Clinical trials: sponsored by Penn State University
Childhood Obesity, fMRI
Pilot Testing of Food Images in Children
This is a single, un-replicated visit to the Children's Metabolic Kitchen and Eating Behavior Lab designed to gather data on children's responses to images used in MRI studies.
- Trial name
- NCT03338634
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Parenting
Developing an Injury Prevention Simulation Game to Better Engage Parents in Services -Home Safety Hero
This study will test the effectiveness of novel technology-based game to teach parents and parents to be home safety skills. These include the identification of home child injury risks under two conditions (with and without…
- Trial name
- HSH (NCT03965377)
- Testing
- Home Safety Hero Computer Game
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Menstruation Disturbances, Luteal Phase Defect
Energy Restriction and Hormones in Premenopausal Women
A growing body of epidemiological and biological evidence strongly suggests that physical activity may reduce the risk of breast cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT05107804
- Testing
- Exercise+CR, Light Conditioning
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Legislation, Policy
Evaluation of the Research to Policy Collaboration Model
This work aims to evaluate an approach for improving federal legislators' use of evidence-known as the Research-to-Policy Collaboration (RPC) - which seeks to address known barriers to policymakers' use of research, including a…
- Conditions
- Legislation, Policy, Child Abuse, Family and Household
- Trial name
- RPC (NCT03671434)
- Testing
- Research-to-Policy Collaboration, Light Touch Policy Training
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 322 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Gene Expression in Response to Acute Stress
Temporal Genomics Mechanisms Underlying Disease and Aging
Given the salient role of early-life adversity and the resulting biological embedding in disease risk, there is a critical need to understand the mechanisms operating at multiple levels of analysis in order to promote effective…
- Trial name
- NCT03637751
- Testing
- Behavioral, Control condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Eating Behavior
New Foods Take Time, a Curriculum Designed to Promote Tasting and Liking of Fruits and Vegetables
The overall objective of this project is to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the "New Foods Take Time" Intervention in Head Start preschool classrooms.
- Trial name
- NCT04129372
- Testing
- New Foods Take Time
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Menstruation Disturbances, Luteal Phase Defect
Bioenergetics of Exercise-Induced Menstrual Disturbances
Menstrual disturbances are frequently observed in physically active women and female athletes. Short term prospective studies have shown that diet and exercise interventions can lead to decreases in Luteinizing hormone (LH)…
- Conditions
- Menstruation Disturbances, Luteal Phase Defect, Amenorrhea, Oligomenorrhea
- Trial name
- BioE (NCT04938622)
- Testing
- Sedentary Control, Exercising control, 15 percent energy deficit
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Dining With Diabetes in Pennsylvania
Penn State Extension's Dining with Diabetes program is an evidence-based community education program for people with or at risk for type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- DWD (NCT04080960)
- Testing
- Lifestyle modification education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Urolithiasis
Feasibility of Using sipIT Tools to Increase Compliance With Fluid Consumption Guidelines in Urolithiasis-Prone Subjects
The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility of using sipIT tools (i.e., wrist-worn sensors, smart water bottles, mobile applications) to increase compliance with physician-recommended fluid consumption guidelines in…
- Trial name
- sipIT (NCT03787615)
- Testing
- sipIT tools
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Alcohol Consumption
Parent Intervention to Reduce Binge Drinking
Parent and peer interventions to reduce student drinking
- Trial name
- GOALS (NCT01126164)
- Testing
- Parent Handbook and Peer Basics
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Obesity, Childhood
Healthy Bodies Project to Prevent Childhood Obesity
The goal of this study is to evaluate components of a preschool-based intervention designed to (1) increase children's nutrition knowledge, (2) increase physical activity in childcare settings, (3) increase emotional, behavioral…
- Trial name
- Healthy Bodies (NCT04552678)
- Testing
- Healthy Eating, Active Play, Self-Regulation, Parent Education, Healthy Eating, Active Play, Self-Regulation, Healthy Eating, Active Play, Parent Education
- Volunteers
- 2,480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Parent-Child Relations
Family Foundations Coparenting Pilot Trial
This is a research study to evaluate the effectiveness of the Family Foundations program and to better understand how families cope with having a new baby.
- Trial name
- FF1 (NCT01901536)
- Testing
- Family Foundations Coparenting Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 497 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Pediatric Obesity
The Impact of Food Advertisements on Brain Response and Eating Behavior in Children
The purpose of this project is to examine the impact that television food advertisements have on brain responses and eating behavior in children.
- Trial name
- NCT02788838
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Pediatric Obesity
The Impact of an Acute Bout of Exercise on Children's Eating Behaviors
The purpose of this project is to examine the effects of an acute bout of exercise on children's energy intake over the course of a day.
- Trial name
- NCT02833051
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Pediatric Obesity
Developing Novel Methods to Teach Children to Recognize Internal Signals of Hunger
The purpose of this multi-year project is to develop an evidence-based curriculum for teaching preschool children to eat in response to internal hunger and fullness signals.
- Trial name
- CTSI (NCT03064919)
- Testing
- Curriculum Testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Pediatric Obesity
Decision-Making and the Relationship to Food Intake in Kids
The purpose of this 18-month project is to investigate how decision-making influences food choice and consumption in children ages 7 to 11 years old.
- Trial name
- DMK (NCT02855398)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Pediatric Obesity
Neural Mechanisms Underlying Children's Responses to Food Portion Size and Energy Density
Increased portion sizes of foods high in energy density (calories per gram of food) have been implicated in the obesity epidemic.
- Trial name
- NCT02759523
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Eating Behavior
Evaluating a Mindful Eating Curriculum, "Savor the Flavor"
The overall goal of this study is to conduct a preliminary evaluation of the feasibility and efficacy of the "Savor the Flavor" intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT04127812
- Testing
- Savor the Flavor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Child Sexual Abuse
Smart Parents--Safe and Healthy Kids
The purpose of the proposed study is to assess the effectiveness of the addition of a single-session child sexual abuse (CSA) prevention module (Smart Parents - Safe and Healthy Kids) on improving parents' knowledge, attitudes…
- Trial name
- SPSHK (NCT04366687)
- Testing
- Smart Parents - Safe and Healthy Kids, Parents as Teachers
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Bone; Disorder, Development and Growth
Effects of Oral vs. Non-oral Contraceptives on the GH/IGF-1 Axis
This study will determine whether the negative effects of combined oral contraceptive (COC) therapy on the growth hormone/insulin-like growth factor-1 (GH/IGF-1) axis and bone turnover are dependent on the route of administration…
- Trial name
- NCT02367833
- Testing
- Combined Oral Contraceptive, Transdermal Contraceptive, Contraceptive Vaginal Ring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University