Infection risk in obesity study
Part of Hormones & metabolism, Infections, Skin clinical trials.
This study looks at how obesity and related conditions affect your body's ability to fight infections. It may help find ways to prevent illness in people with obesity.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You have obesity with a BMI between 30 and 35.
- Your obesity is either essential (not caused by another condition), genetic, or linked to type 2 diabetes or hormone problems.
- You have a condition called lipodystrophy (abnormal fat distribution).
- You are not pregnant or breastfeeding.
- You do not have serious blood, heart, liver, kidney, or mental health problems.
- You are not taking hormone treatments like birth control pills or melatonin supplements.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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