Clinical trials: Obesity/therapy
Obesity, Overweight
Addressing Anxiety and Stress for Healthier Eating in Teens
Project ASSET will explore the preliminary efficacy of interpersonal therapy, when compared with cognitive behavioral therapy, for reducing anxiety symptoms, preventing excess weight gain, and reducing cardio-metabolic risk in…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Anxiety, Mental Disorders
- Trial name
- ASSET (NCT05038033)
- Testing
- Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT), Cognitive Behavioral Theory (CBT)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Metis Foundation
Ketosis Prone Diabetes, Diabetes Ketoacidosis
Ketosis-Prone Diabetes Mellitus (KPDM): Metformin Versus Sitagliptin Treatment
The study intends on enrolling 48 subjects with diabetes. Diabetic subjects that no longer need insulin will be randomly placed (like the flip of a coin) on a diabetes pill called metformin, a diabetes pill called sitagliptin or…
- Conditions
- Ketosis Prone Diabetes, Diabetes Ketoacidosis, Hyperglycemia
- Trial name
- NCT01099618
- Testing
- metformin, Sitagliptin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dawn Smiley MD
Obesity, Impaired Health
Effectiveness of a Smartphone App for Adolescent Obesity Management
Though face-to-face treatment of childhood obesity can be effective, it is time consuming and costly. This study will test whether treatment can be delivered via an Android app and whether such treatment reduces obesity.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Impaired Health, Psychosocial Problem, Physical Activity
- Trial name
- NCT01804855
- Testing
- W82GO, smartphone application
- Where
- 2 sites in Ireland
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's University Hospital, Ireland
Obese, Obesity, Morbid
Treatment of Periodontitis in Obese Individuals
Obesity and gum diseases are highly prevalent in all parts of the world. Obesity can negatively influence severity and progression rates of gum diseases.
- Conditions
- Obese, Obesity, Morbid, Periodontitis
- Trial name
- CLIMBEO (NCT03103204)
- Testing
- One-stage full-mouth disinfection with chlorhexidine
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Taubate
Obesity, Obesity, Visceral
Medical Supervised Duodenal-Enteral Feeding Treatment
Medical Supervised Duodenal-Enteral Feeding for Overweight, Obesity and Increased Body Fat Percentage Treatment based on an intervention procedure performed by a Licensed Nutritionist Doctor for weight loss and loss of fat…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Visceral, Overweight and Obesity, Body Fat Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03542864
- Testing
- Nasogastroduodenal Protocol, Control, Data analysis
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- BiomediKcal
Obesity
Effects of Two Hypocaloric Diets on Weight Loss
The investigators evaluated whether an energy-restricted protein diet with low glycaemic index carbohydrates and soluble fibers (LC-P-LGI) would be more effective than a conventional diet (LC-CONV) on weight-loss and related…
- Trial name
- NCT01312740
- Testing
- LC-P-LGI diet, LC-CONV
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ceprodi S.A. Kot
Obesity, Binge Eating Disorder
Binge Eating Self-help Treatment for University Students
BEST4US compares the effectiveness of two forms of self-help interventions that target college students, ages 18 years to 22 years, who report binge eating.
- Trial name
- BEST4US (NCT01888406)
- Testing
- Guided Self-Help, Pure Self-Help
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Francine Rosselli
Metabolic Syndrome, Morbid Obesity
Weight Loss, Blood Sugar and Blood Lipid Effects of Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) Impregnated Mucoadhesive Strips
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the efficacy of two different daily doses of tetrahydrocannabivarin impregnated mouth strips in healthy non-diabetic obese adults.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Morbid Obesity, Hypercholesterolemia, Hyperglycemia
- Trial name
- THCV (NCT05574049)
- Testing
- Tetrahydrocannabivarin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical Life Care Planners, LLC
Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension
Evaluating "Health at Every Size"(HAES) as an Alternative Obesity Treatment Model
Increasingly more individuals are trying to lose weight. Indeed, many women, regardless of their size, experience a life-long battle and preoccupation with their weight.
- Conditions
- Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertension, Depression, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Trial name
- NCT00074633
- Testing
- Health at Every Size (HAES), Diet (Traditional, moderate energy restriction)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Periodontitis, Obesity (Body Mass Index >30 kg/m2)
Obesity and Clinical and Cytokine Responses to Periodontal Therapy
This prospective controlled clinical study included 80 participants allocated into four groups according to body mass index (BMI) and periodontal status: obese periodontitis, normal-weight periodontitis, obese periodontally…
- Trial name
- NCT07869277
- Testing
- Scaling and Root Planing (SRP)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emine Çifcibaşı
Obesity
Study of Serum Markers for Cardiovascular Risk in Obese Youth and Impact of Lifestyle and Medication Intervention
In Protocol #2, we will select 30 obese pubertal and 30 obese prepubertal subjects with an abnormal cytokine profile (i.e. fibrinogen and/or hsCRP concentration greater than or equal to 2 Standard Deviations (SD) above the mean…
- Trial name
- NCT00139477
- Testing
- Metformin, Dietary modification with caloric restriction, Establishment of exercise protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Obesity
Effect of Shock Wave Therapy Without Biological and Immuno-histochemical Analysis.
Informative Summary: Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) is a new method for treating aesthetic disorders within the field of aesthetic medicine, its mechanisms of action and physiological effects promise to combat localized…
- Trial name
- ESWT (NCT05017636)
- Testing
- shock wave therapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indústria Brasileira Equipamentos Médicos - IBRAMED
Obesity, Adolescent, Exercise Timing in Obesity
Novel Role of Exercise Timing in Obesity
The main objective of this research project is to assess the impact of the timing of exercise on sensory perception, more specifically on taste and smell.
- Trial name
- NCT05030636
- Testing
- Acute moderate to vigorous exercise performed at a specific moment of the day
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Montréal
Prevention, Type2Diabetes
Dialectal Behaviour Therapy to Enhance Health Behaviour Change for Adolescents Living With Obesity (DIRECTION Trial)
This research is being conducted to evaluate emotion-focused therapy that incorporates elements of mindfulness, distress tolerance, and relationship support.
- Trial name
- NCT05338944
- Testing
- Dialectical behavioral therapy, Lifestyle
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Obesity, Drug Effect
Cysteine-lowering Treatment With Mesna
The primary objective of this study is to determine the efficacy of the drug Mesna® (Uromitexan) in healthy participants with overweight or obesity with respect to change in plasma concentrations of total cysteine, following…
- Trial name
- CYLOB (NCT04449536)
- Testing
- Mesna
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo
Obesity
Pregnancy-Related Obesity Prevention Through Education & Communication Technology in AFRICA:The PROTECT-AFRICA STUDY
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether overweight but not obese pregnant African women having unlimited access to a health education-information technology (IT) based intervention package gain weight within the…
- Trial name
- PROTECT-AFRI (NCT01948323)
- Testing
- HEDUAfrica IT package+ standard care
- Where
- 2 sites in South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cape Town
Obesity
High Fat - High Protein Diet in the Treatment of Obesity
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of a low calorie high fat/protein diet on body fat and body composition in overweight and obese subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT00299273
- Testing
- Low calorie high fat/protein diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rockefeller University
Aging, Obesity
Effects of Testosterone Gel on Carbohydrate and Lipid Metabolism In Elderly Obese Men
A. HYPOTHESES: In older men low testosterone levels, abdominal obesity and elevated fasting insulin who are at risk for the cardiovascular complications such as heart attack and stroke. 1.
- Conditions
- Aging, Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Hypogonadism
- Trial name
- NCT00365794
- Testing
- Topical testosterone gel 10 g/day
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Obesity, Weight Loss
Impact of Group Size in Weight Loss Interventions
The present study will assess whether the size of treatment groups (groups of 10 vs. 30 participants) affects short- and long-term weight loss.
- Trial name
- NCT01165151
- Testing
- behavioral weight loss program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Obesity
For the Health of Our Children--Clinic Based Treatment of Childhood Obesity
Childhood obesity is a major public health problem in the U.S. Currently approximately one in three children is considered overweight or obese. Most overweight children grow to become overweight adults.
- Trial name
- NCT01625910
- Testing
- Behavioral counseling
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota