Clinical trials: Body Fat Composition
Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Glycemic Variability
Impact of Dietary Fat and Menstrual Cycle Phases in Type 1 Diabetes
This clinical trial aims to evaluate how variations in dietary fat content and hormonal status influence postprandial glycemic response in individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D), with a special focus on women.
- Conditions
- Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Glycemic Variability, Sex Characteristics, Menstrual Cycle
- Trial name
- DIABETEXX/3 (NCT07278063)
- Testing
- Low Fat Mixed Meal, High Fat Mixed Meal
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Investigacion Sanitaria La Fe
Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
(Mol-SHARE) Molecular Study of Health Assessment and Risk in Ethnic Groups
The purpose of this study is to directly compare the body composition, body fat distribution, and morphological and functional features of adipose tissue and skeletal muscle between South Asians and European Caucasians.
- Conditions
- Insulin Resistance, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT00249314
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Dietary Nitrate Supplementation
Evaluating the Metabolic Effects of Dietary Nitrate Supplementation
Dietary nitrate is found to enhance muscle fatty acid oxidation/glucose uptake and increase mitochondrial biogenesis, which in turn, aid in the prevention and management of metabolic diseases.
- Trial name
- NIMMI (NCT05579262)
- Testing
- Beetroot juice
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute for Human Development and Potential (IHDP), Singapore
Heart Failure
The Effects of a High Fat and Low Carbohydrate Diet on Clinical Status in Patients With Heart Failure
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effects of a high fat, low carbohydrate (CHO) diet on clinical status during 60 days of follow-up in patients with stable heart failure (HF).
- Trial name
- NCT02150798
- Testing
- High fat and low carbohydrate diet, Control diet
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran
Obesity
The Effect of Rimonabant on Energy Expenditure, Fat Metabolism and Body Composition
This study will determine in obese subjects the direct effects of the weight loss drug rimonabant (ie independent of weight loss) on energy expenditure, fat metabolism and and body fat distribution.
- Trial name
- NCT00584389
- Testing
- rimonabant, Dietary intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Surrey
Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injuries
Testosterone Therapy With or Without Finasteride After Spinal Cord Injury: TRT-SCI Trial
Spinal cord injury (SCI) results in lower limb muscle loss, bone loss, and high fat mass that impede the recovery of physical function, increase bone fracture risk, and worsen health and quality of life.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injuries, Injuries, Spinal Cord, Spinal Cord Contusion
- Trial name
- TRT-SCI (NCT07742553)
- Testing
- testosterone cypionate, finasteride
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Overweight and Obesity
Dietary Treatment Study of Fat Synthesis and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease
The purpose of this study is to find out how the amount of fat or sugar in a person's diet, or the number of meals eaten each day, affect the amount of fat that people's bodies make, the types of fats in the bloodstream, and how…
- Trial name
- NCT02075710
- Testing
- High sugar/meal feed, High sugar/nibble, High fat/meal feed
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Obesity, Aging
Semaglutide Use in Elderly Obese Patients
This is a single-center, prospective, controlled, randomized and open label study to investigate the effect of the semaglutide addition to standard of care weight loss intervention (personalized lifestyle and exercise) in elderly…
- Trial name
- NCT05302596
- Testing
- Semaglutide Pen Injector
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
Healthy, Healthy Volunteers
Effects of Low Fat Versus Low Carbohydrate Diets on Energy Metabolism
Background: Researchers want to learn how different diets affect hormone levels, body weight, energy expenditure, liver fat, and more. To do this, they will use specialized techniques and food plans.
- Trial name
- NCT03878108
- Testing
- LCHF diet, LFHC diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Obesity & Overweight
Intermittent Phentermine for Obesity and Body Composition
This study evaluated the effects of intermittent phentermine treatment on body fat, estimated visceral adiposity, body composition, and tolerability in adults with overweight or obesity.
- Trial name
- NCT07870668
- Testing
- Phentermine 15 MG, Phentermine 30 mg, Phentermine 37.5 Mg
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- OSCAR MANUEL TORRES FALCON
Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, Vitamin D Deficiency
Nutrition and Body Composition in Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Many adolescents with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have been found to have low bone density by the end of treatment. This can lead to long-term suffering in survivors due to poor bone health.
- Trial name
- NCT01317940
- Testing
- Vitamin D and Calcium Citrate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Obesity
FB4 (Framingham, Boston, Bloomington, Birmingham, and Baylor)
This study will evaluate the effects of dietary carbohydrate and sugar consumption, independent of energy content, on body fatness and metabolism in a rigorous feeding study.
- Trial name
- NCT03394664
- Testing
- Feeding Study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Infant
Effects of Milk Fat Globule Membrane (MFGM) - Enriched Formula With Reduced Energy and Protein Content on Growth and Development
Formula-fed infants differ from breast-fed infants in the growth pattern, risk for obesity and cardiovascular diseases, neurological development and morbidity in infections.
- Trial name
- TUMME (NCT00624689)
- Testing
- Modified formula (MFGM-enriched formula with reduced energy and protein content)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Umeå University
HIV-infection/Aids, Malnutrition
Impact of RUTF on Body Composition, Anemia and Zinc Status of PLWHA
A clinical trial was conducted in 65 PLWH randomly allocated to receive standard hospital diet alone (Control group: n=33), or the diet combined with 100 g/day of RUTF (RUTF group: n=32).
- Trial name
- PLWHA (NCT02433743)
- Testing
- Ready-to-use therapeutic food (RUTF)
- Where
- Senegal
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal
Infant Term Birth
Happy Smooth Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the stool composition and GI tolerance of an experimental formula with a new fat blend plus L. reuteri vs control formula.
- Trial name
- NCT03710551
- Testing
- Experimental Infant Formula, Standard Infant Formula
- Where
- Philippines
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Type2 Diabetes
Triglyceride Rich Lipoproteins and Platelet Activation in Type 2 Diabetes
To investigate in vitro the effect of triglyceride rich lipoproteins (TGRL) obtained in type 2 diabetic women in the fasting state and following a randomized isocaloric lipid rich breakfast on control human platelets Randomized…
- Trial name
- COMPLETE (NCT03561571)
- Testing
- butter based breakfast, Chocolate spread based breakfast
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Visceral Obesity, Insulin Resistance
The Effects of Water-only Fasting and Refeeding on Body Composition
This observational pilot study will assess the effects of water-only fasting on body composition and insulin resistance
- Trial name
- NCT04514146
- Testing
- Water-only fasting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- TrueNorth Health Foundation
Anorexia in Adolescence, Anorexia Nervosa
3-Dimensional Optical Scanning to Assess and Monitor Malnutrition in Eating Disorders (3D-ED) Study
People with anorexia nervosa often become medically unstable because of severe malnutrition and require hospitalization for nutritional rehabilitation.
- Conditions
- Anorexia in Adolescence, Anorexia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa, Atypical, Anorexia Nervosa, Binge Eating/Purging Type
- Trial name
- 3D-ED (NCT07726524)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Obesity, Overweight
A Study of Orforglipron (LY3502970) in Adult Participants With Obesity or Overweight
The main purpose of this study is to see how orforglipron affects the amount of body fat compared with placebo in participants with obesity or overweight. Participation in the study will last approximately 8 months.
- Trial name
- NCT06824051
- Testing
- Orforglipron
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Disproportionate Shape, Expanded Fat Pads
Mechanisms Defending Fat Mass in Humans After Lipectomy
Liposuction surgery is common, yet animal and limited human data suggest that fat returns when removed. This study was designed as a 1-year randomized-controlled trial of suction lipectomy versus no intervention to determine if…
- Trial name
- NCT00993213
- Testing
- Standard of Care with Liposuction, Standard of Care without Liposuction
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver