WEIGHT LOSS

This study is testing whether a weight management program offered through schools and hospitals can help children and teenagers with obesity lose weight and adopt healthier lifestyles. It involves 700 young people in Denmark, aged 2 to 18, who are above a healthy weight. The main…

This study is testing whether two specific probiotic supplements, TCI378 and TCI507, can help adults lose weight and improve health markers like cholesterol. About 96 overweight adults will take the supplements daily for two months. Researchers will measure changes in body fat, w…

This study aims to see if combining time-restricted eating (limiting daily food intake to a specific window) with high-intensity interval training (short bursts of intense exercise) can improve health in people with metabolic syndrome. Researchers will compare these approaches in…

This study is testing a new smartphone app designed to help people manage their weight over the long term. The app uses AI to track food and mood, and teaches mindfulness techniques to reduce cravings. Researchers will follow 100 adults with obesity for 12 months to see if the ap…

This study is testing whether an experimental injection called VK2735 helps people lose weight and keep it off. It will involve 4,500 adults who are obese or overweight with related health conditions like high blood pressure or sleep apnea. Participants will receive either the ac…

This study is testing whether a comprehensive digital weight loss program, delivered through a patient's online health portal, helps people lose more weight than receiving basic health education. About 250 overweight or obese adults from diverse backgrounds will be randomly assig…

This study is testing a new approach to help rural families manage weight. It compares two versions of a televideo program: one where parents get coaching first, then join sessions with their child, versus a program where parents and children attend together from the start. The g…

This study aimed to see if helping parents with their nutrition and weight could also help prevent obesity in their young children. Parents would have joined a free online nutrition program and some might have received weight loss medication. Researchers planned to measure change…

This study is testing whether a drug called anamorelin, combined with a home exercise program and nutritional counseling, can help reduce severe fatigue in people with advanced, incurable solid tumors. Participants take the drug daily for 6 weeks while following the exercise and …

This study is testing whether a drug called mirtazapine, commonly used for depression, can help improve poor appetite and weight loss in people with advanced cancer. About 98 participants were randomly assigned to receive either mirtazapine or a placebo pill for two weeks, with r…

This study aims to understand what factors help people with obesity succeed at losing weight. Researchers will follow 500 adults from a weight loss clinic, collecting detailed health and lifestyle information. The goal is to use this data to build better, more personalized weight…

This study aims to find out if taking a daily multivitamin helps prevent nutrient deficiencies in people using GLP-1 medications for weight loss. Researchers will compare vitamin and mineral levels in the blood of 246 adults who either take a multivitamin or a placebo pill for on…

This study aims to understand why some people experience a significant slowdown in their metabolism after losing weight, which can make it hard to keep the weight off. Researchers will measure hormones and other body signals in 60 adults with obesity before, during, and after a w…

This study aims to understand how the liver's energy production changes in people with fatty liver disease (NASH) who are undergoing weight loss surgery. Researchers will measure how the liver burns fat and makes sugar in 30 participants before their surgery. The goal is to see i…

This study aims to collect long-term data on 5,000 patients who have had endoscopic or surgical weight loss procedures. Researchers will track weight changes, health improvements, side effects, and costs over 10 years to better understand which treatments work best. The goal is t…