Clinical trials: Obesity /Overweight
Obesity, Shoulder Impingement
Compression Stocking Use in Shoulder Arthroscopy in Beach Chair
Shoulder arthroscopy is one of the most commonly performed orthopaedic procedures and it is often done with the patient in the upright, or beach chair position (BCP).
- Trial name
- NCT01996813
- Testing
- Thigh-high compression stockings
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Loyola University
Obesity
Celecoxib Inhibition of Aromatase Expression and Inflammation in Adipose Tissue of Obese Postmenopausal Women
The study plans to find out whether Celebrex may be potentially useful to decrease inflammation in fat tissues and thereby lower the production of substances such as estrogens that may increase the risk of developing breast…
- Trial name
- NCT01901679
- Testing
- Celebrex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rockefeller University
Feeding Behavior, Obesity
Neuronal and Behavioral Effects of Implicit Priming in Obese Individuals
The overall goals of this project are to determine the impact of an implicit priming intervention, designed to alter food perceptions, on both brain responses to food and on food intake behaviors in overweight/obese individuals.
- Conditions
- Feeding Behavior, Obesity, Overweight
- Trial name
- NCT02347527
- Testing
- Active Implicit Priming, Control Implicit Priming
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Hepatic Steatosis, Bariatric Surgery Candidate
Hepatic Mitochondrial Function in Youth
Assess the impact of bariatric surgery on hepatic energy metabolism and glucose and insulin dynamics in obese youth
- Conditions
- Hepatic Steatosis, Bariatric Surgery Candidate, Adolescent Obesity, Obesity
- Trial name
- MANGO (NCT03587727)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Obesity
Virtual Lifestyle Management: Prevention Through the UPMC Patient Portal
Diabetes affects 18 million Americans and costs over $132 billion in both direct treatment and lost productivity per year. It is known that weight loss, improved diet and increased exercise can result in improvement in glucose…
- Trial name
- NCT00409786
- Testing
- Virtual Lifestyle Management (VLM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Gastric Cancer, Obesity
Compare the Oncological Benefit of Deep Neuromuscular Block in Gastric Cancer Obesity Patient
This study is designed to evaluate the impact of muscle relaxation during laparoscopic gastrectomy on oncological benefit, especially with obese patients over BMI 25.
- Trial name
- NCT03196791
- Testing
- Sugammadex Sodium
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 196 people
- Sponsor
- Korea University Anam Hospital
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
NAFLD
Augmenting Growth Hormone to Ameliorate Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Adolescents
Fatty liver disease is an increasing problem in overweight and obese young adults. The purpose of this study is to test the effect of growth hormone on liver fat in obese young adults ages 18-29y with increased liver fat.
- Trial name
- NCT02726542
- Testing
- somatropin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
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
Obesity
Endoscopic Suturing System for Tissue Apposition
The objective of this feasibility trial is to evaluate the Ethicon Endo-Surgery Endoscopic Suturing System (ESS) for tissue apposition and reduction of the size of a dilated GJ anastomosis in subjects who are regaining weight…
- Trial name
- NCT00495222
- Testing
- Tissue plication, Endoscopic Suturing System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery
Pregnancy Related, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
Promoting Stretching Exercise to Reduce Cardiovascular Health Risk in Late Pregnant Women With Obesity
The purpose of this trial is to determine whether a stretching intervention is superior to a usual care control condition (moderate/vigorous activity 30 minutes daily, 5 days per week) for pregnant women from 27 to 37 gestational…
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT04291560
- Testing
- Stretching Exercise Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 224 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Metabolic Syndrome
Evaluation of 3-V Bioscience-2640 to Reduce de Novo Lipogenesis in Subjects With Characteristics of Metabolic Syndrome
Metabolic syndrome increases the risk for development of heart disease. Another condition associated with metabolic syndrome is fatty liver disease which is also referred to as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD).
- Trial name
- NCT02948569
- Testing
- 3-V Bioscience-2640
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Diabetes, Obesity
Role of Methane in Glycemic Control
The purpose of this study is to determine how certain types of bacteria in the human gut may affect weight gain, and contribute to the development of diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT01638429
- Testing
- Neomycin, Rifaximin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Obesity
TOSS Feasibility + Fitbit Community = Reduced Obesity in Older Black Women
The primary goal of this proposed physical activity (PA) intervention is to develop a realistic and an economical intervention to promote regular PA among older, overweight or obese Black women.
- Trial name
- NCT04114071
- Testing
- TOSS Feasibility + Fitbit Community = Reduced Obesity in Older Black Women
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Pediatric Obesity
Primary Care Pediatrics Learning Activity and Nutrition With Families
This study is designed to translate an evidence-based family-based weight loss treatment for childhood obesity (FBT) into primary care settings using co-located interventionists to serve as a model for care delivered within a…
- Trial name
- PLAN (NCT02873715)
- Testing
- Family-based treatment, Usual Care
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,010 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Obesity, Sedentary
Effects of Obesity and Physical Inactivity on Pregnancy Outcomes
Regular maternal physical activity leads to the delivery of lighter, leaner infants. Higher birth weights and childhood obesity are both strong predictors for adult obesity, suggesting that the impact of maternal physical…
- Trial name
- NCT02039414
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Obesity, Weight Gain
Neurobehavioral Plasticity to Regular Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Intake: An fMRI Experiment
The proposed project will examine the strength, specificity and persistence of neurobehavioral adaptions that occur in the initial period of repeated consumption of a branded sugar sweetened beverage (SSB).
- Trial name
- NCT03490734
- Testing
- Black Cherry and Orange Flavored Beverage with added sugar, Strawberry Kiwi &Lemonade Flavored Beverage with added sugar, Black Cherry and Orange Flavored Beverage no added sugar
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Overweight, Obesity
Mothers in Motion Program to Prevent Weight Gain in WIC Mothers (MIM)
Mothers in Motion will draw on the successes of the pilot intervention of the same name and will promote healthy lifestyle behavior changes (eating more fruits and vegetables, increasing physical activity, dealing with stress) in…
- Trial name
- MIM (NCT01839708)
- Testing
- Lifestyle Counseling
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 569 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Obesity
Internet Assisted Obesity Treatment Enhanced With Financial Incentives
The investigators propose a randomized controlled trial to evaluate whether the addition of financial incentives to a high-quality, online behavioral weight loss intervention produces better weight losses than the online…
- Trial name
- iREACH3 (NCT02688621)
- Testing
- Internet Only, Internet + Incentives
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 418 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Obesity
Promoting Successful Weight Loss in Primary Care in Louisiana
The primary aim of this trial is to develop and test the effectiveness of a 24 month, patient-centered, pragmatic and scalable obesity treatment program delivered within primary care, inclusive of an underserved population.
- Trial name
- PROPEL (NCT02561221)
- Testing
- Lifestyle Counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 803 people
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
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