Clinical trials: Pediatric Feeding Disorders
Obesity, Infant Obesity
Preventing Early Childhood Obesity, Part 2: Family Spirit Nurture, Prenatal - 18 Months
This study aims to assess the impact of a home-visiting program, called "Family Spirit Nurture" (FSN), on reducing early childhood obesity in American Indian (AI) children.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Infant Obesity, Mother-Child Relations, Dietary Habits
- Trial name
- NCT03334266
- Testing
- Family Spirit Nurture (FSN), Injury Prevention Education (IPE), Optimized Standard Care (OSC)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 259 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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
Obesity, Water; Lack of
Preventing Early Childhood Obesity, Part 1: Family Spirit Nurture, 3-9 Months
This study aims to assess the impact of a brief home-visiting module, called "Family Spirit Nurture" (FSN), on American Indian (AI) parent feeding practices associated with increased risk for early childhood obesity, with a…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Water; Lack of, Breast Feeding, Tooth Erosion
- Trial name
- NCT03101943
- Testing
- Family Spirit Nurture (FSN), Control Program, Water Delivery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Pain, Obesity, Childhood
Sumamos Excelencia Project: Implementation of Best Practices in Clinical Practice (Thrid Edition)
There is a gap between research and clinical practice, leading to variability in decision-making. Multifaceted implementation strategies are for improving implementation of best practices.
- Conditions
- Pain, Obesity, Childhood, Breast Feeding, Incontinence, Urinary
- Trial name
- SE24 (NCT06522529)
- Testing
- Multifaceted implementation strategy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III
Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS)
Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS)
Background: PANS is an illness that comes on suddenly in children. The full name is Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome. It can cause sudden obsessive-compulsive behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT03507218
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Child, Only, Metabolic Diseases
Nutritional Study in Spanish Pediatric Population
This study investigates the aspects related to the intake of food and nutrients, physical activity and sedentary behavior of Spanish children from 1 to 9 years.
- Conditions
- Child, Only, Metabolic Diseases, Child Development, Diet Habit
- Trial name
- EsNuPI (NCT03941392)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacion Iberoamericana de Nutricion
Pediatric Obesity
Building Blocks for Healthy Preschoolers
Pediatric obesity, a defining health problem of the century, leads to long-term health disparities. This application evaluates strategies to prevent health disparities early in life by developing environmental wellness-related…
- Trial name
- NCT03111264
- Testing
- CHAMP, CHAMP+
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,943 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Healthy Children, Children
Improvements in Daily Activity and Exercise in School Children: the ActChild Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the health-related effects of an exercise intervention in children aged 5-8 years. Main research questions: Does a municipality-driven exercise intervention improve physical activity…
- Conditions
- Healthy Children, Children, Children in School, Child Health
- Trial name
- ActChild (NCT06791278)
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Malnutrition, Child, Obesity
Keiki (Pediatric) Produce Prescription (KPRx) Program Hawaii
Children living in food-insecure homes, defined as at some time during the last year their household not having enough food, money, or resources to feed the family experience low intake of fresh fruits and vegetables (FV), and a…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Child, Obesity, Food Selection, Nutrition Poor
- Trial name
- KPRxHawaii (NCT05442424)
- Testing
- Produce Voucher, Wait-List Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Hawaii
Appetite Self-regulation, Pediatric Obesity
Food Form & Energy Intake
This study primarily aims to examine how food presented in various forms (i.e., solid, semi-solid, and liquid) affects children's ability to self-regulate energy intake at a subsequent meal.
- Trial name
- NCT05258097
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
COVID-19 Pandemic
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic on the Oral Hygiene Status of Children
The purpose of this study is to compare oral hygiene status and dietary habits of 3-5 years old children and their parents with a questionnaire and clinic examination between pre- and post-COVID-19 period.
- Trial name
- NCT06435390
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Childhood Obesity, Childhood Obesity Pevention
Effectiveness of School-Based Time-Restricted Eating for the Prevention and Control of Obesity in Children
Childhood obesity has become a major global public health challenge. Obesity can not only affects children's physical and mental health during childhood but may also persist into adulthood, significantly increasing the risk of…
- Trial name
- SCHOOL-TRE (NCT07184281)
- Testing
- 12-hour time-restricted eating, health education
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 1,380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Soochow University
Growth, Infant Development
The Effect of Baby-Led Weaning and Traditional Complementary Feeding Education on Infant Development
The goal of this [type of study: clinical trial] is to compare compare the nutrition, development, obesity risk and anemia risk of the infant with the BLW method and TCF method given to the mothers of infants who have switched to…
- Conditions
- Growth, Infant Development, Complementary Feeding, Nutrition, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT05771324
- Testing
- Baby-Led Weaning (BLW), Traditional Complementary Feeding (TCF)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zonguldak Bulent Ecevit University
Pain, Incontinence, Urinary
Sumamos Excelencia 2022
There is a gap between research and clinical practice, leading to variability in decision-making. Clinical audits are an effective strategy for improving implementation of best practices.
- Conditions
- Pain, Incontinence, Urinary, Obesity, Childhood, Breastfeeding
- Trial name
- NCT05466656
- Testing
- Continuous quality improvement cycle model
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Teresa Moreno Casbas
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
Food Neophobia, Picky Eating
Weighted Blanket to Treat Anxiety Related to Trying New Foods the Pediatric Population
This small experimental pilot study addresses the knowledge gap related to the use of weighted blankets for children with anxiety related to food and eating.
- Conditions
- Food Neophobia, Picky Eating, Avoidant Restrictive Food Intake Disorder, Anxiety State
- Trial name
- Food Anxiety (NCT06420232)
- Testing
- weighted blanket
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Childhood Obesity, Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding in Infancy and Food Intake in Preschool-Aged Children
The purpose of this study is to compare female, preschool-aged children breastfed during infancy to female, preschool-aged children bottle-fed during infancy in their ability to adjust calorie intake in response to internal…
- Trial name
- NCT00994487
- Testing
- High Energy Density Preload, Low Energy Density Preload
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Childhood Obesity
Genetic Risk, Parental Feeding Practices, and Appetitive Traits in Early Life
The preschool years (2-5 years of age) is a critical timeframe to shape the lifetime risk of obesity. While the causes of obesity are complex, appetitive traits related to overeating, such as high food approach and low food…
- Trial name
- NCT06534541
- Testing
- Attentional bias to food cues
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trustees of Dartmouth College
Childhood Obesity, Diet Habit
Parental Perception of Child's Weight and Childhood Obesity
The increasing prevalence of metabolic diseases requires new strategies in the treatment and prevention of obesity. Children exposed to a poor diet and a sedentary lifestyle are especially vulnerable and may therefore be at risk…
- Trial name
- PERCEPS (NCT04902677)
- Testing
- Cross-sectional
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,898 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood
Technology-supported Behavioral Feeding Intervention
This investigation proposes to examine the effectiveness of a technology supported treatment manual for pediatric feeding disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT02119910
- Testing
- Technology Supported Manual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University