Clinical trials: sponsored by Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Medication Adherence
Early Prototyping and Usability Testing (ACPS)
The goal of this pilot clinical trial is to refine and test a mobile health intervention for promoting medication adherence in a population of adolescents and young adults with chronic health conditions.
- Trial name
- ACPS (NCT05719064)
- Testing
- Adaptive Cell Phone Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Overweight and Obesity, Overweight Adolescents
Enhancing BodyWorks: A Canine Health Literacy Module
Dog ownership can serve as a vehicle for large-scale multi-level public health interventions, especially for pediatric overweight and obesity, due to dogs' unique place in children and adolescents' social networks.This study…
- Trial name
- BW (NCT04516252)
- Testing
- BodyWorks Intervention, Canine Curriculum, Ecological Momentary Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Low-Grade Gliomas, Malignant Neoplasms, Brain
Study of MEK162 for Children With Low-Grade Gliomas
The goal of this clinical trial is to study the drug MEK162 in children with a brain tumor call low-grade glioma, as well as in children with other tumors in which a specific growth signal is abnormally turned on.
- Conditions
- Low-Grade Gliomas, Malignant Neoplasms, Brain, Soft Tissue Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT02285439
- Testing
- MEK162
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Ventilation Therapy; Complications, Diaphragm Disease
Real-time Effort Driven VENTilator Management
This study is a Phase II controlled clinical trial that will obtain comprehensive, serial assessments of respiratory muscle strength and architecture to understand the evolution of ventilator-induced respiratory muscle weakness…
- Conditions
- Ventilation Therapy; Complications, Diaphragm Disease, Pediatric Respiratory Diseases
- Trial name
- REDvent (NCT03266016)
- Testing
- Computerized Ventilator Protocol, Esophageal Manometry, Respiratory Inductance Plethysmography (RIP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 248 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Obesity, Childhood
Group Telehealth Weight Management Visits for Adolescents With Obesity
Summary Description The goal of this intervention study is to test how well does a weight management curriculum work in virtual group-based medical visits (telehealth) for the treatment of adolescents with obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT03508622
- Testing
- Telehealth group sessions, Empower clinic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Infant Development
Mobile Health Intervention to Promote Positive Infant Health Outcomes in Guatemala
Promoting optimal development for children at risk in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is an important global health priority.
- Trial name
- NCT05106894
- Testing
- smartphone application to promote nurturing care, printed caregiving materials
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Pediatric Obesity, Mobile Technology
An Addiction-Based Mobile Health Weight Loss Intervention With Coaching
The proposed multi-site randomized control trial (RCT) will test the effectiveness of an addiction-based weight loss intervention, embodied first as a smartphone app with telephone coaching and second as an identical approach…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Mobile Technology, Addiction
- Trial name
- NCT03500835
- Testing
- App, Coaching, Clinic: Modified KidsNFitness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Bronchiolitis
Nebulized Hypertonic Saline for Bronchiolitis
This study aims to examine the effect of nebulized 3% hypertonic saline in the treatment of viral bronchiolitis. The investigators hypothesize that nebulized 3% saline will decrease rate of hospital admission, decrease clinical…
- Trial name
- NCT00619918
- Testing
- Nebulized 3% saline, Nebulized 0.9% saline
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 447 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
High Flow Nasal Cannula
HFNC Flow Titration and Effort of Breathing in the PICU
High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is a method of non-invasive respiratory support used to decrease the effort of breathing (EOB) in patients with a wide variety of respiratory diseases in the pediatric intensive care unit.
- Trial name
- HFNCandEOB (NCT02793674)
- Testing
- Fisher & Paykel high flow nasal cannula, Vapotherm high flow nasal cannula
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Ventilators, Mechanical, Work of Breathing
Effort of Breathing Guided Ventilator Protocol
This pilot study tests the feasibility of using a computerized ventilator management protocol seeking to encourage lung protective ventilation during the acute phase of ventilation, and esophageal manometry based titration of…
- Trial name
- EOBvent (NCT02989246)
- Testing
- Ventilator protocol, Esophageal Catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Pediatric Obesity, Meal Timing
Impact of Meal Timing on Glycemic Profile in Latino Adolescents With Obesity
In adolescents, conventional obesity treatment comprehensively addresses nutritional, activity, and behavioral topics. Due to limited resources in historically marginalized communities, implementation of nutrition-based…
- Trial name
- NCT05391438
- Testing
- Meal-timing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Dental Caries in Children, Dental Caries Class II
Treatment of Interproximal Cavities on Primary Molar Teeth With Silver Diamine Fluoride
This study investigates whether 1) Silver diamine fluoride (SDF) application using Super Floss can arrest and/or reverse initial interproximal caries on primary molars and 2) whether SDF applied with Super Floss is more effective…
- Conditions
- Dental Caries in Children, Dental Caries Class II, Dental Caries
- Trial name
- NCT03770286
- Testing
- 5% Fluoride Varnish, 38% Silver diamine fluoride, Super Floss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Obesity, Childhood
Time Limited Eating in Adolescents (Time LEAd): a Pilot Study
The investigators propose a randomized controlled trial in 90 children (age 13-21y) with obesity recruited from clinical programs at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA).
- Trial name
- TimeLEAd (NCT03954223)
- Testing
- Low sugar and carbohydrate diet, Time Limited Eating, Continuous Glucose Monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Dehydration in Children, Dehydration
LifeFlow Fluid Study- Non- Critical Pediatric Patients Having a Trans Abdominal Ultrasound
This is an unblinded, randomized control study examining two fluid delivery modalities for non-critical female patients with a planned transabdominal pelvic ultrasound requiring intravenous fluid boluses.
- Trial name
- NCT03712189
- Testing
- LifeFlow
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Medication Adherence
Cell Phone Support to Promote Medication Adherence Among Adolescents and Young Adults With Chronic Illness
Background: Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with chronic illnesses often struggle to develop illness self-management skills.
- Trial name
- NCT04241627
- Testing
- Cell Phone Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome
Therapeutic Effect of Desogestrel on Ventilatory Control in Patients With Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome
Background: Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome (CCHS) is a rare disorder of automatic control of breathing. This disease can manifest as early as birth.
- Trial name
- NCT01500473
- Testing
- Desogestrel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Health Behavior, Parenting
Engaging Immigrants in Preventive Parenting Interventions
The objective of this community-based randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the outcomes of a theory-based parent engagement intervention (i.e., culturally-tailored video) aimed at promoting the participation of Filipino…
- Conditions
- Health Behavior, Parenting, Social Acceptance
- Trial name
- NCT03040154
- Testing
- Video Documentary entitled, "Para Sa Kinabukasan ng Mga Anak (For Our Children's Future)", Usual Care Video that is publicly available
- Volunteers
- 217 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Refractory Solid Tumors in Children
A Study of Vincristine, Escalating Doses of Irinotecan, Temozolomide and Bevacizumab (Vit-b) in Pediatric and Adolescent Patients With Recurrent or Refractory Solid Tumors of Non-hematopoietic Origin
This phase I study is designed to determine the maximum tolerated dose of Irinotecan given intravenous for 5 days every 3 weeks in combination with fixed doses of Vincristine, Temozolomide and Bevacizumab (VIT-B) in patients with…
- Trial name
- VIT-B (NCT00993044)
- Testing
- Irinotecan, Vincristine, Temozolomide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
B Precursor Type Acute Leukemia
Improving Diet and Exercise in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (IDEAL Weight in ALL)
This study tests the ability of a focused dietary, exercise, and activity intervention to reduce fat gain during induction therapy for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia to improve disease response and reduce toxicity.
- Trial name
- NCT02708108
- Testing
- Dietary Intervention, Activity and Exercise Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
Continue Glucose Monitoring Before Insulin Pump
The purpose of the study is to learn more about blood glucose control when people with Type 1 Diabetes switch to an insulin pump.
- Trial name
- NCT02813421
- Testing
- CGM Informed
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles