Clinical trials: sponsored by Penn State University
Feeding Behavior
Effect of Energy Density Over 5 Days in Preschool Children
In this study, the investigators will vary the energy density of foods served during three 5-day periods. There will be a baseline condition, and then a condition where the energy density of food is lower and a condition where…
- Trial name
- NCT03010501
- Testing
- Food Energy Density
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Intervertebral Disc Herniation
MR Elastography for the Herniated Intervertebral Disc
Low back pain is a major cause of disability, especially in the working-age population. A total of 149 million working days are lost every year as a consequence of back pain.
- Trial name
- NCT03340545
- Testing
- Custom Magnetic Resonance Elastography Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Alcohol Consumption, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Engineering an Online STI Prevention Program: CSE2
The overall objective of the proposed research is to reduce the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among college students.
- Trial name
- NCT03408743
- Testing
- Knowledge Alone, Self-efficacy alone, Perceived benefits alone
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,946 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Feeding Behavior
Effect of Portion Size Over 5 Days in Preschool Children
In this study, the investigators varied the portion size of all meals served during two 5-day periods. During one period, baseline amounts of all foods and beverages were served, and during the other, the portion size of all…
- Trial name
- NCT02963987
- Testing
- Food and Beverage Portion Size
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Feeding Behavior
Effects of Varying Portion Size and Palatability on Food Intake of Preschool Children
The aim of the study is to determine the effect of varying both the portion size and the appeal (palatability and presentation) of foods served to preschool children at a meal on the outcomes of food and energy intake at the meal.
- Trial name
- NCT03643250
- Testing
- Smaller Portion Size and Standard Appeal (non-divided plate), Smaller Portion Size and Enhanced Appeal (divided plate), Larger Portion Size and Standard Appeal (non-divided plate)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Feeding Behavior
The Role of Satiety in the Effect of Portion Size on Intake
The study uses a crossover design in which the portion size of food is varied at each meal. Across four test meals, subjects will be served four different portions of food, and intake will be determined from pre- and post-meal…
- Trial name
- NCT03409601
- Testing
- 100% Portion Size, 125% Portion Size, 150% Portion Size
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Childhood Obesity
Coordination of Care Between Pediatricians and Women Infants & Children Nutritionists
WEE Baby Care is a 6 month intervention that coordinates care across multiple settings- health care clinics and WIC clinics on responsive parenting practices to increase parenting competence thereby preventing infant rapid weight…
- Trial name
- WEE (NCT03482908)
- Testing
- Early healthy lifestyles, Responsive parenting curriculum, Data sharing/coordination
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 289 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Sexual Behavior, Alcohol Consumption
Engineering an Online STI Prevention Program
The overall objective of the proposed research is to reduce the incidence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among college students.
- Conditions
- Sexual Behavior, Alcohol Consumption, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT02897804
- Testing
- Knowledge alone, Self-efficacy alone, Perceived benefits alone
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,997 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
PTSD
Intensive Weekend Retreat Multi-Couple Group Therapy for PTSD
The purpose of this study is to test an intensive, multi-couple group version of a couple therapy for PTSD delivered to active duty Service Members or Veterans with PTSD and their romantic partners in a single weekend retreat.
- Trial name
- NCT03158558
- Testing
- Accelerated, Multi-Couple Group CBCT for PTSD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Stress
Pre-adolescent Stress and Health Study
Aim 1: To characterize allostatic load (AL) biomarkers in a sample of low-income early adolescents (N = 225). How many children living in low-income homes have atypical or out-of-range biomarker levels, on which biomarkers, and…
- Trial name
- NCT03436706
- Testing
- exposure
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Obesity, Eating Behavior
Portion Size and To-go Container on Dinner Intake
This study investigated whether the provision of a to-go container influenced the portion size effect at a meal. Following a screening visit, women came to the lab once a week for 4 weeks to eat a meal of multiple foods.
- Trial name
- NCT03502096
- Testing
- To-Go container, Control
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Hypertriglyceridemia
Vascular and Lipid Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in People With Moderately Elevated Triglycerides
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the cardiovascular and lipid effects of two doses of an omega-3 fatty acid concentrate in a group of people who normally are not treated for high lipids.
- Trial name
- OMEGA (NCT00504309)
- Testing
- 4/day of 4g P-OM3 capsules, 4/day of 1g P-OM3 capsules
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Cardiovascular, Psychological Stress
Effects of Antioxidants on Cardiovascular Risk Measures (Spice Study)
The purpose of this study is to assess whether feeding highly antioxidant spices of providing these same antioxidants as capsules is able to affect cardiovascular risk measures.
- Trial name
- Spice (NCT00954902)
- Testing
- High Antioxidant Spice Blend, Trier Psychological Stressor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Delirium Superimposed on Dementia
Delirium in Persons With Dementia
The aims of this study were to identify risk factors associated with delirium in hospitalized persons with dementia, and to describe immediate and post-hospital (1\&3 months) trajectory of cognitive decline and associated…
- Trial name
- NCT01394328
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 308 people
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Anxiety
Attention and Social Behavior in Children
This study examines the way attention may be linked to temperamental risk for anxiety, social behavior and brain processes. The study aims to see if temperamentally at risk youth display an attention bias towards threat, and if…
- Trial name
- BRAINS (NCT02401282)
- Testing
- Attention Bias Modification, Dot-probe task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 251 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia
Tweens to Teens Project at Penn State
The goal of this study is to help investigators to understand more about the development of characteristics related to being male or female (what is called gender development).
- Trial name
- T2T@PSU (NCT01184651)
- Testing
- Questionnaires/Interviews
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 188 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Pediatric Obesity
Using Herbs and Spices to Increase Children's Acceptance and Intake of Vegetables in School Lunches
Herbs and spices offer one potential solution to the recent decline in children taking school lunch because they can increase the palatability of foods without adding salt and fat.
- Trial name
- NCT02522559
- Testing
- Spice Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Alcohol Consumption
Parent Interventions to Prevent Student Drinking
Examine the efficacy of parent interventions to prevent college student drinking in first year students.
- Trial name
- ACT (NCT01126151)
- Testing
- parent handbook
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Effect of Menstrual Cycle on Central Nervous System (CNS) Processing of Gut Stimuli in Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and Control
The hypothesis of the study is that women perceive intestinal stimulation (rectal balloon distention) differently in different phases of the menstrual cycle, i.e there is an effect of hormones on the sensory pathway, and that…
- Trial name
- NCT00219531
- Testing
- perception of rectal balloon distention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Neuroblastoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma
A Vaccine Study for High Risk Cancers
The purpose of this study is to determine the safety and immunological effects of a vaccine for people diagnosed with high risk neuroblastoma, osteogenic sarcoma, and rhabdomyosarcoma.
- Conditions
- Neuroblastoma, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Osteogenic Sarcoma
- Trial name
- NCT00944580
- Testing
- MAGE-A1, MAGE-A3, and NY-ESO-1 Vaccine
- Sponsor
- Penn State University