Clinical trials: Genetic Obesity
Pseudohypoparathyroidism, Albright Hereditary Osteodystrophy
Early-onset Obesity and Cognitive Impairment in Children With Pseudohypoparathyroidism
Pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a (PHP1a) is a rare disease that causes childhood obesity and learning difficulties. This study will investigate eating behaviors and perform cognitive testing on children with PHP1a.
- Trial name
- NCT02411461
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Obesity
Communicating Risk Information for Obesity
This study will examine the impact of providing genetic risk information for obesity on people's attitudes and beliefs about obesity, health behaviors and weight outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT01355224
- Testing
- Genetic, Lifestyle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 798 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Overweight, Obese
Inflammation, Polyphenols, and Genetics
Pilot study to determine whether daily consumption of blackraspberry powder (high in polyphenols) can reduce markers of inflammation and to determine whether genetics influence baseline levels of inflammatory markers as well as…
- Trial name
- NCT01568827
- Testing
- Blackraspberry Slurry
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Prader-Willi Syndrome
CBDV vs Placebo in Children and Adults up to Age 30 With Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)
This study aims to examine the feasibility and safety of cannabidivarin (CBDV) as a treatment for children and young adults with PWS.
- Trial name
- NCT03848481
- Testing
- CBDV Compound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eric Hollander
Prader-Willi Syndrome, Obesity
Understanding the Role of Gut Microbiota in Hyperphagia in Prader-Willi Syndrome
This study aims to use a high-fiber supplementation, an intervention known to create shifts in the gut microbiota towards a healthier structure, to explore the relationship between gut microbiota, appetite control and feeding…
- Trial name
- PWSGUT (NCT05541003)
- Testing
- NBT-NM108
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Hyperphagia, Prader-Willi Syndrome
Pilot Study of Startle-response Test to Assess Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation-induced Modulation of Hyperphagia in Prader-Willi Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) as it modifies hyperphagia in obese subjects, non-obese subjects, and subjects with Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS).
- Trial name
- NCT01863017
- Testing
- tDCS
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Study to Understand the Genetics of the Acute Response to Metformin and Glipizide in Humans
The SUGAR-MGH investigators are studying the influence of inherited gene variants on the response to two commonly prescribed type 2 diabetes medications, metformin and glipizide.
- Trial name
- SUGAR-MGH (NCT01762046)
- Testing
- Glipizide, Metformin, Oral Glucose Tolerance Test
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,033 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Obesity, Short Stature
Free Fatty Acids, Body Weight, and Growth Hormones Secretion in Children
Background: Overweight and obese children and adults often have lower levels of growth hormone in the blood. Regulation of growth hormone may be tied to weight and free fatty acids in the blood.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Short Stature, Growth Hormone Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT01237041
- Testing
- Niacin First, Dose-Establishing Study 1 Niacin 250mg, Dose-Establishing Study 1 Niacin 500mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Down Syndrome, Trisomy 21
Down Syndrome Metabolic Health Study
The purpose of this research study is to determine which measures best capture cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) risk in children and adolescents with Down syndrome (DS).
- Trial name
- NCT01821300
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 257 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia