Clinical trials: Nutrition Therapy
Obesity, Patient Education
Teaching Obesity Treatment Options to Adult Learners Trial
Obesity is the second leading cause of death in the U.S. The treatment of obesity and its related health issues, including cardiovascular disease and diabetes, exceeds $150 billion annually.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Patient Education, Weight Loss
- Trial name
- TOTAL (NCT03856320)
- Testing
- Educational Video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Obesity, Oligospermia
Aromatase Inhibitors in the Treatment of Male Infertility
Obesity is associated with an increase in blood levels of estrogen. Estrogen or "female hormone" is believed to have a negative effect on sperm production.
- Trial name
- NCT00440180
- Testing
- Anastrozole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Binge-eating Disorder, Obesity
Behavioral and Pharmacologic Treatment of Binge Eating and Obesity: Acute Treatment
This study will test the effectiveness and relative efficacy of behavioral and pharmacologic treatments, alone and in combination, for the treatment of binge eating disorder (BED) in patients with obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT03045341
- Testing
- NB medication (Naltrexone Bupropion combination), Behavioral Weight Loss (BWL) counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Obesity
Effectiveness and Safety Study of LAP-BAND Treatment in Subjects With BMI >/= 30 kg/m2 and < 40 kg/m2
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the LAP-BAND system is safe and effective in subjects with BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 and < 40 kg/m2.
- Trial name
- NCT00570505
- Testing
- LAP-BAND System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Apollo Endosurgery, Inc.
Gynecology
An Endometrial Cancer Chemoprevention Study of Metformin
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn about the effects of metformin and/or a program called "lifestyle intervention" on the endometrium (inner lining of the uterus) in post-menopausal women who are also obese…
- Trial name
- NCT01697566
- Testing
- Metformin, Endometrial Biopsy, Lifestyle Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Obesity
A Pilot Trial of Nabilone for the Treatment of Obesity
Obesity is a serious health problem which increases the likelihood of developing other life-changing medical conditions. Despite increasing knowledge about the neural and metabolic basis of obesity, the development of effective…
- Trial name
- NCT04801641
- Testing
- Nabilone
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Utilization, Health Care, Obesity
Healthcare Utilization in Obese Caregiver Living Donors
The goal of this study is to estimate risk of post-donation healthcare use attributable to informal caregiving among obese living donors.
- Trial name
- NCT04341896
- Testing
- Caregivers, Non-caregivers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 784 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Overweight, Obesity
Parent-Based Treatment for Pediatric Overweight
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a parent/guardian intervention for adolescent overweight/obesity more effective than a nutritional counseling education curriculum for reducing body mass index z-score (BMI…
- Trial name
- PO (NCT00807560)
- Testing
- FBT-PO, NEC
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Intranasal Oxytocin for Infants With Prader-Willi Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to compare the change in suck and swallow competency from baseline to morning of day 6 with intranasal oxytocin spray vs placebo in infants/children with Prader-Willi Syndrome who are in nutritional…
- Trial name
- NCT03245762
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Binge Eating Disorder, Obesity
Craving, Binge Eating and Obesity
This research study is designed to look at the effectiveness of bupropion for reducing binge eating in overweight persons with binge eating problems.
- Trial name
- NCT00414167
- Testing
- bupropion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Obesity, Metabolic Surgery
Qsymia as an Adjunct to Surgical Therapy in the Superobese
This study tests the efficacy of the medication, Qsymia, as an adjunct therapy in superobese individuals planning to undergo weight loss surgery.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Metabolic Surgery, Weight Loss, Bariatric Surgery Procedures
- Trial name
- NCT02301416
- Testing
- Phentermine/topiramate, low calorie diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Overweight and Obesity
Neurocognitive Benefits of a Weight Management Program
This study will assess whether weight loss induced through diet and physical activity can change neural responses to high- and low-calorie food images.
- Trial name
- NCT04202133
- Testing
- WW (formerly Weight Watchers), Waitlist
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Calcium Deficiency, Vitamin D Deficiency
Human Pharmacology Trial of Calcium-vitamin D3 Tablet in Healthy Participants
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate that the intestinal absorption of calcium from a newly developed calcium carbonate-vitamin D3 chewable tablet formulation increases the amount of calcium excreted in urine and decreases…
- Trial name
- Osteopro (NCT01639222)
- Testing
- Calcium 500 mg and Vitamin D3 800 IU, Low calcium meals
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Takeda
Obesity, Childhood
Community Active and Healthy Families
To address childhood overweight disparities among Latino children in immigrant families a pilot trial of a community-based obesity treatment program, Community Active and Healthy Families (AHF), among 5-12 year old overweight and…
- Trial name
- CommunityAHF (NCT04414553)
- Testing
- Community Active and Healthy Families
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Obesity
Assessment of and Treatment Applied to Food Addiction in a Rural Healthy Behaviors Clinic
Research purpose: The purpose of this pilot study is to assess obese clients for two phenotypes, those testing positive and those testing negative for Food Addiction (FA) (Yale Food Addiction Scale, YFAS) and determining the…
- Trial name
- NCT03431831
- Testing
- Intervention Control, Counselling, Contrave
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Obesity
A Study Comparing Multiple Doses of VI-0521 With Placebo and Their Single-agent Constituents for Treatment of Obesity in Adults
The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of various doses of VI-0521 compared to both placebo, and the single-agent components that comprise each combination dose.
- Trial name
- NCT00563368
- Testing
- VI-0521, topiramate, phentermine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 756 people
- Sponsor
- VIVUS LLC
Obesity, Morbid, Insulin Resistance
Stool Transplantation for Treatment of Insulin Resistance in Morbidly Obese Patients
More and more people in Canada and around the world are severely (morbidly) obese, and this is associated with a high risk for poor blood sugar control (insulin resistance, IR) and diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT02970877
- Testing
- Fecal filtrate from 150 g stool from healthy lean donors, Fecal filtrate from 150 g of the recipient's own stool
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Johane Allard
Chronic Disease, Hypertension
Rehabilitation in Primary Care: A Project to Maximize the Health Status of Adults With Chronic Illness
The purpose of the study is to determine whether occupational therapy and physiotherapy delivered in a primary care setting to adults with chronic illness is effective in improving health.
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease, Hypertension, Back Pain, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00229957
- Testing
- Occupational therapy, Physiotherapy, Self-management
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 303 people
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Efficacy of Amlexanox vs. Placebo in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
This study involves research about an investigational medicine called Amlexanox. The reason for this study is to find out how Amlexanox can improve type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT01975935
- Testing
- Amlexanox
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Hyperlipidemia, Diabetes
Point-of-Care Testing (POCT) Detection and Management of Metabolic Syndrome in Patients With Mental Illness
The study was a 12-month, multi-centered, quasi-experimental design to assess point-of-care (POCT) screening/monitoring of subjects on antipsychotic agents for metabolic syndrome.
- Conditions
- Hyperlipidemia, Diabetes, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT02029989
- Testing
- Glucose and lipids, Glycosylated Hemoglobin A1c, Blood Pressure and Heart Rate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 121 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota