Clinical trials: Body Weight Changes
Obesity
Substituting Mushrooms for Meat to Control Body Weight
This is a one-year clinical trial to assess weight-loss, weight-maintenance, and biochemical parameters following a weight-control diet using either standard food guide pyramid alone, or standard food guide pyramid with…
- Trial name
- NCT01177085
- Testing
- Weight-loss and weight-maintenance diets
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Healthy Pregnant Women, Obese Pregnant Women
Pregnancy Cohort Study: Pregnancy as a Window to Future Health
The goal of this observational cohort study is to gain deep insights into how metabolic disorders such as obesity or diabetes during pregnancy affect the metabolic and cardiovascular health of mother and child in the short and…
- Conditions
- Healthy Pregnant Women, Obese Pregnant Women, Gestational Diabetes
- Trial name
- PregWin (NCT06925815)
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Weight Loss, Pelvic Floor Disorders
Medical Weight Loss on Pelvic Floor Dysfunction
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the effect of medical weight loss on the symptom of pelvic floor dysfunction in obese and overweight women.
- Trial name
- WLPFD (NCT05987085)
- Testing
- Diet and exercise
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Overfed, Obesity
Experimental Overfeeding in Humans
The objective of this study is to determine the homeostatic mechanisms that counteract weight gain in response to experimental overfeeding.
- Trial name
- ExpO (NCT04065243)
- Testing
- Overfeeding diet, Isocaloric diet
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Overweight and Obesity
Impact of Microbiome-changing Interventions on Food Decision-making
The investigators aim to test the hypothesis that a microbiome-changing dietary intervention improves food decision-making and to determine the underlying microbiotal and metabolic mechanisms.
- Trial name
- MIFOOD (NCT05353504)
- Testing
- Inulin, Lifestyle intervention
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences
Weight Gain
Emollient Therapy In Preterm & Low Birth Weight Neonates: A Randomized Clinical Trial
The objective of this study is to assess the impact of emollient therapy on gain in weight and length among preterm and low birth weight babies.
- Trial name
- NCT04619758
- Testing
- Emollient (sunflower oil)
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Abdul Ahad Jamshaid
Body Weight Changes
Hunger, Satiety, and Metabolic Responses to High-fat Meals of Varying Fatty Acid Composition
This study evaluates the effects of dietary fatty acid composition from high fat meals on markers of hunger, satiety and metabolism.
- Trial name
- NCT02966444
- Testing
- MUFA-rich HF Meal, PUFA-rich HF Meal, SFA-rich HF Meal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Christian University
Weight Loss, Obesity
MyHealthKeeper: Clinical Trial Study Based on Personal Health Record Healthcare Management
In order to study the effectiveness of personalized healthcare intervention for lifestyle-related diseases, investigators designed this study using mobile application and clinical feedback from clinicians
- Trial name
- NCT03200119
- Testing
- Daily health-related lifestyle modification prescription
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), Weight Loss
Comparing Effects of Liraglutide and Bariatric Surgery on Weight Loss, Liver Function, Body Composition, Insulin Resistance, Endothelial Function and Biomarkers of Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) in Obese Asian Adults
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is defined by presence of hepatic steatosis (fat accumulation in liver cells), either by imaging or by biopsy and absence of causes for secondary hepatic fat accumulation such as…
- Conditions
- Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD), Weight Loss, Non-alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Trial name
- CGH-LiNASH (NCT02654665)
- Testing
- Lifestyle modification, Liraglutide
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Changi General Hospital
Appetite Regulation, Energy Intake
Impact of Sourdough Bread Consumption on Long-term Energy Intake: A Pilot Study of Feasibility
The present study is a pilot study examining whether long-term sourdough bread consumption reduces energy intake and blood lipids levels over a period of 4 weeks in free-living normalweight and overweight participants.
- Conditions
- Appetite Regulation, Energy Intake, Body Weight Changes, Eating Behavior
- Trial name
- SOBER (NCT05590611)
- Testing
- Dietary Intervention with Brown Bread, Dietary Intervention with Sourdough Bread
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Overweight/Obesity (BMI: 27 and 35 kg/m2)
tVNS and Obesity-related Mechanisms
The overarching goal of the project is to assess whether transcutaneous Vagus Nerve Stimulation (tVNS) induced reduction of central and peripheral inflammation is associated with tVNS induced changes in mood and motivation in a…
- Trial name
- NCT06954844
- Testing
- Transcutaneous non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS), Low intensity stimulation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bonn
Weight Gain, Pregnancy
Healthy Motivations for Moms-to-be Study
This proposal is part of a broader research agenda that posits healthy gestational weight gain (GWG) may be achieved through behavioral intervention and may potentially reduce adverse maternal and infant health outcomes…
- Conditions
- Weight Gain, Pregnancy, Stress, Emotional, Exercise
- Trial name
- HM2B (NCT03063528)
- Testing
- Healthy Eating and Physical Activity, Stress Reduction and Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 142 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Weight Loss
Infertile Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) Women With Obesity and Lifestyle Changes
Infertile PCOS women with obesity were included into lifestyle change weight loss program prior to inclusion to IVF procedures. They attended group as well as individual workouts and they were advised on healthy eating.
- Trial name
- NCT04989244
- Testing
- Weight loss program
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Achievement, Weight Change
INTEGRATED CHILDHOOD ACTIVITY AND NUTRITION (ICAN) STUDY
This study is a multi-functional integrated research and education project to prevent losses in academic achievement, cognitive function, and behavioral health among at-risk youth.
- Conditions
- Achievement, Weight Change, Cognition, Fitness
- Trial name
- ICAN (NCT07011602)
- Testing
- 8-week Physical Activity and Nutrition Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Obesity
FB4 (Framingham, Boston, Bloomington, Birmingham, and Baylor)
This study will evaluate the effects of dietary carbohydrate and sugar consumption, independent of energy content, on body fatness and metabolism in a rigorous feeding study.
- Trial name
- NCT03394664
- Testing
- Feeding Study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Weight Loss, Weight Change, Body
Does the Timing of When High Intensity Intermittent Exercise is Undertaken Matter?
The participants will visit the laboratory on 3 occasions, once for a preliminary visit and a further two occasions to complete experimental trials in a randomised order.
- Conditions
- Weight Loss, Weight Change, Body, Nutritional and Metabolic Disease
- Trial name
- HIIE (NCT04122209)
- Testing
- HIIE-First, Continuous-First
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Manchester Metropolitan University
Overweight, Obesity
Effect of Soy Protein and Colorado Diet on Weight Loss and Maintenance
Dietary protein is a key element of most effective weight loss regimens. This study will investigate the effects of consuming soy protein on body composition and cardiometabolic health within the context of an effective weight…
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity, Weight Loss
- Trial name
- NCT02380963
- Testing
- Colorado Diet with soy protein foods., Colorado Diet with monetary payments
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DuPont Nutrition and Health
COVID-19 Pandemic, Eating Habit
The Effect of the COVID-19 Epidemic Process on the Nutritional Habits and Body Weights of Adults
During the COVID-19 epidemic, the time spent by adults on the stomach has increased. Therefore, the likelihood of adverse changes in lifestyles has increased.
- Conditions
- COVID-19 Pandemic, Eating Habit, Weight Gain
- Trial name
- NCT05115084
- Testing
- no intervention
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medeniyet University
Perimenopausal
Development of Gourmet Medical Cooking Workshop for Lifestyle Changing and Its Affect on Perimenopausal Women
Subjects that participate in the practical workshop will improve their metabolic indexes, decrease their weight and improve their quality of life, in contrast to the participants that will take part in the nutritional consulting…
- Trial name
- NCT00364338
- Testing
- gourment cooking workshop
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Heart Failure, Sarcopenia
Mechanism of Sarcopenia in Heart Failure
The aim of the study is to provide information on the interaction between socioeconomic factors, daily physical activity, nutrition and lifestyle on loss of muscle mass and muscle function in patients with heart failure.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Sarcopenia, Cachexia
- Trial name
- MUSCLE-CHF (NCT05063955)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital