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Filter by:The purpose of this study is to determine if use of a virtual reality platform, Second Life, is more effective than traditional face-to-face methods for maintaining weight loss in overweight and obese individuals.
Randomized cross-over design with 10 male subjects and 3 campaigns to test whether the negative effects of bed rest (6º head-down tilt) on the various systems of the body and the consequences to health of simulated weightlessness can be counteracted by the use of a defined training programme.
The study purpose was to evaluate the effects of portion sizes on body weight and energy intake in a free-living setting. 223 healthy adults were recruited from an urban worksite and randomized to one of four groups for a six-month period. The groups were: 1) 400 kcal box lunch; 2) 800 kcal box lunch; 3) 1600 kcal box lunch; or 4) no box lunch. Participants were required to pick up a box lunch every week day for six months. Control participants did not receive a box lunch and were instructed to eat their usual lunch. Participants were weighed and dietary intake measured at baseline, one, three and six months. It was hypothesized that at six months, participants in the 1600 kcal box lunch would gain more weight and have higher energy intake than those in the other groups.
This 3-armed randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness of The Microclinic Behavioral Health Program in improving obesity and diabetes risk factors through a behavioral intervention program structured to enhance and promote social-network interactions and social support. The full version of the Microclinic Behavioral Health Program (Full MCP) with program-activated social-network interactions-with shared access to diabetes education, technology, and group support to promote weight and metabolic control through diet, exercise, medication adherence, and blood pressure management. Participants play a role in the collective effort to combat diabetes and solidifying self-management behavioral skills through peer-monitoring and encouragement of lifestyle behaviors. The study may yield valuable information on the impact of social support and social network interactions for enhancing body weight and blood sugar control. We compare the full MCP intervention, to a basic MCP intervention with more limited classroom interaction, and to an parallel monitoring control arm. And we aim to understand how metabolic changes over time relate to the cross-propagation of health behaviors between persons in social networks. This Microclinic Behavioral Health Program was established in collaboration with the Royal Health Awareness Society (RHAS) and the Jordanian Ministry of Health (MoH).
Objective: Due to high mortality rates the capillary leakage and the acute abdomen are important risk factors of the probability of survival. The aim of an optimal therapy of the acute abdomen within the neonatal period is beside the cure of the underlying disease the prophylaxis of capillary leakage with the help of optimised intra- and postoperative volume therapy. Question: Do the neonates with very low birth weight and a surgery therapy of acute abdomen benefit from early increase of the haemoglobin/haematocrit by optimised volume therapy with crystalloid and colloidal volume as prophylaxis of the capillary leakage?
The purpose of this study is to examine the feasibility of a campaign intervention for weight management compared to a standard behavioral weight loss intervention in overweight and obese adults.
The aim of this study is to examine the effects of soy fiber on body weight, body composition and blood lipids in overweight and obese participants.
Preoperative staging for gastric adenocarcinoma is an important procedure to detect advanced disease stateS for the patients in which the surgery may be unnecessary to perform. Although there are many imaging techniques for this purpose, sensitivity and specificity of these techniques still remains to be low.Preoperative detection of peritoneal carcinomatosis and involvement of lymph nodes beyond D2 may prevent surgical procedures. Removal of the determined lymph nodes according to the type of the surgery is the accepted surgical method. However, accurate determination of malignant lymph nodes may prevent dissection of some groups of the lymph nodes. These findings may cause a new definition of gastric lymph node dissection.
The purpose of this study is to determine if a new type of mechanical ventilation, or breathing machine (called neurally adjusted ventilatory assist or NAVA), will provide additional support to infants who were born prematurely. Investigators are looking to determine if in two hours infants who weighed less than 1500 grams or 3 pounds 5 ounces, will demonstrate a decrease in the amount of carbon dioxide (the gas that humans exhale) dissolved in their blood as compared to prior to starting the study. This will be accomplished by enrolling infants who are stable on their current type of mechanical breathing that provides a constant air flow into the infant. This type of mechanical support helps keep the lungs inflated but does not help remove carbon dioxide. This study will change the type of mechanical support to a type of support called neurally adjusted ventilatory assist or NAVA. This type of mechanical support detects when the infant is breathing in by having electrical sensors on a feeding tube that is placed into the stomach through the nose or mouth. These electrical sensors detect when the diaphragm or the muscle that helps humans breath is trying to take a breath in. When the NAVA ventilator senses the attempt to breath, it provides additional air flow to make the effort of breathing easier. The ventilator will be attached to a tube or cannula that is placed into the infant's nose. After two hours of being on the NAVA ventilator a repeat measure of carbon dioxide in the blood will be performed by taking a small amount of blood from the infant's heel.
The E-MECHANIC Ancillary Study will measure changes in 24-hour energy expenditure and spontaneous physical activity in a subset of 60 obese individuals enrolled in the main study. We aim to determine if changes in energy metabolism might explain why people don't lose the expected amount of weight in an exercise program.