Clinical trials: Brain Insulin Sensitivity, active
Prediabetes, Brain Insulin Sensitivity
Long-term Effects of Avocado Consumption on Health in Pre-diabetic Individuals
Primary aim of the study is to assess the effect of 12-week daily avocado consumption on cerebral blood flow and markers of cardio- and vascular health in both, the periphery and the brain, in pre-diabetic individuals with…
- Conditions
- Prediabetes, Brain Insulin Sensitivity, Cerebral Blood Flow, Satiety and Food Intake
- Trial name
- NCT07752225
- Testing
- Avocados
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Type 2 Diabetes, Insulin Sensitivity/Resistance
Exercise and Intranasal Insulin in Type 2 Diabetes
About 6.5 million adults in the United States who are 65 or older have dementia. While the exact cause of dementia is not known, it may be due to changes in the brain.
- Conditions
- Type 2 Diabetes, Insulin Sensitivity/Resistance, Cognition, Brain Blood Flow
- Trial name
- NCT07675499
- Testing
- Intranasal Insulin, High Intensity Exercise
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Brain Insulin-sensitivity, Brain Vascular Function
Effects of Wild Blueberry Consumption on Brain Function in Elderly
Impaired brain vascular function precedes the development of reduced cognitive performance, while brain insulin-resistance is associated with cognitive decline.
- Conditions
- Brain Insulin-sensitivity, Brain Vascular Function, Cerebral Blood Flow
- Trial name
- NCT07177781
- Testing
- Wild blueberry powder
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Healthy, Brain Insulin Sensitivity
Long-Term Effects of Walnut Consumption on Brain Function
Rationale: Healthy foods, including mixed nuts, may improve brain function, which is essential for cognitive and metabolic health, and may contribute to improved food intake regulation.
- Conditions
- Healthy, Brain Insulin Sensitivity, Cerebral Blood Flow, Brain Vascular Function
- Trial name
- WalBrain (NCT07422220)
- Testing
- Walnuts
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Brain Vascular Function, Cognitive Function
Effects of Protein Supplementation on Brain Function
Protein-rich foods may improve brain insulin-sensitivity, which is important for cognitive and metabolic health, and may also translate into an improved food intake regulation.
- Conditions
- Brain Vascular Function, Cognitive Function, Satiety, Cerebral Blood Flow
- Trial name
- NCT07057245
- Testing
- Protein supplementation with an animal-based protein isolate, Protein supplementation with a plant-based protein isolate, Control arm - cornstarch
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Glucose Metabolism Disorders
Relative Contribution of Brain Insulin Action for Postprandial Metabolism
The goal of this clinical trial is to clarify (i) the contribution of brain insulin action on regulation of systemic metabolism, (ii) sex-specific differences in the central regulation and (iii) the influence of the menstrual…
- Trial name
- BrainInsPPM (NCT06295640)
- Testing
- Oral glucose tolerance test with double-tracer dilution and intranasal insulin spray
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulm
Brain Insulin Sensitivity, Healthy Controls
Do Antipsychotics Block Insulin Action in the Brain: is it a Class Effect?
This study aimed at helping researchers understand how a medication called haloperidol can affect insulin action in the brain. Insulin is a hormone in the body that controls sugar levels in part by lowering the amount of glucose…
- Conditions
- Brain Insulin Sensitivity, Healthy Controls, Cognition
- Trial name
- NCT07109245
- Testing
- Haloperidol, Insulin Lispro, Saline
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Autonomic Function
Understanding Individual Variability in Neuronal Signal Transmission to Target Organs in Health and Disease
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the influence of parasympathetic transmission from the brain to different metabolic organs. This transmission can be blocked with the muscarinic antagonist atropine.
- Trial name
- CPB_Atropine (NCT06912048)
- Testing
- Oral glucose tolerance test with double-tracer dilution and atropine infusion
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulm
Alzheimer s Disease, Alzheimer Blood Biomarkers
Effect of Physiologic Insulin Administration on Insulin Sensitivity and Cognition
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine if a weekly delivery of insulin at short intervals lasting up to 2 hours can improve insulin sensitivity and cognition in adults with Alzheimer's Disease.
- Conditions
- Alzheimer s Disease, Alzheimer Blood Biomarkers, Insulin Sensitivity
- Trial name
- MIND-IT (NCT07265323)
- Testing
- Physiological Insulin Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Insulin Sensitivity
The Importance of Insulin Action in the Brain for the Immune System During Physical Activity
The goal of this clinical trial is to clarify the interaction of central insulin action and physical activity with the immune system. Therefore, participants will undergo bicycle spiroergometer tests.
- Trial name
- NCT06552130
- Testing
- Spiroergometer test with intranasal insulin spray
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulm
Normal Weight, Overweight and Obesity
Effect of GLP1 Receptor Agonist on Brain Insulin Responsiveness
The overarching goal of the current study is to investigate the effect of GLP-1 on brain insulin responsiveness in a randomized, single-blinded, within subject cross-over study design.
- Conditions
- Normal Weight, Overweight and Obesity, Insulin Sensitivity, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- NCT06487832
- Testing
- Subcutaneous GLP1-RA
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Insulin Sensitivity
The Importance of Insulin Action in the Brain for the Immune System During Physical Activity-Overweight
The goal of this clinical trial is to clarify the interaction of central insulin action and physical activity with the immune system. Therefore, participants will undergo bicycle spiroergometer tests.
- Trial name
- NCT07466173
- Testing
- Spiroergometer test with intranasal insulin spray
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 8 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ulm
Brain Insulin Sensitivity, Brain Vascular Function
High-Dairy Food Patterns and Gut-Brain Axis
Disturbances in brain insulin sensitivity are associated not only with obesity and type 2 diabetes, but also with brain aging and cognitive decline.
- Conditions
- Brain Insulin Sensitivity, Brain Vascular Function, Cerebral Blood Flow, Cognitive Performance
- Trial name
- NCT07355309
- Testing
- High-dairy food pattern, Low-dairy food pattern
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center