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Active clinical trials for "Pediatric Obesity"

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Long-term Assessment of Rhône RéPPOP Care for Overweight and Obese Children.

OverweightChildhood1 more

Childhood obesity is a major public health issue since it is a risk factor of adulthood obesity, cardiovascular disease, psychological disorders, and other chronic conditions. RéPPOP is a two year personalized pathway for multidisciplinary care for overweight and obese children, close to patients' homes. Short and medium-term assessments of Rhône RéPPOP care for overweight and obese children show encouraging results. Long-term assessment is needed to confirm these results. The present study aims to assess the long-term efficiency of Rhône RéPPOP care for overweight and obese children by comparing BMI Z-scores at the start and the end of RéPPOP care to the current BMI. This data will be collected through a telephonic questionnaire by the scientific manager. The study's secondary objectives are to evaluate patients and their families' lifestyle changes and to improve RéPPOP practices.

Completed4 enrollment criteria

Addressing the Social Needs of Children With Obesity

ObesityChildhood

This study aims to improve the treatment of a common, chronic health concern for children: obesity. It has the potential to improve the care we provide by testing an intervention that addresses social needs and the important upstream factors that influences health outcomes.

Unknown status3 enrollment criteria

Prevention of Childhood Obesity

Obesity

This study is conducting preliminary testing to find out whether a particular educational program can alter parental overcontrol of their children's eating. There is evidence from previous studies that children who are irritable, cry a lot, tend to be overcontrolled and are at high risk for developing overweight. If the education program can change parental behavior the next study would examine whether this affects children's weight over a longer period of time.

Completed9 enrollment criteria

Childhood Obesity: Variations in Management

Obesity

Childhood obesity has been described as a growing national epidemic. Between 1980 and 1994 the prevalence of childhood obesity doubled with 10% to 15% of children and adolescents being obese. Childhood obesity has both immediate and long-term detrimental consequences for health and well-being. Obese children are at increased risk for coronary heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and hypertension. Obese children are more likely to be at risk for psychological stress and disturbed body image. Moreover, obese children are more likely to become obese adults, especially if weight reduction has not occurred by the end of adolescence. The pediatrician is in an ideal position to assess and manage childhood obesity. Recently, guidelines have been established for the assessment and treatment of childhood obesity. These "best practice" guidelines include recommended diagnostic criteria, assessment of contributing factors such as diet and lifestyle, family history, and treatment choices. Although these guidelines have been introduced little is known about pediatricians' actual practice patterns and their beliefs concerning childhood obesity. Project Description I plan to conduct a national survey of pediatricians to assess common strategies for the identification and management of childhood obesity, along with pediatricians' attitudes and beliefs about childhood obesity. In consultation with a panel of practicing general pediatricians and survey research experts, I plan to develop a survey that measures pediatricians' beliefs about the causes and consequences of childhood obesity, its prevalence in their practice settings, their approaches to diagnosis and management, and resources available for treatment. The survey will be administered to a randomly selected national sample of approximately 600 practicing general pediatricians. The response rate is expected to be approximately 60% or 360 pediatricians. The survey results will help to assess the degree to which recommended practice guidelines are being implemented, identify pediatricians' beliefs and attitudes that might serve as barriers to optimal care, and suggest areas for continuing medical education. The proposed time frame for the study is two years.

Completed2 enrollment criteria

Tundra Gifts: Harvesting Local And Regional Resources To Prevent Obesity Among Alaska Native Children...

Childhood Obesity

The long-term goal of this community based participatory research project is to prevent obesity in 3-5 year old Alaska Native children in remote communities. Investigators will design and evaluate a culturally responsive, home-focused intervention, Tundra Gifts, that links early childhood education programming (i.e. Head Start) and federal food assistance programs (i.e. WIC and SNAP) with primary caregivers to support healthy eating and an active lifestyle using a cluster-randomized design. The intervention integrates behavior change theory with Indigenous traditional knowledge. Primary caregivers will attend monthly interactive education session, receive a monthly gift basket that includes resources and supplies to support behavior change at home and receive ongoing social support through a Facebook site. Investigators will also evaluate key process indicators of Tundra Gifts to understand the impact on outcomes of variations in persons and settings and to enhance the generalizability of findings.

Unknown status1 enrollment criteria

Mechanisms of Inflammation, Immunity, Islet Cell and Intestinal Hormone Changes in Youth at Risk...

ObesityPreDiabetes8 more

This study intends to assess the role of inflammation in insulin resistant conditions (i.e., obesity and pre-diabetes) and the subsequent development of disease, such as type 2 diabetes (T2D) and cardiovascular disease (CVD), in the adolescent population.

Completed13 enrollment criteria

Association Between Mother and Child Weight Gain: Statistical Methods With Validation

ObesityChildhood

Using retrospective data from the Vanderbilt University Medical Center electronic health record, the investigators will study the association between mother's weight / weight change before and during pregnancy and the development of childhood obesity up until 5 years of age.

Completed4 enrollment criteria

An Ecological Approach to Addressing Childhood Obesity Issues in Imperial County

Childhood Obesity

Our Choice is one of three CORD (Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration) studies funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2011 to test multi-sector, multi-level approaches to prevent and control childhood obesity. Our Choice is translating evidence-based approaches for modifying behaviors, policies, systems, and environments to promote fruit and vegetable consumption, physical activity, water consumption, and quality sleep. The ultimate goal is to assist Children's Health Insurance Program-eligible children between 2-12 years old attain a healthy weight. In addition to site-specific intervention and evaluation activities, Our Choice is working with the University of Houston Evaluation Center to conduct a cross-site evaluation on a set of shared measures.

Unknown status8 enrollment criteria

Dietary Intake and Eating Behaviors in Adolescents Who Undergo Bariatric Surgery

Adolescent ObesityEating Behavior1 more

to study the dietary intake and eating behaviors of adolescents who undergo bariatric surgery

Completed7 enrollment criteria

Shape Up Kids Fitness Ancillary

Childhood Obesity

The overall objective of this study is to quantify the decision-making process and underlying biases around leisure activity behaviors using the Activity Preference Assessment (APA), a novel psychological task. The investigators plan to validate the APA against objectively measured sedentary and physical activity time, and examine its potential to predict health-related outcomes in children and adolescents. The Shape Up Kids Fitness Ancillary protocol will add exercise testing, cognitive and behavioral measures, accelerometry, and questionnaires to the existing Shape Up Kids primary study dataset.

Completed4 enrollment criteria
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