Clinical trials: Weight
Overweight, Obesity
Research Study to Look at How Well Semaglutide is at Lowering Weight When Taken Together With an Intensive Lifestyle Program
This study will look at the change in participant's body weight from the start to the end of the study. This is to compare the effect on body weight in people taking semaglutide (a new medicine) and people taking "dummy"…
- Trial name
- STEP 3 (NCT03611582)
- Testing
- Semaglutide
- Where
- 41 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 611 people
- Sponsor
- Novo Nordisk A/S
Pediatric Obesity, Mobile Technology
An Addiction-Based Mobile Health Weight Loss Intervention With Coaching
The proposed multi-site randomized control trial (RCT) will test the effectiveness of an addiction-based weight loss intervention, embodied first as a smartphone app with telephone coaching and second as an identical approach…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Mobile Technology, Addiction
- Trial name
- NCT03500835
- Testing
- App, Coaching, Clinic: Modified KidsNFitness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Obesity, Impaired Glucose Tolerance
The Effect of Exenatide on Weight and Hunger in Obese, Healthy Women
This study will look at the effect of exenatide, a drug which has been approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, on body weight, appetite and energy expenditure among moderately obese women without diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT00456885
- Testing
- exenatide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Obesity
Effect of Nasal Positive Airway Pressure Versus Standard Care on Oxygenation and Ventilation During Propofol-based Sedation for Colonoscopy in Patients With High Risk of Airway Obstruction
The purpose of this study is to to compare oxygenation and ventilation on spontaneously ventilating obese patients or those with diagnosed or undiagnosed Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) undergoing day colonoscopy under Propofol…
- Trial name
- NCT05524220
- Testing
- Standard care with a facemask., SuperNO2VA™EtCO2 (Nasal Oxygenating Ventilating Apparatus)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 139 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Diabetes, Weight Loss
Physical and Cognitive Function - Look AHEAD Ancillary Study
Obesity is associated with physical disability through both direct pathways (e.g., lower extremity pain, insufficient muscle strength) and indirect pathways (obesity-related comorbidities and inflammation).
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Weight Loss, Physical Function, Cognitive Function
- Trial name
- NCT01410097
- Testing
- Lifestyle intervention, Diabetes Support Education
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,089 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University
Schizophrenia
Atomoxetine for Treatment of Weight Gain in Olanzapine or Clozapine Patients
The study investigates the use of Atomoxetine in combination with exercise and a diet support group (Weight Watchers)to treat weight gain associated with Olanzapine or clozapine.
- Trial name
- NCT00176436
- Testing
- Diet support group, Group counseling and exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Obesity, Gliosis, Weight-Loss
A Cohort Study of Weight Loss and Gliosis
Patients and clinicians need better options to prevent the weight regain that almost universally follows a weight loss intervention. In lay terms, a new, higher "set point" seems to occur after people gain weight.
- Trial name
- NCT03578887
- Testing
- Behavioral Weight Loss Program, Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass or Sleeve Gastrectomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Obesity
Evaluation of the Accuracy of a Computer Vision-based Tool for Assessment of Total Body Fat Percentage
This research study is designed to validate the precision and accuracy of body measurement and composition results from a novel 2D imaging device that operates through a smart-phone application.
- Trial name
- MEASURE (NCT04854421)
- Testing
- VBC
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 138 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Weight Loss, Weight, Body
Sleep Goal-focused Online Access to Lifestyle Support
The overall goal of the study is to develop a novel weight loss intervention for postpartum people by providing strategies to improve sleep, diet, and physical activity behaviors.
- Trial name
- SGOALS (NCT05942326)
- Testing
- Sleep GOALS, Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Overweight, Eating Disorders
Adding Guided Self-Help Group Therapy to the Alli Weight Loss Program in Treating Binge Eating Disorder
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of adding guided self-help group therapy to a weight loss program in achieving weight loss and reducing binge eating in overweight binge eaters.
- Trial name
- NCT00601354
- Testing
- Emotion regulation group therapy, Orlistat/alli program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Obesity
A Study to Assess the Compliance and Impact on Weight of Kurbo, a Pediatric Centered Weight Loss App
Kurbo is a health and fitness app that is targeted toward the pediatric population. It utilizes games and activities to educate children about healthy eating, portion control/size and exercise.
- Trial name
- Kurbo (NCT02880254)
- Testing
- Kurbo, Personal Health Coach
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baystate Medical Center
Patent Ductus Arteriosus
Preliminary Percutaneous Intervention Versus Observational Trial of Arterial Ductus in Low-weight Infants
This is a pilot study to collect preliminary data for a larger, multicenter clinical trial proposal. The study will examine two strategies commonly used to treat preterm infants diagnosed with a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA).
- Trial name
- PIVOTAL (NCT03982342)
- Testing
- Cather closure of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), Conservative management of patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Venous Thromboembolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Comparative Investigation of Low Molecular Weight (LMW) Heparin/Edoxaban Tosylate (DU176b) Versus (LMW) Heparin/Warfarin in the Treatment of Symptomatic Deep-Vein Blood Clots and/or Lung Blood Clots. (The Edoxaban Hokusai-VTE Study).
Evaluation of heparin/edoxaban tosylate (DU176b) versus heparin/warfarin in preventing recurrence of blood clots in patients with acute symptomatic deep-vein blood clots in the legs and/or blood clots in the lungs.
- Conditions
- Venous Thromboembolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), Pulmonary Embolism (PE), Thromboembolism
- Trial name
- NCT00986154
- Testing
- edoxaban tosylate(DU-176b), low molecular weight heparin/unfractionated heparin, warfarin
- Where
- 454 sites in United States, Argentina and 36 more
- Volunteers
- 8,292 people
- Sponsor
- Daiichi Sankyo
Obesity, Overweight
Children's Use of the Built Environment for Physical Activity
The study aims are to develop and test the feasibility of a pediatric physical activity intervention that incorporates personal information on use of the built environment, and test the intervention's preliminary efficacy at…
- Trial name
- CUBES (NCT01939405)
- Testing
- built environment use counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Obesity, Overweight
Balance: A Pragmatic Trial of a Digital Health Intervention to Prevent Weight Gain in Primary Care
Up to 50% of obese patients are not interested in, or ready for, weight loss. Clinical practice guidelines clearly recommend that these patients avoid gaining weight.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Overnutrition, Nutrition Disorders
- Trial name
- D0479 (NCT03003403)
- Testing
- Intervention Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 443 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Pre Diabetes, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Liraglutide 3mg (Saxenda) on Weight, Body Composition, Hormonal and Metabolic Parameters in Obese Women With PCOS
There is a growing need to develop pharmacologic interventions to improve metabolic function in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
- Conditions
- Pre Diabetes, Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Obesity Android
- Trial name
- SAXAPCOS (NCT03480022)
- Testing
- Liraglutide Pen Injector [Saxenda]
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Woman's
Obesity
A Study of Once-Daily Oral Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Japanese Adult Participants With Obesity Disease
The main purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy and safety of oral orforglipron in participants with obesity disease with obesity-related health problems.
- Trial name
- ATTAIN-J (NCT05931380)
- Testing
- Orforglipron
- Where
- 16 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 238 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Obesity
Post-Prandial Liver Glucose Metabolism in PCOS
The Investigators will measure if hepatic metabolism is upregulated in obese girls with PCOS and hepatic steatosis (HS), compared to PCOS without HS and obese controls without HS.
- Conditions
- Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Obesity, Hepatic Steatosis
- Trial name
- PLUM (NCT03041129)
- Testing
- oral glucose tolerance test, MRI of liver
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Hepatic Steatosis, Bariatric Surgery Candidate
Hepatic Mitochondrial Function in Youth
Assess the impact of bariatric surgery on hepatic energy metabolism and glucose and insulin dynamics in obese youth
- Conditions
- Hepatic Steatosis, Bariatric Surgery Candidate, Adolescent Obesity, Obesity
- Trial name
- MANGO (NCT03587727)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Overweight
The Effect of GLP-1 Agonists Versus OCs on Reproductive Disorders and Cardiovascular Risks in Overweight PCOS
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a health problem that affects one in 10 women of childbearing age, which is usually characterized by hormonal imbalance and metabolism problems such as hyperandrogenism and obesity.
- Conditions
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), Overweight, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03151005
- Testing
- Metformin-GLP-1 Receptor Agonist, Metformin-Oral Contraceptive(OC)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Xinqiao Hospital of Chongqing