Clinical trials: Obese Adolescents
Obesity
Mobile Device Biomonitoring to Prevent and Treat Obesity in Underserved Youth
This project proposes to use mobile devices to develop new tools for pediatric obesity prevention and treatment targeting underserved minority adolescent populations at high risk for obesity and related diseases.
- Trial name
- KNOWME (NCT02017223)
- Testing
- Knowme Device Wear
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Overweight, Obesity
ACTION PAC: Adolescents Committed to Improvement of Nutrition & Physical Activity
Using a previously created weight management program for adolescents, the intervention will be implemented through school-based health centers (SBHC) and will be delivered by SBHC providers trained in Motivational Interviewing.
- Trial name
- ACTION PAC (NCT02502383)
- Testing
- ACTION PAC, Communication with parents
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 991 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Childhood Obesity, Overweight and Obesity
Childhood Obesity - Prevention of Diabetes Through Changed Eating Patterns
The main purpose of the present study is to perform a 10 weeks dietary intervention study with a follow-up for 52 weeks in children from 7-14 years of age with overweight or obesity.
- Conditions
- Childhood Obesity, Overweight and Obesity, Adolescent Obesity, Adolescent Overweight
- Trial name
- COPE (NCT04522921)
- Testing
- Diet with a higher amount of protein (25E% per day), Increased follow-up contact after the 10-week intervention, Diet with a lower amount of protein (15E% per day)
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 211 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Obesity, GERD
Pharmacokinetics of Pantoprazole and CYP2C19 Activity in Children and Adolescents With GERD: A Pilot Study
The World Health Organization has declared childhood obesity to be "one of the most serious public health challenges of the 21st century," (http://www.who.int/dietphysicalactivity/childhood).
- Trial name
- NCT01887743
- Testing
- Pantoprazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Overweight, Obese
Location Initiated Individualized Texts for Adolescent Health (LIITAH)
The goal of this study is to test whether the mobile application (app.) helps adolescents make healthy food choices, decreasing calories purchased from restaurants, fewer number of visits to restaurants, and if it has an impact…
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obese, Healthy
- Trial name
- NCT03762135
- Testing
- Full version of the LIITah App., Partial App. (ELI and SNAP only)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Childhood Obesity
Motivational Interviewing for Weight Loss
The investigators studied the effect of motivational interviewing (MI) on self-efficacy, health behaviors, and health outcomes in overweight children and adolescents (ages ranging from 10 to 18 years).
- Trial name
- NCT01246349
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing (Treatment Group), Social Skills Training (Control Group)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Hepatic Steatosis, Bariatric Surgery Candidate
Hepatic Mitochondrial Function in Youth
Assess the impact of bariatric surgery on hepatic energy metabolism and glucose and insulin dynamics in obese youth
- Conditions
- Hepatic Steatosis, Bariatric Surgery Candidate, Adolescent Obesity, Obesity
- Trial name
- MANGO (NCT03587727)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Correction of Vitamin D Levels and Its Effect on Insulin Resistance and Weight Gain in Obese Youth
Vitamin D deficiency is extremely common in obese youth. In our obese population followed in the Endocrinology clinic at Children's Medical Center Dallas, vitamin D levels were inversely correlated with a measure of insulin…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Vitamin D Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT02168660
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Perrin C White, MD
Asthma in Children, Obesity
Managing AsThma AnD Obesity Related Symptoms (MATADORS) Feasibility Study
The purpose of this 4 week pilot study is to test the use of a mobile application (also commonly referred to as an app) designed to help increase self-management strategies among youth that have asthma and obesity.
- Conditions
- Asthma in Children, Obesity, Obesity, Adolescent, Obesity, Childhood
- Trial name
- MATADORS (NCT05742646)
- Testing
- MATADORS, MATADORS Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Obesity, Activity, Motor
Healthy Juntos Pilot Study
The purpose of the study is to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effects of a digital (web and mobile phone-based) program to improve physical activity levels and quality dietary intake among Hispanic…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Activity, Motor, Diet, Healthy, Sedentary Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT03986190
- Testing
- Healthy Juntos
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Obesity, Metabolic Disease
Activity, Adiposity, and Appetite in Adolescents 2
Our goal is to examine linkages between physical activity, appetite control, and energy metabolism in adolescents. The investigators will assess metabolic function and appetite control in male and female adolescents stratified by…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Metabolic Disease, Insulin Sensitivity
- Trial name
- AAAA2 (NCT04028921)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Obesity, Adolescent, Adolescent Behavior
Study of Nutrition and Activity in Kids
While a substantial body of research suggests that RRV is related to obesity, there is very little research on factors that contribute to the RRV of food, particularly how patterns of eating can increase or decrease the…
- Trial name
- SNAK (NCT04027608)
- Testing
- Reinforcing value of HED and LED foods in response to snack food monotony
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Obesity, Morbid, Bariatric Surgery
Adjunct Phentermine + Topiramate After Bariatric Surgery in 12-24 Year Olds
The goal of this pilot study is to establish the feasibility and initial efficacy of the combination of phentermine and topiramate for adolescents and young adults who require additional risk reduction after bariatric surgery.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Morbid, Bariatric Surgery, Adolescent, Young Adult
- Trial name
- NCT04095104
- Testing
- Phentermine, Immediate Release Topiramate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Obesity, Adolescent
Promoting Resilience to Food Commercials Decreases Susceptibility to Unhealthy Food Decision-Making
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how food commercials influence food choices in children and their parents.
- Trial name
- NCT04905498
- Testing
- Commercial Advertising Literacy Training, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Obesity
New Moves - Obesity Prevention Among Adolescent Girls
The New Moves study will evaluate the impact of a school based program for inactive high school girls who are overweight or at risk for being overweight due to low levels of physical activity.
- Trial name
- NCT00250497
- Testing
- New Moves
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 356 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Intervention Study With Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Weight Loss and Insulin Resistance in Adolescents
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if a supplement containing omega-3 long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids for three months reduce obesity and insulin resistance to obese adolescents if administered together with a…
- Trial name
- O3WLIRADOL (NCT01456221)
- Testing
- Omega3 and an hypocaloric diet., Sunflower oil with an hypocaloric diet.
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 366 people
- Sponsor
- Coordinación de Investigación en Salud, Mexico
Obesity
School-based Physical Activity Intervention for Obesity Among Adolescents With Intellectual Disability in Hong Kong
Considering that children with intellectual disability (ID) might be more vulnerable to obesity than their counterparts in the general population.
- Trial name
- NCT04463069
- Testing
- Adapted physical activity
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Baptist University
Morbid Obesity, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome
LAGB as a Treatment for Morbid Obesity in Adolescents
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) has been used worldwide to help selected morbidly obese adults to lose weight. The FDA has approved LAGB only for patients 18 years or older.
- Conditions
- Morbid Obesity, Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT01045499
- Testing
- Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (Allergan Lap Band)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 137 people
- Sponsor
- Jeffrey L Zitsman, MD
Overweight, Obese
iStart Smart for Teens for Healthy Weight Management
The emerging epidemic of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in children is coupled with the increased prevalence of childhood obesity in the last two decades.
- Trial name
- NCT01693250
- Testing
- fitbit Ultra, Pedometer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Obesity
Neuroendocrine Modulation of Metabolic Effects in Overweight Adolescents
This study will examine hormonal differences in ghrelin and growth hormone in obese and normal weight adolescents and their relationship to body composition and insulin resistance.
- Trial name
- NCT00140842
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital