Clinical trials: Morbid Obesity
Obesity, Morbid
The Effect of Timing of Intravenous Paracetamol Administration on Post-surgical Pain
This study is designed as a population-based prospective randomized cohort study. A prospective cohort of patients admitted to laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy due to morbid obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03221998
- Testing
- IV paracetamol, IV saline (NaCl 0.9 %)
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Soroka University Medical Center
Obesity, Childhood
Vyvanse in Children Aged 6 to 12 Years
This study will randomize children who have difficulty maintaining a healthy weight to one of two treatment groups: lifestyle therapy plus lisdexamfetamine or lifestyle therapy plus placebo.
- Trial name
- NCT05416125
- Testing
- Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate, Lifestyle therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Obesity, Morbid
Duke Activity Score Index in Obese Individuals
Today, obesity is a global health problem and can lead to serious health complications. Bariatric surgery is recognized as an effective treatment option to achieve long-term weight loss and health improvement in overweight or…
- Trial name
- NCT06499597
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harran University
Morbid Obesity
Identification of Biomarkers of Response After Bariatric Surgery in Morbidly Obese Patients
The prevalence of obesity in Spain is about 21.6%. The discouraging results provided by dietary treatment, together with the lack of funding for pharmacological treatment, have led to the progressive use of bariatric surgery…
- Trial name
- PREDI-BAR (NCT03784508)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Prostate Adenocarcinoma, Obesity, Morbid
Bariatric Arterial Embolization for Men Starting Hormones for Prostate Cancer
The standard of care for obese men starting Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is physician based dietary and exercise counseling. Interventions to lessen the harmful effects of ADT are needed yet have been limited.
- Trial name
- BASH-PC (NCT04331717)
- Testing
- Bead Block 300-500 um, Weight Management, Lupron
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Obesity
The Role of the Omentum in the Treatment of Morbid Obesity
The purpose of this research is to determine some of the reasons that blood sugar and insulin levels improve after bariatric surgery but before weight loss begins, as well as why people respond differently to weight loss surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00212160
- Testing
- omentectomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Metabolic Syndrome, Morbid Obesity
Weight Loss, Blood Sugar and Blood Lipid Effects of Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) Impregnated Mucoadhesive Strips
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the efficacy of two different daily doses of tetrahydrocannabivarin impregnated mouth strips in healthy non-diabetic obese adults.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Morbid Obesity, Hypercholesterolemia, Hyperglycemia
- Trial name
- THCV (NCT05574049)
- Testing
- Tetrahydrocannabivarin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical Life Care Planners, LLC
Morbid Obesity
Dosing Obese With Noxafil® Under a Trial (DONUT)
Although posaconazole is approved for the prophylaxes and treatment of invasive fungal infections, specific dosing guidelines for posaconazole in (morbidly) obese patients are not specified.
- Trial name
- DONUT (NCT03246386)
- Testing
- Posaconazole Injection [Noxafil] 300mg, Posaconazole Injection [Noxafil] 400mg
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Obesity
Frequency of ICAM-1 Polymorphisms in Obese Subjects
The genetic contribution to the development of obesity is now well recognized. However obesity is a polygenic disease and thus many genes are likely to be involved.
- Trial name
- NCT00436488
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Obesity & Overweight, Morbid Obesity
Investigation of the Effects of Whole Body Vibration Application on Muscle Functional Level, Physical Fitness and Respiratory Parameters After Bariatric Surgery
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of whole body vibration on muscle functional level, physical fitness and respiratory parameters after bariatric surgery.
- Conditions
- Obesity & Overweight, Morbid Obesity, Morbid Obesity Requiring Bariatric Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT07602959
- Testing
- Resistance Training, Whole Body Vibration, Control Group
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
Negative-pressure Wound Therapy, Morbid Obesity
Prophylactic Post-Cesarean Incisional Negative-pressure Wound Therapy in Morbidly Obese Patients
To evaluate the effectiveness of negative-pressure wound therapy in decreasing wound complications in morbidly obese patients (BMI greater than of equal to 40) at Albany Medical Center Hospital.
- Conditions
- Negative-pressure Wound Therapy, Morbid Obesity, Cesarean Section, Wound Infection
- Trial name
- NCT02901613
- Testing
- Negative-pressure wound therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 186 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albany Medical College
Obesity, Adolescent, Obesity, Morbid
Investigation of the Effects of Different Levels of Obesity on the Respiratory System
Obesity can be defined as' a disease that occurs as a result of the energy (calorie) taken with food being more than the energy consumed and the excess energy being stored as fat in the body, negatively affecting the quality and…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Adolescent, Obesity, Morbid, Obesity, Abdominal, Obesity, Visceral
- Trial name
- NCT04780828
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medipol University Hospital
Obesity, Morbid, Obesity
CiNPT for Abdominoplasties in Post-bariatric Patients Study
The overarching goal of this research is to assess whether the post-operative use of closed-incision Negative Pressure Therapy (ciNPT) accelerates healing of surgical wounds, improves surgical outcomes, and reduces the rate of…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Morbid, Obesity, Obesity, Abdominal, Wound
- Trial name
- CAPS (NCT04214236)
- Testing
- ciNPT group, Control group
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera, Ospedale Civile di Legnano
Obesity
Exercise Training and Fitness in Severe Obesity
Obesity is commonly associated with insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia, which seem to be linked with an impaired ability to oxidize lipids, particularly in class III obese individuals [Body Mass Index (BMI): > 40 kg*m-2].
- Trial name
- INTFMOBE (NCT02254200)
- Testing
- Fatmax group, HIIT group
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Morbid Obesity, Surgery
Ketamine Infusion vs Dexmedetomidine Infusion in Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
The surgeries that involve treatment of morbid obesity, i.e. bypass procedure and sleeve gastrectomy, are collectively covered under the term 'bariatric surgery'.
- Trial name
- NCT04576975
- Testing
- Ketamine, Dexmedetomidine, Normal Saline 0.9%
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Obesity, Morbid, Insulin Resistance
Effects of Morbid Obesity and Bariatric Surgery on Brain Inflammation, Insulin Resistance and Central Reward System
Background: Morbid obesity is associated with decreased brain µ-opioid receptor availability, possibly resulting in higher food intake needed to gain pleasure from eating.
- Trial name
- BariBrainPET (NCT05080205)
- Testing
- Bariatric surgery
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Obesity, Morbid Obesity
Bariatric Embolization of Arteries With Imaging Visible Embolics (BEATLES)
The BEATLES study is an investigator-initiated, prospective, double-blinded, randomized, sham-controlled study that will assess the impact of bariatric embolization on the systemic levels of obesity-related hormones and, as a…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Morbid Obesity, Weight Loss
- Trial name
- BAE2 (NCT04197336)
- Testing
- Bariatric Embolization of Arteries with imaging visible Embolics
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Obesity, Morbid, Metabolic Syndrome
Biometabolic Outcomes After Weight Loss Surgery: An Individualized Approach
Variable outcomes after weight loss surgery are likely attributable to complex, poorly understood mechanisms. Due to the significant impact that morbid obesity has on a patient's health, successful management of obesity and its…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Morbid, Metabolic Syndrome, NASH - Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis
- Trial name
- NCT04841057
- Testing
- 50 cm BP limb length, 100 cm BP limb length, 150 cm BP limb length
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Obesity, Morbid
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy-Induced Decline in Plasma Asprosin and Its Association With Metabolic Recovery
the present study aimed to systematically assess the changes in plasma asprosin levels at 3, 6, and 12 months after LSG, to explore the relationships between asprosin dynamics and key metabolic parameters, including body mass…
- Trial name
- NCT07008274
- Testing
- surgery
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital
Cardiopulmonary Disease
SGA for TEE: Safe Alternative to Deep Sedation for Patients With High-risk Cardiopulmonary Disease.
Increasingly, transesophageal echos (TEEs) are being done on high risk patients. A TEE is a short procedure done with deep sedation, but poses an increased risk of apnea/ hypoxemia in those with pulmonary disease.
- Trial name
- SGA-TEE (NCT04939220)
- Testing
- TEE with SGA, TEE with Deep Sedation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida