Clinical trials: Ectopic Fat
Metabolic Syndrome X, Prediabetic State
Effects of PPAR Ligands on Ectopic Fat Accumulation and Inflammation
The relationship between obesity and insulin resistance is known, however the mechanism(s) associating obesity with insulin resistance is not well understood.
- Trial name
- NCT00470262
- Testing
- Fenofibrate 145mg PO QD, Pioglitazone 45 mg PO QD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Pre Diabetes
Asian Indian Prediabetes Study
Compared to other races, Indians have higher insulin resistance, poorer pancreatic function and a greater risk of developing diabetes, highlighting the importance of early strategies for improving insulin sensitivity and…
- Trial name
- AIPS (NCT04507685)
- Testing
- Lifestyle (Diet and Exercise)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute for Human Development and Potential (IHDP), Singapore
Type 2 Diabetes
Trancriptomics and Lipidomics of Epicardial Ectopic Fat
Cohort studies have shown that patients with obesity associated with metabolic abnormalities (metabolically unhealthy obesity) have an accumulation of ectopic fat deposits (EDF) linked to subcutaneous adipose tissue dysfunction.
- Trial name
- GENTLE (NCT06590415)
- Testing
- Subcutaneous adipose tissue biopsy, Blood sampling
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Abdominal Obesity
Use of a Soy-based Meal Replacement Weight Loss Intervention to Impact Ectopic Fat
The main objectives of this study are to collect pilot data to assess feasibility (accrual, retention, compliance), to estimate the variability of outcome measures, and to obtain preliminary estimates of treatment efficacy based…
- Trial name
- SILVER (NCT01298817)
- Testing
- Medifast meal replacement products
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Ectopic Fat in Singaporean Women - the Culprit Leading to Gestational Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome, and Type 2 Diabetes (TANGO Study)
Ectopic fat is the accumulation of adipose tissue in anatomical sites not classically associated with fat storage - for example, in the liver and skeletal muscles.
- Trial name
- TANGO (NCT05259475)
- Testing
- Lifestyle Advice, Diet Intervention, OCFA Meal-Based Diet-Intervention
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute for Human Development and Potential (IHDP), Singapore
Diabetes, Exercise Physiology
Elevated FFA and Skeletal Muscle Lipid Content
There is increasing evidence that skeletal muscle lipid content (IntraMyoCellular Lipid, IMCL) markedly increases the risk of metabolic complications, including insulin resistance and cardiovascular events.
- Trial name
- NCT01906333
- Testing
- Exercise, Glucose, Fasted
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Cushing's Syndrome
A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of CORLUX in the Treatment of Endogenous Cushing's Syndrome
Patients will receive Corlux (mifepristone) daily for up to 24 weeks. Assessments of the signs and symptoms of Cushing's syndrome will be obtained.
- Trial name
- SEISMIC (NCT00569582)
- Testing
- mifepristone
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Corcept Therapeutics
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Glucose Intolerance
Glucose Metabolism in Different PCOS Phenotypes
In the present study glucose metabolism and ectopic lipids in the liver, heart and muscle were investigated in women with the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and in healthy control subjects.
- Conditions
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Glucose Intolerance, Liver Fat, Glucose Metabolism Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT03204461
- Testing
- Oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT), 1H-magnetic resonance spectroscopy
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Obesity
A Comparison of the Metabolic Effects of Fructose, Glucose, High Fructose Corn Syrup and Sucrose at Normal Population Consumed Levels in Adults Aged 20-60 Years Old
The purpose of this study is to investigate the acute and chronic effects of consumption fructose containing sugars and glucose in a real word setting when consumed in a manner and amount typical in the American diet.
- Trial name
- NCT01797042
- Testing
- Dietary Compliance
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 366 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rippe Lifestyle Institute
Adrenocortical Carcinoma
Study of Relacorilant in Combination With Pembrolizumab for Patients With Adrenocortical Carcinoma Which Produces Too Much Stress Hormone (Cortisol)
This study will investigate the safety and efficacy of Relacorilant in combination with Pembrolizumab for Patients with Adrenocortical Carcinoma which Produces Too Much Stress Hormone (Cortisol).
- Trial name
- NCT04373265
- Testing
- Relacorilant, Pembrolizumab
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Corcept Therapeutics
Insulin Resistance, Obesity
Adipose Tissue Response to Overfeeding in Insulin Resistance-Prone vs. Insulin Sensitive Humans
Obesity has become an epidemic worldwide. Data from our laboratory and others demonstrate that most of the excess morbidity from obesity is related to insulin resistance (IR).
- Trial name
- NCT02084641
- Testing
- Over feeding
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Ectopic Lipids, Insulin Sensitivity
The Effect of Dietary Fat Load and Physical Exercise on the Flexibility and Partitioning of Ectopic Lipids.
This study aims at assessing the effect of standardized dietary fat load and short-term aerobic exercise on systemic lipolysis, flexibility and partitioning of ectopic fat stores (intramyocellular = IMCL, intrahepatocellular =…
- Conditions
- Ectopic Lipids, Insulin Sensitivity, Aerobic Exercise, Fat Load
- Trial name
- NCT01467193
- Testing
- Fat diet, 2h standardized aerobic exercise
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
HIV, HIV-Infections
The Visceral Adiposity Measurement and Observation Study
The Visceral Adiposity Measurement and Observation Study
- Conditions
- HIV, HIV-Infections, HIV-1-infection, HIV I Infection
- Trial name
- VAMOS (NCT05383456)
- Testing
- Diagnostic Test, HIV Anti-retroviral Background Therapy
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 196 people
- Sponsor
- Theratechnologies
Steatosis, Liver, Type2 Diabetes
Effects of Combined Dapagliflozin and Exenatide Versus Dapagliflozin and Placebo on Ectopic Lipids in Patients With Uncontrolled Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.
SGLT2 antagonists and GLP1 agonists are used since a relatively short period as second line therapy if indicated and are well tolerated by patients featuring low risk of hypoglycaemia in comparison to insulin or other oral…
- Trial name
- EXENDA (NCT03007329)
- Testing
- Exenatide, Dapagliflozin
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Nicotinamide Riboside and Metabolic Health
This study will investigate the effects of 6 week Nicotinamide Riboside supplementation (1000 mg/day) on metabolic health in healthy (pre)obese humans. The primary objective will be hepatic and whole body insulin sensitivity.
- Trial name
- NCT02835664
- Testing
- Nicotinamide Riboside (Niagen)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Cushing Syndrome
A Study of the Efficacy and Safety of Relacorilant in Patients With Endogenous Cushing Syndrome
This is a Phase 3, double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized-withdrawal study to assess the efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics (PK) of relacorilant in patients with endogenous Cushing syndrome and concurrent type 2 diabetes…
- Trial name
- GRACE (NCT03697109)
- Testing
- Relacorilant
- Where
- 64 sites in United States, Austria and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- Corcept Therapeutics
Cardiovascular Diseases, Obesity, Visceral
Extreme Exercise and Energy Expenditure (4E) Study
The goal of this clinical trial is to provide evidence, through an extreme exercise prescription (1,144 km of road cycling on seven consecutive days), that weight loss is not the appropriate outcome to evaluate the effects of…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Obesity, Visceral, Liver Fat, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT05895916
- Testing
- High-volume road cycling
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec, University Laval
Visceral Obesity, Atherosclerosis
Abdominal Fat and Imaging Measurements of Heart Disease
Although it is frequently mentioned in the media that overweight and obesity have reached epidemic proportions worldwide and in this country, some Canadians are perplexed and sometimes confused about the role of obesity in…
- Conditions
- Visceral Obesity, Atherosclerosis, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT01447745
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 357 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Diabetes, Hypothyroidism
Thyroid Study Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)
Background of the study: Thyroid hormones, thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3), are known to promote weight loss, which could be beneficial for treating obesity, and type 2 diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT01379170
- Testing
- Euthyrox (levothyroxine)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Obesity
Effects of Milk Proteins on Protein Synthesis in Healthy Male Subjects Fed a Hypercaloric, High Sucrose Diet
This study aims at assessing the hypothesis that dietary protein content is a major factor regulating lean body mass gain and energy expenditure during overfeeding, and thus long term body weight gain To test this hypothesis…
- Trial name
- FruMilk (NCT02168218)
- Testing
- 7-day overfeeding
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne