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Pilot Clinical Trial of Repeated Doses of Macimorelin to Assess Safety and Efficacy in Patients With Cancer Cachexia (External Link)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of repeated oral administration of macimorelin at different doses daily for 1 week for the treatment of cancer …
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Collaborator
Completed
Texas Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (TX CORD) Project -Primary Prevention Study (External Link)
A systems approach emphasizes the linkage between individual behavior change strategies and social and physical environmental changes, which act synergistically to facilitate (or inhibit) healthy eating and active living. We …
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Collaborator
Completed
Food, Fun, & Fitness Internet Program for Girls: Outcome Evaluation (External Link)
This research will conduct an outcome evaluation on a promising web based obesity prevention program for 8-10 year old African American girls. A pilot study with 80 girls established its …
Baylor Role:
Lead Sponsor
Completed
Sleep Abnormalities in Rare Genetic Disorders: AS, RTT, and PW (External Link)
Subjects with AS, RTT or PWS and normal siblings (controls) will be recruited for study participation. Subjects will be recruited from the Rare Disease Clinical Research Network (RDCRN) consortium registries …
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Lead Sponsor
Completed
Genetic Influences Between Cognitive Function and BMI (External Link)
Investigators will use existing data collected as part of the Texas Twin Project (TTP). TTP collected neuropsychological task data on cognition (executive functioning and general cognitive abilities) from a computerized …
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Lead Sponsor
Completed
Healthy Kids-Houston: A Community Childhood Obesity Intervention Program (External Link)
Childhood obesity is a major health issue in the United States, particularly among minority children. An integrated after-school program that offers structured and fun physical activities with nutrition and behavior …
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Lead Sponsor
Completed
Dietary Intake and Eating Behaviors in Adolescents Who Undergo Bariatric Surgery (External Link)
The dietary and eating behavior outcomes for adolescents who undergo bariatric surgery are virtually unknown. The main trial of the Teen-LABS consortium is not studying dietary intake and eating behavior …
Baylor Role:
Collaborator
Completed
Impact of Vitamin D Status on Bones in Breastfed Infants (External Link)
In recent years, severe vitamin D deficiency has resurfaced as a major public health concern. Nutritional rickets is widespread, and a recent report on this disease in Texas showed Hispanic …
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Lead Sponsor
Completed
Pilot RCT of an Obesity Intervention for Primary Care Pediatrics: Helping HAND (External Link)
This is a feasibility study to evaluate a 6-month obesity treatment intervention (Helping HAND: Health Activity and Nutrition Directions) for pediatric primary care clinics. The program targets 5-8 year old …
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Lead Sponsor
Completed
Propofol in Obese Children (External Link)
All subjects were fasted in keeping with our institutional NPO guidelines and had IV access established in the upper extremity in the pre-anesthesia area. No pre-induction sedative drugs were administered. …
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Lead Sponsor