Clinical trials: Body Composition
Prehypertension, Blood Pressure
The Effects of a Jump Rope Exercise Program on Vascular Health, Inflammatory Markers in Prehypertensive Adolescent Girls
The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a 12-week jump rope exercise program on blood pressure, arterial stiffness, vasodilating and vasoconstricting factors, inflammatory markers, and body composition in…
- Conditions
- Prehypertension, Blood Pressure, Abdominal Obesity, Adiposity
- Trial name
- NCT03534427
- Testing
- Jump rope exercise intervention
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pusan National University
Healthy Elderly
Generation of Prediction Equations for BIA of the Elderly
The objective of the study is to develop prediction equations for calculating Fat-Free Mass FFM, Total Body Water TBW, Extracellular Water ECW, Visceral Adipose Tissue VAT, total Skeletal Muscle Mass SMM and segmental SMM in a…
- Trial name
- NCT04028648
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seca GmbH & Co. Kg.
Spinal Cord Injury
Resistance Training and Testosterone After Spinal Cord Injury
The goal of this proposal is to investigate the efficacy of a complimentary approach of evoked resistance training and testosterone replacement therapy on the changes in body composition and metabolic profile after SCI.
- Trial name
- NCT01652040
- Testing
- Resistance Training and Testosterone Patches, Testosterone Patches
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Pediatric Obesity
Body Composition Changes With Albuterol and Caffeine Versus Placebo in Adolescents
The purpose of this study is to determine whether taking a combination of caffeine and albuterol three times per day will increase muscle and decrease fat in your child's body and to determine how these medications make your…
- Trial name
- CAMP (NCT02740660)
- Testing
- Caffeine 100mg / Albuterol 4mg, Family weight management counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Obesity, Morbid, Gastric Bypass
Effects of Gastric Bypass Surgery and Calcium Metabolism and the Skeleton
Obesity is a chronic illness of staggering proportions. Because weight loss through diet and exercise is difficult to attain and maintain, there has been escalating interest in bariatric surgery, including Roux-en-Y gastric…
- Trial name
- NCT01330914
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Acromegaly
Effects of Sandostatin LAR® in Acromegaly
This study aims primarily to determine the effect Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) normalization into current IGF-I normal ranges with Sandostatin LAR® therapy on biochemical metabolic, cardiovascular and body composition…
- Trial name
- NCT01424241
- Testing
- Sandostatin LAR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Overweight and Obesity
IgG-mediated Food Test for Weight Loss
This study assessed the effect of an IgG-mediated food sensitivity test in combination with a food elimination diet on body composition and secondary outcomes in people who were overweight.
- Trial name
- NCT01592071
- Testing
- Replace reactive foods with non-reactive foods
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Morbid Obesity, Liver Fat
Low-calorie Diet and Body Composition Prior to Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass
Losing weight before undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) surgery may reduce liver fat content and size thereby improving surgical outcomes.
- Trial name
- LCD (NCT02144597)
- Testing
- Liquid formula low-calorie diet (LCD), Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), Control diet
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Metformin for Ectopic Fat Deposition and Metabolic Markers in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
This project, "A double-blind placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial assessing the efficacy of metformin for hepatic fat in adolescents and young adults with polycystic ovary syndrome", proposes exploring the use of novel…
- Conditions
- Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT02500147
- Testing
- Metformin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyle
Exercise After Clinically Significant Weight Loss
The Prescribed Exercise to Reduce Recidivism After Weight Loss Pilot (PREVAIL-P) study will evaluate the effect of aerobic exercise training amount on weight maintenance following clinically significant weight loss.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyle, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- PREVAIL-P (NCT03685123)
- Testing
- Physical activity recommendations, Weight maintenance recommendations, OPTIFAST weight loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Obesity
EQW, DAPA, EQW/DAPA, DAPA/MET ER and PHEN/TPM ER in Obese Women With PolycysticOvary Syndrome (PCOS)
This is a randomized, single-blind, parallel 5 treatment group 24-week trial designed to directly compare the therapeutic effects of exenatide once weekly (EQW), dapagliflozin (DAPA), EQW plus DAPA, combined DAPA/metformin…
- Trial name
- NCT02635386
- Testing
- Exenatide once weekly (EQW ), Dapagliflozin (DAPA), EQW plus DAPA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 119 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Woman's
Hypogonadism
Testosterone Replacement in Men With Diabetes and Obesity
The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of having testosterone deficiency in men with diabetes and with obesity. The study will also evaluate the effect of testosterone therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT01127659
- Testing
- testosterone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 137 people
- Sponsor
- University at Buffalo
Asthma
Utilizing CT Based Imaging Parameters of Body Composition to Understand Heterogeneity of Response to Biologic Therapies in Severe Asthma Cohorts
This study will utilize University of Michigan EMR data to form a retrospective cohort of severe asthma patients on biologic therapies for asthma with computed tomography (CT) imaging and known outcomes on therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT06922760
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 233 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Healthy Volunteers
Dose-Response of Gonadal Steroids and Bone Turnover in Older Men
The purpose of this study is to determine the levels of testosterone and/or estradiol at which changes in bone turnover, body composition, strength, sexual function etc. begin to occur in older men.
- Trial name
- NCT00114114
- Testing
- Testosterone, Goserelin acetate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 177 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Healthy Diet
Effect of Ultra Processed Versus Unprocessed Diets on Energy Intake
Background: Eating too much processed food is believed to lead to obesity. But the effect of processed food on energy intake has not been carefully studied.
- Trial name
- NCT03407053
- Testing
- Ultra-processed diet, Unprocessed diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Aging, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Effect of GLP1 Receptor Agonists on Physical Function, Body Composition, and Markers of Aging in Older Adults
Semaglutide is a medication approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as an antihyperglycemic (a drug that reduces glucoses in those with diabetes) and for weight management.
- Conditions
- Aging, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, PreDiabetes, Overweight and Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT05786521
- Testing
- Semaglutide Injectable Product, Lifestyle Counseling
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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
Down Syndrome, Trisomy 21
Down Syndrome Metabolic Health Study
The purpose of this research study is to determine which measures best capture cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and type 2 diabetes (T2DM) risk in children and adolescents with Down syndrome (DS).
- Trial name
- NCT01821300
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 257 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Brown Adipose Tissue, Body Composition
Measurement of Body Fat in Infants
Up to 10 infants will complete the study aimed to establish a technique for measuring whole body adiposity and brown adipose tissue in infant subjects using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry and magnetic resonance imaging…
- Trial name
- Baby Fat Pilot (NCT03490227)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Bone Density, Body Composition
VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL: Effects on Bone Structure and Architecture (VITAL)
The VITamin D and OmegA-3 TriaL (VITAL; NCT 01169259) is a randomized clinical trial in 25,871 U.S. men and women investigating whether taking daily dietary supplements of vitamin D3 (2000 IU) or fish oil (1 gram of omega-3 fatty…
- Conditions
- Bone Density, Body Composition, Bone Health
- Trial name
- VITAL (NCT01747447)
- Testing
- omega-3 fatty acids (fish oil), Vitamin D3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 771 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital