Clinical trials: Obesity, Unspecified
Attention Concentration Difficulty, Obesity, Childhood
Trial on the Effect of Media Multi-tasking on Attention to Food Cues and Cued Overeating
Childhood obesity is a critical public health problem in the United States. One factor known to contribute to childhood obesity is excess consumption.
- Trial name
- NCT03882957
- Testing
- Sustained attention, media multi-task, Video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Obesity
Prolonged Daily Fasting as a Viable Alternative to Caloric Restriction in At-Risk Obese Humans
Purpose: Obesity is reaching epidemic proportions, affecting 36% of the adult population in the United States. There is intense interest in dietary management to treat obesity and its associated complications.
- Trial name
- NCT04259632
- Testing
- Time Restricted Eating (TRE), Caloric Restriction (CR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
Cellular Dynamics of Subcutaneous Fat Distribution in Obese Women
The body shape of obese women varies between having the majority of fat either above the waist ("apple" shape) or below the waist ("pear" shape).
- Trial name
- Apple/Pear (NCT01748994)
- Testing
- Pioglitazone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Weight Loss, Obesity
A Trial to Test an Acceptance-based Therapy Program Among Adolescent Girls With Overweight/Obesity
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of an acceptance-based therapy weight loss intervention compared with enhanced care for adolescents.
- Conditions
- Weight Loss, Obesity, Overweight
- Trial name
- NCT04484831
- Testing
- ABT Weight Loss Intervention, Enhanced Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Hypertension, Obesity
Intermittent Fasting Adherence and Self Tracking
This pilot study will randomize 34 patients with hypertension and obesity to either time-restricted feeding alone or a commitment device to encourage time-restricted feeding, including a commitment pledge, involvement of a…
- Trial name
- iFAST (NCT04836312)
- Testing
- Soft Commitment Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Childhood Obesity
Physical Activity and Screen-Time Regulations in Childcare Centers - Aim 2
Objective is to examine the physical activity and screen-time behaviors of children enrolled in licensed childcare centers before and after the enactment of new state regulations.
- Trial name
- Pause and Play (NCT02751814)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Obesity
A Primary Care Behavioral Approach for Addressing Childhood Overweight
The purpose of this study is to determine whether participation in a group-based health education curriculum is superior to receipt of standardized health educational materials for children who are overweight or at risk for…
- Trial name
- NCT00284557
- Testing
- Group-based behavioral intervention
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Osteoporosis, Obesity
Breastfeeding and Exercise for Healthy Infants and Postpartum Moms Too!
Approximately 8 million American women suffer from osteoporosis, and one out of every two women over the age of 50 will have an osteoporotic-related fracture in their lifetime (42).
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis, Obesity, Weight Loss
- Trial name
- BEHIP (NCT00966381)
- Testing
- Exercise and weight loss intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Treating the Endothelium to Restore Insulin Sensitivity
A study of 12 weeks' treatment with losartan or placebo, to test the hypothesis that RAS inhibition will improve insulin' vascular actions and therefore improve insulin sensitivity in skeletal muscle.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Pre-diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT00402194
- Testing
- Losartan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Obesity
Short- and Long-Term Effects of Antibiotics on Childhood Growth
The objectives of the proposed study are to assess the effects of different types, timing, and amount of antibiotic use in the first two years of life with (Specific Aim 1) body mass index (BMI) and obesity at ages 5 and 10 years…
- Trial name
- ABX (NCT02744846)
- Testing
- Antibiotics exposure
- Volunteers
- 681,739 people
- Sponsor
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Obesity
Daytime vs. Delayed Eating Among Obese Individuals
The randomized, cross-over design study is designed to determine how timing of eating affects weight, adiposity, energy metabolism, and gene expression.
- Trial name
- NCT03354169
- Testing
- Eating Condition, No Intervention; withdrawn before randomization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Overweight
The Effect of White Sweet Potato Meal Replacement on Weight Control of the Obesity
The purpose of this project is to use white-skinned sweet potato as the main material for weight control for overweight and obesity, the non-communicable diseases (cardiovascular diseases, cancers, chronic respiratory diseases…
- Trial name
- NCT02935179
- Testing
- White sweet potato diet
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Obesity, Diabetes
Modeling the Epidemiologic Transition Study
This project examines whether individuals' amount of activity energy expenditure (AEE) is related to adiposity and adiposity/diabetes-related hormones in a diverse sample of 2500, and to test the ecological hypothesis that a…
- Trial name
- METS (NCT02925156)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,506 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loyola University
Obesity, Lifestyle-related Condition
Lifestyle Intervention in Preparation for Pregnancy (LIPP)
Studies evaluating lifestyle intervention in obese women during pregnancy have reported limited success in decreasing excessive gestational weight gain, and have failed to achieve the key outcome of breaking the obesity cycle and…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Lifestyle-related Condition, Macrosomia, Fetal
- Trial name
- NCT03146156
- Testing
- Lifestyle Intervention
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 143 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts Medical Center
Abdominal Obesity, Hypertension
The Vascular Effects of Carvedilol Controlled Release (CR) in Abdominally Obese Hypertensive Patients
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of two different combination therapies for high blood pressure on vascular health.
- Trial name
- NCT00459056
- Testing
- Carvedilol CR + Lisinopril, Lisinopril + HCTZ
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- St. Paul Heart Clinic
Healthy, Obese
A Drug-Drug Interaction Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Healthy Overweight and Obese Participants
The main purpose of this study is to determine effect of orforglipron capsule formulation on the amount of digoxin, rosuvastatin, acetaminophen, midazolam, and simvastatin (each given alone and together with orforglipron) that…
- Conditions
- Healthy, Obese, Overweight
- Trial name
- NCT06186622
- Testing
- Orforglipron, Simvastatin, Digoxin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Obesity, Sarcopenia
Biological Effects of Weight Loss In Older, Obese Women
Obesity and sedentary lifestyle are associated with physical impairments and biological changes in older adults. Weight loss combined with exercise may reduce inflammation and may improve physical functioning in older adults who…
- Trial name
- WL+E (NCT01032733)
- Testing
- Lifestyle Counseling, Educational Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Obesity
Promoting The Self-Regulation Of Energy Intake
The goal of this study is to develop and test the efficacy of a scientifically-based, culturally competent seven-session parent directed, obesity prevention program focused on parental feeding strategies that support young…
- Trial name
- SEEDs (NCT01513343)
- Testing
- Parent and child groups focused on self-regulation of eating
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 255 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Binge-Eating Disorder, Obesity
Cognitive-Behavioral and Pharmacologic (LDX) Treatment of Binge-Eating Disorder and Obesity: Acute Treatment
Brief Summary: This study will compare the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), lisdexamfetamine (LDX), and the combination of CBT and LDX for the treatment of binge-eating disorder in patients with obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT03924193
- Testing
- Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Combination LDX and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 141 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Asthma
Pilot of Lifestyle and Asthma Intervention
This is to pilot test a weight loss intervention in obese patients with poorly controlled asthma. Obesity is a risk factor for the development of asthma (approximately 250,000 cases per year of asthma in the U.S.
- Trial name
- PLAN (NCT03291808)
- Testing
- Weight loss intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
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