Weight Loss Clinical Trials

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Oxytocin for Weight Loss in Adolescents

This is a randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled study of the effects of intranasal oxytocin in youths with obesity, ages 12-18 years old. Subjects will be randomized to receive intranasal oxytocin or placebo (1 spray per nostril, 4 times per day) for 12 weeks. Study visits include screening to determine eligibility, …

Teaching Novel Values-Based Skills to Improve Long-Term Weight Loss

This NIDDK funded R01 project is a randomized controlled clinical trial to compare the efficacy of an intervention based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and a Self-Regulation (SR) intervention on weight loss maintenance over a 30-month period. All participants will first complete a well-validated online weight loss intervention (months …

BrainWeighve App Feasibility Study- Fahima  

Grounded in displacement theory, the proposed study aims to develop an app-based weight loss intervention for adolescents with obesity. Information gained regarding the feasibility and acceptability of such an intervention can potentially be replicated and applied to other populations with various addictive behaviors.

SGLT2 Inhibition in Older Obese Adults With Pre-diabetes

Inhibitors of the sodium-glucose co-transporter (SGLT2) are FDA-approved for the treatment of type 2 diabetes (T2DM). Their mechanism of action involves lowering of blood glucose concentration secondary to increased glucose excretion of glucose by the kidney. These drugs also improve body weight, blood pressure, and cardiac function. Based on these …