Clinical trials: Genetic Obesity
Overweight and Obesity, Type IIb Hyperlipidaemia
Low Carbohydrate Diet - Effect on Plasma Lipids and Metabolic Markers
Low carbohydrate diet may influence the plasma lipid levels.
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity, Type IIb Hyperlipidaemia, Hypercholesterolemia Aggravated
- Trial name
- NCT01476436
- Testing
- Low carbohydrate dietary advice, Continue usual diet
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Oxytocin Intranasal Administrations in Children With Prader-Willi Syndrome Aged From 3 to 12 Years
Positive results in preclinical and clinical studies in adults and infants with Prader-Willi syndrome lead investigators to set up a new study in children with Prader-Willi syndrome.
- Trial name
- Oxyjeune (NCT03114371)
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Obesity
Receiving Genetic Information: A Quantitative Survey
This study will evaluate the public's response to receiving genetic information via an electronic platform. It will comprise of an internet run quantitative survey.
- Trial name
- NCT03666169
- Testing
- Survey
- Volunteers
- 370 people
- Sponsor
- St Mary's University College
Obesity, Morbid, Intubation; Difficult or Failed
Comparison of Airtraq in Class 2-3 Obese and Nonobese Men During Intubation: a Prospective Randomized Clinical Study
Morbid obesity is a growing disease. Intubations of these patients mostly difficult. Video laryngoscopes have to be used during the intubation of these patients.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Morbid, Intubation; Difficult or Failed, Video Laryngoscope, Men
- Trial name
- NCT05927519
- Testing
- airtraq video laryngoscope
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
Prader-willi Syndrome
Effect of Rimonabant on Weight Gain and Body Composition in Adults With Prader Willi Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of rimonabant, a cannabinoid receptor-1 blocking drug, on the appetite, body weight, body fat and growth hormone level of subjects with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS).
- Trial name
- PWS (NCT00603109)
- Testing
- rimonabant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
PreDiabetes, Prediabetic State
Genetics of the Acute Response to Oral Semaglutide
The study aims to investigate the genetic basis of the response to short-term (3 months) orally administered semaglutide treatment, in terms of improving metabolic parameters, including the hormonal response to a standardized…
- Conditions
- PreDiabetes, Prediabetic State, Obesity
- Trial name
- GAROS (NCT05340868)
- Testing
- Semaglutide Pill
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Bialystok
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)
Bardet-Biedl Syndrome, POMC Deficiency Obesity
Setmelanotide in Pediatric Participants With Rare Genetic Diseases of Obesity
This is a phase 3 open-label, clinical study to evaluate the efficacy, safety and tolerability of setmelanotide over 1 year of treatment, in pediatric participants aged 2 to <6 years with obesity due to either biallelic variants…
- Conditions
- Bardet-Biedl Syndrome, POMC Deficiency Obesity, PCSK1 Deficiency Obesity, LEPR Deficiency Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT04966741
- Testing
- Setmelanotide
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Australia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Metabolic Syndrome X
Weight Loss in Diabetic, Older Obese Adults
This study examines the effects of weight loss and aerobic exercise training on sugar metabolism and other risk factors for heart disease in obese older individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT00108329
- Testing
- Weight Loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Prader Willi Syndrome
Evaluation of Tolerance, Suckling and Food Intake After Repeated Nasals Administrations of Oxytocin in PWS Infants
The Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) includes severe neonatal hypotonia with impaired suckling leading to failure to thrive in the most severe cases, subsequently followed by an early onset of morbid obesity with hyperphagia and…
- Trial name
- OTBB2 (NCT02205034)
- Testing
- oxytocin
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Childhood Obesity
Genetic Predisposition to Food Cue Reactivity in Children
This study assesses the associations between genetic factors, food-cue-related neural reactivity, self-regulatory capacity, eating in the absence of hunger (EAH), and adiposity gain in children.
- Trial name
- NCT03766191
- Testing
- Food Ads, Non-food Ads
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 189 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trustees of Dartmouth College
Prader-Willi Syndrome
A 5 Treatment Period Pharmacokinetic Study Evaluating Dose Proportionality and Food Effects of Diazoxide Choline Controlled-Release Tablet (DCCR)
Open label, parallel-group, single site, 5 treatment-period study with 4 dose levels of DCCR, 1 of which is administered both with and without food.
- Trial name
- NCT02893618
- Testing
- Diazoxide choline controlled-release tablet
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Essentialis, Inc.
Atopic Dermatitis, Food Allergy in Children
Preventing Atopic Dermatitis and ALLergies in Children
The primary objective is of the PreventADALL study is to test if primary prevention of allergic diseases is possible by simple and low cost strategies, and secondary to asses the impact of xenobiotic exposure and microbiota in…
- Conditions
- Atopic Dermatitis, Food Allergy in Children, Asthma, Rhinitis, Allergic
- Trial name
- PreventADALL (NCT02449850)
- Testing
- Food intervention, Skin care
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 2,701 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Prader-Willi Syndrome, Obesity
Characteristics of Prader-Willi Syndrome and Early-onset Morbid Obesity
Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic disorder that affects about 1 in 14,000 people in the United States. As the most commonly identified genetic cause of obesity, PWS is often confused with Early-onset Morbid Obesity…
- Trial name
- NCT00375089
- Testing
- Group 1, Group 2
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 392 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Haemophilia, Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) in Haemophilia
Life expectancy of hemophilia patients has improved considerably during the past decades and is approaching that of the general population.
- Trial name
- NCT01303900
- Where
- 6 sites in Netherlands, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 750 people
- Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht
Prader Willi Syndrome, Adrenal Insufficiency
Diagnosis of Central Adrenal Insufficiency in Patients With Prader-Willi Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to determine presence of central adrenal insufficiency in children with Prader Willi Syndrome using low dose (1 mcg) ACTH stimulation test compared to results of overnight metyrapone test.
- Trial name
- NCT02368379
- Testing
- Low dose (1 mcg) ACTH stimulation test, Overnight metyrapone test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Obesity, Physical Fitness
The Quebec Family Study (QFS): Role of Genetic Factors in Obesity and Its Related Risk Factors and Diseases
The Quebec Family Study (QFS) is an observational study that was planned to investigate the role of genetic factors in physical fitness, body composition, risk factors for common disease and health-related behaviour.
- Trial name
- QFS (NCT03355729)
- Volunteers
- 951 people
- Sponsor
- Louis Pérusse
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Tolerance of Intranasal Administration of OT in Prader-Willi Newborn Babies
Background: Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare, complex multisystem genetic disorder arising from the lack of expression of paternally inherited imprinted genes on chromosome 15q11-q13.
- Trial name
- OTBB (NCT01548521)
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Williams Syndrome, Lipedema
Williams Syndrome Strength, Hormones, Activity & Adiposity, DNA Programming, Eating Study
Williams syndrome (WS) is a rare microdeletion genetic disorder that has a broad phenotype including many endocrine and metabolic abnormalities. Dr.
- Trial name
- SHAAPE (NCT03758651)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Polycystic Kidney, Autosomal Dominant
Daily Caloric Restriction and Intermittent Fasting in Overweight and Obese Adults With Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease
The proposed research will determine the feasibility of delivering two behavioral weight loss interventions for 1 year in adults with autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD) who are overweight or obese.
- Trial name
- NCT03342742
- Testing
- Weight Loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver