Clinical trials: Weight Gain Prevention
Infant, Obesity
The Intervention Nurses Start Infants Growing on Healthy Trajectories (INSIGHT) Study
This study will test an intervention program designed to provide developmentally appropriate guidance to parents of infants on responsive parenting and healthy lifestyle to see if that intervention will prevent rapid weight gain…
- Trial name
- INSIGHT (NCT01167270)
- Testing
- Child Safety Insights, Parenting Insights
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 316 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ian M. Paul, MD
Childhood Obesity Prevention
Testing the Feasibility and Preliminary Effect of Summer Camp
This pilot randomized controlled trial was designed to assess the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of randomizing children, ages 6-12 years from two low-income communities in Rhode Island, to attend a summer day camp (CAMP)…
- Trial name
- NCT04085965
- Testing
- Boys and Girls Club summer day camp
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Bipolar Disorder, Weight Gain
Topiramate vs. Placebo in Preventing Weight Gain in Bipolar Disorder Treated With Olanzapine
The primary objective of this study is to examine the efficacy of topiramate in combination with olanzapine for the prevention of weight gain in youth with bipolar disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT00394095
- Testing
- Topiramate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Overweight, Obesity
Family Program for Weight Gain Prevention
The long-term goal of this project is to develop, evaluate, and disseminate to Extension Service families across the state of Colorado, an engaging, interactive, and evidence-based Family Program in order to prevent weight gain…
- Trial name
- NCT00989170
- Testing
- Family Program for the Prevention of Weight Gain, Control Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 418 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Weight Gain Prevention, Physical Inactivity
Family Fit Iterative App Development
The overall aim of this study is to test the acceptability and usability of a mobile application (app) for family-based physical activity and weight gain prevention among parent/guardian and child (ages 9-12 years) dyads.
- Trial name
- NCT06148246
- Testing
- Family Fit Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Obesity, Overweight
Preventing Excessive Weight Gain in Adolescent Girls at High-Risk for Adult Obesity
This study will examine whether interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT) can help reduce excessive weight gain in adolescent girls. It will compare the effectiveness of IPT with a teen health education program in preventing weight gain.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Binge Eating
- Trial name
- NCT00680979
- Testing
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Health Education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Obesity, Injury
Healthy Homes/Healthy Kids_5-9
The pediatric primary care setting is a relatively untapped resource for addressing obesity prevention. The main goal of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a relatively low cost pediatric primary-care based obesity…
- Trial name
- HHHK_5-9 (NCT01084590)
- Testing
- Healthy Eating/Physical Activity, Safety/Injury Prevention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 421 people
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Schizophreniform Disorder, Bipolar I Disorder
Prevention of Weight Gain in Early Psychoses
The purpose of this study is to determine whether individuals with psychotic spectrum disorders ( Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective disorder,Schizophreniform Disorder, Bipolar Disorder (Type I),Bipolar Disorder (Type II),Major…
- Conditions
- Schizophreniform Disorder, Bipolar I Disorder, Bipolar II Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT01075295
- Testing
- Behavioural Intervention for the Prevention of Weight Gain, TAU
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Overweight and Obesity
Young, Fit and Happy. A Web-based Intervention to Prevent Obesity in Adolescents.
The prevalence of overweight and obesity is increasing throughout the world. Obesity is seen as one of the most important public health threats because of the significant impact of chronic conditions associated with obesity.
- Trial name
- YFH (NCT01700309)
- Testing
- Young and Active
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo Metropolitan University
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Behavior Change Family Counseling to Reduce Rate of Weight Gain in At-Risk Children
This study will train primary care providers to counsel families on behavior change that is aimed at reducing the rate of weight gain in at-risk children.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00241891
- Testing
- Single behavior intervention, Multiple behavior interventions, Control Intervention unrelated to weight
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Obesity, Childhood, Short Sleep
Brief Behavioral Sleep Intervention for Obesity Prevention in Primary Care
The goal of this study is to compare two different approaches to help families with children 6-11 years enhance nighttime sleep: 1) working one-on-one with a nurse to learn effective behavioral strategies to try to improve…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Short Sleep, Obesity Prevention
- Trial name
- Rx SLEEP (NCT06810557)
- Testing
- Optimize Sleep Primary Care (OSPC), Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Obesity
A Bilingual Virtually-based Intervention (PEDALL) for the Prevention of Weight Gain in Childhood ALL Patients Considering Key Genetic and Sociodemographic Risk Factors
The purpose of this study is determine the effectiveness of a six-month virtually-delivered dietary education intervention (PEDALL) on the prevention of overweight and obesity (OW/OB) during maintenance chemotherapy in children…
- Trial name
- PEDALL (NCT05963971)
- Testing
- PEDALL, Standard of care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 376 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Obesity, Pregnancy
Starting Pediatric Obesity Prevention in Pregnancy
The purpose of this study is to examine whether we can use social networks to spread health information and health behaviors during pregnancy to prevent excessive gestational weight gain.
- Trial name
- NCT01279109
- Testing
- Social network building intervention, Home visit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Obesity, Obesity, Childhood
A Novel Obesity Prevention Program for High-Risk Infants in Primary Care
The goal of this clinical trial is to test a responsive parenting obesity prevention program with infants and caregivers of color (e.g., non-White; Hispanic/Latinx) and/or who are economically marginalized (i.e., publicly…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Childhood, Weight Gain, Weight Gain Trajectory
- Trial name
- THRIVE (NCT06028113)
- Testing
- THRIVE 2.0
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Childhood Obesity
NET-Works:Community Preschooler Obesity Prevention
The goal of the Minnesota center is to integrate primary care, home, and community-based intervention strategies to promote sustained patterns of change in food intake, physical activity, and body weight among low income…
- Trial name
- NET-Works (NCT01606891)
- Testing
- multi-component/setting parent-targeted intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 534 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Obesity, Diet
Project Diabetes: Weight Gain Prevention in Hispanic Girls (GEMAS Study)
Over the past 30 years obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States (Ogden et al, 2006). While this epidemic affects all socioeconomic levels, certain racial/ethnic groups such as Hispanics, are…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Diet, Exercise, Behavioral Research
- Trial name
- GEMAS (NCT00797615)
- Testing
- Active intervention, Alternative Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Obesity, Growth
Prevention of Overweight in Infancy
Obesity is one of the biggest threats to health in the 21st century. Rapid weight gain in the first year of life tends to lead to overweight in children, which in turn leads to overweight in adults.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Growth, Sleep
- Trial name
- POInz (NCT00892983)
- Testing
- FAB, Sleep
- Where
- New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 802 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Otago
Obesity
Peer Education, Exercising and Eating Right - Obesity Prevention in Freshmen Women
Project PEER utilizes a randomized controlled study design to investigate the combined effects of an exercise and nutrition intervention that is based on self-efficacy principles and delivered primarily by peer educators to…
- Trial name
- ProjectPEER (NCT01043614)
- Testing
- PEER group intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Overweight, Obesity
The Healthy Start Project: Primary Prevention of Overweight in Preschool Children Susceptible to Future Overweight
Obesity prevention should remain a priority, although there is some evidence of a possible leveling off in some age groups across European countries and in USA, Japan and Australia.
- Trial name
- NCT01583335
- Testing
- Lifestyle habits, including sleep and stress
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,202 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bispebjerg Hospital
Overweight Adolescents, Overweight
Pilot Program for Targeted Prevention of Child or Adolescent Weight Gain
This study will examine whether family-based interpersonal psychotherapy (FB-IPT) is an effective tool for helping pre-adolescent girls and boys at risk for become obese to reduce weight gain.
- Trial name
- NCT00263536
- Testing
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)