Clinical trials: Weight Changes
Body Weight Changes
The Effects of Formula Diet on Body Weight, Body Composition, and Biomarkers for Disease Compared to a Standard Diet
It is hypothesized that the use of a partial supplement diet, which includes the use of meal replacements, will result in significantly greater weight loss after three and six months compared to an isocaloric diet that does not…
- Trial name
- FORMULA (NCT00138645)
- Testing
- MicroDiet, Healthy Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
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, Overweight
Ignite Pilot: Goal Setting in a Digital Weight Loss Intervention
The goal of this pilot trial is to learn about the optimal intensity level of goals in a digital weight loss intervention among adults with overweight or obesity.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Overweight, Weight Loss, Health Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05715242
- Testing
- Core Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention, Easier Step Goal, Harder Step Goal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyle
Exercise After Clinically Significant Weight Loss
The Prescribed Exercise to Reduce Recidivism After Weight Loss Pilot (PREVAIL-P) study will evaluate the effect of aerobic exercise training amount on weight maintenance following clinically significant weight loss.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyle, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- PREVAIL-P (NCT03685123)
- Testing
- Physical activity recommendations, Weight maintenance recommendations, OPTIFAST weight loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Stage IV Non-small Cell Lung Cancer, Cachexia
Ruxolitinib for Cancer Cachexia
To assess toxicity with use of Ruxolitinib in NSCLC cachexia patients; to associate levels of JAK/STAT signaling in blood, adipose, and muscle pre- and post-ruxolitinib treatment with changes in cachexia and anorexia.
- Trial name
- NCT04906746
- Testing
- Identify any dose-limiting toxicity (DLT) when ruxolitinib is administered to NSCLC cachexia patients.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Tu Dan
Obesity, Weight Loss
Utilizing Protein During Weight Loss to Impact Physical Function and Bone
This study is an ancillary study to the Utilizing Protein During Weight Loss to Impact Physical Function (UPLIFT) trial (NCT03074643) to evaluate the effects of diet composition (i.e., amount of protein and carbohydrate) during a…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Weight Loss, Diet Modification, Aging
- Trial name
- UPLIFT-Bone (NCT03819478)
- Testing
- Weight loss intervention months 0-6, Exercise intervention months 0-6, NutraBio™ CarboMax Supplement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 187 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Obesity
Evaluation of an Enhanced Delivery Model for Go NAPSACC
This study will compare the effectiveness and cost of Basic and Enhanced delivery models for Go NAPSACC on child care centers' use of evidence-based nutrition and physical activity practices.
- Trial name
- NCT03938103
- Testing
- Enhanced Go NAPSACC, Basic Go NAPSACC
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 364 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Morbid Obesity
Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy With Endoscopic Visualization
The main objective of this trial is to evaluate endoscopic visualization during a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) procedure using an endoscope inserted transvaginally through a new device called a Steerable Flex Trocar…
- Trial name
- NCT00911989
- Testing
- NOTES toolbox
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery
Obesity, Weight Loss
Evaluation of Safety, Efficacy and Thermogenesis-induction of RZL-012 in Overweight and Obese Volunteers
Obesity is a direct result of food-intake in excess of body energy expenditure. Thus, induction of increased energy expenditure via the activation of thermogenesis at targeted anatomical sites can counterbalance obesity.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Weight Loss, Overweight and Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03171415
- Testing
- RZL-012
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Raziel Therapeutics Ltd.
Metabolic Syndrome
A Short Term Evaluation of a Structured Weight Loss Plan in Overweight and Obese Adults
The present study is designed to examine the effect of changes in body weight and related parameters associated with a commercially-available, low-carbohydrate diet plan.
- Trial name
- NCT02774668
- Testing
- "Grab-and-Go" meal plan, "Jump-Start" meal plan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Stigmatization, Obesity
Psychological Intervention to Reduce Weight Bias Internalization
This is a randomized controlled trial to test the effects on WBI of a novel psychological intervention combined with standard behavioral weight loss (BWL) treatment, as compared to BWL alone.
- Conditions
- Stigmatization, Obesity, Weight Loss
- Trial name
- NCT03572218
- Testing
- BWL, BIAS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Obesity
Multi-Center Pre-Bariatric Weight Loss Study
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the GI Sleeve in patients who require weight loss prior to their Bariatric surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00469391
- Testing
- GI Sleeve Implantable weight loss device (EndoBarrier)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Morphic Medical Inc.
Diabetes, Effects of Liraglutide Administration on Brain Activity
Liraglutide in Obesity and Diabetes: Identification of CNS Targets Using fMRI
The main purpose of this study is to help us understand the effects of diabetes medication Liraglutide on weight loss and hunger.
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Effects of Liraglutide Administration on Brain Activity, Weight Loss, Hunger
- Trial name
- NCT01562678
- Testing
- Liraglutide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Weight Gain
Strategies to Reduce Antipsychotic-Associated Weight Gain in Youth
The purpose of this pilot study is to determine whether starting metformin in conjunction with a second-generation antipsychotic (SGA) and providing information about healthy eating and activity will prevent or reduce the amount…
- Trial name
- PREVENT (NCT00617240)
- Testing
- metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Healthy Lifestyle, Overweight
Deaf Weight Wise: Community-engaged Implementation Research to Promote Healthy Lifestyle Change With Deaf ASL Users
The purpose of the Deaf Weight Wise Implementation Study is to study with diverse partners the approaches and strategies that lead to successful implementation of Deaf Weight Wise (DWW), an evidence-based healthy lifestyle…
- Conditions
- Healthy Lifestyle, Overweight, Obesity, Cardiovascular Risks
- Trial name
- NCT05211596
- Testing
- Deaf Weight Wise intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Weight Loss, Body Weight
Self-Weighing Instruction Feasibility Study
Scant data have been reported on the effects of weight self-monitoring during weight control. The purpose of this pilot project was to consider the questions: Is it possible to assign participants to engage in daily weight…
- Trial name
- NCT01966926
- Testing
- weighing frequency instructions and tips
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Weight Gain
Improving Metabolic Parameters of Antipsychotic Child Treatment With Ziprasidone, Aripiprazole, and Clozapine
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the relative risks and benefits of two approaches to the control of weight gain and other negative side effects in children and adolescents on 2nd generation antipsychotics (SGA): Healthy…
- Trial name
- ZAC (NCT00617058)
- Testing
- metformin, healthy lifestyle intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Alcohol Drinking, Weight Loss
The Effects of Alcohol Consumption on Central Adiposity
The objective of the proposed study is to enroll women with obesity that will undergo a controlled, energy restricted feeding intervention to test the effects of chronic ethanol consumption on adipose distribution and circulating…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking, Weight Loss, Adiposity, Obesity
- Trial name
- CONSUME (NCT03521817)
- Testing
- Alcohol, No Alcohol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Obesity, Severe, Pediatric Obesity
Weight Loss With Meal-Replacement Therapy in Teens
This study seeks to examine whether meal-replacement therapy is able to enhance weight loss among teens with severe obesity. In addition, we are also interested in examining the degree of weight loss needed to improve important…
- Trial name
- NCT03137433
- Testing
- Meal-replacement Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Octreotide Therapy in Children and Young Adults With Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)
The purpose of this study is to investigate over a 6 month period the effect of octreotide therapy on food intake, sense of hunger, body weight, body composition, efficiency of burning calories, biomarkers of weight regulation…
- Trial name
- NCT00399893
- Testing
- Octreotide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University