Clinical trials: Nutrition Status
Obesity, Morbid, Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury
Providing Optimal PEEP During Mechanical Ventilation for Obese Patients Using Esophageal Balloon
This is a research study to determine if identifying an optimal level of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) targeted specifically to individualized patient characteristics will shorten the time on the ventilator.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Morbid, Ventilator-Induced Lung Injury, Respiratory Failure
- Trial name
- PROP OPEN (NCT03951064)
- Testing
- Esophageal balloon, Intervention Spontaneous Breathing Trial (SBT) and Extubation, Control Spontaneous Breathing Trial and Extubation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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
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
Peer-Led Healthy Lifestyle Program in Supportive Housing
This goal of this randomized controlled effectiveness trial is to compare the effectiveness of a peer-led health lifestyle intervention (Peer GLB) versus usual care services in supportive housing agencies in New York City and…
- Trial name
- NCT02175641
- Testing
- Peer-Led Group Lifestyle Balance, Usual Care Services
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 314 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Liver Diseases
Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy (MRS) Validation Study in Individuals With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
The purpose of this study is to see how effective the investigators' optimized magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) sequence in quantifying hepatic triglyceride content (HTGC) to enhance MRS as a diagnostic tool in non-alcohol…
- Trial name
- NAFLD (NCT00940537)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Cholestasis, Jaundice, Obstructive
SMOFlipid to Lessen the Severity of Neonatal Cholestasis
Parenteral nutrition (PN) provides intravenous nutritional supplementation for infants unable to absorb adequate enteral nutrients secondary to insufficient intestinal length or function.
- Trial name
- NCT02721277
- Testing
- SMOFlipid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Obesity, Infant, Language Development
Music and Child Health and Development
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects of a music enrichment program on the quality of parent child interactions, a child's motivation to eat, and a child's language environment in 9 to 24 month-old…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Infant, Language Development, Parent-Child Relations
- Trial name
- NCT05868811
- Testing
- Music Together, Play Group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Obesity
A Long Term Study of Sibutramine and the Role of Obesity Management in Relation to Cardiovascular Disease in Overweight and Obese Patients
The purpose of the study was to determine the long-term effect of sibutramine treatment on cardiovascular outcomes in overweight and obese patients at risk of a cardiovascular event.
- Trial name
- SCOUT (NCT00234832)
- Testing
- Sibutramine hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,777 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott
Renal Dialysis, Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D Supplementation in Kidney Disease
This is a double-blind placebo controlled pilot study to determine if vitamin D supplementation in hemodialysis (HD) patients will improve physical function and cognition.
- Trial name
- NCT01229878
- Testing
- Cholecalciferol (Vitamin D)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Obesity, Morbid, Pregnancy
3D Ultrasound-guided Labor Epidural Analgesia in the Morbid Obese Parturient
This study will be a randomized control study, with the objective to evaluate epidural analgesia success rates between the two methods (Blind Approach versus Accuro Device).
- Conditions
- Obesity, Morbid, Pregnancy, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03405311
- Testing
- Rivanna Accuro 3D Ultrasound Device, Palpation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Leg Cramps, Nocturnal
Vitamin D for Painful Nocturnal Leg Cramps
1. Research question: Does vitamin D reduce the frequency and severity of nocturnal leg cramps in older persons who previously took quinine for leg cramps? 2.
- Trial name
- NCT00715429
- Testing
- vitamin d
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A Research Study to See How Semaglutide Helps People With Excess Weight and Type 2 Diabetes Lose Weight
This study will look at how much weight participants will lose and how much blood sugar control they achieve from the start to the end of the study.
- Trial name
- NCT05649137
- Testing
- Semaglutide
- Where
- 76 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 512 people
- Sponsor
- Novo Nordisk A/S
Obesity, Infertility
Reprometabolic Syndrome Mediates Subfertility in Obesity
Obesity plays an adverse role at every stage of conception and pregnancy and mounting evidence implicates relative hypogonadotropic hypogonadism, and reduced menstrual cycle hormone secretion as likely contributors to the…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Infertility, Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadotropism, Hyperinsulinemia
- Trial name
- NCT02653092
- Testing
- Insulin, Intralipid, Dextrose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
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
Type 1 Diabetes, Obesity
ADJUnct Semaglutide Treatment in Type 1 Diabetes
The purpose of this study is to assess the use of once weekly semaglutide injection in inadequately controlled obese adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) using FDA-approved hybrid closed-loop therapies.
- Trial name
- ADJUST-T1D (NCT05537233)
- Testing
- Semaglutide
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- Viral N. Shah
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Pregnancy
Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Pregnancy
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a risk factor for complications during pregnancy and current screening tools for OSA have not been shown to be reliable in pregnant women.
- Conditions
- Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Pregnancy, Obesity, Morbid
- Trial name
- OSAinPreg (NCT02383706)
- Testing
- ApneaLink Air, Berlin Quesionnaire, Epworth Sleepiness Scale
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Obesity
A Research Study to Look Into How Semaglutide, Together With a Lower Dose of Insulin Glargine, Compares to a Higher Dose of Insulin Glargine Alone in People With Type 2 Diabetes (SUSTAIN OPTIMIZE)
This study compares semaglutide, together with a lower dose of insulin glargine, to a higher dose of insulin glargine in participants with type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT05514535
- Testing
- Semaglutide, Insuline glargine U100 (reduced), Insuline glargine U100 (titrated)
- Where
- 239 sites in United States, Czechia and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 573 people
- Sponsor
- Novo Nordisk A/S
Hypertension
The Effect of Grape Seed Extract on Blood Pressure in People With Pre-Hypertension
In this research study, the investigators are interested in learning how extracts from grape seeds can help those individuals with high blood pressure.
- Trial name
- GSE (NCT00979732)
- Testing
- grape seed extract
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Clinical Nutrition Research Center, Illinois Institute of Technology
Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity
Safety and Efficacy of EndoBarrier in Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes Who Are Obese
To determine if the EndoBarrier safely and effectively improves glycemic control in obese subjects with type 2 diabetes
- Trial name
- ENDO (NCT01728116)
- Testing
- EndoBarrier
- Where
- 25 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 325 people
- Sponsor
- Morphic Medical Inc.
Chronic Disease
Multiple Chronic Conditions for Older Adults
Multiple chronic conditions are common and expensive among patients aged ≥65 and are associated with lower quality of life, poorer response to treatment, worse medical and psychiatric outcomes, higher mortality, and higher costs…
- Trial name
- NCT03387735
- Testing
- Treatment as usual (TAU) + Internet, TAU + ElderTree
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 346 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison