Clinical trials: Body Weight Management
Central Obesity
Soy as an Innovative Dietary Component in Abdominal Obesity Management Amongst Peri- and Early Menopausal Women
This is a pilot study examining the effect of dietary supplements that contain soy products. The purpose of this study to find out if soy supplementation can help to reduce the storage of a certain kind of fat on the body…
- Trial name
- NCT02375113
- Testing
- soy supplementation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas at San Antonio
Obesity
Learn, Engage, Act, Process (LEAP) for MOVE!
The overall goal of this project is to test whether the Learn. Engage. Act. Process (LEAP) intervention helps teams within the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) local MOVE! group weight management programs be more in line…
- Trial name
- NCT02825680
- Testing
- Enhanced NCP Support, LEAP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 137 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Obesity
Using Grassroots Wellness Coaching to Enhance Reach and Sustainability of Behavioral Weight Management
African American adults that live in economically disadvantaged areas are at an increased risk for obesity and cardiometabolic disease.
- Trial name
- NCT05544708
- Testing
- Wellness Engagement Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Mask Ventilation, Airway Obstruction Upper
The Articulated Oral Airway as an Aid to Mask Ventilation
The Articulating Oral Airway (AOA) is a novel oral airway which actively displaces the tongue, allowing for a greater cross-sectional area for mask ventilation.
- Conditions
- Mask Ventilation, Airway Obstruction Upper, Airway Management
- Trial name
- NCT03144089
- Testing
- Articulated Oral Airway, Guedel oral airway (active comparator)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ron Abrons
Pediatric Obesity
Primary Care Pediatrics Learning Activity and Nutrition With Families
This study is designed to translate an evidence-based family-based weight loss treatment for childhood obesity (FBT) into primary care settings using co-located interventionists to serve as a model for care delivered within a…
- Trial name
- PLAN (NCT02873715)
- Testing
- Family-based treatment, Usual Care
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,010 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Asthma in Children, Obesity
Managing AsThma AnD Obesity Related Symptoms (MATADORS) Feasibility Study
The purpose of this 4 week pilot study is to test the use of a mobile application (also commonly referred to as an app) designed to help increase self-management strategies among youth that have asthma and obesity.
- Conditions
- Asthma in Children, Obesity, Obesity, Adolescent, Obesity, Childhood
- Trial name
- MATADORS (NCT05742646)
- Testing
- MATADORS, MATADORS Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Obesity, Childhood
Wise Social Psychological Interventions to Improve Outcomes of Behavioral Weight Control in Children With Obesity
A 2-arm, parallel group, randomized controlled trial to evaluate overall differences in body mass index (BMI) trajectories over 6 months between 10-16-year-old children with obesity randomized to receive the wise social…
- Trial name
- NCT04422951
- Testing
- Wise interventions -- values self-affirmation and growth mindset -- plus usual care behavioral treatment, Education plus usual care behavioral treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Lean, Obese
In Vivo Leptin Signaling in Humans After Acute Leptin Administration
The purpose of this research study is to help us to better understand how leptin regulates blood sugar levels. Leptin is a recently discovered hormone, which is made in fat cells.
- Conditions
- Lean, Obese, Obese Diabetics
- Trial name
- NCT01275053
- Testing
- leptin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Obesity, Leptin Resistance
Effect of Increased Free Fatty Acids on Leptin Function
Obese people have elevated levels of the hormone leptin. Despite this, they seem to be resistant to the effects of this hormone, which usually regulates appetite and energy expenditure.
- Trial name
- NCT01520454
- Testing
- Saline, Intralipid, Water
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Obesity, Overweight
Effect of Calcium + Vitamin D Supplementation on Weight Management in Very-low Calcium Consumers
The purpose of the study is to determine whether calcium plus vitamin D supplementation is conducive to weight and fat loss during energy restriction in very-low calcium consumers.
- Trial name
- NCT01447433
- Testing
- Calcium Carbonate, Energy restriction
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Changhai Hospital
Healthy
Bioenergetic Alterations After Exenatide Administration
The purpose of this study is to find out how exenatide causes weight loss. Specifically, the study is assessing how exenatide may change how people take in energy (energy intake), as well as how it may effect how people use…
- Trial name
- NCT00623545
- Testing
- Exenatide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Overweight, Obese
iStart Smart for Teens for Healthy Weight Management
The emerging epidemic of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in children is coupled with the increased prevalence of childhood obesity in the last two decades.
- Trial name
- NCT01693250
- Testing
- fitbit Ultra, Pedometer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Weight Loss
Impact of Volunteer Peer-Led Intervention for Weight Control in Primary Care
The specific objective of this research proposal is to determine the short-term efficacy of a primary care-based weight control intervention in which successful volunteer peers deliver a group-based program.
- Trial name
- KL2 (NCT01850550)
- Testing
- Weight loss Groups
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Mental Illness, Obesity
Using MOVE! With Seriously Mentally Ill Veterans
This study involves a controlled trial of an optimized version of a weight management and physical activity psycho-educational intervention (called MOVE!) with 200 obese and overweight veterans with serious mental illness.
- Trial name
- NCT00323193
- Testing
- MOVE!
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Weight Loss, Obesity
Noom Health for Weight Management
The goals of the study are to use the Noom mobile app to help individuals with weight loss and weight loss maintenance. This project will test the comparative efficacy of Noom Health vs.
- Trial name
- NCT04797169
- Testing
- Noom Health, Noom Digital Health
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Obesity
Craving and Lifestyle Management Through Mindfulness Study
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindful eating program will lead to reductions in abdominal fat and total weight and improve cell aging in overweight and obese women…
- Trial name
- CALMM (NCT01250509)
- Testing
- Craving and Lifestyle Management through Mindfulness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Obesity, Overweight
Balance: A Pragmatic Trial of a Digital Health Intervention to Prevent Weight Gain in Primary Care
Up to 50% of obese patients are not interested in, or ready for, weight loss. Clinical practice guidelines clearly recommend that these patients avoid gaining weight.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Overnutrition, Nutrition Disorders
- Trial name
- D0479 (NCT03003403)
- Testing
- Intervention Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 443 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Overweight and Obesity, Physical Activity
Healthy Mom Zone: A Gestational Weight Gain Management Intervention
The purpose is to establish feasibility of delivering an individually-tailored, behavioral intervention to manage gestational weight gain [GWG] that adapts to the unique needs and challenges of overweight/obese pregnant women…
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity, Physical Activity, Weight Change, Body, Eating Behavior
- Trial name
- HMZ (NCT03945266)
- Testing
- Intervention group, Control group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Overweight, Obese
Low Level Laser Treatment (LLLT) and Lorcaserin for Weight Management
Currently in the United States about 97 million adults are considered obese, accounting for about 33% of the American adult population (compared to 22.9% in 1988).
- Trial name
- NCT02129608
- Testing
- LLLT, Lorcaserin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Obesity, Overweight
Efficacy and Safety of IQP-VV-102 in Weight Management
Subjects are randomized to either IQP-VV-102 or a matching placebo. Over 12 weeks, the subjects' body weight, body fat and safety parameters are monitored
- Trial name
- NCT01681069
- Testing
- IQP-VV-102
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- InQpharm Group