Clinical trials: Genetic Obesity
Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type 1a, Obesity
Setmelanotide to Treat Obesity in a Patient With Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type 1a (PHP1a)
The investigators plan to test the efficacy and safey of 6-months of open-label setmelanotide to treat obesity in a single patient with pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a due to a GNAS mutation.
- Trial name
- NCT07496463
- Testing
- Setmelanotide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Prader-Willi Syndrome
A Phase 3 Extension Study of RAD011 (Cannabidiol Oral Solution) in Patients With Prader-Willi Syndrome
This is a Phase 3 open-label extension (OLE) study in patients diagnosed with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) who completed the Maintenance Period of the randomized, placebo-controlled Phase 2/3 study SCOUT-015.
- Trial name
- NCT05387798
- Testing
- RAD011
- Sponsor
- Radius Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Obesity
Dietary, Physiological, Genetic, and Behavioral Predictors of Health in a Young, Ethnically-Mixed Population
Dietary intervention and other strategies to prevent unhealthy weight gain and the development of obesity should be based on knowledge of dietary, physiological, genetic and behavioral determinants and their contributing…
- Trial name
- InSight (NCT00945633)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Cystic Fibrosis-related Diabetes, Cystic Fibrosis
SGLT2 Inhibitor Therapy in Cystic Fibrosis-related Diabetes
This will be a placebo-controlled, randomized, double blind, crossover study with a 4 week wash out period. Collect pilot data on the safety, tolerability, and feasibility of empagliflozin therapy in overweight/obese patients…
- Trial name
- NCT06149793
- Testing
- Empagliflozin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Silver Russell Syndrome, Prader-Willi Syndrome
Aromatase Inhibitor in Bone Maturation, Children With Silver Russell or Prader-Willi Syndrome
There is currently no drug with pediatric marketing authorization capable of limiting the advance in bone maturation of children with aggressive adrenarche.
- Trial name
- ANASILPRA (NCT01520467)
- Testing
- Anastrozole
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Non Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Genetics of Fatty Liver Disease in Children
This is a study to investigate genetic predisposition to hepatic steatosis and the expression of gluconeogenic and lipogenic genes in livers of obese children and adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT01966627
- Testing
- ogtt, genotyping, abdominal and liver magnetic resonance imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 381 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Morbid Obesity
Metabolic Responses to Bariatric Surgery
Research the genetic and biomechanical markers of human adipose tissue on patients with morbid obesity. Additional tissue/fluid collection is also gathered during the time of surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT02024542
- Testing
- Surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Obesity, Gender
Work-Related Effects of Heat, Activity, and Fat in Middle Aged Men
Obesity is associated with many undesirable health effects and disease, and middle age is associated with increased risk for disease.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Gender, Problem of Aging
- Trial name
- NCT02532725
- Testing
- Cardiopulmonary Exercise Stress Test, Climatic-Controlled Cardiopulmonary Exercise Stress Test, Body Composition Evaluation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Freeman-Sheldon Research Group, Inc.
Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant
Time Restricted Feeding in Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
The proposed research will determine the feasibility of a time restricted feeding intervention,a fasting regimen that restricts eating to a feeding window (8 hrs/day) for 1 year in adults with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney…
- Trial name
- NCT04534985
- Testing
- Dietary
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Kidney Transplant, Familial Hypercholesterolaemia
Cardiovascular Risk in Children With Chronic Conditions Study
Children living with chronic health conditions face a higher risk of developing cardiovascular diseases than their peers, largely due to the accelerated aging of the heart and blood vessels.
- Conditions
- Kidney Transplant, Familial Hypercholesterolaemia, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM), Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)
- Trial name
- CR3C (NCT07086989)
- Where
- 3 sites in Hungary
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Semmelweis University
Hyperhomocysteinemia, Obesity
Effect of Folic Acid Supplementation on Plasma Homocysteine Level in Obese Children
The purpose of the present study was to determine whether folic acid supplementation could reduce plasma homocysteine in obese children and to determine the association between dietary folate, serum folate and homocysteine level…
- Trial name
- NCT01766310
- Testing
- Folic Acid
- Where
- 2 sites in Thailand
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Sirikit National Institute of Child Health
Angelman Syndrome, Prader-Willi Syndrome
Development of a Newborn Screening Assay for Angelman Syndrome and Prader-Willi Syndrome
The overall purpose of this project is to establish the capability of screening for Angelman syndrome (AS) and Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) in public health newborn screening (NBS) programs, with an aim of developing and…
- Trial name
- NCT05783791
- Testing
- Newborn Screening Assay
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Overweight and Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Looking for Personalized Nutrition for Obesity/Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Prevention
The objectives of this trial are to assess the effects of interactions between genetic factors and diet with various macronutrient intake on the metabolic disorders, obesity and type 2 diabetes risk, prevention, development and…
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Metabolic Syndrome, Genetic Predisposition
- Trial name
- NCT03792685
- Testing
- Normo-carbohydrate meal intake, High-carbohydrate meal intake, High-fat meal intake
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Bialystok
Central Adrenal Insufficiency, Prader-Willi Syndrome
Assessment of CAI in Adults With PWS.
Introduction: The prevalence and clinical significance of central adrenal insufficiency (CAI) in adult patients with Prader Willi Syndrome (PWS) remains unclear.
- Trial name
- NCT04700644
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Warsaw
Obesity, Prader Willi Syndrome
Macronutrient Regulation of Ghrelin and Peptide YY
The hyperghrelinemia of children with PWS provides a unique model by which to explore the hormonal and metabolic effects of orexigenic hormones in normal and pathologic conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT02464514
- Testing
- High carbohydrate meal, High fat meal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Hypertension
Changes After Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitor Replacement by Angiotensin II Receptor Type I (AT1) Blocker
It is supposed that the significant metabolic effects (improvement of insulin sensitivity) of hypertension therapy with renin-angiotensin system (RAS) blockers in humans are mediated mainly via changes in abdominal adipose…
- Trial name
- ADIRAS (NCT01444833)
- Testing
- Candesartan
- Where
- Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Slovak Academy of Sciences
Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
Characterizing the Genotype and Phenotype in Adults With Bardet-Biedl Syndrome
Bardet-Biedl syndrome (BBS; OMIN #209900) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by six core features: rod-cone dystrophy (retinitis pigmentosa), polydactyly, obesity, genital anomalies, renal anomalies, and learning…
- Trial name
- NCT05400278
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Cardiovascular Diseases, Obesity
Epidemiological and Genetic Studies of Body Mass Index
To identify genes involved in obesity.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Obesity, Heart Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT00035698
- Volunteers
- 1,027 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Obesity
Investigation of Genetic Marker Associated With Obesity in Koreans
A single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) analysis of DNA obtained from peripheral blood of the obese patients and the normal control will be performed to find genetic marker for obesity
- Trial name
- IGM-OK (NCT01341860)
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kyunghee University Medical Center
Adrenal Hyperplasia, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Adrenal Hyperplasia Among Young People With PCOS
Background: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a group of disorders related to problems with the secretion of certain hormones, which can lead to reproductive and other issues in women.
- Conditions
- Adrenal Hyperplasia, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Oligomenorrhea, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT01313455
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)