Clinical trials: Obesity, Overweight
Overweight, Obesity
ACTION PAC: Adolescents Committed to Improvement of Nutrition & Physical Activity
Using a previously created weight management program for adolescents, the intervention will be implemented through school-based health centers (SBHC) and will be delivered by SBHC providers trained in Motivational Interviewing.
- Trial name
- ACTION PAC (NCT02502383)
- Testing
- ACTION PAC, Communication with parents
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 991 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Obesity
Investigation of a New Diet for the Treatment of Obesity in the NHS
Over one in four adults living in the UK is living with obesity. Obesity is associated with health complications including type 2 diabetes, heart disease and depression.
- Trial name
- NCT05249439
- Testing
- I-SatPro weight loss programme, Tier 3 weight loss programme
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Weight Loss, Obesity
The Effects of Exenatide (Byetta ) on Energy Expenditure and Weight Loss in Nondiabetic Obese Subjects
Exenatide is an incretin-like drug that has been approved for treatment of type 2 diabetes; it improves glycemia by increasing insulin and decreasing glucagon secretion by pancreatic islet cells and delaying gastric emptying.
- Trial name
- NCT00856609
- Testing
- Byetta (exenatide), Weight loss, Metabolic Chamber
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Obesity
Improving Weight Management at the VA
Compared to the general public, a higher percentage of Veterans are obese or overweight with a weight-related medical condition.
- Trial name
- NCT02626819
- Testing
- MOVE! Toward Your Goals, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Chronic Pain, Obesity
A Mobile Intervention to Reduce Pain and Improve Health (MORPH)
Chronic pain contributes to declining health and function in older adults; effects that are intensified by obesity and sedentary (sitting) behavior.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain, Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyle
- Trial name
- NCT03377634
- Testing
- MORPH
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Metformin in Overweight Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
The study included 102 overweight type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with a body mass index (BMI) of more than 25 in an open label study.
- Trial name
- NCT00922194
- Testing
- Extended Release Metformin
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Era's Lucknow Medical College
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
Gliosis, Obesity
Does What You Eat Affect Your Brain
The purpose of this study is to use magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to evaluate the human hypothalamus for signs of inflammation in response to specific diets.
- Conditions
- Gliosis, Obesity, Eating
- Trial name
- WYE (NCT05626907)
- Testing
- Diet modification #1, Diet modification #2, Diet modification #3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Obesity
Cardiometabolic Disease and Pulmonary Hypertension
This study will investigate if metformin can help people with obesity and high pressures inside their lung blood vessels. Metformin is approved by the U.S.
- Trial name
- NCT03349775
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Central Obesity, Hypertriglyceridemia
Fructose Consumption and Metabolic Dysregulation
High fructose intake is increasingly recognized as causative in development of prediabetes, metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease (CVD).
- Trial name
- NCT01445730
- Testing
- Fructose
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada, Finland and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marja-Riitta Taskinen
Obesity
Whole-body Vibration With or Without Localized Radiofrequency and Body Composition in Obese Female
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of whole-body vibration in the presence or absence of localized radiofrequency on body composition in obese female subjects. Moreover, strength tests will be performed.
- Trial name
- NCT01329328
- Testing
- vibrating platform (Bioplate RF)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universita di Verona
Obesity, Binge Eating
Treatment of Obesity and Binge Eating: Behavioral Weight Loss Versus Stepped Care
This controlled study will test the effectiveness of a stepped-care approach to a standard behavioral weight loss treatment for obese patients with Binge Eating Disorder (BED).
- Trial name
- NCT00829283
- Testing
- Behavioral Weight Loss, Behavioral Weight Loss + Guided self-help Cognitive-behavioral Therapy, Sibutramine/Orlistat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 191 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Prediabetic State, Overweight
Translating the DPP Into the Community
The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) demonstrated that an intensive lifestyle intervention resulting in modest weight loss and increased physical activity can delay or prevent the development of type 2 diabetes in those at…
- Conditions
- Prediabetic State, Overweight, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00302042
- Testing
- Brief counseling plus group diabetes prevention in community, Brief Counseling for pre-diabetes alone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Overweight, Obesity
Study of a Healthy Lifestyle Intervention for Deaf Adults Who Are Overweight or Obese
The purpose of the Deaf Weight Wise study is to test a 16 week, evidence-based, comprehensive program to change obesity-related health behaviors in Deaf people who use American Sign Language (ASL) as their primary language.
- Trial name
- DWW (NCT01452269)
- Testing
- Deaf Weight Wise program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Obesity
Learn, Engage, Act, Process (LEAP) for MOVE!
The overall goal of this project is to test whether the Learn. Engage. Act. Process (LEAP) intervention helps teams within the Veterans Health Administration's (VHA) local MOVE! group weight management programs be more in line…
- Trial name
- NCT02825680
- Testing
- Enhanced NCP Support, LEAP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 137 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity
Adding Liraglutide to High Dose Insulin: Breaking the Cycle
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the addition of liraglutide 1.8 mg/day to a high-dose insulin regimen (>1.8 units/kg/day) in patients with uncontrolled (HbA1c >7.5%) type 2 diabetes mellitus will improve blood…
- Trial name
- NCT01505673
- Testing
- Liraglutide, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- Ildiko Lingvay
Childhood Obesity
Impact of Body Weight on the Immediate Health of the Pediatric Population
Objective: Obesity amongst children is a public health issue in the United States and is rising at an alarming rate. The purpose of this study is to determine if there is any correlation between At Risk body weight (overweight…
- Trial name
- NCT00267631
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,392 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Antonios Likourezos
Severe Obesity, Hypoxia
Use of Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in Patients With Severe Obesity Undergoing Upper Endoscopy Procedures
The study evaluated the effect of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) to decrease the incidence of desaturation events in patients with severe obesity undergoing upper endoscopy.
- Trial name
- NCT03529461
- Testing
- Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation through nasal mask, Rescue non-invasive positive pressure ventilation through nasal mask, Secondary rescue maneuvers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bristol Hospital
Obesity
A Study to Test Whether Different Doses of BI 456906 Help People With Overweight or Obesity to Lose Weight
This study is open to adults, aged 18 to 75 years, with overweight or obesity. People with body mass index (BMI) of 27 or higher to join the study. People who have diabetes cannot participate.
- Trial name
- NCT04667377
- Testing
- BI 456906
- Where
- 43 sites in United States, Australia and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 387 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Overweight, Obesity
Vitamin D Effects in Overweight Patients
The purpose of the study is to investigate in overweight patients who are on a telemedically guided weight loss program the influence of a daily vitamin D supplement on weight loss and body composition, selected inflammation…
- Trial name
- SMART (NCT00493012)
- Testing
- vitamin D
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heart and Diabetes Center North-Rhine Westfalia
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