Clinical trials: Body Fat Disorder
Asthma, Allergies and Obesity
The Relation Between Obesity, Adipose Tissue Content of Fatty Acids and Systemic and Airway Inflammation
Obesity has been recognized as a risk factors for developing asthma. In a cohort of 5384 children aged 15-17, we aim to: 1. To investigate the association of asthma prevalence at age 15-17 with body mass index (BMI) at age 15-17…
- Trial name
- NCT01229787
- Where
- Cyprus
- Volunteers
- 5,384 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cyprus International Institute for Environment and Public Health
Obesity
Maximal Fat Oxidation and Fuel Use During Exercise
Fat and carbohydrate are the two main energy stores available as fuel during exercise. It is well known that the exercise intensity and feeding status are the major factors determining the type of fuel used during exercise.
- Trial name
- NCT04678713
- Testing
- investigate the nutritional determinants of MFO in moderate to well-train individuals, Investigate the physiological determinants of MFO in moderate to well-train individuals
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Adipose Tissue, Brown, Adipose Tissue
The Physiology of Human Brown Adipose Tissue
Brown fat is a type of fat, found in both children and adults, which can produce heat and regulate the body's metabolism and energy use. White fat is the more common type of fat which is used to store extra calories.
- Conditions
- Adipose Tissue, Brown, Adipose Tissue, Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT04352244
- Testing
- Fat biopsy, Blood sampling, Blood sample for DNA analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Obesity, Weight Loss
Evaluation of Safety, Efficacy and Thermogenesis-induction of RZL-012 in Overweight and Obese Volunteers
Obesity is a direct result of food-intake in excess of body energy expenditure. Thus, induction of increased energy expenditure via the activation of thermogenesis at targeted anatomical sites can counterbalance obesity.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Weight Loss, Overweight and Obesity
- Trial name
- NCT03171415
- Testing
- RZL-012
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Raziel Therapeutics Ltd.
Obesity, Insulin Resistance
Effects of a Calorie Restricted, Very Low Fat Plant-based Diet and Multi-component Exercise Program on Metabolic Health
The purpose of this study is to understand how weight loss by a very low fat plant-based diet with an exercise program affects metabolic and cardiovascular health in overweight adults at high risk for disease.
- Trial name
- PE (NCT02706288)
- Testing
- Weight loss with very low fat plant-based diet and regular exercise
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Obesity, Avocado
Clinical Investigation on the Safety of Avocado Pulp Lipids
Obesity and diabetes are a significant global burden and there is an immediate need for novel treatments and management strategies.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Avocado, Overnutrition, Nutritional Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03898505
- Testing
- AvoMax (Low Dose), AvoMax (High Dose)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Guelph
Obesity, Growth Hormone
Prevalence and Cardiovascular Effects of Growth Hormone Deficiency in Abdominal Obesity
Obesity is one of the leading causes of cardiovascular-related diseases, including diabetes and heart disease. Obesity, and more specifically abdominal obesity, may cause decreased growth hormone (GH) levels.
- Trial name
- NCT00562796
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 149 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Obesity
Integrating Quantitative Energetics Determines the Microbiome's Contribution to Energy Balance
We propose to study the role of the gut microbiome in the development of obesity, and whether we can change the microbiome's contribution to host energy balance through diet.
- Trial name
- NCT02939703
- Testing
- Diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes
Cardiovascular-Kidney-Metabolic Syndrome in Shanghai Zicitizens
The main purpose of this study is to conduct follow-up assessments and update the cardiorenal outcomes among the STONE cohort that was established during 2016-2017.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Diabetes, Obesity and Overweight, Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT07043166
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 4,094 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shanghai Changzheng Hospital
Healthy, Obese
Exercise Regulation of Human Adipose Tissue
The purpose of this study is to determine whether exercise training leads to changes in the white adipose tissue that are beneficial to the body's regulation of sugar and body weight.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Obese, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
- Trial name
- NCT03133156
- Testing
- Exercise Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Joslin Diabetes Center
Conditions Influencing Health Status, Body Weight
Body Composition, Nutritional and Cardiovascular Status and Lifestyle Factors of Adults Who Are on Plant-Based Diet
There is an objective lack of data on the body composition, nutritional status, cardiovascular status and lifestyle of adults on a plant-based diet (PBD).
- Conditions
- Conditions Influencing Health Status, Body Weight, Lipid Metabolism Disorders, Uricemia
- Trial name
- SuppWFPBD (NCT03976479)
- Testing
- Body composition, questionnaires, biochemistry and blood pressure results
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boštjan Jakše
Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity
Enhancement of Brown Adipose Tissue Function Via Chronic Pharmacological Treatment
Obesity is epidemic in Australia, and current preventative strategies have had limited success in alleviating this health crisis.
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, Cardiovascular Disease
- Trial name
- NCT02236962
- Testing
- Ephedrine, pioglitazone
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bayside Health
Overweight and Obesity, Weight Loss
Low-level Laser and Lifestyle Modifications
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effectiveness of Low Level Laser Therapy in combination with Lifestyle Modifications in helping people reduce the extra weight and size in the central body region
- Trial name
- LLLT (NCT05083442)
- Testing
- Low Level Laser Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Obesity, Diabetes
Differential Metabolism of Dietary Fatty Acids
Differences in how diet fats are converted to energy could explain some of the reported differences in health effects among different classes of dietary fat (e.g. monounsaturated vs. saturated).
- Conditions
- Obesity, Diabetes, Hyperlipidemia
- Trial name
- NCT00059254
- Testing
- Oleic acid (OA), Palmitic Acid (PA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Body Weight
A Study of the Effect of Replacing Sugary Drinks by Low-sugar Alternatives on Body Weight and Fat Mass in Children
Obesity results from an imbalance between energy intake and energy expenditure. There is much speculation about foods that are particularly fattening, and sugary drinks are seen as major culprits.
- Trial name
- DRINK (NCT00893529)
- Testing
- lemonade with sugar, lemonade low in sugar
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 641 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VU University of Amsterdam
Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity
Energy Flux and Fat Oxidation Using Low and High Glycaemic Index Foods
Purpose: This study is carried out to determine the effect of GI on 24 hour blood glucose profiles and energy regulation in Asians when fed a normal diet modulated with sweeteners.
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, PreDiabetes
- Trial name
- NCT03031886
- Testing
- low glycaemic index intervention, high glycaemic index intervention
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Singapore Institute of Food and Biotechnology Innovation
Lipodystrophy, Obesity
Adipocyte, Insulin-resistance and Immunity : Evaluation of Interleukin-7 in Lipodystrophy, Diabetes and Obesity
White adipose tissue-related diseases spread from excess (obesity) to lack (lipoatrophies) through aberrant distribution (lipodystrophies), these 3 different disorders being paradoxically able to induce a metabolic insulin…
- Conditions
- Lipodystrophy, Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes
- Trial name
- IL-7norm (NCT01784289)
- Where
- 5 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Overweight, Hypercholesterolemia
Supplementation of Alpha-linolenic Acid (ALA)-Rich Oil in Humans
The objective of this study is to investigate the accumulation of n-3 LC-PUFA (EPA, DPA and DHA) in human lipids by oral supplementation of ALA-rich linseed oil.
- Trial name
- ALA_KK (NCT01317290)
- Testing
- n-3 PUFA free olive oil, linseed oil
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Jena
Overweight, Metabolic Syndrome X
Effects of NUTRIOSE®FB Dietary Fiber Supplementation on Satiety, Body Fat, and Metabolic Syndrome in Overweight Adult Men
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of NUTRIOSE® supplementation on body composition, satiety, and determinants of metabolic syndrome in overweight men.
- Trial name
- NCT01044680
- Testing
- NUTRIOSE
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Roquette Freres
Morbid Obesity, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding With Truncal Vagotomy
Laparoscopic Adjustable Gastric Banding (LAGB) is a gold standard in the surgical treatment of morbid obesity. We hypothesize that the addition of truncal vagotomy (cutting of nerves to the stomach) will produce greater weight…
- Conditions
- Morbid Obesity, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Hypertension, Urinary Incontinence
- Trial name
- NCT00329862
- Testing
- Laparoscopic Truncal Vagotomy
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Carolina Surgery, PA