Clinical trials: Childhood Overweight and Obesity
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
Obesity, Childhood
Dissemination and Implementation of Improving Pediatric Obesity Practice Using Prompts
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the dissemination and implementation of electronic health record-based clinical decision support tools for the management of pediatric overweight and obesity in primary care.
- Trial name
- iPOP-UP (NCT05627011)
- Testing
- Improving Pediatric Obesity Practice Using Prompts (iPOP-UP)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 58,364 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
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
Obesity
Longitudinal Assessment of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Parameters in Obese and Lean Children
The investigators hypothesize that cardiovascular and metabolic alterations due to obesity already manifest at childhood age. To identify these alterations and risk factors, the investigators have established a cohort of 177…
- Trial name
- NCT01605123
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leipzig
Cardiometabolic Diseases, Obesity
Prenatal Programming of Childhood Obesity and Cardio Metabolic Disorders
This is a prospective 11-17 -years follow-up of two existing pregnancy cohort (PREDO) and prevention (RADIEL) studies. The main objective is to investigate the associations between maternal overweight, obesity, hypertensive…
- Trial name
- NCT05223530
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Helsinki University Central Hospital
Obesity, Childhood, Overweight and Obesity
First Heroes: Engaging Fathers in the First 1000 Days
The First Heroes study plans to influence weight and health trajectories, modify disease risk, and improve health care services for mother-father-infant triads from racial/ethnic minority and health disparity populations.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Overweight and Obesity, Social Determinants of Health, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- First Heroes (NCT04477577)
- Testing
- New Parent Intervention, Safety Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 657 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Obesity, Childhood
MEditerranean LIfestyle in Pediatric Obesity Prevention
The current project is a randomized controlled multi-centre clinical trial, in a cohort of children aged 3 to 6 years at baseline and being at obesity risk.
- Trial name
- MELI-POP (NCT04597281)
- Testing
- Lifestyle intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 738 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Luis A. Moreno Aznar
Childhood Obesity
Healthy Growth Abbreviated Pilot Study
This is a single-group feasibility pilot trial of a peer-based, social media intervention to prevent obesity in infants.
- Trial name
- NCT01977105
- Testing
- Grow Together peer group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
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
Overweight, Infant, Overweight and Obesity
Lille Study for Childhood Health Promotion
Obesity could be avoided but once declared it become a chronic disease with numerous health complications, including cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, cancers, and finally a loss of life expectancy.
- Conditions
- Overweight, Infant, Overweight and Obesity, Overweight, Childhood
- Trial name
- ELIPSE (NCT05121090)
- Testing
- Educational program
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 460 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Obesity
Niños Sanos, Familia Sana - A Multi-Intervention Program to Prevent Childhood Obesity in Mexican-Heritage Children in Rural California
Obesity and overweight are health problems resulting from the interaction of predisposing genes with environmental, economic and social stimuli, in conjunction with excess caloric intake throughout growth from childhood to…
- Trial name
- NCT01900613
- Testing
- Ninos Sanos Familia Sana
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Childhood Obesity
Painted Playgrounds: Aim 2: Assessments
The Painted Playgrounds Aim 2 (Assessment) project will examine the effects of a stenciling intervention aimed at increasing physical activity and improving fundamental motor skill functioning of preschool aged children.
- Trial name
- NCT03885518
- Testing
- Playground Stencils
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Pediatric Obesity, Child Nutrition Disorders
Intervention Study of Cost-Offset Community Supported Agriculture (CO-CSA)
The purpose of this study is to better understand how participation in cost-subsidized community supported agriculture programs paired with tailored education can affect diet quality and energy balance among children in…
- Trial name
- NCT02770196
- Testing
- CO-CSA plus Nutrition Education
- Where
- 29 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 305 people
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Obesity, Childhood, Mindfulness
Effect of Mindfulness on Stress, Appetite Hormones and Body Weight of Obese Schoolchildren. Controlled Clinical Trial
In addition to diet and sedentary lifestyle, factors such as stress, depression and anxiety have been found associated in up to 86% of cases of obesity in children.
- Trial name
- Mindfulness (NCT03495310)
- Testing
- Mindfulness
- Where
- 2 sites in Mexico
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Coordinación de Investigación en Salud, Mexico
Obesity, Childhood
MINISTOP Plus Program for Pre-school Children With Overweight and Obesity
The Mobile-based intervention intended to stop obesity in preschoolers (MINISTOP) program has been developed to be a comprehensive digital support program for all children irrespective of weight status.
- Trial name
- NCT05529043
- Testing
- MINISTOP app, MINISTOP Plus Program
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Obesity, Childhood
Pharmacotherapy for Pediatric Obesity: A Phentermine Clinical Trial
This is a multi-site, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial to examine the weight loss efficacy and cardiovascular safety of phentermine 15 mg daily plus lifestyle therapy versus placebo plus lifestyle therapy among 200…
- Trial name
- NCT04678323
- Testing
- Lifestyle Management
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Obesity, Childhood
Together We STRIDE (Strategizing Together Relevant Interventions for Diet and Exercise)
Obesity among Hispanic children in the Lower Yakima Valley of Washington State is alarmingly high. This study proposes to implement a comprehensive, multi-level intervention among children, families, the schools, and the…
- Trial name
- NCT02982759
- Testing
- Multi-Level Intervention, Genetic Newsletters
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 888 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Obesity, Obesity, Childhood
Healthy Homes, Healthy Habits
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether an intervention targeting healthy habit development reduces the risk and prevalence of obesity in low-income mothers and children.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Childhood, Obesity; Familial
- Trial name
- HABITS (NCT03433456)
- Testing
- Home visitation + HABITS program, Standard home visitation program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 296 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Childhood Obesity, Obesity
EBT Fruit and Vegetable Prescription
Eating Better Together is a 6-month pilot program that teaches families about healthy eating and activity and provides home deliveries of fresh fruits and vegetables from a local retail partner.
- Trial name
- NCT05028205
- Testing
- Prevention Plus
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Obesity, Water; Lack of
Preventing Early Childhood Obesity, Part 1: Long-term Follow-up
This study extends follow up on of Native American (NA) mothers and their children (now age 3-5 years) enrolled in the 1:1 randomized controlled trial of the Family Spirit Nurture (FSN) intervention designed to prevent early…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Water; Lack of, Childhood Obesity, Feeding Behavior
- Trial name
- PECO1-LTF (NCT05424471)
- Testing
- Family Spirit Nurture (FSN), Control Group - Vehicle Safety
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health