Clinical trials: Brain Insulin-sensitivity
Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
Diet, Insulin Sensitivity And the Brain
Obesity and insulin resistance may be in part explained by an altered reward system with changes in the serotonin/dopamine system.
- Trial name
- DISAB (NCT01297738)
- Testing
- Meal size increase with HFHS, Meal size increase with HS, Meal frequency increase with HFHS
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension
Impact of INsulin Sensitivity on Cardiovascular Risk Markers During 10-20 Years of FOllow up
The purpose of this study is to identify risk factors for insulin resistance and to investigate the influence of insulin sensitivity on development of cardiovascular risk markers like blood pressure, heart rate, body build…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, Ischemic Heart Disease, Stroke
- Trial name
- INFO (NCT01412554)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 103 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Acromegaly, Insulin Resistance
Co-treatment With Pegvisomant and a Somatostatin Analogue (SA) in SA-responsive Acromegalic Patients
The purpose of this study is to investigate if co-treatment of acromegalic patients, who beforehand are considered well-controlled on SA monotherapy, with pegvisomant and SA will improve insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance…
- Conditions
- Acromegaly, Insulin Resistance, Impaired Glucose Tolerance
- Trial name
- NCT00652379
- Testing
- Pegvisomant, Somatostatin analog (lanreotide or octreotide)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Effects of Insulin Glargine and Lixisenatide on the Brain
1. Background During the last years, the brain has been identified as a major insulin-sensitive organ . The investigators and also other scientists identified hypothalamus, fusiform gyrus and prefrontal cortex as major…
- Trial name
- Lixibrain01 (NCT03881995)
- Testing
- IGlarLixi, Insulin Glargine 100 UNT/ML
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
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
Stroke, Cerebrovascular Disorders
Effects of Exercise on Endothelial Function in Stroke Patients
This study examines the hypothesis that 6 months of treadmill aerobic exercise training improves fibrinolysis (clot defense mechanism) and vasomotor function in chronic hemiparetic (muscular weakness or partial paralysis…
- Trial name
- NCT00604877
- Testing
- Treadmill Exercise, Stretching/ROM
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Brain Vascular Function, Cerebral Blood Flow
Effects of Peanut Consumption on Brain Function
Impaired brain vascular function precedes the development of reduced cognitive performance, while brain insulin-resistance is also associated with cognitive decline.
- Conditions
- Brain Vascular Function, Cerebral Blood Flow, Brain Insulin Sensitivity, Cognitive Performance
- Trial name
- NCT05724654
- Testing
- Skin roasted peanuts
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Insulin Sensitivity
Influence of Brain Insulin Sensitivity on Peripheral Insulin Sensitivity
The researchers will investigate if brain insulin action influences peripheral insulin sensitivity in healthy humans.
- Trial name
- NCT01847456
- Testing
- human insulin as nasal spray
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Human Physiology of Energy Homeostasis
Insulin Sensitivity of the Brain in Pathogenesis of Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
The purpose of the study is to investigate whether insulin sensitivity of the human brain correlates with insulin sensitivity of the liver.
- Trial name
- NCT00638209
- Testing
- Human insulin, Saline
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Diabetes
Metabolic Effects of GH and IGF-I in Growth Hormone Deficient(GHD) and Diabetes and Impaired Glucose Tolerance(IGT)
The aim of this study is to measure effects of the combined treatment with GH and IGF-I on glucose sensitivity and body composition in patients with GHD and IGT or diabetes.
- Trial name
- NCT01020955
- Testing
- NutropinAq (GH) and Increlex (IGF-I)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Acromegaly
Growth Hormone, IGF-1 and Medical Treatment in Acromegaly: Are There Effects on Gut Hormone Physiology and Postprandial Substrate Metabolism?
Acromegaly is a rare hormonal disorder leading to increased morbidity and mortality. In the vast majority of cases, a pituitary somatotroph cell adenoma causes excess growth hormone (GH) secretion, leading to hepatic…
- Trial name
- NCT02152124
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Hypertension
Study of the Relationship Between Blood Vessels and Insulin Response in Adolescents
This study is designed to determine whether there is a relationship between the way insulin and blood vessels work. The difference in the interaction between Caucasian and African American adolescents will also be examined.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Hypertension, Heart Disease, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT00374361
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
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
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
Growth Hormone Deficiency
The Effects of TZD on Fat Metabolism and Insulin Sensitivity in GH-Replaced GHD Patients
In the present double blind, placebo-controlled, parallel study we evaluated the impact of 12 weeks thiazolidinedione (TZD) administration on basal and insulin-stimulated substrate metabolism in growth hormone-replaced adults…
- Trial name
- NCT00459940
- Testing
- Pioglitazone
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
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
Nitrate, Brain Insulin-sensitivity
Nitrate and Brain Insulin-Sensitivity
Disturbances in brain insulin-sensitivity are not only observed in abdominal obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D), but also during brain aging and in dementia.
- Conditions
- Nitrate, Brain Insulin-sensitivity, Vascular Function
- Trial name
- NO-BRAINS (NCT04700241)
- Testing
- Potassium nitrate
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 18 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
Obesity, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Effect of High Caloric Diet on Brain Insulin Sensitivity and Inflammation
Obesity if known to be associated with brain insulin resistance in humans and evidence is rapidly accumulating that brain insulin resistance influences peripheral metabolism, eating behavior and cognition.
- Trial name
- NCT03590561
- Testing
- High caloric diet
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen
Insulin Resistance, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation
Improving Insulin Sensitivity by Non-invasive Brain Stimulation in Persons With Insulin Resistance
Efforts in curing and preventing obesity and type 2 diabetes (T2D) have been elusive thus far. One reason for that is the lack of understanding of the role of the brain in the development and treatment of the disease.
- Trial name
- NCT04052399
- Testing
- anodal transcranial direct current stimulation, cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation, transcranial direct current stimulation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Tuebingen