Clinical trials: Overweight, Childhood
Obesity
Obesity Childhood in Cuenca-Ecuador: Prevalence and Risk Factors
Hypothesis: Obesity in children of Cuenca is related with socioeconomical status and physical activity habits. Summary: The prevalence of obesity and overweigh in all age groups are increasing rapidly in the world.
- Trial name
- NCT01381978
- Where
- Ecuador
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Cuenca
Physical Activity, Obesity, Childhood
The MOVI-HIIT Pilot Trial: The Impact of Activity Breaks on Cognitive Function, Adiposity and Fitness in Preschoolers
Pilot study to test the acceptability and feasibility of an intervention aimed to test the effectiveness, in preschool children, of an integrated physical activity intervention in the classroom based on intervallic training…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Obesity, Childhood, Cardiovascular Diseases, High Intensity Interval Training
- Trial name
- NCT05243784
- Testing
- MOVI-HIIT intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Obesity, Obesity, Childhood
Healthy Homes, Healthy Habits
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether an intervention targeting healthy habit development reduces the risk and prevalence of obesity in low-income mothers and children.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Childhood, Obesity; Familial
- Trial name
- HABITS (NCT03433456)
- Testing
- Home visitation + HABITS program, Standard home visitation program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 296 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Obesity, Childhood
Evaluation of the Impact of Eating Habits on Children's Corpulence
Childhood obesity has been rising steadily over the past 40 years. In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) observed around 340 million overweight or obese children and adolescents worldwide, including one in five in France.
- Trial name
- KALI SANTE (NCT06128083)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Obesity
Next Steps: a Community-led Solution to Address Childhood Obesity
The purpose of Next Steps pilot intervention is to develop and test a new program designed to help low-income multiethnic families with overweight or obese children achieve long-term maintenance of healthful behaviors following…
- Trial name
- NCT01912859
- Testing
- Nutrition/physical activity intervention
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Childhood Obesity
Evaluation of an Online Lifestyle Intervention in Mexican School Children During COVID-19 Pandemic
Introduction: School closures due to the COVID-19 pandemic represent a risk factor for the development of childhood obesity due to the increase in unhealthy behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT04772859
- Testing
- Online Lifestyle Intervention, Control Group
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Sonora
Obesity
Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Approach to Addressing Overweight and Obesity Among Qatari Youth
Levels of overweight and obesity have reached alarming proportions in Qatar and other Gulf nations. In Qatar, the need to establish national strategies for the prevention and treatment of obesity has been recognized in the new…
- Trial name
- NCT02972164
- Testing
- Weight loss program for school children
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 799 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Qatar University
Childhood Obesity
Tundra Gifts: Harvesting Local And Regional Resources To Prevent Obesity Among Alaska Native Children In Remote, Underserved Communities
The long-term goal of this community based participatory research project is to prevent obesity in 3-5 year old Alaska Native children in remote communities.
- Trial name
- NCT03986632
- Testing
- Tundra Gifts
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alaska Fairbanks
Childhood Obesity
NET-Works:Community Preschooler Obesity Prevention
The goal of the Minnesota center is to integrate primary care, home, and community-based intervention strategies to promote sustained patterns of change in food intake, physical activity, and body weight among low income…
- Trial name
- NET-Works (NCT01606891)
- Testing
- multi-component/setting parent-targeted intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 534 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Childhood Obesity, Health Behavior
Weight-loss Treatment Program in Children and Adolescents
The study will evaluate the effect of an existing municipality-based and hospital-based obesity treatment in children and adolescents in relation to weight loss and motivation.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Health Behavior, Weight Loss, Motivation
- Trial name
- NCT05790174
- Testing
- ROS "chubby and healthy" - a multidisciplinary family-based weight-loss treatment program, Overweight Clinic for Children and Adolescents, Family Nutrition Guidance
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Obesity
Early Childhood Obesity Among Rural Residents of West Texas
The Para Salud study is a longitudinal, community-based participatory research (CBPR) initiative aimed at preventing and controlling obesity among preschool children in rural Texas.
- Trial name
- NCT06831097
- Testing
- "Comidas Para Salud" (Food for Health), "Pasos Para Salud" (Steps for Health), "Jardines Para Salud" (Gardens for Health)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Obesity, Overweight
PACE-CALL: A Weight Control Intervention for Survivors of Childhood Leukemia
The purpose of this National Cancer Institute (NCI) funded study is to develop and test the acceptability and usability of a web \& text message based weight loss intervention for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Weight Loss, Weight Maintenance
- Trial name
- PACE-CALL (NCT01171599)
- Testing
- Fit4Life
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Obesity, Childhood, Obesity, Adolescent
Reading Ability in Childhood Obesity
There is some evidence about the negative impact of overweight and obesity on reading ability, with negative consequences on quality of life and school success.
- Trial name
- Lettura_evOB (NCT06295406)
- Testing
- Neuropsychological assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Life Style Modification, Childhood Obesity
Effects of Omega-3 Supplementation on Nutritional Status and Physical Activity of Obese Children
Omega-3 Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids has potential as a supplement that can accelerate the effects of a weight management program in children.
- Trial name
- NCT04156971
- Testing
- Omega 3, stage-based lifestyle modification intervention
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
Childhood Obesity
Leipzig Childhood Obesity Study
The aim of this study is to identify polymorphisms that make children and adolescents more prone to obesity and metabolic dysfunction, as well as to identify biomarkers that are linked to causes and consequences of obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT04491344
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leipzig
Childhood Obesity
South Texas Early Prevention Studies PreK
The South Texas Early Prevention Study-Prekindergarten (STEPS-PreK4) was a cluster randomized trial (CRT) of preschool children 4 years of age to test the effect of the Bienestar/NEEMA Coordinated School Health Program (BN CSHP)…
- Trial name
- STEPSPreK (NCT05501392)
- Testing
- STEPS-PreK
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,277 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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
Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension
Safety and Efficacy of Xenical in Children and Adolescents With Obesity-Related Diseases
Obesity is a condition affecting one-third off the U.S. population and is a major risk actor for the development of Type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia (increased levels of fat in the blood), hypertension (high blood pressure), and…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Metabolic Disease, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00001723
- Testing
- Orlistat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Jack Yanovski
Childhood Obesity
Development and Pilot Testing of a Childhood Obesity Treatment Program
The primary aims were to assess community capacity to develop, implement, and sustain a childhood obesity reduction initiative in the health-disparate Dan River Region as well as to pilot test iChoose to determine the potential…
- Trial name
- NCT03513510
- Testing
- iChoose
- Volunteers
- 101 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Obesity
Study of Technology to Accelerate Research
Childhood obesity is highly prevalent and is associated with both short- and long-term adverse outcomes. Despite availability of guidelines for nearly a decade and more recent comparative effectiveness research (CER) evidence…
- Trial name
- STAR (NCT01537510)
- Testing
- STAR - Study of Technology to Accelerate Research
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 549 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care