Clinical trials: Pediatric Overweight
Obesity in Children
Habituation to Food as a Risk Factor for Pediatric Obesity
The study is designed to assess habituation of behavioral responding for food as risk factors for increases in Standardized Body Mass Index (zBMI) over two years in non-overweight children.
- Trial name
- NCT02229552
- Testing
- Standardized Assessments
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 237 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Obesity
Family Nutrition Physical Activity Tool Use During Well Child Visits
The main aim of the study would be to examine the effect of using a health behavior screening tool and a brief patient centered conversation on health behavior goal setting during well-child visits.
- Trial name
- FNPA (NCT02067728)
- Testing
- FNPA tool, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 430 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Pediatric Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Study of Post-meal Blood Sugar Peaks in Association With Vascular Disease in Childhood Obesity
The main purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment with acarbose attenuates post-prandial glycemic excursions in non-diabetic/pre-diabetic obese children as determined by continuous glucose monitoring systems…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00846521
- Testing
- Acarbose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Cardiovascular Disease, Childhood Obesity
PREVENT Tool Study: Late Effects Clinic
The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of a novel, Health Information Technology behavior change tool in a single clinic setting.
- Trial name
- NCT04530825
- Testing
- Wait-List Control, PREVENT Tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Pediatric Obesity
Quincy Family, Youth & Technology For Lifestyle Change (FYT-4-LIFE) Study
To date, approaches that show the most promise for preventing and/or reversing the course of childhood obesity involve the delivery of intensive lifestyle interventions within a family-based context, emphasizing the necessity of…
- Trial name
- QFYT (NCT02324361)
- Testing
- Physical Activity, Evidence-based information on healthy family routines
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Obesity, Cancer
Targeting Caregivers to Enhance Health Behaviors in Pediatric Cancer Survivors
This purpose of this pilot study is to investigate the feasibility of and optimal time post cancer treatment to offer caregivers a new health behavior change intervention (NOURISH-T), as well as assess its preliminary efficacy on…
- Trial name
- NOURISH-T (NCT02815982)
- Testing
- NOURISH-T, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Childhood Obesity
"Mandometer®" Study for Managing Childhood Obesity
We run a successful clinic in Bristol for children with severe obesity who already demonstrate many features to suggest they are at increased risk of early diabetes and heart disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00407420
- Testing
- Mandometer, Lifestyle
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bristol
Pediatric Obesity
Use of Metformin in Treatment of Childhood Obesity
This study expects to evaluate the use of metformin in the management of obese children. Insulin resistance among obese Sri Lankan children (south Asian origin) is high, which had been shown in the investigators previous work.
- Trial name
- NCT02274948
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- Sri Lanka
- Volunteers
- 339 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colombo
Childhood Obesity, Overweight and Obesity
Childhood Obesity - Prevention of Diabetes Through Changed Eating Patterns
The main purpose of the present study is to perform a 10 weeks dietary intervention study with a follow-up for 52 weeks in children from 7-14 years of age with overweight or obesity.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Overweight and Obesity, Adolescent Obesity, Adolescent Overweight
- Trial name
- COPE (NCT04522921)
- Testing
- Diet with a higher amount of protein (25E% per day), Increased follow-up contact after the 10-week intervention, Diet with a lower amount of protein (15E% per day)
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 211 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Childhood Obesity, Parenting
A Mobile Phone Based Pilot Intervention to Prevent Obesity in Latino Preschool Children
To pilot a stand-alone mobile phone intervention with Latino caregivers of 2- to 5-year olds, using a prospective control group design, to assess feasibility and preliminary effect sizes on children's BMI changes (primary…
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Parenting, Mobile Phone Use
- Trial name
- NCT04261985
- Testing
- healthy weight behaviors supported by web-based mobile phone application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Childhood Obesity
Translational Investigation of Growth and Everyday Routines in Kids
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of severe obesity on physical activity, sedentary behavior and cardiometabolic risk factors during childhood and adolescence and whether these associations are modified by…
- Trial name
- TIGER Kids (NCT02784509)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 342 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Obesity, Childhood, Eating Behavior
Study of Brain, Reward, and Kids' Eating
Children from rural communities are at greater risk for obesity than children from more urban communities. However, some children are resilient to obesity despite greater exposure to obesogenic influences in rural communities…
- Trial name
- BRAKE (NCT05456516)
- Testing
- Food Rating
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Obesity
A Study of the Laparoscopically-placed Adjustable Gastric Band for the Management of Obesity in Adolescent Patients
This is a prospective, non-randomized, single center study of a laparoscopically placed, adjustable gastric band medical device for the treatment of adolescent obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT01409928
- Testing
- LAP-BAND (Allergan, Inc.)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Hypertriglyceridemia, Pediatric Obesity
Effect of Omega-3 Fatty Acids Supplementation on Hypertriglyceridemia in Pediatric Patients With Obesity.
The primary objective was to evaluate the safety and efficacy the 3 grams per day of omega-3 in adolescents with obesity and hypertriglyceridemia ( ≥ 150 mg/dl and ≤ 1000 mg/dl) for 12 weeks, compared with placebo.
- Trial name
- NCT03216057
- Testing
- Omega-3 fatty acid 3 grams per day
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gomez
Obesity, Adolescent, Health Behavior
Health Literacy and Obesogenic Behaviors
The prevalence of adolescent behaviors that can lead to obesity are alarming, and reduced life expectancy is the future of America's youth if behavioral changes are not implemented to improve health and reduce the obesity burden.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Adolescent, Health Behavior, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Diet, Healthy
- Trial name
- HL-Squared (NCT04252677)
- Testing
- Obesity Prevention, Health Literacy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City University of New York, School of Public Health
Childhood Obesity
The SIM-PLICITY Study: The SIMulation Project - LIstening & Intervention in Pediatric obeSITY
This study is looking at the feasibility and efficacy of using SIMmersion's PeopleSim technology to train providers through role playing simulations to effectively conduct discussions with parents to provide intervention for, and…
- Trial name
- SIM-PLICITY (NCT02946515)
- Testing
- Educational Intervention, Wait List Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Pediatric Obesity, Nutrition Disorders
The Intersection Between Loss of Control Eating and Obesity: The Role of Restriction and Food Reinforcement
This study aims to determine the relationships among loss of control eating, restriction, relative reinforcing value of high energy-dense food, and obesity risk.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Nutrition Disorders, Binge Eating, Body Weight
- Trial name
- NCT05177705
- Testing
- Restricted access task, Structured Intake
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Obesity, Childhood
Competency-based Approaches to Community Health
This study is a family-centered, community-based intervention to prevent and treat childhood obesity among 3-5 year old children from undeserved communities.
- Trial name
- COACH (NCT03141151)
- Testing
- COACH: Healthy Bodies, COACH: Strong Minds
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Childhood Obesity
Brief Physical Activity Program to Increase Physical Fitness in Elementary School Children
The investigators hypothesized that the addition of 6 minutes of exercise during the school day would increase physical fitness in elementary school students as demonstrated by longer distances run in 2 minutes and a decrease in…
- Trial name
- NCT02087774
- Testing
- 6 minutes activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marshall University
Healthy Diet, Stress
Happy Family, Healthy Kids Program
Happy Family, Healthy Kids program, funded by the Michigan Health Endowment Fund, is a 14-week healthy eating program aimed to foster "Happy Family \& Healthy Kids." The program will target parental emotional eating through a…
- Conditions
- Healthy Diet, Stress, Pediatric Obesity, Intergenerational Relations
- Trial name
- NCT04183179
- Testing
- Happy Family, Healthy Kids Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 214 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University