Clinical trials: Obesity, Infant
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Oxytocin Treatment in Neonates and Infants With Prader-Willi Syndrome
Prospective, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind part of the phase III trial to assess the safety and efficacy of 4 weeks oxytocin (OT) administration on oral and social skills in neonates/infants with Prader-Willi…
- Trial name
- OTBB3 (NCT04283578)
- Testing
- OT
- Where
- 7 sites in Belgium, France and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Pediatric Obesity
Healthy Eating for My Infant (HEMI)
Infants from underserved and minority backgrounds are at increased risk for obesity and poor feeding and nutrition outcomes, but obesity prevention programs tailored specifically to the needs of these infants are lacking.
- Trial name
- NCT04977947
- Testing
- Healthy Eating for My Infant
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Cardiovascular Diseases, Infant ALL
Early Intervention to Promote Cardiovascular Health of Mothers and Children (ENRICH)
This pilot study aims to examine the feasibility and acceptability of adding a cardiovascular health module to the existing Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) home visitation program delivered by trained nurses in the Northern…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Infant ALL, Maternal Behavior, Childhood Obesity
- Trial name
- ENRICH (NCT05824741)
- Testing
- Infant Cardiovascular Health (CVH) Promotion
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Obesity, Childhood
Expanding Health System Intervention Through The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program Partnership
Pilot test the health system-based intervention to improve family beverage choices and promote water consumption, engaging WIC nutritionists to augment the intervention with follow-up and counseling of families at…
- Trial name
- WHISPER (NCT05356338)
- Testing
- Pilot Intervention to reduce SSB consumption in children and families enrolled in WIC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome
Early Check: Expanded Screening in Newborns
Early Check provides voluntary screening of newborns for a selected panel of conditions. The study has three main objectives: 1) develop and implement an approach to identify affected infants, 2) address the impact on infants and…
- Conditions
- Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Fragile X Syndrome, Fragile X - Premutation, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT03655223
- Testing
- Confirmatory Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
Overweight and Obesity, Weight Loss
PRE-Pregnancy Weight Loss And the Reducing Effect on CHILDhood Overweight - Aarhus
The study is a single site parallel randomized controlled study. The study will be assessing the effect of a 10% pre-conceptional weight loss intervention vs a control group among healthy couples where the prospective mother is…
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity, Weight Loss, Pregnancy Related, Child Nutrition Sciences
- Trial name
- PREPARE CHILD (NCT05798494)
- Testing
- Weight loss intervention
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ulla Kampmann Opstrup
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
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
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
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
Obesity
Building Social Networks to Enhance Postpartum Weight Loss and Appropriate Infant Feeding Practices
The purpose of this study is to examine whether we can use social networks to spread health information and health behaviors that 1) support women in returning to their pre-pregnancy weight after delivery; and 2) promote healthy…
- Trial name
- NCT01081340
- Testing
- Social network building intervention, Home visit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Prediabetes, Gestational Diabetes
Treating Prediabetes in the First Trimester
The investigators plan to study a sample of women with prediabetes (diagnosed by Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) 5.7-6.4% or fasting plasma glucose (FPG) 92-125 mg/dL) in the first trimester of pregnancy, and patients will be randomized…
- Trial name
- NCT01926457
- Testing
- Treatment of Prediabetes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Pediatric Obesity
Pediatric Obesity and the Infant Microbiome (BEACH)
The impact of breastfeeding on the infant microbiome in vaginally and Cesarean delivered offspring from obese and normal weight mothers.
- Trial name
- BEACH (NCT02843087)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
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
Childhood Obesity
Josef Ressel Centre Perinatal Programming
Background: Metabolic imprinting through early childhood nutrition seems to play an important role in the aetiology of obesity. Overweight at age two and later in life is associated with excessive weight gain as early as three…
- Trial name
- JRP (NCT03634930)
- Testing
- observation
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Moenie van der Kleyn
Myocardial Dysfunction, Newborn Morbidity
Myocardial Deformation Before and After Birth
Knowledge on the changes in myocardial function in the last weeks before birth and during the first year of life is limited. Through fetal and post-natal echocardiography we intend to describe these changes using myocardial…
- Conditions
- Myocardial Dysfunction, Newborn Morbidity, Maternal Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT04060381
- Testing
- Blood transfusion, Ibuprofen, or epinephrine, norepinephrine or dopamine
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
Bottle Feeding
GrowWell - Responsive Bottle Feeding
The overall goal of this research is use digital health to augment the clinical encounter with Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) clinicians and prevent rapid infant weight gain among children living in low-income households.
- Trial name
- NCT06319807
- Testing
- Digital Health Intervention, Safety Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Fragile X Syndrome, Angelman Syndrome
Parent and Infant Inter(X)Action Intervention (PIXI)
The objective is to develop and test, through an iterative process, an intervention to address and support the development of infants with a confirmed diagnosis of a neurogenetic disorder with associated developmental delays or…
- Conditions
- Fragile X Syndrome, Angelman Syndrome, Prader-Willi Syndrome, Dup15Q Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03836300
- Testing
- Parent-Infant Inter(X)action Intervention (PIXI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTI International
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, Type 2 Diabetes
Breast Milk and Infant Growth Among Lean, Overweight and Diabetic Mothers
Childhood obesity is a critical global public health concern. Breastfeeding is the ideal choice for infant nutrition. However, rapid and excess weight gain during infancy predicts later, even among breastfed infants.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, Gestational Diabetes
- Trial name
- MIG (NCT01693406)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver