Active clinical trials for "Weight Loss"

This study will test the effectiveness of a mobile application that uses an Application Program Interface (API) to distribute evidence-based weight loss interventions. Half of the participants will receive this API-based application, and the other half of the participants will use a non API-based application.

The purpose of this study is to determine if a lifestyle change program for obese patients who are already receiving continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) treatment can achieve weight loss and overall improvement of obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS).

In a pilot randomized trial of 160 obese participants, investigators will test the feasibility of a behavioral weight loss program delivered entirely via Facebook. We will recruit in 2 separate waves of 80 participants each. Participants will be randomized to: 1) a condition with study participants only or 2) to a condition they will be able to invite their friends into (wave 1) or one in which the study team keeps recruitment open to allow enrollment through week 8 (wave 2). All participants will receive behavioral counseling via the private Facebook group from the coaches who are present on the network daily. Participants will track their diet and exercise via a free commercial mobile app.

The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of providing incentives to people enrolled in a weight-loss program for dietary self-monitoring and/or interim weight loss.

The purpose of this research study is to examine how well an existing weight loss treatment works for individuals with food addiction. Treatment will consist of a preliminary 12-week RCT pilot of the feasibility and effectiveness of behavioral weight loss (BWL) compared to a waitlist control.

To evaluate the effect of one-on-one coaching in the Noom Healthy Weight Program, a digital behavior change, weight loss intervention, compared to the same program with no coaching, as well as influential factors.

Low-carbohydrate diets are often used as weight-loss strategies by obese individuals and athletes. This diet has effects on oxidizing fat and suppressing appetite. But short term evidences are still few. In combat sports such as taekwondo, athletes prefer rapid weight loss to achieve a desired weight category. The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of the low carbohydrate diet combined with strict calorie restriction on body composition and exercise performance in taekwondo athletes.

Obesity manifest with inflammation, hyperglycaemia and dyslipidaemia. These conditions disturb redox system by generating excessive reactive oxygen species (ROS) and causing oxidative stress (OS) leading to DNA damage. Very low calorie diet (VLCD) have rapid positive effect on weight loss, glucose homeostasis, inflammation and OS. The aim of study is to test the influence of 3-weeks VLCD on anthropometric, biochemical and genomic parameters in class II and III obesity patients.

The implications of obesity, especially visceral fat, in health are well known. It would be desirable to control obesity by safe and effective treatment modalities. Aim: To assess the effectiveness of Auricular Acupuncture (AA) on body weight loss in a Portuguese sample.

This study examines the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary impact of an adapted positive psychology-motivational interviewing (PP-MI) intervention for physical activity among patients who have recently undergone bariatric surgery.