Clinical trials: Childhood Overweight and Obesity
Obesity, Life Style, Healthy
Lifestyle Medicine Health Education and Intervention Program "Family Central E-Health"
Participants will receive text messages at intervals set by preference but at least 2 times per week relating to Lifestyle Health Education for 6 months.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Life Style, Healthy, Behavioral Changes
- Trial name
- NCT06934083
- Testing
- E-health education briefs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Texas Health Science Center
Obesity
Team PLAY (Positive Lifestyles for Active Youngsters)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether an intense family-centered program to help children, 4 to 7 years old, control their weight is more effective than the advise and referrals their health provider gives in the…
- Trial name
- Team PLAY (NCT00528164)
- Testing
- Team PLAY
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
Childhood Obesity
FOR HEALTH: A Family-oriented Healthy Eating, Activity and Lifestyle Intervention for Overweight Preschool Children
In this 3-phase study, following an initial small-scale (phase 1) feasibility trial, the aim of phase 2 of the project is to investigate whether a community-based, 12-month intervention for overweight and obese preschool children…
- Trial name
- FOR HEALTH (NCT01698606)
- Testing
- Multidisciplinary, family-centered lifestyle intervention with behavioral counseling
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Obesity, Adolescent
Piloting a Biofeedback Intervention for Adolescents With Overweight and a History of Adverse Childhood Experiences
Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), referring to traumatic experiences occurring before 18 years of age (e.g., abuse/neglect), are associated with a 30-70% increased risk of developing adolescent and adult obesity and…
- Trial name
- NCT05984043
- Testing
- Biofeedback, Waitlist
- Sponsor
- Colorado State University
Total Caloric Intake, Nutrient Dense Caloric Intake
The Presence of Friends Increases Food Intake in Youth
Participants will be matched with either their friend or an unfamiliar peer who is the same gender and about the same age. Participants will have 45 minutes of free-play in an experimental room where they will have free access to…
- Conditions
- Total Caloric Intake, Nutrient Dense Caloric Intake, Energy Dense Caloric Intake
- Trial name
- NCT00874055
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University at Buffalo
Obesity, Chronobiology Disorders
Chronobiology and Childhood Obesity in a Mediterranean Spanish Population
The main objective is to investigate chronobiological aspects of childhood obesity studying the potential relationship between meal patterns and circadian rhythmicity in a cross-sectional sample of obese, overweight and normal…
- Trial name
- ONTIME-JR (NCT02895282)
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Murcia
Obesity
Parents As The Agent Of Change For Childhood Obesity (PAAC)
The objective of this study is to test and evaluate the effectiveness of a parent-only treatment for childhood obesity. This study provides state-of-the-art treatment for childhood obesity.
- Trial name
- PAAC (NCT01066910)
- Testing
- Behavioral treatment for childhood obesity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Pediatric Obesity
VALÉ: A Multidisciplinary Childhood Obesity Treatment Program for Latino Communities
This proposal aims to test the initial feasibility and efficacy of a 10-week multidisciplinary pediatric weight management program among low-income Latino children, aged 5 to 11 years, from the Woodbridge, VA area.
- Trial name
- VALÉ (NCT04677582)
- Testing
- Vidas Activas, famiLias saludablEs (VALE)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Mason University
Childhood Obesity
Type 2 Diabetes Prevention Toolkit for Health-Care Professionals
Tools are limited to help health care professionals talk about weight-related issues with their pediatric patients. The investigators have developed 6 whiteboard videos for health care professionals based on the 5As of Pediatric…
- Trial name
- NCT04126291
- Testing
- Evaluation of whiteboard videos
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Genetics of Fatty Liver Disease in Children
This is a study to investigate genetic predisposition to hepatic steatosis and the expression of gluconeogenic and lipogenic genes in livers of obese children and adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT01966627
- Testing
- ogtt, genotyping, abdominal and liver magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 381 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Childhood Obesity
Reducing Obesity Through Play Among Toddlers: Tiny Steps to Health (TSHS) Study
The purpose of this study is to test various ways to help toddlers develop healthy eating and activity behaviors. Parents and toddlers, who participate in this research will be randomly assigned to either 1) continue their…
- Trial name
- TSHS (NCT06918821)
- Testing
- Healthy Toddler Parent Group (HTPG), Families Understanding Nutrition and Physically Active Lifestyles (FUNPALs) Playgroup
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Houston
Childhood Obesity
Project Fun: Parents And Youth Together
The proposed study is a continuation of a randomized, controlled pilot effectiveness trial conducted in schools wherein the feasibility and completion of the trial by parents and children will now additionally be examined in…
- Trial name
- NCT01799759
- Testing
- Online intervention, Completion of instruments only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 276 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marquette University
Childhood Obesity
Husky Reads Effectiveness in Increasing Produce Preference and Food Group Identification in Preschool Children
Since 1998, UCONN undergraduate students have volunteered as part of a service- learning course to deliver a program called Husky Reads.
- Trial name
- NCT03338257
- Testing
- Husky Reads Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
Childhood Obesity
An Evaluation of a Web-based System for Optimization of Behavioral Childhood Obesity Treatment
This study evaluates the families' and health care professional's experience from using a web based support system including mobile applications for self-monitoring weight and physical activity.
- Trial name
- NCT03380598
- Testing
- CLOSS, Usual care
- Where
- 3 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Social Influences, Food Consumption
Social Influences on Adolescents' Snack Purchases
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of peer influences on snack purchases in adolescents. During the session teens will be given a certain amount of money to use to purchase foods and beverages in a hypothetical…
- Trial name
- NCT00875472
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University at Buffalo
Obesity, Childhood, Eating Behavior
Interoception and Eating Behaviors in Children
The purpose of this study is to examine how individual differences in interoception (the ability to sense, interpret, and act on bodily feelings like hunger, fullness, thirst, hot, cold, etc.) relate to eating behaviors in…
- Trial name
- I-EAT (NCT06504654)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Obesity, Prevention & Control
KAN-DO: A Family-based Intervention to Prevent Childhood Obesity
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of an intervention (KAN-DO: Kids \& Adults Now - Defeat Obesity) encouraging postpartum mothers and their preschool-aged children to work together to promote healthy eating…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Prevention & Control, Postpartum Period
- Trial name
- KAN-DO (NCT00563264)
- Testing
- KAN-DO
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 832 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Obesity
Cities for Better Health Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative
This research project is part of the 'Cities for Better Health Childhood Obesity Prevention Initiative' (CBH COPI). The objective of the CBH COPI initiative is to develop, implement, and evaluate the effectiveness of a package of…
- Trial name
- CBH COPI (NCT06855563)
- Testing
- Community-based intervention packages
- Where
- 6 sites in Australia, Brazil and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 36,000 people
- Sponsor
- Novo Nordisk A/S
Obesity, Childhood
Development of an Eating Behavior Risk Score
This study will explore how children's eating behaviors are connected to brain activity and body fat levels. Researchers are especially interested in a behavior pattern called the PACE phenotype, which includes how much children…
- Trial name
- PACE (NCT07266506)
- Testing
- Assessment of PACE Eating Phenotype and Related Behavioral and Neurobiological Measures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Obesity, Childhood
Pilot Study of Probiotics in Pre-diabetic Adolescents
This study evaluates the feasibility and effect of probiotics on glycemic control in obese adolescents.
- Trial name
- ProDP (NCT03109587)
- Testing
- Vivomixx
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital