Clinical trials: Fat Metabolism
Anorexia Nervosa Restricting Type, Anorexia Nervosa (DSM-IV Revised Criteria)
Biomarkers in EV Associated With Marrow Adiposity in Anorexia
The aim of this observational study is to identify biomarkers in extracellular vesicles associated with medullary adiposity occurring in patients with anorexia nervosa.
- Trial name
- VE_BMAT_AN (NCT06712485)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maimónides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba
Diabetes Mellitus, Type I
Effect of the Fat Content of the Bedtime Snack on Overnight Hypoglycemia
Low blood sugar at night (called nocturnal hypoglycemia), can often happen without symptoms and can last for a long time. Doctors often suggest that patients take a bedtime snack to try to prevent low blood sugar at night from…
- Trial name
- NCT00493935
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Jaeb Center for Health Research
Obesity (Disorder)
JOULE - Metabolic Adaptation to Weight Loss in Response to a Behavioural Lifestyle Program With or Without Semaglutide in Adolescents With Obesity
The Joule MARS study is a single center, randomized, open label clinical trial aiming to explore the metabolic adaptations that occur in response to weight management in adolescents with obesity.
- Trial name
- JOULE-MARS (NCT06852391)
- Testing
- Semaglutide Pen Injector, Behavioural Lifestyle Program (BLP)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Type 1 Diabetes
Additional Insulin for Fat and Protein in Children With Diabetes Study
The aims of the study are to see if additional insulin doses for the fat and protein in a meal, given at different times, improve blood glucose levels and are safe and acceptable to children with Type 1 diabetes using multiple…
- Trial name
- NCT02680054
- Testing
- Insulin, Asp(B28)-
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Type 1 Diabetes
Extended Bolus for Meals in a Closed-loop System
This study aims to evaluate whether the use of an extended bolus will improve glucose control with high-fat high protein meals using a closed-loop system.
- Trial name
- NCT05454891
- Testing
- Tandem t:slim X2 insulin pump: Extended bolus of insulin then standard bolus of insulin, Tandem t:slim X2 insulin pump: Standard bolus of insulin then extended bolus of insulin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Heart Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus
Adiposity and Fat Patterning in Black Americans
To examine the relationships of obesity and fat patterning with morbidity and mortality in Black Americans.
- Conditions
- Heart Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00005248
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Hepatic Steatosis, NAFLD
Effect of Amino Acids on Hepatic Fat Content in Adolescents (AMINOS Study)
Participants 13-18 years of age with extra fat stored in the liver will be randomly assigned to a protein supplement or placebo "fake supplement" for 2 months to see if the participants who get the protein supplement have less…
- Conditions
- Hepatic Steatosis, NAFLD, Adolescent Obesity
- Trial name
- AMINOS (NCT05935826)
- Testing
- Essential Amino Acid Supplement by Amino Co
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
MASLD, Pediatric
Ultrasound-Based Estimation of Hepatic Steatosis in Pediatric MASLD
The purpose of this study is to validate an artificial intelligence (AI)-based algorithm that estimates hepatic steatosis using ultrasound (US) B-mode images in pediatric participants with metabolic dysfunction-associated…
- Trial name
- NCT07265011
- Testing
- Ultrasound and MRI
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jae Won Choi
Insulin Resistance, Diabetes Mellitus
Thyroid Hormone to Induce Non-Insulin Mediated Glucose Disposal in People With Insulin Receptor Mutations
Background: Insulin receptor mutation causes high blood sugars and sometimes diabetes complications. Researchers want to see if thyroid hormone helps.
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Diabetes Mellitus, Abnormal Glucose Metabolism
- Trial name
- NCT02457897
- Testing
- Liothyronine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity
Effect of Low Carbohydrate Versus Low Fat Diet in the Treatment of Dyslipidemia in Obese Children With Metabolic Syndrome
Two-arm, parallel design with children between the ages of 10 - 18 with obesity and metabolic syndrome randomized (15 per group) to reduced-carbohydrate diet or a reduced-fat diet for 8 weeks.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Dyslipidemias
- Trial name
- NCT03937960
- Testing
- Carbohydrate restricted group, Standard low fat diet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Obesity
Study of Health Assessment and Risk Evaluation in Aboriginal Peoples Action Toward Obesity Prevention (SHARE-AP Action)
The purpose of this study is to develop an effective intervention strategy to prevent \& reduce obesity among a high risk cohort of Aboriginal families.
- Trial name
- NCT00334269
- Testing
- Health messaging at weekly home visits by health counsellor, Weekly home delivery of bottled spring water, Weekly afterschool physical activity program for 5-18y.o.
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 174 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Population Health Research Institute
Generalized Lipodystrophy
Efficacy and Safety of Mibavademab in Adult and Pediatric Patients With Generalized Lipodystrophy
This study is researching a new drug called mibavademab (called "study drug"). The study involves participants with a condition called Generalized Lipodystrophy (GLD).
- Trial name
- LAGO (NCT07220785)
- Testing
- Mibavademab
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Brazil and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals
Obesity and Obesity-related Medical Conditions, Menstrual Pain
Quality of Life Variations Among Adolescent Females Following Virtual Reality Games Approach
to compare the effects of virtual reality games, aerobic exercise, and dietary modifications on Quality of Life among adolescent females.
- Conditions
- Obesity and Obesity-related Medical Conditions, Menstrual Pain, Adolescent Obesity, Body Fat Composition
- Trial name
- NCT06604429
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise, Diet Advice, Virtual reality exercise
- Where
- 3 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Mina Atef Georgui Elias
HIV Infections, Healthy
Metabolism and Body Shape of Healthy Children and Children With Chronic Infections
Some HIV-infected adults develop lipodystrophy that includes significant changes in body shape, with fat losses in the face, arms and legs, and fat gain in the trunk.
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Healthy, Hyperlipidemia, Lipodystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT00001142
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 185 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Adiposity
MR Imaging of Fat Deposition in Adolescents With First Time Antipsychotic Use
This study will focus on a population of antipsychotic (AP) naïve adolescents and young adults and will measure fat accumulation in relation to exposure to atypical antipsychotic medications.
- Trial name
- NCT02744313
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Obesity
Tissue Composition of Newborn Infants of Obese and Lean Mothers
0-hypothesis: the tissue composition of newborn infants is not modified by lifestyle intervention during pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT01235676
- Testing
- diet, Exercise
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 270 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hvidovre University Hospital
Vitamin A Deficiency, Vitamin D Deficiency
Effects of Fat-soluble Vitamins Supplementation on Common Complications and Neural Development in Very Low Birth Weight Infants
Vitamins A, D, and E play important roles in humans, such as vision function, immune function, bone metabolism, cell growth and differentiation and oxidation resistance.
- Conditions
- Vitamin A Deficiency, Vitamin D Deficiency, Vitamin E Deficiency, Very Low Birth Weight Infants
- Trial name
- NCT03876704
- Testing
- High dose of fat-Soluble Vitamin, Conventional dose of fat-Soluble Vitamin
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital Xi'an Jiaotong University
Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Merosin Deficient Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
Fat and Glucose Metabolism in Fed and Fasted State in Patients With Low Skeletal Muscle Mass
In a study from 2003 the investigators showed that adult patients with very low skeletal muscle mass (spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type II, Duchenne muscular dystrophy, congenital muscular dystrophy) are prone to develop…
- Trial name
- NCT03970135
- Testing
- Fasting
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
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
Type 1 Diabetes, Adolescent
Additional Insulin for High Fat/Protein in Type 1 Diabetes
Aim: Dietary carbohydrate is the predominant macronutrient affecting postprandial blood glucose excursions, dietary fat and protein can also significantly impact the postprandial glycemic profile.
- Trial name
- NCT05152121
- Testing
- Carb and fat counting
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Ege University