Clinical trials: Obesity, Unspecified
Obesity
Pancreatic Enzymes to Restore Digestive Function in Malnourished Gastric Bypass Patients
Hypothesis: Bypass of the upper GI tract with bariatric surgery results in suppression of pancreatic function resulting in maldigestion and further malabsorption.
- Trial name
- NCT00510744
- Testing
- pancreatic enzyme supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Obesity
Visual Feedback Monitoring During Exercise in Individuals With Obesity
Exercise has been shown to offer numerous health benefits and be particularly important in preventing weight gain or regain for people with obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT04685707
- Testing
- Visual feedback monitoring system (HFFS), Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Weight Change, Body
Healthy Homes/Healthy Families (HH/HF) Intervention in 2-1-1 Callers
This trial will evaluate a healthy eating and weight gain prevention intervention for delivery through calls to the 2-1-1 number.
- Trial name
- NCT04373434
- Testing
- Health Homes/Healthy Families (HH/HF) Intervention, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 512 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Overweight and Obesity, Health Behavior
Location-based Smartphone Technology to Guide College Students Healthy Choices Ph II
College students are in a newly independent phase of life; many of whom encounter unhealthy dietary decision- making, barriers to physical activity, and poor sleep behaviors.
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity, Health Behavior, Sleep Deprivation
- Trial name
- NCT02996864
- Testing
- Healthy Detours App, Fat Secret App
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Klein Buendel, Inc.
Obesity
Food Preference Following Bariatric Surgery
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) decreases appetite, caloric intake, glycemia, and body weight, all of which are maintained long term.It is controversial whether, after RYGB, patients choose to eat less high fat and sugary foods…
- Trial name
- NCT03363581
- Testing
- Food Preference
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Obesity, Overweight
Does Motivational Interviewing Improve Behavioral Weight Loss Outcomes for Obesity?
The purpose of this study is to determine whether adding motivational interviewing (MI) to a behavioural weight loss program (BWLP) results in improved weight loss for adults who are overweight or obese.
- Trial name
- BWLP+MI (NCT02649634)
- Testing
- Motivational Interviewing, Attention Control
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
A Virtual Cardiometabolic Health Program for African Immigrants: The Afro-DPP Program
A pilot study titled "A Virtual Cardiometabolic Health Program for African Immigrants (The Afro-DPP Program) will be conducted to address the cardiometabolic of community-dwelling African immigrants who have multiple…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, PreDiabetes, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT05144737
- Testing
- The Diabetes Prevention Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Physical Inactivity, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
The Clinical Referral to Activity Study
The main aim of this effort is to test a physical activity intervention, for adult clinical care patients at risk of developing cardiovascular disease.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Obesity, Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- NCT04743856
- Testing
- ActiveGOALSv2, PAT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Obesity, Labor Induction
Cervical Ripening for Obese Women: A Randomized, Comparative Effectiveness Trial
Obese pregnant women (BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2) are more likely than their normal-weight counterparts to require induction of labor because of increased rates of obstetric complications including pregnancy related hypertensive disorders…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Labor Induction, Cesarean Delivery
- Trial name
- CROWN (NCT02639429)
- Testing
- Vaginal Misoprostol, Foley Balloon + Vaginal Misoprostol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Obesity, Pain, Postoperative
Laparoscopic TAP Block for Sleeve Gastrectomy: Does Timing Matter
The goal of this study is to investigate whether an early intraoperative transverse abdominis plane block (TAP block) will provide superior analgesia to a late intraoperative TAP block.
- Trial name
- NCT04787367
- Testing
- TAP block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Arthur Carlin
Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity
Vagal Nerve Stimulation and Glucose Metabolism
The overall aim of this application is to determine the mechanism(s) by which common bariatric surgical procedures alter carbohydrate metabolism.
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, Gastric Emptying
- Trial name
- NCT01117311
- Testing
- VNB on, VNB off
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Morbid Obesity, High BMI
Efficacy Of Quadratus Lumborum II Block For Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
The QL 2 block is a novel fascial plane block recently described by Blanco and colleagues in which local anesthetic is deposited adjacent to the antero-lateral aspect of the quadratus lumborum muscle.
- Trial name
- NCT04073056
- Testing
- Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Obesity, Binge Eating
Study of Behavioral Weight Loss Therapy for Obesity and Binge Eating in Monolingual Hispanic Persons
This is a research study designed to examine the effectiveness of an obesity medication (orlistat) given in addition to behavioral weight loss therapy. Participants will be obese monolingual (Spanish-speaking only) men and women.
- Trial name
- NCT00516919
- Testing
- Xenical + behavioral intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Asthma, Obesity
Role of Cysteinyl Leukotrienes in the Pathogenesis of Asthma in Obesity
The purpose of this study is to examine whether there are higher levels of cysteinyl leukotrienes in obese subjects than in non-obese subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT01158573
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Obesity
Weight Discrimination and Poor Cardiovascular Health
People with obesity regularly experience discrimination on the basis of their body weight and such experiences are associated with increased risk for poor cardiovascular health.
- Trial name
- NCT05714696
- Testing
- Weight discrimination experience, Control experience
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 333 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Morbid Obesity
European Union (EU) Post-Market Study on Easyband®
The purpose of this study is to collect additional safety, performance and effectiveness data of the Easyband gastric band medical device in the treatment of morbid obesity in 4 European countries where the device is a CE marked…
- Trial name
- NCT00948246
- Testing
- Easyband®
- Where
- 4 sites in Belgium, Italy and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Allergan Medical
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
Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance
Mechanisms Underlying Metabolic Syndrome in Obesity
The purpose of this study is to better understand the link between obesity and diabetes or pre-diabetes.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, Prediabetes
- Trial name
- NCT00579813
- Testing
- Pioglitazone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philip Kern
Obesity, Acanthosis Nigricans
Children's Healthy Living Community Randomized Trial
The goal is to build social/cultural, political/economic, and physical/built environments that will promote active play and intake of healthy food to prevent young child obesity in the Pacific Region.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Acanthosis Nigricans, Central Obesity
- Trial name
- CHL (NCT01881373)
- Testing
- CHL program, Delayed Optimized CHL program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,840 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Hawaii
Hypothalamic Obesity
Energy Balance & Weight Loss in Craniopharyngioma-related or Other Hypothalamic Tumors in Hypothalamic Obesity
The proposed multicenter study will test the effect of glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 agonist exenatide once weekly extended-release (ExQW, Bydureon®) on clinical outcomes and metabolic parameters in a double-blind…
- Trial name
- ECHO (NCT02664441)
- Testing
- Exenatide
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
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