Clinical trials: Simple Obesity
Cardiovascular Health, Self-management
MECA Clinical Intervention ( MECA Health360x)
The purpose of this research is to test whether a technology application(Health360x) that lets participants set goals for better health and track health can help participants reduce their heart disease risk.
- Trial name
- MECAH360x (NCT04791618)
- Testing
- Health360x plus health coach, Health360x only (High tech)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Morehouse School of Medicine
Abdominal Obesity, Obesity
Suture Length Effects in Acupoint Implantation for Abdominal Obesity
Obesity is a metabolic disorder and has become a global health issue with a steadily increasing prevalence. According to the Health Promotion Administration's statistical report, the overweight and obesity rate among adults in…
- Trial name
- NCT07125716
- Testing
- 1 inch, 0.5 inch
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Obesity
Incretin Effect in People With Impaired Fasting Glucose
Regulation of endogenous glucose production (EGP) and insulin secretion are major actions of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1). Determining whether alterations in GLP-1 may contribute to abnormal EGP and insulin secretion in people…
- Trial name
- 1651 (NCT00795275)
- Testing
- Sitagliptin Phosphate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Exogenous Obesity
Video Game Playing on Lunch-time Food Intake in Children
The purpose of this experiment is to investigate the effect of video game playing for 30 minutes on food intake and subjective appetite. The investigators hypothesize that video game playing will affect food intake in children.
- Trial name
- NCT01750151
- Testing
- Glucose Beverage, Video Game Playing, Control Beverage
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Toronto Metropolitan University
Obesity, Menopause
A Cohort Research of Genetic Susceptibility for Common Obesity in Women
Not many studies examined genetic determinants of obesity in women. As pre-menopausal and post-menopausal women appear to have different propensities for fat deposition, genetic loci linked with obesity-related phenotypes might…
- Trial name
- CROWN (NCT01488903)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Simple Obesity
Nutritional Video Intervention Using Mindfulness-based Principles
The purpose of this study is to access the acceptability and potential utility of nutritional intervention videos in 1) changing knowledge and attitudes about healthy eating, 2) improving healthy food shopping practices, and 3)…
- Trial name
- NCT02494661
- Testing
- Healthy Cart and Stress Management Videos, Healthy Cart Video
- Volunteers
- 218 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Exogenous Obesity
Sedentary Screen Time Activities on Food Intake
The purpose is to investigate the effect of sedentary screen time activities on food intake and subjective appetite in 9- to 14-year old normal weight and overweight/obese girls.
- Trial name
- NCT01750177
- Testing
- Television Viewing before mealtime, Video Game Playing, Computer Use
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Toronto Metropolitan University
Childhood Obesity
Simple Suppers Scale-up (S3)
The purpose of this study is to determine effectiveness of a family meals intervention, Simple Suppers, aimed at eliciting positive changes in child dietary intake and weight status.
- Trial name
- NCT02923050
- Testing
- Simple Suppers
- Volunteers
- 223 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity
Gymnema Sylvestre vs Berberine in Obesity Gene Expression of Adipokines
Obesity is a disease that affects a large part of the world's population and is a risk factor for the development of metabolic, cardiovascular, oncological, and neurodegenerative diseases.
- Trial name
- GS VS BBR A (NCT06426966)
- Testing
- Berberine, Gymnema sylvestre
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico
Children, Exogenous Obesity
The Feeding Dynamic Intervention: Self Regulation of Intake in Preschoolers
In this study the investigators will examine the Feeding Dynamic Intervention (FDI) as a tool to prevent obesity in young children.
- Conditions
- Children, Exogenous Obesity, Eating Behavior
- Trial name
- FeeDIn (NCT01515254)
- Testing
- lifestyle counseling, parental feeding
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease
Role of Cardiometabolic Risk Factors in Childhood Bone Development
The proposed research brings together complementary expertise to systematically elucidate the longitudinal effects of (1) total and regional body fat and (2) the metabolic impairment that accompanies obesity on bone development…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease, Type 2 Diabetes, Osteoporosis
- Trial name
- NCT02355717
- Testing
- Observational Study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Augusta University
Obesity, Overweight
Gene Modulation of NLRP3, IL-1β and TNF-α in Peripheral Blood of Patients With Exogenous Obesity Treated With Berberine
The patients will be invited to participate in a research study aimed at determining the Gene Modulation of NLRP3, IL-1β and TNFα in peripheral blood of patients with exogenous obesity treated with berberine.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Berberine
- Trial name
- Obesity-Berber (NCT06703086)
- Testing
- Berberine Hydrochloride group, nutritional plan, controlled moderate aerobic exercise
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico
Sedentary Time, Cardiovascular Diseases
WatchWell: Simple and Practical Strategies to Reduce the Negative Health Impact of Sedentary Screen Time
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility, acceptability, efficacy, and participant adherence in using home-based technologies and wearable devices and simple, practical strategies to reduce the negative impact…
- Conditions
- Sedentary Time, Cardiovascular Diseases, Prediabetes, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT06963736
- Testing
- Blue light, Eating, Standing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Obesity, Childhood, Obesity, Adolescent
PROBESITY-2: Synbiotics in Pediatric Obesity
The global obesity epidemic presents an unprecedented challenge to the public health worldwide. The factors associated with obesity are complex, and include health behaviours, such as eating habits and daily physical activity…
- Trial name
- PROBESITY-2 (NCT05162209)
- Testing
- Synbiotic
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Weight Loss, Simple Obesity
A Clinical Trial of Thread-embedding Therapy at Acupuncture Point for Simple Obesity
Thread-embedding Therapy has been used for treating Obesity in recent years. This research is aimed to observe the clinical effect of thread-embedding therapy in treating Simple Obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT03325179
- Testing
- Thread-embedding Therapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Simple Obesity
Research on Mechanism of Massage Therapy on Energy Metabolism Disorder of Simple Obesity
This project is to penetrate and consummate the research mechanism of massage therapy on simple obesity. Latest researches indicate that the energy regulation network system of hypothalamus and metabolic disorders on adipocyte…
- Trial name
- NCT02339480
- Testing
- Massage therapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 38 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guiyang College of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Exogenous Obesity, Dietary Modification
Thermic & Lipemic Properties of Dietary Carbohydrates
The purpose of this study is to determine if consumption of meals containing carbohydrates with different glycemic index (a high glycemic index meal and a low glycemic index meal)have different effects on energy expenditure, type…
- Trial name
- FL33 (NCT01354574)
- Testing
- High Glycemic Index meals, Low Glycemic Index meals
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- USDA, Western Human Nutrition Research Center
Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes
The Influence of Simple, Low-Cost Chemistry Intervention Videos: A Randomized Trial of Children's Preferences for Sugar-Sweetened Beverages
Sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption is associated with the development of obesity, type 2 diabetes, and dental caries. The current study attempts to explore whether an educational, science-based intervention is able to…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, Dental Caries
- Trial name
- NCT04971317
- Testing
- Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) Video, Water Video, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 326 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health