Use of Empagliflozin to Treat Prediabetes
PreDiabetesPrediabetic State1 moreThe overall purpose of this study is to identify how empagliflozin (a drug commonly used to treat type 2 diabetes) impacts skeletal muscle metabolic health among adults with prediabetes. Our aims are to: 1) Test the ability of empagliflozin to improve regulation of glucose metabolism (i.e., blood sugar) among overweight and obese individuals at risk for diabetes, and 2) Identify mechanisms to explain how empagliflozin may improve skeletal muscle glucose metabolism. We hypothesize empagliflozin will improve regulation of glucose metabolism due to changes in whole-body and skeletal muscle metabolism (e.g., increased rates of whole-body fat oxidation, evidence of impaired skeletal muscle mitochondrial respiratory function and increased energetic stress, lower accumulation of skeletal muscle lipids and improved skeletal muscle insulin signaling compared with placebo treatment).
DEMETRA - ADVICE-002-2022
ObesityHealth Behavior12 moreThe purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and performance of DTXO App in improving weight loss and weight-loss maintenance in obese patients exposed to an experimental non-pharmacological treatment program. The App will include a dietary plan and customized advice program, a customized physical exercise program plan, a cognitive- behavioral assessment and support program, alerts and reminders on prescribed drugs intake and on dietary and exercise program, chat and online visits with clinical professionals, and trophies to improve patient engagement.
Targeting the Gut-brain Axis to Facilitate Weight Loss in High Fat Diet Consumers
Overweight and ObesityThe primary objective is to test if fat intake moderates the ability of oleoylethanolamide (OEA) to improve weight loss maintenance after the LEARN® weight loss program.
Enhancing BodyWorks: A Canine Health Literacy Module
Overweight and ObesityOverweight AdolescentsDog ownership can serve as a vehicle for large-scale multi-level public health interventions, especially for pediatric overweight and obesity, due to dogs' unique place in children and adolescents' social networks.This study develops and tests a novel approach to design a Canine Health-Literacy module to enhance a Comprehensive Family Lifestyle Intervention BodyWorks, for dog-owning adolescents who have been diagnosed with overweight or obesity, and their parents. The results are anticipated to make an important step towards addressing the overweight and obesity epidemic among both people and companion dogs in the U.S.
Assessment of the Safety, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetic of GMA106
Overweight and ObesityThis will be a single centre, Phase 1, placebo-control, randomized, double-blind, sequential single and multiple ascending dose study to assess the safety, tolerability, and PK of GMA106 in healthy, overweight or obese subjects.
The Effect of Small Wins on Body Fat Loss
OverweightThis 24-week-long study compares the effectiveness of two finance incentive structures for weight loss: 1) smaller rewards for achieving intermediate goals vs 2) large reward for achieving an overall goal. Target participants are male Singaporeans or Permanent Residents who are overweight and otherwise healthy.
THE EFFICIENCY OF TECHNOLOGY-BASED MOTIVATION EDUCATION ON OBESITY UNIVERSITY STUDENTS' WEIGHT MANAGEMENT....
Overweight and ObesityThe aim of this study is to determine the effects of technology-based motivation education prepared according to the health belief model on obesity-related beliefs and attitudes, nutrition-exercise behaviors, self-efficacy and weight management in obese university students.
The Effect of Activities-based Subsidy on Body Fat Loss
OverweightThis 24-week-long study compares the effectiveness of two types of incentives for weight loss: 1) conditional subsidy 2) financial goal reward. Target participants are overweight female Singaporeans or Permanent Residents who are otherwise healthy.
The Effects of Integrative Neuromuscular Training on Physical Function in Overweight Children
ObesityChildhood ObesityChildhood obesity is an ongoing and increasing issue, resulting in changes in body mass which cause biomechanical alterations in the lower limbs. Exercise interventions have been effectiveness at causing positive changes to the lower limbs gait, strength and functioning but children often report lack of enjoyment from the sessions which inhibits long term changes. This intervention takes a neuromuscular exercise approach whilst considering the psychological needs of children to motivate them to participate in the intervention and physical activity.
Effects of Parental Involvement in Exergames Play on Physical and Mental Health on Overweight and...
Physical InactivityOverweight and Obesity1 moreIn recent years, with the rising obesity rate, overweight and obesity have become a hot issue of public health. As a sensitive and special group, teenagers shoulder the heavy responsibility of building the motherland, so their health is also the focus of scholars and experts. As a new type of sports game, active video game(AVG) has been proved by many studies to be able to effectively improve the sedentary behavior of teenagers, and can completely become a substitute for today's popular smart phones. In addition, due to the increase of overweight and obese teenagers, a series of psychological problems, such as anxiety, depression, and low self-esteem, also troubled this group. Some researchers can effectively improve the psychological status of the subjects through the intervention experiment of AVG. However, there are few studies on psychosocial beliefs at present, and the impact of psychosocial variables such as self-efficacy, social support and quality of life on overweight and obese groups is extremely important. Moreover, due to the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic, the relationship between family members will also change, especially the alienation and rigidity of the relationship between children and parents will show a significant growth trend. Therefore, this study mainly takes AVG play with parents' participation as the main intervention means to influence the physical activities, psychosocial beliefs and quality of parent-child relationship of the experimental target.