Clinical trials: Overweight Adolescents
Overweight, Obesity
Liquid Meal Replacements in Conjunction With Lifestyle Intervention in Overweight Adolescents
In this 3-month pilot study, we will introduce to 40 adolescents "at risk for overweight" (i.e., a BMI/age >85th percentile) a structured meal plan consisting of meal replacements, fruits, vegetables, whole grains, lean protein…
- Trial name
- NCT00207519
- Testing
- weekly behavioral modification group, liquid meal replacements
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
Circuit Training and Motivational Interviewing to Reduce Type 2 Diabetes in Youth
The overall goal of this project is to examine the physiological and metabolic effects of a 16-week circuit-training (strength training + aerobic activities) program, with and without a behavioral component utilizing motivational…
- Trial name
- NCT00693511
- Testing
- Circuit Training, Circuit training + motivational interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Obesity Prevention
Effects of an Adolescent Physical Activity Promotion Model on Physical Activity in Obese Chinese Children.
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of an intervention program based on the Youth Physical Activity Promotion Model (YPAP) in increasing physical activity levels among overweight and obese children in…
- Trial name
- NCT06631833
- Testing
- Intervention measures based on the YPAP model.
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
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
Obesity, Adolescent
The Effects of a Combined Exercise Training Program on Vascular Health and Metabolic Profile in Obese Adolescent Girls.
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of 12 weeks of combined exercise training (CET) on arterial stiffness, endothelial function, inflammatory markers, insulin resistance, and body composition in obese adolescent…
- Trial name
- NCT03146026
- Testing
- Combined Exercise Training
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pusan National University
Overweight, Obesity
Reducing Sugar-sweetened Beverage Consumption in Overweight Adolescents
The primary aim of this study is to examine the effect of a multi-component intervention, designed to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, on weight gain, total energy intake, and diet quality in adolescents.
- Trial name
- BASH (NCT00381160)
- Testing
- Reduction of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Health Promotion and Obesity Prevention
The Wildcat Wellness Coaching Trial
Female children (aged 8-13 years) will be recruited through posted flyers, newspaper ads, and word of mouth in the Manhattan, KS area.
- Trial name
- NCT01845480
- Testing
- Wellness coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kansas State University
Insulin Resistance, Obesity
The Effect of Artificial Sweeteners (AFS) on Sweetness Sensitivity, Preference and Brain Response in Adolescents
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of dietary exposure to artificial sweeteners on taste sensitivity, preference and brain response in adolescents using fMRI, psychophysical measures, and questionnaires.
- Trial name
- NCT02499705
- Testing
- Sucralose, Sucrose, Sucralose + maltodextrin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Feeding Behavior, Brain
Food Intake and the Adolescent Brain
The brain plays an integral role in how and what people eat. However, the brain's contribution to overeating is not well understood during sensitive developmental periods such as adolescence, when excessive weight gain and…
- Conditions
- Feeding Behavior, Brain, Adolescent
- Trial name
- ADOB (NCT04208256)
- Testing
- Energy Stimulus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease
Biomarker Panel for PCOS-Associated Liver Steatosis in Adolescent Girls (COMPASS-pedPCOS)
This single-center, prospective, observational, cross-sectional mechanistic pilot study will evaluate whether polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) contributes to hepatic steatosis in adolescent girls independently of adiposity.
- Conditions
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, Pediatric Obesity, Hyperandrogenism
- Trial name
- COMPASSpedPCOS (NCT07731373)
- Testing
- Extended Serum Biomarker and Hormonal Panel, Liver Elastography with Controlled Attenuation Parameter, Targeted Genotyping of PNPLA3 rs738409 and HSD17B13 rs72613567
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kayseri City Hospital
Obesity
Beverage Choice and Lifestyle Modification in Overweight Youth
The rise in childhood overweightness and concomitant increase in chronic disease risk warrants exploration into the effectiveness of interventions targeting the eating and activity habits of overweight youth.
- Trial name
- NCT01662570
- Testing
- Beverage Choice and Lifestyle Modification, Nutrition Education (NE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Obesity, Childhood
Acetaminophen Dosing in Obese Adolescents
Although there are numerous studies investigating the pharmacokinetic properties of intravenous acetaminophen in infants and children with normal weight, there are none in the obese pediatric patient .
- Trial name
- NCT03192566
- Testing
- Tylenol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Obesity
Neuroendocrine Modulation of Metabolic Effects in Overweight Adolescents
This study will examine hormonal differences in ghrelin and growth hormone in obese and normal weight adolescents and their relationship to body composition and insulin resistance.
- Trial name
- NCT00140842
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Obesity
Ecological Momentary Assessment of Eating Behavior in Overweight Youth
The current study seeks to elucidate the context of pathological and non-pathological eating behavior in a heterogeneous sample of overweight and obese children, aged 8-14 years.
- Trial name
- NCT02585518
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
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
Childhood Obesity, Overweight (BMI > 25)
Weight Status, Resilience, and Quality of Life in Indian Children
A school-based cross-sectional study that aims to generate context-specific evidence on how weight status is related to resilience, health behaviour, and quality of life among Indian adolescents.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Overweight (BMI > 25), Underweight
- Trial name
- NCT05648045
- Where
- 16 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 720 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Childhood Obesity
The Louisiana (LA) Health Project
There is a worldwide pandemic of obesity with far-reaching consequences for the health of our nation. Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable death in the United States.
- Trial name
- NCT00289315
- Testing
- Primary (Environmental) Weight Gain Prevention, Secondary (Behavioral) Weight Gain Prevention, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,060 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Obesity
Fast Food Feeding in Youth
The primary aim of the proposed pilot study is to assess the effects of fast food meals, varying in serving size and rate of delivery, on energy (calorie) intake in adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT00121706
- Testing
- Condition A (see detailed summary), Condition B (see detailed summary), Condition C (see detailed summary)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Pediatric Cancer
Pilot Evaluation of a Healthy Lifestyle Intervention for Adolescent and Young Adult Survivors of Pediatric Cancer
This is a feasibility and acceptability trial to test a newly developed healthy lifestyle intervention for adolescent and young adult survivors of pediatric cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT04839952
- Testing
- Healthy Lifestyles, Education-Only Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Obesity, Obesity, Childhood
Community Based Obesity Prevention and Treatment Programme "6-10-14 for Health"
"6-10-14 for Health" is an integrated weight-loss intervention programme for obese children from Gdansk municipality. Both participants of the programme and their family members are offered a 12-month integrated intervention…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Childhood, Health Program, Body Weight Changes
- Trial name
- NCT04143074
- Testing
- multidisciplinary behavioral intervention
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 6,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michał Brzeziński