Clinical trials: Obesity, Abdominal
Abdominal Obesity
Effects of Weight Reduction on Sleep and Alertness in Long-distance Truck and Bus Drivers
The study is a year-long health-behaviour intervention in obese, male truck-drivers to lose weight moderately by 10%, using monthly individual counseling.
- Trial name
- SF-Truck (NCT00893646)
- Testing
- weight loss counseling
- Where
- 3 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UKK Institute
Cardiovascular Disease
Effects of Almonds on Cardiovascular Risk Factors
The purpose of this research is to build the evidence base for approval of FDA health claims related to almonds and cardiovascular disease.
- Trial name
- ALD (NCT01101230)
- Testing
- Almonds
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Penn State University
Type 2 Diabetes
Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes Amongst South Asians With Central Obesity and Prediabetes
The investigators' general goal is to identify approaches to risk stratification and health promotion through lifestyle modification that are acceptable, effective and efficient for prevention of T2D in South Asian communities…
- Trial name
- iHealth-T2D (NCT02949739)
- Testing
- Intensive lifestyle modification
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 5,244 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Psoriasis, Arthritic Psoriasis
Evaluation of Adipokines and Fat Tissue in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
Body composition analysis and especially body fat distribution in regions of interest (android and in particular intra-abdominal region) provides some information on the risk of cardiovascular disease.
- Trial name
- ADIPSO (NCT02849795)
- Testing
- bone densitometry, questionnaires, biological analyses
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 199 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Abdominal Obesity
Effect of Replacing HFCS With Sucromalt in Subjects With Raised Waist Circumference
Weight gain is linked to a high consumption of soft-drinks and other beverages sweetened with high fructose corn syrup. Being overweight increases risk for diabetes and heart disease.
- Trial name
- NCT00374218
- Testing
- High Fructose Corn Syrup, Sucromalt
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Stress, Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Evaluating and Treating Potential Research Participants With Digestive Disorders
Background: Some research studies focus on digestive disorders, such as nutritional, gastrointestinal, and liver disorders. Researchers want to examine and treat people with digestive disorders in order to learn more about these…
- Conditions
- Stress, Irritable Bowel Syndrome, Obesity, Abdominal Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01736280
- Testing
- Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
Abdominoplasty Surgery
Correlation Between Intra-abdominal Pressure and Diaphragmatic Mobility in Women Submitted to Abdominoplasty After Bariatric Surgery
Background: Plication of the rectus abdominis muscles leads to an increase in intra-abdominal pressure (IAP), which may negatively impact the respiratory system due to its effects on diaphragmatic mobility (DM).
- Trial name
- NCT06648694
- Testing
- Abdominoplasty surgery, Abdominoplasty
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal de Pernambuco
Physical Activity, Central Obesity
Is Physical Activity, Obesity, and Ethnicity Associated With the Tethering and Migration of Pro-inflammatory Monocytes?
Being south Asian or centrally obese may be associated with an increased risk of inflammation. The investigators are seeking to investigate whether this is the case by recruiting white European and south Asian men who are lean or…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Central Obesity, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT04761081
- Testing
- Habitual physical activity assessment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loughborough University
Obesity
Diet and Body Composition
The investigators hypothesize that differential dynamics in fat depots in response to two opposing dietary strategies mediate the beneficial metabolic effects during weight loss and regain phases.
- Trial name
- CENTRAL (NCT01530724)
- Testing
- Weight-loss diet strategy (+) exercise (PA), weight loss (-) exercise (PA)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Overweight, Obesity
Effects of WB-EMS and Protein Supplementation on LBM Maintenance During Intended Weight Loss
The present study aimed to determine the effect of different interventions on lean body mass maintenance under weight loss conditions in overweight and obese premenopausal women.
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity, Abdominal Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03746977
- Testing
- Protein, Walking, WB-EMS application
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Erlangen-Nürnberg Medical School
Vitamin D Deficiency, Diabetes Mellitus
Vitamin D Supplementation on Metabolic Syndrome Indicators Among Older Adults, Alborz Province, Iran
General objective: To assess the effect of vitamin D supplementation on metabolic syndrome among food insecure and vitamin D deficient older adults in Karaj city, Alborz province in Iran.
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Lipid Metabolism Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03193944
- Testing
- D-vitin, soft gelatin capsule (vitamin D3,50000 IU)
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alborz Medical University
Subcutaneous Abdominal Adiposity
An Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of LIPO-102 for the Reduction of Subcutaneous Abdominal Adiposity
This is a double-masked evaluation of the safety and efficacy of LIPO-102 for the reduction of subcutaneous abdominal adiposity.
- Trial name
- NCT01096979
- Testing
- LIPO-102
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neothetics, Inc
Subjects With Abdominal Obesity
Grape and Pomegranate Polyphenols in Postprandial Glucose and Related Parameters
The aim of this is study is to evaluate the acute effect of grape and pomegranate polyphenols in the modulation of markers of metabolic syndrome.
- Trial name
- POME-GRAPE-1 (NCT02710461)
- Testing
- Mixture of grape pomace and pomegranate pomace
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Research Council, Spain
Acupuncture
Efficacy of Abdominal Catgut Embedding Combined With Auricular Acupressure Therapy for Obese Patients
Objective: obesity is an important risk factor of chronic diseases, which not only threatens people's health, but also an important topic of public health.
- Trial name
- NCT06133205
- Testing
- Catgut Embedding at acupoints
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Obesity (BMI>30), Postoperative Cognitive Function
Postoperative Cognitive Function After Different Anesthetic Techniques in Obese Patients
Obese patients are at increased risk of postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD). The effects of different anesthetic techniques on postoperative cognitive function remain controversial.
- Trial name
- NCT07665645
- Testing
- Sevoflurane (Volatile Anesthetic), propofol, Remifentanil
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gaziantep City Hospital
Dyslipidemias, Obesity
Evaluation of Milk Polar Lipids in Dyslipidemic Adults With Abdominal Obesity
The major objective of this project is to examine whether daily consumption of milk polar lipids (MPLs) influences cardiometabolic risk factors.
- Trial name
- NCT05700916
- Testing
- Milk Polar Lipid-Rich Dairy Powder, Dairy Powder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
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
Overweight and Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
Testing the Adipose Expandability Hypothesis In Vivo During Overfeeding
Adipose, or fat, tissue is a plastic organ that retains the ability to expand and store excess calories during positive energy balance in humans.
- Trial name
- EAT 2 (NCT04583514)
- Testing
- Control, Overfeeding
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Men With Mild Abdominal Obesity
Protein Bioavailability of Wolffia Globosa (Mankai); Acute Test Meal Effects
The investigators aim to test the protein bioavailability of new specific developed strain of duckweed [Wolffia globose, Mankai] , an aquatic plant, which might serve as a protein source and contains all the 9 essential and the 6…
- Trial name
- Mankai (NCT03020225)
- Testing
- White cheese, Green peas, Mankai
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
Urologic Diseases, Overactive Bladder Syndrome
Central Obesity in Cases of OAB
Obesity is not a homogeneous condition and that the regional distribution of adipose tissue is important to understanding the relation of obesity to disturbances in glucose and lipid metabolism.
- Conditions
- Urologic Diseases, Overactive Bladder Syndrome, Obesity, Abdominal
- Trial name
- NCT03750604
- Testing
- visceral fat obesity (surface area and function)
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University