Clinical trials: Diet Modification
Tourette Syndrome
Pilot Study of the Modified Atkins Diet for Tourette Syndrome
Pharmacotherapy has long been considered the primary approach for tic suppression in Tourette syndrome (TS). Unfortunately, medications are often ineffective and frequently have significant side-effects.
- Trial name
- NCT00952601
- Testing
- Modified Atkins diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Overweight, Obesity
The Effectiveness of Low Calorie Low Salt Lunch for Weight Reduction of Workers of a Health Promoting Hospital
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Low Calorie Low Salt Lunch for Weight Reduction in overweight or obese workers of a health promoting hospital.
- Trial name
- HPH (NCT02416544)
- Testing
- Lunch which is calorie-restricted and low-salt
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Nutrition, Healthy
Effect of Dietary Supplements on the Oral Microbiome
The oral cavity's microbiome is a diverse community, hosting over 700 bacterial species. Due to its varied niches, the oral cavity constitutes a highly complex environment where different microbes preferentially colonize distinct…
- Trial name
- NCT06411977
- Testing
- Vegetable juice
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Center of Dental Medicine Switzerland
Cognitive Performance, Inflammation
Peanut Consumption on Cognitive, Weight, and Inflammation
A multi-school, two-arm parallel cluster-randomized controlled trial will be conducted in 200 healthy young adolescents from Barcelona (Spain) to evaluate the effect of peanut consumption on cognitive performance, weight…
- Conditions
- Cognitive Performance, Inflammation, Weight Change, Body, Adolescents
- Trial name
- PEANUTY (NCT06127511)
- Testing
- Food (peanut)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Barcelona
Malnutrition, Child, Development, Child
Grandi Byen: Test of an Integrated Parenting and Nutrition Intervention
The premise of this trial is that a combined nutrition (eggs) and parenting behavior intervention (responsive parenting combined with the reinforcement of animal source foods and improved WASH) will synergistically result in…
- Conditions
- Malnutrition, Child, Development, Child, Parenting
- Trial name
- NCT04785352
- Testing
- Nutrition Intervention, Grandi Byen
- Where
- Haiti
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Weight Gain, Body Mass Index
"Effects of High-Calorie Diets VS High-Calorie Formulas on Weight Gain in Children With Congenital Heart Disease "
This study is a randomized controlled trial designed to evaluate the effects of high-calorie diets and specialized nutritional formulas on weight gain and clinical outcomes in underweight children aged 1 to 5 years with…
- Conditions
- Weight Gain, Body Mass Index, Pediatric Nutrition, Congenital Heart Disease
- Trial name
- NCT07552688
- Testing
- High-Calorie Specialized Nutritional Formula, education program, High-Calorie Diet
- Where
- 2 sites in Iraq
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Aryan Najmadin Nasradin
Obesity, Diet Therapy
Lifestyle Interventions for Expectant Mothers (LIFE-Moms Phoenix) - Phoenix
Background: LIFE-Moms (Lifestyle Interventions for Expectant Moms) is a national project that is studying pregnant women who are overweight or obese.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Diet Therapy, Diabetes Type 2
- Trial name
- NCT01812694
- Testing
- Enhanced standard care, Intensive lifestyle intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Obesity, Childhood
Nutrition Intervention to Measure Metabolic Response in Children
The long-term objective of this study is to determine if habitual consumption of high-quality protein at breakfast will lead to improved energy metabolism and decreased daily energy intake in normal weight and overweight…
- Trial name
- NCT03139773
- Testing
- Control Breakfast Beverage, Omega-3 Breakfast Beverage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Obesity, Overweight
Increasing Youth Physical Activity: Neighborhood Environment Influences
Increased access to highly reinforcing sedentary behaviors in the home such as TV and computers are associated with overweight in youth.
- Trial name
- NCT00853814
- Testing
- Access to sedentary behaviors
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Type1 Diabetes Mellitus, Life Style
Lifestyle Changes and Glycemic Control in T1D
Pakistani studies report non-adherence to self-management by type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients, and episodes of hypoglycemia and ketoacidosis as acute complications.
- Conditions
- Type1 Diabetes Mellitus, Life Style, Behavioral Changes, Self-Management
- Trial name
- LSHBA1C (NCT03864991)
- Testing
- e-device for step count (fit-bit), e-messages for log book, e-messages for log book & fit-bit
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Vitamin/Nutritional Deficiency, Neurobehavioral Manifestations
Walnuts, Long-Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids and Adolescent Brain Development
Background: Adolescence is an important period for brain development as a result of increased synaptic plasticity. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) are essential nutrients for brain development and protection…
- Trial name
- WALNUTs (NCT02590848)
- Testing
- Walnut intake
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 730 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Barcelona Institute for Global Health
Stroke, Relatives
Survey of Lifelong Food and Nutrition Assistance (LIFANA) in Stroke Patients and Caregivers
Many elderly suffer from nutritional problems that can cause (or can be caused by) a number of complications such as weakened immune systems and chronic health conditions (diabetes type 2, high blood pressure, cardiovascular…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Relatives, Diet Modification
- Trial name
- NCT03635476
- Testing
- Qualitative interview study
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cereneo AG
Diet Quality
Nutricity: An mHealth Nutrition Intervention to Improve Diet Quality Among Latino Children
The overall objective of this application is to pilot test an mHealth nutrition intervention within pediatric clinics serving Latino families and evaluate its potential for implementation.
- Trial name
- NCT06266468
- Testing
- Nutricity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Malnutrition
Trial to Alleviate Malnutrition With Fortified Spread Given as a Food Supplement to Underweight Infants
This study tests the hypothesis that underweight 6-17-month old infants receiving fortified spread as a food supplement for 12 weeks grow better during the supplementation than infants who are provided with maize-soy flour…
- Trial name
- NCT00131222
- Testing
- Food supplement: fortified spread, Food supplement: maize and soy flour
- Where
- Malawi
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University
Epileptic Spasms, Failed Hormonal Therapy
Modified Atkins Diet Versus Topiramate In Children With Epileptic Spasms Refractory To Hormonal Treatment: A Randomized Open-Label Study
This study has been planned to compare the efficacy and tolerability of topiramate, a commonly used second line agent, with modified Atkins diet in children with epileptic spasms refractory to hormonal treatment, in a randomized…
- Trial name
- TOPAMAD (NCT05958160)
- Testing
- Modified Atkins diet, Topiramate
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Lady Hardinge Medical College
Obesity, Pregnancy
CO-OP Trial: Community-based Outreach on Obesity in Pregnancy
Obesity is becoming more common and disproportionately affects the younger generation, the poor and certain ethnic groups. Nearly 50% of reproductive aged women are obese or overweight.
- Trial name
- CO-OP (NCT01841424)
- Testing
- Dietary counseling. Maintain a food diary.
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri, Kansas City
Vascular; Change, Dietary Modification
On-Line Intervention to Lower Cardiovascular Risk in Pediatric Heart Transplant Patients
Pediatric heart transplant patients have a high-risk cardiovascular profile affecting their long-term outcomes and survival. Currently, no effective cardiovascular preventative care is provided for this pediatric population, in…
- Conditions
- Vascular; Change, Dietary Modification, Physical Activity, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT02519946
- Testing
- On-Line Diet and Exercise Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Non-Melanomatous Skin Cancer
Low Fat Diet to Prevent Disease Progression in Patients With Skin Cancer
RATIONALE: A low-fat, balanced diet may prevent disease progression in patients with nonmelanomatous skin cancer. PURPOSE: Randomized phase II trial to study the effectiveness of a low-fat, balanced diet to prevent disease…
- Trial name
- NCT00003097
- Testing
- preventative dietary intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes
A Specialized Diet for the Unique Metabolic Characteristics of Peripubertal African American Girls
A diet (42% carbohydrate) specialized to the unique metabolic characteristics of peripubertal African AMerican girls (hyperinsulinemic, low insulin sensitive) will be more effective in maintaining glucose and insulin homeostasis…
- Trial name
- PRIMO (NCT00718874)
- Testing
- Dietary
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Infectious Disease, Children, Only
Prebiotic Fructans on the Incidence of Acute Infectious Diseases in Children
The study aims to explore whether prophylactic dietary supplementation with prebiotic inulin-type fructans is able to influence the intestinal microbiota and the frequency of infectious disease episodes in kindergarten children…
- Conditions
- Infectious Disease, Children, Only, Diet Modification
- Trial name
- NCT03241355
- Testing
- prebiotic inulin-type fructan
- Volunteers
- 258 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beneo-Institute