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Filter by:As part of National Institutes of Health Rapid Acceleration of Diagnostics-Underserved Populations (RADx-UP) program, the goal of the RADxUP study is to develop, test, and evaluate a rapid, scalable capacity building project to enhance COVID-19 testing in three regional community health centers (CHCs) in San Diego County, California. In collaboration with CHC partners, their consortium organization, Health Quality Partners (HQP), investigators are pursuing the following Specific Aims: 1) Compare the effectiveness of automated calls vs text messaging for uptake of COVID-19 testing among asymptomatic adult patients with select medical conditions and those 65 years of age and older receiving care at participating CHCs. Secondarily, investigators will invite all study participants to receive flu vaccination and will assess feasibility and acceptability of study participants to refer adult family household members who are essential workers for COVID-19 testing. 2) Gather patient, provider, CHC leadership, and community stakeholder insights to establish best practices for future scale-up of COVID-19 testing sustainability and vaccination.
Obesity is a condition of chronic low-grade inflammation, thought to be secondary to adipose tissue secretion of cytokines including interleukin 6 (IL-6), and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF- α) which effect multiple pathways and lead to an increase in C-reactive protein (CRP), a sensitive marker of systemic inflammation. Chronic inflammation is thought to be a major risk factor for the development of metabolic syndrome, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Inflammatory cytokines have also been shown to directly and indirectly interact with the central nervous system influencing behavior and neural activity. Obesity is an independent risk factor for reduced cognitive function including poor attention, executive function and memory. Demonstrating improvement in dynamic visual processing following bariatric surgery could expand our understanding of the impact of obesity on central nervous system (CNS) function.
This is a randomized clinical trial that will randomize bariatric patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy or laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass to receive either in-person or telemedicine post-operative follow-up within 30 days after surgery.
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-arm, multicenter, phase II trial design to allow a rapid efficacy and toxicity assessment of potential therapies (camostat mesilate and artemisia annua) immediately after COVID-19 positive testing in mild to moderate disease and high-risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension, and obesity among others.
The addition of ultrasound-induced adipose tissue cavitation (UATC) at the level of the abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue may seem relevant as an additive treatment option to exercise intervention in individuals with obesity. However, whether individuals with obesity who participate in an exercise intervention and additionally undergo UATC, are more likely to develop a metabolically healthy phenotype, as opposed to subjects with obesity undergoing exercise training or UATC only, remains to be studied. Therefore, the first aim of this study is to examine the impact of combined UATC during exercise intervention on abdominal subcutaneous and whole-body adipose tissue mass, quality of life and cardiometabolic risk in individuals with abdominal obesity.
To assess the safety and tolerability of AMG 171 as single or multiple doses in subjects with obesity
The primary purpose of this study is to examine the effects of regular exergaming for 8 weeks in 24 overweight/obese children and adolescents (10-17 years) on maximal aerobic fitness (VO2max) and physical activity levels measured before and after (8 weeks) intervention period, and in addition at follow-up (12 weeks). We also wish to investigate the effects on markers of cardio metabolic health and body composition, measured at baseline, 8 weeks and 12 weeks follow-up. Also, the participants gaming frequency will be registered throughout the 8 week period, as well as during the follow-up between 8 and 12 weeks. Aim of this study is to investigate if access to this game can provide health benefits for overweight/obese children and adolescents.
The purpose of the Exerci-Zzz Study is to learn more about how the time of day that exercise is performed influences sleep quality and fat metabolism overnight in adults with metabolic syndrome. In this study, exercise will be performed in the early evening and the investigators will measure participants' sleep quality and fat metabolism overnight in a metabolic room. The total study will take approximately 2-3 months to complete. Enrolled participants will complete 2 study conditions (evening exercise and control) in a metabolic room. Each of these visits will last 30 hours and require that the participant stay in the metabolic room. During the evening exercise participants will be asked to perform exercise in the early evening. Finally, during the control condition participants will be asked spend the day in the metabolic room (no exercise performed during this condition). During each of these conditions, the investigators will measure participant sleep quality and fat metabolism overnight. In the morning, the investigators will perform a metabolic test to assess the responses of certain hormones. Findings from this study will identify how exercise influences novel contributors to metabolic syndrome (sleep quality and nocturnal metabolism) and shed light on some potential mechanisms to explain the variability in exercise responses.
While Food reward is an important component of the appetite control to consider, there is actually no tool that has been developed in French to perform its evaluation. The Leeds Food Preference Questionnaire (LFPQ) is a validated and recognized tool to assess food reward, being however developed for British populations. The aim of this work is to validate a French version of the LFPQ among lean and obese adults.
Total Knee Replacement (TKR) significantly improves function, pain, and overall quality of life in patients with end-stage arthritis of the knee. However, studies show that obesity increases complications and costs associated with TKR. The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) clinical guidelines recommend that patients with a BMI > 25kg/m2 lose 5% of their body weight prior to surgery. Consequently, although it is not clear how to patients or providers achieve weight loss in this population, some providers and hospitals decline to perform TKR in patients with obesity. Low Calorie meal replacement diets (LCD) are a feasible way to safely promote short-term weight loss of 8-15% at 3-6 months prior to some elective surgeries. This is a pilot efficacy study to test whether a short-term program using a 3-month LCD leads to weight loss and improved patient reported and functional outcomes. 75 patients eligible for knee replacement surgery and willing to undergo non-operative weight management treatment at NYU Langone Comprehensive Obesity Center. This study will establish feasibility and weight loss outcomes in preparation for a multicenter effectiveness trial.