Clinical trials: Prevention of Weight Gain
Weight Gain, Overweight
Evaluation of the Effect of Two Online Interventions -Watch Your Weight During the Holidays Program and the Relative 5:2 Fasting- for the Prevention of Body Weight Gain at 8 Weeks in Mexican Adults in the Covid-19 Pandemic
Introduction. Obesity is the main risk factor for the development of chronic degenerative diseases in Mexico and other countries around the world.
- Conditions
- Weight Gain, Overweight, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT05060978
- Testing
- Watch your Weight During the Holidays Program, Relative 5:2 Fasting, Control Group
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Sonora
Obesity, Infant
Determine if Human Infant Weight Gain Can be Modulated to Prevent Obesity
The global obesity epidemic has extended to low and middle income countries (LMICs) in which in a dramatic nutritional transition has shifted from maternal/child undernutrition to overnutrition.
- Trial name
- NCT04526860
- Testing
- Calibration of infant breast milk and formula milk intake
- Where
- Brazil
- Sponsor
- Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Body Weight Changes
Evaluate the Effects of Repeated Periods of Modified Fasting to Support Healthy Natural Weight Management and Prevention of Weight Gain
The purpose of this study is to assess the effects of repeated periods of modified fasting in support of healthy weight management and prevention of weight gain over the winter holiday period (mid-November to early January) in…
- Trial name
- NCT03372109
- Testing
- Meal replacement shake, Multivitamin and mineral capsules, Fish oil with sesame lignans and olive extract softgel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Supplement Formulators, Inc.
Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity
Prevention of Weight Gain in Adult Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Treated With Pioglitazone
The purpose of the study is to investigate the effectiveness of three lifestyle treatment programs varying in level of intensiveness on prevention of pioglitazone-induced weight gain and to measure the composition of the change…
- Trial name
- NCT00737347
- Testing
- Lifestyle modification
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Prevention, Weight Gain
Prevention of Weight Gain in University Students
This study assess whether a small-group seminar intervention to prevent weight gain is effective in a general university student population, and to address the relative role of biological vs.
- Trial name
- PGP2 (NCT00995462)
- Testing
- Lifestyle intervention seminars
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 319 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marie-France Hivert
Weight Loss
Effect of Exercise on Prevention of Weight Gain
The purpose of this study is to examine the dose-response of exercise on prevention of weight gain in overweight adults.
- Trial name
- NCT00177502
- Testing
- behavioral exercise intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 294 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Obesity, Overweight
A Cafeteria Based Study of Weight Gain Prevention
The dramatic rise in overweight and obesity during the past several decades can be explained by environmental changes that foster increased energy intake and decreased energy expenditure.
- Trial name
- Cafeteria (NCT00573482)
- Testing
- REDE, control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Type 2 Diabetes, Pregnancy
Motivational Interviewing With Focus on Diet and Weight Gain in Pregnant Women With Type 2 Diabetes
The primary goal of this case control study is to investigate the effect of implementation of motivational interviewing with focus on diet and weight gain in addition to the routine treatment on prevention of excessive…
- Trial name
- NCT02883127
- Testing
- Motivational interviewing
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 189 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Cafeteria-Based Study of Weight Gain Prevention
To investigate two cafeteria-based methods of weight gain prevention in overweight men and women.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00142662
- Testing
- diet, financial incentives
- Sponsor
- Drexel University
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
The Impact of Online Quiz-games on Nutrition Knowledge and Related Outcomes Among University Students.
Metabolic risk factors, such as central obesity, increase the risk of chronic diseases in adulthood and are prevalent in many university students.
- Trial name
- NCT03028714
- Testing
- Technology-based nutrition education
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kingston University
Obesity, Prevention of Weight Gain
Evaluating a Small Change Approach to Preventing Long Term Weight Gain in Overweight and Obese Adults
Obesity is a major risk factor for disease and a public health problem. Recent information suggests that while it is possible for most overweight adults to lose a substantial amount of weight, maintaining the weight loss for any…
- Trial name
- NCT02027077
- Testing
- Control group, Lifestyle counselling
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 344 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Obesity, Childhood, Short Sleep
Brief Behavioral Sleep Intervention for Obesity Prevention in Primary Care
The goal of this study is to compare two different approaches to help families with children 6-11 years enhance nighttime sleep: 1) working one-on-one with a nurse to learn effective behavioral strategies to try to improve…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Short Sleep, Obesity Prevention
- Trial name
- Rx SLEEP (NCT06810557)
- Testing
- Optimize Sleep Primary Care (OSPC), Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Temple University
Schizophreniform Disorder, Bipolar I Disorder
Prevention of Weight Gain in Early Psychoses
The purpose of this study is to determine whether individuals with psychotic spectrum disorders ( Schizophrenia, Schizoaffective disorder,Schizophreniform Disorder, Bipolar Disorder (Type I),Bipolar Disorder (Type II),Major…
- Conditions
- Schizophreniform Disorder, Bipolar I Disorder, Bipolar II Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT01075295
- Testing
- Behavioural Intervention for the Prevention of Weight Gain, TAU
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Kidney Transplant; Complications, Obesity
The wEight Management in Renal Transplant Online Study (ExeRTiOn)
The primary aim of this project is to create an online weight management tool (Physical activity, weight management and cognitive behavioral therapy) to prevent significant weight gain following kidney transplantation.
- Conditions
- Kidney Transplant; Complications, Obesity, Physical Activity, Weight Gain
- Trial name
- ExeRTiOn (NCT03699059)
- Testing
- ExeRTiOn
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College Hospital NHS Trust
Schizophrenia
Melatonin for Prevention of Metabolic Side Effects of Olanzapine
The purpose of this study is to determine whether melatonin can prevent metabolic side effects of olanzapine such as weight gain, elevated glucose concentrations and lipid abnormalities.
- Trial name
- NCT01593774
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Guilan University of Medical Sciences
Healthy Volunteers
Weight Gain Prevention in Adolescents and Young Adults
The investigators believe they key to effective prevention of obesity is early identification of individuals at high risk of excess weight gain and proactive implementation of a comprehensive approach including lifestyle-based…
- Trial name
- NCT06905626
- Testing
- Qsymia 7.5 miligrams (mg)-46 mg Extended Release Capsule
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Smoking Cessation, Weight Gain
Exenatide for Smoking Cessation and Prevention of Weight Gain
The purpose of this study is to determine if exenatide improves end-of-treatment smoking abstinence rates and to determine if exenatide mitigates post-cessation weight gain.
- Trial name
- NCT05610800
- Testing
- Exenatide 2 milligram (mg) Injection, Nicotine patch, Smoking Cessation Counseling
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Body Weight Changes, Breast Neoplasms
The Use of Smart Scales for Weight Gain Prevention in African American Breast Cancer Survivors
The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of two 6-month behavioral interventions for weight gain prevention (self-regulation plus activity monitoring or self-regulation) among African American breast cancer survivors…
- Trial name
- NCT02030353
- Testing
- Self-regulation plus activity monitoring, Self-regulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Weight-Gain Prevention
A Two-Week Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Mifepristone in the Prevention of Olanzapine-Induced Weight Gain
This is a two-week study testing the efficacy and safety of mifepristone in the prevention of olanzapine-induced weight gain in healthy male volunteers by measuring changes in body weight and BMI.
- Trial name
- NCT00455442
- Testing
- Mifepristone
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Corcept Therapeutics
Weight Gain, Obesity
The SLeeping and Intake Methods Taught to Infants and Mothers Early in Life (SLIMTIME) Project
Childhood obesity has reached epidemic proportions and its prevalence continues to rise, even among very young children. Because the current evidence base regarding potentially effective early intervention components to prevent…
- Trial name
- NCT00359242
- Testing
- Infant Sleeping and Soothing, Repeated Food Exposure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center