Clinical trials: Obesity/therapy
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Efficacy of Amlexanox vs. Placebo in Type 2 Diabetic Patients
This study involves research about an investigational medicine called Amlexanox. The reason for this study is to find out how Amlexanox can improve type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance, obesity and non-alcoholic fatty liver…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus Type 2, Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT01975935
- Testing
- Amlexanox
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Obesity
Assessment of and Treatment Applied to Food Addiction in a Rural Healthy Behaviors Clinic
Research purpose: The purpose of this pilot study is to assess obese clients for two phenotypes, those testing positive and those testing negative for Food Addiction (FA) (Yale Food Addiction Scale, YFAS) and determining the…
- Trial name
- NCT03431831
- Testing
- Intervention Control, Counselling, Contrave
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Chronic Disease, Hypertension
Rehabilitation in Primary Care: A Project to Maximize the Health Status of Adults With Chronic Illness
The purpose of the study is to determine whether occupational therapy and physiotherapy delivered in a primary care setting to adults with chronic illness is effective in improving health.
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease, Hypertension, Back Pain, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00229957
- Testing
- Occupational therapy, Physiotherapy, Self-management
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 303 people
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Obesity
Pivotal Aspiration Therapy With Adjusted Lifestyle Therapy Study
This research study is being performed to find out if a new device, AspireAssist Aspiration Therapy System, can help people with obesity to lose weight without causing too many side effects.
- Trial name
- PATHWAY (NCT01766037)
- Testing
- Aspiration Therapy (AspireAssist), Lifestyle Therapy
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 171 people
- Sponsor
- Aspire Bariatrics, Inc.
PreDiabetes, Obesity, Morbid
Effectiveness of Dapagliflozin for Weight Loss
Mexico has one of the highest prevalence of obesity, reported on 32.4 percent of people over 20 years old, with a prevalence of obesity class III of 1.8 percent on males and 4.1 percent on females.
- Conditions
- PreDiabetes, Obesity, Morbid, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Trial name
- NCT03968224
- Testing
- Dapagliflozin/Metformin, Metformin
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI IMSS
Obesity, Morbid, Bariatric Surgery
Adjunct Phentermine + Topiramate After Bariatric Surgery in 12-24 Year Olds
The goal of this pilot study is to establish the feasibility and initial efficacy of the combination of phentermine and topiramate for adolescents and young adults who require additional risk reduction after bariatric surgery.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Morbid, Bariatric Surgery, Adolescent, Young Adult
- Trial name
- NCT04095104
- Testing
- Phentermine, Immediate Release Topiramate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Study of Subcutaneously Administered ENT-03 for the Treatment of Obesity and Diabetes
Single center, single-dose, randomized, placebo-controlled, dose-escalating study to evaluate, safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of escalating doses of ENT-03S in obese but otherwise healthy subjects…
- Trial name
- NCT05925920
- Testing
- ENT-03
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Metabolics Pharma
Utilization, Health Care, Obesity
Healthcare Utilization in Obese Caregiver Living Donors
The goal of this study is to estimate risk of post-donation healthcare use attributable to informal caregiving among obese living donors.
- Trial name
- NCT04341896
- Testing
- Caregivers, Non-caregivers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 784 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Pediatric Obesity, Weight Loss
Our Lifestyles Our Lives
The purpose of the study was to examine the influence of step goals with pedometers to improve children's weight loss, physical activity, and psychosocial health during behavioral treatment.
- Trial name
- OLOL (NCT02965729)
- Testing
- Family-based weight management, Pedometer, Individualized step goals
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Adenocarcinoma of the Endometrium
A Randomized Pilot Study to Evaluate the Effects of a Short Course of Metformin Versus No Therapy in the Period Prior to Hysterectomy for Grade 1-2 Adenocarcinoma of the Endometrium in Obese Non-Diabetic Women
The purpose of this research is to determine the effects of Metformin, a well tolerated drug widely prescribed for treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, on endometrium cancer patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01877564
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Postoperative Complications, Obesity
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Obese Gynecologic Oncology Patients
The purpose of the study is to test whether the use of a new wound closure technique can decrease the rates of wound complications in obese cancer patients.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Complications, Obesity, Gynecologic Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT02309944
- Testing
- Standard Wound Closure, Prevena™ Incision Management System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota
Asthma, Obesity
MitoQ for the Treatment of Metabolic Dysfunction in Asthma
A 14-week, randomized, placebo-controlled, double-masked clinical trial in 40 obese patients with poorly controlled asthma. The intervention is Mitoquinol (MitoQ) versus placebo.
- Trial name
- MIMDA (NCT04026711)
- Testing
- Mitoquinol
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Obesity, Childhood
A Trial of Two Family-based Childhood Obesity Treatment Programs
The primary aim is to determine the relative effectiveness in child BMI z-scores at 3, 6, and 12-months post baseline of iChoose+ versus Family Connections.
- Trial name
- NCT03245775
- Testing
- iChoose, Family Connections
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 267 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Obesity
Clinical Trial of Safety and Efficacy of New Dosage Schedule for Dietressa Drug in Treatment of Obese Patients
To assess safety of Dietressa in the dose of 6 tablets daily within 24 weeks in treatment of obese patients (BMI 35,0-39,9 kg/m2).
- Trial name
- NCT01570829
- Testing
- Dietressa
- Where
- 17 sites in Russia
- Volunteers
- 331 people
- Sponsor
- Materia Medica Holding
Obesity, Nutrition Disorders
Drug Concentration Analysis of Micafungin in Overweight, Obese, and Extremely Obese Volunteers
The purpose of this study is to assess the drug concentration of Micafungin amongst healthy volunteers having different weight groups.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Nutrition Disorders, Overweight
- Trial name
- Micafungin (NCT01090141)
- Testing
- Micafungin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Diabetes, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Comparison of the Change in Fat Distribution in Overweight and Obese Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes After Insulin Treatment
This trial is conducted in Europe. The aim of this clinical trial is to compare the change in trunk fat mass, assessed by Double Energy X-ray Absorptiometry (DEXA) after 26 weeks of treatment with insulin detemir or insulin NPH…
- Trial name
- NCT00795600
- Testing
- insulin detemir, insulin NPH
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Novo Nordisk A/S
Hypogonadism
Testosterone Replacement in Men With Diabetes and Obesity
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of having testosterone deficiency in men with diabetes and with obesity. The study will also evaluate the effect of testosterone therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT01127659
- Testing
- testosterone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 137 people
- Sponsor
- University at Buffalo
Proteinuric Kidney Disease, Diabetic Nephropathy
Aldosterone Breakthrough During Diovan, Tekturna, and Combination Therapy in Patients With Proteinuric Kidney Disease
Primary Hypothesis: Aldosterone breakthrough will occur at a far lower frequency during renin inhibition (0-10% over 9 months), alone or in combination with an ARB, compared to conventional ARB therapy (35-45% over 9 months).
- Conditions
- Proteinuric Kidney Disease, Diabetic Nephropathy, Hypertensive Nephrosclerosis, IgA Nephropathy
- Trial name
- NCT01129557
- Testing
- Aliskiren, Valsartan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity
Effect of Low Carbohydrate Versus Low Fat Diet in the Treatment of Dyslipidemia in Obese Children With Metabolic Syndrome
Two-arm, parallel design with children between the ages of 10 - 18 with obesity and metabolic syndrome randomized (15 per group) to reduced-carbohydrate diet or a reduced-fat diet for 8 weeks.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Dyslipidemias
- Trial name
- NCT03937960
- Testing
- Carbohydrate restricted group, Standard low fat diet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Surgical Wound Dehiscence, Wound Infection
Prevention of Wound Complications After Cesarean Delivery in Obese Women Utilizing Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Wound complications after Cesarean section (C-section) are common in obese women. Approximately 25% of obese women having a C-section will have a wound complication.
- Trial name
- NCT00654641
- Testing
- Negative pressure wound closure, Standard wound closure
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University