Clinical trials: Fat Free Mass
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
Body Composition
Validity and Reliability of Commercially Available Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis Devices
The purpose of this data collection is to establish the validity and reliability of several different commercially available bioelectrical impedance analysis devices that are used to estimate body composition.
- Trial name
- CBIA (NCT05026697)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University
Obesity
Protein Supplementation and Fat Mass Loss
Investigators examined the associations between whey protein supplementation before meals with energy balance and body composition.
- Trial name
- NCT03678701
- Testing
- Pre-meal 100% whey protein intake
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University
Energy Expenditure, Body Composition
Energy Expenditure and Body Composition of Infants and Young Children (6-24 Months Old) in Asia
This project is a collaboration between International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), FAO Regional Office for Asia and The Pacific, and Mahidol University, Thailand to carry out the study on doubly-labeled water for assessment of…
- Conditions
- Energy Expenditure, Body Composition, Infants and Young Children, Infant and Young Child Feeding
- Trial name
- NCT06287697
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 391 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Obesity
GLP-1s to Enhance Lasting Optimal Weight
The goal of this study is to examine how tirzepatide affects body composition, bone health, and physical performance in older adults over a nine-month period.
- Trial name
- GLOW (NCT06861439)
- Testing
- Tirzepatide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Hip Fracture, Arthrosis
Preventing Loss of Weight, Fat Free Mass and Activities of Daily Living
Malnutrition of elder orthopaedic patients leads to weight loss and loss of fat free mass. Changes in the individual's nutritional status and body composition may adversely affect the patient's postoperative level of activity.
- Trial name
- NCT00373971
- Testing
- Involving the patients in their own nutritional care
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 252 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Bariatric Surgery, Fat Free Mass
Protein Supplementation and Resistance Training to Prevent Fat-Free Mass Loss Following Metabolic-Bariatric Surgery
The goal of this clinical trial is to investigate the effects of daily protein supplementation and participation in a weekly supervised resistance training program on the prevention of excessive muscle mass loss following…
- Trial name
- ENRICHED (NCT07156552)
- Testing
- Resistance exercise training and protein supplementation
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Overweight, Obesity
Effect of the Prescription of 10,000 Steps Per Day Using a Pedometer APP in the Body Composition of Overweight Adults
This study aimed the effect of the Accupedo pedometer smartphone app intervention, with goal setting of walking prescription of 10,000 steps per day, in overweight adults.
- Trial name
- NCT03845478
- Testing
- Control Group (CG), Intervention Group (IG)
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Córdoba
Muscle Loss
Preservation of Fat Free Mass During Weight Loss
In this study, we aimed to examine the effect of whey protein supplementation given before night sleep on Fat Free Mass (FFM) preservation during a 4 wk period on Very Low Caloric Diet (VLCD).
- Trial name
- NCT03102372
- Testing
- Whey protein supplementation, walking program, Very Low Calorie Diet
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Hip Arthritis, Sarcopenia
Effects of Whey and Collagen on FFM, Muscle Strength and Wound Healing in Elderly Surgical Patients
The purpose of the study is to compare the effect of whey protein and collagen on fat free mass, muscle strength, functional ability, wound healing and life quality in elderly patients undergoing elective knee- or hip surgery…
- Conditions
- Hip Arthritis, Sarcopenia, Knee Arthritis
- Trial name
- NCT04496856
- Testing
- Whey protein and Collagen supplementation
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Critical Illness
Protein Dosing Strategies in Critically Ill Patients: Comparing Actual Body Weight and Fat-Free Mass Approaches in an Observational Cohort Study
This study investigates how different methods of calculating protein intake affect recovery and muscle preservation in critically ill patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
- Trial name
- NCT07312708
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 620 people
- Sponsor
- Gelderse Vallei Hospital
Fat-free Masss, Muscle Strength
Effects of Fish Oil and Resistance Training on Muscle Mass and Function
This study consists of a free-living, 6-week fish oil (FO) or placebo (PLA) supplementation intervention alongside participants' habitual resistance exercise training (RET) regimens.
- Conditions
- Fat-free Masss, Muscle Strength, Neuromuscular Function
- Trial name
- NCT04245332
- Testing
- Fish oil, Coconut oil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rowan University
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
FODEPOC Study: Fat-free Mass Index in Copd
General Objective: To compare the prognostic value of the FODE scale for COPD exacerbations, where the fat-free mass index (FFMI) will be measured instead of the body mass index (BMI) in the BODE scale.
- Trial name
- FODEPOC (NCT05853081)
- Testing
- Bioelectrical impedance analysis
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 237 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañon
Anorexia in Adolescence, Anorexia Nervosa
3-Dimensional Optical Scanning to Assess and Monitor Malnutrition in Eating Disorders (3D-ED) Study
People with anorexia nervosa often become medically unstable because of severe malnutrition and require hospitalization for nutritional rehabilitation.
- Conditions
- Anorexia in Adolescence, Anorexia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa, Atypical, Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating/Purging Type
- Trial name
- 3D-ED (NCT07726524)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Obesity (Disorder)
Tirzepatide vs Liraglutide in Bone
This prospective cohort study investigates the effects of tirzepatide versus liraglutide on bone turnover markers and body composition in adults with class 3 obesity, characterised by Body Mass Index (BMI) ≥40 kg/m².
- Trial name
- TiLi-BONE (NCT07094568)
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Pain
Collagen Peptide Supplementation and Lifelong Athletes
The aim of the current research is to evaluate the effects of 6 and 9 months of Solugel® supplementation on joint mobility, comfort, performance, body composition and related biomarkers of joint and bone health in older life-long…
- Trial name
- NCT05751005
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida State University
Healthy
Creatine Timing on Resistance Training Adaptations in College Athletes
While the use of creatine monohydrate supplementation and its associated benefits are well researched and supported, the impact of the timing of when creatine is ingested is a highly nuanced topic.
- Trial name
- NCT05451498
- Testing
- Creatine, Maltodextrin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
Morbid Obesity
Treatment of Low Metabolic Rate Following Bariatric Surgery
Purpose is to determine the effect of ephedrine and caffeine, on metabolic rate and weight loss after bariatric surgery. Approximately 40% of patients struggle with their weight loss rate, or metabolic rate, after bariatric…
- Trial name
- NCT01596907
- Testing
- Ephedrine sulfate with caffeine, cellulose
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 218 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Weight Loss Surgery, LLC
Obesity
Enteroprotein Modified Fast ( EMF )
The purposes of the esperience is: 1. to verify the safety of protein sparing modified fast(PSMF) by enteral route ( EMF )performed in cycles of ten days/months for six months 2.
- Trial name
- EMF (NCT01538654)
- Testing
- enteral protein tube feeding in obese
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Samir G. Sukkar
Weight Loss, Weight Change
Body Composition & REE Responses to Bariatric Surgery
The aim of this study is to measure important components of weight change in patients who underwent bariatric surgery on measures of fat mass and its distribution and fat-free mass (FFM) (bone mineral density, skeletal muscle…
- Trial name
- NCT00682058
- Testing
- Follow-up post-bariatric surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University