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A Clinical Trial to Investigate the Safety and Efficacy of MB-1 on Metabolic Health in Overweight and Obese Adults

The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the safety and efficacy of MB-1 on metabolic health in overweight and obese adults. The main question it aims to answer is: What is the difference in change in body weight from baseline at Day 84 between MB-1 and placebo? Participants will be provided MB-1 or placebo and be assessed for anthropometric measurements, blood pressure, heart rate, and asked to complete appetite and satiety questionnaires and undergo a DEXA scan.

ASSESSMENT OF THE NATURAL HISTORY AND PROGNOSTIC FACTORS OF THERAPEUTIC RESPONSE IN SUB-PHENOTYPES OF PATIENTS WITH OBESITY: THE BOLOBE STUDY

The study is observational and single-center and involves (i) the establishment of a retrospective and prospective data collection, and (ii) the development of prognostic and predictive models of response to obesity therapies using statistical modeling and machine learning techniques, exclusively for research purposes. Data collection will be carried out for each patient diagnosed with obesity or overweight whose first visit to the center occurred from January 1, 2000 up to the start of the study, as well as for patients accessing the center during the subsequent 5 years, including patients who died or were lost to follow-up. With respect to the primary objective, an interim analysis is planned on the retrospective cohort only, once the collection of data already available at study start has been completed for patients with at least 5 years of follow-up. Data related to instrumental and laboratory examinations and therapeutic interventions, including pharmacological treatments and group-based educational and behavioral therapies, conducted in accordance with routine clinical practice and the most recent relevant national and international guidelines, will be extracted from the electronic health records routinely used at the study center.

Tirzepatide-Based Prehabilitation Before Elective Ventral and Incisional Hernia Repair in Patients With Obesity

This study evaluated whether a 16-week weight-loss program using tirzepatide before elective ventral and incisional hernia surgery could improve surgical readiness and outcomes in patients with obesity. In this retrospective multicenter study, 109 patients entered the program, and 91 completed treatment and underwent surgery. Participants achieved an average weight loss of 13.8%, and all patients who completed the program reached the target weight required for surgery. Compared with a control group of obese patients who underwent hernia repair without pharmacological prehabilitation, the tirzepatide group experienced fewer postoperative wound-related complications.

NUTRIMOOD-Inflammation and Depressive Comorbidity in Obesity: Modulation by Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Status

A 12-week, randomized, placebo-controlled trial testing the efficacy of n-3 PUFA treatment (EPA, 2 g/day) in alleviating depressive symptoms in a subgroup of obese subjects with comorbid depression and low n-3 PUFA status (n-3 index \< 8%) (81), from the Taiwanese cohort. Associations with PLA2/COX2 genotypes, lifestyle, nutritional profiles and gut microbiota will also be determined.