Clinical trials: Body Fat Disorder
Obesity
Efficacy and Safety of Mate Extracts on Decrement of Body and Abdominal Fat in Obese Subjects
Obesity is a major health issue worldwide; there is a constant raise in obesity related death each year.
- Trial name
- NCT01778257
- Testing
- Mate extract
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chonbuk National University Hospital
Weight Gain, Obesity
Prevention of Weight Gain in Young Adults
The purpose of the present study is to determine whether weight gain may be prevented by a small group seminar-based two-year educational intervention on healthy lifestyle in freshmen at the Faculté de médecine de l'Université de…
- Conditions
- Weight Gain, Obesity, Overweight
- Trial name
- NCT00306449
- Testing
- Small group seminar-based educational intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes
Diet and Activity Promotion Among Older Working Adults
The trial will test whether the Alive email-delivered health behavior program can improve subjects' physical activity, fruits and vegetables and saturated/trans fats and added sugars.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease, Diabetes, Obesity, Aging
- Trial name
- ALIVE (NCT01233063)
- Testing
- Physical Activity and Diet Intervention via Alive2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 610 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Berkeley Analytics, Inc.
Diet, Healthy, Weight Change, Body
Effects of a Daily Time-Restricted Feeding Protocol on Diet Quality
As a result of unhealthful lifestyle practices including nighttime ingestion and excess energy-dense food and beverage intake, college students are presenting with metabolic abnormalities and excess weight gain that increases…
- Conditions
- Diet, Healthy, Weight Change, Body, Dyslipidemias, Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- NCT04348019
- Testing
- Fasting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arizona State University
Overweight and Obesity, Hypercholesterolemia
Effect of Silibinin(A) as a Potential Anti-obesity Agent
Our preliminary reports have found in silico and in vitro that the milk thistle derivative Silibinin(A) is able to inhibit pancreatic lipase, in a similar way that the classical anti-obesity drug orlistat.
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity, Hypercholesterolemia, Hypertriglyceridemia
- Trial name
- NCT05069298
- Testing
- Silibinin A
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Católica San Antonio de Murcia
Visceral Obesity, Tooth Erosion
The Effect of Vinegar Consumption on Visceral Fat and Blood Glucose Concentration
The purpose of this study is to test the potential ability of vinegar to significantly decrease visceral fat in healthy adults with "central obesity".
- Conditions
- Visceral Obesity, Tooth Erosion, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- VIVO (NCT03577834)
- Testing
- liquid vinegar, vinegar pill
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carol Johnston
Overweight, Obesity
Fatty Acids During Pregnancy and Lactation and Body Fat Mass in Newborns
Pregnant and lactating women receive n-3 fatty acids starting from week 15 of gestation until 4 months post-partum (pp) in comparison to a control group, who only gets information about adequately healthy nutrition during…
- Trial name
- NCT00362089
- Testing
- Marinol D-40
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 208 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Munich
Adiposity
Ectopic Adipose Tissue, Exercise Training and IL-6
Aim: Exercise training improves the risk of cardiometabolic diseases; yet the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Exercise induces release of IL-6 from skeletal muscle.
- Trial name
- NCT02901496
- Testing
- Endurance Exercise Training, Resistance Exercise Training, No Exercise
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Obesity, Childhood, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
The QUebec Adipose and Lifestyle InvesTigation in Youth (QUALITY) Cohort
The QUebec Adipose and Lifestyle InvesTigation in Youth (QUALITY) Cohort study is a unique and comprehensive longitudinal study of 630 Caucasian children and their parents that was designed to investigate the natural history and…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Childhood, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Cardiovascular Risk Factor, Pediatric ALL
- Trial name
- QUALITY (NCT03356262)
- Volunteers
- 630 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Overweight, Obesity
Electrical Vestibular Nerve Stimulation (VeNS) Compared to Sham Control as a Means of Reducing Excess Body Weight
A randomized, double blind sham controlled clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of vestibular nerve stimulation (VeNS), together with a lifestyle modification program, compared to a sham control with a lifestyle modification…
- Conditions
- Overweight, Obesity, Overweight and Obesity, Overweight or Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT04110717
- Testing
- Vestal Device, Control Device, Hypocaloric Diet
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Neurovalens Ltd.
Diabete Mellitus, Dyslipidaemia
Prevalence and Associated Factors of High BMI and Periodontitis in Thai Adults Aged Under 60 Years
Overweight and obesity, as well as periodontitis, are common public health problems with increasing prevalence. Both conditions may be linked through shared mechanisms involving chronic low-grade systemic inflammation.
- Conditions
- Diabete Mellitus, Dyslipidaemia, Chronic Kidney Disease, Psychiatric Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT07880717
- Testing
- Periodontal Examination, Questionnaire interview, Anthropometric measurements
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Obesity, Hyperglycemia
The Effect of a Bifidobacterium and Polydextrose on Body Fat Mass
Obesity is a major problem worldwide, and it is related to abnormalities in glucose and lipid metabolism. The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of a dietary supplement containing probiotic (Bifidobacterium…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Hyperglycemia, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- MetSProb (NCT01978691)
- Testing
- Bifidobacterium animalis ssp. lactis 420, Polydextrose
- Where
- 4 sites in Finland
- Volunteers
- 225 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Danisco
Metabolic Syndrome, Abdominal Obesity
Copenhagen Obesity Risk Assessment Study
The aim of the present study is to assess the effect of a high intake of industrially produced trans fatty acids for 16 weeks on abdominal obesity and risk markers of type 2 diabetes and heart disease in healthy, moderately…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Abdominal Obesity, Heart Disease, Type 2 Diabetes
- Trial name
- COBRA (NCT00655902)
- Testing
- Trans fat (soy bean oil), Control fat (sunflower oil)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
HIV Infections, Healthy
Metabolism and Body Shape of Healthy Children and Children With Chronic Infections
Some HIV-infected adults develop lipodystrophy that includes significant changes in body shape, with fat losses in the face, arms and legs, and fat gain in the trunk.
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Healthy, Hyperlipidemia, Lipodystrophy
- Trial name
- NCT00001142
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 185 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, Non-Alcoholic Steato-Hepatitis (NASH)
How Abnormal Function of Fat Tissue in Type 1 Diabetes Contributes to Fat in the Liver
Steatotic liver disease associated with metabolic dysfunction (MASLD) is a disease caused by excess fat storage in the liver. Excessive fat delivery to the liver and MASLD typically occurs in people with abdominal obesity and…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease, Non-Alcoholic Steato-Hepatitis (NASH), Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
- Trial name
- AGL14 (NCT07133854)
- Testing
- Imaging PET/MRI, Stable isotope infusions, meal test
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Obesity
Collection of Human Tissue Samples From the Neck Region for Characterization of Its Molecular and Biochemical Signatures
The purpose of the study is to gather tissue (from the neck region), specimens (blood and urine) and medical record data from many patients and store them in one place so that scientists have the information they need to conduct…
- Trial name
- Human BAT (NCT02274805)
- Testing
- Adults presenting for surgery in the neck area
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
Obesity, Metabolic Disease
Eating Frequency and Visceral Adipose Tissue, Body Fat, and Obesity Risk in Hispanic College Freshmen
Due to the increased focus on education and changing lifestyle, college students are particularly susceptible to poor overall health and wellness due to inadequate sleep and poor dietary choices.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Metabolic Disease, Eating Behavior, Adiposity
- Trial name
- FHS (NCT03321305)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Obesity, Visceral
Visceral Adiposity and Diabetes: Translating Form to Function Using Imaging
This study is a clinical study to investigate the gluconeogenesis pathway related to visceral adipose tissue (VAT) in obese individuals without type 2 diabetes and the effects of empagliflozin (EMPA) on glucose homeostasis in…
- Trial name
- NCT02833415
- Testing
- [U-13C3] glycerol, Empagliflozin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Obesity
Insulin Regulation of Lipolysis and Lipolysis Proteins
These studies will define the abnormalities in the adipocyte proteins that are involved in the failure of insulin to suppress lipolysis normally in humans with upper body obesity and will help discover the mechanism by which…
- Trial name
- NCT03866408
- Testing
- Immediate weight loss, Pioglitazone, Deferred weight loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Breast Cancer, Weight Loss
Low Fat Versus Protein Sparing Diet for Weight Loss & Impact on Biomarkers Associated With Breast Cancer Risk
The primary specific aim of this study was to determine if overweight and obese premenopausal women can lose weight and if long term weight loss impacts biomarkers associated with breast cancer risk.
- Trial name
- LEAF (NCT01559194)
- Testing
- Low Fat Diet plus exercise, Low Carbohydrate diet + Exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center