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- Eczema / atopic dermatitis
Molecular Signatures of Cutaneous Dupilumab Response
Studying how dupilumab affects immune cells in eczema skin
📍 University of California, San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · Get directions →
This study examines the effect of IL4RA blockade with dupilumab on the immune cells of atopic dermatitis skin lesions.
- Obesity / overweightHigh cholesterol
Evaluation of Milk Polar Lipids in Dyslipidemic Adults With Abdominal Obesity
Testing whether daily milk polar lipids affect heart and metabolic risk in adults with belly fat and
📍 University of Connecticut · Storrs, CT · Get directions →
The major objective of this project is to examine whether daily consumption of milk polar lipids (MPLs) influences cardiometabolic risk factors.
- Obesity / overweight
Weight Loss Study: Genetics and Response to Naltrexone/Bupropion
Testing whether obesity genes predict weight loss from a diet and a medicine
📍 Columbia University Medical Center · New York, NY · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to understand if genetic variations are associated with the amount of weight loss with diet and while taking an FDA-approved medication for weight loss. The main question\[s\] it aims to answer are: * In Aim One, the investigators propose to rigorously test the hypothesis that presence of the Taq1A A1+ polymorphism is associated with greater weight loss with NB compared with the A1- genotype.
- Obesity / overweight
Pharmacotherapy in Conjunction With Lifestyle Counseling for Management of Weight Regain After Bariatric Surgery
Testing medicines plus lifestyle counseling to manage weight regain after bariatric surgery
📍 University of California Irvine Medical Center · Orange, CA · Get directions →
This is a randomized controlled trial employing a Sequential Multiple Assignment Randomized Trial (SMART) design to test whether pharmacotherapy, in conjunction with lifestyle counseling, can reverse weight regain after bariatric surgery.
- Obesity / overweight
Effect of Lidocaine-Dexmedetomidine on Pain, Inflammation, and Oxidative Stress After Bariatric Surgery.
Testing if an IV medicine during bariatric surgery reduces pain and inflammation in adults with
📍 Hospital de Especialidades Centro Medico Nacional Siglo XXI · Mexico City, Mexico City · Get directions →
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to find out whether giving an intravenous lidocaine + dexmedetomidine combination (LIDEX) during laparoscopic bariatric surgery can lower post-operative pain, inflammation, and oxidative stress in adults with obesity. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Pain control: Does LIDEX reduce pain 24 hours after surgery, as measured with the International Pain Outcomes Questionnaire (IPOQ)?
- Eczema / atopic dermatitis
Dupilumab De-escalation in Pediatric Atopic Dermatitis
Testing whether stopping or lowering eczema treatment works for kids
📍 Johns Hopkins Univerisity · Baltimore, MD · Get directions →
This is a pilot investigator-blinded, randomized clinical trial to assess the feasibility of dupilumab treatment discontinuation or dose-reduction in children aged 1-17 years who have achieved sustained atopic dermatitis (AD) control on dupilumab.
- Obesity / overweightHigh blood pressure
Impact GLP-1 Agonists Following Bariatric
Testing whether GLP-1 medicines after bariatric surgery affect weight and blood sugar
📍 University of Missouri Hospital · Columbia, MO · Get directions →
Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) is a hormone that helps regulate blood glucose levels through improved insulin sensitivity and release of insulin from the pancreas, control hunger, induce satiety and plays a role in the metabolic health of a person. GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP1-RAs) have been shown to be effective in achieving weight loss in patients with type 2 diabetes while improving blood glucose control.
- Obesity / overweight
Tirzepatide's Role in Postmenopausal HR+ Breast Cancer Survivors
Testing a weekly shot to see if it is practical and helps weight in some postmenopausal breast
📍 Weill Cornell Medicine · New York, NY · Get directions →
This study will explore whether tirzepatide is a practical and acceptable treatment for postmenopausal females with a history of hormone receptor-positive breast cancer and obesity. The investigators aim to understand whether participants are willing and able to take this medication once weekly for 6 months and whether it may help improve weight and overall health.
- Obesity / overweight
A Study to Investigate the Effectiveness of Tirzepatide (LY3298176) Following Initiation of Ixekizumab (LY2439821) in Participants With Moderate-to-Severe Plaque PsO and Obesity or Overweight in Clinical Practice (TOGETHER AMPLIFY-PsO)
Testing adding tirzepatide to ixekizumab for plaque psoriasis and weight issues
📍 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.
- Obesity / overweightFatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)💵 May compensate
Fibrosis Lessens After Metabolic Surgery
Testing whether metabolic surgery can reduce liver scarring in obesity
📍 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.
- Obesity / overweight
Induction of Labor in Morbidly Obese Patients
Comparing different misoprostol doses to induce labor in people with severe obesity
📍 University of Maryland Medical Center · Baltimore, MD · Get directions →
The goal of this randomized control trial is to compare different doses of Misoprostol (25 mcg vs 50 mcg) in induction of labor (IOL) in morbidly obese patients with BMI \>40. It is known that morbid obesity is a risk factor for failed IOL and ultimately cesarean delivery (CD.) If the rates of vaginal delivery in this population can improve, then surgical morbidity can be reduced in these patients.
- Obesity / overweight
Regional Lipolysis and Adipocyte Lipolysis Protein Stimulation
Studying why fat tissue may respond differently in people with obesity
📍 Mayo Clinic in Rochester · Rochester, MN · Get directions →
Adults who gain most of their excess weight in the abdominal area typically do not respond to factors that "turn on" fat cells the same way as people who don't have excessive weight. Researchers are trying to understand why fat tissue responds differently in people with different body types.
- Eczema / atopic dermatitis
Lebrikizumab in Moderate-to-severe Atopic Dermatitis
Testing a medicine called lebrikizumab for long-term improvement in eczema
📍 Physioseq USA - CA · Folsom, CA · +1 more US site · Get directions →
This research is studying a drug already approved for the treatment of atopic dermatitis (AD). This research collects health-related information and blood and skin samples to understand if the study drug, lebrikizumab, leads to long-term improvement in AD skin.
- Obesity / overweight
L. Acidophilus (Strain TW01) on Gut Health, Body Composition, and Inflammation
Testing whether a probiotic helps improve gut health and inflammation in people with obesity
📍 University of Connecticut, Department of Nutritional Sciences · Storrs, CT · Get directions →
This is a pilot research study to investigate the effects of a probiotic supplement (L. acidophilus, strain TW01) on substances found in the stool and bloodstream, gut bacteria composition, body composition, as well as any relationship of these substances with markers of inflammation.
- Obesity / overweightHigh blood pressure
Cardiovascular Effects of Angiotensin-(1-7) in Obesity Hypertension
Testing whether angiotensin-(1-7) affects heart health in people with obesity and high blood
📍 Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center · Hershey, PA · Get directions →
Obesity is a global health concern that is associated with high blood pressure and an increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease. The purpose of this study is to find out if the investigational drug angiotensin-(1-7) can improve cardiovascular health in people with obesity and high blood pressure.
- Eczema / atopic dermatitis
Ethnic Differences in Mechanisms of Action of Dupilumab
Studying how a common eczema treatment works differently by race
📍 University of Michigan · Ann Arbor, MI · Get directions →
Previous research has shown that Asian and African Americans are more likely to develop atopic dermatitis (AD) than their Caucasian counterparts. However, limited information is known about AD in Asian and African American populations because most molecular studies have focused on Caucasians with AD.
- Obesity / overweightHigh blood pressure💵 May compensate
Optimizing Portal Hypertension With TIPS and Interval Metabolic Surgery for Advanced Liver Disease
Testing treatments to lower high pressure in liver veins in people with advanced liver disease and
📍 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
Tirzepatide in Obesity-Driven Endometrial Cancer
Testing tirzepatide’s effect on the uterine lining in people with endometrial cancer and obesity
📍 Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center · Chapel Hill, NC · Get directions →
LCCC2415 examines the antiproliferative effect of tirzepatide on the endometrium of endometrial cancer (EC). This is a pre-operative window clinical study.
- Obesity / overweight
Regional Lipolysis Insulin Regulation
Studying how abdominal fat tissue responds to insulin in adults with obesity
📍 Mayo Clinic in Rochester · Rochester, MN · Get directions →
Adults who gain most of their excess weight in the abdominal area typically do not respond to insulin in the same way as lean adults. Researchers are trying to understand why fat tissue responds differently in people with different body types.
- Obesity / overweight
GLP-1R Actions on Muscle and the Skeleton
Studying how GLP-1 weight loss affects muscles and bones in people with obesity
📍 Pennington Biomedical Research Center · Baton Rouge, LA · Get directions →
The GRAMS study objectives are to assess the musculoskeletal changes that occur after weight loss using GLP-1 based therapy. A lifestyle intervention with diet and exercise is included to assess any mitigating effects are provided, versus a control group with regular exercise and diet.
- Obesity / overweight
Metabolic and Behavioural Effects of CONTRAVE as Potential Mechanisms of Weight Loss in Adults With Obesity
Testing how CONTRAVE affects body and behavior changes linked to weight loss in adults with obesity
📍 LEAF Weight Managment Clinic · Ottawa, Ontario · Get directions →
Obesity is a common chronic disease linked with increased risk for other illnesses and earlier death. Our team and others have shown that many bodily and psychological changes occur when individuals are on calorie-restricted diets.
- Obesity / overweightKidney disease
Obesity Management for Kidney TRANSPLANTation: OK-TRANSPLANT 2
Studying weight-loss support for people with obesity and kidney disease who want a kidney transplant
📍 London Health Sciences Centre · London, Ontario · Get directions →
OK-TRANSPLANT 2 is a vanguard study for a large randomized, pragmatic, open-label trial. We will randomize participants with obesity, high-risk CKD/dialysis who are hoping for lose weight for the purpose of kidney transplant.
- Obesity / overweight
JOULE - Metabolic Adaptation to Weight Loss in Response to a Behavioural Lifestyle Program With or Without Semaglutide in Adolescents With Obesity
Testing how weight-loss lifestyle changes affect metabolism in teens with obesity, with or without
📍 McMaster University · Hamilton, Ontario · Get directions →
The Joule MARS study is a single center, randomized, open label clinical trial aiming to explore the metabolic adaptations that occur in response to weight management in adolescents with obesity. Behavioural lifestyle intervention with and without a pharmacological intervention - semaglutide- will be studied.
- Obesity / overweight
Improving Efficacity of Sleeve Gastrectomy With Naltrexone/Bupropion Extended-release Tablet
Testing whether naltrexone and bupropion tablets after sleeve
📍 Criucpq-Ul · Québec, Quebec · Get directions →
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the impact of combination therapy with Naltrexone-Bupropion (NB) in the post-operative period of sleeve gastrectomy (SG). on a) weight loss, b) resolution of comorbidities and c) eating behaviors.
- Obesity / overweight💵 May compensate
Individualized Pharmacological Approach to Obesity in Patients With Bipolar Disorder
Testing how to choose weight-loss medicines for people with bipolar disorder
📍 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 / overweight
The Effect of Tirzepatide on Menopausal Vasomotor Symptoms and Biological Aging in Post-menopausal Women With Obesity
Testing tirzepatide for hot flashes in post-menopausal women with obesity
📍 Mayo Clinic in Florida · Jacksonville, FL · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of tirzepatide on vasomotor symptoms and on measures of biological aging.
- Obesity / overweight
2024 Tirzepatide-Bariatric Surgery
Testing whether taking tirzepatide before bariatric surgery helps outcomes for people with obesity
📍 University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY · Get directions →
This clinical trial will test whether preoperative tirzepatide treatment improves outcomes after bariatric surgery. The outcome of this study could impact therapeutic guidelines for the multimodal treatment of obesity.
- Obesity / overweight
Randomized Control Trial of Sleeve Gastrectomy With Tirzepatide in Maximizing Weight Loss
Testing whether adding a weight-loss medicine after stomach sleeve surgery helps people lose more
📍 Rush University Medical Center · Chicago, IL · Get directions →
This study examines whether adding tirzepatide-a medication that helps with weight loss-after sleeve gastrectomy surgery can help people lose more weight after the surgery; better improve conditions like Type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and sleep apnea after surgery and; whether this causes more complications or side effects compared to surgery alone.
- Obesity / overweight
Effects of Semaglutide on Clinical Outcomes and Metabolic Inflammation in Psoriasis
Testing oral semaglutide plus psoriasis skin creams to see effects on symptoms and inflammation
📍 Hospital Universitario Dr. José E. González · Monterrey, N.L. · Get directions →
This study will evaluate the effects of oral semaglutide in combination with topical corticosteroid/calcipotriol on clinical outcomes and metabolic inflammation in patients with plaque psoriasis and overweight/obesity and/or type 2 diabetes mellitus. A total of 62 participants will be randomized to receive either semaglutide plus topical corticosteroid/calcipotriol or placebo plus topical corticosteroid/calcipotriol for 12 weeks.
- Obesity / overweightHeart / cardiovascular diseaseHigh cholesterol
Akkermansia Muciniphilia and Metabolic Side Effects of ADT
Testing how Akkermansia gut bacteria relate to body and blood lipid changes in people with obesity
📍 London Health Sciences Centre - Victoria Hospital · London, Ontario · Get directions →
The overriding objectives of this study are: 1. Primary outcomes: 1.
- Obesity / overweightType 2 diabetesHeart / cardiovascular disease
Pioglitazone on Heart Failure in Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus Participants
Testing the diabetes medicine pioglitazone in people with type 2 diabetes, obesity, and heart
📍 Texas Diabetes Institute/UH · San Antonio, TX · Get directions →
Our goal of the study is to learn the effects of the diabetes medication named Pioglitazone, in type-2 diabetic obese participants with Heart failure. The main question it aims to answer are: 1.
- Obesity / overweight
Insulin Regulation of Lipolysis and Lipolysis Proteins
Studying how insulin and a diabetes medicine affect fat breakdown in people with upper body obesity
📍 Mayo Clinic in Rochester · Rochester, MN · Get directions →
These studies will define the abnormalities in the adipocyte proteins that are involved in the failure of insulin to suppress lipolysis normally in humans with upper body obesity and will help discover the mechanism by which pioglitazone, a medication used to treat type 2 diabetes and improve insulin resistance, improves insulin-regulation of adipocyte fatty acid metabolism.
- Obesity / overweightHigh blood pressure
Sympathetic Transduction in Obesity-associated Hypertension (OB-HTN)
Studying how the nervous system controls blood pressure in obesity and high blood pressure
📍 University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center · Dallas, TX · Get directions →
The purpose of this study is to understand how the nervous system communicates to blood vessels to increase blood pressure during stress. The study will also investigate how hypertension and obesity influence the nervous system and vascular function.
- Eczema / atopic dermatitis
Using Dupilumab to Improve Circadian Function, Sleep and Pruritus in Children With Moderate/Severe Atopic Dermatitis
Testing how dupilumab affects sleep, itching, and body clock in children with moderate to severe
📍 Lurie Children's Hospital/Northwestern University · Chicago, IL · Get directions →
Single center, prospective, Open label study of sleep, pruritus and circadian function pre/post 12-weeks of dupilumab treatment in children 6-17 years old
- Obesity / overweight
The Effects of Mirabegron and Tadalafil on Glucose Tolerance in Prediabetics
Testing whether two drugs for bladder and erections affect blood sugar in people with prediabetes
📍 University of Kentucky · Lexington, KY · Get directions →
The investigator hypothesizes that treatment with the ß3 agonist mirabegron results in improved glucose metabolism, including a reversal of prediabetes in obese, insulin-resistant human research participants, and this is further improved by combination therapy with tadalafil. The investigator will comprehensively analyze glucose homeostasis in prediabetic patients treated for 14 weeks with mirabegron, tadalafil or both drugs as compared to a placebo.
- Obesity / overweight
Sex Disparities in Hypoxic Vasodilation and Impact of Obesity
Studying how sex differences and obesity affect blood vessel response to low oxygen
📍 University of Missouri · Columbia, MO · Get directions →
The purpose of this project is to examine key mechanisms contributing to sex-differences in hypoxic vasodilation and the impact of obesity, with particular emphasis on the sympathetic nervous system.
- Eczema / atopic dermatitis
Dupixent and Narrowband UVB for Atopic Dermatitis
Testing dupilumab plus narrowband UVB light for eczema over 24 weeks
📍 Eczema Treatment Center of New Jersey · East Windsor, NJ · Get directions →
24 weeks open-label study with dupilumab and narrowband UVB phototherapy three times weekly for 12 weeks followed by 12 weeks of dupilumab monotherapy.
- Type 2 diabetesFatty liver disease (NASH/MASH)
Quantifying Hepatic Mitochondrial Fluxes in Humans
Measuring liver energy activity in people with type 2 diabetes before and after 16 weeks of insulin
📍 Texas Diabetes Institute - University Health System · San Antonio, TX · +1 more US site · Get directions →
In this study the investigators will quantitate hepatic mitochondrial fluxes in T2D patients with NAFL and NASH before and after 16-weeks treatment with the insulin sensitizer pioglitazone
- Obesity / overweight💵 May compensate
Metformin for Antipsychotic-induced Weight Gain in Adults With Intellectual Disability
Testing metformin for weight gain caused by antipsychotic drugs in adults with intellectual
📍 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
A Study to Investigate Effectiveness of Tirzepatide Following Initiation of Ixekizumab in Participants With Active Psoriatic Arthritis and Overweight or Obesity in Clinical Practice (TOGETHER AMPLIFY-PsA)
Testing whether adding tirzepatide to ixekizumab helps people with psoriatic arthritis and obesity
📍 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.
- Obesity / overweight
Tirzepatide in PWS, HO and GNSO
Testing a weight loss medication in young adults with Prader-Willi or hypothalamic obesity
📍 Children's Minnesota · Saint Paul, MN · +2 more US sites · Get directions →
This research study is comparing the effectiveness of a weight loss medication called Tirzepatide in young adults with Prader-Willi Syndrome and/or hypothalamic obesity, as compared to young adults with obesity that is unrelated to a genetic syndrome or underlying medical cause. These groups will be given medication for 1 year to see how weight and other health factors are effected by the medication.
- Obesity / overweight💵 May compensate
Effect of Tirzepatide on Markers of MASLD in Patients With Obesity
Testing whether tirzepatide affects liver fat markers in people with obesity
📍 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.