Clinical trials: Visceral Fat
Obesity
Efficacy of Increasing Physical Activity to Reduce Children's Visceral Fat
The purpose of this trial is to examine whether adding greater physical activity to standard family-based behavioral pediatric obesity treatment decreases the amount of visceral fat among treated overweight children.
- Trial name
- ADVANCE (NCT00359957)
- Testing
- Pediatric Obesity Intervention (STANDARD), Pediatric Obesity Intervention + High Activity (ADDED)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Vitamin D Deficiency
Association of Vitamin D Status With Metabolic Markers in Adolescents With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
This prospective cross-sectional case-control study aims to investigate the relationship between serum vitamin D levels, visceral adipose tissue (VAT) thickness, and metabolic parameters in adolescents diagnosed with polycystic…
- Conditions
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Vitamin D Deficiency, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT06970821
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bagcilar Training and Research Hospital
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)
Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumor, Malignant
Molecular Characterization of Perivascular Epithelioid Cell Tumors
Perivascular epithelioid cell tumors (PEComas) are rare and are characterized by the expression of myomelanocytic markers. They are a complex family that includes angiomyolipomas, lymphangioleiomyomatoses and other soft tissue…
- Trial name
- PEComesCells (NCT05617105)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Gastric Cancer
Impact of Preoperative VFA on Intraoperative Adverse Events in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Radical Gastrectomy
Preoperative visceral fat area (VFA) is associated with an increased incidence of postoperative complications in gastric cancer (GC). However, the relationship between VFA and intraoperative adverse events (iAEs) remains unclear.
- Trial name
- NCT06506331
- Volunteers
- 490 people
- Sponsor
- Fujian Medical University
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
Obesity
Effects of Exercise Intensity in Obese Children and Adolescents
The prevalence of paediatric obesity has increased over the last two decades and with it, an increased diagnosis of lifestyle-related diseases in children and adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT01991106
- Testing
- High intensity interval training, Moderate intensity continuous training, Nutritional advice
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia, Norway
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
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)
Weight, Body Fat Disorder
Clinical Trial of Transtek Body Fat Analyzer (GBF-835-N2 & Other 7 Models)
The clinical protocol of the clinical testing of this device: 1. Objective of the test: To verify the functions and efficiency of devices. 2. Test methods and procedures: Comparison Test. 3.
- Trial name
- 15001Analy (NCT02345109)
- Testing
- Transtek DUT, Reference
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Leo Wang
Transgender
Body Composition Assessment in Transgender Population.
Gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT) is a fundamental component of medical transition in transgender men, promoting body composition changes that align physical characteristics with gender identity and alleviate gender…
- Trial name
- BIVATRANS (NCT07481942)
- Testing
- gender affirming hormone therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Celia Bañuls
Cardiometabolic Risk, Visceral Fat
Visceral Fat and Cardiometabolic Risk
The present study showed that the 75th percentile of visceral fat area in boys and girls is the optimal cutoff for screening cardiometabolic risk and its clustering, but the 80th percentile is the optimal cutoff for hyperglycemia…
- Conditions
- Cardiometabolic Risk, Visceral Fat, Cohort Study
- Trial name
- NCT06554262
- Testing
- No intervention
- Volunteers
- 18,938 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Capital Medical University
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
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
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Visceral Fat, Metabolic Rate, and CHD Risk in Young Adults
To measure visceral (intraabdominal) fat by computerized tomography (CT) scan and to measure resting metabolic rate by indirect calorimetry in 400 CARDIA subjects, ages 28-40 years (100 of each race/gender group) from the…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Coronary Disease, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00005388
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Uremia, End Stage Renal Disease on Dialysis
Independent Effects of Visceral Adipose Volume and Density on Patient Survival in Peritoneal Dialysis
It was VAT volume predict patient outcome, while VAT density predicted baseline membrane function in PD patients and reflected peritoneal vascular density and local inflammation status.
- Trial name
- NCT07086430
- Volunteers
- 358 people
- Sponsor
- RenJi Hospital
ccRCC
Visceral Fat Area as a Prognostic Biomarker in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Multicenter Study on Postoperative Survival
This retrospective study included 1030 patients with clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) who underwent radical or partial nephrectomy at Wuhan Union Hospital from 2014 to 2023.
- Trial name
- NCT06791863
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,030 people
- Sponsor
- Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension
Safety and Efficacy of Xenical in Children and Adolescents With Obesity-Related Diseases
Obesity is a condition affecting one-third off the U.S. population and is a major risk actor for the development of Type 2 diabetes, hyperlipidemia (increased levels of fat in the blood), hypertension (high blood pressure), and…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Metabolic Disease, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT00001723
- Testing
- Orlistat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Jack Yanovski
Pediatric Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Metabolic Effect of Metformin in Obese Insulin Resistant Adolescents With Normal Glucose Tolerance
The primary objective of this randomized, parallel group, double-blind, placebo-controlled study is to determine whether treatment with metformin enhances insulin sensitivity in a group of ethnically diverse obese…
- Conditions
- Pediatric Obesity, Insulin Resistance, Hyperinsulinemia
- Trial name
- NCT00667498
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Malnutrition
Body Composition Changes During Stem Cell Transplantation: The Case Of Lymphoma Patients
Skeletal Muscle Index (SMI) and Visceral Adipose Ratio (VAR) assess body composition changes and disclose malnutrition risk effectively.
- Conditions
- Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Malnutrition, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT02983643
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
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