Clinical trials: Pediatric Physical Exam
Multiple Chronic Conditions
Emotions and Cognitions in Pediatric Chronic Physical Conditions
Children living with a chronic physical condition (CPC) are more likely than their peers without a disease to develop psychological difficulties or disorders (Hysing et al., 2007).
- Trial name
- EmCog (NCT05778630)
- Testing
- Focus group meetings, Individual interviews
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université Catholique de Louvain
Health Behavior, Childhood Obesity
Healthy Environments Study (HEROs)
Obesity is a multi-dimensional problem that has roots in infancy and tracks into adulthood. Obesity is represented disproportionately among children and families from low socioeconomic and minority backgrounds, particularly in…
- Trial name
- NCT04743531
- Testing
- HEROs
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Overweight Adolescents, Obesity, Adolescent
Effects of the Daily Mile Program on General Health in Overweight/Obese Schoolchildren
This study is a clinical trial will be carried out during academic term to assess the potential effects of the Daily Mile program on health-related physical fitness and sleep quality on overweight/obese schoolchildren.The trial…
- Trial name
- NCT05862506
- Testing
- Daily Mile
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unidades Tecnológicas de Santander
Pediatric Obesity, Pediatric Overweight
BasketballRx: Game Changing Health
The goal of this study is to learn if BasketballRx, a basketball and health program, works well for children and teens who are overweight or have obesity.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Pediatric Overweight, Anxiety, Depression Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT07778433
- Testing
- BasketballRx
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Childhood Obesity
Nutrition and Physical Activity Counselling
Background: Childhood obesity imposes a great burden on the healthcare system. Given the increased frequency of dental compared to medical visits during childhood, dentists may be in an ideal position to recognize patients at…
- Trial name
- NCT02637752
- Testing
- Lifestyle counseling or nutrition/physical counselling
- Volunteers
- 168 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Childhood Obesity
A School-based to Prevent Obesity Among Children Aged 4-7 Years- A Feasibility Quasi-Experimental Trial in Karachi, Pakistan
Obesity is a chronic, complex disease that can harm one's health; obesity is characterized by excessive fat deposits. In 2022, 37 million children under the age of 5 were overweight.
- Trial name
- NCT07521579
- Testing
- Lifestyle Management
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dow University of Health Sciences
Abdominal Obesity, Physical Activity
Physical Activity in Overweight Girls: Implications for Reversing Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes
In this randomized controlled trial, we will examine the effect of a 3-month exercise training (aerobic exercise versus resistance exercise) without calorie restriction on total and regional adiposity, ectopic fat in the liver…
- Trial name
- NCT01323088
- Testing
- Control, Resistance Exercise, Aerobic exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Obesity
The Use of Pedometers as an Adjunctive Tool in a School-based Pediatric Weight Management Program
The purpose of this study is: To validate the use of pedometers in assessing the level of physical activity in middle school children.
- Trial name
- NCT00921323
- Testing
- Goal-setting group, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
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
Child Health, Child Behavior
Children's Cooperation Denmark: a 3-year System Dynamics Trial
Lack of physical activity (PA) and sedentary lifestyle in Danish children is a major challenge. New strategies are needed to combat this development.
- Conditions
- Child Health, Child Behavior, Physical Inactivity, Child Obesity
- Trial name
- Child-COOP (NCT06185413)
- Testing
- Participatory system dynamics approach
- Where
- 5 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Adolescent Obesity
A Study of the Effects of Exercise Intensity on Insulin Sensitivity in Overweight Youth
Background: The investigators know that exercise helps children develop strong bones and muscles and generally stay healthy. What is unclear however, is how much exercise a child needs to lower their risk of developing type 2…
- Trial name
- POWER (NCT00755547)
- Testing
- Aerobic Exercise Training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Childhood Obesity
YMCA-Physical Activity and Nutrition
There is an epidemic rise in the number of overweight and obese children. Overweight and obesity in children tracks into adulthood and carries elevated risk of chronic diseases such as seen with the metabolic syndrome (i.e.…
- Trial name
- YMCA-PAN (NCT01107678)
- Testing
- Healthy Snacks and Organized Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 966 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas
Childhood Obesity
The Effect of Information on Physical Fitness Measures and Training in Overweight Children
In the present study the investigators will examine the impact of varying information (positive compared to standard information) concerning a drink for improving physical fitness in overweight children.
- Trial name
- NCT03165604
- Testing
- standard information, positive information
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Pediatric Obesity, Healthy Eating
Childhood Obesity Treatment Designed for Low Income and Hispanic Families
This study is a type-1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation RCT comparing a novel family-inclusive childhood obesity treatment program, the "Healthy Living Program" (HeLP), to a protocol that enhances usual primary care to deliver…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Healthy Eating, Physical Activity, Minority Health
- Trial name
- NCT05041855
- Testing
- The Healthy Living Program/La Vida Saludable, Recommended Treatment of Obesity in Primary Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 554 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Pediatric Obesity
Study on the Tailored Intervention Strategy of Childhood Obesity Based on Monitoring Physical Activities and Dietary Behaviors
The project aims at developing the tailored intervention strategy of childhood obesity based on monitoring physical activities with accelerometer and dietary behaviors using diary.
- Trial name
- NCT02228434
- Testing
- Monitoring and Tailored prescription, Happy 10 program, Specified nutrition education
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wang Jingjing
Pediatric Obesity, Exercise
Summer Food Service Program
This pilot trial is designed to test the acceptability and preliminary efficacy of offering the BOKS program, an evidence-based physical activity curriculum that engages school-age children in moderate to vigorous physical…
- Trial name
- NCT04544137
- Testing
- BOKS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
High Intensity Interval Training, Overweight and Obesity
The HIIT Cognition Study
This pilot study is a randomized control trial to test the effects of a 14-week home-based virtual, interactive high intensity interval training (HIIT) exercise intervention on cardiometabolic and cognitive outcomes in sedentary…
- Conditions
- High Intensity Interval Training, Overweight and Obesity, Metabolic Disease, Cognition
- Trial name
- NCT05137990
- Testing
- HIIT Exercise Intervention, Stretching Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
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
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, Malnutrition
Physical Activity and the Home Environment in Preschool-aged Children in Urban Bangladesh
The overall goal of this study is to generate new knowledge regarding the nutritional and environmental determinants of physical activity in young children living in a densely populated urban community in Bangladesh.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Malnutrition, Anemia
- Trial name
- NCT04628897
- Testing
- Exposures
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children