Clinical trials: Child Eating and Dietary Behaviors
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Different Dietary Practices in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of gluten-free casein-free diet and feingold diet on gastrointestinal system (GI) symptoms , eating behavior and quality of life in children with autism spectrum disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT06852027
- Testing
- Different Dietary Practices
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Aydin Adnan Menderes University
Childhood Obesity, Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding in Infancy and Food Intake in Preschool-Aged Children
The purpose of this study is to compare female, preschool-aged children breastfed during infancy to female, preschool-aged children bottle-fed during infancy in their ability to adjust calorie intake in response to internal…
- Trial name
- NCT00994487
- Testing
- High Energy Density Preload, Low Energy Density Preload
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Parenting, Eating Behavior
Nurturing Needs Study: Parenting Food Motivated Children
High food motivation among children is trait-like and increases risks of unhealthy dietary intake and obesity. Scientific knowledge of how parenting can best support healthy eating habits and growth among children who are…
- Conditions
- Parenting, Eating Behavior, Diet, Healthy, Pediatric Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT06111040
- Testing
- Measurement
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 416 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Obesity, Childhood, Asthma in Children
Asthma and Obesity Diet Versus Exercise
Obesity is recognized as a pro-inflammatory condition associated with multiple chronic diseases, including asthma. The specific mechanisms linking asthma and obesity remain hypothetical.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Asthma in Children, Inflammatory Response, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT03644355
- Testing
- Lifestyle counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
Eating Behavior, COVID-19
Dietary and Lifestyle Habits During the Pandemic of COVID-19 in Greece
The aim of this study was to examine potential changes in children' and adolescents' dietary and lifestyle (physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep) habits during the quarantine that was implemented in Greece due to…
- Trial name
- COV-EAT (NCT04437121)
- Testing
- Online Survey about Dietary and Lifestyle Habits
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 397 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly
Breast Feeding, Infant Nutrition
Feeding My Baby - A National WIC Study
The goal of the study is to be a current examination of infant and toddler feeding practices among families receiving WIC services.
- Conditions
- Breast Feeding, Infant Nutrition, Childhood Obesity, Infant Feeding Patterns
- Trial name
- NCT02031978
- Volunteers
- 4,367 people
- Sponsor
- USDA Food and Nutrition Service
Epilepsy Intractable
A Multifaceted Assessment of Eating Behaviors, Anthropometric Measurements and Body Composition in Pediatric Patients With Drug-resistant Epilepsy on a Ketogenic Diet and Healthy Children
The goal of this observational study is to compare the prevalence and severity of eating behaviors-such as food neophobia, picky eating, food fussiness, meal repetition and variety, and food texture preferences-between healthy…
- Trial name
- NCT07714226
- Where
- 2 sites in Poland
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wroclaw Medical University
Autism Spectrum Disorder, Food Selectivity
Clinical Trial of "Exploradores de Sabores" to Improve Food Selectivity in ASD Kids
The goal of this randomized, single-blind clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Exploradores de Sabores parent-mediated nutrition intervention in reducing food selectivity and improving dietary variety, mealtime…
- Trial name
- NCT07727018
- Testing
- Exploradores de Sabores Parent-Mediated Nutrition Intervention, Education as Usual (EAU)
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Baja California
Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood, Appetite Disorders
Biolizin for Improving Functional Poor Appetite in Children Aged 6 to 36 Months (CTBE2502)
Functional poor appetite is common in young children and may be linked to suboptimal micronutrient intake and feeding behavior. This study evaluates whether a zinc-containing oral supplement (Biolizin syrup) can improve eating…
- Conditions
- Feeding and Eating Disorders of Childhood, Appetite Disorders, Functional Poor Appetite
- Trial name
- CTBE2502 (NCT07153549)
- Testing
- Biolizin, Standardized caregiver counseling on responsive feeding
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Haiphong University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Obesity
Child Health Initiative for Lifelong Eating and Exercise (CHILE)
Child Health Initiative for Lifelong Eating and Exercise (CHILE) is a trans-community multidisciplinary site-specific intervention and evaluation plan for a Head Start and family-based culturally and developmentally appropriate…
- Trial name
- CHILE (NCT00428805)
- Testing
- classroom curriculum, In-service training for Head Start teachers/aides, Training for Head Start food service
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 980 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Breast Feeding
Randomized Controlled Trial of Dietary Advice in Primary Care to Promote Healthy Feeding of Infants
A cluster randomized field trial to evaluate the impact that training healthcare workers in healthy feeding practices has on the nutrition and health of children.
- Trial name
- NCT00635518
- Testing
- Ten Steps for Healthy Feeding children programme
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Health Science of Porto Alegre
Selective Eating, Emotional Dysregulation
Unflavored Powdered Multivitamin in Children
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a daily unflavored powdered multivitamin (EllaOla Kids Essentials) improves mood and behavior in children aged 4 to 11 who are picky eaters and experience behavioral challenges.
- Conditions
- Selective Eating, Emotional Dysregulation, Child Behavior, Healthy Children (Wellness Study)
- Trial name
- BLOSSOM (NCT07863050)
- Testing
- EllaOla Kids Essentials Unflavored Powdered Multivitamin
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- EllaOla
Parenting Practices, Co-parenting Practices
The Good Start Matters - Parenting Program
Early childhood is an important period where the family can support the development and maintenance of healthy eating and active behaviors to prevent or reduce childhood obesity.
- Conditions
- Parenting Practices, Co-parenting Practices, Child Eating and Dietary Behaviors, Child Physical Activity/active Play/outdoor Play
- Trial name
- NCT05802160
- Testing
- Good Start Matters - Parenting intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Children, Only, Behavior, Eating
School Lunch Salad Bars and Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
The investigators propose an efficacy study (i.e., do salad bars work under controlled conditions in naturalistic settings) to test whether introducing salad bars in elementary, middle, and high schools that have never had salad…
- Conditions
- Children, Only, Behavior, Eating, School, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03283033
- Testing
- New salad bar, Marketing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7,491 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Autism, Gastrointestinal Symptoms
A Study to Assess the Role of a Gluten Free-dairy Free (GFCF) Diet in the Dietary Management of Autism Associated Gastrointestinal Disorders
Doctors at MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) are doing a research study to learn if a gluten free-dairy free (GFCF) diet is helpful in improving gastrointestinal symptoms associated with autism.
- Trial name
- GFCF (NCT01116388)
- Testing
- GFCF product with GFCF diet, product containing gluten and casein (milk protein) with GFCF diet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Parental Feeding Practices and Children's Healthy Diet
The SmartFeeding4Kids: Study of a New Web-based Food Parenting Intervention
This research aims to develop and study the efficacy of a web-based brief intervention, Smart Feeding4Kids, to promote healthy dietary patterns in young children (2 to 6 years old) through changes in parents' feeding practices.
- Trial name
- SF4K (NCT04591496)
- Testing
- Behavioral change intervention;, Health Education
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lisbon
Obesity
Project Fit:a School- and Community-based Obesity Intervention
Project FIT is a collaboration between the public school system, local health systems, physicians, neighborhood associations, businesses, faith-based leaders, community agencies and university researchers to develop a…
- Trial name
- FIT (NCT01385046)
- Testing
- Project Fit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 403 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Nutrition, Healthy
Examining the Impact of a Mobile Nutrition Education App for Child Nutrition Education in Canada
This trial will test the hypothesis that a digital curriculum-based nutrition education intervention using the Foodbot Factory serious game (i.e., a game designed for learning) leads to greater student engagement and learning…
- Trial name
- NCT05979259
- Testing
- Serious game nutrition education intervention, Conventional nutrition education intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 616 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Hypertension, Obesity
Radio Stories About Children's Healthy Eating and Exercise
The purpose of this study is to use a community based participatory action research (CBPAR) approach to 1) create "radio stories" about Somali, Latino and Hmong families' real success stories with hypertension and obesity in…
- Trial name
- NCT02139787
- Testing
- Radio Story, Control -listened to a brochure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Childhood Obesity, Dietary Habits
The Eat Right Emirates Healthy Lifestyle Study
The aim of the present study was to investigate the potential factors that determine preschool obesity in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, and assess the effectiveness of a simple healthy lifestyle tool: Eat Right Emirates (ERE)…
- Trial name
- ERERCT (NCT02559076)
- Testing
- Ten Steps leaflet advice for healthy lifestyle
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust