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📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +37 more US sites · Get directions →

PREVENTABLE is a multi-center, randomized, parallel group, placebo-controlled superiority study. Participants will be randomized 1:1 to atorvastatin 40 mg or placebo.

📍 Cahaba Research, Inc. - Trussville Location · Birmingham, AL · +18 more US sites · Get directions →

This study is open to adults between 18 and 74 years of age and who have a body mass index (BMI) of 30 kg/m2 or more, or a BMI of 27 kg/m2 or more and at least 1 health problem related to their weight. People who have previously not managed to lose weight by changing their diet can participate.

📍 Arizona Liver Health · Chandler, AZ · +39 more US sites · Get directions →

The primary objective of this trial is to evaluate the dose-dependent and comparative effects of ECC4703 (low and high dose), ECC0509 (low and high dose), and their combination on hepatic fat reduction as assessed by change in magnetic resonance imaging proton density fat fraction (MRI-PDFF) at Week 12.

📍 AARA Clinical Research - Arizona Arthritis & Rheumatology Associates - Avondale · Avondale, AZ · +39 more US sites · Get directions →

The main purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of adding tirzepatide to ixekizumab therapy in standard clinical practice in participants with active PsA and obesity or overweight with at least 1 weight-related comorbidity. The study will last up to 12 months.

📍 UAB Pediatric Endocrinology (Part C and Part D) · Birmingham, AL · +6 more US sites · Get directions →

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and PK of RM-718 in healthy subjects with obesity and in patients with MC4R Pathway Impairment

📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · +6 more US sites · Get directions →

This study evaluates the safety, tolerability, and activity of inhaled GDC-6988 in participants with muco-obstructive disease.

📍 Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center, Aurora, CO · Aurora, CO · +4 more US sites · Get directions →

The investigators will study whether the drug tadalafil improves shortness of breath in 126 Veterans with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and high blood pressure in the lungs. The investigators will also assess whether tadalafil improves quality of life, home daily physical activity, exercise endurance, the frequency of acute flares of COPD, blood pressure in the lungs, and lung function.

📍 CenExel ACT · Anaheim, CA · +2 more US sites · Get directions →

The purpose of this study is to measure side effects of LY3971297 injection administered under the skin in healthy participants and obese participants with high blood pressure (BP). Blood tests will be performed to check how much LY3971297 gets into the bloodstream and how long it takes the body to eliminate it.

📍 Collaborative Neuroscience Network - CNS · Los Alamitos, CA · +1 more US site · Get directions →

The purpose of this study is to evaluate how well LY4064912 is tolerated and what side effects may occur in healthy participants and participants with overweight and obesity - global. The study drug will be administered either subcutaneously (SC) (under the skin) or infusion intravenously (IV) (into a vein in the arm).

📍 Massachusetts General Hospital · Boston, MA · Get directions →

This is a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study of the effects of intranasal oxytocin in youths with obesity, ages 10-18 years old. Subjects will be randomized to receive intranasal oxytocin or placebo (1 spray per nostril, 4 times per day) for 12 weeks.

📍 Prime Medical Group, LLC dba Gilbert Center for Family Medicine, LLC · Gilbert, AZ · +25 more US sites · Get directions →

The purpose of this study is to investigate weight reduction with macupatide and eloralintide, alone or in combination, in adult participants with obesity or overweight and with type 2 diabetes. Participation in the study will last about 48 weeks.

📍 Medical Dermatology Specialists · Phoenix, AZ · +39 more US sites · Get directions →

The main purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of adding tirzepatide to ixekizumab therapy in standard clinical practice in participants with moderate-to-severe plaque PsO and obesity or overweight with at least 1 weight-related comorbidity. The study will last up to 12 months.

📍 Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center · Cincinnati, OH · Get directions →

A randomized, controlled study of standard soy milk consumption compared to 2% fat cow's milk consumption in children with Non-alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). The investigators hypothesize that the daily consumption of soy isoflavones found in the soy milk will be beneficial in reducing NAFLD and other obesity-related comorbidities.

📍 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)

📍 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)

📍 University of California San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Get directions →

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), or fat-related liver inflammation and scarring is projected to be the leading cause of cirrhosis in the United States (U.S.) within the next few years. Women are at disproportionate risk for NASH, with approximately 15 million U.S.

📍 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.

📍 Harry S. Truman Memorial, Columbia, MO · Columbia, MO · Get directions →

Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is the aggressive form of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, which is rapidly becoming a worldwide public health problem. It is more common in the military and Veteran population compared to the general US population.

📍 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.

📍 Virginia Commonwealth University · Richmond, VA · Get directions →

In this study, semaglutide will be compared to placebo (a look-alike inactive substance, a "sugar pill") to determine if its use will prevent weight gain after liver transplantation (LT). In addition, researchers will be testing to determine if semaglutide prevents the development of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) after transplant through Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and laboratory results.

📍 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.

📍 Yale School of Medicine · New Haven, CT · Get directions →

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects on heart failure signs and symptoms of the use of either ertugliflozin, metolazone or placebo, in conjunction with intravenous loop diuretic use in acute settings and chronic oral loop diuretic therapy. There are two general purposes for this study.

📍 Northwestern University · Chicago, IL · Get directions →

The goal of this study is to better understand the effects of a sodium-glucose transport protein 2 inhibitor, dapagliflozin, added on to standard of care on heart and lung function and circulating metabolites (substances created when our bodies break down food, drugs, or its own tissues) in patients with chronic kidney disease.

📍 University of Alberta · Edmonton, Alberta · Get directions →

Bioactive peptides derived from food proteins show potential for improving human health. One of such promising peptides is namely IRW made from egg white hydrolysate and composed of three peptides.

📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham · Birmingham, AL · Get directions →

The goal of this study is to learn whether patients who have a genetic mutation in the genes that cause alpha 1 antitrypsin deficiency also have genetic variation in nearby genes that can increase risk for reduced immune function and respiratory infections. To investigate this hypothesis, we will compare immune responses to the 20-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV20, Pfizer) between participants who have one abnormal copy of the SERPINA1 gene and either no COPD exacerbations, vs those with 2 or more COPD exacerbations in the past year.

📍 University of Tennessee Medical Center · Knoxville, TN · Get directions →

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility, safety and efficacy of a combination of nebulized Formoterol and Revefenacin among patients hospitalized for AECOPD compared with standard-of-care therapy with nebulized Albuterol and Ipratropium.

📍 George E Wahlen VA Medical Center · Salt Lake City, UT · Get directions →

Many control mechanisms exist which successfully match the supply of blood with the metabolic demand of various tissues under wide-ranging conditions. One primary regulator of vasomotion and thus perfusion to the muscle tissue is the host of chemical factors originating from the vascular endothelium and the muscle tissue, which collectively sets the level of vascular tone.

📍 The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine · Knoxville, TN · Get directions →

The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of inhaled bronchodilators delivered via nebulizers vs. dry powder inhalers (DPIs) in symptomatic participants with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) who have airflow obstruction (FEV1/FVC ≤ 70%) and show significant air trapping (RV ≥ 120% of predicted).

📍 UCSF Airway Clinical Research Center · San Francisco, CA · Get directions →

The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if positive pressure during inspiration will improve penetration of aerosolized N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) into airway mucus plugs in the lungs of patients with asthma or Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does delivery of aerosolized NAC with positive inspiratory pressure have a greater effect on mucus plug burden in the lungs than delivery of NAC without positive pressure.

📍 University of Kansas Medical Center · Kansas City, KS · Get directions →

The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate the usefulness of hyperpolarized (HP) 129Xe gas MRI for regional assessment of pulmonary function.

📍 University of Colorado School of Medicine · Aurora, CO · +1 more US site · Get directions →

Dr. Nanette Santoro proposes to test the specific question that obesity results in abnormal estradiol response at the level of the pituitary and hypothalamus.

📍 Duke Asthma Allergy and Airway Center · Durham, NC · Get directions →

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether inhaled Treprostinil (Tyvaso) can improve oxygen delivery and blood flow in the lungs in adults (age ≥40) with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and hypoxemia who have less severe reduction in lung blood volume (diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide \[DLCO\] ≥45%). The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.

📍 University of Virginia Health System · Charlottesville, VA · Get directions →

Hyper polarized Xenon-129 MRI will be directly compared to a radioactive Xe-133 scintigraphy to detect defects in lung ventilation from airflow limitation. This study is conducted as a pilot study with intention to conduct a larger clinical trial.

📍 Duke University Medical Center · Durham, NC · Get directions →

The main goal of this study is to develop a noninvasive signature for pulmonary vascular remodeling in Group 3 PH patients, using hyperpolarized 129Xe magnetic resonance imaging (129Xe MRI). Such a signature may identify Group 3 PH responders to PAH-specific therapies.

📍 UCSD Sleep Research · La Jolla, CA · Get directions →

Major progress has been made in the area of cardiovascular disease, but we believe that further progress will involve mechanistically addressing underlying respiratory causes including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). The most common cause of death in COPD is cardiovascular, although mechanisms are unknown.

📍 The Institute for Liver Health II dba Arizona Clinical Trials - Mesa · Chandler, AZ · +39 more US sites · Get directions →

The purpose of this Phase-2 chronic weight management master protocol (CWMM) is to create a framework to evaluate the safety and efficacy of various investigational interventions for chronic weight management with intervention-specific appendices (ISAs). The CWMM establishes entry criteria for newly enrolled participants across the master and the ISAs.

📍 Arizona Clinical Trials-Chandler · Chandler, AZ · +39 more US sites · Get directions →

This study is being done to learn about the safety and effects of the study drugs, PF-08653945 and PF-08653944, when given alone or together for weight loss, compared to a placebo (a dummy drug that has no active ingredient in it).

📍 The Institute for Liver Health II dba Arizona Clinical Trials - Mesa · Chandler, AZ · +39 more US sites · Get directions →

The main purpose of this study, performed under the master protocol W8M-MC-CWMM (NCT06143956), is to examine the body weight-lowering efficacy and safety of macupatide plus eloralintide compared with placebo in participants with obesity or overweight and without type 2 diabetes. Participation will last about 64 weeks.

📍 Arizona Liver Health · Chandler, AZ · +39 more US sites · Get directions →

This study is researching an investigational drug, ALN-HSD called "study drug". This study is focused on participants who are known to have Metabolic dysfunction-Associated SteatoHepatitis (MASH).

📍 Nephrology of North Alabama · Decatur, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →

This is a two-part, phase 2b and phase 3 combined prospective, interventional, multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study. Part 1: Phase 2b is a dose-finding study for CSL300 vs placebo.

📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham - School of Medicine- Site Number : 8400003 · Birmingham, AL · +9 more US sites · Get directions →

LPS18583 is a multinational, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group, Phase 4 study with 2 treatment groups. The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of dupilumab compared with placebo on airway inflammation, resistance, and remodeling including mucus plugging and its association with improvement on lung function, exacerbations, and quality of life improvement in participants aged 40 years of age up to 85 years of age (inclusive).

📍 Research Site · Birmingham, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →

This Phase IIb dose-ranging study will evaluate the efficacy and safety of 2 different doses of AZD6793 compared with placebo tablets in participants with moderate to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

📍 SEC Clinical Research, LLC · Dothan, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →

This study will assess the safety and efficacy of fixed dose combinations of ensifentrine with two different glycopyrrolate dose levels compared to placebo and to the individual components of the fixed dose combinations, each administered twice a day via standard jet nebulizer, in adult subjects with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital · Birmingham, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →

A Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Multiple Dose-Ranging Study to Assess the Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics of Solrikitug in Participants with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).

📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham Lung Health Center · Birmingham, AL · +39 more US sites · Get directions →

The purpose of this clinical trial is to learn about the effects and safety of the study medicine PF-07275315 for the potential treatment of COPD. COPD is a condition that makes it difficult to breathe, which negatively impacts the quality of life and functioning of people who are affected.

📍 University of Alabama at Birmingham Lung Health Center · Birmingham, AL · +21 more US sites · Get directions →

This is a Phase 2, multicenter study in adult participants with an acute COPD exacerbation and type 2 inflammation

📍 GSK Investigational Site · Chandler, AZ · +29 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.

📍 Arizona Liver Health - Chandler · Chandler, AZ · +30 more US sites · Get directions →

Rivus Pharmaceuticals. Inc. is sponsoring this research study to assess the safety and tolerability of HU6 as a possible treatment for patients diagnosed with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH). The study will also asse

📍 Kailera Clinical Site · Chandler, AZ · +22 more US sites · Get directions →

The primary objective of this study is to determine the efficacy of oral KAI-7535 once daily compared with placebo on percent change in body weight in participants living with obesity or overweight, with at least 1 weight-related comorbidity, without diabetes mellitus. Efficacy in participants with type 2 diabetes mellitus will be evaluated.

📍 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.

📍 University of Alabama · Birmingham, AL · +22 more US sites · Get directions →

This research is being done to test if a drug called omalizumab can help people with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and allergies. Each participant will be in the study for about 16 months, including 1-3 months of screening, 12 months of receiving the study drug at a clinic, and a follow-up call one month after your final clinic visit.

📍 Clinical Trial Site · Montclair, CA · +6 more US sites · Get directions →

The purpose of this study is to: * evaluate the safety and tolerability of single ascending doses of ALN-4324 in healthy volunteers and to characterize the single-dose PK of ALN-4324 * evaluate the efficacy, safety, tolerability, and pharmacodynamics (PD) of multiple doses of ALN-4324 in adult overweight to obese patients with T2DM

📍 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.

📍 Children's Hospital Los Angeles · Los Angeles, CA · +19 more US sites · Get directions →

This study is for older children, adolescents, and young adults with B-cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (B-ALL). Higher amounts of body fat is associated with resistance to chemotherapy in patients with B-ALL.

📍 Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor UCLA Medical Center (The Lundquist Institute) · Torrance, CA · Get directions →

A multi-center, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group phase IV Study evaluating the effects of tirzepatide on atherosclerotic plaque progression assessed by coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) in participants with a diagnosis of type II Diabetes (T2DM) and atherosclerosis.

📍 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.

📍 DM Clinical Research - Phoenix · Phoenix, AZ · +13 more US sites · Get directions →

The primary objective of this study is to assess the effect of enobosarm on total body weight

📍 Equity Medical Bowling Green · Bowling Green, KY · +2 more US sites · Get directions →

Randomized study of single and multiple doses of BBT002 in healthy volunteers and in adult patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP).

📍 Site 108 · Chandler, AZ · +11 more US sites · Get directions →

The purpose of this study is to learn about the effects of BGE-102 on blood biomarkers including hsCRP, which is a lab value used to measure inflammation. BGE-102 decreases inflammation which may improve obesity and cardiovascular health.

📍 DM Clinical Research - Phoenix · Phoenix, AZ · +11 more US sites · Get directions →

This is a Phase 2 study of the efficacy, safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of two doses of EXPD-101 in participants with COPD. Study participants will be randomized to receive either study drug or placebo administered once daily for 52 weeks.