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Filter by:The investigators are studying how to help people with prediabetes (Pre-DM) and obesity. The goal is to use new and affordable treatments to bring blood sugar levels back to normal and help participants to lose weight. The investigators also want to reduce participants risk of heart problems. The study team will look at how these treatments affect metabolism and other body functions to help find new ways to treat diabetes and obesity in the future.
The Investigators propose suture plication placement at the distal gastric body drives a significant portion of weight loss in endoscopic sleeve and sutures only need to be placed in the distal gastric body. Therefore, in this pilot study, the investigators aim to compare "belt" with "belt and suspenders" plication pattern using the Endomina system to determine percent total weight loss.
The goal of this randomized controlled clinical trial is to [learn about, test, compare etc.] in critically ill or injured cohorts of patients presenting to the Emergency Department. The main question[s] it aims to answer are: - Are weight estimates from a 3D camera system more accurate than standard methods of weight estimation? - Do patients who receive weight estimates with a 3D camera system have fewer drug dosing errors than patients receiving standard care? Participants will either receive a weight estimate using a 3D camera system, or standard methods of care. Researchers will compare the 3D camera group to those with standard care to see if the weight estimates are more accurate, to see if drug dosing is more accurate, and to compare the incidence of adverse events related to medications in each group.
The overall goal of the study is to develop a novel weight loss intervention for postpartum people by providing strategies to improve sleep, diet, and physical activity behaviors. In this study, we will recruitment and enroll 40 postpartum people and randomize them to receive the Sleep GOALS intervention or education control to evaluate the intervention's feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy.
The goal of this study was to find prevalence and correlations of different weight abnormalities and risk of abdominal obesity in a random sample of Egyptian children suffering from cerebral palsy. This cross- sectional study hypothesize the prevalence of weight abnormalities and risk of abdominal obesity in addition to positive correlations between weight abnormalities and number of exercise hours and frequency of meals in a random sample of Egyptian children suffering from cerebral palsy RESEARCH QUESTION: 1. What is the prevalence of weight abnormalities and and risk of abdominal obesity in Egyptian children with cerebral palsy? 2. Does the weight abnormalities correlates with number of exercise hours or frequency of meals in children with cerebral palsy?
Rationale: One of the greatest challenges in the field of cancer treatment is cachexia, a multifactorial syndrome characterized by substantial loss of body weight (muscle and fat mass), leading to progressive functional impairment. Cancer cachexia significantly impairs quality of life and survival as well as treatment outcome. Despite its considerable relevance for the prognosis of cancer patients, the diagnosis of cachexia is problematic. The current consensus definition of cancer cachexia is based on weight loss over the last six months. In practice, this is assessed by subjective reporting by the patient, which is subject to error and bias. Novel technologies enable accurate, standardized, and objective assessment of body weight and physical activity by newly diagnosed cancer patients in the home situation. Because of the increasing implementation of neo-adjuvant treatment strategies that offer an extended time-window for the collection of these data, there is a great opportunity to use this information in risk analyses by treating physicians, optimization of pre-habilitation programs, and in the shared-decision making process with the patient. Objective: The primary objective of this study is to obtain accurate data regarding physical activity, body composition, and body weight loss over time in patients with gastric, esophageal, rectal, pancreatic, or ovarian cancer in relation to treatment outcome, adverse events (chemotoxicity and/or surgical complications), and survival. Study design: Explorative pilot study Study population: Patients between 18 and 80 years old undergoing surgical resection or neo-adjuvant chemotherapy for the treatment of gastric, esophageal, rectal, ovarian, or pancreatic cancer. Main study parameters/endpoints: Objective data acquisition on activity (three axis acceleromotion using a wrist-worn accelerometer), body weight (at home measurement with memory integrated weight scale), and body composition in relation to treatment outcome, evaluated using RECIST, adverse events, assessed via chemotoxicity and surgical complications using the Clavien-Dindo classification, and length of hospital stay in gastric, esophageal, rectal, pancreatic, and ovarian cancer patients. Secondary endpoints: To assess body weight changes and physical activity in relation to survival.
The goal of this interventional study is to test the colonization of a new generation probiotic in normal weight and overweight/obese people. The main question aims to answer is if our bacteria is able to colonize the human intestine. Participants will recieve a probiotic pill every day during 15 consecutive days and fill in questionaries.
This study aims to address a critical gap in pediatric oncology survivorship care by exploring innovative solutions to addressing obesity and its comorbidities in pediatric cancer survivors. The majority (99%) of pediatric cancer survivors will develop severe chronic health conditions by age 50, with 96% developing at least one severe/disabling, life threating or fatal chronic health condition. Obesity, cardiovascular, and metabolic diseases are the most common treatment-related late effects among pediatric cancer survivors. Improving diet and reducing obesity has the potential to dramatically improve the quality of life and long-term health of pediatric cancer survivors. Utilization of a prebiotic fiber supplement along with TRE amy improve the gut microbiome, short-chain fatty acid synthesis, and hunger hormones to further improve weight loss with TRE and a greater decrease in cardiometabolic risk. The aims of this study are to test the safety, feasibility, and acceptability of 8-h TRE or 8-h TRE with a fiber supplement among young adult (YA) pediatric cancer survivors. The investigators further strive to examine the preliminary efficacy of TRE on body weight, body composition, glucose regulation, and cardiovascular risk markers. Data obtained will be used to inform a larger efficacy trial of TRE among adolescent and young adult pediatric cancer survivors. Given that a majority of pediatric cancer survivors will develop severe chronic health conditions by age 50, with 96% developing at least one severe/disabling, life threating or fatal chronic health condition exploring accessible nutritional strategies to improve long term health trajectory of 70,000+ AYA diagnosed with cancer each year in the United States. This study of TRE will provide important preliminary evidence of the benefits of this nutrition therapy for YA pediatric cancer survivors. The long-term goal of this line of inquiry is to improve both short and long-term outcomes for YA pediatric cancer survivors.
Beta-amino isobutyric acid (BAIBA) is a myokine produced in skeletal muscle and has been shown to impact how our body metabolizes fuel. We seek to examine changes in body composition, weight loss, glucose control, and cardiometabolic risk factors after adding supplementation of BAIBA to exercise in overweight and obese men and women.
The pilot study will test the feasibility of a 16-week sleep extension intervention, in adults with obesity, to increase nighttime sleep duration, as well as reduce daytime sleepiness and sleep-related disturbance. The study will also examine changes in weight, eating behaviors, wellbeing, and blood pressure across the 16-week intervention .