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Filter by:The aim of the present study is to test the effects of a digital meditation intervention and/or a healthy eating intervention in a sample of UCSF employees with overweight and obesity (BMI>=25kg/m2) who report mild to moderate stress. We will randomize UCSF employees to 8-weeks of a digital meditation intervention (using the commercially available application, Headspace), a healthy eating intervention, a digital meditation+healthy eating intervention, or a waitlist control condition.
The objectives of this study are to demonstrate safety and effectiveness of a wearable patch TENS system (Appendix 2) in driving weight loss and appetite suppression when coupled with an integrated weight loss reduction strategy. The study is designed to demonstrate that TENS stimulation sufficient to drive weight loss and appetite suppression is safe and tolerable when compared to standard of care, and that adverse events/adverse device effects are similar to other TENS device use cases.
To examine weight loss and acceptability of a modified WW program. This study is designed to detect differences in weight loss at the end of 24 weeks of intervention.
The study investigates the effects of consumption of yoghurt enriched with vitamins B compared to plain yoghurt, on body weight management and glycemic control of overweight/obese T2DM patients. It also investigates the effect of plain yoghurt consumption on gut hormones response of T2DM patients.
To investigate the effect of extrauterine placental transfusion (EPT) compared to delayed cord clamping (DCC) on the mean hematokrit on the first day of life in very low birth weight infants (VLBW) born by caesarian section. The investigators hypothesize that EPT provides higher blood volume during neonatal transition and improves neonatal outcome of VLBW infants.
This study will test the feasibility (i.e., acceptability, demand) of a 12-week prenatal yoga intervention on excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) in pregnant women in the second trimester (enrolled at 12-24 weeks). Participants will be randomized into the prenatal yoga intervention or a pregnancy education (e.g., information on preparing for motherhood, labor and delivery etc.) control group. Participants in both groups will be asked to attend one 75 minute class per week. The investigators hypothesize that prenatal yoga intervention will be feasible for pregnant women. The study aims are as follows: Primary Aim: Determine the feasibility (i.e., acceptability, demand) of a 12-week prenatal yoga intervention in pregnant women. In a randomized controlled pilot study comparing prenatal yoga to a pregnancy education control condition, the investigators will assess 1) acceptability (defined as satisfaction, intent to continue use, perceived appropriateness) and 2) demand (defined as attendance/adherence). Exploratory Aim 1: Ascertain the preliminary effects of prenatal yoga on excessive GWG [i.e., weight gain exceeding Institute of Medicine (IOM) recommendations]. The investigators will compare weight change between intervention and control groups. Exploratory Aim 2: Explore the potential mediators (i.e., mindfulness, self-regulation) on the effect of prenatal yoga on excessive GWG.
Preterm infants are susceptible to postnatal growth restriction. Breast milk is the recommended source of nutrition for preterm infants. As preterm infants have enhanced nutritional requirements, multicomponent fortifiers are added to breast milk in order to establish adequate growth. Due to the various benefits of human milk feds to preterm infants, a human milk fortifier based on donor milk (Prolact+6 H2MF® Prolacta, City of Industry, California) has been developed. With this study, the investigators want to evaluate the effect of human milk fortification on weight gain in extremely low birth weight infants (ELBW, <1000g birth weight) in comparison to bovine fortification.
This study will investigate if there is any difference in the amount of weight gained by participants taking olanzapine with CORT118335 compared with olanzapine with placebo (a dummy test medicine which looks like CORT118335 but contains no active medicine). Safety and tolerability of CORT118335 when taken with olanzapine will also be evaluated.
Fish collagen hydrolysates or peptides orally administered have been investigated in recent clinical trials in human health. These peptides have been evaluated in various biological and medical fields including skin aging, osteoarticular apparatus, muscle and more recently in energy metabolism in both animals and humans. However, very few studies investigated the effect of fish collagen peptides on weight, body composition or glycemic response. Recently, it has been shown that the consumption of fish collagen peptides (Naticol®) limits weight gain and increase in fat mass in a mouse model made obese by a hyperlipidic diet. Since these results have never been observed in humans, this pilot study proposes to answer this question.
Introduction. A deficit of dorsiflexion and motor control can limit the performance of a squat. Neuromuscular reeducation exercises, mobility and elasticity are used in the neuromuscular control and mobility of the kinetic chain. The Flossing technique is applied to improve ankle mobility and the perception of effort. Objective. To compare the efficacy of a protocol for neuromuscular reeducation exercises, mobility and elasticity, and the Flossing technique in ankle mobility and perception of effort when performing squats. Study design. Randomized, multicenter, single-blind clinical study with a follow-up period. Methodology. 40 weightlifters included in the study will be assigned randomly to the study groups: experimental (protocol of reeducation exercises plus the application of the Flossing technique) and control (protocol of reeducation exercises). The intervention will last 4 weeks, with two weekly sessions of 15 minutes each. The variables of the study will be the range of movement of ankle dorsiflexion (Weight Bearing Lunge Test) and the perception of the effort during the squat (Borg scale). A descriptive statistical analysis will be carried out calculating the main statistical characteristics. The distribution of the sample will be analyzed using the Kolmogorov-Smirnof test. In case of homogeneity, parametric tests will be used to calculate changes after each evaluation (t-student) and the intra- and intersubject effect (repeated measures ANOVA). Expected results. Improvement in dorsiflexion of the ankle and decrease in the perception of effort during the squat.