Clinical trials: Amino Acid
Rate of Water Appearance/Delivery in the Blood Water Balance
Effect of Amino Acid Addition to a Drink on the Appearance of Ingested Water in Body Fluids (2859)
To determine the effects of a moderate amount of amino acids on the rate of water absorption and availability as a precursor fluid for sweat.
- Trial name
- NCT05698849
- Testing
- Composition of Sports Drink
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loughborough University
Healthy Adult Males
Non- Essential Amino Acid Requirements and Metabolism in Humans
Protein is a major structural component of all cells in the body. The nutritional importance of protein is because of their amino acids.
- Trial name
- NCT02009917
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Healthy Volunteer, Urea Cycle Disorder
Safety and Tolerability of SYNB1020-CP-001
A Phase 1, First-in-human, Oral Single and Multiple Dose-Escalation, Randomized, Double-blinded, Placebo-controlled Study of SYNB1020 in Healthy Adult Volunteers to Evaluate Safety, Tolerability, Dosing, and Pharmacodynamics
- Trial name
- SYNB1020CP001 (NCT03179878)
- Testing
- SYNB1020
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Synlogic
Cow Milk Allergy
Growth of Infants With Cow's Milk Allergy Fed an Amino Acid-based Formula Containing Two Human Milk Oligosaccharides
The main aim of this study is to provide longitudinal growth data in infants with moderate-to-severe cow's milk allergy fed an amino acid-based formula with two added human milk oligosaccharides.
- Trial name
- PLATYPUS (NCT03661736)
- Testing
- Food for Specific Medical Purpose
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Phenylketonuria
Sapropterin in Individuals With Phenylketonuria
Investigators at Washington University will examine the effects of sapropterin (Kuvan) on brain and cognition in individuals with phenylketonuria (PKU) using neuropsychological and neuroimaging procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT00730080
- Testing
- Sapropterin (Kuvan)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Protein Malabsorption, Nutritional Deficiency
Bioavailability of Proteins From Plant Based Diets
Proteins play an important role as structural and functional components for the human body and prevent stunting. Protein quality has a great importance in meeting the nutritional needs of populations across the world throughout…
- Conditions
- Protein Malabsorption, Nutritional Deficiency, Nutritional Stunting
- Trial name
- NCT04866927
- Testing
- Use of stable isotopic dilution to assess protein digestibility from Faba bean and to evaluate amino acid bioavailability
- Where
- Morocco
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- International Atomic Energy Agency
Photodynamic Therapy, Protoporphyrin IX
Portable Measurement of Protoporphyrin IX in the Skin
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is increasingly used to treat superficial skin lesions, such as actinic keratosis (AK) and non-melanoma skin cancers, and has been demonstrated to be an effective and safe alternative to surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT04223570
- Testing
- Portable Apple Smart Phone Protoporphyrin IX Spectrometer Camera
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 219 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Sarcopenia
Effect of an EAA/Whey Composition on Protein Metabolism
Sarcopenia, a progressive loss of muscle mass, strength and function, is an inevitable natural process of aging. While it may be impossible to completely reverse the progress of sarcopenia, it is well established that intake of…
- Trial name
- NCT03502941
- Testing
- 6.3 g of EAAs mixture and whey protein isolate, 12.6 g of EAAs mixture and whey protein isolate, 12.6 g of whey protein isolate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Incretin Effects of Branched Chain Amino Acids
Branched chain amino acids (BCAA) are known to exert insulinogenic effect. Whether this effect is mediated by incretins (GLP-1, GIP) is not known. The aim of the study was to show incretin effect of BCAA, i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT02697305
- Testing
- IV BCAA, ORAL BCAA
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charles University, Czech Republic
Healthy Volunteers, OTC Deficiency
Study of CMP-CPS-001 in Healthy Volunteers and Participants With Abnormal Heterozygous OTC Genotype
The objective of this clinical study is to evaluate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of single and multiple ascending doses of CMP-CPS-001 administered as a subcutaneous injection in adult healthy…
- Trial name
- NCT06247670
- Testing
- CMP-CPS-001
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia, Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CAMP4 Therapeutics Corporation
Muscle Protein Synthesis, Protein Metabolism
Time Course of Postprandial Protein Metabolism
The anabolic action of 'fast' whey protein on the regulation of postprandial muscle protein synthesis has been established to be short-lived in healthy young adults.
- Trial name
- NCT04121689
- Testing
- Milk Protein Concentrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Diabetes
Effects of an Amino Acid and Chromium-picolinate Containing Drink on Glucose Metabolism on Healthy Subjects
It has previously been shown in healthy overweight subjects, that table water including a defined amount of amino acids and chromium can decrease the postprandial glucose.
- Trial name
- NCT02487680
- Testing
- Amino Acids and chromium-picolinate containing drink
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- DoubleGood AB
Healthy, Type 2 Diabetes
Forearm Immobilization in T2D
The aim of the present study is to assess the impact of short-term forearm immobilization on forearm muscle glucose uptake and amino acid net balance and kinetics in individuals with T2D compared with a control group with…
- Trial name
- FIT2D (NCT06750497)
- Testing
- Forearm immobilization
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Glucagon Resistance
The Effect of Lifestyle-induced Hepatic Steatosis on Glucagon-stimulated Amino Acid Turnover
Many patients with type 2 diabetes exhibit elevated plasma concentrations of the glucose-mobilising pancreatic hormone glucagon; i.e. hyperglucagonaemia.
- Trial name
- NCT04859322
- Testing
- Glucagon
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Malte Palm Suppli, MD
Phenylketonurias
Amino Acid Kinetics of GMP-AA in Healthy Human Volunteers
Children with phenylketonuria (PKU) are treated with a special diet supplemented with a synthetic protein based on amino acids. These have a poor taste and are inefficiently used by the body.
- Trial name
- NCT05971563
- Testing
- Casein, L-amino acids, CGMP-AA
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust
Healthy, Glutamate Receptor
PET Imaging of Brain mGluR5 Receptors Using [18F]SP203
The metabotropic glutamate subtype five (mGluR5) receptor is a protein found in the brain and is the target for the excitatory chemical messenger glutimate.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Glutamate Receptor, mGlur5 Protein, Excitatory Amino Acid Receptors
- Trial name
- NCT00538798
- Testing
- [18F]SP203
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Quad Atrophy
Trial of Essential Amino Acid Supplementation in Protein Deficient Patients Following Total Knee Arthroplasty
The goal of this trial is to assess the efficacy of essential amino acids (EAA) on muscle atrophy and malnutrition compared to a placebo in patients following a total knee arthroplasty.
- Trial name
- Amino Acid (NCT02926235)
- Testing
- Amino Acid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Phenylketonuria
MRI Spectroscopy and Neuropsychological Functioning in Phenylketonuria
This is a study about the relationship of brain biomarkers with neuropsychological functioning in PKU. All participants will undergo MRI spectroscopy, will provide a blood specimen and will receive neuropsychological testing.
- Trial name
- NCT03097250
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Exercise Training, Dietary Supplements
Egg White Supplementation in High-Intensity Functional Training
High-intensity functional training (HIFT), a new version of high-intensity interval training, has gained interest in recent years.
- Trial name
- NCT05396963
- Testing
- Egg white, Whey protein, Maltodextrin
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Psychological Phenomena: Central Fatigue
Impact of Varying Doses of Amino Acids on Exercise, Muscular and Mental Performance
A number of studies have shown that ingestion of crystalline amino acids, in particular branched chain amino acids (BCAA) can affect endurance performance, markers of muscle damage, and possibly mental focus.
- Trial name
- NCT01215396
- Testing
- AminoVital Amino Acid formulation, Amino Vital Amino Acid formulation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University