Clinical trials: Overweight/Obesity
Binge-Eating Disorder, Obesity
Cognitive-Behavioral and Pharmacologic (LDX) Treatment of Binge-Eating Disorder and Obesity: Maintenance Treatment
This study will test the effectiveness of lisdexamfetamine (LDX) medication as a maintenance therapy for the treatment of binge-eating disorder (BED) in patients with obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT03926052
- Testing
- Lisdexamfetamine Dimesylate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Obesity and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
The primary goal of this study is to provide a better understanding of: 1) the pathogenesis and pathophysiology of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in obese subjects, and 2) the effect of marked weight loss on the…
- Trial name
- NCT00262964
- Testing
- Niacin, fenofibrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Abdominal Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Effects of Acipimox on Mitochondrial Function in Obesity
The purpose of the study is to examine whether a medication called acipimox can improve your body's mitochondria. Mitochondria are the "power house" of the cell and make energy for your body.
- Conditions
- Abdominal Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Hypertriglyceridemia
- Trial name
- NCT01488409
- Testing
- Acipimox
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Morbid Obesity
Outcomes of the Adjustable Gastric Band in a Publicly Funded Obesity Program
The majority of data documenting the outcomes for the adjustable gastric band (LAGB) originate from non-publicly funded surgical centres.
- Trial name
- NCT01149512
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 178 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Weight Loss
LLLT for Reducing Waste Circumference and Weight
The purpose of this research is to gather preliminary information on the effectiveness of Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) in helping people reduce their weight gain in the central body region.
- Trial name
- LLLT (NCT02877004)
- Testing
- 3 Low-Level Laser Therapy Treatments Weekly, 2 Low-Level Laser Therapy Treatments Weekly, 1 Low-Level Laser Therapy Treatment Weekly
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Cesarean Delivery, Wound Infection
Serum and Tissue Cefazolin Concentrations in Patients Undergoing Cesarean Delivery
Patients undergoing Cesarean delivery (C-Section) with a body mass index of 35 or greater (this BMI number is in the obese range) will be given either 2 grams or 4 grams of an antibiotic before surgery.
- Conditions
- Cesarean Delivery, Wound Infection, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT01755026
- Testing
- cefazolin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Michael Stitely
Obesity, Energy Balance
Activity, Adiposity, and Appetite in Adolescents 2 Intervention
The objective of the study is to quantify the relationship between physical activity, metabolic function, and appetite in adolescents.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Energy Balance, Appetite, Metabolism
- Trial name
- AAAA2INT (NCT05443347)
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise, Newsletter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Overweight, Obesity
The Effects of Leucine on Body Weight
Protein-rich diets appear to show some benefits in promoting weight loss. It is thought that increased intake of leucine may account for some of this effect.
- Trial name
- NCT00683826
- Testing
- L-Leucine 8gr, Liquid meal, L-Leucine 4g
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Abdominal Obesity
Rosuvastatin in Visceral Adiposity
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether 6 months treatment with the cholesterol-lowering drug rosuvastatin may reduce visceral fat tissue in obese middle aged men.
- Trial name
- RIVIERA (NCT01068626)
- Testing
- Rosuvastatin
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Göteborg University
Polyneuropathies, Obesity
Effect of Exercise and Surgical Weight Loss on Polyneuropathy
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate how exercise and surgical weight loss affect how likely an individual is to develop peripheral neuropathy and other neurologic complications.
- Conditions
- Polyneuropathies, Obesity, Bariatric Surgery Candidate
- Trial name
- NCT03617185
- Testing
- High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT), Routine Exercise, Bariatric surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Overweight, Obesity
Weight Loss in Chronic Disease Patient Population
This study will assess the effect of in-home tele-health monitoring on health outcomes for LSUHCSD chronic disease, overweight or obese patients diagnosed with type II diabetes or hypertension.
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity, Diabetes, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT01155050
- Testing
- Tele-health Home Monitoring, TrestleTree Telephone Coaching, Tele-health Home Monitoring Plus Trestle Telephone Coaching
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Overweight, Obesity
Connect 4 Health: An Intervention to Improve Childhood Obesity Outcomes
Health care system (HCS)-based interventions have been limited by their inattention to social and environmental barriers that impede improvement in obesity-related behaviors.
- Trial name
- NCT02124460
- Testing
- Health Coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 721 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Infection, Sepsis
Study of Obese Patients Comparing Two Vancomycin Loading Dose Regimens
Obesity alters the movement through the body of several antibiotics, including vancomycin. Based on literature to date, total body weight should be used to determine dosages and shorter dosing intervals may be needed.
- Conditions
- Infection, Sepsis, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT02764359
- Testing
- IV vancomycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- CAMC Health System
Obesity
Toward an Automated Method of Abdominal Fat Segmentation of MR Images
Subjects will undergo a brief magnetic resonance (MRI) scan. The resulting images will be used to compare two abdominal fat segmentation techniques. The first technique is already validated and in use.
- Trial name
- NCT01228968
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Obesity
Research Study Looking at How Well Semaglutide Works in People Living With Obesity and Prediabetes
This study looks at how well a new medicine, called semaglutide, works at helping people with obesity and prediabetes. This study will look at how much weight participants lose, and if participants can go from having blood sugar…
- Trial name
- STEP 10 (NCT05040971)
- Testing
- Semaglutide 2.4 mg
- Where
- 43 sites in Canada, Denmark and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 207 people
- Sponsor
- Novo Nordisk A/S
Obesity, Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF)
A Study of Tirzepatide (LY3298176) in Participants With Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF) and Obesity: The SUMMIT Trial
The main purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of Tirzepatide (LY3298176) in participants with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT04847557
- Testing
- Tirzepatide
- Where
- 146 sites in United States, Argentina and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 731 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Pediatric Obesity
Exergaming for Health: Impact of a Community-Based Active Video Gaming Curriculum in Pediatric Weight Management
Evaluation of the effectiveness of Exergaming for Health, a community-based multifaceted weight management program in a randomized controlled trial (RCT). Primary objective: to assess impact of the program on BMI z-scores.
- Trial name
- NCT02436330
- Testing
- Exergaming, Didactic health teaching
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Obesity
Effects of Carbohydrate in Diet and Supplements on the Gastrointestinal Tolerability of LIK066
The purpose of this study was to determine if LIK066 taken with a meal containing low carbohydrate is associated with less diarrhea compared to a high carbohydrate meal and to assess the potential effects of supplements such as…
- Trial name
- NCT03198767
- Testing
- LIK066, Carbohydrate 50%, Carbohydrate 25%
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Obesity, Overweight or Obesity
A Phase 2b Study to Examine the Safety and Efficacy of Once-Weekly MET097 in Adults With Obesity or Overweight
This study is designed to test how well MET097, an active drug, works to treat individuals with obesity or overweight when compared to placebo. MET097 or placebo will be given to individuals weekly for 28 weeks.
- Trial name
- VESPER-1 (NCT06712836)
- Testing
- MET097
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 239 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Obesity, Childhood
Time Limited Eating in Adolescents (Time LEAd): a Pilot Study
The investigators propose a randomized controlled trial in 90 children (age 13-21y) with obesity recruited from clinical programs at the Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA).
- Trial name
- TimeLEAd (NCT03954223)
- Testing
- Low sugar and carbohydrate diet, Time Limited Eating, Continuous Glucose Monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
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