Clinical trials: Physical Activity in Children
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
RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS (RSV)
A Study to Learn About the Safety and Immune Activity of RSVpreF in Children 2 to <18 Years of Age
The purpose of this study is to learn about the safety and immune activity of the vaccine (called RSVpreF) in children 2 to <18 years of age.
- Trial name
- PICASSO (NCT05900154)
- Testing
- RSVpreF 120 µg, RSVpreF 60 µg
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Pain, Anxiety
Vibrating, Cold Device for Pediatric Intravenous (IV) Cannulation Pain Relief
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of Buzzy®, a battery-powered reusable device that provides cold and vibration, in reducing the pain associated with intravenous (IV) cannulation.
- Trial name
- NCT01394250
- Testing
- Buzzy, Topical Lidocaine 4% Cream
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Obesity, Acanthosis Nigricans
Children's Healthy Living Community Randomized Trial
The goal is to build social/cultural, political/economic, and physical/built environments that will promote active play and intake of healthy food to prevent young child obesity in the Pacific Region.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Acanthosis Nigricans, Central Obesity
- Trial name
- CHL (NCT01881373)
- Testing
- CHL program, Delayed Optimized CHL program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,840 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Hawaii
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
Pre Diabetes
Diabetes Prevention Program in Youth
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of an out-of-school diabetes prevention program for youth (ages 7-15) with a family history of pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT03042936
- Testing
- Insulin Superheroes Club Curriculum
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
Methods of Exercise in Children
Gas Exchange Kinetics and Work Load During Exercise
The purpose of this research study is to understand how different kinds of exercise affect the human body and the health of the heart and lungs.Participants will exercise in different protocols on a bicycle ergometer or…
- Trial name
- NCT03770507
- Testing
- Exercise Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Cerebral Palsy
The Effects of Neurodevelopmental Therapy on Feeding and Swallowing.
Our study is planned to investigate the effects of neck and trunk stabilization exercises, which are structured from Neurodevelopmental therapy method-Bobath concept (NDT-B) principles, on feeding and swallowing activity in…
- Trial name
- NCT04403113
- Testing
- Structured neck and trunk stabilization exercises, Feeding and oral motor intervention strategies, Caregiver training related to feeding
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Self-Perception, Body Weight
Effects of Active Video Games in Physically Inactive Children
Inactivity was reported to be high in children and considered to be the fourth common cause of death in all ages. The reason for children is usually the increasing indoor use of sedentary screen time.
- Trial name
- AVGAME (NCT03720938)
- Testing
- Active Video Games
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Asthma in Children, Obesity, Childhood
Reducing Exercise-induced Bronchoconstriction in Children With Asthma and Obesity
Guidelines from the American Thoracic Society strongly recommend interval warm-up exercise before planned exercise to reduce exercise-induced bronchoconstriction severity.
- Conditions
- Asthma in Children, Obesity, Childhood, Exercise Induced Bronchospasm
- Trial name
- NCT03586544
- Testing
- Albuterol Sulfate, Interval Warm-up exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Child, Preschool, Child
Monitoring Activity And Gait In Children
COHORT A: To study whether a digital health tool called Actigraph can be used to collect information on gait and physical activity in healthy children aged 3-17.
- Conditions
- Child, Preschool, Child, Adolescent
- Trial name
- MAGIC (NCT04823650)
- Testing
- COHORT A: Actigraph, Panoramic Bracelet and GENEActiv
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Mental Disorders
Physiological Mechanisms of Therapeutic Horseback Riding Intervention Effects in a Psychiatric Population of ASD Youth
This randomized control trial (RCT) seeks to assess the mechanisms underlying Therapeutic Horseback Riding's (THR) previously observed significant positive effects on ASD youth, particularly those with co-occurring psychiatric…
- Trial name
- NCT04606966
- Testing
- Therapeutic Horseback Riding, Barn Activity, Hybrid
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Physical Activity, Exercise
Mentoring to be Active for Rural Appalachia Children
The innovative MPBA+F begins with peer-to-peer mentoring followed by structured parental/family support for long-term reinforcement of PA behaviors.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Exercise, Body Composition
- Trial name
- NCT05758441
- Testing
- Mentoring to be Active plus Family, Tracking Health and Fitness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Shoulder Injuries, Musculoskeletal Injury
Shoulder Instability in Children: Muscle Activity and Movement
The aim of this study is to identify factors responsible for recurrent shoulder instability in children. Shoulder instability, i.e.
- Conditions
- Shoulder Injuries, Musculoskeletal Injury, Pediatric ALL, Dislocation, Shoulder
- Trial name
- NCT04311216
- Testing
- 3D movement analysis with surface electromyography
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic and District NHS Trust
Disability Physical, Developmental Disability
Virtual Reality Exercise in a Community Highschool for Children With Disabilities
The purpose of this study is to work with a community engagement group to develop and pilot a protocol for a virtual reality exergaming program for children with special needs at a high school.
- Conditions
- Disability Physical, Developmental Disability, Physical Inactivity
- Trial name
- NCT05935982
- Testing
- Virtual reality exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Physical Activity, Fundamental Motor Skills
An Intervention to Improve Motor Skills in Young Children
The goal of "PLAY" is to adapt and test a developmentally appropriate intervention delivered on a mobile app to parents, with the goal of teaching fundamental motor skill (FMS) proficiency to their preschool-aged children (ages 3…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Fundamental Motor Skills, Development, Child, Self-regulation
- Trial name
- PLAY (NCT03901300)
- Testing
- Fundamental Motor Skills App, Unstructured Physical Activity App
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Graphomotor Impairment
Differences in Muscle Activity Patterns and Graphical Product Quality in Children With Graphomotor Impairment
Drawing on a vertical surface, rather than horizontal (such as blackboard) is often used by occupational therapists as a way of developing fine motor control and visual motor integration in children.
- Trial name
- NCT02501590
- Where
- 2 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loewenstein Hospital
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
Obesity, Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior
Study of Nutrition and Activity in Kids
While a substantial body of research suggests that RRV is related to obesity, there is very little research on factors that contribute to the RRV of food, particularly how patterns of eating can increase or decrease the…
- Trial name
- SNAK (NCT04027608)
- Testing
- Reinforcing value of HED and LED foods in response to snack food monotony
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Down Syndrome, Postural Balance
Balance Bike Training in Down Syndrome
Background: Children with Down syndrome (DS) present with hypotonia, impaired balance and poor gross motor proficiency which lead to difficulty learning new motor skills, decreased engagement in physical activity, and limited…
- Trial name
- NCT03677245
- Testing
- Strider Balance Bike
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center