Clinical trials: Pediatric Physical Exam
Childhood Obesity
Alberta Project Promoting Active Living and Healthy Eating in Schools
The objectives were to 1) make students eat healthier and be more active; and 2) prevent overweight and obesity. Children will therefore be less likely overweight or obese.
- Trial name
- APPLE Schools (NCT01914185)
- Testing
- Comprehensive School Health (CSH)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 8,663 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Obesity, Overweight
CHOICES: Family Physicians Treat Overweight Children
CHOICES is a program to provide children and families with lifetime tools and lifestyle strategies to achieve and maintain a healthy body size.
- Trial name
- CHOICES (NCT01674920)
- Testing
- Choices
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Childhood Obesity, Childhood Obesity Pevention
School Meals in Denmark
This study looks at how a national school meal program affects the health, well-being, and learning of Danish schoolchildren aged 10 to 15 years.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Childhood Obesity Pevention, Well-being/Quality of Life, Diet Habits
- Trial name
- NCT07389421
- Testing
- School meal classes
- Volunteers
- 3,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Childhood Obesity, Childhood Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Co-existent Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and Obesity: Finding Non-exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT) Targets for Intervention
Rationale: Obesity is an increasing childhood epidemic in Canada. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a complication of obesity which causes cardiovascular disease, reduced quality of life, and premature death.
- Trial name
- NCT00854334
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Katz, Sherri Lynne, M.D.
Pediatric Obesity, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
iGrow Readers Nutrition and Physical Activity Curriculum Efficacy
The objective of this study was to determine the efficacy of the iGrow Readers curriculum in changing diet and physical activity knowledge among preschool-aged children.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Physical Activity, Diet Modification
- Trial name
- NCT03668678
- Testing
- iGrow Readers Curriculum
- Volunteers
- 568 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- South Dakota State University
Obesity
Family-based Outcome Results
Many obesity related risk factors are strikingly apparent in minority populations. Mexican-American children have the highest rates of overweight.
- Trial name
- NCT04132245
- Testing
- behavioral intervention, Obesity prevention intervention trial
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Adolescent Obesity
Effectiveness of a Mobile Health Intervention for the Prevention of Overweight and Obesity in Adolescents
The prevention of overweight and obesity in adolescents is a public health priority given the impact of obesity on both short- and long-term health.
- Trial name
- NCT05329753
- Testing
- Mobile health application
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 305 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cadiz
Overweight, Obesity
Physical Activity Referrals to the Community
The purpose of this study is to determine the impact of primary care referrals to community physical activity programs for overweight and obese youth aged 6-18 years on objectively measured physical activity and cardiorespiratory…
- Trial name
- PARC (NCT02044744)
- Testing
- Physical activity referral
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Physical Activity, Childhood Obesity
The LEADS Trial (Linking Exericise for Advancing Daily Stress Management)
Chronic stressors have wide-reaching harmful effects on the physical, social, and psychological well-being of many African American (AA) families.
- Trial name
- LEADS (NCT07176234)
- Testing
- Treatment, Health Education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Plagiocephaly, Plagiocephaly, Nonsynostotic
Efficacy of Pediatric Manual Therapy in the Positional Plagiocephaly
This study evaluates the efficacy of Pediatric Manual Therapy in the treatment of positional plagiocephaly in infants. 40 participants will receive a protocol of Pediatric Manual Therapy and educational physiotherapy in…
- Conditions
- Plagiocephaly, Plagiocephaly, Nonsynostotic, Plagiocephaly, Positional
- Trial name
- NCT03659032
- Testing
- Pediatric Manual Therapy, Educational Physical Therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Zaragoza
Cerebral Palsy (CP), Survey
A Survey of Turkish Pediatric Physical Therapists
CP encompasses a group of persistent disorders of movement and posture development resulting from injury to the developing brain.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy (CP), Survey, Detection, Pediatric Physiotherapy
- Trial name
- NCT07180017
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Obesity, Childhood, Type2diabetes
The Bennett Kids PowerUP Project
The study proposes a randomized pilot and feasibility study of a lifestyle modification program to promote healthy diet and activity in rural-dwelling children to reduce Type 2 Diabetes risks.
- Trial name
- NCT05858580
- Testing
- Bennett Kids PowerUP Project
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Pediatric
Physical Exercise and Dairy Probiotics in Childhood Cancer Survivors
The goal of this clinical trial is to to compare the structure of the intestinal microbiome between children shortly after treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (1-3 years after cancer treatment) and healthy controls.
- Trial name
- Exerbioall (NCT05939791)
- Testing
- Lacticaseibacillus paracasei subsp. Paracasei CNCMI-1518, Physical exercise
- Where
- Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Comenius University
Hypertension, Retinal Artery Stenosis
Exercise, Arterial Modulation and Nutrition in Youth South Africa Study
The ExAMIN Youth SA study aims to generate new knowledge on the pathophysiology involved in early vascular aging among South African children and to identify early novel biological markers for predicting the subclinical…
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Retinal Artery Stenosis, Childhood Obesity
- Trial name
- ExAMIN-Youth (NCT04056377)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,065 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- North-West University, South Africa
Celiac Disease in Children
Physical Fitness in Celiac Disease Patients - the Effect of a Gluten Free Diet
Evaluating the effect of Celiac disease (CD) and gluten free diet (GFD) on physical fitness parameters among CD subjects. The CD subjects will be compared to healthy controls.
- Trial name
- NCT04012736
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Pediatric Obesity
Texas Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (TX CORD) Project -Primary Prevention Study
A systems approach emphasizes the linkage between individual behavior change strategies and social and physical environmental changes, which act synergistically to facilitate (or inhibit) healthy eating and active living.
- Trial name
- TXCORDPRIM (NCT04625998)
- Testing
- Enhanced CATCH Elementary School Program, CATCH Early Childhood (CEC)
- Volunteers
- 4,378 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Obesity, Childhood, Nutrition, Healthy
Mobile Apps for Preschool Parents (MAPP) Study
The purpose of Mobile Apps for Preschool Parents (MAPP) Study is to test the effectiveness of two mobile applications for parents of preschool aged children: 1) an app focused on child and family nutrition and wellness, and 2) an…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Nutrition, Healthy, Physical Inactivity, Sleep, Inadequate
- Trial name
- MAPP (NCT06520072)
- Testing
- Children Eating Well (CHEW) mobile app, Beanstalk mobile app
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pamela Hull
Childhood Obesity
Healthy Kids I-PAL
Up to 30 parent/child dyads will be recruited to participate in an m-Health intervention (delivered over smartphone, iPad/Tablet, or desktop/laptop) to promote healthy behaviors and healthy weight among children and their parents.
- Trial name
- NCT03297541
- Testing
- m-health approach
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Childhood Obesity
Painted Playgrounds: Aim 2: Assessments
The Painted Playgrounds Aim 2 (Assessment) project will examine the effects of a stenciling intervention aimed at increasing physical activity and improving fundamental motor skill functioning of preschool aged children.
- Trial name
- NCT03885518
- Testing
- Playground Stencils
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Diet, Healthy, Adolescent Overweight
Impact an Educational Multimodal Intervention to Improve Healthy Habits in Adolescents.
Background: Adolescence is a critical period to promote healthy habits. Objective: To know the impact that a multimodal educational intervention has on the knowledge and modification of healthy habits (HS) (Mediterranean diet…
- Conditions
- Diet, Healthy, Adolescent Overweight, Child Nutrition Sciences, Exercise
- Trial name
- NCT07065097
- Testing
- A multimodal intervention in which they worked on self-esteem, self-concept and body image and nutrition.
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 385 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Extremadura