Clinical trials: Leptin Resistance
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
Effects of Leptin Replacement in Children
To assess the endocrine and immune effects of leptin replacement in leptin-deficient children, from a consanguineous family. The hypothesis is that leptin replacement will have significant effects on endocrine function.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes
- Trial name
- NCT00659828
- Testing
- Recombinant methionyl human leptin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Hypoleptinemia, Generalized Lipodystrophy
Trial of Leptin Replacement Therapy in Patients With Lipodystrophy
Lipodystrophies represent a therapeutic challenge with regards to insulin resistance, hypertriglyceridemia and fatty liver which often is coupled with significant adipose tissue loss.
- Conditions
- Hypoleptinemia, Generalized Lipodystrophy, Partial Lipodystrophy, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT00896298
- Testing
- Leptin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center