Clinical trials: Resting Energy Expenditure
Resting Heart Rate, Blood Glucose Control
Assessing the Effects of Cool Roofs on Indoor Environments and Health
Ambient air temperatures in Asian, Latin American, African, and Pacific climate hotspots have broken record highs in 2024, driven by man-made climate change. Solutions are needed to reduce heat exposure in communities.
- Conditions
- Resting Heart Rate, Blood Glucose Control, Depression, Heat-related Symptoms
- Trial name
- REFLECT (NCT06579950)
- Testing
- Cool roof
- Where
- 5 sites in Burkina Faso, Fiji and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 3,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aditi Bunker
Bone Metabolism, Electrolyte Metabolism
Salty Life 7 Study: Effect of High Salt Intake on Several Physiological Systems in Immobilisation
The Salty Life 7 study aimed to examine the effect of a high salt (sodium chloride, NaCl) intake on different forms of sodium retention, acid-base balance and bone metabolism and other influenced physiological systems.
- Conditions
- Bone Metabolism, Electrolyte Metabolism, Acid-Base Metabolism, Energy Metabolism
- Trial name
- SL7 (NCT01183299)
- Testing
- Dietary salt intake
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DLR German Aerospace Center
Appetitive Behavior
The Effect of Fat Mass, Fat-free Mass and Resting Metabolic Rate on Energy Intake
The present study was based on secondary analysis using the non-intervention control conditions of five separate studies with common measures.
- Trial name
- NCT03319615
- Testing
- Dietary energy restriction
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 242 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leeds
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
Physiologic Effect of Spices Ingestion
Human studies have shown that capsaicin, a compound extracted from chilly peppers, can stimulate certain physiologic functions (for example, energy expenditure, thermogenesis, lipid oxidation, heart rate, etc.).
- Trial name
- NCT02193438
- Testing
- Spices intake
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Resting Heart Rate, Blood Glucose Control
Assessing the Effects of Cool Roofs on Indoor Environments and Health in Tavua, Fiji
Ambient air temperatures in Fiji are increasing due to climate change. Solutions are needed to build heat resilience in communities and adapt.
- Conditions
- Resting Heart Rate, Blood Glucose Control, Depression, Heat-related Symptoms
- Trial name
- NCT07592117
- Testing
- Cool roof
- Where
- Fiji
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aditi Bunker
Healthy, Body Weight
IC-BASAROTs: New Practice Method for More Accurate Bed-side Assessment of Individual Energy Expenditure
Assessment of resting energy expenditure (REE) by indirect calorimetry (IC) in 1400 healthy individuals for arithmetical transformation into an bedside tool to estimate energy requirements in dietary practice (BASAROTs).
- Conditions
- Healthy, Body Weight, Overweight, Thinness
- Trial name
- NCT02682537
- Where
- 6 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Applied Sciences Neubrandenburg
Resting Energy Expenditure
Effects of Xanthohumol on Resting Energy Expenditure and Substrate Oxidation in Healthy Women
The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of Xanthohumol on resting energy expenditure and substrate oxidation in healthy women.
- Trial name
- NCT05711212
- Testing
- micellar solubilized Xanthohumol
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bonn
Liver Cirrhoses
Indirect Calorimeter Based Study in Patients With Liver Cirrhosis
Part I- Observational study In the first part , investigator would investigate and compare the energy requirements and substrate utilization in healthy subjects and in patients with liver cirrhosis of various etiologies across…
- Trial name
- METALIC (NCT03871894)
- Testing
- Indirect calorimetry based nutritional intervention till patient in ICU(Intensive care unit), Standard and fixed nutritional intervention till patient in ICU
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, India
Body Composition, Physical Fitness
Metabolic Cost of Bodyweight Training
In this study, the investigators will be able to estimate the metabolic cost of several foundational bodyweight training exercises.
- Conditions
- Body Composition, Physical Fitness, Energy Expenditure, Resting Metabolic Rate
- Trial name
- BWT-UTH (NCT05221203)
- Testing
- TR-30, TR-45
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly
Heathly Volunteers
Role of a Mitochondrial Receptor in Blood Sugar Regulation
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether a single dose of XBD173, a medicine that binds to a protein called the 18 kiloDalton Translocator Protein (TSPO), affects how the body processes glucose in healthy volunteers…
- Trial name
- G-TSPO (NCT07682233)
- Testing
- XBD173
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Postmenopausal Metabolic Health
Physical Activity and Basal Metabolic Rate in Postmenopausal Women
The primary purpose of this study is to expand research on the effects of physical activity on basal metabolic rate (BMR) in healthy postmenopausal women, and to further compare the effects of long-term habitual exercise to the…
- Trial name
- NCT01550536
- Testing
- Resistance and aerobic exercise
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Pseudohypoparathyroidism Type 1A, Albright Hereditary Osteodystrophy
Energy Expenditure and Body Composition in Pseudohypoparathyroidism 1a
The investigators would like to learn more about the metabolic consequences of pseudohypoparathyroidism type 1a in children, adolescents and adults with this condition.
- Trial name
- NCT01398774
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 519 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Obesity
The Acute Effect of Grains of Paradise (Aframomum Melegueta) on REE
Grains of paradise (Aframomumu melegueta) (GP), also known as Guinea pepper or Alligator pepper, belongs to the Zingiberaceae family, which is native to West Africa.
- Trial name
- NCT03894137
- Testing
- Grains of Paradise (Aframomum Melegueta)
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Plexus Worldwide
Diet Modification
Influence of Flavonoids and Caffeine Supplementation on Resting Metabolism
The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of ingesting caffeine and mixed flavonoids (4 capsules, split between breakfast and lunch) on energy expenditure and fat oxidation in a metabolic chamber with 20 women…
- Trial name
- NCT03752125
- Testing
- Flavonoid, caffeine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Appalachian State University
Body Composition, Physical Fitness
Metabolic Cost of Battle Rope Training
In this study, the investigators will be able to estimate the metabolic cost of several foundational battle rope training exercises.
- Conditions
- Body Composition, Physical Fitness, Energy Expenditure, Resting Metabolic Rate
- Trial name
- BRT-UTH (NCT05412498)
- Testing
- BR-30, BR-45
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly
Resting Energy Expenditure, Thermogenesis
MIrabegron and Physiological Function in Cold Environments
Many Navy diving operations are performed in cold water. Despite technical advances to improve thermal protection for cold water diving, these applications are cumbersome and do not provide complete thermal protection as thermal…
- Conditions
- Resting Energy Expenditure, Thermogenesis, Brown Adipose Tissue
- Trial name
- NCT05990387
- Testing
- Mirabegron
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Obesity
Weight Loss Composition and Metabolic Adaptation During Hypocaloric Dieting
Weight loss induced by hypocaloric dietary interventions is commonly accompanied by reductions in resting metabolic rate (RMR), a phenomenon often described as metabolic adaptation.
- Trial name
- NCT07627256
- Testing
- Hypocaloric Diet
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tel Aviv University
Whole Body Energy Metabolism
Effects of 12 Weeks of Omega 3 Supplementation on Resting Metabolic Rate
Fatty acids are the main components of the cell membranes. It has been demonstrated that diet can alter the characteristics and function of many membranes in the body, which has an effect on cardiovascular and metabolic health.
- Trial name
- NCT02092649
- Testing
- Omega-3 Complete
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Guelph
Healthy Volunteers
Study of Human Non-Shivering Thermogenesis and Basal Metabolic Rate
Background: Changes in how a person's body burns energy or calories can affect their weight over time. The lowest level of energy the body needs to function is called basal metabolic rate.
- Trial name
- NCT01950520
- Testing
- Propranolol, Pindolol, Dantrolene
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)