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Filter by:This protocol is being conducted to determine the mechanisms responsible for insulin resistance, obesity and type 2 diabetes.
This research project is about a physical activity intervention in pediatric outpatients to try control and prevent heart diseases such as hypertension, obesity, high cholesterol.
By affecting the gastroesophageal pressure gradient, obesity predisposes to reflux of gastric contents. The investigators hypothesized that the loss of weight will decrease this gradient and as a result decrease the severity and frequency of GERD symptoms. GERD negatively affects health related quality of life. Since loss of weight may decrease gastroesophageal reflux, the investigators hypothesized that it obesity contributes to poor quality of life in GERD subjects and losing weight should also favorably impact and improve quality of life in GERD patients.
This is a clinical study to evaluate the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of ZYT1, following oral administrations in healthy volunteers. The study shall be divided into four plans as given below: 1. Plan I: Single dose escalation trial 2. Plan II: Multiple dose escalation trial 3. Plan III: Food effect trial. 4. Plan IV: Gender Effect trial. The safety and tolerability shall be evaluated using physical examinations, Standard laboratory tests (hematology, biochemistry and urine examination), electrocardiogram (ECG) and thyroid scanning. Spontaneously reported and solicited adverse events will also be used for safety parameters.
The purpose of this study is to compare the safety and effect of HPP404 versus placebo on body weight in overweight or obese subjects.
The purpose of this study is to examine if internet supervised by pedometer will contribute to enhance the amount of physical activity at leisure time by obese children. The investigators hypothesize that using pedometer will increase the amount of physical activity done by obese children in the afternoon and will improve the likelihood of success in the intervention program.
Bariatric patients usually require the use of either intravenous or oral opioid medications. The use of opioids, however, is often associated with side-effects such as nausea, sedation pruritus, urinary retention and respiratory depression with often delay patient discharge. This study makes use of intravenous acetaminophen , a non-opioid analgesic preoperatively to determine if this will decrease the use of opioids post-operatively for pain management in morbidly obese patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery.
It is well established that bariatric (weightloss) surgery affords considerable improvement in glycaemic control (control of blood sugar), and in many cases may lead to a complete resolution of type 2 diabetes. However, the mechanisms underlying these changes are yet to be elucidated and no research project to date has attempted to characterise changes in glycaemic control sooner than 3 days post surgery. The primary objective of this study is to characterise changes in glycaemic control in individuals immediately following such surgery for a period of five days. Participants will be fitted with a continuous blood glucose measurement system (CGMS) prior to leaving theatre, which electronically records their blood glucose concentration every minute for up to five days. Upon returning the device each participant will undergo a standard meal test and have a small blood sample taken at 30 minute intervals (0-120 minutes) for the quantification of incretins (gut hormones involved in medium term control of blood sugar) insulin, glucose and appetite hormones. These measurements will be compared to those collected at the baseline session, three weeks prior to the patient's surgery. Additional baseline visit measurements include: fasting lipid profile, insulin concentration, blood glucose concentration, HBA1C (long term blood glucose measurement), blood pressure, height, weight, waist circumference, and an oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and medical and family history. All patients will be followed up twelve weeks post surgery, during which, all baseline measurements will be repeated.
Incisional hernia is one ot the most frequently seen long term complications in abdominal surgery. Despite studies on the optimal suturing technique for laparotomies, the risk for incisional hernia after midline incision remains about 5-20 %. One major risk factor for incisional hernia after a median laparotomy is obesity. The closure technique of midline incisions has remained unchanged since many decades and primarily consists of suturing the linea alba. Interest in prevention of incisional hernias with the aid of synthetic mesh is growing and only one large randomized trial is active recruiting patients in Germany, Netherlands and Belgium (Prima Trial). Patients with a BMI of more than 27 have a high risk of developing an incisional hernia after midline incision with an incidence of 22% after 12 months. This high risk group of patients may benefit from prevention. Some small studies have been performed to evaluate the usefulness and safety of primary laparotomy wound closure with the aid of prosthetic mesh. These studies show a very low risk for incisional hernias and a low infection rate, even when used in contaminated wounds such as colostomy surgery. The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of incisional hernia prevention after elective median laparotomy in patients with a BMI of more than 27. A randomized controlled trial will be performed comparing the commonly used technique of running suture to close with the aid of a prosthetic onlay mesh. The primary outcome measure will be incisional hernia occurrence. Secondary outcome measures will be complications, surgical site infections, post-operative pain and quality of life.
The polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) affects about 10% of reproductive-age women. Women with PCOS are at a higher risk of gestational diabetes, which may lead to more pregnancy complications. It is unknown if there are factors that may predict which women are more at risk. The goal of this study is to evaluate the risk factors of gestational diabetes, such as dietary and physical activity factors, race, and how the body handles its own hormones during pregnancy. Our long term goal is to contribute in finding ways to successfully prevent gestational diabetes.