Clinical trials: Insulin Sensitivity/Resistance
Insulin Resistance
Effect of Weight Loss on Brain Insulin Sensitivity in Humans
Obesity if known to be associated with brain insulin resistance in humans. This condition has not only implication for the brain but also for whole-body energy homeostasis.
- Trial name
- NCT02991365
- Testing
- nasal insulin
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Healthy
Peripheral Effects of Endotoxin on Insulin Resistance
The aim of the study is to isolate the direct effects of endotoxin on glucose, lipid and protein metabolism. Eight healthy volunteers are enrolled.
- Trial name
- NCT00929136
- Testing
- USP endotoxin
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Insulin Resistance
The Effect of 12-week Circuit Training on Insulin Sensitivity and Endothelial Function in Women With Insulin Resistance
During the last 10 years many studies concerning the impact of physical training on whole-body insulin sensitivity have been published, but there is a lack of an extended investigation on the potential clinical benefits of novel…
- Trial name
- NCT04528693
- Testing
- Circuit training (combination of strength and endurance exercises)
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Poznan University of Physical Education
Metabolic Syndrome
Low Dose Growth Hormone Treatment in Subjects With Metabolic Syndrome.
Study hypothesis: Low dose growth hormone (GH), through its generation of free 'bioavailable' insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I, can improve insulin sensitivity and the metabolic profile of subjects with metabolic syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT00720616
- Testing
- Norditropin
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Insulin Resistance
Effects of Carnitine Supplementation on Liver and Muscle
It will be evaluated whether carnitine, a dietary supplement, reduces liver fat and improves metabolism in individuals who have a high concentration of fat within their liver.
- Trial name
- ECLIPSE (NCT03439917)
- Testing
- L-Carnitine tartrate, Meal Replacement Drink, Maltodextrin
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Obesity, Energy Balance
Activity, Adiposity, and Appetite in Adolescents 2 Intervention
The objective of the study is to quantify the relationship between physical activity, metabolic function, and appetite in adolescents.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Energy Balance, Appetite, Metabolism
- Trial name
- AAAA2INT (NCT05443347)
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise, Newsletter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Prediabetic State, Obesity
Pancreatic Islet Function, Insulin Sensitivity, and Chronic Complications in Pre-Diabetes
We, the investigators at National Taiwan University Hospital, want to compare patients' islet cell function, insulin sensitivity and risk of chronic complications with normal subjects.
- Conditions
- Prediabetic State, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome X
- Trial name
- NCT00172796
- Where
- Taiwan
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Obesity, Abdominal, Insulin Sensitivity
Metabolic Health Improvement Program: Effects of a Workplace Sugary Beverages Sales Ban and Motivational Counseling
The purpose of the study is to test the impact of a multilevel workplace intervention (hospital-wide sales ban on sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs) and individual-level brief counseling) on employee health.
- Trial name
- MHIP (NCT05972109)
- Testing
- Workplace SSB sales ban, Brief Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 604 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Insulin Resistance
Coffee and Metabolic Health Outcomes
The purpose of the study is to investigate the long-term (24 weeks) effects of coffee consumption on insulin sensitivity in insulin resistant individuals.
- Trial name
- COMETH (NCT01738399)
- Testing
- Coffee
- Where
- 2 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 128 people
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Diabetes Mellitus, Endocrine System Diseases
Soluble Epoxide Hydrolase Inhibition and Insulin Resistance
The purpose of this study is to test how soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH) inhibition with GSK2256294 affects tissue sEH activity and insulin sensitivity.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Endocrine System Diseases, Glucose Metabolism Disorders, PreDiabetes
- Trial name
- NCT03486223
- Testing
- GSK2256294
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Diabetes Mellitus, Insulin Sensitivity
A Study to Evaluate the Effect of Retatrutide on Insulin Secretion and Insulin Sensitivity in Adult Participants With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
The primary objective of Study GZQG is to compare the effect of retatrutide and placebo on total clamp disposition index (cDI) after 28 weeks of treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT06982859
- Testing
- Retatrutide, Semaglutide
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Mild Cognitive Impairment, Alzheimer's Disease
SNIFF 120: Study of Nasal Insulin to Fight Forgetfulness (120 Days)
The purpose of this study is to find out if insulin, when administered as a "nasal spray" into the nasal passages, improves memory in adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or Alzheimer's disease.
- Trial name
- SNIFF 120 (NCT00438568)
- Testing
- Regular Insulin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 173 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Insulin Sensitivity
Mechanism of Microbiome-induced Insulin Resistance in Humans (Aim 1)
The purpose of this study is to determine insulin sensitivity in individuals that are lean normal glucose tolerant subjects after consumption of a normal low fat diet and after a high fat diet and to explore the effects of high…
- Trial name
- MicroB1 (NCT02124759)
- Testing
- Sevelamer, Synbiotic, Maltodextrin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Insulin Resistance
Acupuncture to Treat Insulin Resistance in Women With and Without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
The central hypothesis is that acupuncture break the vicious circle of androgen excess and reverse insulin resistance and improve health related quality of life and affective symptoms in overweight and obese women with and…
- Trial name
- PCOS-AcupIR (NCT01457209)
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Göteborg University
Laparoscopic Abdominal Surgery
Pre-operative Carbohydrate Drink to Preserve Peri-operative Insulin Sensitivity
Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS) pathways include multiple evidence-based interventions delivered throughout the peri-operative period that aim to attenuate the surgical stress response and support rapid physiologic and…
- Trial name
- NCT02673502
- Testing
- simple carbohydrate drink, complex carbohydrate drink
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Insulin Sensitivity, Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Bisphenol A and Muscle Insulin Sensitivity
This study examine oral bisphenol A consumption on muscle insulin sensitivity and hepatic glucose suppression. Half of the participants will receive a diet plus BPA and the other half will receive a diet plus no bisphenol A.
- Conditions
- Insulin Sensitivity, Glucose Metabolism Disorders, Microtia
- Trial name
- NCT03771066
- Testing
- bisphenol A
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
Obesity
Saturated Fat Versus Monounsaturated Fat and Insulin Action
High intakes of saturated fat are associated with diabetes. Our work has shown that the two most common fatty acids in the North American diet, palmitic acid (saturated fat) and oleic acid (monounsaturated fat) are metabolized…
- Trial name
- NCT01612234
- Testing
- High palmitate or high oleate diet.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Overweight
NEAT and Insulin Sensitivity
The effect of Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT) or inactivity on insulin sensitivity and lipid metabolism is unclear. Research recently published shows that activities associated with everyday activities, summarized as…
- Trial name
- NCT01299311
- Testing
- NEAT, Exercise
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Normal Weight, Overweight and Obesity
Effect of GLP1 Receptor Agonist on Brain Insulin Responsiveness
The overarching goal of the current study is to investigate the effect of GLP-1 on brain insulin responsiveness in a randomized, single-blinded, within subject cross-over study design.
- Conditions
- Normal Weight, Overweight and Obesity, Insulin Sensitivity, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT06487832
- Testing
- Subcutaneous GLP1-RA
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Insulin Resistance
Endocrine and Menstrual Disturbances in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a common endocrine disorder in reproductive age women, which causes disordered follicle growth and ovulation resulting in infertility.
- Conditions
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Insulin Resistance, Vitamin D Deficiency, Obesity
- Trial name
- EMDPCOS (NCT03652987)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- St George's, University of London