Found 171 clinical trials
Optimizing an Online Behavioral Weight Loss Intervention and Novel Culturally Tailored Components for Sexual Minority Women
Obesity disproportionately impacts sexual minority women. Behavioral weight loss programs are the gold standard treatment for mild to moderate obesity. The investigators have developed an online behavioral weight loss program that is effective, low-cost, and highly scalable. However, existing research suggests that tailoring treatment to address 3 well-established weight loss …
Effect of Weight Loss on Physical and Cardiac Performance in People With Obesity and Heart Failure
The benefit of weight loss in patients with obesity and heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is controversial. Semaglutide has shown cardiovascular (CV) risk-reduction and impact on CV risk factors including overweight, dysglycaemia and hypertension in subjects with type 2 diabetes (T2D). The STEP-HFpEF (Semaglutide Treatment Effect in People …
Mediterranean Diet and Weight Loss: Targeting the Bile Acid/Gut Microbiome Axis to Reduce Colorectal Cancer
A Mediterranean Diet (MedDiet), a largely plant-based dietary pattern, is relevant to CRC prevention and microbial production of anti-cancer metabolites in observational studies. A MedDiet can shift BA metabolism as shown in primates and when combined with calorie restriction, shows superior adherence and weight control in humans, given its palatability. …
Impact of Prepartum Intravenous Fluid Intake on Newborn Weight Loss in the First Days of Life
At birth, the infant's weight was measured daily to assess the adequacy of nutritional intake. This indicator can be influenced by various factors related to the mother, her pregnancy, as well as medical interventions during the pre-delivery phase, such as pre-partum maternal fluid intakes, and the subsequent feeding method chosen …
Time-Restricted Eating as a Potential Strategy to Promote Weight Loss Maintenance in Patients With Obesity
While body weight reduction can be achieved through various interventions in people living with obesity, most patients regain a substantial proportion of the lost weight within the following months. There is a lack of effective interventions to prevent this regain, making weight regain one of the most pressing challenges in …
Development of a MHBC Intervention for Weight Loss and Smoking Cessation for Pre-Bariatric Surgery Patients
The purpose of this research study is to develop and pilot a multiple health behavior change intervention for weight loss and smoking cessation using medication (Naltrexone + Bupropion) and behavior therapy in adults seeking bariatric surgery.
Change in Body Weight and BMI in PWH with DOR/3TC/TDF Compared with INSTI
Patients who developed metabolic syndrome after initiation of HIV treatment or with antiretroviral therapy (ART) for at least 36 months, treated with second generation integrase inhibitors (BIC/TAF/FTC, DTG/ABC/3Tc or DTG+TDF/FTC) who have gained at least 10% of their total body weight after starting ART, with a body mass index ≥25 …
Chronic Widespread Pain After Rapid Weight Loss in Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic/Latino/a/x Adults
The goal of this observational study is to learn if surgical weight loss can improve chronic widespread pain in people living with higher BMI who self-identify as Hispanic/Latino ethnicity or non-Hispanic Black based on the United States census racial categories. The main questions the study aims to answer are: Do …
Concurrent Laparoscopic Hysterectomy and Weight Loss Surgery in Obese Patients With Endometrial Carcinoma or Endometrial Intraepithelial Neoplasia
To assess the feasibility of an expedited referral process for the obese endometrial cancer or EIN patient from her gynecologic oncologist to the Brigham Center for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (CMBS) in order to undergo concurrent weight loss surgery and hysterectomy within 8 weeks of first appointment with a gynecologic …
Comparison of Genotype-Based Dietary Counseling Versus Standard Dietary Counseling on Weight Loss and Fat Mass Reduction
This study aims to compare the effects of genotype-based dietary counseling with standard dietary counseling based on general recommendations on weight loss and reduction of body fat. Participants will receive individualized dietary guidance either informed by genetic information or based on conventional dietary guidelines. Changes in body weight and body …
