmilk Collection, Childhood Obesity
Breastmilk Composition and Microbial Profile in the Growth and Development of Healthy Term-born Infants
An increasing number of children are developing non-communicable diseases that carry immediate and long-term significant societal and economic impacts.
- Conditions
- Breastmilk Collection, Childhood Obesity, Childhood Asthma, Allergy
- Trial name
- NCT06970535
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Obesity
The Effects of Natural Sugars in Breast Milk on Healthy Infant Growth and Development
This study will investigate the effects of breastfeeding and breastmilk composition on infant gut microbiome development as well as obesity and cognitive outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT04434027
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 221 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Pregnancy, Overweight
Preventing Obesity in Military Communities: Mother-Baby
Women with pre-pregnancy obesity, women who exceed recommended weight gain during pregnancy, and children who experience rapid and excess growth during the first year of life are all at risk for subsequent obesity.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy, Overweight, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03249324
- Testing
- Positive-Gain Counseling (PGC), Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Maternal Behavior, Body Weight
Maternal and Infant Growth Study
Rapid growth early in infancy is a risk factor for obesity and cardiovascular disease later in the lifespan. Evidence is limited, but both pre- and postnatal factors are associated with early rapid growth, and include high…
- Conditions
- Maternal Behavior, Body Weight, Infant Behavior
- Trial name
- RIF (NCT02893319)
- Testing
- Feeding and growth differences, 5oz vs 8oz bottle
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leann Birch
Obesity, Wolman Disease
Breakfast for Young Women
Investigators will in a crossover study test the health effects of eating a dairy-based protein-rich breakfast, isocaloric carbohydrate-rich breakfast or no breakfast in young overweight women.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Wolman Disease, Nutrition
- Trial name
- GoDag (NCT04652713)
- Testing
- Protein-rich breakfast, Carbohydrate-rich breakfast, No breakfast
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Infant Sleep Problem
The Role of Circadian Rhythm in the Effect of Sleep Intervention on Obesity Prevention in Early Childhood
Over the last 40 years, obesity has increased dramatically among all age groups, especially in infants and young children, and became an important global public health challenge, thus early prevention is the highest priority.
- Trial name
- NCT05159141
- Testing
- Behavioral sleep intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Infant Overweight, Infant Obesity
Project Sueño: Sleep & Understanding Early Nutrition in Obesity
The purpose of the study is to understand how mothers think and feel about feeding their babies and putting them to sleep, understand more about programs that can support mothers taking care of babies, and how professionals can…
- Conditions
- Infant Overweight, Infant Obesity, Infant Overnutrition, Infant Development
- Trial name
- NCT06117631
- Testing
- Centering Parenting, Bright by Text
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 256 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Sleep, Parenting
The Baby Care Study
The objective of this study is to provide pilot data on the feasibility and effectiveness of a web-based social networking intervention designed to promote sleep early in infancy and to explore the potential for this approach to…
- Conditions
- Sleep, Parenting, Eating Behavior, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT05322174
- Testing
- Baby Sleep, Baby Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Weight Gain
Sleep-Safe: A Strong African American Families Study
Rapid weight gain during infancy is a powerful, and potentially malleable, risk factor for later overweight and obesity, but limited research has examined the impact of promising interventions when applied to the groups most at…
- Trial name
- NCT03505203
- Testing
- Sleep Soothe, Sleep Safe
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Georgia
Sleep Apnea Syndromes in Children, Obesity in Children
Overview: Use of Respiratory Support At Home in Children
the primary outcome is to describe the perceived success of the use of the respiratory support from the parent's point of view
- Conditions
- Sleep Apnea Syndromes in Children, Obesity in Children, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia (BPD), Neuromuscular Disease
- Trial name
- ELIPSE (NCT06692660)
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Overweight, Pregnancy
A Low Glycemic Load Diet During Pregnancy in Overweight Women
This study will compare the effects of a low glycemic load versus standard diet for pregnancy on outcomes related to risk for obesity, diabetes, and heart disease in both mother and infant.
- Trial name
- NCT00364403
- Testing
- Low glycemic load, Low fat diet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Infant Development
European Childhood Obesity Project: Early Programming by Infant Nutrition?
Primary hypothesis to be tested: Early protein intake predicts infant growth and later risk of childhood obesity. Childhood obesity is a major public health problem and is an identified priority concern for the health care.
- Trial name
- CHOP (NCT00338689)
- Testing
- Lower protein formula; Higher protein formula
- Where
- 5 sites in Belgium, Germany and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 1,678 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ludwig-Maximilians - University of Munich
Obesity, Childhood
GI Tract Biomarkers in Infants With Different Diets
Childhood obesity is increasing with more than one-third of adolescents currently overweight and one in five with obesity. The lifelong incidence of obesity-related morbidities is also increasing with childhood obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT03751137
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Responsive Infant Feeding, Infant Growth
Testing LEIFc in the Community
The reason that we are doing this research is to teach mothers ways to communicate with their baby during feeding. Understanding signals a baby gives helps mothers know when and how much to feed their baby which will help the…
- Trial name
- NCT06898190
- Testing
- Learning Early Infant Feeding Cues (LEIFc)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Florida State University