Clinical trials: Overweight , Obesity
Hepatitis
Treating Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) With Metformin
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) is associated with progressive liver disease, fibrosis, and cirrhosis. Although the cause of NASH is unknown, it is often associated with obesity, type 2 diabetes, and insulin resistance.
- Trial name
- NCT00063232
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Prediabetes, Obesity
Veterans Achieving Weight Loss and Optimizing Resilience-Using Protein
Diabetes is a major health concern in obese older Veterans, especially in those who are African American. The negative impact of diabetes on muscle and physical function contributes to metabolic as well as physical decline and is…
- Trial name
- VALOR-UP (NCT03835416)
- Testing
- Foods rich in high quality protein
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Pediatric Obesity
Phentermine/Topiramate in Adolescents With Type 2 Diabetes and Obesity
As the prevalence of obesity rises in the U.S., so does the incidence of pediatric type 2 diabetes (T2D), which is associated with more aggressive disease progression than in adults.
- Trial name
- NCT04881799
- Testing
- Phentermine/Topiramate (Qsymia)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Obesity, Overweight
Effect of Orlistat in Body Composition
The purpose of this study is to determine if a 24 week weight loss program with orlistat 60 mg will produce greater changes in body composition compared to placebo.
- Trial name
- NCT00752726
- Testing
- Orlistat
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 131 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Obesity
Peripheral Pharmacodynamics of Phentermine-Topiramate in Obese Patients
Our overall goal is to determine the effect of Phentermine and Topiramate ER on gastric emptying, gastric accommodation, satiety, and satiation in obese participants.
- Trial name
- NCT01834404
- Testing
- Phentermine-Topiramate ER
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Obesity
A Weight Loss Study in Overweight Men and Women
The purpose of this study is to determine if LY377604 + sibutramine work better than LY377604 or sibutramine alone in the treatment of obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT00993421
- Testing
- LY377604, Sibutramine, Metoprolol
- Where
- 21 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 343 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Obesity, Infertility
Estrogen Sensitivity and Ovulatory Dysfunction in Obesity
The sole purpose of this study is to evaluate pathophysiology of disease. The disease state that is being evaluated is the obesity-related alterations in reproductive hormones The obesity epidemic in the United States is…
- Trial name
- NCT01381016
- Testing
- Estradiol, Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), Progesterone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Pregnancy Related, Obesity
Misoprostol Dosing in BMI Greater Than 30
The investigators are performing a randomized controlled-trial investigating if 50mcg (compared to 25 mcg) of vaginal misoprostol reduces the time from induction start to delivery in obese women.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Related, Obesity, Labor Onset and Length Abnormalities
- Trial name
- MD30 RCT (NCT05262738)
- Testing
- 50 Micrograms Vaginal Misoprostol (Intervention), 25 Micrograms Vaginal Misoprostol (Control)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Pre-diabetes
Skeletal Muscle Diacylglycerol and Sphingolipids - Impact of Localization and Species on Insulin Resistance in Humans
The rationale for the proposed research is that elucidating changes in localized diacylglycerol (DAG) and sphingolipid species that predict insulin sensitivity will reveal specific localized lipids to target in therapeutics for…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Pre-diabetes, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03077360
- Testing
- Lifestyle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Diabetes, Weight Loss
De Por Vida: A Diabetes Risk Reduction Intervention for Hispanic Women
This pragmatic randomized clinical trial will assess the efficacy, cost, and sustainability of a culturally tailored weight-loss program targeting obese Hispanic women with pre-diabetes or T2D.
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Weight Loss, PreDiabetes, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03113916
- Testing
- Behavioural Lifestyle Intervention
- Volunteers
- 195 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kaiser Permanente
Preeclampsia
The Effect of Two Aspirin Dosing Strategies for Obese Women at High Risk for Preeclampsia
Low dose aspirin (LDA) is used for preeclampsia (PE) prevention in high risk women, but the precise mechanism and optimal dose is not known.
- Trial name
- NCT03735433
- Testing
- 162mg aspirin dose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Prediabetes, Obese
Inflammation Inhibition in Prediabetic Humans
Prediabetes, characterized by elevated fasting blood sugar or exaggerated blood sugar response to sugar ingestion, effects over 79 million adult Americans and is a precursor to the development of Type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- INCITE (NCT01977417)
- Testing
- Salsalate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gary L. Pierce
Childhood Obesity
Gaming Technology to Encourage Healthy Weight and Activity in Youth
The goal of the proposed randomized controlled trial is to test the efficacy of exergaming (i.e. video gaming that involves physical activity) to reduce adiposity in overweight and obese children.
- Trial name
- GameSquad (NCT02560493)
- Testing
- Exergaming Condition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Obesity
The Healthy Weigh Study
This study will evaluate the comparative effectiveness of behavioral economic financial incentives and environmental strategies, separately and together, in achieving initial weight loss and maintenance of weight loss, in obese…
- Trial name
- NCT02878343
- Testing
- Incentives, Environmental strategies
- Volunteers
- 344 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Obesity
Metabolic Factors of Outcomes From Gastric Bypass Surgery
The objective of this study is to determine whether the metabolic, endocrine and energetic response to short term caloric restriction are factors in weight loss in subjects having gastric bypass (GB) surgery.
- Trial name
- Cassini (NCT01347840)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery
Obesity, Weight Loss
Targeting Obesity to Optimize Health in Cardiac Rehab (TOPCARE)
Although coronary heart disease (CHD) treatment guidelines recognize obesity as a major modifiable risk factor,2 nearly half of all CHD patients are obese and the current standard of care fails to implement evidence-based obesity…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Weight Loss, CHD - Coronary Heart Disease
- Trial name
- TOPCARE (NCT03423238)
- Testing
- Exercise, Health Education, Exercise Compliance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Overweight, Obesity
Toddler Overweight Prevention Study Among Low-Income Families
The hypothesis is that toddlers with parents who are randomized to a parenting intervention and toddlers with parents who are randomized to the maternal intervention focused on maternal diet and physical activity will be more…
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity, Depression
- Trial name
- TOPS (NCT02615158)
- Testing
- Maternal Physical Activity and Nutrition, Parenting, Child Safety
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 277 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Obesity
Evaluating the Effectiveness of a Stepped-Care Approach to Long-Term Weight Loss (The Step-Up Study)
The number of overweight and obese adults in the United States is increasing at a rapid rate. A "stepped-care" weight loss program, which at key times increases the frequency of contact between an individual trying to lose weight…
- Trial name
- Step-Up (NCT00714168)
- Testing
- Standard Behavioral Weight Loss Program, Stepped-Care Weight Loss Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 363 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Pain
Study of TAP and Laparoscopic and Robotic Gynecologic Procedures and Obese Women
Study the effect of the Transversis Abdominis Plane (TAP) block on pain after surgery for obese women undergoing laparoscopic or robotic gynecologic procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT01866917
- Testing
- Ropivacaine 0.5% 20cc injectate bilaterally
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
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
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