Clinical trials: Body Weight
Physical Activity, Obesity
The Impact of Activity Breaks on Cognitive Function, Adiposity and Fitness in Preschoolers
Project which objective is a) to test the effectiveness, in preschool children, of an integrated physical activity intervention in the classroom based on intervallic training (MOVI-HIIT) on improving executive function, body…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Obesity, Children, Cardiovascular
- Trial name
- MOVI-HIIT (NCT04863040)
- Testing
- MOVI intervention
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 522 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Obesity
An Efficacy, Safety and Pharmacokinetics Study of Beloranib (ZGN-440 for Injectable Suspension) in Obese Subjects
The purpose of this study is to evaluate weight reduction, safety and pharmacokinetics for certain doses of beloranib (ZGN-440 for injectable suspension) administered as twice-weekly subcutaneous injections for 12 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT01666691
- Testing
- Beloranib
- Where
- 3 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zafgen, Inc.
Physical Inactivity, Obesity, Morbid
Investigation of the Effectiveness of Whatsapp-Based Physical Activity Incentive Program in Morbidly Obese Individuals
The limited number of studies on the effectiveness of physical activity incentive programs for morbidly obese individuals in the literature shows the need in this area.
- Trial name
- NCT05519423
- Testing
- Physical Activity Incentive Program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Stress, Psychological, Physiological
Effects of Yoga on Objective and Self-reported Health Indicators Among Female and Male Individuals
The purpose of this study is to determine whether inversions (specific yoga postures in which the heart is higher than the head) and other dynamic and static yoga postures affect heart rate variability, oxygen uptake, blood…
- Trial name
- NCT01305096
- Testing
- Yoga intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Obesity, Maternal, Weight Gain, Maternal
The Difference of Weight Gain Tendencies and Obesity During Pregnancy
Background: Excess weight and obesity are a global pandemic, particularly among women of childbearing age. Pre-pregnancy obesity is linked to adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes, including preterm birth, macrosomia…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Maternal, Weight Gain, Maternal, Birth Weight, Birth Outcome, Adverse
- Trial name
- NCT06540014
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 323 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zekai Tahir Burak Women's Health Research and Education Hospital
Obesity
Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of Weight Loss Programs in Obese Persons
The purpose of this study is to compare two approaches to a diet and exercise-based weight loss program.
- Trial name
- SHINE (NCT00960414)
- Testing
- SHINE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 194 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Obesity
Effects of Grapefruit or Grapefruit Juice on Anthropometry, Dietary Intakes, Appetite, and Metabolic Profile in Overweight and Obese Young and Middle-Aged Adults
This trial examines the effects of grapefruit or grapefruit juice on anthropometry, dietary intakes, appetite, and metabolic profile in overweight and obese young and middle-aged adults.
- Trial name
- GJW (NCT00581074)
- Testing
- diet (grapefruit or grapefruit juice)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Obesity, Depression
Mood and Behavior Changes Among Overweight Adolescent Females
The specific aims of this study are to document the co-existence of depression, low self-esteem, and high-risk behaviors among overweight and at-risk for overweight female adolescents; and decrease the prevalence of high-risk…
- Trial name
- NCT00127374
- Testing
- Dietary and physical activity modifications
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kentucky
Hunger, Ingestive Behavior
Hunger and Learning Study in Preschoolers
This prospective random controlled cross-over intervention studies is designed to ascertain if children feel different levels of hunger and fullness before and after eating test meals consisting of high-satiety vs.
- Conditions
- Hunger, Ingestive Behavior, Obesity, Food Preferences
- Trial name
- NCT03861208
- Testing
- diet, usual diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Overweight, Obesity
Cue-Reward Learning and Weight Gain in Youth
The objective of the study is to compare children at low risk for obesity (two healthy weight parents) to children at high risk for obesity (two overweight parents) in their response rate to food taste and in their rate of…
- Trial name
- ChildLearn (NCT03254576)
- Testing
- Functional MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Electric Stimulation Therapy, Obesity
Effects of Brain Stimulation on Food Intake and Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment
This study will determine whether electrical stimulation of an area of the brain called the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, which is important in determining the feeling of fullness after eating, affects how much food a person…
- Conditions
- Electric Stimulation Therapy, Obesity, Weight Loss, Eating
- Trial name
- NCT00739362
- Testing
- Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (TDCS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Insulin Resistance, Impaired Glucose Tolerance
The Effects of an Obesogenic Lifestyle in Recreationally Active, Young Adults
This clinical trial aims to learn about the alterations in insulin resistance and metabolic flexibility following a transition to an obesogenic lifestyle in fit young men and women. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Obesity, Metabolic Disturbance
- Trial name
- NCT05912348
- Testing
- Low Physical Activity and Added Carbohydrate Group, Low physical Activity Control, High Physical Activity and Added Carbohydrate Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Hampshire
Insulin Sensitivity, Oxidative Stress
Racial Differences in Vagal Control of Glucose Homeostasis, Chronic Study
Investigators will test the hypothesis that chronic restoration of vagal nerve activity with a central acetylcholinesterase inhibitor improves insulin sensitivity and reduces adipose tissue oxidation in obese African American…
- Trial name
- RDVCGH (NCT03014323)
- Testing
- Galantamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Obesity
Weight Discrimination and Poor Cardiovascular Health
People with obesity regularly experience discrimination on the basis of their body weight and such experiences are associated with increased risk for poor cardiovascular health.
- Trial name
- NCT05714696
- Testing
- Weight discrimination experience, Control experience
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 333 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Obesity, Adolescent, Weight Change, Body
Multi-Modal Digital Interventions for Adolescent Weight Management
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of a multi-modal digital intervention, based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB), in promoting healthy weight control behaviors among overweight…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Adolescent, Weight Change, Body, Weight Stigma
- Trial name
- M2DI-AWM (NCT06920862)
- Testing
- Multi-Modal Digital Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Childhood Obesity
Evaluation of a Commercial Gaming Impact in a Childhood Obesity Intervention
Recently, researchers have been interested in the use of game play, mechanics and psychology for health-related engagement and behavior change.
- Trial name
- NCT01757925
- Testing
- weight managment program, Active Gaming
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UnitedHealth Group
Obesity
Ready. Set. ACTION! A Theater-Based Obesity Prevention Program for Children
The goal of Ready, Set, ACTION! (RSA) is to test the feasibility of implementing a theater-based after-school program to promote healthy eating, physical activity, and positive body image with children in grades four through six.
- Trial name
- RSA (NCT00604513)
- Testing
- Ready. Set. ACTION! Protocol, Control
- Volunteers
- 181 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Gestational Mothers, Weight Gain
The HealthyMoms Trial to Promote Healthy Gestational Weight Gain
Excessive gestational weight gain is a major public health problem. Traditional face-to-face intervention programs has been shown to be succesful in order to promote healthier weight gains, however, they are time-consuming and…
- Trial name
- NCT03298555
- Testing
- Mobile phone based intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 305 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Resistance Exercise, Muscle Hypertrophy
Muscle Adaptations in Children and Adults Following Twelve Weeks of Flywheel or Weight Stack Resistance Exercise
The goal of this trial is to compare resistance exercise using traditional techniques and flywheel training to controls in healthy children ages nine to 13 and adults ages 18 to 50.
- Conditions
- Resistance Exercise, Muscle Hypertrophy, Skeletal Muscle, EMG
- Trial name
- KidREx (NCT06698055)
- Testing
- Flywheel Resistance Exercise, Weight Stack Resistance Exercise
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Björn Alkner
Gastric Retention
Residual Gastric Content After Holding of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists Before Elective Surgery
Glucagon-like peptide-1 agonists (GLP-1RA) are a family of medications used for diabetes and weight loss. One of their effect is to slow down stomach emptying.
- Trial name
- RESIDUAL (NCT06500143)
- Testing
- Gastric ultrasound
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ciusss de L'Est de l'Île de Montréal
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