Clinical trials: Energy Expenditure
Liver Disease, Fatty Liver
Dynamic Post-Prandial Metabolism in Patients With Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Background: Metabolism refers to the many chemical pathways by which various compounds, including food, are processed and used in the body.
- Trial name
- NCT02520609
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Fasting
The Meta-SHIFT Study: How Metabolic Shift Shapes Human Immunometabolism - a Fasting Trial
During fasting, the body shifts from using carbohydrates to relying more on fat as its main source of energy. This process is known as the 'metabolic shift'.
- Trial name
- Meta-SHIFT (NCT07527208)
- Testing
- Fasting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Influence of Therapeutic Hypothermia on Resting Energy Expenditure
The purpose of this study is the evaluation of the influence of therapeutic hypothermia on resting energy expenditure (REE) in patients after cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
- Trial name
- NCT00500825
- Testing
- Measurement of Resting Energy Expenditure
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Energy Expenditure
Workload of Water Polo Players Following a Phosphorus Manipulated High Carbohydrate Meal
Phosphorus is a widely used sport supplement. Most athletes who use it follow a phosphorus loading approach which consists of a weeklong phosphorus intake of 3-4 gr per day for optimal effect.
- Trial name
- NCT03101215
- Testing
- phosphorus
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Healthy
Importance of the GH/IGF-1 Axis for Human Substrate and Energy Metabolism During Calorie Restriction
This study will investigate whether growth hormone is modulated by the enzyme SIRT1 and by that is stimulating lipolysis on expense of IGF-I production.
- Trial name
- NCT01209429
- Testing
- GH hormone infusion, 42 hour fast, 12 hour fast
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Narcolepsy
Body Weight Regulation in Patients With Narcolepsy
This study will measure energy expenditure (the rate at which the body burns calories), physical activity and caloric intake in people with narcolepsy to learn more about how the risk of becoming overweight or diabetic may be…
- Trial name
- NCT00283894
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Obesity, Diabetes
Effects of High-Dose Resveratrol in Non-Diabetic Obese Males
The primary aim of our study was to examine the effects of two weeks of oral resveratrol on resting energy expenditure and insulin sensitivity in non-diabetic obese male subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT02247596
- Testing
- Resveratrol
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Healthy
Pilot Study for Determination of Total Energy Expenditure and Fat Oxidation in Children
The purpose of this study is to determine energy expenditure and fat oxidation in 2 year old children.
- Trial name
- NCT02340286
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Intestinal Metabolic Reprogramming as a Key Mechanism of Gastric Bypass in Humans
The purpose of this research study is to determine how gastric bypass surgery effects metabolism in obesity and Type 2 Diabetes.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Endocrine System Diseases, Glucose Metabolism Disorders
- Trial name
- NCT02710370
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Amputation, Artificial Limbs
Kinematic, Kinetic, and Metabolic Comparison of Bilateral Transfemoral Ambulation With Passive Versus Powered Prosthetic Devices
The purpose of this descriptive and exploratory pilot study is to investigate: (1) sagittal plane hip kinematics and kinetics and (2) metabolic consumption/cost, for bilateral transfemoral walking with passive prostheses versus…
- Conditions
- Amputation, Artificial Limbs, Energy Expenditure, Kinetics
- Trial name
- NCT02366702
- Testing
- Lower Limb Powered Knee-Ankle Prosthesis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Southern California Institute for Research and Education
Energy Expenditure
Energy Cost of Posture Maintenance, Ethnic Differences and the Influence of Metabolic State
The purpose of this study is to determine the magnitude of changes in energy expenditure and respiratory quotient (RQ) during sitting and standing in Asian men.
- Trial name
- NCT03378115
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation
Gastritis
The Metabolic Contribution of the Human Microbiota to Resting Energy Expenditure
The purpose of our study is to evaluate the metabolic contribution of the human microbiota to resting energy expenditure
- Trial name
- A-P-REE (NCT00487955)
- Testing
- Resting Energy Expenditure examination
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Bone Remodeling, Energy Metabolism
Retrospective Monocentric Evaluation of Biomarkers Associated With Bone, Muscle and Energy Metabolism
Bone is a metabolically active tissue undergoing continuous remodeling through the coordinated actions of osteoclasts (resorption), osteoblasts (formation), and osteocytes (regulation).
- Trial name
- OVAD (NCT07454252)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IRCCS San Raffaele
Child, Critical Illness
Measuring the Metabolic Cost of Fever
Fever is part of the body's immune response, often triggered by infection. Fever is commonly treated with medicines such as paracetamol, mainly because people feel unwell with fever.
- Conditions
- Child, Critical Illness, Fever
- Trial name
- IGUANA (NCT02939781)
- Testing
- Indirect calorimetry
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Critical Illness
The Impact of IC-Guided Feeding Protocol on Clinical Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients (The IC-Study)
Adequate nutritional support is an essential element for achieving favourable outcomes in critically ill patients. Therefore, an accurate determination of patients' energy needs is required to optimize nutritional support and…
- Trial name
- NCT04479254
- Testing
- Enteral Nutrients ( Nutren Optimum, Nutren Diabetes, Novasource Renal ), Parenteral Nutrient ( Smofkabiven)
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- International Islamic University Malaysia
Spinal Cord Injury, Acute
Investigating the Energy Expenditure of Acute Spinal Cord Injured Patients
It is recognised that weight gain is a common problem in patients with a spinal cord injury and can lead to an increased incidence of metabolic syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT03661294
- Testing
- GE Healthcare Metabolic Oxygenator
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
COVID-19, Obesity
Resting Energy Expenditure of the COronaVirus (COVID19) Patient in Reanimation Context
Compare the resting energy expenditure of COVID-19 patients (obese or non-obese) in intensive care unit with mechanical ventilation to a control group of non-COVID-19 intensive care patients.
- Trial name
- RECOVERY (NCT04391686)
- Testing
- indirect calorimetry
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Arras
Obesity, Weight Loss
Metabolic and Behavioural Effects of CONTRAVE as Potential Mechanisms of Weight Loss in Adults With Obesity
Obesity is a common chronic disease linked with increased risk for other illnesses and earlier death. Our team and others have shown that many bodily and psychological changes occur when individuals are on calorie-restricted…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Weight Loss, Weight Management, Dietary Intervention
- Trial name
- NCT06809166
- Testing
- Contrave, Diet Program
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The Royal's Institute of Mental Health Research
Whole Body and Skeletal Muscle Energy Metabolism
Fish Oil Supplementation, Resting Energy Expenditure, Skeletal Muscle Membrane Composition and Metabolism in Elderly Subjects.
Resting metabolic rate (RMR) declines by 1-2% per decade after 20 years of age. This reduction is linked to a decrease in fat free mass (FFM) (10-20%) and the rate of energy expenditure of tissues (Manini 2010).
- Trial name
- NCT02338401
- Testing
- Omega-3 Complete
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Guelph
Energy Metabolism, Energy Expenditure
Calorie Balance Monitoring and Analysis of Body Composition and Hydration Status
The investigators are developing two new medical instruments: 1. the Intelligent Sensor Belt (ISB), and 2. the Body Composition and Hydration Status Analyzer (BC-HS-A).
- Conditions
- Energy Metabolism, Energy Expenditure, Body Composition, Body Fluids
- Trial name
- PCMMS (NCT00823329)
- Testing
- cardiac stress testing with an exercise machine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ori Diagnostic Instruments LLC