Clinical trials: Weight Reduction
Obesity, Diabetes
Framingham State Food Study
This study will evaluate the effects of dietary composition on energy expenditure and chronic disease risk factors, while also exploring physiological mechanisms underlying these effects.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- (FS)2 (NCT02068885)
- Testing
- Feeding study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Motor Activity, Weight Loss
Effect of a Technology-Based Intervention on Weight Change Post-Bariatric Surgery
The primary aim of this study is to examine the effect of applying a minimal contact technology-based intervention (TECH) at 1-year post-bariatric surgery on weight change compared to Standard Care.
- Trial name
- NCT02867696
- Testing
- Standard Care, Technology-based Intervention (TECH)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Bariatric Surgery Candidate
Surgical Weight Loss and Alcohol Perception
The study will involve administration of alcohol in a controlled laboratory setting to individuals who are scheduled for Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, and then asking them to return for another laboratory session 3 months…
- Trial name
- SWAP (NCT04299373)
- Testing
- Alcohol: Oral administration, Alcohol: Intravenous administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Obesity
SMART: A Social and Mobile Weight Control Program for Young Adults
The Social/Mobile Approach to Reduce Weight (SMART) study is a 24-month randomized control trial designed to evaluate the hypothesis that weight status at 24 months will be significantly better for the SMART intervention…
- Trial name
- SMART (NCT01200459)
- Testing
- Social/mobile weight loss promotion intervention.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 404 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
High Versus Normal Protein Diet in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
The objective of this study is to assess the effects of a high protein (HP) and a normal protein diet (NP) on patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and body mass index (BMI)-matched controls in a sample of southern…
- Trial name
- NCT01184963
- Testing
- High protein diet, Normal protein diet
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Obesity
To Predict Weight Loss Response to Liraglutide (Saxenda®), From fMRI-based Determination of Food Cue Reactivity
The study is a single center, randomized, double blind, placebo controlled; parallel-group repeated measures design. Subjects will be randomly assigned to either Saxenda® or placebo group after baseline assessments.
- Trial name
- NCT03795701
- Testing
- Saxenda®
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University
Obesity
MOWI Home-Based Pilot
The goal of this study is to conduct a program of pilot research aimed at developing and evaluating a technology-assisted wellness intervention for older adults with obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT03104205
- Testing
- Evaluate home-based MOWI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Obesity & Overweight, Obesity (Disorder)
Optimizing Self-Monitoring Feedback Delivery for the Treatment of Overweight and Obesity
The purpose of this research study is to learn how to best provide weekly feedback on individual progress toward intervention goals during a weight loss program.
- Trial name
- NCT07227051
- Testing
- Feedback on Calorie Goal Attainment, Feedback on Dietary Quality, Feedback on Physical Activity Goal Attainment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Acute Malnutrition, Severe, Malnutrition, Child
Expanding Coverage of Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) Treatment in Kenya
Child wasting is a type of malnutrition which occurs when a child becomes too thin. This medical condition increases the risk of becoming sick or dying.
- Conditions
- Acute Malnutrition, Severe, Malnutrition, Child, Wasting
- Trial name
- R-SWITCH (NCT06441305)
- Testing
- SWITCH intervention package
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Food Policy Research Institute
Obesity, Severe Obesity
Energy Expenditure From ECAL Indirect Calorimeter in a Multicomponent Weight Management Service
Whether greater weight loss is as a result of a smaller reduction in energy expenditure with caloric restriction is not known. Resting energy expenditure and 24-hour energy expenditure vary substantially between individuals.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Severe Obesity, Sleep Apnoea
- Trial name
- ECAL (NCT03638895)
- Testing
- ECAL Indirect Calorimeter, Diet, exercise & behaviour modification therapy
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liverpool
Obesity, Glucose Intolerance
Age, Lifestyle, Muscle Mechanisms in Insulin Resistance
The purpose of this study is to investigate the mechanisms by which physical inactivity and obesity alter skeletal muscle insulin signaling to cause insulin resistance and increase the development of impaired glucose tolerance…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Glucose Intolerance, Exercise Capacity
- Trial name
- NCT00971594
- Testing
- Dietary counseling, AEX
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Premenstrual Syndrome
Effect of Weight Reduction and Aerobic Exercise on PMS Symptoms in Obese Females
The purpose of this study will be investigation of the effect of weight reduction and aerobic exercises on premenstrual syndrome symptoms in obese females.
- Trial name
- PMS (NCT05707845)
- Testing
- Medical treatment., weight reduction, exercise
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Weight Loss
Cost-Effectiveness of Weight Loss Prevention in Nursing Homes: A Controlled Trial
Low oral food and fluid intake and unintentional weight loss are common problems among long-stay nursing home (NH) residents and are associated with adverse, costly clinical outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT02567513
- Testing
- Supplement Intervention, Snack Intervention
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Underweight, Stunting
Evaluation Research of the Nutrition Interventions in the INHP II Areas of CARE India
This study is designed to evaluate the effectiveness of CARE India's Integrated Nutrition and Health Program (INHP II) to reduce malnutrition among children 0-23 months of age.
- Conditions
- Underweight, Stunting, Wasting, Anemia
- Trial name
- NCT00198835
- Testing
- Maternal nutrition and infant feeding advice
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 17,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Obesity
Postprandial Nutrient Homeostasis Before and After Weight Loss Induced by Low-calorie Diet or RYGB
The purpose of this study is to compare the metabolic responses to low-carbohydrate and standard-carbohydrate meals in African Americans and non-Hispanic White adults with obesity and the effect of weight loss induced by…
- Trial name
- FGB (NCT03091725)
- Testing
- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery, Low-calorie diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Morbid Obesity
Follow-up of Adolescent Bariatric Surgery
Very little information is available about extremely obese (body mass index [BMI] > 40 kg/m2) adolescents. The purpose of the Follow up of Adolescent Bariatric Surgery (FABS) study is to collect information obtained during the…
- Trial name
- FABS (NCT00776776)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Obesity
Study of Coffee Mannooligosaccharides for Weight Management
The goal of this study is to establish the role of coffee mannooligosaccharides (MOS), provided in a beverage format, on body weight regulation.
- Trial name
- MOS (NCT00932750)
- Testing
- Coffee mannooligosaccharide, Coffee mannooligosaccharides
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mondelēz International, Inc.
Obesity
Bone Marrow Adipose Tissue in Relation to Bone and Energy Metabolism in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
This interventional study is part of a broader research project entitled "Bone Marrow Adipose Tissue in Relation to Bone and Energy Metabolism in Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus." The broader project includes both a…
- Trial name
- BOD-BMAT (NCT07731438)
- Testing
- Caloric Restriction
- Where
- 3 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- General University Hospital, Prague
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Obesity
Influence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea on Metabolism and Weight Loss in Obese Individuals
Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) can impars body weight reduction by changes in body composition and energy expenditure. The objective of this study is to evaluate the influence of OSA in energy metabolism and body mass loss in…
- Trial name
- NCT01985035
- Testing
- Diet
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
Obesity, Weight Loss
Feasibility Trial of a Problem-Solving Weight Loss Mobile Application
The purpose of this research was to develop and test the feasibility of Habit, a weight loss mobile application that was designed to coach patients through their weight loss challenges.
- Trial name
- NCT02192905
- Testing
- Diabetes Prevention Program Lifestyle Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
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