Clinical trials: Body Fat Composition
Healthy
The Relationship Between Body Composition and Growth Hormone, SIRT Signaling, Protein Turnover and Insulin Sensitivity
The purpose of this study is to investigate signaling pathways in fat and muscle, as well as turnover of protein, sugar and fat after stimulation with growth hormone and during fasting in lean and obese subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT01299831
- Testing
- 72 hour fast, control, 12 hour fast, Growth hormone
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Physical Activity, Virtual Reality
Effects of an Immersive Virtual Reality Program
A tool that could be useful to eliminate the barriers of not practicing physical activity can be immersive virtual reality, which is characterized by being a technique where a person, through the use of a screen mounted on the…
- Conditions
- Physical Activity, Virtual Reality, Physical Fitness
- Trial name
- NCT06580769
- Testing
- Physical activity
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autónoma de Chile
Obesity
Long-term Effects of Green Tea on Gut Flora, Fat Absorption, Body Composition and Resting Energy Expenditure
Green tea may have positive effects for weight control and on body composition via several approaches such as a positive effect on the gut flora, a decrease in fat absorption from the intestines and an increase in resting energy…
- Trial name
- NCT01556321
- Testing
- green tea (757 mg/capsule [84.5 mg EGCG + 2.1 mg caffeine ]
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Obesity (Disorder), Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Body Composition Changes After Initiation of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists in Adults With Obesity or Type 2 Diabetes
Researchers want to understand what happens to muscle and fat in the body after adults with obesity and/or type 2 diabetes start taking a GLP-1 receptor agonist medication (GLP-1RA), a type of drug already approved and commonly…
- Trial name
- NCT07835360
- Where
- 2 sites in Mexico
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Nacional de Ciencias Medicas y Nutricion Salvador Zubiran
Insulin Sensitivity, Type 2 Diabetes
Milk Fat Intake and Metabolic Health Markers
This study investigates the effects of bioactive fatty acids in full fat dairy (whole yogurt), on insulin action, calorie needs, blood lipids, immune function, and body composition in normal and overweight male and female…
- Trial name
- DMFMHM (NCT02659748)
- Testing
- Milk Fat, Control Fat
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont Medical Center