Clinical trials: Obesity Associated Disorder
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
HIV/AIDS, Lipohypertrophy
Effects of Semaglutide in HIV-Associated Lipohypertrophy
This is a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial designed to assess the effect of the GLP-1 receptor agonist, semaglutide, on visceral and ectopic fat, insulin resistance, inflammation markers, and the downstream…
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Lipohypertrophy, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT04019197
- Testing
- Semaglutide Injectable Product
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Obesity
Effect of Fibre Products on Appetite and Weight
This study explores the nutritional effects of fibre. Short chain fatty acid(SCFA), such as propionate, are produced through the fermentation of fibre in the bowel.
- Trial name
- NCT00750438
- Testing
- Propionate ester, Inulin, Cellulose
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Obesity
Dexmedetomidine to Treat Bariatric Surgery-associated Pain
Obesity represents one of the most important public health issues according to the World Health Organization and it has reached epidemic proportions globally.
- Trial name
- NCT02880540
- Testing
- Fentanyl, Morphine, Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Janelle Vaughns
Obesity
Daily Self-weighing and Holiday-associated Weight Gain in Adults
Background: Previous studies report 0.4-1.5kg of weight gain during the holiday season, which may contribute to annual weight gain. Purpose: To test whether daily self-weighing (DSW) can prevent holiday weight gain.
- Trial name
- NCT03718000
- Testing
- Daily self-weighing (DSW)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Georgia