Clinical trials: Body Fat Disorder
Hepatic Steatosis, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
Liver and Fat Regulation in Overweight Adolescent Girls
Women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) have increased rates of hepatic steatosis compared to weight similar women with regular menses. It is unclear if this is related to high testosterone or insulin resistance.
- Conditions
- Hepatic Steatosis, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Obesity
- Trial name
- APPLE (NCT02157974)
- Testing
- Byetta 5Mcg Pen Injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Cardiac Surgery
Epicardial Fat Immunity extRa Cellular vesicleS HearT
The FIRST study is a monocentric observational pilot study investigating the role of extracellular vesicles (EVs) derived from epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) in cardiovascular complications associated with obesity.
- Trial name
- FIRST (NCT07817667)
- Testing
- Epicardial adipose tissue biopsy, Thoracic subcutaneous adipose tissue biopsy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Obesity, Childhood, Behavior, Eating
Pediatric Obesity Management Study
Childhood obesity is a critical public health issue. Obesity in childhood is associated with many complications, including high blood pressure, type II diabetes mellitus, abnormal blood lipid values, obstructive sleep apnea…
- Trial name
- NCT05622981
- Testing
- Age-specific educational materials and monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health East
Overweight
Effect of Conjugated Linoleic Acid on Body Fat in Overweight Children
The prevalence of overweight children has increased dramatically over the last decade, and many overweight children will remain overweight as adults.
- Trial name
- NCT00575991
- Testing
- Conjugated linoleic acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Healthy, Deficiency Disease
Effects of Dietary Carbohydrate and Fat on Hormones
This study will try to determine if intake of dietary fats or carbohydrates influences the tendency to gain weight or accumulate body fat.
- Trial name
- NCT00016848
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Pregnancy
The Early and Late Contribution of Fasting and Postprandial Triglycerides on Newborn Subcutaneous and Intrahepatic Fat in Pregnancy
This study plans to learn more about how triglyceride levels in pregnancy affect newborn fat mass. Obesity in pregnancy, in the absence of gestational diabetes, is now the most common cause of large-for-gestational-age infants…
- Trial name
- NCT04394806
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Irritability
AP Metabolism Transcriptomics
It is known from the literature that treatment with antipsychotic drugs (AP) induces, even before changes in blood chemistry parameters, changes in gene transcription that are evident at the level of peripheral blood mononuclear…
- Trial name
- NCT06814314
- Testing
- Transcriptomic investigation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Obesity
Study of Serum Markers for Cardiovascular Risk in Obese Youth and Impact of Lifestyle and Medication Intervention
In Protocol #2, we will select 30 obese pubertal and 30 obese prepubertal subjects with an abnormal cytokine profile (i.e. fibrinogen and/or hsCRP concentration greater than or equal to 2 Standard Deviations (SD) above the mean…
- Trial name
- NCT00139477
- Testing
- Metformin, Dietary modification with caloric restriction, Establishment of exercise protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission
Fludarabine Phosphate, Melphalan, and Low-Dose Total-Body Irradiation Followed by Donor Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplant in Treating Patients With Hematologic Malignancies
This phase II trial studies how well giving fludarabine phosphate, melphalan, and low-dose total-body irradiation (TBI) followed by donor peripheral blood stem cell transplant (PBSCT) works in treating patients with hematologic…
- Conditions
- Accelerated Phase Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia, Adult Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in Remission, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia in Remission, Adult Acute Myeloid Leukemia With 11q23 (MLL) Abnormalities
- Trial name
- NCT01529827
- Testing
- fludarabine phosphate, melphalan, total-body irradiation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Anorexia in Adolescence, Anorexia Nervosa
3-Dimensional Optical Scanning to Assess and Monitor Malnutrition in Eating Disorders (3D-ED) Study
People with anorexia nervosa often become medically unstable because of severe malnutrition and require hospitalization for nutritional rehabilitation.
- Conditions
- Anorexia in Adolescence, Anorexia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa, Atypical, Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating/Purging Type
- Trial name
- 3D-ED (NCT07726524)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
NAFLD
Healthy Eating Through Reduction Of Excess Sugar
The purpose of the study is to determine the effect of dietary sugar reduction in obese children and examine whether there are differential effects based on genotype of a single amino acid substitution in the PNPLA3 gene that is…
- Trial name
- HEROES (NCT02948647)
- Testing
- Standard of care plus sugar-reduction education
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Overweight, Glucose Metabolism Disorders
The Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children (PANIC) Study
The Physical Activity and Nutrition in Children (PANIC) Study is a single-centre controlled trial on the effects of a combined physical activity and dietary intervention on cardiometabolic risk factors and other health outcomes…
- Conditions
- Overweight, Glucose Metabolism Disorders, Lipid Metabolism Disorders, Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- PANIC (NCT01803776)
- Testing
- lifestyle counseling
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 504 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Eastern Finland
Body Mass Index Quantitative Trait Locus 7 Disorder, Tangier Disease
Effect of High Protein Diet on Cardiovascular Diseases Risk Factors Among Overweight and Obese Children
The investigators aimed to determine the effects of HP diet on CVD risk factors among overweight and obese children.
- Trial name
- NCT01886482
- Testing
- nutrition intervention
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Isfahan University of Medical Sciences
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, Childhood, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
The QUebec Adipose and Lifestyle InvesTigation in Youth (QUALITY) Cohort
The QUebec Adipose and Lifestyle InvesTigation in Youth (QUALITY) Cohort study is a unique and comprehensive longitudinal study of 630 Caucasian children and their parents that was designed to investigate the natural history and…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Pediatric ALL
- Trial name
- QUALITY (NCT03356262)
- Volunteers
- 630 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
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
Hepatic Steatosis, Bariatric Surgery Candidate
Hepatic Mitochondrial Function in Youth
Assess the impact of bariatric surgery on hepatic energy metabolism and glucose and insulin dynamics in obese youth
- Conditions
- Hepatic Steatosis, Bariatric Surgery Candidate, Adolescent Obesity, Obesity
- Trial name
- MANGO (NCT03587727)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Hyperlipidemia in Children
Virtual Reality Intervention in Children With Hyperlipidemia
Children with hyperlipidemia have elevated blood lipid levels, which increase the risk of developing cardiovascular diseases later in life.
- Trial name
- NCT07344389
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Training, Conventional Physiotherapy
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Adolescent Obesity, Eating Behaviors
Mindful Eating Intervention Using EATS UP App: Effects on Body Composition and Insulin Resistance in Obese Adolescents
The goal of this experimental study is to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a Mindful Eating Intervention (MEI) model integrated with the digital application EatsUp for improving body fat percentage among obese…
- Conditions
- Adolescent Obesity, Eating Behaviors, Nutrition Status, Blood Glucose
- Trial name
- NCT06821555
- Testing
- Nutrition and Physical Activity Education with Mindful Eating Intervention, Nutrition and Physical Activity Education
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Physical Inactivity, Dyslipidemia
Implementation Facilitation of Exercise is Medicine Greenville
A public health priority exists for the U.S. healthcare sector to integrate physical activity (PA) as a part of the patient care model.
- Conditions
- Physical Inactivity, Dyslipidemia, Obesity and Overweight, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT07340580
- Testing
- Clinic Implementation Facilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Carolina