Clinical trials: Abdominal Fat
Abdominal Obesity
Physical Activity in Youth: Implications for Reversing Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes
In this randomized controlled trial, we will examine the effect of a 3-month exercise training (aerobic exercise versus resistance exercise) without calorie restriction on total and regional adiposity, and risk of type 2 diabetes…
- Trial name
- NCT00739180
- Testing
- Control, Resistance Exercise, Aerobic exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Aggression, Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity
Metabolic Effects of Antipsychotics in Children
The project aims to describe and compare the outcome of 12 weeks of prospective, randomized treatment with olanzapine, risperidone or aripiprazole on insulin action in skeletal muscle, liver and adipose tissue, abdominal fat…
- Conditions
- Aggression, Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Pervasive Development Disorders
- Trial name
- MEAC (NCT00205699)
- Testing
- risperidone, olanzapine, aripiprazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Abdominal Obesity, Physical Activity
Physical Activity in Overweight Girls: Implications for Reversing Risk Factors for Type 2 Diabetes
In this randomized controlled trial, we will examine the effect of a 3-month exercise training (aerobic exercise versus resistance exercise) without calorie restriction on total and regional adiposity, ectopic fat in the liver…
- Trial name
- NCT01323088
- Testing
- Control, Resistance Exercise, Aerobic exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes
Strength and Nutrition Outcomes for Latino Adolescents
We are conducting an intervention study to examine the effects of a 16-week exercise and diet interventions on prevention of disease, specifically type 2 diabetes and heart disease, in Latino youth.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risk, Cancer
- Trial name
- SANO LA (NCT00697580)
- Testing
- Nutrition, Strength Training & Nutrition, Circuit Training & Nutrition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Diverticulitis
Italian Study Group on Complicated Diverticulosis
Patients were recruited over a four year period from 1996 to 1999. Those admitted in the years 1996 and 1997 were retrospectively accrued from the clinical records, while patients treated between 1998 and 1999 patients were…
- Trial name
- GISDIC (NCT01276886)
- Testing
- antibiotic, Colonic resection with or without stoma
- Where
- Italy
- Sponsor
- Gruppo Italiano per lo Studio della Diverticolite Complicata
Iron Deficiency,, Anaemia,
Nutritional Transition in the Maghreb and Prevention of Obesity and Non-communicable Diseases
Problematic and state of the art Obesity and its associated non communicable diseases (NCDs) are rising rapidly in middle income countries, such as those in the Maghreb (North Africa).
- Conditions
- Iron Deficiency,, Anaemia,, Overweight,, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- Obe-Maghreb (NCT01844349)
- Where
- 2 sites in Morocco, Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 8,218 people
- Sponsor
- Agnes GARTNER
Nutritional Insufficiency
Food Energy Density in Eating Disorders
Nutritional insufficiency is defined as an inadequate amount of nutrition due to decreased food/caloric intake, often due to an eating disorder, such as anorexia nervosa or bulimia.
- Trial name
- NCT01095107
- Testing
- Low fat intake, Increased fat intake
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Glucose Intolerance, Hyperinsulinemia
Health Effects of Liposuction in Overweight Women With Elevated Insulin Levels, Impaired Glucose Tolerance and/or Type 2 Diabetes
This study is for women who have already decided to undergo liposuction at Georgetown University Medical Center in Washington, D.C.
- Conditions
- Glucose Intolerance, Hyperinsulinemia, Diabetes Mellitus, Non Insulin Dependent, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00005760
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Obesity
Effect of Recombinant Human Growth Hormone (rhGH) on Abdominal Fat and Cardiovascular Risk in Obese Girls
Teenagers and adults who are overweight or obese have an increase in fat in the abdomen, which increases their risk for diabetes and heart disease.
- Trial name
- NCT01169103
- Testing
- recombinant human growth hormone (rhGH)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Obesity, Impaired Glucose Tolerance
Effects of Rosiglitazone on the Metabolic Phenotype of Impaired Glucose Tolerance in Youth
The purpose of the study is to determine whether treatment of children and adolescents with Impaired Glucose Tolerance (IGT) with rosiglitazone will lead to improvements in insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Impaired Glucose Tolerance, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Trial name
- NCT00413335
- Testing
- Rosiglitazone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Obesity
Anthropometric Assessment of Abdominal Obesity and Health Risk in Children and Adolescents
Childhood obesity is a major public health issue, and the identification of children who are at increased risk of health problems due to their obesity is a priority for modern health care.
- Trial name
- Waist (NCT01595100)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 423 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Obesity, Obesity, Abdominal
Environmental Temperature and Human White Adipose Tissue
Obesity is characterized by excessive white adipose tissue (WAT) that increases risk for disease. About 700 million adults are obese worldwide, designating the need of reducing excessive WAT in humans and subsequently the risk…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Obesity, Abdominal, Obese
- Trial name
- NCT04037371
- Testing
- Cold exposure
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Petros Dinas
Total Parenteral Nutrition-induced Cholestasis, Cholestasis
Compassionate Use of Omegaven in Children
This is a single-assignment study to evaluate whether Omegaven (IV fish oil) is effective at treating liver disease in children on long-term IV nutrition.
- Conditions
- Total Parenteral Nutrition-induced Cholestasis, Cholestasis, Short Bowel Syndrome, Gastroschisis
- Trial name
- NCT02370251
- Testing
- Omegaven
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Abdominal Obesity
Effect of Ultrasound Cavitation Versus Whole Body Vibration on Abdominal Fat in Obese Adolescent Females
This study aims to determine the differences between the effect of ultrasound cavitation and whole-body vibration on abdominal fat in obese adolescent females
- Trial name
- NCT06529211
- Testing
- Low caloric diet, Ultrasound cavitation, Whole body vibration
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Liposarcoma, Malignant Abdominal Neoplasm
Eribulin and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Retroperitoneal Liposarcoma That Can Be Removed by Surgery
This phase Ib trials studies the side effects and best dose of eribulin mesylate when given together with radiation therapy in treating patients with retroperitoneal liposarcoma that can be removed by surgery.
- Conditions
- Liposarcoma, Malignant Abdominal Neoplasm, Malignant Retroperitoneal Neoplasm, Malignant Scrotal Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT03361436
- Testing
- Eribulin Mesylate, Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Insulin Sensitivity, Type 2 Diabetes
Exercise and Diet in Type 2 Diabetic Women
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effects of 12 weeks' increased daily physical activity versus diet restriction on regional fat distribution, insulin sensitivity and adipokines including retinol binding protein-4…
- Trial name
- NCT00763074
- Testing
- Standard life style modification for type 2 diabetes, Diet restriction, Exercise
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Eulji University Hospital
Malignant Abdominal Neoplasm, Malignant Pelvic Neoplasm
Heated Intra-peritoneal Chemotherapy With Doxorubicin and Cisplatin for Abdominal for Pelvic Tumors in Pediatric Patients
This early phase I trial studies how well heated intra-peritoneal chemotherapy with doxorubicin and cisplatin work for the treatment of abdominal or pelvic tumors that can be removed by surgery (resectable), does not respond to…
- Conditions
- Malignant Abdominal Neoplasm, Malignant Pelvic Neoplasm, Recurrent Colon Carcinoma, Recurrent Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor
- Trial name
- TOASTIT (NCT04213794)
- Testing
- Cisplatin, Cytoreductive Surgery, Doxorubicin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Cystic Fibrosis, Pancreatic Insufficiency
Use of Ultrase® MT12 in Young Cystic Fibrosis Children (CF)
Multicenter, explorative, phase IIIb, open-label study to assess the efficacy and safety of Ultrase® MT12, in the control of steatorrhea and clinical signs and symptoms of malabsorption in CF children with pancreatic…
- Trial name
- NCT00880100
- Testing
- Ultrase® MT12
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Forest Laboratories
Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Radiomics of Intra-abdominal and Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue Predict the Efficacy of Bariatric Surgery (RISABS)
Using radiomics of intra-abdominal and subcutaneous adipose tissue and clinical features to predict the weight loss efficacy and remission of type 2 diabetes mellitus after bariatric surgery.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Bariatric Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT06169033
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- China-Japan Friendship Hospital
Metabolic Syndrome
Examining the Relationship Between Tobacco Exposure, Abdominal Obesity, and Metabolic Syndrome in Adolescents (The STRONG Kids Study)
Metabolic syndrome is a term that describes a group of conditions that increase the risk of cardiovascular disease. The conditions include high blood pressure, obesity, and high cholesterol.
- Trial name
- STRONG Kids (NCT00808158)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester