Clinical trials: Body Weight Changes
Malnutrition
COPD: Oral Nutrition Supplements vs. Energy- and Protein Dense in Between Meal Snacks.
At least one fifth of patients in European hospitals are malnourished. Malnutrition is associated with negative consequences, including higher rates of complications, longer hospital stay, impaired wound healing and increased…
- Trial name
- COPD (NCT02251496)
- Testing
- In between meals snacks (Snacks-group), Oral nutrition supplement (ONS-group)
- Where
- Iceland
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of Iceland
Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Impact of Dietary Intervention on Weight Change in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes
This trial is conducted in Europe, and North and South America. The aim of this trial is to investigate if a dietary intervention has an effect on weight when initiating insulin treatment in subjects with type 2 diabetes…
- Trial name
- DIET™ (NCT01232491)
- Testing
- Insulin detemir, Dietary regimen
- Where
- 112 sites in United States, Argentina and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 611 people
- Sponsor
- Novo Nordisk A/S
Morbid Obesity
Taste Perception Pre and Post Bariatric Surgery
The investigators wish to study the effects of three forms of bariatric surgery, gastric bypass lap banding, and sleeve gastrectomy. The surgery is not part of the clinical trial.
- Trial name
- RBtaste (NCT01536197)
- Testing
- Gastric bypass, Gastric banding, Sleeve gastrectomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Frailty Syndrome
Ghrelin Plus Strength Training in Frail Elderly Study
Frailty is a geriatric syndrome leading to physical deterioration including muscle wasting (sarcopenia) and unintentional weight loss. There are currently no approved therapies for frailty.
- Trial name
- NCT01898611
- Testing
- Ghrelin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Weight Loss
University Of Pennsylvania Weight Loss Study
This is a 4-arm, randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of financial incentives to motivate and sustain long-term weight loss.
- Trial name
- NCT01167634
- Testing
- Deposit contract with a 1:1 match, Deposit contract with a 2:1 match, Deposit Contract with no match
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, C-Reactive Protein Measurement
Anamorelin Hydrochloride, Physical Activity, and Nutritional Counseling in Decreasing Cancer-Related Fatigue in Patients With Incurable Metastatic or Recurrent Solid Tumors
This phase II trial studies how well anamorelin hydrochloride, physical activity, and nutritional counseling work in decreasing cancer-related fatigue in patients with incurable solid tumors that have spread to other parts of the…
- Conditions
- Advanced Malignant Solid Neoplasm, C-Reactive Protein Measurement, Cancer Fatigue, Metastatic Malignant Solid Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT03035409
- Testing
- Anamorelin Hydrochloride, Exercise Intervention, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder
Demonstrate the Effects of Pramlintide on Weight Reduction in Schizophrenia
Primary Objective: To test the effect of pramlintide on body weight in clozapine- and olanzapine-induced weight gain in persons with schizophrenia who are currently taking either drug; measures of the metabolic syndrome will be…
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective Disorder, Diabetes, Weight Gain
- Trial name
- NCT00690235
- Testing
- Pramlintide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Obesity, Osteoarthritis
Arthritis Pilot for Preserving Muscle While Losing Weight
The purpose of this research study is to see whether wearing a weighted vest during a period of active weight loss can decrease the loss of muscle and bone that occurs during weight loss.
- Trial name
- APPLE (NCT02239939)
- Testing
- Vest, Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Antipsychotic-induced Weight Gain (AIWG)
A Study Evaluating the Safety, Efficacy, and Pharmacokinetics of Miricorilant in Obese Adult Patients With Schizophrenia While Taking Antipsychotic Medications (GRATITUDE II)
This Phase 2, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study is to assess the safety, efficacy, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of miricorilant (CORT118335) in obese patients with schizophrenia treated with antipsychotic…
- Trial name
- NCT04524403
- Testing
- Miricorlilant
- Where
- 40 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Corcept Therapeutics
Contraceptive Usage, Overweight or Obesity
A 6-month Observational Study on Combined Oral Contraceptives and Body Weight in Pre-Menopausal Women With Overweight or Obesity
Approximately 15 million women of reproductive age women in the United States have overweight or obesity and use the combined estrogen and progestin oral contraceptive pill (COC).
- Conditions
- Contraceptive Usage, Overweight or Obesity, Body Weight Changes, Appetitive Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05061472
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Obesity, Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
Pragmatic Obstructive Sleep Apnea Weight Loss Trial Assessing Effectiveness and Reach
Prevalent obesity related conditions like obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) represent an important opportunity to improve population health. OSA reduces quality of life and is associated with greater risk for cardiovascular disease.
- Trial name
- POWER (NCT05104450)
- Testing
- lifestyle intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 696 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
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
Obesity
Obalon Balloon System Pivotal IDE (SMART) Trial
This pivotal trial of the Obalon Balloon System is intended to generate safety and effectiveness data required to support a future marketing application.
- Trial name
- SMART (NCT02235870)
- Testing
- Obalon Intragastric Balloons, Nutrition and Lifestyle Program
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 711 people
- Sponsor
- Obalon Therapeutics, Inc.
Obesity
The Effects of Oxytocin in Obese Adults
This is a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study of the effects of intranasal oxytocin in obese adults, ages 18-45 years old.
- Trial name
- NCT03043053
- Testing
- oxytocin nasal spray
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Schizophrenia, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Changes in Adiposity, Metabolic Measures From Atypicals to Aripiprazole
This proposal aims to use well-validated methodologies such as dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DEXA), frequently sampled oral glucose tolerance tests (fsOGTTs), and hyperinsulinemic euglycemic clamps to characterize the…
- Trial name
- BMS (NCT00205660)
- Testing
- Stayers, Switchers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Weight Loss
Opt-IN: Optimization of Remotely Delivered Intensive Lifestyle Treatment for Obesity
The overall objective of the proposed research is to use an innovative methodological framework, the Multiphase Optimization Strategy (MOST), to design, for the first time, an optimized, scalable version of a technology-supported…
- Trial name
- Opt-IN (NCT01814072)
- Testing
- 12 Telephone Coaching Sessions, 24 Telephone Coaching Sessions, Report to Primary Care Physician
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 562 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Healthy
A 4-week Study of Mifepristone in the Prevention of Risperidone-induced Weight Gain in Healthy Male Volunteers
This is a 28-day, single-center, double-blind, placebo-controlled inpatient study of the administration of risperidone alone or in combination with mifepristone in healthy adult male volunteers to determine the average change in…
- Trial name
- NCT00698022
- Testing
- Risperidone, Mifepristone
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Corcept Therapeutics
Pregnancy Weight Gain, Postpartum Weight Retention
Pragmatic Randomized Clinical Trial to Limit Weight Gain in Pregnancy and Prevent Obesity
Healthy for Two, Healthy for You (H42/H4U) is an innovative evidence-based pregnancy/postpartum health coach intervention that is remotely-delivered (phone coaching using motivational interviewing, web-based platform, mobile…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Weight Gain, Postpartum Weight Retention, Childhood Obesity, Gestational Diabetes
- Trial name
- H42/H4U (NCT04724330)
- Testing
- Healthy for Two/Healthy for You
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 534 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Maternal Obesity, Gestational Weight Gain
Lifestyle and Pregnancy: The Clinical Effect of Lifestyle Intervention During Pregnancy in Obese Women
Obesity is a serious and increasing health problem in the Western World with about one third of all pregnant women in Denmark being overweight. Among these are more than 11% severe obese.
- Conditions
- Maternal Obesity, Gestational Weight Gain, Obstetric Complications
- Trial name
- LiP (NCT00530439)
- Testing
- Lifestyle intervention, Control, Physical activity, dietetic counselling
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Obesity
Research Intervention to Support Healthy Eating and Exercise
The primary aim of this study is to test the efficacy of a behavioral economics intervention for weight loss in adults from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.
- Trial name
- RISE (NCT04353258)
- Testing
- Behavioral Economics intervention (BE mHealth), Standard mHealth intervention (mHealth)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 195 people
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut