Weight Loss Paid Clinical Trials in Louisiana

The purpose of this study is to conduct a five-arm pilot and feasibility trial in healthy, young individuals without obesity to evaluate the feasibility and efficacy of dietary intervention approaches to slow mechanisms of aging. Read Less

In a previous study (NCT04081337), 55 participants with obesity participated on a 18-week lifestyle intervention to reduce their body weight, targeting 10% body weight loss. The participants received tirzepatide (15mg after titration) or placebo during the weight loss intervention. Before and after the lifestyle intervention, energy expenditure (48-h room indirect calorimetry) and body weight and composition (dual-X-ray absorptiometry) were measured, thus enabling the assessment of metabolic adaptation. In this study, participants having provided their consent to be re-contacted will be invited to attend the research center 12,18 and 24 months after completing the lifestyle intervention. Body weight and composition will be measured, aiming to explore the association between metabolic adaptation and changes in body weight and composition after a weight loss intervention. In addition, we will explore whether weight and fat mass changes are different between groups, and whether these effects are mediated by metabolic adaptation. Read Less

The IWCR is a global scientific study aimed at better understanding the opportunities and barriers for reducing the prevalence of obesity by collecting information from people who have experience with weight management in their everyday lives. The investigators seek to gather information on a wide range of weight management experiences, ranging from weight loss and weight loss maintenance to weight gain and inability to lose weight. Read Less