Active clinical trials for "Overweight"

The purpose of this study is to see what the effects of using one or two additional diabetes drugs (dapagliflozin and exenatide-LAR) are on blood sugar levels in patients who are taking insulin. This research study is being done to investigate which of these commonly-used medications, medication combinations or increasing insulin dose is better.

Healthy Children, Strong Families-2 (HCSF-2) is a family focused early childhood intervention which addresses the growing problem of childhood obesity in American Indian communities. The study works with six rural and urban American Indian communities across the US to test the ability of the intervention to increase adoption of healthy lifestyles and to reduce the prevalence of obesity among preschool aged American Indian children and their primary caregivers - creating healthier children, healthier families and healthier communities. Our primary hypothesis is that children and their primary caregivers who receive the HCSF-2 intervention will have better obesity related outcomes than those who do not receive HCSF-2.

This is a study to assess the effectiveness of a culturally appropriate behavioral intervention to reduce obesity levels and ultimately the risk of developing diabetes type II in immigrant Latino farm workers. Workers enrolled in a 2:1 ratio by random allocation into an intervention or control arm of the study. The intervention participants received weekly classes for 10 weeks with education on diabetes, diet and physical activity and practical exercises. Both control and intervention were measured for weight, waist circumference, fasting blood glucose and interviewed before and after the study intervention. The main hypothesis was that intervention, but not control participants, would experience reduction in body measurements after the intervention.

Potato is one of the world's most popular foods and is widely accepted as a staple food. The objective of this study is to determine the effect of consuming instant mashed potatoes with and without fat on glycemic response, subjective appetite and food intake. It is hypothesized that mashed potato with added fat (as it is usually consumed) will result in lower glycaemic response and subjective appetite, and reduced subsequent food intake.

Potato is one of the world's most popular foods and is widely accepted as a staple food. The objective of this study is to determine the effect of altering commercial blanching and cooling times during manufacture of frozen fries produced by the on blood glucose, satiety and appetite. It hypothesized that the processing regime predetermines the physiologic responses to ingested product and therefore it is possible to produce healthier product lines of potato fries.

Primary Aim: To test the efficacy of an elementary school-based, school nurse-led weight management program to reduce excess weight gain among children, 8 to 12 years old who are overweight and at risk of overweight by increasing healthy dietary practices and physical activity levels and decreasing sedentary practices. Primary Hypothesis: Relative to the control condition, the children receiving the intervention will have a significantly lower body mass index (BMI), following implementation of the 9-month intervention, controlling for baseline values.

Whole grains (WG) contain numerous physiologically bioactive compounds, a key group being polyphenolic compounds such as ferulic acid (FA). These whole grain polyphenolic compounds have been shown to have potent antioxidant activity. This study will evaluate bioavailability of WG bioactive compounds and their physiological impact on health outcomes, mainly related to inflammatory, oxidative and hormonal status, in overweight subjects.

Obesity is a major public health problem among older adults, with 31% of non-institutionalized older persons (60 years+) in the US obese and projections indicating that this will rise to 40% by 2010. A second public health challenge on the horizon for the aging US population is the increasing number of individuals experiencing cognitive decline, dementia or Alzheimer 's disease. Recent clinical trials have demonstrated efficacy in reducing risks associated with both of these significant and increasingly pervasive health problems, which are more common among rural, low income and ethnic minority populations. The Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) Lifestyle Intervention produced sustained weight losses in a large, diverse population of high-risk individuals and dramatically reduced rates of type 2 diabetes onset, particularly among older adults. SeniorWISE produced improvements in memory in community dwelling older persons. Transferring these exciting technologies to community settings where they can benefit older adults is a pressing public health need. Therefore, the current project seeks to transfer these two evidence-based interventions to older adults in a rural state using senior centers as the venue for dissemination and lay health educators to deliver the interventions. Senior centers are a particularly attractive context for translation of evidence-based health promotion technologies in predominantly rural states like Arkansas because they have a well-established infrastructure in communities and share a common goal of promoting healthy aging and reducing health care costs. The 3-year randomized, controlled trial will evaluate translation of the interventions by randomizing senior centers (N=16) across Arkansas to implement either (1) the DPP Lifestyle Weight Loss Program or (2) the SeniorWISE Cognitive Training Program. Older (age > 60) adults (N=288) nested within senior centers will receive the programs delivered in a group format by a trained lay health educator. Primary outcomes are changes in body weight and cognitive functioning at 12 months. The multi-level evaluation plan will characterize reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation and maintenance of the interventions, with a cost effectiveness component.

Background: The prevalence of overweight and obesity continues to increase in socially less advantaged populations but is stabilizing even is decreasing in socially more advantaged populations. The PRALIMAP trial highlighted the effectiveness of structured screening and care management in decreasing the prevalence of overweight and obesity in high school adolescents over 2 years. The PRALIMAP-INES trial aims to investigate whether a strengthened care management (CM) for socially less advantaged adolescents in school in the short and long term has an equivalent effect as a standard-CM on decreasing the prevalence of overweight and obesity among socially advantaged adolescents. Intervention: PRALIMAP-INÉS is a mixed prospective and multicenter trial of 1,250 overweight and obese adolescents aged 13 to 18 years who are attending grade 9 and 10 in the 35 state-run schools of the Vosges department (northeastern France) for the academic years 2012-2013 2013-2014 and 2014-2015. Overweight adolescents (including obese) classified as advantaged are allocated to the standard-CM and those less advantaged are randomized to standard CM or strengthened-CM. The standard-CM consists of 5 collective sessions of 2 hr each performed in high school and supervised by a healthcare mobile team specialised in overweight and obesity care management for adolescents. The strengthened-CM consists of 5 collective sessions with the same standard operating procedure as the standard-CM with supplementary interventions between each session: strengthened solicitation with the adolescent and the family, peer-led educational sessions, motivational interviews, financial support for physical activity practice, cooking classes and multidisciplinary consultation meetings. Data on sociodemographics, anthropometrics, physical activity and mental health are collected at 3 visits: at the entry to grade 9 or 10 (before the intervention=T0), at the end of grade 9 or 10 (at the end of the intervention=T1) and at the end of grade 11 (1 year after the intervention=T2). Process evaluation data are also collected during the trial. Expected results: To confirm the effectiveness of overweight CM for adolescents in a school setting and to highlight or not the effectiveness of specific strengthened interventions adapted for socially less advantaged adolescents to maintain social equality in access to overweight care.

The study is a randomized, single-blinded, controlled intervention trial to compare the effect of a low glycemic index diet versus diet recommended by the Chinese Dietary Guide for Pregnant Women on maternal and neonatal insulin resistance and adverse gestational events.