Clinical trials: Fat Loss
Obesity, Diabetes
Effect of Pomegranate Extract Intake on Body Composition and Blood Pressure.
Pomegranate has gained widespread popularity since the health effects of the whole fruit, as well as its juices and extracts, have been studied in relation to a variety of chronic conditions such as hypertension, diabetes…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02017132
- Testing
- Pomegranate extract
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen Margaret University
Lipedema, Metabolism
Effect of Weight Loss on Body Composition and Metabolic Function in Women With Lipedema
Lipedema is a disorder characterized by massive, bilateral accumulation of fat below the waist and in the legs. Enlargement of the lower extremities is often accompanied by leg pain and accumulation of fluid.
- Trial name
- Lipedema (NCT03271034)
- Testing
- Weight loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Study Of Weight Development Over Time
The investigators will study the influence of fat cell size/number and adipose function on weight development over very long time periods (years).
- Conditions
- Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Weight Reduction, Weight Gain
- Trial name
- SOWOT (NCT02227043)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Obesity, Weight Loss
Hormonal Regulation of Body Weight Maintenance
The investigators here propose to perform a collaborative clinical research effort including a randomized controlled trial investigating the mechanisms of weight maintenance and their relation to a lifestyle intervention in…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Weight Loss, Weight Gain, Hormone Disturbance
- Trial name
- NCT00850629
- Testing
- multimodal lifestyle intervention
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 286 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Inflammation, Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Endotoxin & Cytokines. Do Protein Loss and Metabolic Effects Depend on Central Nervous System (CNS) Activation of Stress Hormones or on Local Mechanisms in Muscle and Fat?
Main objective : The purpose of this study is to prove that the effects of bacterial endotoxin and cytokine TNF-α, on protein loss, fatty acid release, and glucose metabolism depend on two mechanisms: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT01452958
- Testing
- TNF-alpha, Endotoxin
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Overweight and Obesity
Is Strength Training a Viable Exercise Modality for Fat Loss?
The purpose of this study is to determine whether strength training can be used as a viable exercise modality for the purpose of inducing fat loss.
- Trial name
- NCT05622149
- Testing
- Diet Only, Training Only, Diet plus Training
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
NAFLD
Effects of Overfeeding Followed by Weight Loss on Liver Fat Content and Adipose Tissue Inflammation
A. BACKGROUND Accumulation of fat in the liver due to non-alcoholic causes (NAFLD) is associated with hepatic insulin resistance, which impairs the ability of insulin to inhibit the production of glucose and VLDL .
- Trial name
- NCT02133144
- Testing
- overeating fat, overeating carbohydrate
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Helsinki
Overweight and Obesity
Dairy Foods and Weight Loss
Obesity is a national epidemic with multiple causes and complex solutions. Research in both animals and humans has suggested that the inclusion of dairy foods into a moderate calorie restricted diet can increase weight loss and…
- Trial name
- NCT00858312
- Testing
- high dairy diet, Low Dairy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center
Low-Calorie Diet, Diet, High-Protein
The Effect of Diet Counseling for Low Calorie-High Protein on the Body Composition, Inflammation Marker, and Oxidative Stress Marker in Obese People With Weight Cycling
The world prevalence of obesity in adult population in 2014 was nearly 13% while in Indonesia, it has reached 32.9% in the same year. Obesity is an established risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.
- Conditions
- Low-Calorie Diet, Diet, High-Protein, Obesity; Pituitary, Weight Cycling
- Trial name
- NCT03374150
- Testing
- diet counseling
- Where
- 2 sites in Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Overweight
The Use of Diffuse Optical Spectroscopy to Characterize in Response to Weight-Loss Intervention
The first step in any clinical intervention against obesity involves sustained lifestyle changes. Researcher can use these strategies to beneficial the effects of weight and on cardiovascular risk.
- Trial name
- NCT02146885
- Testing
- Weight Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Overweight or Obesity
HIIT on Overweight Middle-aged Adults
36 middle-aged with overweight adults were divided into three groups: 1. L-HIIT group: the long-interval HIIT group (4 × 4 min Exercise/4 min Rest), 2.
- Trial name
- HIIT (NCT06383442)
- Testing
- L-HIIT, M-HIIT
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Obesity, Obesity, Visceral
Medical Supervised Duodenal-Enteral Feeding Treatment
Medical Supervised Duodenal-Enteral Feeding for Overweight, Obesity and Increased Body Fat Percentage Treatment based on an intervention procedure performed by a Licensed Nutritionist Doctor for weight loss and loss of fat…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Visceral, Overweight and Obesity, Body Fat Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03542864
- Testing
- Nasogastroduodenal Protocol, Control, Data analysis
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BiomediKcal
Obesity
The Effects of Continuous vs. Intermittent Caloric Restriction on Fat Los
The purpose of this research study examines fat mass loss using a continuous calorie reduction protocol versus continuous caloric restriction interspersed with "diet refeeds" and "diet breaks" over 12 weeks.
- Trial name
- NCT06079658
- Testing
- Continuous Caloric Restriction versus Intermittent Caloric Restriction on Fat Loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Coastal Carolina University
Obesity, Visceral Obesity
Nutrition and Energy Restriction for Cancer Prevention
This study evaluates the effect of intermittent calorie restriction versus continued calorie restriction on weight loss, gene expression profile of subcutaneous adipose tissue and abdominal fat distribution.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Visceral Obesity, Weight Loss, Metabolic Diseases
- Trial name
- HELENA (NCT02449148)
- Testing
- Calorie Restriction
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- German Cancer Research Center
Diabetes, Weight Gain
The GlasVEGAS Study (Glasgow Visceral & Ectopic Fat With Weight Gain in South AsianS)
South Asians have a much higher risk of diabetes compared to Europeans and investigators don't know why this is. Investigators think that South Asians' capacity to store fat safely under the skin is lower than Europeans, so they…
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Weight Gain, Weight Loss, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- GlasVEGAS (NCT02399423)
- Testing
- Weight gain, Weight loss
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
Obesity
Effects of Leptin Treatment on Weight Loss
This is a double blind placebo controlled clinical study designed to determine the effects of leptin on the changes that occur in the body during weight loss achieved by a very low calorie diet.
- Trial name
- NCT00050791
- Testing
- Leptin, Very Low Calorie Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rockefeller University
Alveolar Bone Loss, Atrophy
Buccal Fat Pad Derived Stem Cells With Cortical Tenting in Posterior Mandible Reconstruction
In this study the buccal fat pad derived stem cells (BFPSCs) is harvested from buccal fat pad tissue of the patients receiving posterior mandible augmentation.
- Trial name
- NCT02745366
- Testing
- BFPSC+FDBA+PRF, FDBA+PRF
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
Overweight, Obesity
"Improving Diet, Exercise And Lifestyle (IDEAL) for Women" Study
Diets all share the same principle: eat less energy than you need. This results in weight loss. However, the weight loss is usually a combination of a loss of body fat and muscle mass.
- Trial name
- NCT00710398
- Testing
- Exercise - Aerobic and Resistance, Dietary - Caloric Restriction
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Obesity
Considering Patient Diet Preferences to Optimize Weight Loss
Obesity is increasingly common and can lead to decreased quality of life, increased medical and psychiatric illness, high health care costs, and early mortality.
- Trial name
- DietChoice (NCT01152359)
- Testing
- Choice, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 207 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Obesity
Reduction in Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Visceral Adipose Tissue in Men: Separate Effects of Diet- and Exercise-Induced Weight Loss
The purpose of the trial was to examine the independent effects of equivalent diet- or exercise-induced weight loss on obesity and related cardiovascular health risk factors.
- Trial name
- NCT00664547
- Testing
- Diet Weight Loss, Exercise Weight Loss, Exercise Without Weight Loss
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University