Clinical trials: Pediatric Obesity
Overweight, Obesity
Parent-Based Treatment for Pediatric Overweight
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a parent/guardian intervention for adolescent overweight/obesity more effective than a nutritional counseling education curriculum for reducing body mass index z-score (BMI…
- Trial name
- PO (NCT00807560)
- Testing
- FBT-PO, NEC
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Obesity, Adolescent, Health Behavior
Health Literacy and Obesogenic Behaviors
The prevalence of adolescent behaviors that can lead to obesity are alarming, and reduced life expectancy is the future of America's youth if behavioral changes are not implemented to improve health and reduce the obesity burden.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Adolescent, Health Behavior, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Diet, Healthy
- Trial name
- HL-Squared (NCT04252677)
- Testing
- Obesity Prevention, Health Literacy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City University of New York, School of Public Health
Childhood Obesity
Painted Playgrounds Aim 1
Painted Playgrounds Aim 1: Observation will examine the physical environment of licensed childcare centers before and after painting stencil activities (hopscotch, foursquare, fun trails, etc.) on playgrounds.
- Trial name
- NCT03890913
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Pediatric Obesity
Population Effects of MI on Pediatric Obesity in Primary Care
In this cluster randomized effectiveness trial, pediatric primary care practices will be recruited from the American Academy of Pediatrics' national Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) practice-based research network, as…
- Trial name
- BMi2+ (NCT03177148)
- Testing
- Intervention by Clinicians, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 352 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Childhood Obesity
"Mandometer®" Study for Managing Childhood Obesity
We run a successful clinic in Bristol for children with severe obesity who already demonstrate many features to suggest they are at increased risk of early diabetes and heart disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00407420
- Testing
- Mandometer, Lifestyle
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bristol
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
Child Obesity
Improving Parent-Child Interactions to Enhance Child Health
Childhood obesity is a formidable public health issue in the United States, disproportionately affecting children from lower socioeconomic status households.
- Trial name
- PCIT-Health (NCT03982511)
- Testing
- PCIT-Health
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Michigan University
Overweight, Obese
Ideas Moving Parents and Adolescents to Change Together (IMPACT)
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) of the National Institute of Health (NIH) has sponsored a consortium of four sites across the United States, entitled Childhood Obesity Prevention and Treatment Research…
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT01514279)
- Testing
- HealthyCHANGE, SystemCHANGE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Obesity, Childhood, Feeding Behavior
Family Empowerment for Enhanced Development
This study evaluates the feasibility and preliminary effects of offering the Mealtime PREP intervention to low-income families with young children.
- Trial name
- Project FEED (NCT03641716)
- Testing
- Mealtime PREP Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Obesity
A Study of the Laparoscopically-placed Adjustable Gastric Band for the Management of Obesity in Adolescent Patients
This is a prospective, non-randomized, single center study of a laparoscopically placed, adjustable gastric band medical device for the treatment of adolescent obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT01409928
- Testing
- LAP-BAND (Allergan, Inc.)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Childhood Obesity
Summer Harvest Adventure: A Garden-based Obesity Prevention Program for Children Residing in Low-resource Communities
The objective of this study is to implement and test the efficacy of the "Summer Harvest Adventure," a comprehensive garden-based behavioral, social, and environmental intervention for children (ages 8-11 years) residing in…
- Trial name
- SHA (NCT05367674)
- Testing
- Summer Harvest Adventure, My Summer Plate (MSP)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Obesity, Adolescent, PreDiabetes
Unsweetened Sparkling Water and Changes in Sweetness Perception in Adolescents
The study design is a prospective observational study in adolescents who are at risk for developing Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), to evaluate the effectiveness of sparkling water to reduce dietary intake of added sugars and thereby…
- Trial name
- NCT05966870
- Testing
- Unsweetened flavored sparkling water
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Attention Concentration Difficulty, Obesity, Childhood
Trial on the Effect of Media Multi-tasking on Attention to Food Cues and Cued Overeating
Childhood obesity is a critical public health problem in the United States. One factor known to contribute to childhood obesity is excess consumption.
- Trial name
- NCT03882957
- Testing
- Sustained attention, media multi-task, Video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Weight Loss
Rural Disparities in Pediatric Obesity: The iAmHealthy Intervention
The purpose of this study is to learn if providing a family-based group program using mobile health technology (iAmHealthy Healthy Lifestyles Program) is effective at improving child weight, nutrition, and physical activity.
- Trial name
- NCT03304249
- Testing
- iAmHealthy Healthy Lifestyles Program, Newsletter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 296 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Pediatric Obesity, Mobile Technology
An Addiction-Based Mobile Health Weight Loss Intervention With Coaching
The proposed multi-site randomized control trial (RCT) will test the effectiveness of an addiction-based weight loss intervention, embodied first as a smartphone app with telephone coaching and second as an identical approach…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Mobile Technology, Addiction
- Trial name
- NCT03500835
- Testing
- App, Coaching, Clinic: Modified KidsNFitness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Obesity, Childhood
Mechanisms of Obesity and Its Metabolic Complications in Youth
The overarching goal of this project is to determine whether the effect of gut microbiota on human metabolism might be mediated by short chain fatty acids (SCFA) and whether the SCFA might modulate lipid metabolism.
- Trial name
- NCT03454828
- Testing
- obese carbohydrate diet, lean carbohydrate diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Weight Change, Body, Behavior, Health
Increased Monitoring of Physical Activity and Calories With Technology
Since severe obesity in youth has been steadily increasing. Specialized pediatric obesity clinics provide programs to aid in reducing obesity.
- Conditions
- Weight Change, Body, Behavior, Health, Obesity, Childhood, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT03961061)
- Testing
- Brenner mFIT (standard care), Brenner mFIT (standard care plus mobile health components)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Obesity, Childhood Obesity
Families Becoming Healthy Together
The investigators plan to implement a novel limited RED (high-energy-dense) food variety prescription within a 18-month FBT to examine its effect on 18-month body mass index (BMI).
- Trial name
- NCT04027426
- Testing
- FBT, FBT+Variety
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville