Clinical trials: Weight
Meconium Ileus, Very Low Birth Weight Infant
Impact of Oral Application of Gastrografin on the Meconium Evacuation in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Gastrografin is a radiopaque contrast agent for the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) which can be applied orally or rectally. In neonatal intensive care, Gastrografin is used to detect otherwise radiologically invisible perforations…
- Trial name
- NCT01515696
- Testing
- Gastrografin, Sterile water
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Nadja Haiden,MD
Obesity, Body Composition
Study of Macronutrients and Heart Disease Risk
The objective of this trial is to examine the long-term effects of a diet low in carbohydrates, as compared to one low in fat, on cardiovascular disease risk factors, including blood pressure (BP), body weight and composition…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Body Composition, Blood Pressure, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- MACRO (NCT00609271)
- Testing
- low carbohydrate diet, low fat diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tulane University Health Sciences Center
Obesity Associated With Defects in Leptin-melanocortin Pathway
Long Term Extension Trial of Setmelanotide
This was a long-term extension trial to study the safety and tolerability of continued setmelanotide treatment in participants who had completed a previous clinical trial on treatment with setmelanotide for obesity associated…
- Trial name
- NCT03651765
- Testing
- Setmelanotide
- Where
- 27 sites in United States, Canada and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 205 people
- Sponsor
- Rhythm Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Cardiovascular Disease, Obesity
Beverages and Societal Health
The overall aim of the study is to compare the effects of three types of beverages - sugar-sweetened (SSB), artificially sweetened (ASB), and unsweetened (USB) - on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors and body weight among…
- Trial name
- BASH III (NCT01295671)
- Testing
- Provision of beverages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 203 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Metabolic Syndrome, Hypertension
Aldosterone, the Mineralocorticoid Receptor, and Cardiovascular Disease in Obesity
This study will evaluate whether the mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist eplerenone, when compared to chlorthalidone plus potassium chloride, can improve cardiac MRI-derived myocardial perfusion reserve and fibrosis…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Hypertension, Overweight and Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT04519164
- Testing
- Eplerenone, Chlorthalidone with potassium chloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Asthma, Obesity
Pilot Study of Pioglitazone for the Treatment of Moderate to Severe Asthma in Obese Asthmatics (Glitz Asthma)
Asthmatics who are significantly overweight tend to have more severe symptoms, more flare ups, and are more likely to have poorly-controlled asthma when compared to other asthmatics.
- Trial name
- GLITZ (NCT00787644)
- Testing
- Pioglitazone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Metabolic Syndrome X
Defining Strategies for Improving Endothelial and Fibrinolytic Dysfunction in Obesity
The combination of high blood pressure and having central obesity is an increasing important factor for heart disease in men and women.
- Trial name
- NCT00608465
- Testing
- Eplerenone, Ramipril
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Obese, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Investigating Effects of BOTOX on Weight Loss and Glucose Tolerance in Obese, Type 2 Diabetic Subjects
The investigators will recruit obese subjects with pre-diabetes or type 2 diabetes for the proposed clinical study for 5 visits.
- Trial name
- NCT03991299
- Testing
- Botox 200 UNT Injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Obesity, Hypertension
Multicenter Endoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy (ESG) Trial (MERIT Trial)
Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG) is an endoscopic minimally invasive weight loss procedure where a commercially available, FDA approved, full-thickness endoscopic suturing device (Overstitch; Apollo Endosurgery, Austin, TX)…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Hypertension, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Trial name
- NCT03406975
- Testing
- Overstitch Endoscopic Suture System, Lifestyle Intervention
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 208 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Pre Diabetes, Overweight and Obesity
TRE With Physical Activity for Weight Management
Approximately 24 million older adults have prediabetes. Obesity, age related decreases in lean mass and increases in fat mass, and sedentary lifestyle have been associated with functional and cognitive decline in older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT04978376
- Testing
- Time restricted eating
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Neonatal Sepsis, Low Birth Weight
Safety of Skin Cleansing With Chlorhexidine in Preterm Low Birth Weight Infants
The purpose of this study is to examine if single skin cleansing with 0.25% chlorhexidine affects skin condition, temperature, and bacterial colonization in stable preterm (28-36 weeks gestational age) low birth weight (1001-2000…
- Trial name
- NCT00947518
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine, Normal saline
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences
Obesity, Tuberculosis
Effect of Weight and/or Obesity on Ethambutol Drug Concentrations
This study is designed to measure drug concentrations in the blood of healthy volunteers administered a single dose of ethambutol.
- Trial name
- NCT01048697
- Testing
- Ethambutol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Obesity
Racial Differences in Vagal Control of Glucose Homeostasis
The investigators will test the hypothesis that acute central acetylcholinesterase inhibition will restore PNS activity and reduce oxidation in AAW compared to whites.
- Trial name
- RDVCGH (NCT02365285)
- Testing
- Galantamine, Intralipid, Heparin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Weight Loss, Weight Gain
Eating Mindfully to Prevent Weight Regain
The overall objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of a mindfulness-based intervention to prevent weight regain in weight-reduced adults.
- Conditions
- Weight Loss, Weight Gain, Eating Behavior, Obesity
- Trial name
- EMPWR (NCT04847843)
- Testing
- Mindfulness Orientated Recovery Enhancement, Control Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Obesity
Exercise as a Buffer Against Stress-induced Overeating
The purpose of this study is to examine the psychological benefits of chronic exercise as well as the effects of exercise training on eating behaviors and stress-induced overeating in overweight and obese women.
- Trial name
- NCT02936076
- Testing
- Exercise intervention, Delayed exercise intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Noninvasive Ventilation, Low Birth Weight
Noninvasive NAVA Versus NIPPV in Low Birthweight Premature Infants
The investigator hypothesizes that in very low birth weight infants who require respiratory support via noninvasive ventilation, that synchronizing the ventilator breath with the baby's breath using neurally adjusted ventilatory…
- Trial name
- NCT03137225
- Testing
- Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist, Nasal Intermittent Positive Pressure Ventilation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Obesity
One-Lung Ventilation in the Morbidly Obese Patient: Comparison of Double Lumen Versus Bronchial Blockers
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the double-lumen endotracheal tube or the standard single-lumen tracheal tube, with an Arndt® blocker, is superior in providing one lung ventilation during thoracic surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00813176
- Testing
- Double Lumen Endotracheal Tube, Arndt Bronchial Blocker
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Javier H Campos
Obesity, Childhood, Physical Activity
New Ulm at HOME (Healthy Offerings Via the Mealtime Environment), NU-HOME
The goal of the proposed project is to see if an innovative family-based intervention can reduce childhood obesity by actively engaging the whole family in promoting healthy behaviors in the home.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Physical Activity, Food Intake, Rural Health
- Trial name
- NU-HOME (NCT02973815)
- Testing
- NU-HOME Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 228 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Obesity, Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery
CURES: The Effect of Deep Curarisation and Reversal With Sugammadex on Surgical Conditions and Perioperative Morbidity
The purpose of this study is to investigate if a deep neuromuscular block with a continuous infusion of rocuronium titrated to a post-tetanic count (PTC) of 1-2 responses combined with reversal of neuromuscular blockade with…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery, Surgical Conditions, Respiratory Function
- Trial name
- CURES (NCT01748643)
- Testing
- deep neuromuscular blockade with rocuronium, reversal with sugammadex, normal neuromuscular blockade reversal with rocuronium, reversal with neostigmine
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Ziekenhuis Oost-Limburg
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Effects of Exenatide on Overweight Adolescents With Prader-Willi Syndrome
Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) is one of the most common genetic causes of obesity. Obesity is a major source of morbidity and mortality in this population.
- Trial name
- NCT01444898
- Testing
- Exenatide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
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