Clinical trials: Body Weight Change
Obesity
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Stepped-Care Approach to Long-Term Weight Loss (The Step-Up Study)
The number of overweight and obese adults in the United States is increasing at a rapid rate. A "stepped-care" weight loss program, which at key times increases the frequency of contact between an individual trying to lose weight…
- Trial name
- Step-Up (NCT00714168)
- Testing
- Standard Behavioral Weight Loss Program, Stepped-Care Weight Loss Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 363 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Overweight and Obesity, Weight Loss
Low-level Laser and Lifestyle Modifications
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Low Level Laser Therapy in combination with Lifestyle Modifications in helping people reduce the extra weight and size in the central body region
- Trial name
- LLLT (NCT05083442)
- Testing
- Low Level Laser Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Neurodegenerative Disease, Weight Loss
Electronic-health Application To Measure Outcomes REmotely Clinical Trial
This is a phase II feasibility, safety, tolerability and preliminary efficacy study of an e-Health application versus in-person nutritional counseling to maintain or increase weight in patients with neurodegenerative diseases…
- Conditions
- Neurodegenerative Disease, Weight Loss, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease
- Trial name
- EAT MORE (NCT02418546)
- Testing
- In-Person Nutritional Counseling by a Registered Dietitian, Nutritional counseling using an e-Health Application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Obesity, Diabetes
Calorie Restriction and Changes in Body Composition, Disease, Function, and Quality of Life in Older Adults
The investigators want to determine if the benefits of weight loss outweigh the potential risk in a group of older adults. The investigators will test the hypothesis that changes in diet composition alone or in conjunction with…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Diabetes, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia
- Trial name
- CROSSROADS (NCT00955903)
- Testing
- Exercise, Reduced Calorie Diet, Weight Maintenance Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 167 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Type 2 Diabetes
Application and Effectiveness Analysis of Internet-based Diabetes Prevention Program
This study was conducted to test the possibility of preventing or delaying the development of type 2 diabetes in individuals with impaired glucose tolerance and elevated fasting plasma glucose concentrations by internet-based…
- Trial name
- NCT01085682
- Testing
- Lifestyle counseling, Standard care
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 59 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Catholic University of Korea
Stunting, Wasting
Complementary Food Supplements for Reducing Childhood Undernutrition
The purpose of this study is to test the impact on child growth of three specially formulated complementary food supplements vs. Plumpy'Doz, a previously tested, commercially available complementary food, and vs.
- Trial name
- NCT01562379
- Testing
- Wheat Soy Blend (WSB++), Chickpea based complementary food supplement, Rice based complementary food supplement
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 5,449 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Obesity, Knee Osteoarthritis
Wearable Bioimpedance Analyzer for Tracking Body Composition Changes
Obesity, namely at body mass index (BMI) levels exceeding 40kg/m2 (class III obesity), is a risk factor for many diseases including osteoarthritis (OA).
- Trial name
- NCT05986617
- Testing
- InBody Band 2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Parkinson's Disease
Weight Loss in Parkinson's Disease and Role of Small Bowel Bacterial Overgrowth
The potential role of small bowel bacterial overgrowth (SBBO) in weight loss occurring in patients with Parkinson's Disease (PD) has not previously been examined.
- Trial name
- NCT01662791
- Testing
- Rifaximin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Obesity
Study to Assess Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of SC Administered MBL949 in Obese Participants With or Without T2DM
This was a multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled, participant-and-investigator-blinded, sponsor open-label study in obese participants with or without Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
- Trial name
- NCT05199090
- Testing
- MBL949
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Weight Loss, Obesity
Testing the Effectiveness of WW Clinic GLP1
The study objective is to evaluate the efficacy of the WeightWatchers (WW) GLP-1 behavioral program + WW Clinic (formerly known as Sequence medical weight management program) on weight loss and related outcomes.
- Trial name
- WW Clinic (NCT06034457)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Pre Diabetes, Obesity
Latinos Combating Diabetes
The investigators plan to test two different strategies for weight loss and diabetes prevention in the Latino community in and around Forsyth County, North Carolina.
- Conditions
- Pre Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- La Comunidad (NCT01831921)
- Testing
- Lifestyle Weight Loss, Counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 225 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Weight Loss, Obesity
Charge: A Text Messaging-based Weight Loss Intervention
This study evaluates different versions of a text messaging-based app for weight loss. This study will place participants to 1 of 32 experimental conditions that reflect different texting components and levels.
- Trial name
- NCT03254940
- Testing
- Charge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 534 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Obesity, Weight Loss
Evaluation of Safety, Efficacy and Thermogenesis-induction of RZL-012 in Overweight and Obese Volunteers
Obesity is a direct result of food-intake in excess of body energy expenditure. Thus, induction of increased energy expenditure via the activation of thermogenesis at targeted anatomical sites can counterbalance obesity.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Weight Loss, Overweight and Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03171415
- Testing
- RZL-012
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Raziel Therapeutics Ltd.
Binge Eating, Weight Loss
Reducing Binge Eating to Prevent Weight Gain in Black Women
The purpose of the proposed study is to pilot a 6-month, cognitive-behavioral binge eating intervention, Appetite Awareness Training (AAT) to reduce binge eating and prevent weight gain for Black women with a BMI > 25 kg/m^2 and…
- Conditions
- Binge Eating, Weight Loss, Weight Gain Prevention
- Trial name
- NCT03531112
- Testing
- Appetite Awareness Treatment + Lifestyle Modification
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Obesity, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
The Pitt Retiree Study: A Diabetes Prevention Program for Medicare Eligible Older Adults
The Pitt Retiree Study (PRS) disseminates a novel, yet practical, diabetes prevention program among Medicare eligible adults in Western Pennsylvania.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Eating Behavior, Diet Modification
- Trial name
- PRS (NCT03192475)
- Testing
- GLB plus phone contacts, GLB plus newsletter contacts
- Volunteers
- 322 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A Study to Compare a New Drug for Type 2 Diabetes to Placebo and to a Treatment Already Available for Type 2 Diabetes
The main purpose of this study is to compare the safety and effectiveness of the study drug known as LY2944876 to exenatide extended-release and placebo in participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- Trial name
- NCT02119819
- Testing
- LY2944876, Exenatide extended-release, Metformin
- Where
- 51 sites in United States, Greece and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 420 people
- Sponsor
- OPKO Health, Inc.
Obesity, Overweight
FitLink: Improving Weight Loss Maintenance by Using Digital Data to Provide Support and Accountability
Most adults in the U.S. are overweight or obese and find maintenance of weight loss difficult. This study is designed to aid in the development of a lifestyle modification program that can facilitate weight loss maintenance…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Overweight and Obesity, Weight Loss
- Trial name
- NCT03337139
- Testing
- Gold Standard Behavior Therapy for Weight Loss, Standard Remote Behavior Therapy for Weight Loss, Digital Data Sharing Behavior Therapy for Weight Loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- Drexel University
Obesity, Morbid, Gastric Bypass
Effects of Gastric Bypass Surgery and Calcium Metabolism and the Skeleton
Obesity is a chronic illness of staggering proportions. Because weight loss through diet and exercise is difficult to attain and maintain, there has been escalating interest in bariatric surgery, including Roux-en-Y gastric…
- Trial name
- NCT01330914
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Obesity
Safety & Tolerability of a Combination of Antidepressant and Peptic Ulcer Drug in Overweight Healthy Subjects
The hypothesis of this study is that up to 150 mg of sertraline and up to 3 mg of telenzepine will be safe, tolerable, and have the effect of suppressing appetite, when taken in combination daily by mouth by healthy, overweight…
- Trial name
- NCT01155531
- Testing
- Sertraline plus Telenzepine
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Theracos
Overweight, Obesity
The Effects of Leucine on Body Weight
Protein-rich diets appear to show some benefits in promoting weight loss. It is thought that increased intake of leucine may account for some of this effect.
- Trial name
- NCT00683826
- Testing
- L-Leucine 8gr, Liquid meal, L-Leucine 4g
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University