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Filter by:This randomised controlled trial will determine if exercise (150 - 200 min per week, 6 weeks) can beneficially modify liver fat quality in non alcohol fatty liver disease patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (n = 26, 13 per group). Liver fat quality will be assessed via magnetic resonance (3T) spectroscopy (1H-MRS) using validated methods.
Magnesium sulfate has been applied in various situations due to actual or potential benefits related to neuroprotection, treatment of eclampsia/pre-eclampsia, arterial hypertension, adrenergic reflex under laryngoscopy/intubation and, shivering, nausea and vomiting, among others. In anesthesia it has been useful as an analgesic adjuvant; however, the method to calculate the dose of magnesium sulfate in obese population is unclear. The objective of this project is to compare two methods of dose calculation based either on the real weight or corrected ideal weight.
The primary aim of this study was to examine weight reduction in primary care in obese or overweight subjects with a comorbidity that would benefit from weight loss during 1-year comprehensive lifestyle management programme including medical examinations, personalized dietary and exercise advice, guidance on shopping behaviour and food preparation, and group discussions.
In light of the obesity epidemic in persons with serious mental illness (SMI), there is an urgent need to scale-up behavioral interventions that have demonstrated efficacy in the clinical trial setting such as the intervention in the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-funded Achieving Healthy Lifestyles in Psychiatric Rehabilitation (ACHIEVE) trial. To increase ease of adoption and sustained implementation of ACHIEVE in community mental health programs, the format needs to be adapted for delivery by community mental health staff. Based on the investigators' experience conducting the ACHIEVE trial, this study team had modified the ACHIEVE intervention into a new ACHIEVE curriculum appropriate for community mental health settings. Therefore, the investigators will pilot test 8 weeks of this curriculum in a community-based psychiatric rehabilitation program (PRP) to determine whether this format is acceptable to participating PRP consumers with SMI as well as PRP staff and peer leaders.
This project will test 3 methods of dietary changes in a weight loss clinic. Participants will be randomized to one of 3 arms: low-carbohydrate diet, intermittent energy restriction, or Hunger Training. A maximum of 30 participants will be assigned to each arm. The goal of the proposed study is to determine the feasibility, early efficacy, and patient satisfaction of each weight loss modality in a population of patients seeking care at a weight loss clinic.
The C3PO pilot and feasibility study uses a rigorous, mixed-method research design to provide information needed to refine and implement a technology-mediated primary care outreach intervention approach before conducting a larger and more definitive future intervention trial.
This study evaluates epigenetics in morbid obese patients who are waiting for bariatric surgery. A home cardiopulmonary polygraphy is performed to evaluate for the presence of sleep-disordered breathing. The principal investigator make the decision of starting CPAP among patients with obstructive sleep apnea according to current clinical guidelines. One year follow up after bariatric surgery will be performed. A total of 5 visits will be scheduled: two of them before bariatric surgery and 3 after (3, 6 and 12 months). At every visit, all patients had: sleep questionaries, blood samples, EKG-Holter and spirometry are collected.
This study will evaluate whether long-term consumption of the low calorie sweetener stevia affects glucose tolerance in healthy participants. With regard to this aim, we will recruit 2 study groups, the stevia group where participants will be required to add stevia drops twice daily in their habitual drinks and the control group where participants will be asked not to change anything in their diet and lifestyle.
More than 160 million American adults are overweight or obese. Existing weight loss interventions from self-help to gold standard behavioral treatments, while often effective, do not sufficiently maintain motivation to adhere to dietary goals in the face of powerful biological and environmental influences to consume highly palatable foods. Clarification and awareness of values, a staple of acceptance-based treatments drawn from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, are thought to enhance autonomous motivation to engage in behaviors consistent with one's personal life values (e.g., health) in the presence of countervailing forces (e.g., hunger, deprivation). However, the independent efficacy of values clarification and awareness in facilitating weight control has never been tested. This pilot study seeks to investigate the feasibility and acceptability of a series of three weight loss workshops (based off the gold standard) infused with values clarification and awareness techniques to promote weight control. Participants will be asked to follow a reduced-calorie dietary prescription while holding their values in mind in moments of dietary decision-making over the course of one month. The primary aims of this study are to: 1) develop the series of values-infused workshops, using participant feedback to iterate and improve the treatment manual; and 2) evaluate treatment acceptability. Secondary aims are: 1) to evaluate whether clinically meaningful changes in measures of values clarification and values awareness occur; 2) to evaluate whether the intervention will lead participants to experience clinically meaningful changes in values-congruent weight control behaviors; 3) to evaluate whether the intervention will lead participants to experience clinically meaningful changes in weight; and 4) to evaluate theorized mechanisms of action in the intervention.
The human gastrointestinal (GI) tract is filled with millions of bacteria that can affect our health. These bacteria are linked with our overall health including obesity risk. In the United States the Hispanic population is one of the ethnic groups at higher risk of developing obesity. In this study the team will investigate differences in the GI bacterial composition between Hispanic and Caucasian children, and potentially demonstrate a correlation between the composition of metagenome and a higher risk to develop obesity. This will be done by collecting stool samples and comparing the bacteria found in the stool of Hispanic children (with and without obesity) and Caucasian children (with and without obesity.