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- Obesity / overweightHeart / cardiovascular disease
Maridebart Cafraglutide in Heart Failure With Preserved or Mildly Reduced Ejection Fraction and Obesity
💵 May compensate📍 University of Alabama Saint Vincent's Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
This trial will examine if maridebart cafraglutide as an adjunct to standard of care will lead to a reduction in heart failure (HF) events such as HF hospitalizations and urgent HF visits, cardiovascular (CV) deaths and improvement in HF symptoms in participants with HF with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and HF with mildly reduced ejection fraction (HFmrEF) who are obese. This is a phase 3, global, multicenter, 2-part trial with a double-blind period and an open-label extension (OLE).
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
📍 GSK Investigational Site · Arcadia, CA · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
This study will evaluate the safety and tolerability of Efimosfermin Alfa for participants with known or suspected MASH with fibrosis consistent with stage F2 or F3.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Pegozafermin in Participants With Compensated Cirrhosis Due to MASH
💵 May compensate📍 89bio Clinical Study Site · Birmingham, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
The study will assess the efficacy and safety of pegozafermin administered in participants with compensated cirrhosis due to MASH (biopsy-confirmed fibrosis stage F4 MASH \[previously known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, NASH\]).
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
A Study Evaluating Efruxifermin in Subjects With Compensated Cirrhosis Due to NASH/MASH
💵 May compensate📍 Akero Clinical Study Site · Birmingham, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
This is a multi-center evaluation of efruxifermin (EFX) in a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study in subjects with compensated cirrhosis due to NASH/MASH.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
LIVERAGE™ - Cirrhosis: A Study to Test Whether Survodutide Helps People With a Liver Disease Called NASH/MASH Who Have Cirrhosis
💵 May compensate📍 The Institute for Liver Health II DBA Arizona Clinical Trials · Peoria, AZ · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
This study is open to adults who are at least 18 years old and have: * A confirmed liver disease called non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) or * A confirmed liver disease called metabolic-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) * BMI of 27 kg/m2 or more or * 25 kg/m2 or more if the participant is Asian. People with a history of other chronic liver diseases or high alcohol intake cannot take part in this study.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
A Pivotal Clinical Study to Investigate Efimosfermin Alfa in Participants With Biopsy-confirmed F2- or F3-stage MASH
💵 May compensate📍 GSK Investigational Site · Arcadia, CA · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of efimosfermin alfa in the resolution of steatohepatitis and improvement of liver-related clinical outcome compared to placebo in individuals with MASH and biopsy-confirmed F2- or F3-stage fibrosis.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
LIVERAGE™: A Study to Test Whether Survodutide Helps People With a Liver Disease Called NASH/MASH Who Have Moderate or Advanced Liver Fibrosis
💵 May compensate📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →
This study is open to adults who are at least 18 years old living with obesity and have: * a confirmed liver disease called non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)/metabolic associated steatohepatitis (MASH) and * moderate or advanced liver fibrosis People with a history of acute or chronic liver diseases other than MASH or chronic alcohol intake cannot take part in this study. The purpose of this study is to find out whether a medicine called survodutide helps people with MASH and moderate or advanced liver fibrosis improve their liver function.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)
Study of Clinical and Patient-reported Outcomes in Adults With Moderate to Severe COPD Treated With Breztri/Trixeo
💵 May compensate📍 Research Site · Buenos Aires, · Get directions →
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease is a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality, especially in low- and middle-income countries. Exacerbations accelerate disease progression and increase the risk of death.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
A Study of Efimosfermin Alfa in Participants With Biopsy-confirmed Cirrhosis (Compensated) Due to MASH
💵 May compensate📍 Arizona Liver Health - Chandler · Chandler, AZ · +34 more US sites · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, preliminary efficacy, and pharmacokinetics (PK) of efimosfermin in participants with metabolic dysfunction associated steatohepatitis (MASH) and compensated cirrhosis consistent with stage F4 fibrosis.
- Obesity / overweight
A Trial to Evaluate Efficacy and Safety of Maridebart Cafraglutide in Adults Living With Elevated Liver Fat and Obesity or Overweight
💵 May compensate📍 Arizona Clinical Trials · Chandler, AZ · +22 more US sites · Get directions →
The main objective of this trial will be to determine whether maridebart cafraglutide is superior to placebo on reduction in liver fat content and body weight in participants living with obesity or overweight and elevated liver fat content, when administered in conjunction with reduced-calorie diet and increased physical activity.
- Obesity / overweightFatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
Fibrosis Lessens After Metabolic Surgery
💵 May compensate📍 Banner Health Center · Phoenix, AZ · +3 more US sites · Get directions →
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), formerly known as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), a major global public health concern, is commonly associated with obesity, diabetes, and dyslipidemia. MASLD is currently the most common cause of chronic liver disease affecting about 80% of people with obesity, ranging from simple fat deposits in the liver to Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH), cellular injury, advanced fibrosis, cirrhosis, or hepatocellular carcinoma.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
📍 University of California San Diego · La Jolla, CA · +15 more US sites · Get directions →
A Phase 2 double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study to evaluate resmetirom in 2 cohorts of subjects with moderate to advanced fibrosis, consistent with stage F2 and F3 fibrosis, who have undergone liver transplant. Cohort 1 will consist of patients who have undergone liver transplant for MASH cirrhosis who developed recurrent MASH.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
Diet and Meal Timing in Patients With Metabolic Dysfunction Associated Steatoic Liver Disease
💵 May compensate📍 Weill Cornell Medicine · New York, NY · Get directions →
This study will assess the impact of time-restricted eating (8 hours of eating each day) with standard of care lifestyle recommendations (hypocaloric, Mediterranean diet and 30 minutes of exercise on at least 5 days/week) on the degree of fat in the liver as measured by magnetic resonance imaging.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
Non-Invasive Quantification of Liver Health in NASH (N-QUAN)
💵 May compensate📍 Arizona Liver Health · Chandler, AZ · +6 more US sites · Get directions →
To evaluate, in patients with suspected NASH referred for liver biopsy, the diagnostic performance of CT1 at discriminating those with NAS≥4 \& F≥2 from those without.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)
PiMZ Longitudinal Cohort (PiMZ Logic)
💵 May compensate📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +4 more US sites · Get directions →
Alpha-1 Anti-trypsin Deficiency (AATD) is a genetic disease with lung and liver disease presentations. Presentations are variable in the heterozygous population, the most predominant genotype being PiMZ.
- Asthma
📍 Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital · Nedlands, Western Australia · Get directions →
This study tests whether an asthma medication called dupilumab can help people achieve complete asthma control (called "remission") when given earlier in their disease, before asthma becomes severe. Currently, most people with asthma only receive advanced treatments like biologics after their condition has worsened significantly and caused lung damage.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
Evaluation of Non-Invasive Tests for Metabolic Liver Disease
💵 May compensate📍 Clinical Pharmacology of Miami · Miami, FL · +3 more US sites · Get directions →
The Non-Invasive Biomarkers for Metabolic Liver Disease (NIMBLE) study is a comprehensive, multi-year collaborative effort to standardize, validate and advance the regulatory qualification of blood- and imaging-based biomarkers to diagnose and stage Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), previously known as nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH). MASH is characterized by liver inflammation accompanied by simultaneous fat accumulation in the liver.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)
Routine vs On-demand ECMO for Lung Transplantation
💵 May compensate📍 Univeristy of Alberta & Alberta Health Services · Edmonton, Alberta · Get directions →
Lung transplantation is a complex procedure performed in patients with terminal lung disease. The transplant procedure stresses the patient's heart and lungs, which are already taxed by the underlying disease process.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
Phase 2a Study of Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of TLC-2716 in Subjects With Hypertriglyceridemia and NAFLD
💵 May compensate📍 OrsoBio Research Site · Guadalajara, Jalisco · Get directions →
This is a Phase 2a, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluating the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of 2 dose levels of TLC-2716 in subjects with hypertriglyceridemia and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease as assessed by changes in fasting triglycerides, liver steatosis by MRI, and other biomarkers.
- Obesity / overweight
MAINTAIN (Mucosal AblatIoN Therapy After INcretins)
💵 May compensate📍 True You Weight Loss · Cary, NC · +1 more US site · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of gastric fundal mucosal ablation (GFMA) on weight trajectory following discontinuation of once-weekly semaglutide or tirzepatide in adults with obesity. In this study, GFMA will be performed on patients who have experienced \> 10% weight loss with GLP-1 therapy and who plan to discontinue use of GLP-1 medications for the duration of the study.
- Obesity / overweight
The Effect of Dairy Intake on Body Weight and Composition and Metabolic Health in Adolescents and Seniors
💵 May compensate📍 Department of Nutritional Sciences · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →
The goal of this study is to examine how regular dairy intake affects body weight, body composition, and metabolic health in overweight and obese adolescents (ages 15-18) and older adults (ages 60-80) over six months. We are inviting eligible individuals to participate in this study at the Nutrition Intervention Center, Department of Nutritional Sciences, University of Toronto.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
Endoscopic Ultrasound Shear Wave Elastography Study
💵 May compensate📍 Brigham and Women's Hospital · Boston, MA · +1 more US site · Get directions →
This study shall be a prospective, multicenter, single arm, consecutive, interventional study conducted in a post-market setting using commercially available devices. Consecutive, eligible patients with clinical suspicion of MASLD or MASH reporting for an endoscopic ultrasound and liver biopsy for evaluation of fibrosis will be enrolled.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
📍 Mayo Clinic in Rochester · Rochester, MN · +1 more US site · Get directions →
Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) is a condition with increased amount of fat, inflammation and scarring in the liver. In compensated cirrhosis, the liver is coping with this damage and maintaining its important functions.
- Obesity / overweight
Children s Growth and Behavior Study
💵 May compensate📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →
Background: \- Studies show that many factors affect children's eating behavior and health. These include sleep, mood, thinking skills, and genetics.
- Obesity / overweight
📍 University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center · Albuquerque, NM · Get directions →
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD) is the most common cause of chronic liver disease worldwide and predominately affects individuals with overweight and obesity, as well as those with type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Tirzepatide is a medication used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity.
- Obesity / overweight
Metformin for Antipsychotic-induced Weight Gain in Adults With Intellectual Disability
💵 May compensate📍 Centre for Addiction and Mental Health · Toronto, Ontario · Get directions →
People with IDD (intellectual and developmental disability) have very high rates of obesity and die prematurely from cardiometabolic disease. While antipsychotics contribute to this problem, their use is necessary and appropriate in a significant subgroup of individuals with IDD.
- Obesity / overweight
Redefining BMI: The Body, Mind, and Inflammation Trial
💵 May compensate📍 Virginia Commonwealth Universtity · Richmond, VA · Get directions →
Emerging adulthood (18-25 years of age) is a critical developmental window to promote weight management and cardiometabolic health, particularly for emerging adult women. The primary purpose of this study is to test the preliminary efficacy of the intensive lifestyle intervention for EA women in reducing adiposity, as well as improving biomarkers of inflammation and metabolic risk over 12 months compared with a traditional behavioral weight loss intervention.
- Obesity / overweight
Behavioral Approach for Latinas Addressing Nutrition, Cravings, and Eating Patterns to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes
💵 May compensate📍 UCSD Center for Healthy Eating and Activity Research (CHEAR · La Jolla, CA · Get directions →
Adapt the Regulation of Cues (ROC) treatment program for Latinas to see if it can treat prediabetes and prevent developing of Type 2 Diabetes and reduce weight.
- Obesity / overweightHigh blood pressure
Optimizing Portal Hypertension With TIPS and Interval Metabolic Surgery for Advanced Liver Disease
💵 May compensate📍 Cleveland Clinic Main Campus · Cleveland, OH · Get directions →
Cirrhosis is a form of advanced liver disease that can lead to serious complications, especially when combined with severe obesity. Many patients with cirrhosis also develop a condition called clinically significant portal hypertension (CSPH), which is increased pressure in the veins of the liver.
- Obesity / overweight
Using Tailored mHealth Strategies to Promote Weight Management Among Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors
💵 May compensate📍 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · Get directions →
The AYA WELL study is a 2-arm randomized clinical trial to test the efficacy of a theory-based, mHealth weight management intervention adapted specifically for adolescent and young adult cancer survivors compared to a self-guided arm. Participants, diagnosed with cancer between ages 15-39, currently age 18-39, post-treatment at least 6 months, and who have overweight or obesity will be randomized to receive either: 1) a comprehensive mHealth weight management program (intervention) or 2) digital tools + health education + peer support (self-guided) over 12 months.
- Obesity / overweight
Tailoring Mobile Health Technology to Reduce Obesity and Improve Cardiovascular Health in Resource-Limited Neighborhood Environments
💵 May compensate📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →
Background: Heart disease is a leading cause of death. People can reduce their heart disease risk by exercising more.
- Obesity / overweight
Metabolic Health, Bones and Nuts During Weight Loss in Adults
💵 May compensate📍 Rutgers University - NJ Inst Food Nutrition & Health · New Brunswick, NJ · Get directions →
The aging population is rapidly increasing, and it is important to identify dietary factors that can prevent disease and promote health in this group. Legumes, such as peanuts, are a plant-based food high in protein and unsaturated fat making this a healthy choice but are not consumed frequently enough in older adults.
- Obesity / overweight
📍 Cleveland Clinic · Cleveland, OH · Get directions →
This is a single center randomized double blind controlled study of patients (BMI ≥ 27 kg/m2) with obesity and Atrial Fibrillation (AFIB) randomized to Tirzepatide vs. placebo.
- Obesity / overweightHeart / cardiovascular disease
New Heart Imaging Techniques to Evaluate Possible Heart Disease
💵 May compensate📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →
Background: \- Imaging tests, such as magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), can provide information about heart and blood vessels. The tests let doctors can see the amount of blood vessel narrowing and vessel wall thickness.
- Obesity / overweight
📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center · Baton Rouge, LA · Get directions →
The regulation of human body weight and fatness is not fully understood. Although some models of regulation have been proposed (set point, dual-intervention point, others), no studies have been designed to test their predictions.
- Obesity / overweight
Diazoxide Suppression Test P&F Study
💵 May compensate📍 Columbia University Irving Medical Center · New York, NY · Get directions →
The goal of this study is to learn about how the hormone insulin controls blood sugar. The main question it aims to answer is about how much insulin the body actually needs to maintain a normal blood sugar level.
- Obesity / overweight
📍 Drexel University · Philadelphia, PA · Get directions →
The proposed study is an open label, non randomized, waitlist controlled single group feasibility study of the feasibility and usability of a digital intervention (called ChangeBite) to be used by individuals with obesity and comorbid binge eating behavior. The proposed research will include approximately 30 participants.
- Obesity / overweight
Graded Insulin Suppression Test P&F
💵 May compensate📍 Columbia University Irving Medical Center · New York, NY · Get directions →
The goal of this study is to learn about how the hormone insulin controls blood sugar in a variety of people. The main question it aims to answer is about how much insulin the body actually needs to maintain a normal blood sugar level.
- Obesity / overweightHeart / cardiovascular disease
Prevention of Progression of Prediabetes, Obesity and CV Risk
💵 May compensate📍 University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio · San Antonio, TX · Get directions →
The investigators are studying how to help people with prediabetes (Pre-DM) and obesity. The goal is to use new and affordable treatments to bring blood sugar levels back to normal and help participants to lose weight.
- Obesity / overweightFatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
Human Models of Selective Insulin Resistance: Alpelisib, Part I
💵 May compensate📍 Columbia University Irving Medical Center · New York, NY · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to understand how the blood sugar-lowering hormone insulin works in healthy adults versus those who are at risk for type 2 diabetes. The study will use a drug called alpelisib, which interferes with insulin's actions in the body, to answer the study's main question: does the liver continue to respond to insulin's stimulation of fat production even when it loses the ability to stop making glucose (sugar) in response to insulin.
- Obesity / overweight
Individualized Pharmacological Approach to Obesity in Patients With Bipolar Disorder
💵 May compensate📍 Mayo Clinic · Rochester, MN · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to identify the specific characteristics (phenotypes) that may be useful to help select the right medication for weight loss, and to study the effect of individualized guided medication in patients with bipolar disorder ages 18-65. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Can the investigators compare the distribution of obesity characteristics (hungry brain, hungry gut, emotional hunger) between bipolar patients and non-bipolar participants (comparing from IRB #24-002375)?
- Obesity / overweightFatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
Effect of Insulin Lowering on Lipogenesis
💵 May compensate📍 Columbia University Irving Medical Center · New York, NY · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare a one-week course of diazoxide (2 mg/kg per dose x 14 doses) and placebo in people with obesity and insulin resistance (IR) with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD). The main question it aims to answer are how mitigation of compensatory hyperinsulinemia with diazoxide affects hepatic de novo lipogenesis, a major contributor to MASLD pathophysiology.
- Obesity / overweight
International Rapid-onset Obesity with Hypothalamic Dysfunction, Hypoventilation & Autonomic Dysregulation (ROHHAD) Registry
💵 May compensate📍 Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago and the Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute · Chicago, IL · Get directions →
The Center for Autonomic Medicine in Pediatrics (CAMP) has collaborated with doctors from around the world to build the first International ROHHAD (Rapid-onset Obesity with Hypothalamic Dysfunction, Hypoventilation and Autonomic Dysregulation) REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) Registry. This registry is an international collaboration with ROHHAD patients and their physicians recruited from around the world.
✓ Study care freeLearn more → - Type 2 diabetesFatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
Low-Dose Pioglitazone in Patients With NASH (AIM 2)
💵 May compensate📍 University of Florida · Gainesville, FL · Get directions →
To determine the safety and efficacy of low-dose pioglitazone (15 mg per day) on liver histology in in patients with T2DM with biopsy-proven nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH).
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
Evaluating the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Miricorilant
💵 May compensate📍 Site# 433 · San Antonio, TX · Get directions →
A Phase 1b, Open-Label Study Evaluating the Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Miricorilant in Adult Patients With Presumed Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH)
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
📍 Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago · Chicago, IL · Get directions →
This study is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial specifically designed to evaluate the preliminary feasibility, initial efficacy and safety of SGLT2 inhibitors for treating NAFLD in adolescents with obesity.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
Evaluation of Miricorilant on Liver Fat in Patients With MASLD
💵 May compensate📍 University of Missouri · Columbia, MO · Get directions →
A Phase 1, Open-Label Study Evaluating the Effect of Miricorilant on Hepatic Lipids in Patients with Presumed Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatohepatitis (MASH)
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
Milk Thistle Clinical Trial in Pediatric NAFLD
💵 May compensate📍 University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center · Cleveland, OH · Get directions →
Pediatric Fatty Liver disease is a growing problem in the United States and is expected to be the leading cause of Liver Transplantation in Adults in 20 years. Following lifestyle changes such as diet restrictions and exercise may be difficult to consistently maintain.
- Fatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, the HEpatic Response to Oral Glucose, and the Effect of Semaglutide (NAFLD HEROES)
💵 May compensate📍 National Institutes of Health Clinical Center · Bethesda, MD · Get directions →
Background: In non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), fat accumulates in the liver and can cause damage. Researchers want to learn what causes the damage NAFLD, and to see if a medication can help.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)
Inter-lobar Fissure Completion in Patients With Failed Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction
💵 May compensate📍 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center · Boston, MA · Get directions →
The purpose of this protocol is to perform a pilot prospective controlled clinical trial to evaluate the potential role of lung fissure completion with pleural adhesiolysis strategy (experimental intervention) in severe emphysema/COPD patients with failed bronchoscopic lung volume reduction (BLVR) via the use of endobronchial valves (EBVs) therapy. In select patients, the lung fissure completion with adhesiolysis strategy will be performed by video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) guided stapling along the lung fissures to reduce collateral ventilation with adhesions removal and determine whether this experimental strategy will improve outcomes after failed BLVR in patients with severe emphysema/COPD.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)
Neurocognitive and Health Impact of Sleep Apnea in Elderly Veterans With Comorbid COPD
💵 May compensate📍 John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit, MI · Detroit, MI · Get directions →
Cognitive dysfunction in the aging Veteran population is a growing health concern in the Veterans Health System. It is not known whether OSA coexisting with COPD will enhance the risk for cognitive dysfunction.
- COPD (chronic lung disease)
📍 Insituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias "Ismael Cosío Villegas" · Mexico City, Tlalpan · Get directions →
This phase IV randomized controlled clinical trial intend to compare the effect of three close standard inhaled triple therapies and one close standard inhaled double therapy on the small airway in patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD-B) and chronic bronchitis without obstruction (BCNO) exposed to wood smoke. The treatment phase duration is of 3 months.
- Asthma
📍 NIEHS Clinical Research Unit (CRU) · Research Triangle Park, NC · Get directions →
Background: \- Asthma is a serious clinical and public health problem. Researchers want to collect data to better understand how bacteria and other things in the environment can affect people's asthma.