Clinical trials: Normal-weight Obesity
Psoriasis, Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
Pilot Study to Evaluate the Effect of Nicotinamide Riboside on Immune Activation in Psoriasis
Background: Psoriasis causes chronic inflammation in the body. Researchers want to see if a kind of vitamin B3 dietary supplement can help. This might lead to more treatment options.
- Conditions
- Psoriasis, Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity, Dyslipidemia
- Trial name
- NCT04271735
- Testing
- Niagen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Abdominal Obesity, Growth Hormone Deficiency
Effectiveness of Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone in Reducing Abdominal Fat in People Who Are Obese
Obesity, a condition that occurs when a person has too much body fat, affects about 31% of people in the United States. It is associated with increased risk of diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and cardiovascular…
- Trial name
- NCT00675506
- Testing
- Growth hormone releasing hormone (GHRH) 1-44
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Craniopharyngioma, Hypothalamic Obesity
Intranasal Oxytocin in Hypothalamic Obesity
This research study will test if oxytocin, delivered by nasal spray, will promote weight loss in children, adolescents, and adults with Hypothalamic Obesity as compared to a placebo. The study is divided into two parts.
- Trial name
- NCT02849743
- Testing
- Syntocinon
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Shana McCormack, MD
Obesity, Aging
Semaglutide Use in Elderly Obese Patients
This is a single-center, prospective, controlled, randomized and open label study to investigate the effect of the semaglutide addition to standard of care weight loss intervention (personalized lifestyle and exercise) in elderly…
- Trial name
- NCT05302596
- Testing
- Semaglutide Pen Injector
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Breast Cancer, Obesity
Effect of Weight on the Population Pharmacokinetic Analysis of Doxorubicin and Cyclophosphamide
To determine the effect of weight on doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide plasma clearance in participants who are normal weight (body mass index [BMI] < 25 kg/m2, overweight or class I obese (BMI 25-34.9 kg/m2), or class II-III…
- Trial name
- NCT01537029
- Testing
- Doxorubicin, Cyclophosphamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Asthma, Obesity
Pilot Study of Pioglitazone for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Asthma in Obese Asthmatics (Glitz Asthma)
Asthmatics who are significantly overweight tend to have more severe symptoms, more flare ups, and are more likely to have poorly-controlled asthma when compared to other asthmatics.
- Trial name
- GLITZ (NCT00787644)
- Testing
- Pioglitazone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Healthy, Obesity
Mitochondrial Function in Circulating Cells and Muscle Tissue
The main goal of this project is to determine whether mitochondrial function in circulating cells is related to that measured in the muscle fibers of the same subjects.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Obesity, Insulin Sensitivity, Women
- Trial name
- MitoWomen (NCT02700698)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Overweight, Obese
Angiotensin II Blockade and Inflammation in Obesity
Overweight and obesity, which afflicts ~65% of the U.S. population and more than 1 billion people worldwide, increases the risk of developing hypertension.
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obese, Prehypertension, Hypertension
- Trial name
- ARB (NCT01684748)
- Testing
- Olmesartan medoxomil
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Obesity
Tissue Penetration of Antibiotics in Obesity
The purpose of this study is to evaluate cefoxitin pharmacokinetics in obese surgical patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00752908
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Breast Neoplasms
Reach for Health Study: Obesity-related Mechanisms and Mortality in Breast Cancer Survivors
This objective of this randomized controlled trial is to conduct a 2x2 test of a lifestyle intervention and metformin (a drug used to treat diabetes) to investigate how these treatments, alone or in combination, affect biomarkers…
- Trial name
- NCT01302379
- Testing
- Metformin, Lifestyle intervention, Standard printed dietary guidelines
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 333 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Obesity
Endoscopic Suturing System for Tissue Apposition
The objective of this feasibility trial is to evaluate the Ethicon Endo-Surgery Endoscopic Suturing System (ESS) for tissue apposition and reduction of the size of a dilated GJ anastomosis in subjects who are regaining weight…
- Trial name
- NCT00495222
- Testing
- Tissue plication, Endoscopic Suturing System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery
Obesity
Fruit and Vegetable Juice Concentrate Effects on RBP4 and Antioxidant Capacity in Lean and Overweight 6-10 Year Old Boys
Our study aims to evaluate if the consumption of a Fruit and Vegetable Juice Concentrate (FVJC) vs. placebo can exert changes in the serum levels of Retinol Binding Protein 4 (RBP4), carotenoids, tocopherol, antioxidant capacity…
- Trial name
- FVJC (NCT00842543)
- Testing
- Fruit and Vegetable Juice Concentrate (FVJC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Breast Cancer
Vitamin D and Breast Cancer: Does Weight Make a Difference?
This is a research study of the effect of Vitamin D on breast cancer. We hope to learn whether Vitamin D can change characteristics of certain genes in a breast cancer tumor that affect its growth.
- Trial name
- NCT01472445
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Melinda Telli
Asthma
Pilot Study of Pioglitazone for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Asthma in Obese Asthmatics
Asthmatics who are significantly overweight tend to have more severe symptoms, more flare ups, and are more likely to have poorly-controlled asthma when compared to other asthmatics.
- Trial name
- GLITZ Asthma (NCT00634036)
- Testing
- pioglitazone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Fernando Holguin
Morbid Obesity
Transmitted Light Tissue Thickness Analysis (TiLTT)
To assess gastric wall thickness using transmitted light intensity.
- Trial name
- TiLLT (NCT02749201)
- Testing
- Gastrisail
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Maimonides Medical Center
Pregnancy; Nutritional Diseases
Growth and Adiposity in Newborns: The Influence of Prenatal Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) Supplementation
The purpose of this study is to learn if participants in the ADORE study (NCT02626299), who took a DHA supplement during pregnancy, see favorable body fat in their infants from birth to 24 months, and if excessive or appropriate…
- Trial name
- ADORE-GAINS (NCT03310983)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 254 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome, Insulin Resistance
Growth Hormone and/or Rosiglitazone for HIV-Associated Increased Abdominal Fat and Insulin Resistance
The purpose of the study is to determine if the combination of recombinant human growth hormone plus rosiglitazone (an insulin-sensitizing drug) is safe and more effective than either drug alone (or no active therapy) for the…
- Conditions
- HIV-Associated Lipodystrophy Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, HIV Infections, Metabolic Syndrome X
- Trial name
- NCT00130286
- Testing
- Rosiglitazone, Recombinant human growth hormone + rosiglitazone
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Obesity, Pharmacokinetics
Effect of Weight and/or Obesity on Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Concentrations
This study will find how weight affects the dosing of a drug called sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. Currently, the amount of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim a patient receives is the same regardless of the patient's weight.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Pharmacokinetics, MRSA, Tuberculosis
- Trial name
- NCT01167452
- Testing
- Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Ovarian Suppression
Obesity, Oral Contraception, and Ovarian Suppression
This study proposes a double blind randomized clinical trial to include normal weight and obese women who have normal ovulatory function at baseline; the investigators will randomize women to 2 widely used OCs and evaluate…
- Trial name
- 20/30 (NCT00827632)
- Testing
- Low dose formulation, High dose formulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 226 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Obesity, Acanthosis Nigricans
Children's Healthy Living Community Randomized Trial
The goal is to build social/cultural, political/economic, and physical/built environments that will promote active play and intake of healthy food to prevent young child obesity in the Pacific Region.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Acanthosis Nigricans, Central Obesity
- Trial name
- CHL (NCT01881373)
- Testing
- CHL program, Delayed Optimized CHL program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,840 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Hawaii