Clinical trials: Body Fat Distribution
Obese
Metabolism Associated With Abdominal Fat Mass Distribution
Objectives: The primary objective of this clinical trial is to characterize metabolic signatures associated with abdominal fat distribution in 40 women with different BMI 29-40 and different abdominal distribution of fat…
- Trial name
- NCT01726647
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Sleep Disorder, Body Fat Distribution
Relationship Between Normal-weight Central Obesity and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Comparison of the prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), measured by polysomnography in normal weight patients with central obesity by body mass index (BMI) and waist hip ratio (WHR), with normal weight patients without…
- Trial name
- NCT04061226
- Testing
- Overnight polysomnography
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 87 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic
Body Fat Distribution, Cellulitis
Effect of Vibro-oscillatory Therapy for Improvement of Body Contour and Appearance of Cellulite.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of vibro-oscillatory therapy through an electromedical equipment in improving body contour and appearance of cellulite.
- Trial name
- NCT03312946
- Testing
- Modellata
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indústria Brasileira Equipamentos Médicos - IBRAMED
Anorexia Nervosa, Metabolic Syndrome
Does Metabolic Syndrome Exist in Anorexia Nervosa?
The purpose of this study is to examine whether body fat distribution changes that occur with weight gain in women recovering from anorexia nervosa are transient or persistent, and if they are associated with other features of…
- Trial name
- NCT00271921
- Testing
- Calorie controlled diet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Healthy Volunteers Only
A Study of Body Fat Distribution and Airway Mechanics in Healthy Adults
This study investigates how body fat distribution affects airway closure and lung mechanics in healthy adults. Using Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT), esophageal manometry, and computed tomography (CT), we aim to…
- Trial name
- NCT07019831
- Testing
- Body positioning
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maurizio F. Cereda, MD
Obesity, Metabolic Disease
Body Fat Distribution and Fat Metabolism
The primary purpose of the study is to examine the effect of body fat distribution on the physiological response to a dietary fat intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT00475774
- Testing
- Long-chain (C18:2) and medium chain fatty acid (C8 and C10).
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- TNO
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
Changes in Bone Mineral Content, Changes in Bone Marrow Adipose Tissue
Tissue Partitioning in Early Childhood
Early childhood (~4-6 years of age) is an important window for determining body composition trajectory and may be a critical period for the development of tissue partitioning patterns that influence later disease risk, including…
- Trial name
- NCT01041794
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Healthy
The Effect of Calorie Deprivation on Adipose Tissue Distribution
In this study, we will be studying the effects of acute calorie deprivation (a 10-day fast) on bone marrow fat, other fat stores and bone parameters.
- Trial name
- NCT01658397
- Testing
- Fasting
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Absorption
Study of Tocotrienol Absorption and Distribution Under Different Fat Status
Despite the emerging interest in tocotrienols, the absorption of tocotrienols in humans remains unclear especially with different fat diets.This study aimed at evaluating the absorption and distribution of tocotrienols in plasma…
- Trial name
- NCT01185769
- Testing
- Tocotrienol
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Malaysia Palm Oil Board
Overfeeding
Polyphenols and Overfeeding
Obesity is a complex and multifactorial disease representing a major public health challenge. Indeed, overweight and obese people carry a major risk of developing insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus.
- Trial name
- Poly-Nut (NCT02145780)
- Testing
- 2g of grape polyphenol extract
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Hypothalamic Amenorrhea
Body Fat as Determinant of Female Gonadal Dysfunction
Reproduction requires from women enough energy depots to warrant an adequate nutritional supply to the fetus. Hence, adipose tissue is able to communicate with female hypothalamic-pituitary-ovary axis.
- Trial name
- NCT03841981
- Testing
- Anthropometric and physical examination, Indirect calorimetry, accelerometer and seven-day dietary recall, Biochemical, hormonal and metabolic phenotyping
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
Postmenopausal Disorder
Anthropometric, Metabolic, Cardiovascular and Symptomatic Profile in Postmenopausal Women
The purpose of this study is to investigate anthropometric, metabolic, cardiovascular and symptomatic profiles in postmenopausal women.
- Trial name
- NCT01745042
- Testing
- Clinical exams
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Overweight and Obesity, Weight Loss
PRE-Pregnancy Weight Loss And the Reducing Effect on CHILDhood Overweight - Aarhus
The study is a single site parallel randomized controlled study. The study will be assessing the effect of a 10% pre-conceptional weight loss intervention vs a control group among healthy couples where the prospective mother is…
- Conditions
- Overweight and Obesity, Weight Loss, Pregnancy Related, Child Nutrition Sciences
- Trial name
- PREPARE CHILD (NCT05798494)
- Testing
- Weight loss intervention
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ulla Kampmann Opstrup
Sedentary Behavior, Overweight
The Project ATA: Adipose Tissue & Adipokines
It is essential to delve deeper into the molecular and tissue aspects that allow us to recognize the roles of adipose tissue and its interaction with the musculoskeletal (i.e., adipomyokines) to facilitate the identification of…
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior, Overweight, Obesity
- Trial name
- ATA (NCT05758311)
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 378 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dynamical Business and Science Society - DBSS International SAS
Bone Mineral Density, Body Fat Distribution
The Bone-Fat-Pancreas Axis in Children
The overarching hypothesis of this proposal is that obesity and positive energy balance in children promote both low bone mass accrual and risk for diabetes through events that are mechanistically associated and that involve bone…
- Conditions
- Bone Mineral Density, Body Fat Distribution, Insulin Homeostasis
- Trial name
- NCT01041898
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Lipedema, Metabolism
Effect of Weight Loss on Body Composition and Metabolic Function in Women With Lipedema
Lipedema is a disorder characterized by massive, bilateral accumulation of fat below the waist and in the legs. Enlargement of the lower extremities is often accompanied by leg pain and accumulation of fluid.
- Trial name
- Lipedema (NCT03271034)
- Testing
- Weight loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Obesity, Visceral, Cardiovascular Diseases
Impact of Liraglutide 3.0 on Body Fat Distribution
This study is a clinical study to investigate the efficacy of liraglutide compared to placebo in reducing visceral adiposity measured by MRI in overweight or obese subjects at high risk for cardiovascular disease after 40 weeks…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Visceral, Cardiovascular Diseases, Fat Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03038620
- Testing
- Liraglutide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 235 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Menopause
Eating Chocolate at the Right Time Benefits the Circadiam Sytem and Metabolic Efficiency.
The purpose of this investigation is to test the hypothesis that in humans, eating a relatively big amount of chocolate at the wrong time (bedtime) may disrupt our circadian system (change the circadian phase), while taking this…
- Trial name
- ONTIME-CHOC (NCT03949803)
- Testing
- Chocolate 100gr
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Murcia
Body Composition, Beneficial
Impact of Physiological, Lifestyle and Genetic Factors on Body Composition
Research has shown that body composition is a key component of health and future disease risk. Being overweight and obese is associated with a higher body fat composition, and a greater risk of developing type II diabetes and…
- Trial name
- BODYCON (NCT02658539)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 370 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Reading