Clinical trials: Obesity, app or software or digital or wearable or device or sensor
- Condition Obesity
- Drug or intervention app OR software OR digital OR wearable OR device OR sensor
- Accepts healthy volunteers yes
Obesity
Harmonic Versus Electro Surgery in Lower Body Lift Procedures
The objective of this study is to determine if the use of The Harmonic™ (an ultrasonic surgical instrument) in Lower Body Lift procedures reduces volume and duration of wound drainage after surgery when compared to Electro…
- Trial name
- LBL (NCT00522171)
- Testing
- The Harmonic™ ultrasonic scalpel
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Germany
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ethicon Endo-Surgery
Morbid Obesity
Effect of Gastric Balloon in Morbid Obesity: Prospective Study
The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of gastric balloon in weight reduction among two different categories of morbidly obese people.
- Trial name
- NCT02128165
- Testing
- BMI more than 45 BMI, BMI less than 45 BMI
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Bottle Feeding
GrowWell - Responsive Bottle Feeding
The overall goal of this research is use digital health to augment the clinical encounter with Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) clinicians and prevent rapid infant weight gain among children living in low-income households.
- Trial name
- NCT06319807
- Testing
- Digital Health Intervention, Safety Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 69 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Episiotomy Wound
Steristrips Adhesive Tape Versus Subcuticular Suture for Episiotomy Repair in Primigravid Obese Women
This study will be done to question the superiority of using skin adhesive tape (® Steri-Strip) closure in wound pain and healing over the traditional running absorbable subcuticular suture technique in perineal repair after…
- Trial name
- NCT03702751
- Testing
- Adhesive tape, Continuous subcuticular skin suturing
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Obesity, Weight Loss
Attitudes Toward Food During a Weight Loss Intervention
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether the Noom Healthy Weight Program, a digital behavior change weight loss intervention, creates a positive relationship with food, compared to a waitlist control group.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Weight Loss, Overweight and Obesity, Overweight or Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT04586647
- Testing
- Noom Healthy Weight; mobile behavior change program for weight loss.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Noom Inc.
Obesity
The Obese Taste Bud Study
The sense of taste is essential for priming food preferences and is therefore important for caloric uptake and body weight regulation.
- Trial name
- OTB (NCT04633109)
- Testing
- taste bud biopsy, oral glucose tolerance test, Taste sensitivity
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leipzig
Overweight, Obesity
Empowering Consumers to 'PREVENT' Diet-related Diseases Through 'OMICS' Sciences
The over-all aim of this 10-week randomized-controlled study, taking place only in Denmark, is to examine whether the PREVENTOMICS platform integrated in an e-commerce digital tool created to deliver personalized meals and…
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- PREVENTOMICS (NCT04590989)
- Testing
- Personalized Nutrition Plan, Non-Personalized Nutrition Plan
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Overweight, Obesity
Sharing Digital Self-Monitoring Data With Others to Enhance Long-Term Weight Loss
Adults attempting weight loss through lifestyle modification (LM) typically find maintenance of behavior change difficult. Outcomes might be improved if participants are provided with sustained sources of accountability and…
- Trial name
- FitLink (NCT05180448)
- Testing
- Coach Share On, Group Share On, Friend/Family Share On
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 321 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Drexel University
Obesity
A Study to Determine the Feasibility of Online Recruitment of People Using an Anti-Obesity Medication for Weight Loss
This observational study is designed to determine the feasibility of recruitment from a digital research community of people using an anti-obesity medication for weight loss to understand willingness to consent to survey research…
- Trial name
- COSMOS-DIGITAL (NCT06761703)
- Testing
- TAP® Micro Select Device (Touch Activated Phlebotomy)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Severe Obesity, Hypoxia
Use of Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in Patients With Severe Obesity Undergoing Upper Endoscopy Procedures
The study evaluated the effect of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) to decrease the incidence of desaturation events in patients with severe obesity undergoing upper endoscopy.
- Trial name
- NCT03529461
- Testing
- Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation through nasal mask, Rescue non-invasive positive pressure ventilation through nasal mask, Secondary rescue maneuvers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bristol Hospital
Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Psychological Well Being
Peer-Supported E-Health Intervention for College Student Weight Management and Mental Health
This study will test whether adding peer support and online education can help college students manage their weight and improve their mood: we plan to enroll 300 full-time university students and randomly assign them to one of…
- Conditions
- Depression - Major Depressive Disorder, Psychological Well Being, Obesity Prevention
- Trial name
- NCT06966661
- Testing
- Peer Support Intervention, Peer Support and eHealth Intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 216 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jinan University Guangzhou
Obesity, Diabetes
Gelesis Glycemic Index Study
A study to determine glucose and insulin responses to 50g and 100 g of carbohydrate with and without Gelesis200.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Diabetes, PreDiabetes
- Trial name
- GLIDE (NCT03124134)
- Testing
- Gelesis200
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gelesis, Inc.
Overweight and Obesity, Type2 Diabetes
The Mobile Lifestyle Intervention for Food and Exercise Study
The goal of the study is to examine long term sustained weight loss digital intervention in a diverse cohort of adults with overweight/obesity.
- Trial name
- mLIFE (NCT05176847)
- Testing
- Podcasts and tips of the day (within app), mLIFE app (self-regulation features), mLIFE app (social support features)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 243 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina
Obesity & Overweight, Older Women
Effects of Adapted Taekwondo Versus Conventional Training on Anthropometric Variables and Physical Function in Older Women With Abdominal Obesity
Therefore, this study aimed to analyze the effects of TKD on anthropometric and physical function parameters in older women with abdominal obesity, compared with conventional exercise interventions such as MCT, and WE.
- Trial name
- RCT (NCT07705750)
- Testing
- taekwondo training, multicomponent training, walking exercise
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Católica del Maule
Obesity
A Mobile Application to Improve Procurement and Distribution of Healthful Foods & Beverages in Baltimore City
Low-income urban communities have many small food stores, but poor access to healthier foods and beverages. The investigators will develop, implement and evaluate the feasibility of a Baltimore Urban food Distribution (BUD)…
- Trial name
- BUD (NCT05010018)
- Testing
- Web-based application connecting small food store owners and suppliers of healthier foods and beverages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 310 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Obesity
Testing the Gravitostat in Humans: the Impact of a Weighted Vest in Patients Post Bariatric Surgery on Fat-free Mass Retention and Weight Loss
The mechanisms regulating fat mass homeostasis are incompletely understood although recent animal and human trials would suggest that there is a leptin independent regulatory pathway which may play a role in weight control and…
- Trial name
- NCT04809129
- Testing
- Weighted vest
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Dublin
Wound Infections
Prophylactic Incisional Care in Obese Women at Cesarean
Surgical site infections (SSIs) complicate 5 - 12% of cesareans. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) - a closed, sealed system that applies negative pressure to the wound surface - has been used to treat open wounds since the…
- Trial name
- PICO-C (NCT02578745)
- Testing
- Prophylactic NPWT (PICO system), Standard Dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Obesity
Fasting-mimicking Diet Combined With Traditional Chinese Medicine for Phlegm-dampness Type Obesity Patients
The primary aim of this study is to is to determine if a diet (TCM-FMD) which combine fasting-mimicking diet (FMD) with "dispelling dampness" meal replacement (a meal replacement made up of traditional Chinese medicine) is the…
- Trial name
- FASTAR (NCT04261764)
- Testing
- Fastening-mimicking diet combined with a "dispelling dampness" meal replacement, Normal diet
- Where
- 2 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Obesity, Abdominal
Efficacy of Electro-acupuncture for Abdominal Obesity: Study for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Electro-acupuncture provides stimulation to acupoints, and has been widely used to treat abdominal obesity in China despite of lack of high-level evidence for treatment efficacy.
- Trial name
- NCT04957134
- Testing
- Electro-acupuncture
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hubei Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Obesity (BMI>30), Insulin Resistance
Interplay of Central and Peripheral Vascular Effects of Insulin in Obesity
Determine the impact of obesity with insulin resistance on the neurovascular response to brain insulin stimulation.
- Trial name
- NCT07653464
- Testing
- human insulin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia