Active clinical trials for "Weight Loss"

The study will evaluate whether a technology-based lifestyle intervention program using primarily a smartphone platform is an acceptable and effective way for treating obesity. The goal of the program is to achieve weight loss and enhance the health of overweight or obese subjects by improving their diet and activity via smartphone applications as compared with conventional in-person weight management programs.

The aim of this study is to increase our knowledge about the effect of physical activity in patients who have undergone gastric bypass surgery. The study will provide novel information in two areas. The main objective is to study the effect of physical activity on the weight loss and cardiovascular risk factors. This will be accomplished in a randomized clinical trial in patients, who are eligible for gastric bypass (GB). Patients will be randomized to six month of structured physical activity or standard postoperative counseling. The study will include an exhaustive panel of blood tests related to cardiovascular risk and the most extensive evaluation of structural and functional vascular test done in this patient group so far. In addition the study will provide information of the effect of bariatric surgery per se since both pre- and postoperative investigations are conducted. The study will learn us to what degree it is possible to motivate this group of patients to increased physical activity. All together this will enable us to improve the counseling of the patients undergoing GB.

Web- or internet-based programs have the potential to induce and, possibly, help to sustain, significant lifestyle modification. This study will evaluate the effect of a unique interactive web-based behaviour change program on weight loss and cardiovascular risk factors in people who are overweight or obese and at high risk of cardiovascular disease.

The objective of the present study was to investigate the acute and sub-chronic effect of a supplement containing green tea extract, capsaisin, caffeine, tyrosine and calcium or placebo taken t.i.d on thermogenesis, body fat loss, and fecal fat excretion. Furthermore, if a 8-week supplementation could prevent weight-regain after initial 4-week weight loss.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether robotic assistance can help facilitate adherence, engagement, and weight loss in participants enrolled in a behavioral weight loss program. All participants will be enrolled in the same Web-based weight loss program and take part in "robotic assistance sessions" either early or late in the five-week study. These robotic assistance sessions involve speaking one on one with a robot about diet-related progress.

The study is a nationwide, register-based cohort survey study. The objective of this study is to investigate whether weight change is associated with the incidence of persistent postoperative pain following total hip arthroplasty and knee arthroplasty across non-obese and obese and patients.

Clinical trial participation has historically been heavily biased toward specific demographics. Several people will be invited to enroll in this study so that it may collect a variety of data about gastric bypass clinical trial experiences and identify barriers to participation as well as the causes of participants' failure or withdrawal. The information collected from this study can be used to improve patient experience and outcomes for future patients and an opportunity to contribute to the advancement of medical knowledge and treatments for gastric bypass.

This study seeks to assess how different incentive strategies may reduce the initial attrition gap when implementing weight management in a primary care clinic predominantly serving African American patients. This will be done through an innovative research-practice partnership involving primary care, research expertise, and a small business. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of four financial incentive conditions respectively tied to: weight loss, weigh-ins, weigh-ins and weight-loss, and incentive choice. Participants will be followed for 3 and 6 months to assess program reach, sustaining the reach after initial weigh-in, and weight loss outcomes based on records on participant enrollment and subsequent weigh-ins automatically collected through a kiosk at the clinic.

Excess skin on the abdomen is a common problem for many individuals after massive weight loss. The surgical procedure of abdominoplasty is intended to remove excess skin and improve the shape of the torso in abdomen, in order to address issues such as skin fold eczema, difficulties finding clothing, and psychosocial issues. The investigators will conduct a randomized, controlled trial where individuals with excess skin on the abdomen will be randomized to either standard abdominoplasty or abdominoplasty in combination with liposuction. The investigators will examine the rate of complications, and the functional and aesthetical outcomes of the two methods.

This project is studying whether patients who use MyFitnessPal as an aid to weight loss have more success than patients who are only given traditional medical guidance from the patient's physician.