Clinical trials: Overweight and Obese Children
Overweight Adolescents, Overweight
Pilot Program for Targeted Prevention of Child or Adolescent Weight Gain
This study will examine whether family-based interpersonal psychotherapy (FB-IPT) is an effective tool for helping pre-adolescent girls and boys at risk for become obese to reduce weight gain.
- Trial name
- NCT00263536
- Testing
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Pediatric Obesity, Binge-Eating Disorder
Project THINK: Trajectories of Health, Ingestive Behaviors, and Neurocognition in Kids
Overweight/obesity and loss of control eating (characterized by the sense that one cannot control what or how much one is eating) are prevalent among children and adolescents, and both are associated with serious medical and…
- Trial name
- NCT04701671
- Testing
- Observational (not including MRI scanning), Observational (including MRI scanning)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Obesity
Team PLAY (Positive Lifestyles for Active Youngsters)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an intense family-centered program to help children, 4 to 7 years old, control their weight is more effective than the advise and referrals their health provider gives in the…
- Trial name
- Team PLAY (NCT00528164)
- Testing
- Team PLAY
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
Overweight, Obesity
Prediction of Weight Gain by Children and Adolescents
The 'Meir children's sport and health center' runs a multi-disciplinary intervention program for the treatment of overweight and obese children and adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT01111812
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 530 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Sleep Apnea, Children
Prevalence of Sleep Apnea/Hypopnea Syndrome in Obese Children
Principal aim: To determine the prevalence of Sleep Apnea- Hypopnea syndrome in obese children. Secondary aim: 1. To fix the implication of the adenotonsillar hypertrophy, the obesity and the hormonal factors in the pathogeny of…
- Conditions
- Sleep Apnea, Children, Obesity
- Trial name
- NANOS (NCT01322763)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Sociedad Española de Neumología y Cirugía Torácica
Childhood Obesity
FOR HEALTH: A Family-oriented Healthy Eating, Activity and Lifestyle Intervention for Overweight Preschool Children
In this 3-phase study, following an initial small-scale (phase 1) feasibility trial, the aim of phase 2 of the project is to investigate whether a community-based, 12-month intervention for overweight and obese preschool children…
- Trial name
- FOR HEALTH (NCT01698606)
- Testing
- Multidisciplinary, family-centered lifestyle intervention with behavioral counseling
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Energy Expenditure, Diet and Body Fat in Children
To characterize the pattern of change over a two year period in energy expenditure and energy intake in two cohorts of American Indian (AI) children.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00024817
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Overweight and Obesity, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Atherosclerotic Risk in Children
Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is a serious health condition in overweight children which can lead to heart disease. This project will examine the links between liver health and cardiovascular risk factors in overweight and…
- Trial name
- SMART (NCT02383485)
- Testing
- Exercise, After-school program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Augusta University
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, 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
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
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, 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
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
Evaluation of Child Care Staff Weight Management Program
The goal of this 12-month cluster clinical trial is to evaluate if improving child care providers' health behaviors using an online provider weight management program elicits meaningful change in dietary and physical activity…
- Trial name
- NCT05656807
- Testing
- Go NAPSACC Enhanced, Go NAPSACC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 924 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Obesity, Childhood
The Effect of Obesity on Recovery Profile in Children
It is planned to investigate whether obesity affects the recovery profile after anesthesia in pediatric patients. To evaluate recovery profile, time to spontaneous ventilation (the time between anesthetic discontinuation and…
- Trial name
- NCT04652193
- Testing
- Recovery profile from general anesthesia
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
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
Overweight or Obesity
NDPP-NextGen: A Clinical Trial to Reduce Intergenerational Obesity and Diabetes Risks
The goal of this clinical trial is to test an enhanced version of the National Diabetes Prevention Program (NDPP-NextGen) that is tailored to young women in childbearing years.
- Trial name
- NCT05674799
- Testing
- NDPP-NextGen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 403 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Pediatric Obesity
Impact of Comprehensive Intervention on the Cardiometabolic Risk in Children With Central Obesity (IGENOI)Obesity
Central obesity, present in the metabolic syndrome (MS), is associated with increased risk of insulin resistance (RI). The aim of the project is to evaluate the protective effect of comprehensive intervention (Mediterranean diet…
- Trial name
- IGENOI (NCT03147261)
- Testing
- Lifestyle intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Clinica Universidad de Navarra, Universidad de Navarra
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