Clinical trials: Adipose Tissue Inflammation
Inflammation, Aging
Impact of Ageing on Adipose, Muscle and Systemic Inflammation
The accumulation and dysfunction of excess adipose (fat) tissue that occurs with ageing is associated with a number of chronic inflammatory disorders such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease but the underlying…
- Trial name
- NCT02777138
- Testing
- Maintaining a normal daily living lifestyle
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bath
Lipodystrophy, Cellulitis
Shock Waves for Treatment of Gynoid Lipodystrophy and Localized Fat
PURPOSE: To evaluate the efficacy of shock waves extracorporea in improving body contour,decrease fat localized and appearance of gynoid lipodystrophy.
- Conditions
- Lipodystrophy, Cellulitis, Adiposity
- Trial name
- ESWT (NCT03275259)
- Testing
- THORK Shock Wave® (Extracorporeal shock waves)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indústria Brasileira Equipamentos Médicos - IBRAMED
Type 2 Diabetes, Inflammation
Effect of Alcohol on Cephalic Phase Reflex and Gene Expression
Moderate alcohol consumption has consistently been associated with lowered risk of developing type two diabetes mellitus compared to abstainers and heavy drinkers.
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Inflammation, Carbohydrate&Lipid Metabolism, Oral Processing
- Trial name
- AR22 (NCT00652405)
- Testing
- alcohol
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TNO
Healthy
Obesity and Adipose Tissue Inflammation in Pregnant Mothers
To date very little research has been conducted on pregnant mothers. Research shows that mothers with obesity and gestational diabetes have children who have a higher risk of later developing obesity and diabetes compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT03412981
- Testing
- pregnant mothers
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Vitamin D Deficiency, Obesity
Vitamin D and Adipose Tissue Inflammation
Chronic, low-grade adipose tissue inflammation is a major risk factor for type 2 diabetes mellitus. The cause of adipose tissue inflammation has remained largely unclear.
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Intestinal Permeability
- Trial name
- NCT01477034
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
Obese
Monounsaturated Fatty Acids and Brown/Beige Adipose Tissue in Humans
Considering the high prevalence of obesity its comorbidities in Brazil and in the world, different therapeutic measures have been suggested.
- Trial name
- NCT03024359
- Testing
- Extra virgin olive oil
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Campinas, Brazil
Obesity
Human Intestinal Microbiota in Obesity and Nutritional Transition
The objectives of this study are: 1-To qualify the relationship between the gut microbiota and the host nutritional and metabolic status during dietary transition.2-To define the impact of nutritional transition on the intestinal…
- Trial name
- Micro-Obes (NCT01314690)
- Testing
- Caloric transition
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ceprodi S.A. Kot
Inflammation, Obesity
Systemic and White Adipose Tissue Inflammatory Profile in Lean Versus Obese Individuals
This study will compare the systemic and white adipose tissue inflammatory profile of individuals who are classified as lean and obese.
- Conditions
- Inflammation, Obesity, Inflammatory Response, Cardiovascular Risk Factor
- Trial name
- NCT04078776
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loughborough University
Obesity
Pilot Study for Noninvasive Spectroscopic Detection of Adipose Tissue Inflammation in Obesity
This study will test the potential of two techniques using light properties of adipose tissue to diagnose crown-like structures and inflammation to be compared with pathologic examination of adipose tissue biopsies from ongoing…
- Trial name
- NCT01900366
- Testing
- Fat Biopsy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rockefeller University
Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity
Acute Effects of Glucose Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide (GIP) on Subcutaneous Adipose Tissue
This clinical, randomized, cross-over study in obese healthy subjects aimed to analyse the acute effects of the incretin hormon Glucose Dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide (GIP) on metabolic parameters and gene expression in…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity, Insulin Sensitivity
- Trial name
- NCT00774488
- Testing
- Glucose dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP)
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- German Institute of Human Nutrition
NAFLD
Effects of Overfeeding Followed by Weight Loss on Liver Fat Content and Adipose Tissue Inflammation
A. BACKGROUND Accumulation of fat in the liver due to non-alcoholic causes (NAFLD) is associated with hepatic insulin resistance, which impairs the ability of insulin to inhibit the production of glucose and VLDL .
- Trial name
- NCT02133144
- Testing
- overeating fat, overeating carbohydrate
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Helsinki
Metabolism Disorder, Adiposity
Effect of Exercise and Omega-3 on Metabolic Health in Elderly
The aim of this project is to investigate in elderly women, the effect of combined aerobic and resistive training and concomitant supplementation with omega-3 fatty acids on adipogenesis, metabolic functions and pro-inflammatory…
- Conditions
- Metabolism Disorder, Adiposity, Inflammatory Response
- Trial name
- EXODYA (NCT03386461)
- Testing
- Exercise training, omega 3 supplementation
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charles University, Czech Republic
Sleep Deprivation
Study on the Mechanism of Central Obesity Induced by Sleep Restriction and the Therapeutic Effect of n-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid: a Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled Trial (COSPA Study)
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial aims to investigate whether n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) supplementation attenuates abdominal visceral fat accumulation induced by experimental sleep restriction.
- Trial name
- NCT07897097
- Testing
- n-3 PUFA Supplementation, Experimental Sleep Restriction
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beijing Anzhen Hospital
Obesity
The Effect of HMB Supplementation on Adipose Tissue Inflammation and Metabolism
This study will determine the effects of supplementing beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) on body composition and strength changes during weight loss.
- Trial name
- NCT02717013
- Testing
- HMB
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Metabolic Technologies Inc.
Cardiac Arrest, Inflammation
Immunoinflammatory Response in Post Cardiac Arrest Syndrome (PCAS)
This is a prospective, observational study to investigate molecular mechanisms mediating the systemic inflammatory process, and changes to metabolism, and their impact on brain injury, survival, and functional outcomes after…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest, Inflammation, Obesity, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)
- Trial name
- PCAS (NCT02664831)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- MaineHealth
Obesity, Metabolic Diseases
Fibrosis a New Pathological Actor in Adipose Tissue
Adipose tissue (AT) has specific alterations in obesity in particular increased fibrosis amount compared to lean subjects. Fibrosis amount measured by immunohistochemistry on adipose biopsies appears to to predict weight loss…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Metabolic Diseases, Fibrosis, Body Weight
- Trial name
- fibrota (NCT01655017)
- Testing
- biopsy
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 281 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Healthy, Type 2 Diabetes
Study of Gene Activity in Fat and Muscle in Diabetics and Healthy Controls
The aim of the present protocol is to study gene activity in fat and muscle tissue in type 2 diabetics and healthy volunteers after injection of E.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Type 2 Diabetes, Endotoxemia
- Trial name
- NCT00412906
- Testing
- Escherichia Coli Endotoxin
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Breast Lesions, Breast Cyst
Survey of Optical Values of the Breast Using Radiation-Free Pressure-Free Optical Scanning
The purposes of this study is to establish normal optical values of breast tissue in the general population. This will allow for establishing normals for breast composition, and is expected to be useful in the classification of…
- Conditions
- Breast Lesions, Breast Cyst, Early-Stage Breast Cancer, Benign Growth, Breast
- Trial name
- NCT00671385
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Spectros Corporation
Obesity
Taurine Supplementation and Training Effects on Energy Metabolism, Inflammation and Oxidative Stress in Obese Women
Taurine supplementation researches have increased due to its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory actions, and its ability to modulate lipid metabolism by stimulating the expression of proteins that regulates mitochondrial…
- Trial name
- Taurine (NCT04279600)
- Testing
- Taurine, Exercise training
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Childhood Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Leipzig Adipose Tissue Childhood Cohort
In this study the investigators hypothesize that pathological alterations in adipose tissue biology already occur during the development and progression of obesity in children and adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT02208141
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leipzig