The city of Boston, Massachusetts, currently has 2 active clinical trials seeking participants for Weight Loss research studies.
PROFAST Intervention in Precursor Multiple Myeloma
Recruiting
This is a 4-month randomized trial of a prolonged nightly fasting intervention (PROFAST) in 40 overweight and obese individuals with monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS), smoldering multiple myeloma (SMM), and smoldering waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (SWM). The purpose of this study is to understand if fasting for a prolonged period of time during the nighttime hours is a strategy to prevent overweight and obese individuals from developing blood cancer. Participants will be... Read More
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
04/15/2024
Locations: Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Cancer Prevention, Weight Loss, Smoldering Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia(WM), MGUS, Fasting, Multiple Myeloma
International Weight Control Registry
Recruiting
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.
Gender:
All
Ages:
18 years and above
Trial Updated:
12/07/2022
Locations: Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts
Conditions: Weight Loss, Overweight, Obesity