Clinical trials: Leptin Resistance
Obesity, Overweight
Whey Protein Intake With and Without Exercise on Visceral Fat: The P+RISE Study
Dietary manipulation is proving to be an effective lifestyle strategy to combat the obesity epidemic. Increased dietary protein is one effective strategy.
- Trial name
- P+RISE (NCT01960335)
- Testing
- Whey Protein, Whey Protein and Resistance Exericse, Whey Protein and RISE exercise routine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Skidmore College
Overweight and Obesity
Effect of Diet Supplementation With Amaranth Protein on Mexican Children With Overweight and Obesity
The state of San Luis Potosí comprises several municipalities with diverse environmental conditions, ranging from semi-tropical to very arid zones. Arid zones have a high rate of childhood with obesity.
- Trial name
- AmProtObes (NCT07583043)
- Testing
- AmProt (amaranth protein isolate)
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Potosino De Investigacion Cientifica Y Tecnologica AC
Obesity, Leptin Resistance
Effect of Increased Free Fatty Acids on Leptin Function
Obese people have elevated levels of the hormone leptin. Despite this, they seem to be resistant to the effects of this hormone, which usually regulates appetite and energy expenditure.
- Trial name
- NCT01520454
- Testing
- Saline, Intralipid, Water
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
Benzoates - an Obesogenic Endocrine Disrupting Chemical
The benzoic acid derivatives sodium and potassium benzoate are preservatives that are commonly added to food and beverages to inhibit microbial growth and prevent spoilage.
- Trial name
- NCT03190785
- Testing
- Benzoic acid washout and exposure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity
Effect of Irvingia Gabonensis (Bush Mango)on Parameters Associated With Metabolic Syndrome
The study investigated the use and efficacy of the seeds of African bush mango (Irvingia gabonensis)to control body weight, blood lipids and hormones in overweight and obese people.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Dyslipidemia
- Trial name
- NCT00645775
- Testing
- IGOB131
- Where
- Cameroon
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gateway Health Alliance
Congestive Heart Failure, Heart Failure
Insulin Resistance : Heart Failure
Whether insulin resistance common among Chronic Heart Failure (CHF) patients in Tayside and identify factors associated with insulin resistance in CHF.
- Trial name
- NCT00486967
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Dundee
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM)
Gestational Diabetes and Human Milk Composition Study
This study aims to compare hormone levels and milk composition in women with and without gestational diabetes through postpartum human milk and blood samples.
- Trial name
- NCT07051681
- Testing
- Individualized Medical Nutrition Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Satiation, Satiety, Insulin
Plant-Based Meat Analogues and Human Health
The goal of this intervention trial is to compare the satiation effects induced by a single intake of vegan meat (VM) and genuine meat (GM) in twenty-five healthy participants, aged 25 to 50 years, from both genders.
- Conditions
- Satiation, Satiety, Insulin, Glucose, Leptin Levels
- Trial name
- VegAnimal (NCT07031752)
- Testing
- Postprandial Vegan Meat, Postprandial Meat
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Extremadura
HIV Lipodystrophy
Combination of Insulin Sensitizer and Leptin as Treatment for the HAART -Induced Metabolic Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to determine whether patients with HIV lipodystrophy (fat wasting) benefit from taking the combination of two drugs, one insulin sensitizer (either metformin or pioglitazone, both diabetes drugs) and…
- Trial name
- NCT00362440
- Testing
- Leptin, Pioglitazone or metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Insulin Resistance, Diabetes Mellitus
A Crossover Study of the Acute Effects of Olanzapine in Healthy Volunteers
The purpose of this clinical research study is to examine the acute hormonal and metabolic effects of the drug olanzapine, as well as appetite effects, in healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT00741026
- Testing
- Olanzapine 10 mg po qhs for 3 days
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM), Oxidative Stress
Impact of Chromium Supplementation on Glucido-lipidic Metabolism, Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory State in Patients with Gestational Diabetes
Our study aims to explore the influence of dietary chromium supplementation in the form of chromium picolinate, at different doses (200 µg and 400 µg per day), on the health of pregnant women with gestational diabetes.
- Conditions
- Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM), Oxidative Stress, Inflammatory Status, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- Cr and GDM (NCT06860087)
- Testing
- Oral chromium supplementation during gestational diabetes mellitus through the administration of chromium picolinate tablets (200 µg/d), Dietary Supplement: Oral chromium supplementation during gestational diabetes mellitus through the administration of chromium picolinate tablets (400 µg/d)
- Where
- Algeria
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kasdi Merbah
Obesity, Intra-Abdominal Fat
Effect of a Probiotic on Visceral Fat Accumulation
The study's main objective is to investigate if an extract containing the probiotic Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis BPL1 (CECT 8145) has a positive effect on the accumulation of abdominal visceral fat in people with…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Intra-Abdominal Fat, Subcutaneous Fat, Abdominal
- Trial name
- BIFFAT (NCT02921217)
- Testing
- Active Probiotic, Inactivated probiotic, Control
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 129 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Biopolis S.L.
Obesity, Diabetes
Calorie Restriction and Changes in Body Composition, Disease, Function, and Quality of Life in Older Adults
The investigators want to determine if the benefits of weight loss outweigh the potential risk in a group of older adults. The investigators will test the hypothesis that changes in diet composition alone or in conjunction with…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Diabetes, Hypertension, Hyperlipidemia
- Trial name
- CROSSROADS (NCT00955903)
- Testing
- Exercise, Reduced Calorie Diet, Weight Maintenance Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 167 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Metabolic Syndrome X
Study of Chronic Degenerative Diseases
The prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) in children have been increasing in parallel at an alarming rate. In particular, the increasing prevalence of type 2 DM is attributable to genetic factors, clinical…
- Trial name
- NCT02495961
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 57 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Asociación Científica Latina A.C.
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Obesity
Effects of Transcutaneous Auricular Vagus Nerve Stimulation on Obesity and Insulin Resistance
Being overweight or obese has been associated with insulin resistance contributing to an increased risk for the development of type II diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT04926415
- Testing
- taVNS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Burrell College of Health Sciences
Energy Supply; Deficiency, Carbohydrate Availability
Endocrinological and Physiological Responses to Short-term Reduced Carbohydrate Availability in Males
Using a randomised crossover design, nine weight-stable men, aged 18 - 40 years old, will be recruited via convenience sampling from the staff and student body of LJMU and local area.
- Trial name
- NCT05551455
- Testing
- Nutritional/dietary intake manipulation ('Normal'), Nutritional/dietary intake manipulation ('Low')
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool John Moores University
Energy Supply; Deficiency, Energy Balance
Effects of Acute Energy Deficit and Aerobic Exercise on Muscle Quality
10 healthy, male, participants will complete a a 5-day baseline assessment (days -5 to -1) and two consecutive 5-day periods of controlled exercise to increase oxidative capacity (3 days of aerobic exercise per period, 15 kcal/kg…
- Conditions
- Energy Supply; Deficiency, Energy Balance, Energy Availability
- Trial name
- NCT05203133
- Testing
- Energy Balance, Energy Deficit, Baseline Assessment
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool John Moores University
Healthy
Metabolic Syndrome and Leptin Level Associated With Fructose Consumption in Spain
A Food Frequency Questionnaire (FFQ), will be provided to 800 adults to assess overall fructose intake and this will be related to a number of features related to the metabolic syndrome, including serum leptin, characteristic…
- Trial name
- NCT00651001
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Mateo Orfila
Overweight, Obesity
Sweetened Beverages and Food Intake
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether beverages sweetened with fructose promote overconsumption of calories as compared to beverages sweetened with glucose or a non-caloric sweetener.
- Trial name
- NCT00475475
- Testing
- Fructose, glucose, non-caloric sweetener
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Obesity, Hyperlipidemia
Lepticore in Metabolic Syndrome and Weight Loss
Metabolic syndrome is directly related to obesity. This study investigated the use of a plant based formulation to improve on the condition of people with metabolic syndrome.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Hyperlipidemia, Hyperglycemia
- Trial name
- NCT01046968
- Testing
- Lepticore
- Where
- Cameroon
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Yaounde 1