Clinical trials: Lipoprotein Metabolism
Hyperlipidemia
The Effect of Intranasal Insulin on Hepatic and Intestinal Triglyceride-rich Lipoprotein Production
This study compares the effect of insulin given as a nasal spray with a placebo. Insulin is a chemical messenger (hormone) in the body that controls fat (triglyceride) levels in the blood by controlling the amount of fat made by…
- Trial name
- LPNI (NCT03141827)
- Testing
- Insulin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Moderate Hypertriglyceridemia.
Lovaza Mechanisms of Action
High levels of triglycerides is a common abnormality found in patients with diabetes and also cardiovascular disease, and may contribute to the risk for both.
- Trial name
- NCT01301794
- Testing
- Omega 3 fatty acid (Lovaza)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Hypercholesterolemia
Study Assessing Safety, Immunogenicity and LDLc -Lowering Activity of 2 PCSK9 Targeting AFFITOPE Vaccines in Healthy Subjects
Study AFF012 is a single blind, single-center, randomized, placebo-controlled, parallel group, phase I clinical trial of repeated administration by subcutaneous injection of a single dose of one of two different proprotein…
- Trial name
- AFF012 (NCT02508896)
- Testing
- AFFITOPE® AT04A+adjuvant, AFFITOPE® AT06A+adjuvant, Adjuvant without active component
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Affiris AG
Metabolic Syndrome
The High Density Lipoprotein and Endothelial Function, Niacin and Nitric Oxide Study (The High-Ennd Study)
The aim of the present study is to characterize novel mechanisms whereby HDL may exert potent vasculoprotective effects independent of reverse cholesterol transport, in particular the effect of HDL on the regulation of the…
- Trial name
- NCT00346970
- Testing
- Extended-Release Niacin
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hannover Medical School
Lipid Metabolism, Insulin Resistance
Metabolic Study of Concentric and Eccentric Muscle Training
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the metabolic and anti-inflammatory effects of eccentric endurance exercise and to compare them with those of concentric exercise in healthy sedentary individuals.
- Conditions
- Lipid Metabolism, Insulin Resistance, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT00386854
- Testing
- physical training
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vorarlberg Institute for Vascular Investigation and Treatment
Overweight and Obesity
Dietary Treatment Study of Fat Synthesis and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
The purpose of this study is to find out how the amount of fat or sugar in a person's diet, or the number of meals eaten each day, affect the amount of fat that people's bodies make, the types of fats in the bloodstream, and how…
- Trial name
- NCT02075710
- Testing
- High sugar/meal feed, High sugar/nibble, High fat/meal feed
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Dyslipidemia, Hypercholesterolemia
A Study to Evaluate Fasting/Postprandial Serum Apolipoprotein B-48 (ApoB-48) Levels in Diabetic Participants With Normal to Moderately High Low Density Lipoprotein-C (LDL-C) Levels (MK-0653A-259 AM1)
This study will evaluate whether fasting/postprandial serum ApoB-48 levels are increased in diabetic participants compared to nondiabetic participants with the same range of serum LDL-C levels, and whether ApoB-48 levels can be…
- Trial name
- NCT01333436
- Testing
- Test Meal
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Organon and Co
Dyslipidemia
Study of Trilipix Effects on Lipids and Arteries
Fibrates reduce atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease events. A major mechanism of this benefit appears to be their ability to raise plasma high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), especially in patients with high…
- Trial name
- NCT01025492
- Testing
- Trilipix
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Hypercholesterolemia
Effect of Alirocumab on Lipid Metabolism in Adults With Elevated LDL-Cholesterol
Primary Objective: To assess the effects of subcutaneous (SC) doses of alirocumab on the elimination (measured by Fractional Clearance Rate (FCR)) of apolipoprotein B (apoB) in low density lipoprotein (LDL) in adults with mildly…
- Trial name
- NCT01959971
- Testing
- alirocumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanofi
Hypertriglyceridemia
Effects of Amino Acids on Regional Lipid Metabolism
Elevated fat level in blood is a risk factor for coronary heart disease, a major cause of death in America. The overall goal of this project is to test a novel treatment using nutrient (amino acid) supplementation against this…
- Trial name
- NCT01150188
- Testing
- Amino acids
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Cardiovascular Diseases, Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease
Lipoprotein (a) and Vascular Regenerative Cell Content
Lp(a)-VRCE is an observational, cross sectional study looking at vessel reparative stem cell content in people with and without elevated lipoprotein (a) [Lp(a)].
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Atherosclerosis Cardiovascular Disease, Ischemic Heart Disease, Dyslipidemia
- Trial name
- Lp(a)-VRCE (NCT06626659)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Canadian Medical and Surgical Knowledge Translation Research Group
Overweight, Cardiovascular Diseases
Effect of Amount and Type of Dietary Carbohydrates on Risk for Cardiovascular Heart Disease and Diabetes
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) and diabetes are health conditions that are strongly influenced by a person's diet. Although the best diet to prevent CVD and diabetes is uncertain, reducing intake of saturated and transunsaturated…
- Trial name
- NCT00608049
- Testing
- High carbohydrate and low glycemic index (GI) diet, Low carbohydrate and low GI diet, High carbohydrate and high GI diet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 189 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency
Postprandial Fatty Acid Metabolism in Subjects With Lipoprotein Lipase Deficiency
Lipoprotein lipase (LPL) is an enzyme that plays an important role in removing triglycerides (TG) (molecules that transport dietary fat) from the blood.
- Trial name
- AGL12 (NCT04227678)
- Testing
- Heparin, liquid meal
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Dyslipidemias, Obesity
Evaluation of Milk Polar Lipids in Dyslipidemic Adults With Abdominal Obesity
The major objective of this project is to examine whether daily consumption of milk polar lipids (MPLs) influences cardiometabolic risk factors.
- Trial name
- NCT05700916
- Testing
- Milk Polar Lipid-Rich Dairy Powder, Dairy Powder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Connecticut
Type 2 Diabetes, Dyslipidemia
The Effect of Type 2 Diabetes and Dietary Regulation on VLDL1-and VLDL2-triglyceride Metabolism
In this study the investigators wish to compare Very Low-Density Lipoprotein (VLDL) kinetics in type 2 diabetic males and healthy males postabsorptive and during hyperinsulinemia.
- Trial name
- NCT01564550
- Testing
- Insulin, diet, no diet
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Adiposity, Insulin Sensitivity
The Sweet Kids Study (Stevia on Weight and Energy Effect Over Time)
This is an 8 to14-week three-arm randomized controlled in children 8 to 12 years old. The main purpose of the study is to evaluate if stevia has benefits for weight control and metabolic function relative to caloric sweeteners…
- Conditions
- Adiposity, Insulin Sensitivity, Weight Gain, Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- NCT05992688
- Testing
- Sucrose sweetened beverage, Stevia sweetened beverages, Calorie free flavored water beverage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arkansas Children's Hospital Research Institute
Hyperlipidemias
L-NMMA on GLP-2 Mediated Intestinal Lipoprotein Release
The gut is able to retain some fat for many hours after a fatty meal. The gut hormone glucagon-like peptide-2 (GLP-2) is known to release these fat stores in the gut, but it is not known how GLP-2 achieves this.
- Trial name
- LNMMA (NCT03534661)
- Testing
- Teduglutide + Normal Saline, Teduglutide + L-NMMA
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Healthy Participants
A Study to Investigate Safety, Tolerability, Pharmacokinetics, and Pharmacodynamics With AZD0780 Following Repeated Dose Administration in Healthy Adults With Elevated LDL-C Levels
The purpose of this study is to evaluate pharmacodynamics (PD) of AZD0780 compared with placebo by assessment of low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol (LDL-C) levels following repeated oral dosing in healthy adults with elevated…
- Trial name
- NCT07423598
- Testing
- AZD0780
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Obesity, Overweight
Effect of Calcium/Vitamin D Supplementation on Body Weight and Fat Loss.
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of calcium/vitamin D supplementation (Caltrate 600 +D®) on body weight loss during a weight-reducing program
- Trial name
- NCT00353054
- Testing
- Caltrate® 600 + D, Weight loss intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Diabetes, Obesity
Glycemic Index - Variability Among Individuals
The purpose of this study is to determine the variability in glycemic index determinations for individual foods and food combinations.
- Conditions
- Diabetes, Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01023646
- Testing
- Carbohydrate + Protein, Carbohydrate + Fat, Fiber
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tufts University