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📍 Stony Brook University: Dept of Psychiatry · Stony Brook, NY · Get directions →

This is mechanistic clinical trial that evaluates the role of one of the glutamate receptors (mGluR5) in cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBT-I) as a common pathway in improving sleep and depression.

📍 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.

📍 Health Discovery Building (HDB), 1601 Trinity St., Bldg B., Z0600 · Austin, TX · Get directions →

The purpose of the study is to identify brain biomarkers and characteristics that predict individual responses to treatment of major depression with the antidepressant drug sertraline (tradename Zoloft), a common selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant. Our central hypothesis is that brain activity and connections jointly measured with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and electroencephalogram (EEG) will be able to predict an individual's response to sertraline treatment.

📍 Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Winston-Salem, NC · Get directions →

The goal of this pilot study is to learn about the feasibility about prescribing anti-depressants at discharge in patients aged 50 years and older with a lower extremity fragility fracture. The main questions it aims to answer are: * What are the obstacles to enrolling patients and prescribing anti-depressants among older adults?

📍 Emory University Hospital · Atlanta, GA · Get directions →

The purpose of this 8-week, double-blind, placebo-controlled, study is to explore new treatment options for people with depression who have high inflammation and anhedonia. Seventy male and female participants with depression, between 25-55 years of age, with higher levels of inflammation and anhedonia will be randomized to receive L-DOPA or matched placebo over 8 weeks.

📍 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.

📍 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.

📍 Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Winston-Salem, NC · Get directions →

The goal of this trial is to pilot a way for orthopaedic surgeons to safely screen for depression and provide treatment for depression with medication. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1.

📍 MGH · Charlestown, MA · Get directions →

The overall goal of the proposed research is to evaluate the use of \[11C\]SY08 as a PET radiotracer for aggregated alpha synuclein (αS) in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD), Multiple system atrophy (MSA), Dementia with Lewy Bodies (DLB) and healthy controls. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of \[11C\]SY08 as a PET radiotracer for αS fibrils in individuals with PD, MSA, DLB and healthy controls.

📍 University of Pennsylvania · Philadelphia, PA · Get directions →

In the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD), ketamine can produce rapid but short-lasting improvements in mood. In order to develop a new generation of treatments with rapid and sustained efficacy, a better understanding of the mechanism of action is urgently needed.

📍 Aqqiumavvik Society · Arviat, Nunavut · Get directions →

This study is looking at how eating more country foods affects mental health among Inuit men and women in Arviat, NU. The goal is to evaluate if eating more of these foods helps people feel less depressed or anxious, and whether being part of food-gathering and cultural activities also makes a difference.

📍 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)?

📍 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.

📍 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.

📍 Mayo Clinic · Jacksonville, FL · +1 more US site · Get directions →

The researchers are trying to determine whether ovarian hormones are associated with aging processes and with the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease in women.

📍 University of Cincinnati, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience · Cincinnati, OH · Get directions →

Acute, double-blind, adaptively randomized treatment with duloxetine or escitalopram, followed by double-blind, randomized adjunctive treatment with clonazepam or pregabalin for persistent symptoms.

📍 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.

📍 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.

📍 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.

📍 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.

📍 UCSF · San Francisco, CA · Get directions →

This double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial will examine the effect of probiotic Visbiome on the brain and gut microbiome of individuals 15 to 24 years of age.

📍 Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai · New York, NY · Get directions →

This project is designed to examine the role of the subgenual anterior cingulate cortex (sgACC) in anhedonia and anxiety in humans with depression, as well as the acute and sustained effects of ketamine on agACC activation and depression symptoms.

📍 Clinical Research Site · Bellflower, CA · +39 more US sites · Get directions →

This is a randomized, double-blind, active-controlled, multi-center study to evaluate the efficacy of AXS-05, compared to bupropion, in preventing the relapse of depressive symptoms in subjects with major depressive disorder (MDD) who have responded to treatment with AXS-05.

📍 UCLA Semel Institute - Neuropsychiatric Institute (NPI) · Los Angeles, CA · Get directions →

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a major public health problem, and involvement of the knee is especially disabling. Symptomatic knee OA has an incidence rate between 40 to 1,020 per 100,000 person years1 and is among the most common causes of disability worldwide.

📍 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.

📍 NYU Langone Health · New York, NY · +1 more US site · Get directions →

This study will examine the biological factors that may modulate the relationship between depression and the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Since the direction of causation between depression and the biological factors associated with AD is unknown, the only way to understand cause and associated risk is to treat the depressive symptoms and examine the effects on AD biomarkers.

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

This is a study that will test a predictive biomarker algorithm based on results from a previous study. The goal of this study is to integrate clinical, imaging, EEG, and molecular data across 8 sites to predict treatment outcome for patients experiencing a major depressive episode (MDE).

📍 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.

📍 Institute for Mental Health Research · Austin, TX · Get directions →

The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the efficacy of two related, but different ABM (Attention Biased Modification) treatments for depression in adults with elevated symptoms of depression. The main aims are: * Aim 1:examine whether gamified ABM leads to greater change in the primary and secondary outcomes than sham ABM * Aim 1: establish that gamified ABM is at least as effective as traditional ABM.

📍 University of Chicago · Chicago, IL · Get directions →

This study will examine the effect of a low dose of the 5HT2A agonist LSD (26 µg), compared to placebo, on acute and protracted mood states in individuals with depression. The investigators will assess the relationship between mood-related symptoms and EEG as a neurophysiological marker.

📍 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.

📍 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.

📍 University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC · Get directions →

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn how hormonal changes over the menstrual cycle affect mood symptoms in reproductive-aged women with depression that worsens during the premenstrual period. The main questions it aims to answer are: --How do fluctuations in estradiol and progesterone across the menstrual cycle affect the ability to experience pleasure and the neural sensitivity to reward in hormone-sensitive, depressed women?

📍 Stony Brook University: Dept of Psychiatry · Stony Brook, NY · Get directions →

In the brain, certain nerve cells communicate using a chemical called acetylcholine. Acetylcholine is thought to be important for several functions including mood, memory and wakefulness.

📍 Neurocrine Clinical Site · Bryant, AR · +21 more US sites · Get directions →

This study will evaluate the efficacy of valbenazine on clinician- and patient-reported outcomes in participants with TD while receiving or after stopping a VMAT2 inhibitor.

📍 University of Texas at Austin · Austin, TX · Get directions →

The current study aims to examine the benefits of an education/support group program for individuals with progressive aphasia (caused by various etiologies, diagnoses) and their carepartners. The current study utilizes pre-, post-treatment, and follow-up assessments to measure effects of a psychoeducational support group and an implementation/communication skills training phase on measures of psychosocial function, communicative effectiveness and speech/language function.

📍 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.

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

In this research study we want to learn more about the effects of non-invasive brain stimulation on memory and brain-network function in cognitively unimpaired older adults and in patients with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). This study will use a form of non-invasive brain stimulation called repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS).

📍 Tekton Research Saint Louis Psychiatry · St Louis, MO · Get directions →

The primary purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and tolerability of Zunveyl® over 12 weeks of routine clinical use in adults with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease.

📍 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.

📍 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.

📍 Pravan Foundation · San Juan, · Get directions →

This study will explore the effects of esketamine (Spravato®), an FDA-approved nasal spray, on adults diagnosed with treatment-resistant depression (TRD). All participants will receive esketamine as prescribed by a healthcare professional in a clinical setting.

📍 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.

📍 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.

📍 Nova Scotia Health · Halifax, Nova Scotia · Get directions →

Insomnia is a highly common, chronic disorder that is distressful for the patient but also for caregivers and can give rise to a heavy burden on the healthcare team. Sleeping aids like benzodiazepines and other sedatives (e.g., zolpidem, zopiclone) have been widely used to help treat insomnia.

📍 Nova Scotia Health Authority · Halifax, Nova Scotia · Get directions →

Depression currently affects close to 2 million Canadians and is the leading cause of disability worldwide. Pharmacological treatments (antidepressant medication) and psychological treatments such as cognitive-behavioural therapy are available for depression, but the majority of those who receive treatment have an unsatisfactory response.

📍 Royal University Hospital · Saskatoon, Saskatchewan · Get directions →

To determine if an high intensity ketamine with ECT rescue (HIKER) approach for treatment resistant depression will: 1) reduce patient suffering by hastening disease remission, 2) have fewer side effects, 3) reduce the need for ECT, and 4) be preferred by most patients. Half of participants will be randomized to the HIKER arm and receive high intensity ketamine treatment for eight consecutive days, and the other half will be assigned to the ECT with ketamine anesthesia (EAST) arm and receive 8 ECT treatments (2-3 treatment/week)

📍 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.

📍 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)?

📍 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.

📍 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.

📍 Mayo Clinic in Rochester · Rochester, MN · Get directions →

The purpose of this research is to understand how changes in RNA editing relate to treatment response in unipolar and bipolar depression.

📍 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.

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

The proposed study aims to address the critical gaps in understanding the mechanisms of CF (Cognitive Fluctuations) by leveraging recently emerged molecular biomarkers, advanced neuroimaging techniques to assess measures of cholinergic degeneration, and synchronous EEG and assessments of attention. One of the overarching innovations of study is combining all of these assessments into one integrated research plan

📍 Medical Univerity of South Carolina · Charleston, SC · Get directions →

In this pilot study, investigators propose to design and create a portable TMS unit, in a van, and then test out delivering TMS in three different locations in South Carolina, all affiliated with MUSC and within 2-hours driving from Charleston, SC. This study would test out this new delivery mode, and provide valuable feasibility, safety, and efficacy lessons for later refinement and potential widespread adoption of mobile TMS as a treatment option, both in our state and across the US.

📍 McLean Hospital · Belmont, MA · Get directions →

Many people with depression do not get better with standard treatments like medication. One promising alternative is transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a non-invasive procedure that uses magnetic pulses to stimulate specific brain regions.

📍 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.

📍 London Health Sciences Centre - Victoria Hospital · London, Ontario · Get directions →

The overriding objectives of this study are: 1. Primary outcomes: 1.

📍 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.

📍 Laureate Institute for Brain Research · Tulsa, OK · Get directions →

This mechanistic study uses an anti anxiety drug and brain imaging to study the threat processing system and associated brain circuits in people with depression, anxiety disorders and comorbid depression and anxiety disorders. In a double blind, placebo controlled crossover design, up to 65 individuals will be recruited who will have a diagnosis of major depressive disorder (MDD) and at least one anxiety disorder (AD) (AD-MDD group), up to 65 participants will have a diagnosis of MDD and no diagnosis of an AD and up to 65 participants will have no diagnosis of MDD and a diagnosis of at least one AD will be enrolled to participate in an two session study to obtain 150 completers (50 per group).