Clinical trials: Body Fat Disorder
Insulin Resistance, Obesity
Integrating the Genetic and Metabolic Faces of Obesity
The goal of this study is to determine why some obese individuals develop insulin resistance and others do not. We hypothesize that an impairment in differentiation of fat cells (adipocytes) is responsible for the development of…
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT00285844
- Testing
- weight loss, thiazolidinedione
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Obesity
Gut Microbiome Based Analysis of High Protein High Fat Diet
The aim of this study was to determine body mass reduction and microbiota composition change after the weight loss diet (50 % fat, 25 % proteins and 25 % carbohydrates).
- Trial name
- NCT04681664
- Testing
- High fat diet
- Where
- Estonia
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Center of Food and Fermentation Technologies
Rhythm Nodal, Metabolism and Nutrition Disorder
The Biological Rhythm of Human Metabolite
The circadian regulation in mammals have been known for a long time. A special group of clock genes, organized in feedback loops, are responsible for the circadian regulation in both the SCN and peripheral organs.
- Conditions
- Rhythm Nodal, Metabolism and Nutrition Disorder, Metabolism Disorder, Lipid
- Trial name
- NCT03669809
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shandong Provincial Hospital
Gaucher Disease
Nutritional Status of Gaucher Disease Patients
This cross-sectional study aims to evaluate the nutritional status of patients with Gaucher disease attending Assiut University Children's Hospital using anthropometric measurements and body composition analysis.
- Trial name
- NCT07845188
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Gestational Diabetes, Pre-Eclampsia
Body Fat Index for Obstetric Risk Stratification
Primary Outcome:- GDM Diagnosis Secondary Outcomes:- Pre-eclampsia diagnosis. Cesarean section delivery due to labor dystocia defined as protracted or arrested progress of labor using labor partogram.
- Conditions
- Gestational Diabetes, Pre-Eclampsia, Labour Dystocia
- Trial name
- BFIors (NCT05533996)
- Testing
- ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 206 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Type 2 Diabetes, NAFLD
Diabetes Nutrition Algorithms in Patients With Overt Diabetes Mellitus
Basic treatment of type 2 diabetes should focus on diet, physical activity and lifestyle. Nevertheless, in early and late stage of T2DM, lifestyle intervention is mostly substituted by pharmacological intervention, although…
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, NAFLD, Obesity, Dyslipoproteinaemia
- Trial name
- DiNA-D (NCT02459496)
- Testing
- dietary consulting and advise
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- German Institute of Human Nutrition
Dietary Nitrate Supplementation
Evaluating the Metabolic Effects of Dietary Nitrate Supplementation
Dietary nitrate is found to enhance muscle fatty acid oxidation/glucose uptake and increase mitochondrial biogenesis, which in turn, aid in the prevention and management of metabolic diseases.
- Trial name
- NIMMI (NCT05579262)
- Testing
- Beetroot juice
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute for Human Development and Potential (IHDP), Singapore
Obesity, Visceral, Obesity
Genes Variability in Obesity and Normal Body Weight Patients.
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about variability of gene SCD and MT-ATP6 in describe participant population and health conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT05789888
- Testing
- MT-ATP6 mtDNA gene variability in obesity and normal body weight patients., SCD gene variability in obesity and normal body weight patients., Finding TOFI and FOTI phenotypes in participants with obesity and normal weight.
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Bialystok
Obesity, Metabolic Disease
Diet and Fat Mass After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury
This is a randomized clinical controlled trial (RCT) to investigate the impact of a personalized nutritional intervention on functional and clinical outcomes the first year after traumatic spinal cord injury.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Metabolic Disease, Spinal Cord Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT04109586
- Testing
- Personalized nutritional therapy
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnaas Rehabilitation Hospital
Obesity
Differences in Nutrient Use During Exercise Between Children of Varying Body Mass Indices and Fitness Levels
Children who have previously participated in the study "MI Energy" will be invited to participate in "SUPER kids". Investigators want to better understand differences in nutrient use (e.g., fatty acid and carbohydrate) during…
- Trial name
- SUPERkids (NCT04819308)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Obesity
Body Heat Content and Dissipation in Obese and Normal Weight Adults
This study will investigate how different parts of the body lose body heat and will measure the heat released by specific areas such as the limbs and abdomen.
- Trial name
- NCT00266500
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Obesity
Study of Serum Markers for Cardiovascular Risk in Obese Youth and Impact of Lifestyle and Medication Intervention
In Protocol #2, we will select 30 obese pubertal and 30 obese prepubertal subjects with an abnormal cytokine profile (i.e. fibrinogen and/or hsCRP concentration greater than or equal to 2 Standard Deviations (SD) above the mean…
- Trial name
- NCT00139477
- Testing
- Metformin, Dietary modification with caloric restriction, Establishment of exercise protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Obesity
Identification of Novel Targets for Regulation of Adipose Tissue Mass
The aim of this study is to understand the metabolic changes occurring in fat tissue both during controlled weight loss that lead to the improvement of type 2 diabetes and other obesity associated metabolic disorders.
- Trial name
- NCT00773565
- Testing
- Optifast
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Gottfried Rudofsky
Hyperlipidaemia, Hyperlipidemia
Nigella Sativa Supplementation in Hyperlipidemia Treatment
Hyperlipidemia is defined as an elevation of plasma cholesterol, lipid, or lipoprotein levels above normal due to abnormal fat metabolism or function, and individuals with hyperlipidemia are approximately twice as likely to…
- Trial name
- NCT06890546
- Testing
- Nigella Sativa Oil capsule, Diet
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Bilgi University
Obesity
Testing the Gravitostat in Humans: the Impact of a Weighted Vest in Patients Post Bariatric Surgery on Fat-free Mass Retention and Weight Loss
The mechanisms regulating fat mass homeostasis are incompletely understood although recent animal and human trials would suggest that there is a leptin independent regulatory pathway which may play a role in weight control and…
- Trial name
- NCT04809129
- Testing
- Weighted vest
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College Dublin
Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes
Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome in Shanghai Zicitizens
The main purpose of this study is to conduct follow-up assessments and update the cardiorenal outcomes among the STONE cohort that was established during 2016-2017.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes, Obesity and Overweight, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT07043166
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 4,094 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Changzheng Hospital
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Overweight
Effects of Low Versus High Carbohydrate Diet During Rehabilitation on Cardiovascular Function and Metabolism in Type 2 Diabetes
Compared to the traditional low fat diet for overweight patients with type 2 diabetes, recent evidence shows that low carbohydrate/high protein diets lower triglycerides and postprandial glucose levels more effectively.
- Trial name
- NCT01004757
- Testing
- LOGI diet, Low Fat diet
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Munich Municipal Hospital
Hypertension, Hyperlipidemias
Clinical Trials of Two Helichrysum Infusions in Adults
The study evaluates the effects of Helichrysum italicum and Helichrysum Arenarium on different components of the metabolic syndrome.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Hyperlipidemias, Inflammation, Hyperglycemia
- Trial name
- SMILJ (NCT04866628)
- Testing
- Helichrysum italicum infusion, Helichrysum arenarium
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Primorska
Body Fat Distribution, Cellulitis
Effect of Vibro-oscillatory Therapy for Improvement of Body Contour and Appearance of Cellulite.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of vibro-oscillatory therapy through an electromedical equipment in improving body contour and appearance of cellulite.
- Trial name
- NCT03312946
- Testing
- Modellata
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indústria Brasileira Equipamentos Médicos - IBRAMED
Psoriasis, Arthritic Psoriasis
Evaluation of Adipokines and Fat Tissue in Psoriasis and Psoriatic Arthritis
Body composition analysis and especially body fat distribution in regions of interest (android and in particular intra-abdominal region) provides some information on the risk of cardiovascular disease.
- Trial name
- ADIPSO (NCT02849795)
- Testing
- bone densitometry, questionnaires, biological analyses
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 199 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon