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Filter by: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.
The purpose of this study is to evaluate pedometer use by overweight women during pregnancy. The study will show if a pedometer will help women to limit weight gain during pregnancy. It will also show if it there are other benefits such as decreased diabetes, decreased high blood pressure, decreased rates of cesarean section, and decreased complications for the baby.
Childhood cancer survivors (CCS) are prone to develop obesity and are at increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes compared to the general pediatric population. Few lifestyle modification trials have been conducted in overweight/obese CCS and it is unclear whether CCS respond similarly to lifestyle modification compared to overweight/obese individuals who have not had cancer (non-CCS). We propose a 3-year pilot study that will enroll separate cohorts of overweight/obese CCS and overweight/obese non-CCS every September into a family-based lifestyle modification program consisting of weekly sessions at the University of Minnesota. The goal of the program will be to facilitate improved physical fitness, weight management, heart health, and quality of life.
Overweight and obesity has been associated with a number of adverse pregnancy outcomes in women of reproductive age, including infertility and early pregnancy loss. Recent data suggests that overweight and obese patients are also at increased risk of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL), a devastating condition that affects 1% of the fertile population. The investigators propose a prospective, randomized controlled trial in which overweight and obese patients with unexplained recurrent pregnancy loss are enrolled in a structured, 6 month, weight loss program or provided routine counseling regarding the importance of weight loss. Pregnancy outcomes will then be followed to assess miscarriage rates. Metabolic outcomes, such as lipid and glucose profiles, will also be evaluated.
Background: - New weight-loss intervention programs are being studied to determine their effectiveness in helping overweight and obese individuals reach a healthy weight. However, these programs often have not been tested against each other, and researchers are interested in determining which interventions are most effective both immediately and over the long term in promoting and maintaining weight loss. - Mindful Tai Chi is a combined form of the meditative martial art tai chi and the practice of mindfulness meditation. Tai chi and mindfulness meditation both have common philosophical underpinnings that address health promotion and well-being by applying the skill of non-judgmental awareness on a moment-to-moment daily basis. More research is needed on whether Mindful Tai Chi and mindfulness meditation can help improve various health factors in overweight and obese individuals. Objectives: - To compare the effects of Mindful Tai Chi, mindfulness meditation, walking, or a discussion group on the weight and well being of overweight and obese participants. Eligibility: - Healthy individuals at least 18 years of age who are either overweight or obese (body mass index between 25 and 40), have a sedentary lifestyle (have not engaged in more than 1 hour of aerobic exercise per week within the last month), and are willing to commit to a specific weight-loss intervention program. Design: - This study involves four visits for collecting information and 12 weeks of research study activities. - During the first visit, participants will hear information about the study and may ask any questions. They will be screened with a medical history and physical examination, and those eligible will be assigned to one of the four study groups: Mindful Tai Chi (MTC), Mindfulness Meditation (MM), Mall Walking (MW), or Weekly Discussion (WD) group. - For the second visit, participants will give blood and urine samples, receive an abdominal ultrasound, ride a stationary bicycle for 5 minutes, and fill out health-related questionnaires. - For 12 weeks, participants will be involved in the following activities depending on their group: - MTC: Class for 2 hours per week, emphasizing the meditation aspects of tai chi. Each session will include at least 20 minutes of meditation. Participants will receive written instructions and an accompanying DVD in comparable formats specifying a minimum of 30 minutes of daily home assignment. In weeks 2 and 8, participants will have a workshop for mindfulness skill application in daily activity. - MM: Class for 2 hours per week of mindfulness meditation. Participants will receive written instructions and an accompanying DVD in comparable formats specifying a minimum of 30 minutes of daily home assignment. In weeks 2 and 8, participants will have a workshop for mindfulness skill application in daily activity. - MW: Participants will meet at a designated mall location once a week for 2-hour walk. - WD: Participants will meet at the National Institutes of Health for weekly weight-loss discussion. - For the third and fourth visits, participants will receive the same procedures as those used in the second visit. These visits will occur at the end of the 12-week activity period and at a 3-month follow up visit.
The specific aim of the proposed study is to conduct a pilot study involving 160 critically-ill lean and obese patients enrolled at 11 sites in Canada, the United States of America, Belgium and France in order to: Specific Aims - Confirm that we can achieve a clinically significant difference in calorie and protein intake between the two intervention groups. - Estimate recruitment rate i.e. number of eligible and enrolled patients per month per site. - Evaluate the safety, tolerance, and logistics around providing supplemental PN in the study population in the context of a multicenter trial, e.g. - To ensure adequate glycemic control in both groups. - To ensure that the other metabolic consequences of the feeding strategies are minimized. - To establish adequate compliance with study protocols and completion of case report forms A secondary aim of this pilot study will be: • To explore the effect of differential effects of calorie and protein delivery on muscle and mass function.
This trial is conducted in the United States of America (USA). The aim of this trial is to investigate the safety, tolerability, efficacy and pharmacokinetics (the rate at which the trial drug is eliminated from the body) of NNC 0070-0002-0453 in overweight/obese, but otherwise healthy male and female volunteers. Selected subjects will continue in a follow-up period of up to 5 years.
The purpose of the study is to examine the extent to which two different reward systems implemented in the context of a multi-family pediatric weight management group differentially promote adoption of healthy eating and activity habits among overweight and obese 8-17 year old youth. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two reward conditions: rewards for attendance only or rewards for attendance and goal attainment. We hypothesize that all participants will demonstrate significant increases in healthy nutritional choices and physical activity and significant reductions in sedentary activity from pre-intervention to post intervention. We expect that participants in attendance plus goal attainment reward condition will demonstrate significantly greater improvements than participants in the attendance only condition.
About 15 to 20 percent of individuals living in the United States have chronic abdominal pain, often of unknown origin, which is often difficult to diagnose and treat. One possible cause of chronic abdominal pain is an inflammation of the intestines, but it is not known whether the two are related. Furthermore, although overweight people tend to be more likely to have increased inflammation, it is not known whether there is a connection between increased body weight and chronic abdominal pain. This study will examine the relationship between symptoms of chronic abdominal pain and intestinal inflammation by comparing the medical test results of normal weight and overweight patients who have a history of chronic abdominal pain. This study will include 224 subjects, who must be men and women between the ages of 13 and 45. Half the subjects will be healthy participants, and half will have had chronic abdominal pain of unknown origin for longer than 6 months. Female participants must take a urine pregnancy test before starting the study, and will not be allowed to participate if the test is positive. During the study, patients will visit the NIH Clinical Center on two occasions for testing. On the first visit, patients will provide a medical history, including information about current medications or natural remedies and tobacco and alcohol use, and will also fill out questionnaires to provide information about symptoms, current levels of gastrointestinal pain, and general quality of life. The study researchers will conduct a physical examination, measure patients height and weight, and draw blood for testing. Patients will be asked to not eat or drink anything for 8 hours before the second visit, and will be asked to bring a bathing suit and a swim cap to the Clinical Center. On the day of the visit, patients will fill out questionnaires to provide information about symptoms, current levels of gastrointestinal pain, and general quality of life. Patients will also provide a blood sample for testing. Researchers will measure patients blood pressure and heart rate, height, weight, waist/hip circumference, and intra-abdominal measurement. Patients will also be asked to put on the bathing suit and swim cap to have their body fat measured using a machine called the BOD POD. To test the gastrointestinal system, patients will then be asked to drink a sugar-based test solution, and researchers will collect all voided urine for the next 5 to 6 hours. (Patients may drink water during this time.) On either Day 1 or Day 2 of the study, patients will sip, swish and spit an additional sweet taste solution. Patients will sip, swish, and spit different concentrations of this sweet taste solution, for a total of 25 tastings of this solution. Subjects will then complete questionnaires about their sweetness preferences related to these 25 tastings.
Objectives: to investigate for the potential effect of fenofibrate on symptoms and biological changes associated with sleep apnea syndrome.