Clinical trials: Nutrition Intervention
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, Non-cardiac Thoracic Surgery
Pilot Testing a Home-Based Rehabilitation Intervention Designed to Improve Outcomes of Frail Veterans Following Cardiothoracic Surgery
Frail Veterans are at increased risk for poor surgical outcomes, and as the Veteran population grows older and more frail, there is a critical need to identify effective strategies for reducing surgical risks for these patients.
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, Non-cardiac Thoracic Surgery, Frailty
- Trial name
- NCT03299101
- Testing
- Prehabilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Obesity
Interventions in Nutrition Education and Skills
Healthy eating can be difficult for people who live in poor, geographically isolated regions of the United States. In particular, people who live in Appalachia often experience food insecurity (i.e., their access to adequate food…
- Trial name
- NCT02924051
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing, Cooking skills and nutritional education
- Volunteers
- 188 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Frances Hardin-Fanning, PhD, RN
Nutrition, Healthy, Behavior, Eating
Good Bowls: Eat Well At Work
The goal of this clinical trial is to improve the health of workers at their worksite by providing subsidized healthy meals supported by nutrition education and behavioral nudges using mobile health and Bluetooth technology.
- Trial name
- EWAW (NCT05776303)
- Testing
- Good Bowls, Good Bowls + App Nudges
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 201 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Equiti Food, LLC
Obesity
Physical Activity Choices Everyday
This study aims to test two strategies for weight loss maintenance. It involves two phases, a weight loss phase and a maintenance phase.
- Trial name
- PACE (NCT03824769)
- Testing
- Weight Loss Maintenance + Healthy Thinking, Weight Loss Maintenance Treatment + Future Thinking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Obesity
A Dose-finding Study to Evaluate the Change in Weight After Treatment With LIK066 in Japanese Patients With Obesity
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy, tolerability and safety of LIK066 to support dose selection for Phase 3 development in Japanese adults with obesity disease.
- Trial name
- NCT03320941
- Testing
- LIK066
- Where
- 24 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Overweight and Obesity
Adaptation of a Digital Weight Loss Intervention Promoting Self-regulation for Use in Type 2 Diabetes
The purpose of this study is to 1) adapt a weight loss app that the Tate team has previously developed to promote PA and diet and adapt them to the needs and perspectives of those with Type 2 Diabetes (T2DM), integrate daily…
- Trial name
- NCT03650088
- Testing
- Behavioral weight loss with digital tools
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Obesity, Overweight
Ignite Pilot: Goal Setting in a Digital Weight Loss Intervention
The goal of this pilot trial is to learn about the optimal intensity level of goals in a digital weight loss intervention among adults with overweight or obesity.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Weight Loss, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05715242
- Testing
- Core Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention, Easier Step Goal, Harder Step Goal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Physical Activity, Diet Modification
Dietary Carbohydrate Manipulation and Energy Balance: RCT
This study will investigate how dietary sugar and carbohydrates influence metabolism and health across a 12-week period, with a focus on physical activity.
- Trial name
- NCT03574987
- Testing
- Diet
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bath
Obesity, Food Insecurity
FoodRx for Obesity Treatment
This study is a 3-group, parallel design, randomized controlled trial (RCT) in 105 adults with obesity and food insecurity that will compare BWL-Alone (including standard-of-care referral and connection with community food…
- Trial name
- NCT05635019
- Testing
- BWL+VOUCHER, BWL+HOME, Behavioral weight loss counseling (BWL)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Smoking Cessation, Obesity
A Multiple Health Behavior Change Intervention for Overweight and Obese Smokers
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy, acceptability, and feasibility of an intervention that provides a behavioral weight gain prevention intervention in advance of smoking cessation treatment in individuals…
- Trial name
- NCT05136430
- Testing
- Self-Regulation strategies + large changes (SR), Healthy Lifestyle Education (LE), Smoking Cessation Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Obesity
Cell Phone Intervention in Young Adults
Weight gain accelerates during early adulthood, and leads to the health consequences of obesity (high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, etc). Most weight loss studies enroll middle-aged adults.
- Trial name
- CITY (NCT01092364)
- Testing
- Behavioral weight loss intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 365 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Pediatric Obesity, Habituation
Translating Habituation Research to Interventions for Pediatric Obesity
The purpose of this center grant is to translate basic behavioral science on habituation theory into clinical intervention using a vertical hierarchical approach from laboratory studies to field studies to the clinical…
- Trial name
- EAT (NCT01208870)
- Testing
- Variety Group, Nutrition Education Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Overweight and Obesity
Rapid Evaluation of Innovative Intervention Components to Maximize the Health Benefits of Behavioral Obesity Treatment Delivered Online: An Application of Multiphase Optimization Strategy
When delivered online, behavioral obesity treatments have the potential to reach large numbers of individuals with overweight/obesity and produce significant improvements in health and wellbeing.
- Trial name
- NCT04520256
- Testing
- Online Behavioral Weight Loss Program, Virtual Reality for Behavioral Weight Loss Skills Training, Tailored Interactive Video Feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 384 people
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Postpartum Weight Retention, Obesity
Feasibility of Meal Delivery Postpartum
This study is being done to assess the feasibility and acceptability of a meal delivery intervention among low-income postpartum women with obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT05579990
- Testing
- Meal Delivery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Overweight and Obesity, Eating Behavior
An ACT-Based Physician-Delivered Weight Loss Intervention
The purpose of the present study was to conduct a pilot RCT to test the feasibility of a physician-delivered ACT-based intervention for emotional eaters with overweight/obesity against standard care at a network of weight loss…
- Trial name
- NCT03611829
- Testing
- ACT Intervention, Standard Care
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University
Obesity
Maintenance After Initiation of Nutrition TrAINing
Obesity is the second leading cause of preventable deaths in the United States and is associated with a wide range of diseases. In people who are obese, weight loss improves blood pressure, dyslipidemia, glycemia, and arthritis…
- Trial name
- MAINTAIN (NCT01357551)
- Testing
- Maintenance intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 222 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Malnutrition, Dietary Modification
Evaluating a Family-based Nutrition and Garden Intervention in Rural Guatemala
This is a pilot quasi-experimental study to evaluate the impact of adding a family garden intervention to an existing wrap-around nutrition intervention for children with chronic malnutrition and their family.
- Trial name
- NCT03689504
- Testing
- Standard of care nutrition support, Home-based nutrition education, Home-based family gardening
- Where
- Guatemala
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Wuqu' Kawoq, Maya Health Alliance
Pre-diabetes
Preventing Diabetes in the Deep South: Extending Partnerships and Adapting Interventions to Reach Rural Communities at High Risk.
Diabetes is responsible for a huge and growing burden of patient suffering and social costs, and the impact of this disease is shared disproportionately by minorities and in rural resource-challenged communities, particularly in…
- Trial name
- NCT04343872
- Testing
- Receive lifestyle modification alone, Metformin therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity
REAL HEALTH-Diabetes: Reach Ahead for Lifestyle and Health-Diabetes
The goal of this project is to translate the Look AHEAD intensive lifestyle intervention for type 2 diabetes and obesity into usual care at community health centers, comparing an in-person group program (IP), a telephone…
- Trial name
- NCT02320253
- Testing
- In Person Group (IP), Telephone Conference Call Group (TCC), Medical Nutrition Therapy (MNT)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 211 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Obesity, Overweight
Spark: Finding the Optimal Tracking Strategy for Weight Loss in a Digital Health Intervention
This optimization trial will examine three tracking (or "self-monitoring") strategies for weight loss -- tracking dietary intake, steps, and/or body weight -- all delivered through digital health tools.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Weight Loss, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05249465
- Testing
- Core behavioral weight loss intervention, Self-monitoring diet, Self-monitoring weight
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University