Clinical trials: Weight Loss
Trans Epidermal Water Loss
Effect of Twice Daily Application of Coconut Oil in Reducing Water Loss From Skin of Premature Babies in First Week of Life
The skin of newborn infants is immature and ineffective as a barrier. Preterm skin exhibits even more vulnerability to the environment due to poor self regulatory heat mechanisms, paucity of fatty tissue and its thinness.
- Trial name
- TEWL (NCT01758068)
- Testing
- Coconut Oil Application
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Lady Hardinge Medical College
Breast Cancer, Breast Reconstruction
Implant-based Breast Reconstruction in Post-bariatric Women - a Registry-based National Study
The goal of this national registry-based study is to investigate the prevalence of reconstructive breast surgery and risk factors for surgical complications in women who have had weight loss surgery previously.
- Conditions
- Breast Cancer, Breast Reconstruction, Bariatric Surgery, Breast Implant
- Trial name
- NCT07059104
- Testing
- Breast augmentation, Breast reconstruction after mastectomy
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Adolescence Obesity
Phase Ib Study of Efsubaglutide Alfa Injection in Obese Adolescents
This is a Phase Ib, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical study to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics (PK), and pharmacodynamics (PD) of Efsubaglutide Alfa Injection following multiple-dose…
- Trial name
- NCT07693426
- Testing
- Efsubaglutide Alfa 5 mg QW, Efsubaglutide Alfa 10 mg QW, Efsubaglutide Alfa 20 mg QW
- Where
- 5 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Yinnuo Pharmaceutical Technology Co., Ltd.
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
Overweight, Obesity
Reducing Sugar-sweetened Beverage Consumption in Overweight Adolescents
The primary aim of this study is to examine the effect of a multi-component intervention, designed to reduce consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages, on weight gain, total energy intake, and diet quality in adolescents.
- Trial name
- BASH (NCT00381160)
- Testing
- Reduction of sugar-sweetened beverage consumption
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Obesity & Overweight
Postprandial Thermogenesis in Obese Adolescents: Effect of Weight Loss
The prevention and management of pediatric obesity require a thorough understanding and consideration of the various components of energy balance (i.e., intake and expenditure) and their interactions.
- Trial name
- TEFAL (NCT07400159)
- Testing
- Anthropometric measurements, Body composition assessment, Leeds Foods Preference Questionnaire
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Emile Roux
NAFLD, Obesity, Adolescent
Impact of Weight Loss Surgery in Adolescents With NAFLD
This study will assess the impact of weight loss surgery (WLS) on non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in adolescents as well as the interaction between NAFLD and cardiometabolic risk.
- Trial name
- AWLS (NCT02952170)
- Testing
- MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Obesity
A Study to Assess the Compliance and Impact on Weight of Kurbo, a Pediatric Centered Weight Loss App
Kurbo is a health and fitness app that is targeted toward the pediatric population. It utilizes games and activities to educate children about healthy eating, portion control/size and exercise.
- Trial name
- Kurbo (NCT02880254)
- Testing
- Kurbo, Personal Health Coach
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baystate Medical Center
Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders (FGIDs), Weight Loss
Effects of Multi-strain Bacillus Spore Probiotics on Growth, Digestive Function, and Gut Microbiota in Cesarean-Delivered Neonates
Infants born by cesarean section commonly show early weight loss and slower recovery of birth weight, together with characteristic patterns of gut microbiota dysbiosis marked by reduced Bifidobacterium and Bacteroides and…
- Trial name
- NCT07320287
- Testing
- RO water, LiveSpo PREG-MOM, LiveSpo CONSY
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anabio R&D
Advanced Cancer, Weight Loss
Olanzapine in Patients With Advanced Cancer and Weight Loss
The goal of this clinical research study is to find the highest tolerable dose of the drug Olanzapine that can be given to patients with advanced cancer who are experiencing weight loss.
- Trial name
- NCT00489593
- Testing
- Olanzapine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Generalized Lipodystrophy
A Study of the Safety of Mibavademab in Pediatric and Adult Participants Switching From Metreleptin to Mibavademab for the Treatment of Generalized Lipodystrophy (GLD)
This study is researching an experimental drug called mibavademab. The study is focused on participants with GLD who have been on metreleptin treatment for at least 6 months with no change in dose for the last 3 months.
- Trial name
- NCT06548100
- Testing
- mibavademab
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Obesity
Postural Changes in Lung Volumes in Obesity
Postural changes are known to affect normal lung volumes. A reduction in sitting to supine functional residual capacity (FRC) is well-described in non-obese subjects adopting a supine position.
- Trial name
- NCT02207192
- Testing
- Postural change in lung volumes: sitting to Supine
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Association pour la Formation du Personnel à la Medecine d'Urgence
Childhood Obesity
Kaledo Game and The Nutrition Education Prepared According to Health Belief Model
According to the World Health Organization, childhood obesity is the most serious problem of this century. Childhood obesity is an important risk factor for many chronic diseases such as insulin resistance, dyslipidemia…
- Trial name
- NCT04620044
- Testing
- Kaledo game, Education, No intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 192 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Infant, Newborn, Weight Loss
Effect of Kangaroo Care on Phyiological Weight Loss in Term Newborns
The aim of the study is to evaluate the effect of kangaroo care on physiological weight loss in term newborns.
- Trial name
- NCT05001334
- Testing
- Kangaroo care training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Obesity
Effect of Consumption of Black Cumin (Nigella Sativa L.) Water Extract on Weight Loss in Overweight Women
The purpose of this clinical trial is to study the therapeutic effect of black cumin water extract (Nigella sativa L.) on obesity and overweight
- Trial name
- NCT01360957
- Testing
- Black cumin water extract as a traditional medicine
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Stunting, Severe Acute Malnutrition
Changes in Nerve Electro Physiologic Properties in Children Before and After Correction of Malnutrition
The goal of this clinical trail study is to measure neurophysiologic parameters to assess the effect of malnutrition on the peripheral nervous system and their response to treatment in three categories (SAM, severe wasting, and…
- Conditions
- Stunting, Severe Acute Malnutrition, Wasting
- Trial name
- NCT05891457
- Testing
- Nutritional Intervention
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Dietary Habits, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices
Evaluation Nutrition Education Intervention on Pulse and Cereal Mix for Complementary Food in Southern Ethiopia
The overall purpose of the study is to evaluate nutrition education interventions to promote pulse incorporated complementary food to the wider rural community through the government system to improve maternal knowledge, attitude…
- Conditions
- Dietary Habits, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, Wasting
- Trial name
- NCT02638571
- Testing
- enhanced education on pulse use in complementary foods
- Volunteers
- 772 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
The Effects of Erythropoietin (EPO) on the Transfusion Requirements of Very Low Birth Weight Infants
This study tested the safety and efficacy of transfusing erythropoietin (Epo) and iron in infants of <1,250g birth weight. For infants 401-1,000g birth weight, we tested whether early erythropoietin (Epo) and iron therapy would…
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- EPO (NCT01203514)
- Testing
- Erythropoietin
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 318 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Acute Malnutrition, Severe
Reduced Dosage and/or Visitation Protocol for the Treatment of Acute Malnutrition in Kenya
Severe acute malnutrition (SAM) places children at significant risk of mortality. Outpatient treatment programs are effective but there is a need to increase treatment coverage and reduce costs of treatment.
- Conditions
- Acute Malnutrition in Childhood, Acute Malnutrition, Severe, Acute Malnutrition, Moderate, Wasting
- Trial name
- RSWITCH (NCT07420062)
- Testing
- WHO-reduced, WHO-full, Kenya-IMAM
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 2,274 people
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Abdominal Pain, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
Examining the Effect of Ondansetron on Bowel Prep Success
This is a pilot randomized-controlled trial assessing the utility of ondansetron for improving pediatric pre-colonoscopy bowel prep outcomes using the boston bowel preparation score, as well as assessing the impact on patient…
- Conditions
- Abdominal Pain, Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, Eosinophilic Gastroenteritis, Diarrhea
- Trial name
- NCT05439772
- Testing
- Ondansetron
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center