Clinical trials: Energy
Active Video Games and Appetite Control
Active Video Games and Appetite Control in Adolescents
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM: Video games have enormous mass appeal, are omnipresent in the daily schedule of most children and youth and have been linked to the obesity epidemic.
- Trial name
- NCT01655901
- Testing
- Active video gaming, Passive video gaming, Resting
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Depression
Brain Energy Metabolism in Individuals With Major Depressive Disorder Receiving Escitalopram
This study will evaluate changes in brain energy metabolism due to treatment with escitalopram in people with major depressive disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT00183677
- Testing
- Escitalopram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 97 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Amputation
Measures of Gait Efficiency of Three Multi-Axial, Vertical Shock and Energy Storing-Return Prosthetic Feet During Simple & Complex Mobility Activities
Many service members suffering major limb amputation(s) during active duty seek to return to active duty. The purpose of this study is to determine if biomechanic and/or bioenergtic differences exist between popular…
- Trial name
- NCT01404559
- Testing
- Ossur Variflex prosthetic foot, Ossur Ceterus prosthetic foot, Endolite Elite Blade prosthetic foot
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Anorexia of Ageing
Impaired Regulation of Energy Balance in Elderly People (Balance Study)
Over the past century life expectancy has risen rapidly. As a result, the proportion of elderly people continues to grow. Elderly people probably have an impaired regulation of energy balance (energy intake versus energy…
- Trial name
- Balance (NCT00561145)
- Testing
- Energy restriction period
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wageningen University
Visual Acuity
Evaluation of Toric Soft Contact Lenses Containing a Chromophore to Block High-Energy Visible Light
This will be a 4-visit, randomized, controlled, single-masked, bilateral wear, dispensing, 2-treament, 2-sequence, 3-period crossover study to evalulate overall vision and comfort..
- Trial name
- NCT05344560
- Testing
- soft contact lens in senofilcon A (C3) with HEVL-blocking chromophore, ACUVUE OASYS 1-Day for Astigmatism
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
Active Lifestyle Males, Inactive Lifestyle Males
The Effects of Exercise on Dietary Intake
The purpose of this study is to determine whether or not energy and macronutrient intake changes when comparing habitually active and habitually sedentary college-aged males in two different sessions of one resting and one…
- Trial name
- NCT00943436
- Testing
- Exercise Session, Rest Session
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Tennessee, Knoxville
Fatigue
Bundling and Unbundling the Laparoscopic Electrosurgery Cord With the Camera Cord
Electrosurgery is used in virtually every laparoscopic operation performed. Capacitive coupling is a common electrosurgery complication.
- Trial name
- NCT01707095
- Testing
- Unbundling of cords, Bundling of cords
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Skin Laxity
Treatment of the Face and Neck With Lower Ulthera System Energy Settings
Up to 60 subjects will be enrolled. Enrolled subjects will receive one Ulthera® treatment on the face and neck. Follow-up visits will occur at 90 and 180 days post-treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT01713998
- Testing
- Ulthera System Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ulthera, Inc
Sleep, Obesity
Impact of Sleep Restriction on Performance in Adults
The overall goal of this project is to look at the effects of long-term, sustained sleep restriction (SR) in adults, and assess the effects on mood and cognitive and physical performance.
- Conditions
- Sleep, Obesity, Sleep Restriction
- Trial name
- NCT02960776
- Testing
- Sleep Restriction (SR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Osteoporosis, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Effect of Diabetic Medications on Bone Metabolism
Subjects with diabetes and pre-diabetes are said to have increased bone loss when compared to the general population. Pioglitazone a thiazolidinedione, is a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved oral anti-diabetic agent for…
- Trial name
- NCT00467285
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Andropause
The Testosterone Trials in Older Men
The Testosterone Trials are a multi-center set of trials involving 12 clinical sites geographically distributed across the United States.
- Trial name
- NCT00799617
- Testing
- AndroGel® (testosterone gel)
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 790 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyle
Exercise After Clinically Significant Weight Loss
The Prescribed Exercise to Reduce Recidivism After Weight Loss Pilot (PREVAIL-P) study will evaluate the effect of aerobic exercise training amount on weight maintenance following clinically significant weight loss.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Sedentary Lifestyle, Insulin Resistance
- Trial name
- PREVAIL-P (NCT03685123)
- Testing
- Physical activity recommendations, Weight maintenance recommendations, OPTIFAST weight loss
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Obesity, Eating Behavior
Influence of a Monopoly Game on Subtle Behaviors
This project will investigate the influence of experimentally manipulated perceived social standing on eating behavior and obesity risk.
- Trial name
- NCT02470949
- Testing
- Low Social Status, High Social Status
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Obesity
Beige Fat, Energy, and the Natriuretic Peptide System
Obese individuals experience an increased risk of cardiovascular and metabolic diseases. Evidence from genetic studies indicate that the natriuretic peptide (NP) system may protect against these diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT04357964
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 137 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Obesity, Energy Balance
Activity, Adiposity, and Appetite in Adolescents 2 Intervention
The objective of the study is to quantify the relationship between physical activity, metabolic function, and appetite in adolescents.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Energy Balance, Appetite, Metabolism
- Trial name
- AAAA2INT (NCT05443347)
- Testing
- Aerobic exercise, Newsletter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Stillbirth, Neonatal Death
Intermittent Auscultation Using Handheld Doppler: a Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Perinatal Outcomes in Uganda
A novel handheld Doppler has been developed which is rugged and is powered only by a hand crank. This study aims to test the use of this Doppler versus the Pinard horn to monitor the fetal heart rate in labour in a hospital…
- Trial name
- NCT02273037
- Testing
- Fetal heart rate Doppler, Partograph
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 1,987 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Healthy Young Adults
An Evaluation of the Energy Expenditure From Wii Fit Games
The purpose of this study is to provide energy expenditure data on Wii Fit / Wii Fit Plus games as compared with resting and treadmill walking/running.
- Trial name
- NCT01561716
- Testing
- Wii Fit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Bilateral Sinus Pneumatization, Posterior Maxillary Ridge Atrophy Due to Extraction
Bone Graft Particle Size on Bone Vitality and Volume
To determine the effects of small and large bone graft particles vs large particles alone on percent vital bone, percent residual graft material, measured histologically from bone biopsies of the grafted site taken at the time of…
- Trial name
- NCT04778709
- Testing
- Puros allograft
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU College of Dentistry
Obesity
Promoting The Self-Regulation Of Energy Intake
The goal of this study is to develop and test the efficacy of a scientifically-based, culturally competent seven-session parent directed, obesity prevention program focused on parental feeding strategies that support young…
- Trial name
- SEEDs (NCT01513343)
- Testing
- Parent and child groups focused on self-regulation of eating
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 255 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
Impact of Fructose on Metabolism, Energy Homeostasis and Magnetic Resonance Biomarkers in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
This study will advance several goals of the NIH Action Plan: 1) establish a multidisciplinary team to develop quantitative methodologies and imaging protocols for liver, 2) validate diagnostic criteria and methodologies for…
- Trial name
- NCT01930123
- Testing
- intravenous fructose challenge, Blood Draw
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Manal F Abdelmalek