Clinical trials: Ghrelin
Overweight, Obesity
The Beneficial Effects of a Protein-rich Breakfast on Appetite Control & Cognition in Overweight and Obese Adolescents
The purpose of this study is to assess whether the daily addition of a protein-rich breakfast leads to beneficial changes in appetite control, food intake regulation,and cognitive function in overweight \& obese 'breakfast…
- Trial name
- NCT01192100
- Testing
- Breakfast Skipping, Normal Protein Breakfast Meals, Protein-rich Breakfast Meals
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Prader Willi Syndrome, Syndromic Obesity
Prader-Willi Syndrome Macronutrient Study
The overall objective is to explore the mechanisms by which macronutrients regulate food intake and weight gain in Prader Willi Syndrome (PWS).
- Conditions
- Prader Willi Syndrome, Syndromic Obesity, Childhood Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT02011360
- Testing
- Low Carbohydrate diet, Low Fat diet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Prader Willi Syndrome, Obesity
Characterization of Transcriptional Regulators of Ghrelin Hormone Which Causes Genetic Obesity
The problem point of the Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) patient is the obesity which is intense and the plasma ghrelin level which increases unusual from the recently PWS patients was discovered.
- Trial name
- NCT01404624
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Hyperphagia, Prader-Willi Syndrome
Prader-Willi Syndrome and Appetite
Excessive weight gain is a cardinal feature of Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) for which there is presently no effective treatment. It is caused by increased appetite, decreased perception of satiety and obsessive and compulsive…
- Trial name
- NCT00175305
- Testing
- Sandostatin LAR
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Obesity, Prader Willi Syndrome
Macronutrient Regulation of Ghrelin and Peptide YY
The hyperghrelinemia of children with PWS provides a unique model by which to explore the hormonal and metabolic effects of orexigenic hormones in normal and pathologic conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT02464514
- Testing
- High carbohydrate meal, High fat meal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Weight Loss
Weight Loss and Appetite Reduction After Percutaneous Electrical Stimulation Dermatome T6
The patients are randomized into 4 groups : Patients undergoing PENS of dermatome T6 in and a 1200 Kcal diet (Group 1), Patients undergoing PENS T6 and a 2000 Kcal/day, Patients undergoing transcutaneous electrical…
- Trial name
- NCT02810925
- Testing
- PENS T6, TENS T11/T12, Hypocaloric 1200 Kcal/day diet
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital General Universitario Elche
Growth Hormone Deficiency
A Long-Term Safety Trial of LUM-201 in Children With Idiopathic Growth Hormone Deficiency Who Have Previously Completed a LUM-201 Clinical Trial (OraGrowtH211)
This is a multi-national trial. The trial aims to study the long-term safety of LUM-201 in subjects with Idiopathic Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency (iPGHD).
- Trial name
- OraGrowtH211 (NCT05796440)
- Testing
- LUM-201
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Lumos Pharma
In Utero Growth Retardation, Sleeve Gastrectomy
Determinant of Fetal Growth Retardation After Sleeve Gastrectomy: Involvement of Ghrelin
The aim of the study is to determine, in pregnant women who have undergone sleeve gastrectomy (SG), whether ghrelin changes could be involved in in utero growth restriction (IUGR) and whether therefore a correlation between…
- Conditions
- In Utero Growth Retardation, Sleeve Gastrectomy, Bariatric Surgery Status Complicating Pregnancy
- Trial name
- FG-SLEEVE (NCT05977790)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Anorexia Nervosa, Adipokines
Adipokines and Ghrelin Concentrations in Different Stages of Anorexia Nervosa
The aim of this study is to determine serum concentrations of adiponectin (ApN), leptin and ghrelin in different stages of anorectic patients and to evaluate their relationships between biochemical, hormonal and anthropometric…
- Trial name
- NCT00602264
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Growth Hormone Deficiency
Phase 2 Study of LUM-201 in Children With Growth Hormone Deficiency (OraGrowtH210 Trial)
This is a multi-national trial. The goals of the trial are to study LUM-201 as a possible treatment for Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency (PGHD) and investigate a predictive enrichment marker (PEM) strategy to select subjects…
- Trial name
- OraGrowtH210 (NCT04614337)
- Testing
- LUM-201, rhGH Norditropin® pen (34 µg/kg)
- Where
- 43 sites in United States, Australia and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Lumos Pharma
Idiopathic Short Stature, Failure to Thrive
Ghrelin Levels in Children With Poor Growth
The investigators hypothesize that low serum ghrelin levels may characterize a group of patients with poor weight gain and/or linear growth who do not have any other identified cause for growth failure.
- Trial name
- NCT01070173
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Tripler Army Medical Center
Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa
Studies of Neuroendocrine and Energy Metabolism in Patients With Eating Disorders
This study aims to investigate neuroendocrine, autonomic functioning, and energy metabolism in patients with eating disorder and their relationships with psychopathology of eating disorders (eating patterns, depression, and…
- Trial name
- NCT00631605
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Prader-Willi Syndrome, Hyperphagia
Effects of Livoletide (AZP-531) on Food-related Behaviors in Patients With Prader-Willi Syndrome
This Phase 2b/3 double-blind, placebo-controlled study will evaluate the safety, tolerability, and effects of livoletide on food-related behaviors in patients with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS).
- Trial name
- ZEPHYR (NCT03790865)
- Testing
- Livoletide
- Where
- 37 sites in United States, Australia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 158 people
- Sponsor
- Millendo Therapeutics SAS
Prader-Willi Syndrome, Obesity
Plasma Adiponectin Level and Vascular Endothelial and Smooth Muscle Cell Function in Children With Prader-Willi Syndrome
Context: Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a genetic disorder characterized by childhood-onset obesity and endocrine dysfunction that leads to cardiovascular disability and early death within the first 3 decades of life.
- Trial name
- NCT01479322
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Obesity, Short Stature
Study of the Molecular Basis in the Pathophysiology of Food Intake and Growth in Children
Obesity, now a global epidemic, is a leading cause of illness and mortality in the developed world. To better understand the pathophysiological mechanisms that underlie weight disorders, increasing attention is being paid to…
- Trial name
- Ghrelin (NCT00830141)
- Volunteers
- 259 people
- Sponsor
- HaEmek Medical Center, Israel
Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD)
Phase 3 Study of LUM-201 in Children With Growth Hormone Deficiency
The OraGrowtH Phase 3 Trial is a multi-national trial. The goals of the trial are to study LUM-201 as a treatment for Pediatric Growth Hormone Deficiency (PGHD) in naive to treatment children and validate the LUM-201 predictive…
- Trial name
- NCT06948214
- Testing
- LUM-201
- Where
- 55 sites in United States, Argentina and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Lumos Pharma
Feeding Difficulty
The Association of Hormones and Peptides With Nutritional Consequences in Children With Feeding Difficulty.
To study the role of ghrelin, leptin, adiponectin, neuropeptide Y (NPY), orexin A, IGF-1, IGFBP-1, IGFBP-3, and corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) in the nutritional status in children with feeding difficulty, and further to…
- Trial name
- NCT03045978
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Prader-Willi Syndrome
Octreotide Therapy in Children and Young Adults With Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS)
The purpose of this study is to investigate over a 6 month period the effect of octreotide therapy on food intake, sense of hunger, body weight, body composition, efficiency of burning calories, biomarkers of weight regulation…
- Trial name
- NCT00399893
- Testing
- Octreotide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Sleep, Obesity
Effects of Sleep Duration on Eating and Activity Behaviors
The purpose of the proposed study is to determine whether the amount children sleep is associated with changes in hormones, hunger, motivation to eat, and food intake.
- Trial name
- NCT01030107
- Testing
- Increase Sleep, Decrease Sleep
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Miriam Hospital
Ghrelin
Effects of a 12-week Combined Exercise Program on Ghrelins in Obese Adolescent Girls
This study aimed to explore the effects of a 12-week combined exercise on ghrelin O acyl transferase, acylated ghrelin and desacylated ghrelin levels in obese girls.
- Trial name
- NCT04447391
- Testing
- Combined exercise program, Control
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital