Clinical trials: Weight Reduction
Weight Loss, Abdominal Obesity
Highest Weight Loss and Abdominal Adiposity Loss With Hypocaloric Diet Plan and Auricular Acupuncture
The implications of obesity, especially visceral fat, in health are well known. It would be desirable to control obesity by safe and effective treatment modalities.
- Trial name
- NCT04834180
- Testing
- Hypocaloric diet plan, Auricular Acupuncture, Acupressure
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Andreia Vieira
Obesity, Overweight
Promoting Gastrointestinal Health and Reducing Subclinical Inflammation in Obese Individuals
This study evaluates the impact of increased intake of fruits and vegetables and whole grains on markers of inflammation and gut microbial composition.
- Trial name
- NCT02602496
- Testing
- Fruits and Vegetables, Whole Grain, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska Lincoln
Obesity
Fish Oils and Adipose Inflammation Reduction
This study is a clinical trial designed to assess whether fish oil treatments are effective in the prevention of obesity-related fat tissue (adipose) inflammation.
- Trial name
- FAIR (NCT02010359)
- Testing
- Lovaza
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Obesity
Protein and Resistance Exercise to Stop Sarcopenic Obesity Now
The purpose of this study is to examine the separate and combined effects of a high-protein (HP) diet and resistance training (RT) on body composition and potential biological moderators of body weight in women and men >50y.
- Trial name
- PRESS ON (NCT04014296)
- Testing
- High Protein Diet Counseling, Resistance Training Counseling, Intensify Initial Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Overweight and Obesity
The WEIGH Study: Weighing to Improve and Gain Health
The purpose of this research project is to assess the efficacy of a weight loss intervention for chronic disease prevention that focuses on daily self-weighing as the primary self-monitoring strategy compared to a…
- Trial name
- WEIGH (NCT01369004)
- Testing
- Daily Self-weighing + weekly feedback+ weekly lessons
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Obesity
STUDY: Effects of Potatoes in a Weight Loss Program
The purpose of this study is to test whether diets that contain potatoes and differ in glycemic index/load will be useful in weight loss, blood sugar control and maintaining current body weight.
- Trial name
- BBFUSPB (NCT01186393)
- Testing
- Control, Low Glycemic Index, High Glycemic Index
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
Intermittent Fasting, Body Weight, and Body Composition
Intermittent Fasting and Anthropometric Parameters
This study examined whether intermittent fasting helps people lose weight and body fat, and whether it affects muscle mass. The researchers compared intermittent fasting with a diet that reduced daily energy intake without…
- Trial name
- IF-ANTHRO (NCT07912255)
- Testing
- Intermittent Fasting with Energy Restriction, Energy Restriction without Intermittent Fasting, Intermittent Fasting without Energy Restriction
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Masaryk University
Sedentary Behavior
Reducing Sedentary Time in Obese Adults
Greater time spent in sedentary behaviors, independent of physical activity level, can increase risk of morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT01688804
- Testing
- Behavioral intervention to reduce sedentary time delivered via mobile smartphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Obesity
Inter Individual Variation in Weight Loss Response to Exercise
The identification and characterization of individuals who vary in their response to exercise-induced weight loss is important. Weight loss in response to exercise is variable and it remains unknown who will succeed, why, and…
- Trial name
- NCT00773214
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Metabolic Syndrome
Effect of Fish Oil on Markers of the Metabolic Syndrome in Overweight Adolescent Boys
The aim of the study is to investigate if dietary fish oil has a beneficial effect on blood pressure, insulin sensitivity, blood lipid profile, body composition and metabolic rate in healthy, but slightly overweight, teenage…
- Trial name
- TeenFisk (NCT00929552)
- Testing
- Dietary oils (fish, vegetable oil)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Obesity
Weight Loss With Exenatide Treatment
The investigators are conducting a study that will investigate the possible mechanisms of weight loss associated with exenatide treatment and the metabolic characteristics of high responders (i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT01590433
- Testing
- Exenatide, Dietary counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 249 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jody Dushay
Obesity
Weight Loss Maintenance of a New Bioactive Compound (Metobes-Long)
The objective of the present study was to investigate the acute and sub-chronic effect of a supplement containing green tea extract, capsaisin, caffeine, tyrosine and calcium or placebo taken t.i.d on thermogenesis, body fat…
- Trial name
- NCT00302276
- Testing
- Metobes-compound
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Obesity
The Effects of Mindsets on the Brain's Response to Food Cues
Previous studies have shown that obese individuals exhibit greater reward-related brain activity in response to food cues than lean individuals and our group has shown that successful weight loss maintainers who were previously…
- Trial name
- MINDSETS (NCT01913743)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Obesity, Overweight
Use of Facebook as a Motivating Factor in a Weight-reduction Program for Obese and Overweight Adolescents
The purpose of this study is to determine if Facebook can be used as a motivating factor for obese or overweight adolescents in a weight-reduction program.
- Trial name
- NCT01819376
- Testing
- Facebook Status Update
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TecSalud Investigación Clínica
Overweight and Obesity
Effects of Inhibitory Control Training in Eating Behaviors
Overweight and obese individuals will be randomly assigned to a food-specific or generic inhibitory control training. Food intake, weight, and neural indices of inhibitory control will be assessed prior, immediately after the…
- Trial name
- N2ICT (NCT03599115)
- Testing
- Inhibitory Control Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham Young University
Obesity
Effect of Low-calorie Diet and Orange Juice on Body Weight and Metabolic Parameters of Obese Subjects
This study aimed to verify if combination of a low calorie diet and orange juice consumption results in weight loss and ameliorates metabolic obesity-related biomarkers.
- Trial name
- LCD-OJ-OBESE (NCT02914249)
- Testing
- Orange juice (500 mL/d)
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- São Paulo State University
Protein Metabolism
Optimal Protein Dose Per Meal During Weight Loss in Perspective to Maintaining Muscle Mass
The primary aim of the trial is to determine the optimal dose of protein per meal in relation to enhancing muscle protein synthesis and thereby in perspective counteract muscle loss during weight loss.
- Trial name
- NCT03326284
- Testing
- 15 g protein hypocaloric, 35 g protein hypocaloric, 60 g protein hypocaloric
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Overweight and Obesity
Neuronal and Behavioral Effects of an Implicit Priming Approach to Improve Eating Behaviors in Obesity
The purpose of this study is to determine how different behavioral interventions designed to alter food perceptions and behaviors affect brain responses to food, eating behaviors, and body weight.
- Trial name
- NCT05107908
- Testing
- Active Implicit Priming, Control Implicit Priming, Food Exposure Task
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 161 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
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
Homeostasis, Metabolism and Nutrition Disorder
Energy Metabolism Profiles Over Weight-loss and Eating Responses
This is an exploratory controlled before-after study, which involves 112 participants, of whom 28 are with normal weight and 84 are overweight or obese.
- Conditions
- Homeostasis, Metabolism and Nutrition Disorder, Healthy, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT05785221
- Testing
- General lifestyle and nutritional education, Personalized nutritional and lifestyle weight reduction intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
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