Clinical trials: Nutrition Sciences
Obesity, Labor Complications
Labor Induction and Maternal BMI, Comparison of Different Pre-induction Cervical Ripening Methods
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether mechanical cervical ripening (using the Cook double balloon catheter) is superior or inferior to pharmacological agents (PGE1) in overweight and obese women undergoing labor…
- Trial name
- NCT02223949
- Testing
- Cook double balloon catheter, PGE1 tablet
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 624 people
- Sponsor
- Hillel Yaffe Medical Center
Obesity, Liver Cirrhosis
Endoscopic Intragastric Balloon Placement for Weight Loss in Liver Transplant Waitlist Candidates
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the Orbera Intragastric Balloon is a safe and effective means for weight loss and improved metabolic disease in patients with cirrhosis requiring liver transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT02556138
- Testing
- ORBERA Intragastric Balloon
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Diabetic Nephropathies, Hyperhomocysteinemia
The Effect of Folic Acid Administration in the Progression of Microalbuminuria
The development of diabetic nephropathy has been linked to several genetic polymorphisms, including those related with homocysteine metabolism such as the methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR)and the…
- Trial name
- NCT00737126
- Testing
- Folic acid
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez
Overweight, Obesity
Feasibility Study of Receiving Feedback Messages Based on Self-monitored Dietary Intake
Brief Summary: This randomized clinical pilot will test the feasibility of having individuals self-monitor for 12 weeks and based on what the participants record be given feedback messages.
- Trial name
- SMARTER (NCT02829632)
- Testing
- Group Sessions, Feedback, Self-monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Obesity, Weight Loss
Evaluation of Alternative Exercise Treatments on Weight Loss in Overweight Women.
The purpose is to examine the additional effect of either yoga or resistance exercise on weight loss weight combined with a standard behavioral weight loss intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT00177632
- Testing
- behavioral weight loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Overweight
TeleLifestyleCoaching for Weight Loss
Lifestyle changes often fail due to loss of motivation. Telemedicine and personal coaching have the potential to support lifestyle change and weight loss.
- Trial name
- FitMeFit (NCT01868763)
- Testing
- telemedical devices (weighing machine and step counter), care calls once per week for 12 weeks
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- West German Center of Diabetes and Health
Central Obesity
Cavitaion vs W-BEMS on Central Obesity
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of ultrasound cavitation and whole-body electromyostimulation (WB-EMS) on inflammatory markers in individuals with central obesity.
- Trial name
- w-bems (NCT07307898)
- Testing
- cavitation, whole body electromyostimulation
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Weight Gain
Post Disaster Nutrition Intervention for Under-two-year-old Children in Lombok Indonesia
In 2018, multiple earthquake with magnitude range from 6 to 7 hit Lombok Island, West Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. Following the situational analysis and baseline study in December 2018 (4 months after the first…
- Trial name
- NIELombok (NCT03895398)
- Testing
- nutrition and psychosocial intervention with community participatory
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 480 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- SEAMEO Regional Centre for Food and Nutrition
Obesity
Effect of Respiratory Training Protocols on GH Secretion in Obesity (ALRESPGHOB)
The study's primary objective is to evaluate the acute and chronic (3 weeks) effects of two respiratory training protocols in obese adolescents (performed during a period of hospitalization for a body weight reduction program)…
- Trial name
- ALRESPGHOB (NCT05759598)
- Testing
- Rehabilitation protocol + guided spontaneous breathing exercises, Rehabilitation protocol + specific respiratory muscle training program
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Auxologico Italiano
Physical Activity, Children
Effectiveness of MOVI Interventions on Adiposity, Cognition and Motor Competence: MOVI-da10!
Project which objective is to test the effectiveness of a classroom-based physical activity intervention (MOVI-da10!) on improving, body composition, cardio-respiratory fitness and executive function.
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Children, Obesity, Cardiovascular
- Trial name
- MOVI-da10! (NCT03236363)
- Testing
- MOVI-da10! active breaks, MOVI-da10! integrated physical activity
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 370 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Castilla-La Mancha
Adolescent Obesity, Diet
Chrononutrition and Adolescent Weight Control
Comprehensive lifestyle interventions are recommended for the treatment of adolescent obesity; however, evidence suggests that they are not as effective in teens as they are in children and adults.
- Conditions
- Adolescent Obesity, Diet, Weight Loss, Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT04256863
- Testing
- Breakfast / Lunch, Dinner (DIN)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
PCOS Disease
Studying the Starvation Effect on Androgen Metabolism in 20 Healthy Young Women and Comparison to Women With PCOS.
In this study, the investigators wanted to investigate the energy homeostasis and the steroid metabolism of 20 healthy, young and normal weight women aged between 16-35 years before and after a 48 hours fasting period.
- Trial name
- SEA (NCT03573063)
- Testing
- Androgen metabolism after starvation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
High and Increasing Contribution of Energy From Beverages in the Diet May Enhance Positive Energy Balance and Weight Gain
Effects of Food Form and Fitness on Appetite and Digestion.
Energy-yielding fluids induce weaker appetitive and compensatory dietary responses than energy-matched semi-solids or solids. This is problematic because the high and increasing contribution of energy from beverages in the diet…
- Trial name
- NCT01070199
- Testing
- liquid to liquid, liquid to solid, solid to liquid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Cardiovascular Disease Prevention
Impact of a Nutritional Supplement on Metabolic Health
There are prevalent micronutrient and fiber deficiencies in a significant proportion of US population, particularly among the overweight or obese.
- Trial name
- CHORIBar (NCT02239198)
- Testing
- Nutrition bar
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Obesity, Overweight
PACE-CALL: A Weight Control Intervention for Survivors of Childhood Leukemia
The purpose of this National Cancer Institute (NCI) funded study is to develop and test the acceptability and usability of a web \& text message based weight loss intervention for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL)…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Weight Loss, Weight Maintenance
- Trial name
- PACE-CALL (NCT01171599)
- Testing
- Fit4Life
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Overweight
Effects of a Health-At-Every-Size Approach on Weight Management in Premenopausal Overweight Women
The purpose of this study is to measure the effects of a Health-At-Every-Size (HAES) approach on global health status of premenopausal overweight women preoccupied about their weight and who have been unsuccessful in previous…
- Trial name
- CHOIX (NCT01240499)
- Testing
- Health-At-Every-Size (HAES)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Hypertension, Obesity
Effect of EGCG on the Body's Response to Insulin
This study will examine whether epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG), a major component of green tea, affects how the body responds to insulin in healthy and obese people.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT00434499
- Testing
- EGCG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Obesity
A Novel Way to Estimate Epidural Depth in Morbidly Obese Parturient
The purpose of this study is to determine the correlation between actual epidural needle depth (ND) and the use of ultrasound with an epidural depth equation (EQ-US) to estimate epidural depth (Est-D) in morbidly obese…
- Trial name
- NCT01415232
- Testing
- Sonosite S-Nerve® US system (SonoSite, Bothell,WA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Manuel C. Vallejo
Multimorbidity, Comorbidity
A Study on the Effectiveness of Comprehensive Intervention Based on Specialized Physical Education Courses in the Prevention of Comorbidity Among Junior Middle School Students
Junior high school students are in a critical period of physical and mental development, currently facing two major health challenges: first, persistently high rates of myopia with a noticeable trend toward younger onset; second…
- Conditions
- Multimorbidity, Comorbidity, Common Diseases in Children and Adolescents, Myopia
- Trial name
- NCT07237698
- Testing
- The intervention group participated in specialized physical education courses.
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xiaoyan Wu
Childhood Obesity
Mountain West Prevention Research Center Core Research Project
This hybrid type 3 effectiveness-implementation sequential multiple assignment randomized trial will assess the impact of integrating population health management (PHM) strategies-text messaging and enrollment in Building Healthy…
- Trial name
- MW-PRCCRP (NCT07479498)
- Testing
- Text Message-based recruitment, Active outreach follow-up
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Paul Estabrooks
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