Clinical trials: Body Weight
Alcohol Dependence, Binge Eating
Topiramate for the Treatment of Alcohol Dependent Binge-Eating Disordered Individuals
The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of using topiramate to reduce binge eating and drinking episodes in alcohol dependent individuals with comorbid binge eating disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT00300742
- Testing
- Topiramate
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Stroke With Hemiparesis
Study of Botulinum Toxin and Recovery of Hand Function After Stroke
The purpose of this study is to determine whether injections of botulinum toxin (commonly known as BOTOX®) into the affected hand of Stroke patients, while targeting the muscles controlling the hand, will lead to improved use of…
- Trial name
- NCT01422161
- Testing
- Botulinum Toxin commonly known as BOTOX®
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Asthma, Obesity
Role of Cysteinyl Leukotrienes in the Pathogenesis of Asthma in Obesity
The purpose of this study is to examine whether there are higher levels of cysteinyl leukotrienes in obese subjects than in non-obese subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT01158573
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Gestational Weight Gain, Diet, Healthy
Implementation of a Mediterranean Diet Program for Overweight or Obese Pregnant Women in a Low-resource Clinical Setting
The purpose of this Pilot randomized clinical Trial is to compare two healthy diet styles during pregnancy. Patients between 8 and 16 weeks of gestation who agree to participate will be randomly assigned (like flipping a coin) to…
- Trial name
- MedDiet (NCT05868954)
- Testing
- MedDiet Program, ACOG-based Dietary Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Overweight and Obesity
Inhibitory Control Adult Weight Management
The purpose of this pilot study is to explore the benefits of supplementing the WW (formerly Weight Watchers) online program with a cognitive training game (PolyRules!) among adults with overweight or obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT04747886
- Testing
- WW Only, WW + PolyRules!
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Pediatric Obesity, Nutrition Disorders
Intervening in Food Insecurity to Reduce and Mitigate (InFoRM) Childhood Obesity
The goals of this study are to 1) pilot the feasibility of a novel meal kit delivery intervention in families and children with food insecurity and obesity and 2) evaluate the implementation of the pilot intervention.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Nutrition Disorders, Overnutrition, Child, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT05586269
- Testing
- Meal Kit Delivery, Newsletter + Food Pantry Referral
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Obesity
Choosing Healthy Options in College Environments and Settings
Examine the effectiveness of a weight gain prevention intervention to positively affect body mass index in 2-year college students
- Trial name
- CHOICES (NCT01134783)
- Testing
- CHOICES Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 441 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Supination-external Rotation Ankle Fractures
Computed Tomography for Evaluating Supination-external Rotation Type Ankle Fractures
To compare measures of ankle stability from an investigational cone beam computed tomography scanner to gravity stress X-ray in patients who have unstable supination-external rotation ankle fractures.
- Trial name
- NCT02599441
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Obesity
Effects of Co-administration of Canagliflozin 300 mg and Phentermine 15 mg With Placebo in the Treatment of Non-Diabetic Overweight and Obese Participants
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of canagliflozin and phentermine to those of placebo to promote on a change in body weight over a 26 week period.
- Trial name
- NCT02243202
- Testing
- Canagliflozin, Phentermine
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 335 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Research & Development, LLC
Complications Wounds, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in High Risk Patients Undergoing Panniculectomy: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial
Incisional negative pressure therapy (INPWT) has previously been shown in certain patient populations to decrease wound healing complications, decrease the rate of hematomas and seromas, as well as have better scar quality.
- Conditions
- Complications Wounds, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, Wound Healing Delayed, Incisional
- Trial name
- NCT03010137
- Testing
- Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy, Standard Closure with Skin Glue, PICO (Smith&Nephew)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Severe Obesity
Enhancing Weight Loss Maintenance With GLP-1RA (BYDUREON™) in Adolescents With Severe Obesity
Long-term weight loss maintenance is seldom achieved by individuals with obesity owing to numerous biological adaptations involving appetite, satiety, and energy expenditure in the post- weight loss setting.
- Trial name
- NCT02496611
- Testing
- Weight loss with pharmacotherapy, Weight loss without pharmacotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Obesity
Investigation of the Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Taste Reward in Humans
The investigators hypothesize that some of these changes in the reduced appetite after surgery may be due to alterations in taste.
- Trial name
- NCT01531738
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Obesity
The Effects of Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery on Lipid Metabolism, Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells, and Cancer Cell Biology
This study aims to determine the relationship between lipid metabolic alterations associated with insulin resistance changes, and blood immunosuppressive-type cells (MDSC) by metabolic and bariatric surgery in two patient cohorts…
- Trial name
- NCT06059651
- Testing
- Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Obesity, Weight Loss
Lifestyle Behavior Weight Loss Intervention
This lifestyle behavior intervention aims to weight loss in low-income overweight or obese mothers of young children through promotion of stress management, healthy eating, and physical activity.
- Trial name
- NCT04649047
- Testing
- Goal-oriented episodic future thinking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Overweight, Obese
The Effect of Protein-enriched Diet on Body Composition and Appetite
Obesity is a major problem worldwide and current dietary interventions are not proving to be enough to cease the increase in levels of obesity and its detrimental side effects, such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obese, Metabolic Syndrome, Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
- Trial name
- ProteinRich (NCT01634048)
- Testing
- High Protein, low calorie meal replacement
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Abdominal Obesity, Growth Hormone Deficiency
Effectiveness of Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone in Reducing Abdominal Fat in People Who Are Obese
Obesity, a condition that occurs when a person has too much body fat, affects about 31% of people in the United States. It is associated with increased risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and cardiovascular…
- Trial name
- NCT00675506
- Testing
- Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) 1-44
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Venous Thromboembolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis
Weight-Based Enoxaparin Dosing and Real-Time Dose Adjustment in Orthopaedic Trauma
The rates of Venous thromboembolism (VTE) after orthopedic surgery are as high as 40-60% without prophylactic measures. Enoxaparin, a low-molecular-weight heparin, produces an anticoagulant effect by binding antithrombin, thereby…
- Conditions
- Venous Thromboembolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolus
- Trial name
- NCT03339349
- Testing
- Enoxaparin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Obesity
CARAT: Canagliflozin vs. Placebo for Post Bariatric Patients With Persistent Type 2 Diabetes
This is a prospective, randomized clinical trial for patients with recurrent type 2 diabetes post-gastric bypass surgery that will compare a 6 month course of canagliflozin monotherapy vs.
- Trial name
- NCT02912455
- Testing
- canagliflozin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity
Craving, Binge Eating and Obesity
This research study is designed to look at the effectiveness of bupropion for reducing binge eating in overweight persons with binge eating problems.
- Trial name
- NCT00414167
- Testing
- bupropion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Obesity
Lifestyle Program for Obstructive Sleep Apnea With Severe Obesity
The purpose of this study is to develop a data driven system for persons with severe obesity sleep apnea that utilizes remote monitoring with health coaching to create behavior changes aimed at improving health and quality of…
- Trial name
- NCT05343000
- Testing
- Home-based pulmonary rehabilitation (PR) system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic