Clinical trials: Energy
Resting Energy Expenditure, Thermogenesis
Mirabegron and Physiological Function in Cold Environments
Many Navy diving operations are performed in cold water. Despite technical advances to improve thermal protection for cold water diving, these applications are cumbersome and do not provide complete thermal protection as thermal…
- Conditions
- Resting Energy Expenditure, Thermogenesis, Brown Adipose Tissue
- Trial name
- NCT04766021
- Testing
- Mirabegron
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Osteogenesis Imperfecta
Multicenter,Single-arm Study to Evaluate Efficacy, Safety, & Pharmacokinetics of Denosumab in Children w/ OI
This is a prospective, multicenter, single-arm study in children 2 to 17 years of age with OI to evaluate efficacy and safety of denosumab.
- Trial name
- OI (NCT02352753)
- Testing
- Denosumab
- Where
- 49 sites in United States, Australia and 11 more
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- Amgen
Body Weight, Non-restrained Eaters
Appetite Suppression Trial With Polydextrose
Overweight and obesity are a global epidemic, which causes a rapid increase in the frequency of diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT02064205
- Testing
- 12.5 g polydextrose, glucose syrup
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- W.J. Pasman
Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Flutter
Wire Instrumentation Using Radiofrequency Energy to Impact Transseptal Efficiency
This is a randomized controlled trial examining whether Baylis's Versacross RF wire versus the conventional Baylis RF needle is better at puncturing through a thin wall in the heart (called "transseptal puncture") as measured by…
- Trial name
- WIRE-IT (NCT04645342)
- Testing
- Baylis Versacross RF wire, Baylis RF needle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
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
Cerebral Palsy
Effect of Dysport Injections on Energy Expenditure and Walking Efficiency in Children With Cerebral Palsy
This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of single event multi level chemoneurolysis with the abobotulinumtoxin A drug, Dysport®, on walking energy expenditure and gait in children with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy.
- Trial name
- NCT03469999
- Testing
- Dysport Injectable Product
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Atrial Fibrillation
Medtronic Concomitant Utilization of Radio Frequency for Atrial Fibrillation CURE-AF/Persistent
This investigation is a prospective, nonrandomized multicenter clinical trial evaluating the outcome of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) requiring concomitant open heart surgery plus the Cardioblate Surgical Ablation System…
- Trial name
- CURE-AF/Perst (NCT00506493)
- Testing
- Cardioblate Surgical Ablation System, Surgical RF Ablation
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Surgery
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Assessment of the Effect of PAP on Energy and Vitality in Mild OSA Patients: The Merge Study
The investigators wish to prospectively determine the response to CPAP in patients presenting with mild OSA. In many healthcare systems, patients with mild OSA (AHI 5-15) are not reimbursed for treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT02699463
- Testing
- Continous Positive Airway Pressure, Control Group
- Where
- 11 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 301 people
- Sponsor
- ResMed
Healthy Volunteers
Food Intake Response to Short-Term Modifications of Metabolism in Humans
One reason people gain weight is eating more calories from food than what they need for energy over 24 hours. Metabolism is the amount of energy a person uses over 24 hours.
- Trial name
- NCT02939404
- Testing
- Cold exposure, Normal temperature, Fixed diet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
Tibial Fractures, Leg Injuries
Light Therapy in the Treatment of Leg Pain
The purpose of this study is to apply Anodyne therapy to active duty soldiers, who have shin splints, to evaluate healing time and effectiveness.
- Trial name
- MilCAM (NCT00253981)
- Testing
- Monochromatic Near-Infrared Light Energy (MIRE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Samueli Institute for Information Biology
Postoperative Inflammation, Postoperative Fever
Comparison of Perioperative Outcomes Between Energy Device During Laparoscopic Gastrectomy
To find out which instrument can be much better for laparoscopic gastrectomy among Harmonic scalpel, Ligasure Maryland, Thunderbeat comparing postoperative CRP level in each group
- Trial name
- NCT03356626
- Testing
- ULTRACISION Harmonic Scalpel, Ligasure Maryland, Thunderbeat
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 189 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Obesity
Growth Hormone as a Determinant of Weight Regulation
With the alarming increase in the prevalence of obesity, identifying factors that predispose individuals to weight-gain is of critical importance.
- Trial name
- NCT00355784
- Testing
- overfeeding, growth hormone treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
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
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
Breast Cancer
Study of Dual-energy (DE) Contrast-enhanced (CE) Digital Mammography
This is a feasibility study to evaluate dual-energy (DE) contrast-enhanced (CE) digital mammography to detect breast cancer in patients with increased breast density (BI-RADS category c or d).
- Trial name
- NCT02995980
- Testing
- Dual-Energy Contrast-Enhanced (DECE) mammography, digital mammography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Cataract
Intra-Operative Metrics With CENTURION® and INFINITI® Vision Systems
The purpose of this study is to evaluate intra-operative phacoemulsification machine metrics after phacoemulsification with the CENTURION® vision system configuration compared with the INFINITI® vision system configuration.
- Trial name
- NCT01848288
- Testing
- CENTURION® Vision System (CVS), INFINITI® Vision System (IVS)
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Alcon Research