Clinical trials: Severe Obesity
Obesity, Glucose Intolerance
A Biological Atlas of Severe Obesity (Biological Tissue Collection)
Type 2 diabetes and obesity are both multifactorial diseases resulting from gene-environment interactions. However, this interaction, as well as the specific effect of each polymorphism, remains poorly understood.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Glucose Intolerance, Diabetes
- Trial name
- ABOS (NCT01129297)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Morbid Obesity
Dosing Obese With Noxafil® Under a Trial (DONUT)
Although posaconazole is approved for the prophylaxes and treatment of invasive fungal infections, specific dosing guidelines for posaconazole in (morbidly) obese patients are not specified.
- Trial name
- DONUT (NCT03246386)
- Testing
- Posaconazole Injection [Noxafil] 300mg, Posaconazole Injection [Noxafil] 400mg
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Morbid Obesity, Bariatric Surgery Candidate
EPO2-PV: Evaluation of Pre-Oxygenation Conditions in Morbidly Obese Volunteer: Effect of Position and Ventilation Mode
The risk of complications associated with airway management in obese patients is significant. The results of pre-oxygenation allow a prolonged non-hypoxic apnea time for the clinician.
- Trial name
- EPO2-PV (NCT02121808)
- Testing
- NIPPV, Tidal volume
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Obesity Postoperative Pain, Obesity Morbid Obesity Postoperative Pain
Comparison of Paragastric Nerve Block and Erector Spinae Plane Block on Postoperative Pain After Sleeve Gastrectomy
Background: Laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is one of the most commonly performed bariatric procedures for the treatment of obesity.
- Trial name
- PGB-ESP (NCT07811206)
- Testing
- Paragastric Nerve Block (PGNB), ESPB, Active Comparator
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Atlas University
Morbid Obesity
Utilization of Very Low Calorie Diet in Obese General Surgery Patients
The investigators are studying the use of a two-week very low calorie diet (VLCD) in obese general surgery patients in a randomized single-blinded trial.
- Trial name
- NCT03553849
- Testing
- Very low calorie diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christiana Care Health Services
Morbid Obesity
Pharmacokinetics of Acetaminophen in Morbidly Obese Patients
This study will investigate the pharmacokinetics of acetaminophen in morbidly obese patients versus normal weight patients. Specifically the different metabolic pathways of acetaminophen in morbidly obese adults will be…
- Trial name
- APAP (NCT01764555)
- Testing
- acetaminophen 2 g
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Antonius Hospital
Obesity (Disorder), Morbid Obesity
Chrono-ALIGN: A Chronotype-Based Chrono-Nutrition Intervention in Post-Bariatric Patients
This randomized controlled trial will evaluate the impact of chrono-nutrition, a dietary approach that aligns meal timing with the body's circadian rhythms, on weight change, metabolic outcomes, appetite, and gut microbiota in…
- Conditions
- Obesity (Disorder), Morbid Obesity, Bariatric Sleeve Gastrectomy, Meal Time
- Trial name
- Chrono-ALIGN (NCT07324044)
- Testing
- Standard Post-Bariatric Care (Control), Early Time-Restricted Eating (eTRE), Chronotype-Based Chrono-Nutrition (CB-CN)
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 246 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King Saud University
Obesity, Critical Illness
Levofloxacin Pharmacokinetics (PK) in the Severely Obese
Obesity is known to affect the concentrations of certain medications in the body. Levofloxacin is a commonly used antibiotic. Based on what the investigators know about levofloxacin and how it moves through the body, obesity may…
- Trial name
- NCT00176306
- Testing
- Levofloxacin 750 mg IV
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Joel Thompson, PhD
Metabolic Syndrome, Morbid Obesity
Weight Loss, Blood Sugar and Blood Lipid Effects of Tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV) Impregnated Mucoadhesive Strips
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the efficacy of two different daily doses of tetrahydrocannabivarin impregnated mouth strips in healthy non-diabetic obese adults.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Morbid Obesity, Hypercholesterolemia, Hyperglycemia
- Trial name
- THCV (NCT05574049)
- Testing
- Tetrahydrocannabivarin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical Life Care Planners, LLC
Obesity, Extreme Obesity
Low-level Intervention for Adolescents With Extreme Obesity
While adolescents with obesity and extreme obesity are at increased risk for health complications, especially adolescents with extreme obesity rarely seek medical care, and sustained weigh loss is hardly ever achieved.
- Trial name
- STEREO (NCT01703273)
- Testing
- manual based low key group intervention (innovation), standardized, manual based routine care
- Where
- 6 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 119 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prof. Dr. Martin Wabitsch
Severe Obesity
Enhancing Weight Loss Maintenance With GLP-1RA (BYDUREON™) in Adolescents With Severe Obesity
Long-term weight loss maintenance is seldom achieved by individuals with obesity owing to numerous biological adaptations involving appetite, satiety, and energy expenditure in the post- weight loss setting.
- Trial name
- NCT02496611
- Testing
- Weight loss with pharmacotherapy, Weight loss without pharmacotherapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Bariatric Surgery Candidate, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Prevention of Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting After Bariatric Surgery
Postoperative nausea and vomiting are common occurrences following bariatric surgery, occurring in up to 80% of patients and contributing to increased healthcare utilization and delays in discharge.
- Conditions
- Bariatric Surgery Candidate, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting, Morbid Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT04644445
- Testing
- Bariatric Full Liquid Diet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Obesity, Morbid Obesity
DIT After RYGB - A Prospective Study
Bariatric surgery is the only satisfactory treatment for loss and weight maintenance in obese patients. This loss is a result of several factors that go beyond the simple anatomical abnormality of the gastrointestinal tract and…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Morbid Obesity, Bariatric Surgery
- Trial name
- DIT RYGB (NCT01759667)
- Testing
- A standard mixed Meal
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Silvia Leite Faria
Arterial Embolization, Other Surgical Procedures
Gastric Artery Embolization Trial for Lessening Appetite Nonsurgically
The purpose of this pilot study is to achieve the collection of safety and efficacy data in patients undergoing left gastric artery embolization for morbid obesity in the United States.
- Conditions
- Arterial Embolization, Other Surgical Procedures, Obesity
- Trial name
- GETLEAN (NCT02248688)
- Testing
- BeadBlock 300 - 500 Micron, Left Gastric Artery Embolization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dayton Interventional Radiology
Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder
Peer-delivered and Technology-Assisted Integrated Illness Management and Recovery
Adults with serious mental illness (SMI) are disproportionately affected by medical comorbidity, earlier onset of disease, and 10 to 25 years reduced life expectancy compared to the general population.
- Conditions
- Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Major Depressive Disorder, Recurrent, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT04481737
- Testing
- Peer-delivered and Technology Support Integrated Illness Management and Recovery, Peer support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Morbid Obesity
The Influence of Aerobic Endurance Training After Roux-en-Y-Gastric Bypass
The aim of this study was to assess the efficiency of aerobic physical exercise (APE) on weight loss, body composition and co-morbidities in patients after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y Gastric bypass (RYGBP).
- Trial name
- AET (NCT00875186)
- Testing
- aerobic endurance training
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitätsmedizin Mannheim
Morbid Obesity
Impact of Reverse Trendelenburg on ONSD in Obesity Surgery
This prospective randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the effect of reverse Trendelenburg positioning applied before pneumoperitoneum on optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) and, consequently, intracranial pressure…
- Trial name
- ONSD (NCT07639502)
- Testing
- Pre-pneumoperitoneum Reverse Trendelenburg Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital
Bariatric Surgery Candidate, Bone Loss
Weight Loss With Risedronate for Bone Health
This is a pilot project to determine the feasibility of recruiting, enrolling, treating, and following 24 older sleeve gastrectomy patients into a randomized controlled trial (RCT) examining the efficacy of bisphosphonate use…
- Conditions
- Bariatric Surgery Candidate, Bone Loss, Weight Loss
- Trial name
- WERISE (NCT03411902)
- Testing
- Risedronate Sodium 150 MG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Obesity, Extreme Obesity
Economic Aspects of Extreme Obesity in Adolescent
Obesity is one of the biggest public health challenges today and in the years to come, particularly due to its rising prevalence in children and adolescents.
- Trial name
- YES (NCT01632098)
- Where
- 5 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 429 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulm
End Stage Cardiac Failure, Pulmonary Failure
Human Tissue Distribution of Orally Supplemented Natural Vitamin E Tocotrienol
Levels of tocotrienol in human tissues following supplementation is not currently known. The objective of this present study is to determine the levels of this form of vitamin E in the human tissues such as skin, heart, lung…
- Conditions
- End Stage Cardiac Failure, Pulmonary Failure, End Stage Liver Disease, Morbid Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00678834
- Testing
- To surgery patients, Tocopherol capsules., Tocotrienol to healthy subjects., To surgery patients, Tocotrienol capsules.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chandan K Sen