Clinical trials: Eating Pathology
Obesity
Snack Food Reinforcement in Obese and Non-obese Women
Food reinforcement, motivation to obtain food, is associated with energy intake and obesity. Finding ways to decrease the reinforcing value of unhealthy foods may help with adherence to diets and weight loss.
- Trial name
- NCT00837694
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
4 Weeks Supplementation of Huel Ready to Eat Foods
The Effect of Huel on Markers of Inflammation
This project will assess the effect of Huel on markers of gastrointestinal inflammation of 30 generally healthy individuals. The aim is to identify any changes in the markers of inflammation status of volunteers in any of the 9…
- Trial name
- NCT07049874
- Testing
- Huel
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Newcastle University
Subjective Well-being, Weight Loss
ME-WEL: eHealth Behaviour Change Intervention for Weight Management in Post-menopausal Women
In post-menopause, most women gain weight, and obesity rates are more prevalent in this particular group. In addition, there is an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, cancer, and diabetes.
- Conditions
- Subjective Well-being, Weight Loss, Self Esteem, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- ME-WEL (NCT05903157)
- Testing
- Control Group: Delivery of a health literacy flyer, Experimental Group: Weekly group sessions for weight management
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ISPA - Instituto Universitario de Ciencias Psicologicas, Sociais e da Vida
Obesity
Metabolic Flexibility and Metabolic Heath in Human Obesity
This interventional study explores the relationship between improvements in metabolic health following weight loss and changes in whole-body fat mass and its distribution.
- Trial name
- PROB (NCT07355933)
- Testing
- Body Weight Loss
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 74 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jose Galgani
Overweight and Obesity
Attentive Eating for Weight Loss
This trial examined whether a smartphone application designed to encourage a more attentive eating style could help people to lose weight, compared to a control group.
- Trial name
- NCT03602001
- Testing
- Attentive eating smartphone application., Standard dietary advice and text tips.
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Growth Failure, Stunting
ELICIT 2.0: Pilot Study of the Effect of Maternal Protein Supplementation During Lactation on Childhood Growth
Haydom Global Health Research Center in north central Tanzania represents an important rural setting for performing high-quality medical research in sub-Saharan Africa.
- Conditions
- Growth Failure, Stunting, Malnutrition, Protein Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT04565314
- Testing
- Plumpy'Mum
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Self-regulation, Appetitive Behavior
Food for Thought: Executive Functioning Around Eating Among Children
Scientific knowledge of the cognitive-developmental processes that serve to support children's appetite self-regulation are surprisingly limited.
- Conditions
- Self-regulation, Appetitive Behavior, Eating Behavior, Child Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT06108128
- Testing
- Executive functioning observational tasks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Pregnancy, Binge Eating
Empowering Mindfulness, Body Respect, and Compassionate Eating Among Women Who Binge Eat During Pregnancy
Primary Study Aims: 1. To evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a 10-week mindful eating self-help program for women who binge eat during pregnancy.
- Trial name
- NCT05581095
- Testing
- Mindful Eating Self-Help Program, Mindful Eating Smartphone Application (Am I Hungry? Virtual Coach)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Charlotte
Eating Disorders, Oral Health
Oral Indicators for ED Screening
The main objective of this research project is to explore the capability of a standardized, evidence-based study tool (the OHEDs Checklist) in the early identification of oro-dental manifestations potentially indicative of an…
- Conditions
- Eating Disorders, Oral Health, Eating Disorders Symptoms
- Trial name
- OHEDS (NCT07295197)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 461 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bologna
Obesity, Diabetes
Effects of Faba Bean Fractions as Ingredients in Novel Food Products on Glycemia, Appetite and Metabolic Control
The investigators hypothesized that consuming crackers or pasta enriched with faba bean fractions (faba bean protein concentrate, faba bean protein isolate, faba bean flour and faba bean starch), would reduce the blood glucose…
- Trial name
- NCT02658591
- Testing
- Crackers/pasta with added faba bean protein concentrate, Crackers/pasta with added faba bean protein isolate, Crackers/pasta with added faba bean starch
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Time Restricted Feeding, Exercise
Time-Restricted Eating, Exercise and Cardiometabolic Health in Obesity
In Spain, overweight and obesity prevalence is reaching 70% in men and 50% in women. Excess of triglycerides are usually stored in the subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), until a point where SAT is unable to expand further.
- Conditions
- Time Restricted Feeding, Exercise, Hepatic Steatosis, Cardiometabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- TEMPUS (NCT05897073)
- Testing
- Time-restricted eating intervention, Exercise intervention, Time-restricted eating plus exercise intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 187 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Granada
Anorexia Nervosa, Bariatric Surgery
Comparison of the Effects of Weight Changes on Serum Adipokines in Patients Diagnosed With Anorexia Nervosa and Morbid Obesity
In this study, when patients diagnosed with AN started treatment and their weight increased by 10%; On the other hand, it was aimed to compare the changes in serum adipokine levels observed in morbidly obese patients before…
- Conditions
- Anorexia Nervosa, Bariatric Surgery, Weight Change, Body
- Trial name
- NCT04663919
- Testing
- Bariatric surgery-RYGB, Dietary intervention
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Eating Disorder
Brain Function in Adolescent Eating Disorders and Healthy Peers
This study of adolescent eating disorders (ED) will examine the association of temperament-based classifications, brain activation during incentive processing, and ED symptoms at time of scan and 1 year later to better understand…
- Trial name
- NCT03347565
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Obesity
Peer Education, Exercising and Eating Right - Obesity Prevention in Freshmen Women
Project PEER utilizes a randomized controlled study design to investigate the combined effects of an exercise and nutrition intervention that is based on self-efficacy principles and delivered primarily by peer educators to…
- Trial name
- ProjectPEER (NCT01043614)
- Testing
- PEER group intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Overweight, Obesity
Get Active and Eat Right: Moms at Work
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a worksite diet and exercise program on weight loss in postpartum women.
- Trial name
- GEM (NCT01668316)
- Testing
- Weight loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Overweight and Obesity
Sleep Plus Eating Routines for Weight Loss
The present study will test the effectiveness of two different approaches for preparing overweight/obese individuals for weight loss: 1)providing important information about weight control, including dispelling common myths; or…
- Trial name
- NCT01717352
- Testing
- Weight Loss Education, Sleep and Eating Routine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Metabolic Syndrome, Inactivity/Low Levels of Exercise
Impact of Lifestyle on Health Maintenance: A Randomized Controlled Trial
This study aims to evaluate the impact of public health interventions on changes in healthy lifestyle habits over time and their subsequent effects on health outcomes.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Inactivity/Low Levels of Exercise, Unhealthy Diet, Unhealthy Alcohol Use
- Trial name
- LifeHealth-RCT (NCT07314957)
- Testing
- Intervention of physical activity, Mediterranean Diet Education, Behavioral: Stress-Resilience Training
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zadar
Eating Behavior, Dietary Habits
Early Dieting in Girls: a Longitudinal Cohort Study
This longitudinal observational cohort followed the growth and development of non-Hispanic white girls from age 5 to 15 years, with a focus on the development of the controls of food intake.
- Conditions
- Eating Behavior, Dietary Habits, Weight, Body
- Trial name
- NCT03342430
- Volunteers
- 197 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Obesity, Weight, Body
Cognitive Distraction on Food Intake: Randomized Crossover Exploratory Study
This study determined effects of a cognitive distraction on amount, preference, and memory of food consumed and perceptions of fullness, hunger, and enjoyment of food in a healthy young-adult population.
- Trial name
- NCT04078607
- Testing
- Rapid Visual Information Processing task, None or Control condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 119 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Anorexia Nervosa
The Experience of Affective Touch in Anorexia Nervosa
The aim of the present research will be to verify if the pleasantness of affective touch is comparable between women with AN and healthy women while measuring the level of social anhedonia and the lifespan experience of affective…
- Trial name
- AffTouch_AN (NCT05756530)
- Testing
- Affective touch paradigm
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano