Clinical trials: Nutrition Therapy
Pulmonary Atelectasis, Respiratory Tract Diseases
Use of Positive Pressure in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Reduction Stomach Surgery
The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of using positive pressure in the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative morbidly obese individuals undergoing gastroplasty.
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Atelectasis, Respiratory Tract Diseases, Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT01786681
- Testing
- Positive pressure
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Metodista de Piracicaba
Severe Acute Malnutrition
Ready to Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) in Severe Malnourished Children
1. RUTF would be more effective (quicker catch-up growth by promoting more tissue accrue resulting decrease stay in rehabilitation ward) in treating children with SAM during the rehabilitation phase than khichuri /halwa; 2.
- Trial name
- RUTF (NCT01331044)
- Testing
- Plumpy Nut, Khichuri and Halwa
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh
Pediatric Obesity, Weight Loss
Our Lifestyles Our Lives
The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of step goals with pedometers to improve children's weight loss, physical activity, and psychosocial health during behavioral treatment.
- Trial name
- OLOL (NCT02965729)
- Testing
- Family-based weight management, Pedometer, Individualized step goals
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabete Type 2
EffectiVenEss of a Rehabilitation Treatment With Nordic Walking in obEse or oveRweight Patients
Nordic Walking (NW) is a biomechanically correct walking technique that originated in Finland in the 1930s as an off-season training method for cross-country skiers.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabete Type 2, Overweight and Obesity
- Trial name
- VENERE (NCT05987410)
- Testing
- Nordic Walking (NW), Standard Rehabilitation (SR), Cardiological Counselling (CC)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Don Carlo Gnocchi ETS
Obesity
A Study to Determine the Effectiveness of a Self-regulation Program to Treat Pediatric Obesity
The objective of this study is to pilot test, evaluate and compare the effects of Cue Reactivity and Sensitivity Training (CRST) and Children's Appetite Awareness Training (CAAT) in 48 children aged 8-12 years old.
- Trial name
- ROC (NCT01442142)
- Testing
- CAAT: Appetite Awareness, CRST: Volcravo, Combined CAAT and CRST program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Sarcopenia
Multicomponent Intervention for Physical Frailty and Sarcopenia
The SPRINTT study will evaluate the efficacy of a multicomponent intervention programme (physical activity, nutritional counselling/dietary intervention, and information and communications technology intervention) compared with a…
- Trial name
- SPRINTT (NCT02582138)
- Testing
- Multicomponent intervention (MCI), Healthy Aging Lifestyle Education (HALE)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart
Premature Birth, Birth Weight
Fresh RX: NHS 2020
This study is an evaluation of the Fresh Rx: Nourishing Healthy Starts program administered by Operation Food Search, a St. Louis-based nonprofit organization.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Birth Weight, Post Partum Depression, Health Care Utilization
- Trial name
- NCT04845230
- Testing
- FreshRx Nourishing Healthy Starts
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Type 2 Diabetes, Overweight
Effect of Victoza on Dietary Preferences and Habit in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
This is an open-label comparative study in three parallel groups. It is expected that 90 patients and/or healthy volunteers will participate in this biomedical research.
- Trial name
- GLP1 et Goût (NCT02674893)
- Testing
- Liraglutide, Observation alone
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Obesity
Lifestyle Intervention's Impact on Health Care Costs
The ICAN Pilot project aims to evaluate the differences in economic, clinical and quality of life outcomes of a nutrition intervention involving lifestyle case management and medical nutrition therapy by a registered dietitian…
- Trial name
- ICAN (NCT00717158)
- Testing
- Usual medical care, Lifestyle Case management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Effects of Obesity Treatments on Food Preferences and Metabolism
Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus are major health problems which are becoming a burden both for patients and health systems alike.
- Trial name
- FPS (NCT01724060)
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Obesity, Child
Kids Obesity Prevention Program - Study (KOP)
Obesity and its associated comorbidities are becoming a key and rapidly growing public health problem. The cause of obesity is an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure in favor of the former.
- Trial name
- KOP (NCT02551978)
- Testing
- The serious game KOP
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Obesity, Morbid
Suboptimal Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass Surgery
Bariatric surgery is the only long-term established treatment for morbid obesity. However, some patients experience suboptimal weight loss after surgery and/or experience a significant weight regain.
- Trial name
- NCT01829906
- Testing
- Multidisciplinary outpatient programme, Inpatient lifestyle programme
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Obesity, Overweight
Brief Behavioral Weight Loss Treatment vs. Weight Watchers
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of Weight Watchers, brief behavioral treatment, and a combination treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00249340
- Testing
- Weight Watchers, brief behavioral weight loss treatment, brief behavioral + Weight Watchers combined treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Physical Inactivity, Obesity, Childhood
Effectiveness of a Telehealth-based Physical Activity Intervention
This study is a 11 week telehealth intervention focusing on increasing physical activity in adolescents who are receiving medical care for obesity. The participants will be randomized into two groups: control and intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT05123235
- Testing
- Physical Activity
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Health Literacy Level
The Effect of Health Literacy Based Practices
It is important to adopt healthy lifestyle behaviors such as nutrition and physical activity in adolescence. Health literacy, which is the competence of adolescents to participate in their own health decisions and takes…
- Trial name
- NCT05677854
- Testing
- Health literacy based motivaonal interview, Health literacy based health education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ayşegül Akca
Tobacco Use Disorder
Smoking Cessation Treatment for Smokers With Obesity
This study aims to developed an empirically validated psychological intervention protocol for smoking cessation among individuals with excess weight.
- Trial name
- NCT04332029
- Testing
- CBT + WGP + CM, CBT + WGP
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oviedo
Abdominal Obesity, Cardiovascular Diseases
Grain Exercise Trial - Whole Grain Versus no Grain With or Without Physiotherapy-promoted Exercise for Waist Loss
The main purpose of this 2-year lifestyle experiment for waist loss is twofold: 1. to compare whole grains and no grains as part of a healthy diet, 2.
- Conditions
- Abdominal Obesity, Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Type 2, Hypertension
- Trial name
- GET (NCT01208558)
- Testing
- Diet A, Diet B, Physiotherapy
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lund University
Obesity, Overweight
Improving Self-Monitoring in Weight Loss With Technology
We propose to conduct a randomized study of standard behavioral weight-loss treatment to test if using an electronic diary with or without tailored feedback will improve adherence to self-monitoring and subsequently improve…
- Trial name
- NCT00277771
- Testing
- Standard behavioral treatment (SBT) for weight loss, SBT for weight loss using a PDA, SBT for weight loss using a PDA with feedback messages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lora Burke
Obesity
Low Carbohydrates in Obese Adolescents
A three arms open,randomized interventional study in order to compare the impact of low carbohydrate diets with different protein and fat ratios versus a standard balanced diet on BMI and metabolic parameters in obese…
- Trial name
- NCT00575900
- Testing
- dietary intervention
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Pediatric Obesity, Clinical Trial
A Novel School-clinic-community Online Model of Child Obesity Treatment in Singapore During COVID-19
Background: The Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease, which was first identified in December 2019 and has then spread rapidly around the world.
- Trial name
- NCT04395430
- Testing
- Usual Care, online KKH Sports Singapore Program with Usual Care
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital