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Sedentary BehaviorATANCT05758311

The Project ATA: Adipose Tissue & Adipokines

An observational study of Sedentary Behavior and Overweight, run by Dynamical Business and Science Society - DBSS International SAS at 1 site in Colombia.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

It is essential to delve deeper into the molecular and tissue aspects that allow us to recognize the roles of adipose tissue and its interaction with the musculoskeletal (i.e., adipomyokines) to facilitate the identification of biomarkers that can complement the assessment of body composition. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 to 60 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Sedentary Behavior, Overweight, Obesity
How many people
378 participants
Where
1 siteColombia
Study dates
Jan 2024to Dec 2024
Phase
Observational
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 18 to 60 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Adult

Study population: The study population will be inhabitants of both sexes with different levels of physical activity who reside in the metropolitan area of cities in Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Spain. Investigators will primarily consider university students, administrative personnel, and other potentially eligible adults of both sexes who respond to the study announcement, fulfill inclusion criteria and sign the informed consent form. To understand the prevalence or proportion of a given phenotype among adults in a city a formula based on previously reported proportions will be used to calculate the sample size.

Who may be able to join

  • People over 18 years of age (under 60 years of age).
  • People born and residing in major cities or neighboring municipalities of the metropolitan area of selected cities. The first stage will take place in Medellín (Colombia) and then continue in other cities in Colombia, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Spain according to logistics procedures.
  • Those who sign the informed consent to undergo the measurements.

Who cannot join

  • Those physically active people who exercise vigorously and systematically or at a competitive level.
  • Those diagnosed with a musculoskeletal disease and/or special condition that limits mobility during the taking of measurements (musculoskeletal injury).
  • People over 60 years of age.
  • Pregnant women.
  • People with implants or synthetic prostheses.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Diego A Bonilla, MSc contact

(57)3203352050

dabonilla@dbss.pro

Jorge L Petro, MSc contact

(57)3126096944

jlpetro@dbss.pro

Colombia1 site
  • DBSS

    Bogotá, 110311

    Diego A Bonilla

    Juan D. Ascuntar

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About this study

Official title: Adipose Tissue & Adipokines (ATA): From Laboratory to Clinical Practice - The Project ATA

It is essential to delve deeper into the molecular and tissue aspects that allow us to recognize the roles of adipose tissue and its interaction with the musculoskeletal (i.e., adipomyokines) to facilitate the identification of biomarkers that can complement the assessment of body composition. Thus, investigators posed the following research question: what characteristics of adipose tissue can investigators consider to rethink assessment for the diagnosis and treatment of obesity? The 'Project ATA' is a cross-sectional study based on the Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology-Nutritional Epidemiology (STROBE-nut) guidelines, an Extension of the STROBE Statement. The FINER strategy (Feasible, Interesting, Novel, Ethical, and Relevant) and previously published guidelines for organizing a multicenter study will be followed. The 'Project ATA' will test the associations of several morphological metrics and adipomyokines in order to both profile populations with excess body fat and to establish practical geographical-based recommendations for practitioners.

Read the detailed description

Obesity is a multifactorial disease characterized by excess and accumulation of body fat, which implies hypertrophy and hyperplasia of adipocytes (i.e. adipose tissue cells). However, obesity is not only related to lipid accumulation in adipose tissue but could also generate morpho-functional changes in other tissues. The deleterious effects of lipid accumulation in non-adipose tissues are known as lipotoxicity. Lipotoxicity generates certain metabolic alterations, which affect overall metabolic health, leading to ectopic fat accumulation (i.e. fat accumulation outside its proper place). These factors can result in an increased likelihood of chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, chronic kidney disease, and different types of cancer. There is substantial variation between individuals, some obese people may remain metabolically healthy and some lean people may have metabolic diseases. Additionally, adipose tissue in addition to having an energy storage role produces hormones that regulate different physiological processes, such as inflammatory responses, mechanical cushioning and insulation, and participation in heat production for body temperature regulation. These processes can change adaptively (or maladaptation) during the loss or gain of body mass. Importantly, insufficient adipose tissue (lipodystrophy) or adipose tissue dysfunction (e.g. obesity) leads to excessive lipid deposition in other organs such as the liver and muscle.

Obesity comprises much damage in different tissues of the organism; however, these changes are potentially reversible by taking advantage of the innate property of biological systems to favor adaptation to repeated stimuli (e.g., changes in habits and lifestyles). The particularity of obesity is the expansion of adipose tissue, although this does not always mean that it is pathological. A clear example is natural obesity in various mammals during the pre-hibernation stage and subsequent periods of high physical activity. Healthy adipose tissue expansion is accompanied by adequate capillary angiogenesis and mitochondria-centered metabolic control. On the other hand, unhealthy adipose tissue expansion is associated with capillary and mitochondrial impairment, resulting in immune cell deposition and excessive production of proinflammatory cytokines. In addition, some pathologies of metabolically healthy obese individuals have well-preserved adipose tissue function, associated with fewer comorbidities and lower mortality rates compared to lean individuals.

The reasons for studying beyond the energetic function of adipose tissue are based on the plasticity of adipose tissue and its different types (both morphological and metabolic). Traditionally, adipose tissue is classified as white adipose tissue (WAT), brown adipose tissue (BAT), and beige adipose tissue (bAT). However, other types of adipose tissue have been identified, including pink and yellow (bone marrow) adipose tissue, highlighting their physiological functions after trans-differentiation processes. It is necessary to establish an understanding of the complexity of adipose tissue and its endocrine interaction with other tissues to determine the physiological response to external stimuli (e.g., overenergetic diet, physical inactivity, sedentary lifestyle, cancer, etc.). In fact, a geographical variation of obesity and the associated risk factors has been reported by different research groups. This questions and highlights the need to improve the obesity metrics for diagnosis and monitoring.

The aim of 'Project ATA' is double: i) to profile the population with excess fat mass (overweight and obesity) using body composition data and the concentration of adipomyokines, and ii) to evaluate the association between morphophysiological and endocrine variables in order to propose practical geographical-based recommendations to assess and monitor obesity accurately.

Keywords
Body Composition, Body Fat Distribution, Biomarkers, Cardiovascular Risk, Anthropometry, Bioelectrical Impedance, Adipomyokines
Medical subject headings
Sedentary Behavior, Overweight, Obesity

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

Study groups in NCT05758311
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Multi-center studyThe study population will be inhabitants of both sexes with different levels of physical activity who reside in the metropolitan area of cities in Colombia, Mexico, Costa Rica, and Spain. The population sample will be obtained through an internal call to students and administrative personnel of universities and Smart Fit sites with an inter-institutional collaboration agreement with Dynamical Business \& Science Society (DBSS International). The first study will be carried out in Colombia.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Anthropometric Assessment

    All measurements will be performed according to the International Standards for Anthropometric Evaluation published by the International Society for the Advancement of Kineanthropometry (ISAK) to obtain basic measurements expressed in absolute data. Means will be calculated and analyzed from two measurements of anthropometric data.

    Measured: July 2023 to August 2024

  2. Anthropometry-Based Analysis of Body Composition

    The whole-body fat percentage (RFM), the sum of skinfolds, the waist girth (minimal and umbilicus), the body mass to waist girth, waist girth to stature ratios. Finally, musculoskeletal index, the skinfold-corrected muscle girths for the arm, chest, waist, thigh, and calf will be calculated according to the expression: girth - (π x skinfold).

    Measured: July 2023 to August 2024

  3. Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis

    To evaluate adult subjects with excess adiposity by foot-to-foot bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA). Estimated values of percent fat mass (FM), percent muscle mass (MA), metabolic age (ma), basal metabolic rate (BMR), and visceral fat (VFL). In addition, bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) will be performed and raw variables related to phase angle and body composition will be reported.

    Measured: July 2023 to August 2024

  4. Adipokines and blood screening

    Will be collected peripheral blood samples, where it will be taken into account serum amyloid A, resistin, leptin, adiponectin, and visfatin concentrations will be quantified by direct chemiluminescence using acridinium ester technology.

    Measured: July 2023 to August 2024

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted7 Mar 2023
  2. Study startJan 2024 (estimated)
  3. Primary completionJun 2024 (estimated)
  4. Study completionDec 2024 (estimated)

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Observational
Observational model
Other
Time perspective
Cross-sectional
Enrolment
378 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05758311
Sponsor's protocol ID
ATA_DBSS
Acronym
ATA
Status last verified
Sep 2023
First submitted
6 Feb 2023
Last updated
7 Sep 2023
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No: The data collected in this study will be used for research purposes, according to the bioethical standards established by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) and the procedures will be developed in accordance with the latest version of the Declaration of Helsinki. Investigators will not share the identity of those who participate in the research. The information investigators collect in this research project will be kept confidential, will be kept off-limits, and no one except the researchers will have access to it. Any information about the participant will have an identifying number (rather than the name) at the time of analysis. Only the researchers will know what the number is and the information will be kept confidential. It will not be shared or given to anyone except participants, a Data and Safety Monitoring Board (DSMB), or others participants authorize (e.g., physician, nutritionist).

Publications

  • Apovian CM. Obesity: definition, comorbidities, causes, and burden. Am J Manag Care. 2016 Jun;22(7 Suppl):s176-85.

    PubMed 27356115
  • Bonilla DA, De Leon LG, Alexander-Cortez P, Odriozola-Martinez A, Herrera-Amante CA, Vargas-Molina S, Petro JL. Simple anthropometry-based calculations to monitor body composition in athletes: Scoping review and reference values. Nutr Health. 2022 Mar;28(1):95-109. doi: 10.1177/02601060211002941. Epub 2021 Apr 1.

    PubMed 33792415
  • Bremner JD, Moazzami K, Wittbrodt MT, Nye JA, Lima BB, Gillespie CF, Rapaport MH, Pearce BD, Shah AJ, Vaccarino V. Diet, Stress and Mental Health. Nutrients. 2020 Aug 13;12(8):2428. doi: 10.3390/nu12082428.

    PubMed 32823562

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Sedentary Behavior and Overweight, run by Dynamical Business and Science Society - DBSS International SAS at 1 site in Colombia.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 5 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 7 Sep 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Colombia. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Diego A Bonilla, MSc ((57)3203352050, dabonilla@dbss.pro), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Anthropometric Assessment (time frame: July 2023 to August 2024). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT05758311, which also lists 3 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 7 Sep 2023.

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