Clinical trials: Weight Changes
Developmental Disabilities, Weight Loss
Weight Management for Adolescents With IDD
The goal of this study is to explore the impact of two different diets (conventional vs. enhanced stop light) and two different delivery systems (face-to-face vs.
- Conditions
- Developmental Disabilities, Weight Loss, Body Weight, Down Syndrome
- Trial name
- IDDAdol (NCT02561754)
- Testing
- Enhanced Stop Light Diet (eSLD), Conventional Diet (CD), Face-to-face (FTF)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Obesity
Zonisamide for Weight Reduction in Obese Adults
The primary aim of this study is to assess long-term weight loss efficacy of zonisamide relative to placebo in obese patients prescribed a dietary intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT00275834
- Testing
- Zonisamide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 225 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Cachexia, Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Testosterone for Treating Cachexia in Patients With Squamous Cell Carcinoma
RATIONALE: Testosterone may lessen weight loss and improve muscle size and strength in patients with cachexia caused by cancer. PURPOSE: This randomized phase I trial is studying whether testosterone administered during standard…
- Trial name
- NCT00878995
- Testing
- Testosterone Enanthate 100 MG/ML
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Postpartum Weight Retention
A Personalized Telehealth Intervention for Health and Weight Loss in Postpartum Women
The purpose of this study is to help women lose the weight they gained during their pregnancy using a SmartPhone app the investigators have developed called E-Moms.
- Trial name
- E-Moms (NCT01751230)
- Testing
- WIC E-Moms
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus
Incentivizing Lifestyle Modification to Reduce Disease Burden
Specifically, the main objective of this pilot and feasibility study is to develop the infrastructure that will be used in a larger study that would be proposed at a later date. Hence, this study has two parts.
- Trial name
- NCT02945332
- Testing
- Required supervised walking, Non-required supervised walking, Fitbit Flex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University
Schizophrenia, Obesity
Lifestyle Intervention for Weight Gain Management for Patients With Schizophrenia
The aims of this study were to evaluate the efficacy of an intervention for weight gain management for patients from schizophrenia spectrum compared to treatment as usual (TAU), and to evaluate the effects of this program on…
- Trial name
- NCT01368406
- Testing
- wellness program
- Where
- 4 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
Obesity, Liver Cirrhosis
Endoscopic Intragastric Balloon Placement for Weight Loss in Liver Transplant Waitlist Candidates
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the Orbera Intragastric Balloon is a safe and effective means for weight loss and improved metabolic disease in patients with cirrhosis requiring liver transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT02556138
- Testing
- ORBERA Intragastric Balloon
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Obesity
DVD Lifestyle Intervention
Most Veterans who receive VA healthcare have obesity (41%) or are classified as overweight (37%), putting them at higher risk for multiple serious chronic health conditions.
- Trial name
- D-ELITE (NCT03260140)
- Testing
- behavioral lifestyle intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 511 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Body Weight Changes
Fermented Soybean Supplementation Among Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients With Standard Therapy in Indonesia
Tuberculosis (TB) patients often have a lower body mass index (BMI) and experience wasting. Wasting reduces lean body mass and may cause physical function impairment.
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Body Weight Changes, Motor Activity
- Trial name
- FSS (NCT02554318)
- Testing
- Rifampicin, Isoniazid, Pyrazinamide
- Volunteers
- 147 people
- Sponsor
- University of Giessen
Obesity
The Effects of Oxytocin in Obese Adults
This is a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study of the effects of intranasal oxytocin in obese adults, ages 18-45 years old.
- Trial name
- NCT03043053
- Testing
- oxytocin nasal spray
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Acquired Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism, Obesity
A Multi-Center Study in Men With Acquired Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism to Compare Changes in Body Composition and Metabolic Parameters With Diet and Exercise in Conjunction With Treatment With 12.5 mg or 25 mg Enclomiphene
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of 12 months of treatment with enclomiphene 12.5 mg, 25 mg, or placebo capsules on body composition and metabolic parameters in overweight men with acquired hypogonadotropic…
- Trial name
- NCT02651688
- Testing
- Enclomiphene
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Repros Therapeutics Inc.
Weight Loss, Obesity
Noom Health for Weight Management
The goals of the study are to use the Noom mobile app to help individuals with weight loss and weight loss maintenance. This project will test the comparative efficacy of Noom Health vs.
- Trial name
- NCT04797169
- Testing
- Noom Health, Noom Digital Health
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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
Obesity
Lifestyle Modification and Lorcaserin for Weight Loss Maintenance
The proposed 12-month randomized controlled trial will assess the efficacy of lifestyle counseling, combined with lorcaserin (10 mg BID) or placebo, in maintaining weight loss achieved during a prior 14-week dietary run-in.
- Trial name
- NCT02388568
- Testing
- Lorcaserin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 137 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Weight Loss
Does Dapagliflozin Provide Additional Health Benefits To Dietary Counseling For Weight Loss?
Dapagliflozin is a medicine to treat diabetes. Its mechanism of action is via sodium-glucose co-transporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibition.
- Trial name
- NCT03180489
- Testing
- Dapagliflozin Tablet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Christopher Bell
Weight Loss, Anovulation
Evaluation of Ovarian Morphology and Function in Overweight Women During Weight Loss
The objective of this study is to explore the effects of weight loss on body composition, metabolic status, reproductive hormones, and ovarian follicle development in obese women with regular menstrual cycles versus obese women…
- Conditions
- Weight Loss, Anovulation, Amenorrhea, Infertility
- Trial name
- NCT01785719
- Testing
- Commercial Weight Loss Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Obesity
Phone Coaching and Internet-delivered Weight Loss
The purpose of this study is to examine whether adding phone coaching to an Internet-based weight loss program can improve weight loss outcomes at 4 months and 1 year.
- Trial name
- NCT03867981
- Testing
- Internet-based weight loss program, Brief phone coaching, Extended phone coaching
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 452 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Menopause
Menopausal Sleep Fragmentation and Body Fat Gain
This study aims to investigate the impact of menopause-related sleep fragmentation on metabolic biomarkers of body fat gain. The investigators hypothesize that experimental sleep fragmentation will result in an adverse leptin…
- Trial name
- NCT03047330
- Testing
- Estradiol withdrawal, Fragmented sleep
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Cachexia
SUN11031 in Cachexia Associated With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
To evaluate SUN11031 for subcutaneous injection compared to placebo in subjects with cachexia associated with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) to determine the effect on physical performance and body composition.
- Trial name
- NCT00698828
- Testing
- SUN11031 20 μg/kg, SUN11031 40 μg/kg
- Where
- 43 sites in United States, Argentina and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 227 people
- Sponsor
- Daiichi Sankyo
Healthy Subjects, Changes Based on Duration of Tape Application
Influence of Elastic Tape on Activation of the Quadriceps Muscle During Selected Resisted and Weight Bearing Exercises
This cross over design study will be used to determine the influence of elastic kinesiology tape on the speed and amplitude of quadriceps activation (anterior thigh) during selected resisted and weight bearing exercises.
- Conditions
- Healthy Subjects, Changes Based on Duration of Tape Application, Direction of Kinesio Tape Application
- Trial name
- NCT02318264
- Testing
- Kinesio Tape
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York - Upstate Medical University