Clinical trials: Obesity /Overweight
Diabetes Mellitus, Endocrine System Diseases
Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Inhibition and Insulin Resistance
The purpose of this study is to test how soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) inhibition with GSK2256294 affects tissue sEH activity and insulin sensitivity.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Endocrine System Diseases, Glucose Metabolism Disorders, PreDiabetes
- Trial name
- NCT03486223
- Testing
- GSK2256294
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Obesity
Dopamine and Insulin Resistance
Obese individuals have fewer striatal dopamine type 2 receptors (DRD2) than normal weight individuals. Lower DRD2 levels are associated with addiction and a decreased sense of pleasure.Obesity is also associated with insulin…
- Trial name
- NCT00802204
- Testing
- PET scan, Oral glucose tolerance test, MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
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
Obesity
A Research Study to See How Semaglutide Helps People With Excess Weight, Lose Weight (STEP UP)
This study will look at how much weight participants will lose from the start to the end of the study. The weight loss in participants taking the investigational high dose of semaglutide will be compared to the weight loss in…
- Trial name
- STEP UP (NCT05646706)
- Testing
- Semaglutide
- Where
- 107 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 1,407 people
- Sponsor
- Novo Nordisk A/S
Obesity
Characterization of Bile Acid Pathway in Obesity
It is unknown whether the bile acid pathway is altered in obesity. This study is designed to compare obesity and health to determine if the bile acid pathway differs depending on health state.
- Trial name
- NCT03341052
- Testing
- Normal Diet, High Fat Diet, Low Fat Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Obesity
Active You: Walk, Dance, and Tone Your Abs to Reduce Your Risk of Diabetes
The phenomenon of physical activity (PA) avoidance in obesity has been detailed in the literature, but there is a lack of programs designed to address the root causes.
- Trial name
- NCT06127251
- Testing
- PATH Intervention, Control Group, Physical activity tracker
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Morbid Obesity
Clinical and Economic Outcomes in Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery
Study objectives: 1. generate local clinical, health-related quality-of-life and health economic data to evaluate the benefits of two types of minimally invasive weight-loss surgery 2.
- Trial name
- OPTIMIZE (NCT01754194)
- Testing
- Gastric Sleeve Resection, Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
- Where
- 18 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 293 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic - MITG
Obesity
Characterization of Brachial Arterial t-PA Release, Endothelial Function, Obesity and Inflammation
T-PA release is impaired in obese subjects. In order to have a better mechanistic understanding of t-PA release, we will compare t-PA release to Flow Mediated Vasodilation, Radial Artery Tonometry, and other markers of…
- Trial name
- P1A3B (NCT00780481)
- Testing
- Bradykinin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Obesity, Morbid
Development of a Weight Maintenance Intervention for Bariatric Surgery Patients
Although bariatric surgery is highly effective for inducing significant weight loss and resolution of comorbidities, weight regain following surgery is a common problem.
- Trial name
- MAINTAIN-B (NCT03246672)
- Testing
- maintenance intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Obesity
Choosing Healthy Options in College Environments and Settings
Examine the effectiveness of a weight gain prevention intervention to positively affect body mass index in 2-year college students
- Trial name
- CHOICES (NCT01134783)
- Testing
- CHOICES Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 441 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Contraceptive Usage, Overweight or Obesity
A 6-month Observational Study on Combined Oral Contraceptives and Body Weight in Pre-Menopausal Women With Overweight or Obesity
Approximately 15 million women of reproductive age women in the United States have overweight or obesity and use the combined estrogen and progestin oral contraceptive pill (COC).
- Conditions
- Contraceptive Usage, Overweight or Obesity, Body Weight Changes, Appetitive Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05061472
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Obesity
Females, Aging, Metabolism, and Exercise
This study is designed to determine whether a reduction in hormones (such as occurs during menopause) causes a decrease in calories burned during physical activity.
- Trial name
- FAME (NCT01712230)
- Testing
- GnRH agonist, Supervised cardiovascular exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Obesity, Leptin Resistance
Effect of Increased Free Fatty Acids on Leptin Function
Obese people have elevated levels of the hormone leptin. Despite this, they seem to be resistant to the effects of this hormone, which usually regulates appetite and energy expenditure.
- Trial name
- NCT01520454
- Testing
- Saline, Intralipid, Water
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Obesity
Effectiveness of Differing Levels of Support for Family Mealtimes on Obesity Prevention Among Head Start Preschools
Socioeconomic disparities in early childhood place low-income children at 1.5 to 2 times higher risk for obesity compared to middle- to upper-income children.
- Trial name
- SimplyDinner (NCT02487251)
- Testing
- Mealtime Supports, Usual Exposure
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 810 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Type 1 Diabetes
The Influence of Glycemic Control and Obesity on Energy Balance and Metabolic Flexibility in Type 1 Diabetes
The purpose of this study is to measure the metabolic phenotype of a range of body weights in individuals with and without type 1 diabetes.
- Trial name
- ACME (NCT03379792)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
Cardiovascular Disease, Adiposity
Effect of an Atlantic Diet on Anthropometric Indices and Serum Lipid Profile
BACKGROUND: The Southern European Atlantic Diet (SEAD) is the traditional diet of Northern Portugal and Galicia, a region in northwest Spain.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease, Adiposity, Hypercholesterolemia
- Trial name
- GALIAT (NCT02391701)
- Testing
- Diet
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 720 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago
Obesity
Evaluation of Safety and Health Involvement For Truck Drivers
The current project is a randomized, controlled evaluation of a new weight loss and health promotion intervention for truck drivers.
- Trial name
- SHIFT (NCT02105571)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 452 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Self-Perception, Body Weight
Effects of Active Video Games in Physically Inactive Children
Inactivity was reported to be high in children and considered to be the fourth common cause of death in all ages. The reason for children is usually the increasing indoor use of sedentary screen time.
- Trial name
- AVGAME (NCT03720938)
- Testing
- Active Video Games
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Abant Izzet Baysal University
Obesity, Leprosy
Effect of Weight and/or Obesity on Dapsone Drug Concentrations
This study will find how weight affects the dosing of a drug called dapsone. Currently, the amount of dapsone a patient receives is the same regardless of the patient's weight.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Leprosy, Tuberculosis
- Trial name
- NCT01165840
- Testing
- Dapsone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Stress Hyperglycemia
Metabolic Phenotyping During Stress Hyperglycemia in Cardiac Surgery Patients
This study is a prospective randomized study to examine the effects of exposure to dulaglutide on the prevention of stress-hyperglycemia and the metabolic inflammatory response in the perioperative period.
- Trial name
- NCT03743025
- Testing
- Dulaglutide Injection, Saline Injection
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
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