Active clinical trials for "Obesity"

The childhood obesity prevalence has increased dramatically in the last decades, affecting more than 340 million children worldwide. This condition is the major risk factor for a set of metabolic abnormalities, also known as metabolic syndrome, a condition that reduce life expectancy by 5-20 years. Changes in the global food system, and the increased consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs), may have contributed to the increase in the prevalence of childhood obesity and related morbidities. The mechanisms by which UPFs might promote obesity and metabolic syndrome could be multiple and not completely identified. The Ultra-processed Food in Obesity (UFO) Project has been designed to investigate the potential associations between UPFs intake and MetS in pediatric subjects

One-in-four Canadians will be diagnosed with an abnormal heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation (AF) in their lifetime. This is expected to double by 2050, owing to an aging population and increased age- and health behaviour-associated AF risk factors (e.g., poor cardiorespiratory fitness, Type II diabetes, hypertension, and obesity). AF is associated with an increased risk of severe health outcomes including stroke, heart failure, dementia, and death. Nearly three-quarters of people with AF also have obesity (excess body weight). According to research, people with obesity that lose approximately 10% of their body weight can experience relief from uncomfortable AF symptoms. Losing weight may even help people return to a normal heart rhythm. Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a proven way to help people with heart disease live longer, healthier lives. So far, research has not shown whether CR helps improve the abnormal heart rhythms seen in AF. This may be because CR programs usually do not offer specific help with weight management. Therefore, adding behavioural weight-loss treatment (BWLT; group classes to change thoughts and behaviours to encourage weight loss) to CR programs may help people with AF and obesity experience relief from their symptoms. This randomized controlled trial will assess whether the combination of an AF-specific 'small changes' BWLT and traditional CR results in a greater proportion of patients with AF and obesity achieving ≥ 10% body weight loss compared to patients who receive standard care (traditional CR alone). Traditional CR consists of participating in exercise sessions, supervised by health professionals, twice per week for 12 weeks. In addition to traditional CR, patients that are randomized to receive BWLT will attend 12 weekly online group therapy classes to learn strategies from psychology to help encourage weight loss. The investigators will collect data pertaining to weight, AF burden, physical activity, and disease-specific and generic patient-reported outcomes. This information will determine if taking CR+BWLT helps patients with weight loss and AF symptoms. Further, it will help efforts to provide effective treatment to patients with AF to help participants lose weight and reduce or eliminate AF symptoms.

The purposes of this project are 1) to compare the impact of maternal obesity versus excessive gestational weight gain on obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in obese and non-obese women; 2) to investigate the mechanism(s) by which obesity and OSA increase cardiovascular risk during pregnancy; and 3) to identify biomarker(s) for obesity-related OSA in pregnant women.

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of a mobile health intervention in adolescents (14-17 years) with overweight or obesity. The main question[s] it aims to answer are: 1) is a digital-based diet quality intervention for adolescents with overweight or obesity feasible and 2) is there preliminary effectiveness in improving diet quality? Participants will: Complete three-day 24-hour dietary recalls Collect urine samples Wear a continuous glucose monitor, sleep tracker, and physical activity tracker Researchers will compare control and intervention groups to see if diet quality and meal timing traits improve as assessed by 24-hour dietary recalls, a novel urine biomarker, and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM).

The goal of this interventional study is to test whether consumption of Wonderlab probiotics with prebiotics could improve obesity and overweight in Chinese people who are aged 25-45 and overweight. The main question it aims to answer is: - whether the weight of participants can be lost after 10 weeks' intervention 150 participants will be randomized into 3 study groups (50 each group) in the two study sites, who will consume assigned product according to instructions for 10 weeks. Three site visits will be made for each participant and all relevant clinical data will be captured and recorded into CTMS(Clinical Trial Management System) for statistical analysis. Researchers will compare the three groups to conclude whether the Wonderlab study product can improve obesity and overweight over placebo product.

This study is a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel phase 3 study to evaluate efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics characteristics and immunogenicity of TG103 injection, a GLP-1 receptor agonist, for weight management in non-diabetic patients with BMI greater than or equal to 28 kg/m2 or greater than 24 kg/m2 in the presence of comorbidities, in addition to lifestyle intervention (calorie restrict diet and increased physical activity).

The goal of this clinical trial is to examine the effectiveness of a drug named dapagliflozin (tested drug) on weight loss in young adults aged between 18 and 40 years with obesity who are not diagnosed with diabetes. The main questions this study aims to answer are: How much weight in average can people loose with the use of tested drug compared to 2 other comparator drugs: metformin and placebo (non-medicated pill)? What is the effect of using tested drug on other parameters used to assess blood pressure, cholesterol and sugar levels, and mental health? How frequent are the side effects from using the tested drug compared to the comparator drugs? Participants will go through a 6-month program of physical activity and diet and measure their weight progress. Those who do not achieve the target weight reduction will be randomly assigned to any of the three drug groups, either testes drug group, comparator 1 (metformin), or comparator 2 (placebo).

The investigator recently showed that the glycan-binding adipokine galectin-1 increased during overfeeding and that galectin-1 independently could predict type 2 diabetes. Further, the molecules that induce insulin release in the fasting state when blood glucose is normal remain elusive. It is possible that galectin-1 is involved in adaptive mechanisms in adipose tissue in obese subjects.

This study is open to adults who are at least 18 years old and have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m² or more, or a BMI of 27 kg/m² or more and at least one health problem related to their weight. People with type 2 diabetes cannot take part in this study. Only people who have previously not managed to lose weight by changing their diet can participate. The purpose of this study is to find out whether a medicine called survodutide (BI 456906) helps people living with overweight or obesity to lose weight. Participants are divided into 3 groups by chance, like drawing names from a hat. 2 groups get different doses of survodutide and 1 group gets placebo. Placebo looks like survodutide but does not contain any medicine. Every participant has a 2 in 3 chance of getting survodutide. Participants inject survodutide or placebo under their skin once a week for about one and a half years. In addition to the study medicine, all participants receive counselling to make changes to their diet and to exercise regularly. Participants are in the study for about 1 year and 7 months. During this time, it is planned that participants visit the study site up to 14 times and receive 6 phone calls by the site staff. The doctors check participants' health and take note of any unwanted effects. The participants' body weight is regularly measured. The results are compared between the groups to see whether the treatment works.

This prospective study is intended to explore differences in the cerebral hemodynamics and vascular functional characteristics between obese and normo-constituted patients; as well as the changes in the hemodynamic and functional characteristics in those same obese patients following the intense weight-loss that happens after bariatric surgery.