Promoting Successful Weight Loss in Primary Care in Louisiana
ObesityThe primary aim of this trial is to develop and test the effectiveness of a 24 month, patient-centered, pragmatic and scalable obesity treatment program delivered within primary care, inclusive of an underserved population. Half of the clinics received a behavioral intervention delivered in a primary care setting and half of the clinics received usual care.
A Facebook-based Weight Loss Programme for Obese Adults in Hong Kong
ObesityThe purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility and efficacy of a 6-month weight loss intervention program for obese working adults through a popular social networking site - Facebook.
Project Impact: An Innovative Approach to Weight Loss Maintenance
ObesityWeight Loss1 moreThe major goal of this project is to evaluate an innovative approach to obesity. This study will determine if behavioral treatment can be improved by 1) implementing a primary focus on PA following initial weight loss treatment, and 2) using a novel, acceptance-based approach to the promotion of PA.
Mechanisms of Weight Loss With SGLT2 Inhibition
Type 2 DiabetesOverweight1 moreThe purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of canagliflozin, a medication approved by the FDA for the treatment of type 2 diabetes, on body weight and metabolism in people with type 2 diabetes who are overweight or obese. Canagliflozin lowers glucose levels in the blood by making the kidneys excrete, rather than absorb, glucose. Canagliflozin is also often associated with weight loss. The study population will generally be type 2 diabetics, ages 18-75 years old, who are overweight or obese.
Exercise: Improving Compliance and Long-term Weight Loss
ObesityThe overall aim of the proposed study is to determine the effectiveness of a 3-month yoga program on increasing compliance and improving weight loss while participating in the Sanford Profile program. Participants are randomized to one of three groups: in-class yoga, yoga by digital video disk (DVD), stretching by DVD. Changes in weight loss and stress levels are monitored.
On-Line Intervention For Promoting Healthy Habits And Weight Loss In Hypertensive Patients
ObesityEfficacy of an Internet-based self-guided intervention for promoting healthy habits and weight loss in hypertensive people with overweight and obesity: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Nutrition, Exercise, and Technology for Weight Loss
OverweightObesityThe purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a social support-enhanced, technology-based, behavioral weight control intervention can improve weight loss over existing best practices.
Gender- and Culturally-Sensitive Weight Loss Intervention for Hispanic Males
OverweightObesityThe investigators propose to 1) assess the feasibility, acceptability and preliminary efficacy of a gender- and culturally-sensitive weight loss intervention in 48 overweight/obese Hispanic males ages 18-64 over 12 weeks; 2) assess participant characteristics and process measures related to the uptake of mobile-health (mHealth) technology in overweight/obese Hispanic males over 12 weeks; and 3) assess pathologic changes in the liver in Hispanic men enrolled in a 12-week weight loss intervention using a non-invasive MRI as a therapeutic response biomarker.
Low Intensity Weight Loss for Young Adults
ObesityThis is a 3-arm randomized controlled trial to test the efficacy of three novel motivational approaches to weight loss with 18-25 year olds. Participants will be 18-25 year olds with a BMI of 25-45 kg/m2, randomized to: 1) Behavioral Weight Loss (BWL), 2) BWL + Autonomous Motivation (BWL+Aut) or 3) BWL + Extrinsic Motivation (BWL+Ext). All arms will receive a 6-month behavioral weight loss intervention, followed by a 6-month no-treatment follow up period.
Weight Loss Using the Take Shape For Life Program or the Medifast Direct Program Versus a Self-Directed...
OverweightObesityThe study evaluates the effects of two commercially available weight loss programs, the TSFL and the MEDD programs, each compared to a self-directed control diet, on changes in body weight over a 16-week weight loss phase, in apparently healthy overweight and obese men and women.