Clinical trials: Body Fat Distribution
Obesity
Craving and Lifestyle Management Through Mindfulness Study
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a mindfulness-based stress reduction and mindful eating program will lead to reductions in abdominal fat and total weight and improve cell aging in overweight and obese women…
- Trial name
- CALMM (NCT01250509)
- Testing
- Craving and Lifestyle Management through Mindfulness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Healthy, Postmenopause
Fat Distribution in Healthy Early Postmenopausal Women
The aim of this study is to explore the effects of hormone replacement therapy with EV/DNG on abdominal fat distribution measured by magnetic resonance imaging.
- Trial name
- NCT00335218
- Testing
- Climodien / Lafamme (BAY86-5027)
- Where
- 3 sites in Austria
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bayer
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Resting Metabolic Rate, Fat Distribution, Endocrine and Metabolic Features in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
In a longitudinal, prospective and observational study, patients with PCOS and controls wore the SenseWear Armband for 2 days. Resting metabolic rati (kcal/die), total energy expenditure (MET, kcal) were evaluated.
- Trial name
- NCT03132545
- Testing
- SenseWear Armband (SWA) monitoring, total body dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Menopause
Healthy Transitions: Menopause Effect on Obesity, Energy Balance, and Insulin
The purpose of this study is to determine the effect of menopause on obesity, energy balance, and insulin in postmenopausal, obese women.
- Trial name
- NCT00412269
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Obesity, Lipid Metabolism
Metabolic Fate Modifications of Saturated Fats After an Overfeeding
The purpose of this study is to determine the partitioning of exogenous lipids in the postprandial period while a study of overfeeding.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Lipid Metabolism, Inflammation
- Trial name
- SURNUT (NCT00905892)
- Testing
- Hyperlipidic overfeeding
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre de Recherche en Nutrition Humaine Rhone-Alpe
Visceral Fat
The Healthy Diet and Lifestyle Study
This pilot study aims to develop a study design to test the difference between a fasting diet and a heart healthy diet, assess participants' adherence to the study design, and to test whether either diet helps to reduce fat…
- Trial name
- HDL (NCT03639350)
- Testing
- IER+MED group, DASH group
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Hawaii
Obesity
Epigenetic Regulation of Human Adipose Tissue Distribution
The purpose of this study is to collect data to help researchers better understand the different ways that women or men store fat (apple shape versus pear shape).
- Trial name
- Eiffel 2 (NCT02728635)
- Testing
- Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA)/ Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS), Adipose tissue biopsies, FSIGTT/ RMR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth Translational Research Institute
Android Obesity, Metabolic Parameters and Adipose Tissue (AT) Gene Expression
Effect of Hula Hooping as Compared to Walking on Adipose Tissue Distribution, Metabolic Parameters and Adipose Tissue Gene Expression
o determine effects of hula-hooping on android obesity, metabolic parameters and adipose tissue (AT) gene expression.
- Trial name
- NCT01913171
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Helsinki
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)
Body Fat Distribution and Its Associated Factors in Chinese Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
To investigate the body fat distribution in chinese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) and the association of those distribution with metabolic parameters, microeconomics, hormone profiles and psychological state.
- Trial name
- NCT04264832
- Testing
- Clinical data collection
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 733 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking University Third Hospital
HIV Infections, Lipodystrophy
Observational Study of Changes in Fat Distribution and Blood Metabolites in HIV Infected Adults
The purpose of this study is to collect data on the body's breakdown of sugar and fat in HIV infected adults. Data from this study will make clearer the roles of HIV infection and anti-HIV drugs in the development of diabetes…
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Lipodystrophy, Diabetes, Hyperlipidemia
- Trial name
- NCT00331448
- Volunteers
- 1,483 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
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
Sedentary Behavior, Body Fat Distribution
The Effect of Different Exercise Models on Body Fat and Bone Mineral Density in Sedentary Women
The aim of this research is to evaluate the effects of different exercise models on body fat percentage and bone mineral density in sedentary women.
- Conditions
- Sedentary Behavior, Body Fat Distribution, Bone Density
- Trial name
- NCT07876869
- Testing
- 8-Week Exercise Training Programs
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bingol University
Obesity, Metabolic Syndrome
Cellular Dynamics of Subcutaneous Fat Distribution in Obese Women
The body shape of obese women varies between having the majority of fat either above the waist ("apple" shape) or below the waist ("pear" shape).
- Trial name
- Apple/Pear (NCT01748994)
- Testing
- Pioglitazone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Elevated Liver Fat Content and Insulin Resistance
Effect of resVida on Liver Fat Content
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of the antioxidant "resveratrol" on liver fat content, body-composition and insulin sensitivity Resveratrol is found in grape skin, wine, peanuts, and mulberries and is…
- Trial name
- resVida NAFL (NCT01635114)
- Testing
- resveratrol
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Exenatide and Metformin Therapy in Overweight Women With PCOS
Current research has shown that the use of diabetes management practices aimed at reducing insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia (such as weight reduction and the administration of oral antidiabetic drugs) in women with PCOS…
- Trial name
- NCT00344851
- Testing
- metformin, exenatide or combined (metformin & exenatide )
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Metabolic Center of Louisiana Research Foundation
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Obesity
Who Will Benefit From Bariatric Surgery for Diabetes?
A study investigating the influence of fat distribution, genetic susceptibility markers for type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and fat distribution, epigenetic and transcriptomic changes and gut hormone responses to a mixed meal on diabetes…
- Trial name
- NCT03842475
- Testing
- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Obesity, Metabolic; Complications
Effect of Carbonated Soft Drinks on the Body Weight
Compared to solid foods, the nutritional energy of drinks may bypass the appetite regulation leading to obesity development. Although drinks sweetened with aspartame are available the anticipated positive effect of these drinks…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Metabolic; Complications, Dietary Habits
- Trial name
- NCT00777647
- Testing
- Sugar-sweetened soft drink, Aspartame-sweetened soft drink, Semi-skimmed milk
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Cystic Fibrosis
Role of Body Fat Distribution in Metabolic and Pulmonary Decline in Cystic Fibrosis (ORBIT-CF)
Nutrition and body composition, the amount of muscle and fat in the body, has a role in overall health. This study wants to learn more about how nutrition and body composition affects health outcomes like glucose tolerance and…
- Trial name
- NCT04002882
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Healthy
Multi-country Study- Effect of Dietary Fats on Fat Deposition
There is existing evidence to show that vegetable oils having unsaturated fatty acids in the sn-2 position with predominantly palmitic acid (C16:0) or stearic acid (C18:0) in the sn-1 and sn-3 positions of fat molecules do not…
- Trial name
- NCT02797483
- Testing
- Test Fat Blue, Test Fat Green, Test Fat Red
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Malaysia Palm Oil Board
Williams Syndrome
Fat Distribution and Glucose Metabolism in Williams Syndrome
Williams Syndrome (WS) is a genetic syndrome with features that may include vascular stenoses, neuro-developmental changes, and a variety of endocrine and metabolic abnormalities, including impaired glucose metabolism and…
- Trial name
- NCT01864304
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital