Weight Management clinical trials at UCSD
4 research studies open to eligible people
An ACT-enhanced Weight Management and Fitness Program for Navy Personnel
open to eligible people ages 18-69
The proposed study is a cohort-randomized controlled trial of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy-enhanced ShipShape (ACT+SS) compared to the standard ShipShape-only program, for overweight or obese Navy personnel. As a result of COVID-19, this study is now being conducted virtually.
San Diego, California and other locations
FRESH-TEEN: Families Responsibility Education Support Health for Teens
open to eligible people ages 13-16
The objective of this proposed study is to collect initial efficacy data on a behavioral weight loss (BWL) program for teens, which also includes emotion regulation strategies (ER), to standard BWL.
La Jolla, California and other locations
Novel Executive Function Training for Obesity
open to eligible people ages 18-65
Currently, the best behavioral treatments for obesity only work for 50% of adults, and of those who initially succeed, most do not maintain their weight loss. One reason for this failure may be due to neurocognitive deficits found among individuals with obesity, particularly related to executive function, which make it difficult for these adults to adhere to treatment recommendations. The proposed study aims to develop a Novel Executive Function Treatment (NEXT), which when administered prior to the behavioral treatment, could help improve outcomes by addressing the neurocognitive deficits in adults with overweight or obesity.
La Jolla, California
SMART 2.0: Social Mobile Approaches to Reducing weighT in Young Adults
open to eligible people ages 18-35
The SMART 2.0 study is a 24-month trial designed to evaluate the impact of the intervention with technology and personal health coaching or with technology alone on objectively measured weight among overweight young adults in a university setting over 24 months compared to a control group. The investigators hypothesize that both interventions will significantly improve weight compared to the control group, and the group receiving personal health coaching will experience the greatest improvement.
La Jolla, California
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