Clinical trials: Childhood Obesity, active
Obesity, Childhood, Insulin Resistance
Fiber and Metformin Combination Therapy in Adolescents With Severe Obesity and Insulin Resistance
This is a 12-month, single center, three-arm parallel design, double-blind, randomized clinical trial, to compare the effects of supplemental dietary fiber and metformin (MET) alone and in combination over 12 months on glucose…
- Trial name
- NCT04578652
- Testing
- Metformin 850 mg oral tablet bid, Supplemental fiber mixture (35 g total) composed of 6g of Oligofructose + 12g of resistant maltodextrin + 12g of acacia gum + 5g of PGX.
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Obesity & Overweight, Childhood
Project GAME ON! A Digital Comic Tool to Promote Healthy Behaviors
This clinical trial aims to evaluate an interactive, culturally relevant digital health promotion comic designed to support healthy dietary and physical activity behaviors among Black/African American and Latino children ages 8…
- Conditions
- Obesity & Overweight, Childhood, Diet Habits, Engagement
- Trial name
- NCT07820735
- Testing
- Web-based customizable comic and newsletters, Didactic health information and newsletters, Web-based comic and newsletters
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University
Childhood Obesity
Family Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity
Consumption of sweetened beverages, media-viewing, and physical activity patterns are often established during early childhood, and family-based obesity interventions show effectiveness in shaping healthy behaviors and weight…
- Trial name
- NCT05606731
- Testing
- Family-Based Childhood Obesity Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 408 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Obesity, Childhood
GLP-1 Plus Lifestyle for Overall Wellness: Find Your Way Forward
The rapid emergence of new and highly effective obesity medications has turned the field of pediatric weight management on its head.
- Trial name
- GLOW (NCT06977438)
- Testing
- Semaglutide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,020 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Obesity, Childhood, Metabolic Syndrome
FIT Families Multicomponent Obesity Intervention for African American Adolescents
Obesity is one of the most prevalent medical problems facing children and adolescents today, particularly among African American adolescents where the rate is alarmingly high.
- Trial name
- NCT04974554
- Testing
- FIT, Home-Based Family Support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Prevention of Childhood Obesity, Community Health Education
EFFECT OF A ONLINE NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM IN PRESCHOOLER'S FAMILIES ON THEIR ADHERENCE TO THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET
Questions: What's the effect of an online nutritional educational program in preschoolers families on the adherence to the mediterranean diet? What's the effect of this program on the BMI at 3 years follow-up? Study Description A…
- Trial name
- ELIKUME (NCT06828367)
- Testing
- Online family educational intervention and cooking workshop
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacion Miguel Servet
Obesity, Childhood
Deimplementation of Inappropriate Feeding Practices in Early Care and Education Settings
Arkansas and Louisiana have among the highest rates of adult obesity in the United States at 38.7% and 38.6%, respectively. Prevention and intervention efforts are needed to reduce the number of children who will become obese…
- Trial name
- NCT07107321
- Testing
- WISE Words
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,640 people
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Childhood Obesity
Genetic Risk, Parental Feeding Practices, and Appetitive Traits in Early Life
The preschool years (2-5 years of age) is a critical timeframe to shape the lifetime risk of obesity. While the causes of obesity are complex, appetitive traits related to overeating, such as high food approach and low food…
- Trial name
- NCT06534541
- Testing
- Attentional bias to food cues
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 330 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trustees of Dartmouth College
Obesity, Childhood
Food Genetics Behavior Study
A genetic risk for obesity does not always translate to the development of obesity among children, which points to the presence of risk-modifying factors that likely relate to energy balance behaviors as key behavioral drivers.
- Trial name
- FOODIE (NCT05783765)
- Testing
- Heightened Drive to Eat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 317 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis(NASH), Hepatitis C
Blood Collection Biorepository for Liver Disease Research
The purpose of establishing a biorepository is to provide high quality specimens (serum, plasma, buffy coat and liver tissue) for future researchers who are studying the effects that fatty liver and viral diseases have on the…
- Conditions
- Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis(NASH), Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, Fibrosis
- Trial name
- NCT03025074
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Childhood Obesity
Phentermine's Impact on Treatment in Teens
PhITT is a Phase IIb, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial evaluating the efficacy and safety of phentermine (16 mg daily) in adolescents aged 12 to <18 years with obesity.
- Trial name
- PhITT (NCT07282340)
- Testing
- Phentermine
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Russell McCulloh, MD
Mental Health Wellness, Emotional Problem
Food-Body-Mind Intervention (16 Weeks)
This novel, timely, and theory-driven Food-Body-Mind intervention addresses the national emergency of mental health crises in early childhood.
- Conditions
- Mental Health Wellness, Emotional Problem, Behavioral Problem of Child, Social Skills
- Trial name
- NCT06597474
- Testing
- Food-Body-Mind
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Quality of Life (QOL), Nutrition
Cities for Better Health Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative in JAPAN
The goal of this interventional study is to prevent childhood obesity in children aged 6-12 years in Chiba City, Japan. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does the multi-component intervention for environments around…
- Conditions
- Quality of Life (QOL), Nutrition, Physical Activity, Obesity
- Trial name
- CBH COPI JAPAN (NCT07061665)
- Testing
- Multi-level, Multi-component Intervention Package, Elementary schools, Parks
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 2,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chiba University
Childhood Obesity
Leveraging Interactive Digital Technology to Increase Access to Family-Based Behavioral Treatment for Childhood Obesity
The primary goal of this SBIR Direct to Phase II is to expand upon the existing training platform to create an "all-in-one" digital product, FBT 2.0, that offers an integrated suite of intervention components, including (a)…
- Trial name
- FBT 2 (NCT06728800)
- Testing
- FBT 2.0, Delayed-Start Control (AAP educational materials)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- 3-C Institute for Social Development
Obesity, Childhood
Stanford Healthy Goals Study
Past modest, transient and highly variable outcomes from many behavioral treatments for pediatric obesity may be, in part, because of the psychological barriers children with obesity face when trying to control their weight.
- Trial name
- NCT07839832
- Testing
- Wise interventions -- values self-affirmation and growth mindset -- plus usual care behavioral treatment, Education plus usual care behavioral treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Childhood Obesity
The Dose Trial: Dose Intensity of Behavioral Interventions for Childhood Obesity
The research team is recruiting 900 children between the ages 5-17 with obesity from Tennessee and Louisiana. The team is assigning children and their caregivers by chance to one of five groups.
- Trial name
- NCT06654323
- Testing
- Intensive Behavioral Lifestyle Modification
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Childhood Obesity Prevention
Obesity Prevention in School-aged Children
This cluster-randomized trial will develop and test an intervention technology for school-aged children. The program combines digital health technology and personalized behavior intervention through a WeChat platform.
- Trial name
- NCT07203300
- Testing
- multicomponent, tiered intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Childhood Weight Management
Fangshan Active Nutrition Initiative
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a school-based weight management intervention delivered through a digital platform (WeChat) in preventing excessive weight gain and improving health behaviors in…
- Trial name
- FAN (NCT07519122)
- Testing
- Digital Intelligence Platform-based Multi-level Weight Management
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University
Hereditary Transmission, Immune Development
Maternal Grandmothers in the Born in Guangzhou Cohort Study
The MGBIG is a study exploring cross-generational effects in 5000 women and their children and grandchildren located in Guangzhou, China.
- Conditions
- Hereditary Transmission, Immune Development, Childhood Obesity, Host and Microbiome
- Trial name
- MGBIG (NCT03633162)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center
Host and Microbiome, Pregnancy Outcomes
Human Genes and Microbiota in Early Life
The long-term goal of the Human Genes and Microbiota in Early Life (HuGME) is to explore the short- and long-term effects of maternal microbiota during pregnancy and the microbiota colonization of their offspring early in life…
- Conditions
- Host and Microbiome, Pregnancy Outcomes, Pregnancy Complications, Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Trial name
- HuGME (NCT06926166)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center